Chapter-25: The Guardian Contract

No! He doesn't want to hope for Mu Chen's love ever again even though he doesn't love Xin Yi now who knew what would happen in the future that was uncertain?

He just wanted to run away from all these and live a peaceful life with his Dage.

"I... don't know, Wei Dage."

Xiao Bo downcasted biting his lips.

Shen Yu rubbed the smaller's back, "Of course, he wouldn't be okay with how everything turned out. It's all too sudden. Engagement and marriage when he is just seventeen? Who wants to think about all those shits too soon? Mu Gege, why did you mess up everything like this?"

Mu Chen didn't say anything as Xin Yi and Feng Mian stared at him with an awkward knowing look and felt a little pity for Shen Yu.

"He doesn't know about Li Fan, yet?"

Feng Mian whisper-asked his friend who stayed nonchalant.

"No," Mu Chen whispered back.

Feng Mian facepalmed,

>>>Li Fan... my little brother, my sympathies are with you.

"I know it's too sudden Xiao Bo."

Mu Chen spoke as the smaller looked up instantly hearing his name from the elder.

"I promise you that nothing will change even after the engagement. You can live as you wish and no one will dare raise their fingers at you cause the Wang family will be backing you. And after that later on, if you still don't want to marry me..." Mu Chen paused as he clenched his jaw,

"We will break the engagement...as we don't know what will happen in the future. You might end up falling in love with someone else other than me. It's your life so it is entirely your choice to whom you want to marry,"

Mu Chen was saying that with a poker face but inside his heart was burning just thinking about the smaller loving another man.

"Y-Yes...and you might also fall in love with someone else."

Xiao Bo spoke his mind looking at Xin Yi as he clutched his shirt tightly feeling his heart being squeezed.

"I don't think so. The power to break the engagement will be only with you. No matter what happens I won't break it. This is the least I can do after putting you in a tight spot with my inconsiderate actions," Mu Chen declared looking serious.

Xiao Bo's eyes widen,

>>>He is giving me the power to break the engagement?

"Young master Wang, be careful with your promises. What if you break them one day and blame my Xiao Xiao for everything?"

Wei Chen intervened in their conversation.

Mu Chen gave him a fake smile but inside he just wanted to punch Wei Chen's face for calling Xiao Bo 'his' but refrained from doing so,

"I am a man of my word."

"Words are useless in this age, Young Master, Wang," Wei Chen provoked again.

"Then let's write it down," Mu Chen stated.

Wei Chen smirked,

>>>That's exactly what I want. I don't want these powerful families to step on us with their pretentious promises. I won't let anyone hurt Xiao Xiao!

Feng Mian chuckled,

>>>My little kitten knows what he is doing, huh? He is just too smart...I think I should be a little bit more cautious around him.

It was not that Wang Mu Chen didn't know what Wei Chen was doing.

He knew he was inducing him to draw a contract for the engagement.

Since he doesn't mind doing it to keep the Song brothers' minds in peace he played along with Wei Chen.

"I appreciate your offer, Young Master, Wang. Let's just make this a contract engagement in papers," Wei Chen advised.

"If that's what you and Xiao Bo want," Mu Chen looked at the smaller who was baffled.

"Do you trust me, Xiao Xiao?" Wei Che asked softly intertwining their hands.

Xiao Bo nodded lightly, "I do, Dage. I know everything you do is to protect me."

Wei Chen smiled and looked at Mu Chen who was irritated by the show of affection between the Song brothers.

For some reason no matter how he looked at it, their relationship doesn't seem to be of siblings to him.

"Then let's do it. We will write a contract for the engagement," Wei Chen's voice became cheerful.

"Alright, write down everything you want to include. I will send it to my legal team and then after reading everything again, we will sign the papers," Mu Chen said.

"Okay, let me bring the paper and pen," Shen Yu got up and brought them back.

"Here, write all the rules," Shen Yu handed one to Wei Chen and the other to Mu Chen.

Wei Chen started writing while Xiao Bo and Shen Yu looked at the paper with wide eyes.

Mu Chen dropped the pen right after he wrote a sentence that amused both Xin Yi and Feng Mian.

"Are you sure that's all you want, brother? You are going to get scammed," Feng Mian warned.

Mu Chen remained silent, "Mu Gege?" Xin Yi opened his mouth but shut it close seeing how determined the elder was looking.

Xiao Bo whispered something in Wei Chen's ears and hearing it the other looked at the smaller with wide eyes and wrote it down on the paper which made Mu Chen curious.

"Xiao Xiao, you think this is okay? Do you want to add something else?" Wei Chen asked for the smaller's opinion.

Xiao Bo thought for some time with pouty lips which made Mu Chen bob his Adam's apple up and down.

The smaller shook his head cutely which made the other's Coo at him again.

"Aw, so adorable."

Feng Mian was the one to comment on it this time which made everyone shocked hearing it.

"Now I understand why Wei Chen becomes all offensive when it comes to his little brother and why this fox friend of mine is after the little guy."

The corners of Feng Mian's lips deepened into his cheeks.

It was the first time he praised someone without any malicious intent in his heart cause seeing Xiao Bo he couldn't help but feel some connection in his heart but he couldn't decipher the meaning of it.

>>>Song brothers are quite charming, I must say.

"Let me see the paper," Mu Chen asked totally ignoring the rubbish of his friend.

"Ah, yes. Here."

Wei Chen handed the paper to him after coming back to his senses and took Mu Chen's paper and he was stunned seeing it.

The blank paper was filled with only one sentence,

"I, Wang Mu Chen will be the guardian of Song Xiao Bo until our engagement is broken."

While Mu Chen read the last rule which was whispered by the smaller to his elder brother,

"Wang Mu Chen shouldn't abuse Song Xiao Bo physically or in any other way."

Mu Chen felt a hard pang in his chest as he read it.

>>>Why would I... hurt him? Why is he so scared of me? Even in his dreams, he was asking me to kill him... Why?

Xin Yi took the paper and read out the rules loudly,

Rule 1: Neither Wang Mu Chen nor his family has the power to break the engagement of their own will until Song Xiao Bo wishes to do so.

Rule 2: Wang Mu Chen and his family should be respectful towards Song Xiao Bo.

Rule 3: Wang Mu Chen should never cheat on Song Xiao Bo and remain loyal to him until their engagement dissolves.

Rule 4: The talk of marriage won't happen until Song Xiao Bo is ready.

Rule 5: Wang Mu Chen should sponsor Song Xiao Bo's education until the engagement is broken.

Xin Yi stopped at the last rule as his frown deepened and his voice became a little quiet

Rule 6: Wang Mu Chen shouldn't abuse Song Xiao Bo physically or in any other way.

Shen Yu and Feng Mian also furrowed their eyebrows as they heard the last one.

"I agree with everything but may I know the reason why you added the last rule?"

Wang Mu Chen looked at the smaller who hid behind Wei Chen feeling anxious.

Wei Chen understood that Wang Mu Chen was feeling offended by the last rule,

"Don't misunderstand Xiao Xiao. It's just... because of our Father who abuses him. He doesn't want to be in pain and I know Young Master Wang is not such a person but better be careful than sorry."

Mu Chen sighed disappointed in himself for not gaining enough trust from the smaller, and he was determined to change Xiao Bo's opinion of him from now on no matter what,

"Fine. And I hope you too agree with my one rule?"

Wei Chen was taken aback by the only rule at first but he was grateful cause if Mu Chen became the guardian of his little brother then that meant his Father would lose every right over him and he couldn't take advantage of Xiao Bo.

"I agree. It will keep my Father in check and will free Xiao Xiao from my Father's clutches."

Wei Chen smiled ruffling his little brother's hair who showed off his cute boxy smile in return.

Feng Mian felt Xiao Bo's smile so familiar,

>>>Wait...he just looked like... have you gone insane Li Feng Mian? How is that even possible? I must be imagining things!

But still, Feng Mian couldn't ignore his thoughts.

"Then I will send these drafts to my legal team. The contract will be prepared by tomorrow and we can just sign it and everything is done," Mu Chen shook hands with Wei Chen.

Just then Wei Chen got a message notification on his phone and when he saw it his face paled,

"Xiao Xiao, Father wants you to come back home."

Xiao Bo trembled visibly just hearing it,

"N-No... I don't want to... Dage..."

Everyone in the room felt the urge to protect the smaller seeing him like that even Feng Mian who usually doesn't care about other people.

"He isn't going back to Song mansion," Mu Chen declared, "I will talk with Mr. Song, so don't worry, Xiao Bo," he comforted stepping forward and caressing his cheek softly.

Xiao Bo for the first time didn't get scared by the elder as he nodded feeling the warmth of Mu Chen's hand.

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