The party was held in a bar. Fang Chen couldn’t help but marvel at how much energy these foreigners had. Didn’t they sleep at night?

Following Seth through the bustling crowd to the center, some people were even dancing on the tables. Fang Chen watched for a while with the expression of an old man on the subway, then was led by Seth to a sofa on the side.

Someone next to them handed over two glasses of wine, but Seth waved his hand and exchanged one for a glass of orange juice for Fang Chen.

Fang Chen felt a little embarrassed, but then he thought about how he was after drinking alcohol, and decided it was better to stick to orange juice. Otherwise, he might be the one dancing on the table in a little while.

Someone came over and said something to Seth. The man’s face turned ugly for a moment. He set his glass down on the table with a thud, his tone cold. “Is he made of rubber? Can’t be shaken off. Tell him not to bother me.”

The person looked embarrassed.

Fang Chen leaned over and asked curiously, “What is it?”

Facing Fang Chen, the man’s expression softened for a moment. “It’s my cousin. He heard I was competing here and followed me. He’s very annoying.”

The entire Bolton family probably only had these few juniors. Seth’s choice to go into boxing seemed too rebellious, so he was greatly admired by his cousin, Burr who had practically labeled him a “hero” in his heart.

Seth touched Fang Chen’s hair. “Want to play something?”

Without drinking, nothing was fun.

Fang Chen shook his head, took another sip of his juice through the straw, and then said, “You guys go ahead and play. I’m going out for some air.”

The man immediately took his hand. “I’ll go with you.”

“No, you go play.”

Seeing Seth frown, as if he wanted to say more, Fang Chen glared at him with his round eyes. “Listen to me!”

Seth smiled. “Alright, I’ll listen to you. Go have fun. Call me if you need anything.”

The room was noisy. Fang Chen went out through the back door. He had just heard a waiter say there was a swimming pool there, so Fang Chen planned to go take a couple of pictures.

As a result, just as he walked over, he saw a person emerge from the swimming pool. Water splashed everywhere, drenching Fang Chen.

The little lamb was filled with helpless rage.

He shook the water off his body and stared at the person who had just jumped out of the pool, his face straight.

As it turned out, the person looked at Fang Chen, was stunned for a moment, and then quickly walked over. “I know you. You’re my brother’s boyfriend.”

Fang Chen, “Huh?”

He remembered what Seth had just said and asked tentatively, “Burr!”

The young man got even more excited. “My brother told you about me? What did he say?”

“Uh…” the little lamb said bluntly, “It wasn’t anything good. You’d better not hear it.”

Burr, “…”

“That’s normal,” he laughed twice. “My brother is like that, he likes to use tough love. It’s actually to make me better.”

The little lamb looked at him with a complicated expression.

This kid is really simple-minded.

He couldn’t help but ask curiously, “How do you know me?”

“Last time at the end-of-term performance, you went up to perform. Afterwards, I saw my brother pick you up. You hugged, and you even kissed.”

The little lamb’s face turned red.

He was too embarrassed to say that they weren’t even dating at that time…

“Ahem.”

Fang Chen put on a straight face, adopting the air of an older brother-in-law. “Don’t pry into adult matters, kid.”

Burr scratched his head. “But, how did you and my brother meet? Aren’t you from the undergraduate department?”

The little lamb blinked his eyes.

Well, since I’m idle anyway, I might as well tease the kid.

“It’s a long story…”

Sitting by the pool, he told a standard story of a domineering athlete falling in love with him, leaving the little foreigner stunned.

“So, you just left with the child like that? And now you’re back with my brother?”

Burr was shocked, looking at Fang Chen’s stomach. “You Eastern men… can get pregnant?”

Fang Chen’s movements paused. He coughed twice. “Don’t focus on these details. Focus on the overall story.”

Burr thought for a moment. “Then what about my little nephew? Is he really a computer genius at three years old?”

“He…” Fang Chen licked his lips. “He’s playing at home. He needs to relax a bit too.”

“Alright, alright, I’m going back. You continue swimming.”

Fang Chen’s story was getting bigger and bigger. He felt too guilty to continue and quickly made his escape.

Before Burr could call out to him from behind, the little lamb first walked quickly, and then ended up running back.

Seth had just put down his wine glass when he saw Fang Chen running in. He frowned, took a few steps over, and hugged the person. “What’s wrong, baby?”

He looked in the direction behind Fang Chen but didn’t see anything.

Fang Chen shook his head. “Nothing, I just went out for some air.”

Seth hummed in agreement. “It’s getting late. Should we go back first?”

The little lamb nodded obediently. “Okay.”

On the way out, Fang Chen was still a little on edge, afraid that Burr would pop out, but fortunately, he didn’t. They returned to the hotel safely.

The competition was in three days, but every day in between was for training at the gym. Fang Chen didn’t plan to go with him. He had looked up tourist attractions in the city online and planned to go have some fun.

“What’s the fun in playing by yourself?”

When the man heard his plan, he frowned. “I’ll go with you.”

“You train properly.”

The little lamb clenched his fist. “Good luck with the competition.”

Seth was still not at ease. He hesitated before saying, “Then you have to stay in touch with me at all times. You have to answer when I call you, okay?”

“Okay, okay, okay.”

Only then was Seth satisfied. He hugged the person and lowered his head to kiss his lips. “Just buy whatever you like. The few cards I gave you can be swiped without a limit.”

“Fine, you just wait. I’ll max them all out for you today.”

The little lamb made a bold statement and patted his chest in promise.

“Okay,” Seth pinched his earlobe and smiled. “You’re not allowed to come home if you don’t spend a million.”

The little lamb spoke with bravado, but in reality, he just wandered around, bought an ice cream cone on the pedestrian street, and finally found a square, sat on the side of the road, and even took a picture for Seth.

As a result, not two seconds later, Seth’s call came in.

Fang Chen sat on a bench looking at the scenery, answered, and said nonchalantly, “You’re not training properly. Why are you calling me?”

The man’s voice was deep. “Baby, it’s cold outside. Don’t sit outside eating ice cream, okay? You’ll get sick. I’ll have someone come pick you up, hmm?”

Fang Chen frowned. “No, don’t mind me—”

Halfway through his sentence, he heard some noise on the phone. He asked curiously, “What’s going on over there?”

Seth looked up and said irritably, “Burr came over. I’m having someone kick him out.”

The little lamb blinked his eyes.

Burr?!

He remembered the story he had made up out of the blue yesterday and shot up. “Seth, I have something to do, I’m hanging up first.”

He finished the ice cream cone in two or three bites and quickly ran back.

Burr, please don’t say anything stupid!!

“Brother—I actually came to see my little nephew!”

The struggling Burr had a flash of inspiration and quickly shouted.

The people next to him didn’t really dare to pull him, after all, he was the young master of the Bolton family.

Seth frowned. “What did you say?”

“I saw your boyfriend yesterday. He told me everything.” Burr had a sincere look on his face. “It really wasn’t easy for you two to get to where you are today.”

Not easy?

Seth paused and looked at him quietly.

“What did Fang Chen tell you?”

.

My damn legs! Run faster!!

Fang Chen was so anxious he was about to break a sweat. He really regretted his moment of madness yesterday. What nonsense was he spouting!!

He finally ran to the training gym, but the people outside didn’t recognize him and wouldn’t let him in. Fang Chen could only call Seth at the entrance. The man heard his words and immediately said, “I’m coming over now. Wait for me.”

He didn’t wait long at the entrance before Seth hurried over, carrying a coat. As soon as he saw Fang Chen, he draped it over him. “How did you get back?”

Fang Chen said honestly, “I ran back.”

Seth’s face was dark. “Don’t you know how to take a taxi? Or let me send a car to pick you up.”

“…I forgot.”

Seth was speechless.

He could really be angered to death by this little ancestor.

He held the person tighter. “Are you cold?”

Fang Chen shook his head. “Not cold, I’m all hot from running.”

“…Alright, shut up.”

A furry head poked out from under the black coat. Fang Chen couldn’t help but ask, “Um… is your brother still here?”

Seth looked down at him. “Brother?”

“I mean Burr.”

Seth snorted with an unreadable expression. “What? Are you two very close? You call him so affectionately.”

Fang Chen’s eyes widened, and he waved his hands frantically. “No, no, I don’t even know him. Didn’t you say he’s your brother?”

“Don’t know him?” Seth raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly, “By the pool at the bar, didn’t you two talk a lot? You even told her… our love story. It sounds very touching.”

Fang Chen’s heart skipped a beat. He stammered, “No… no… who said that…”

Seth reached out, pulled the person in, and his large hand slid down to the boy’s lower abdomen, his tone faint. “Baby, so you even gave me a child. Why did you never tell me?”

Ha…

Fang Chen’s body stiffened. He swallowed. “It must be this Burr who was spouting nonsense. It has nothing to do with me.”

Seth sneered and didn’t say anything more, leading the person all the way inside.

As soon as they entered, they saw Burr sitting on a bench in the training gym. He even greeted him enthusiastically, “Chen! I came to see my little nephew.”

Fang Chen’s vision went black.

Seth wrapped an arm around him and sat him down, saying faintly, “Thanks to Burr, otherwise I wouldn’t have known that between us, there were so many grievances and passions.”

“…”

He chased him, he ran, he had no escape.

Oh, and there was also the plot of running away with a baby.

The little lamb’s lips moved. He said dryly, “This… this is called dramatizing life, mainly to add a little fun to our daily life.”

Seth smiled faintly and didn’t say much. He rubbed Fang Chen’s hair. “Wait for me here for a while. There’s still a training match.”

Fang Chen quickly nodded. “Okay! You go do your thing.”

As soon as Seth left, Fang Chen immediately put on a straight face and glared at Burr opposite him. “Didn’t I tell you your little nephew is at home? What are you doing here!”

Burr scratched his head innocently. “I forgot.”

Fang Chen was so angry he couldn’t speak.

He gritted his teeth and lowered his voice. “What else did you tell Seth?”

“Just how you two met and got to know each other, and the part about the little black room that you described in detail. It was quite exciting.”

The little lamb, “…”

It was truly enough to make a lamb despair.

The training match was over by noon.

Seth came out after a shower and saw Fang Chen and Burr sitting in front of a screen playing a game, each holding a controller and pressing buttons rapidly.

Burr said impatiently, “Don’t hit me… Hey, you hit the wrong person, turn around!!”

The little lamb fumbled. “Oh, oh, oh no, I’m dead.”

The man stood behind them and watched for a while. After a round of the game was over, he bent down directly and picked up the little lamb. “Baby, are you hungry?”

The little lamb was still in the posture of sitting and playing the game. He was lifted up just like that, feeling dizzy, and nodded subconsciously.

“Good boy. I’ll take you to eat.”

Seth lowered his head and kissed him.

Burr quickly scrambled to his feet. “Brother, I’m hungry too, brother…”

Seth raised his eyes, his tone cold. “Get lost.”

Burr immediately turned his head and looked at Fang Chen with pleading eyes. “I haven’t even eaten breakfast…”

After all, they had played a game together, and besides, what needed to be said had been said. It wouldn’t hurt to have one more meal.

Fang Chen sighed and tugged on Seth’s clothes. “Let’s eat together.”

Seth snorted. “You two seem to have a good relationship.”

But since Fang Chen had spoken, Seth didn’t refuse anymore. He gave Burr a cold glance. “Follow us.”

Burr quickly scrambled to follow.

Seth had booked a nearby Chinese restaurant in advance. After the three of them were seated, Burr sat opposite the two, feeling a little strange no matter how he looked at it.

He couldn’t help but ask, “When are you guys planning to get married?”

The little lamb sat up straight with a start.

Is this how we’re going to chat!

If I had known, I wouldn’t have brought him to dinner.

But Seth smiled, wrapped an arm around Fang Chen’s shoulder, and said in a low voice, “It’s up to him.”

The little lamb coughed twice. “No hurry.”

They had only just started dating.

Burr lamented, “You guys went through so much to be together. You should have a wedding sooner.”

The little lamb said sincerely, “Brother, eat, shut up, can you?”

Burr looked down. “The food isn’t here yet.”

The little lamb took the garlic from the side and handed it to him. “Eat this first. It’s delicious.”

…

All day, Seth didn’t comment on the story Fang Chen had made up. Fang Chen thought the matter was over, but he didn’t expect that the man’s favorite thing was to settle scores later.

At night, the little lamb was held softly in the man’s arms, sobbing. He felt his stomach was burning hot. He choked out an accusation, “You… you didn’t wear one…”

“Yeah.”

The man admitted it directly. “How can you get pregnant if I wear one?”

The little lamb was shocked.

He reached out and touched the little lamb’s stomach, pressed his head against the boy’s ear, and said in a low voice, “Are you pregnant?”

The little lamb shook his head desperately, tears falling with a wuwu sound.

Seth laughed. “Then it means I haven’t worked hard enough. I need to pour in more for baby to get pregnant, right?”

Huh???

The little lamb shook his head while sticking out his tongue, unable to even speak.

He struggled to crawl out but was dragged back by the man. The next second, his wrist was tightened. Fang Chen watched with his own eyes as the man tied his hands with a leather belt.

Seth said in a low voice, “Baby’s story said that you were locked in a little black room by me, bound with chains. So baby likes this kind of thing. I can’t bear to use chains, so I’ll make do with a leather belt. I’ll do my best to satisfy baby.”

Fang Chen was on the verge of tears.

Wuwuwuwu!!!

The man even went a step further, grinding against him carefully, feeling the trembling of the person in his arms. He let out a low laugh. “So baby was complaining that I was too boring before. Next time, baby can just tell me directly, no need to be so roundabout.”

No…

It’s a misunderstanding!!!

The next day, Burr went to the training gym again, but this time he was kicked out before he could even enter the door.

Burr scratched his head, secretly found out which hotel they were staying at, and planned to sneak over to find Fang Chen to play games.

After a series of knocks, he waited at the door for a while before Fang Chen slowly came to open it.

The boy was wearing a set of light blue silk pajamas. The skin exposed at the collar was covered with teeth marks, enough to show how he had been bullied last night.

When they met, both were stunned for a moment.

Burr frantically looked away, but the next second, the door slammed shut.

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly knocked on the door again. “Chen! I came to play games with you, open the door!”

The door opened a crack with a “whoosh.” Fang Chen poked his head out and glared at him fiercely. “You’d better leave. I get angry just looking at you.”

Burr said innocently, “What did I do?”

Fang Chen almost couldn’t catch his breath, his whole body ached with anger.

Thinking about how he had been tormented by that wolf over and over yesterday, and now his two legs were still weak, Fang Chen gritted his teeth. “I don’t want to talk to you!”

The door slammed shut in his face.

Burr rubbed his nose.

Was this… the little black room starting again?

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During the two days of the competition, Fang Chen was really “kept in a little black room” at the hotel. He was so angry he cursed Seth and Burr over and over again. Not a single good person in that family!

After the competition was over and they went back, Fang Chen was impatient and immediately went to Joey’s place to pick up Coco.

When he went over, Joey was playing with Coco. A pile of buttons was laid out on the floor.

When Joey saw them arrive, he quickly said excitedly, “I’ve already taught Coco how to talk.”

Seth glanced at him. “I think you need to have your head checked.”

“Really!”

Seeing that he didn’t believe him, Joey immediately had Coco perform for him.

Coco was excitedly wagging his tail around Fang Chen. Hearing Joey’s whistle, he walked over impatiently, put his paw down, and pressed a button.

An electronic voice sounded [Hungry]

Fang Chen’s eyes widened in surprise.

Seth glanced at it faintly. “Fine, requisitioned. We’ll pack it up and take it home.”

“Hey! You…”

Carrying Coco and a pile of new toys back, Fang Chen was overjoyed. He had missed the little chick these few days. He held the puppy and gave it a flurry of kisses, but was blocked by Seth after just a few.

The man frowned and said, “Dirty.”

After saying that, afraid Fang Chen would be unhappy, he added, “Go give him a bath first.”

Fang Chen blinked at him. “Can I kiss him after a bath?”

…Still no.

Looking at the expressionless man, Fang Chen wanted to laugh a little. He poked Seth. “Luckily I don’t have a child. Otherwise, looking at you, you don’t seem like a good father.”

The man squinted. “Hmm?”

He said in a low voice, “You can also call me daddy. I’ll only be good to you.”

“…” He’s talking dirty again.

The clueless Coco, caught between the two, barked twice, and Seth pulled its ear. “Shut up, it’s noisy.”

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However, sending him to Joey’s house did have its benefits. At least Coco learned to live in his own dog bed. He didn’t whine and jump on the bed these past two days after coming back.

Fang Chen finished his shower and lay down on the bed, only to be dug out by Seth again. He had to have his hair blown dry before he was allowed to sleep. Fang Chen was extremely sleepy. After lying down on the bed, he subconsciously rolled into the man’s arms and fell asleep in a short while.

It wasn’t until the middle of the night that Seth felt something was wrong.

The person beside him was breathing too heavily. The man opened his eyes, frowned, and raised his hand to gently touch Fang Chen’s forehead. It was scorching hot.

Seth’s face was ugly. He gently pushed Fang Chen’s body and called his name in a low voice.

But Fang Chen didn’t open his eyes. His eyes were still tightly closed, his eyelashes twitched, and he made some muffled sounds.

How did I not even notice he was sick?

While annoyed and blaming himself, the man quickly got up and grabbed the phone next to him to make a call.

With all this commotion, Fang Chen drowsily opened his eyes. “What’s wrong…”

When he opened his mouth, his voice was terribly hoarse.

Seth frowned tightly and coaxed him in a low voice, “You have a fever, baby. We need to see a doctor.”

What?!

Fang Chen’s dull, feverish brain finally began to turn slowly. He shook his head forcefully, shrinking back, and said hoarsely, “I’m not going to the hospital!”

He had read online before that hospitals abroad were particularly scary, with needles that thick.

“Don’t move.”

The man held his shoulders and said in a low voice, “I didn’t say we’re going to the hospital. I called the family doctor to come over.”

Ah…

A poor brain cannot comprehend the thinking of the rich.

But as long as he didn’t have to go to the hospital, it was fine.

Fang Chen’s head tilted, and he fell into a relieved slumber.

When he woke up again, the room was already bright. Fang Chen blinked slowly and turned his head to look at the time. It was already noon the next day.

He had slept for so long!

He had no strength in his body, and his head was dizzy.

Just as Fang Chen propped himself up, the bedroom door was pushed open. Seth was holding a cup in his hand. He frowned tightly at the sight and walked over quickly. “Is your head still dizzy?”

The little lamb rotated his head. “It seems a little. Like being on a drop tower.”

Seth, “…”

He twitched the corner of his mouth, his voice sounding a little cold. “The doctor said you caught a cold.”

The little lamb immediately felt a little guilty. “Oh, that’s the air conditioning in the house…”

The man interrupted him, not lightly and not heavily. “I checked the entrance surveillance. You went to walk the dog yesterday without even wearing a coat.”

The little lamb shut up.

This was the first time Seth had been cold to him. He looked quite intimidating. The little lamb paused for two seconds, then immediately clutched his head. “Ouch, my head hurts.”

The man frowned tightly. “Do you have a fever again? Let me take your temperature again.”

Fang Chen quickly grabbed his hand. “It won’t hurt if you’re not fierce.”

Seth helplessly raised his hand and pinched his ear.

But with the boy being this sick, he really couldn’t bear to say anything more. He handed over the cup on the side. “Cold medicine. Drink it.”

The boy obediently took the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

After he finished, the man brought him another cup of honey water. Fang Chen took a sip, licked his lips, and deliberately lowered his voice to say, “I heard that when you have a fever, it’s very hot inside. Do you want to try?”

He knew the man wouldn’t dare, so he deliberately said such things to provoke him.

Seth’s eyes darkened. He squinted, looked at Fang Chen for a few seconds, then suddenly picked up the cup of honey water and also took a couple of sips.

The boy was baffled by this action.

“What are you doing?”

Seth’s tone was faint. “I’m seeing if this is honey water or an aphrodisiac. How come after you drank it, you seem to be burning up even more.”

Author’s Note:

*Regarding the clever use of pet buttons

 Ever since bringing the pet buttons back from Joey’s house, Coco has loved them. Every time he presses the [Hungry] button with his paw, Fang Chen will give him a snack.

 After being [Hungry] eight times in one morning, Seth sneered coldly, “He eats so much, why don’t we take him for a test? Maybe he has pig genes.”

 Fang Chen was very protective of his cub and immediately glared back. “What do you know! In our country, there’s a saying, being able to eat is a blessing!”

 The man raised an eyebrow and didn’t say anything more.
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At night, when Fang Chen came out of the shower, he saw the man holding the pet buttons, walking towards him with a blank expression.

 The electronic voice sounded continuously.

 [Hungry] [Hungry] [Hungry] [Hungry] [Hungry]

 The little lamb was shocked!

 The man twitched the corner of his mouth.

 “Baby, being able to eat is a blessing.”