Expensive help

"I need your help," Lei said when he entered Chao's room without knocking. Yitian jerked himself, sitting on the couch and drawing a bowl of fruits, just to practice shading. 

Chao sluggishly raised his head and blinked a few times, looking at Lei. Not sparing a glance at Yitian. Their cold war was still continuing.

Chao refused to say sorry and talk to Yitian unless he is promised that Yitian won't go see his mother. Yitian refused to do that and said that he would do whatever he wanted.

"Help with what?" Chao asked and was surprised how dense his brother was, not noticing the tense atmosphere surrounding those two.

"I want to ask Lili to marry me," Lei said as he sat on the couch beside Yitian. Both Chao and Yitian sprung up at the moment and stared at Lei.

"You what?!" they shouted at the same time. Still being one, even during the war.