Chapter 561: rice bowl
"I want a rice bowl now. Make one for me," Su Yinhe pointed at Lin Murong and said.
"Wait, you’re giving me orders now?"
"Ah! Galaxy, you’re going to scare someone to death. Haven’t you heard the phrase ’scaring people is literally scaring them to death’?" Lin Murong was utterly frightened.
"Ts," Su Yinhe shook her head, "That won’t do."
"What won’t do?" Lin Murong was completely confused.
"Your courage won’t do," Su Yinhe patted him, "You need to build it up."
After that ordeal, Su Yinhe’s mood had brightened.
There was no need for Chi Yan’s compliments anymore.
She was happy, and even Chi Yan, who was still somewhat puzzled, seemed to lighten up.
His IQ was high, but his EQ not so much. He liked to ponder over Su Yinhe’s thoughts, and often could guess them, but not always.
"Hmm, don’t overthink. It’s nothing." Su Yinhe’s mood had improved, especially now, and she even began to coax Chi Yan.
Having heard that, Chi Yan, with his love-filled brain, ignored everything else.
"Okay, I’ll listen to you."
"Mhm, such a good boy."
Lin Murong: "???"
What the hell?
It was a live dog-coaxing show.
Sometimes, Lin Murong really wondered if Chi Yan was Su Yinhe’s pet dog.
He was even more dog-like than an actual dog.
He was just eating dog food with a clatter, while Chi Yan was playing the dog in front of Su Yinhe.
Hmm...
He felt he was still a notch higher than Chi Yan.
Yes, even in this kind of a situation, Lin Murong wanted to make comparisons.
He was sick.
Really sick.
With the two of them happy together, they left Lin Murong, the single dog, who overthought things and then broke into a silly grin.
It must be said, some people really do have a healthy mindset.
Although dumbfounded, Lin Murong was, in fact, quite able to enjoy himself alone.
"Ah. It’s really like raising a child," Su Yinhe commented as she looked at the foolishly smiling Lin Murong.
"Such a child might as well be strangled instead," Chi Yan added his own comment.
Su Yinhe: "???"
"No, young man, your thoughts are quite dangerous. You live in your head," Su Yinhe felt a bit tired as she tried to straighten Chi Yan out.
But it seemed like Chi Yan was twisted from the root and couldn’t be straightened.
She even started to feel a little influenced by him.
"Hm? Okay, I’ll listen to you," Chi Yan smiled at her.
Su Yinhe sighed as she looked at him.
"Listen to me, listen to me, always saying you’ll listen to me, but you never act on it, right?" Su Yinhe said, and then sighed deeply once more.
"No. I am trying. I am like this with you, but with others..." he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
"Mhm, you’re trying. I believe, believe you. Forget it, perhaps you shouldn’t try anymore, doesn’t seem to help much." Su Yinhe had given up on treating him.
"Ah. Then I..." No more pretending.
Pretending to be a nice and obedient person every day was also tiring, so now he was just going to take out Lin Murong.
Chi Yan silently prepared to draw out a knife.
But before he could pull out the knife, Su Yinhe, the fickle woman, changed her tune again.
"No, you should still keep trying, don’t give up on treatment so quickly." She almost forgot that he was going to accompany her later. Letting him be now would lead to trouble later...
That was worrisome.
Su Yinhe sighed.
No, no, then, the treatment must continue.
Hearing this, Chi Yan put the knife, which he was about to draw, back.
Good, he would be good.
In front of Galaxy, he was always rational, obedient, perfect.
Whatever Galaxy said, he did.
He just hoped that Galaxy would like him a little more.
She had given plenty of love already, but it still didn’t feel enough for him, never enough. He was a greedy man who, the more he felt Galaxy’s love, the more he wanted.
Not enough, still not enough.
He wanted more.
Chi Yan looked at her, his gaze becoming a bit intense.
Su Yinhe was also sharp. She quickly looked up and met his gaze, but in that instant, his expression reverted back.
Strange.
Something felt off.
Su Yinhe hadn’t noticed anything specific, yet something felt amiss.
Relying on a woman’s sixth sense, she knew that something had definitely been wrong just now.
"Chi Yan, tell me what’s going on. Just now."
Su Yinhe stared straight at him.
Chi Yan had better not lie to her.
But some things required a lie.
He didn’t want to scare her.
He had said that in her heart, he must be rational, perfect.
He didn’t wish to be seen as a bad person in her eyes.
"Nothing. Was there something?" Chi Yan’s eyes seemed innocent.
"Um... then it’s probably nothing." Seeing him like that, Su Yinhe also doubted whether her own feelings had been mistaken.
After all, the sixth sense could often be wrong.
"Um. Nothing." Chi Yan locked fingers with hers.
"Then... Galaxy, is there something you want to do now?" Chi Yan asked with an obvious suggestive intent.
Su Yinhe: "..."
"Ah, watch a show. I’ll watch a show." Su Yinhe understood his hint but pretended not to.
She, ah, did not understand.
"Alright. Watch a show." Chi Yan curled his lips into a smile.
He knew she understood; she simply wasn’t taking the bait.
But that was okay, he understood.
With Chi Yan acting that way, Su Yinhe herself was rather embarrassed.
"Then I..."
"Go ahead." Chi Yan thoughtfully turned on the tablet for her, prepared some snacks and milk tea.
He also readied a pillow.
"Sit. You watch here. I’ll go make something tasty for you. If you want me to keep you company, just call me." Chi Yan created a very comfortable environment for watching shows.
After setting it up, he went to prepare something delicious.
It wasn’t that he wanted to cook, nor did he feel like making anything. What he really wanted to do was to stay by her side, only, he was barely holding himself back.
Holding back the impulse to devour her.
He considered himself a very rational person, but no matter how rational, some emotions simply couldn’t be restrained.
Emotions like these, the more they were suppressed, the more they surged.
And he, had been holding back for a very, very long time.
So long it was frightening.
But thankfully, he could still restrain himself.
He was, after all, a rational person.
A very rational one.
Chi Yan moved quickly.
He moved so fast that Su Yinhe didn’t even have time to call him.
Su Yinhe: "..."
Su Yinhe touched her nose and glanced at the tablet, which was currently playing ads.
During the ad break, Su Yinhe pondered why Chi Yan had run off so swiftly.
No, why did he run at all.
Was she some sort of flood beast or fierce creature?
She wasn’t scary at all, okay.
Su Yinhe shook her head.
But then again, Chi Yan probably wasn’t scared of her.
It seemed there was nothing Chi Yan was afraid of.
He was quite daring.
Su Yinhe wanted to think more deeply, but the show had already started.
She got caught up in the plot and stopped pondering.
Whatever. Watch first, think later.
Besides, Chi Yan was going to make something delicious for her, and he would come back.
No rush.
The show was more important.