Fracture

Lin Murong left feeling rejuvenated after venting her anger. The anger she had received from Chi Yan had already dissipated.

The anger didn't just disappear—it transferred to Lin Muxue.

Lin Muxue stared at Lin Murong's arrogant retreating figure, furious enough to kill.

But she held back, remembering that her target for the day was Chi Yan.

However, Chi Yan didn't even open the door for his "good friend" Lin Murong, who had been calling for a long time, let alone for Lin Muxue.

As expected, Lin Muxue ended up shouting for a long time and got the cold shoulder.

But she didn't think it was because Chi Yan didn't want to see her; she believed it had to be Lin Murong speaking ill of her to Chi Yan.

Thus, Chi Yan misunderstood her.

After returning home, Lin Muxue cursed Lin Murong all night. She couldn't believe she had such a brother.

She really wanted to stab him.

Not to let her catch an opportunity.

Chi Yan treasured the desserts and cakes Su Yinhe had given him, but no matter how much he cherished them, he couldn't resist finishing them within two days.

Lin Murong, always around him, also took advantage and ate quite a bit.

Every time it came to sharing the cakes, Chi Yan wished he had no friends.

If he had no friends, he wouldn't have to share the cakes with Lin Murong, and he might have been able to eat the cakes and desserts for three days.

Lin Murong, licking the last bit of cream, felt a chill go down his spine.

After finishing his lick, he touched his back, feeling a cold shiver.

After finishing the cake, Chi Yan packed a backpack with gold bars to go to the Galaxy Supermarket to shop and casually ask the owner's name.

He had a hunch the owner had many small cakes, and to secure his future supply of mini cakes, he decided to establish a good relationship with the owner.

"You're going shopping again?" Lin Murong saw the backpack full of gold bars Chi Yan was preparing and felt horrified. Not exchanging them for stacks of wet wipes again, are you?

"Were the many wet wipes last time not enough?"

"Not enough, too few." That batch of wet wipes was gone in a few months. Thinking of this, Chi Yan added a few more gold bars to the backpack.

Lin Murong: "..."

"Carry this. I'm changing clothes." Chi Yan expertly tossed the bag to Lin Murong, then went to change his clothes.

After changing, he meticulously selected a pair of glasses.

Lin Murong: "..."

All dressed up.

Seeing Chi Yan again, Su Yinhe was very happy.

She waved at them.

"Owner, we've come again." Lin Murong was very enthusiastic, nearly rushing forward to shake hands with Su Yinhe.

"Ahem. Welcome, welcome." Su Yinhe got startled, then hurriedly shut down her tablet.

That was close, nearly letting him see something he shouldn't.

"Boss, what are you doing?" Lin Murong, curious as ever, "Is that a tablet? Haven't seen one in a while."

"Uh… yes, a tablet." Her treasure, full of secrets best kept hidden.

"Do you have any small cakes?" Chi Yan, with a smile, pushed Lin Murong away, who was standing between him and Su Yinhe.

Some people just shouldn't be brought along.

"Yes, we do. Do you want to buy some? They are quite expensive." Su Yinhe's tone changed while addressing Chi Yan, who was more handsome than Lin Murong.

Lin Murong: "??? Why is the tone of her voice different when she speaks to me?"

"I brought enough, I think." Chi Yan patted the backpack on Lin Murong's back, not enough he still had more in his space, it's just a bit troublesome.

His space was like a very large house where he could store things, but couldn't use his superpower to create compartments for them.

He worried that mixing things together would create chaos. Thus, he placed a bit here, a bit there; over time, as things accumulated, he also forgot where he put them.

Lin Murong looked at him grievously, wondering how Chi Yan could utter such a sentence.

Chi Yan had clearly come empty-handed, but he was the one responsible for carrying things, right?

"Then…" Su Yinhe originally intended to go upstairs to fetch something for Chi Yan, but suddenly thought, since Chi Yan was buying, then he should be the one to look.

She wasn't familiar with him and had no idea about his tastes.

"You go up to the second floor. There's a small shop selling cupcakes up there, have a good look around."

Several small shops had been established on the second floor, dessert shops, delis, fruit shops...

Not very big, but the selection was still quite comprehensive.

"Okay, I'll do it. Then please help me exchange some money." Chi Yan's excitement was so evident that even his spectacles couldn't hide it.

Today, his austere attire combined with those glasses gave Su Yinhe a bit more material to muse over.

Upon hearing this, Lin Murong immediately took off his backpack, unzipped it, and prepared to dump out gold bars.

Chi Yan originally wanted to stop him, but Lin Murong was too fast. As soon as he reached out, gold bars poured out clattering.

A messy pile filled a whole counter.

The smile froze on Chi Yan's face.

Su Yinhe's smile also froze.

Couldn't they take them out neatly?

After pouring out the gold bars, Lin Murong enthusiastically started to help Su Yinhe count them.

"One, two, three…" Su Yinhe didn't even have to lift a finger, Lin Murong did all the work for her.

"There are thirty-seven in total."

"Alright, then... let's calculate it as we did last time." Last time... how much was one bar? Su Yinhe realized her memory was stuck.

She always exchanged gold bars for people with varying amounts, and she couldn't remember how she had exchanged them for Chi Yan before.

She only remembered his face.

Right, she didn't even know his name.

Thinking this, Su Yinhe perked up.

"Right, I forgot to ask you last time, what's your name?" After saying that, Su Yinhe awkwardly added, "You're a major customer of mine, after all."

Chi Yan smiled, finding her somewhat endearing, like a little cupcake.

"Chi Yan, 'Chi' as in the thing in the pond, 'Yan' as in to invite."

"And me, my name is Lin Murong, 'Lin' from Lin Murong, 'Mu' from Lin Murong, 'Rong' from Lin Murong." Lin Murong was excited; swapping names was halfway to being friends.

Being friends meant future visits to the supermarket could include a discount.

Chi Yan: "..."

Chi Yan's smile disappeared.

The look of wanting to stab someone was hard to hide.

He shouldn't have brought Lin Murong today.

But when Su Yinhe looked his way, Chi Yan quickly plastered a smile back on, not letting Su Yinhe detect anything amiss.

"Okay. Chi Yan, Lin Murong. My name is Su Yinhe, 'Su' as in soda, 'Yinhe' as in galaxy."

"Boss, we are friends now, right?" After learning Su Yinhe's name, Lin Murong immediately grasped her hand.

His eyes brimming with anticipation.

It reminded her of her annoying coworker's pet dog.

Her coworker liked to bring the dog to the office, and the dog had eyed her canned food with the same look.

"Yes."

"So... can I get a discount?" Lin Murong blinked his eyes, throwing pride to the wind for a discount.

"Er… broken bone?" Su Yinhe, not sure why, felt like teasing a dog, but since her coworker's dog wasn't there, she had to…

"Ah? That harsh?" Lin Murong was startled and let go of her hand.