After returning home, Qi Yan took a shower, put on a black bathrobe, and went to Lu Fenghan to have his nails cut.
His fingers were gently supported. Lu Fenghan, who was sitting next to him, lowered his eyes and was very focused. Qi Yan could even clearly feel the rough lines on Lu Fenghan's palms.
Thinking of what Jiang Qi said when he stopped him in the club, Qi Yan felt irritated again. He compared it carefully and made sure that the same emotion had never appeared before, which made him a little overwhelmed.
After hesitating for two seconds, Qi Yan finally spoke: "I'm not happy."
Lu Fenghan stopped what he was doing, looked up and asked him, "Why are you unhappy?"
Qi Yan did not answer, but asked another question: "Lu Fenghan, will you sign a contract with others?"
"No," Lu Fenghan casually rubbed Qi Yan's newly trimmed nails with his fingertips to test the smoothness, and replied, "Little Confused, do you think everyone is as stupid as you and can offer a price of 10 million star coins?"
"I'm not stupid." Qi Yan eliminated interfering factors as if he was designing an experiment. "If someone offered the same price as me, or even a higher price than me, would you sign a contract with him?"
Lu Fenghan thought about it carefully.
There are actually many reasons why he signed the contract given by Qi Yan.
He had just escaped death from the front line, Qi Yan saved his life, the high medical expenses, Qi Yan's suspicious identity and attitude... these were all necessary conditions for the establishment of that contract.
A coincidental encounter at the right time will never happen again.
So Lu Fenghan replied: "No, there is no way I can be bribed by just money."
Seeing that Qi Yan seemed relieved, Lu Fenghan threw the question back: "What about you? If you encounter the same thing, will you save that person, sign a contract with him, and let him protect your safety?"
After asking this question, Lu Fenghan subconsciously wanted to take it back and pretend he had never asked it.
His heart was in suspense, and even while he was waiting for his prayer to be answered, every second seemed to slow down.
Qi Yan shook his head without hesitation: "I will only save you."
If the injured person was not Lu Fenghan, he would suspect whether this was a trap set deliberately for him.
He would contact emergency personnel, but would never come into contact with the person, let alone keep him near him.
Lu Fenghan thought that although Qi Yan spoke little, every word he said made him extremely satisfied.
Qi Yan finished answering before answering Lu Fenghan's original question: "I am unhappy because Jiang Qi wants to take you away. I am very angry when he has such an idea. He cannot think like this."
"You can't even think about it? You're really overbearing." Lu Fenghan laughed when he heard it, and then said in an indulgent tone, "Well, I can't take it away. Even if someone gives me 50 million yuan five times more, I won't leave."
He recalled, "What's the matter with what you told Jiang Qi, that he is only three months younger than you?"
"It's just as I said." Qi Yan mentioned it as if he was just stating a fact that had nothing to do with him. "Jiang Qi is the child of Qi Wenshao and Jiang Yunyue, born only three months later than me. According to the laws of the alliance, legitimate children and stepchildren who meet the legal requirements can inherit property, while illegitimate children do not have inheritance rights. So after Qi Wenshao and Jiang Yunyue got married, they did not disclose Jiang Qi's identity."
Lu Fenghan thought of the celebration party at the Qi family and found it ironic.
"Jiang Qi and Jiang Yunyue are very hostile to me. They may be afraid that I will compete with them for the inheritance of their property." Qi Yan said calmly, "Now they are probably worried that I will tell this secret to others."
Just as Qi Yan guessed.
After Jiang Qi returned home, he walked around the garden landscaping and the household robots that came and went, and hurried to the greenhouse to look for Jiang Yunyue.
Jiang Yunyue's appearance was not outstanding, but after being the wife of the Qi family for several years, her temperament became more and more elegant, and she spoke and acted slowly, with a bit of the demeanor of an upper-class lady.
She was holding a bunch of flowers and saw Jiang Qi rushing in. She was surprised: "Didn't you go to a party with your good friends? Why are you back so early?"
"I met Qi Yan. Xia Zhiyang and the others called him."
"The Xia family has always looked down on us mother and son, so it's normal for them to be at odds with you," Jiang Yunyue saw the panic in Jiang Qi's eyes, "What happened?"
Jiang Qi made sure that there was no one else around, so he said what he had thought about countless times in his mind: "Qi Yan knows! He knows that I'm Dad's biological child, and that I'm only three months younger than him! Didn't you say that this is a secret and no one else knows?"
Jiang Yunyue stopped laughing: "What happened at that time?"
Jiang Qi said his provocative words to Qi Yan.
"I've told you so many times to keep your composure! The weaker you act in front of Qi Yan, the more your father will side with you. He has always felt guilty for not letting you stand in front of others as a member of Qi Yan's family, and he has always wanted to make it up to you. The more wronged you are, the more he will feel sorry for you, and the more he will make it up to you. You can't let your temper run wild." Jiang Yunyue was preaching, but her tone was not harsh at all, "But as long as no one sees it, it doesn't matter."
"Mom, I know. I'm not that stupid." Jiang Qi was indignant. "You always say that Dad likes me and not Qi Yan, but he has been hiding it from us and has been secretly helping Qi Yan!"
"This is an adult matter, don't think too much about it." Jiang Yunyue saw that he was indeed frightened by Qi Yan, and comforted him, "Don't be afraid either. No matter how smart Qi Yan is or how good his grades are, he is only a 19-year-old boy. He has no one to rely on in Leto. No matter how arrogant he is now, he will still come to your father for help if he really encounters trouble. Unless he wants to completely fall out with your father, he will never dare to tell this secret without permission."
Jiang Qi always believed in Jiang Yunyue, and after he calmed down, he asked again, "Mom, is Qi Yan's mother really dead?"
"You mean Lin Zhi? She died eight years ago." Jiang Yunyue patted Jiang Qi's shoulder, "You see, your father has always protected you. He officially married mom after Lin Zhi passed away, just to make sure that you appear in public and inherit the Qi family's property in the future, without causing gossip from others. Study hard and don't be afraid. Mom will help you no matter what happens."
After Jiang Qi left the greenhouse, Jiang Yunyue continued to prune the branches, the jewel on her wrist reflecting the light on the table.
She remembered that when Lin Zhi was around, her son was obviously Qi Wenshao's biological son, but he had to take her surname. At that time, Lin Zhi blocked her way and she could do nothing about it. Now, if Lin Zhi's son blocked her child's way, it would be hard to say.
The next day was a public class, and Qi Yan led Lu Fenghan to the classroom. As soon as they turned a corner, they heard someone say in surprise: "Brother!"
Lu Fenghan knew who it was without even looking, and thought that this guy named Jiang Qi would be quiet for two days, but he didn't expect him to come up to him again with a smile on his face.
Jiang Qi seemed to have completely forgotten yesterday's episode and asked cautiously: "Brother, no, Qi Yan, do you think I'm annoying? I just want to talk to you."
Qi Yan ignored him and walked forward.
Jiang Qi noticed the eyes gathered around him, pretended to reach out to pull Qi Yan in front of him in a hurry, and said aggrievedly: "Are you angry with me again?"
Qi Yan was not paying attention for a moment, and Jiang Qi grabbed his arm. He stopped and looked coldly: "Let go."
Jiang Qi let go of his hand awkwardly and was about to act pitiful and say a few more words, but he unexpectedly saw Qi Yan turn to the person next to him and say "it hurts".
Lu Fenghan pulled Qi Yan's hand over and immediately noticed a red patch and a few marks on his arm. He then looked at Jiang Qi's hand and saw a decorative ring with a sharp protrusion on his middle finger.
Xia Zhiyang happened to pass by and saw that Qi Yan's arm was red. He exclaimed: "Why is it so serious? Jiang Qi, no matter how much you hate Qi Yan, you can't do such a little thing! The ring you wear has so many rivets, do you really think it won't hurt?"
"I didn't!" Jiang Qi was being deliberate and deliberately used his left hand with a ring on it to pull the person. Of course, it would be uncomfortable to be pricked by a few rivets, but who could tell
"The ring is on your hand, how can you say you didn't do it on purpose? If you hadn't pulled Qi Yan's arm hard on purpose, how could the rivet have left such a serious mark?" Xia Zhiyang originally wanted to imitate Jiang Qi's tone and say a few words, but he couldn't perform well on the spot, which was quite regrettable.
Jiang Qi knew that the more he talked, the more wrong he was, so he simply put his hand with the ring on it behind his back and walked away quickly amid everyone's questioning gazes.
Xia Zhiyang was very happy: "So that he won't always look so cautious and pitiful in front of everyone, as if you always bully him!" He asked Qi Yan for credit again, "Did I perform well? It's better to give him a taste of his own medicine than to fight him directly!"
Seeing Qi Yan nod, Xia Zhiyang smiled brightly: "Next time I have a chance, I will continue to work hard and make him angry to death!"
Instead of entering the classroom, Lu Fenghan saw that there was still time before class, so he took Qi Yan to the terrace in the corner and looked at his arm carefully: "Does it still hurt?"
In fact, this little bit of pain was bearable, but Qi Yan thought of something and answered, "It hurts even more."
He was not good at lying and did not dare to look into Lu Fenghan's eyes.
Knowing that Qi Yan's sense of pain was much more sensitive than most people, Lu Fenghan didn't dare to touch him too much. He took out the healing gel he carried with him and applied it on him.
After applying, seeing Qi Yan looking at him expectantly, Lu Fenghan knew it clearly, but he deliberately asked: "What's wrong?"
Qiyan reminded: "Bandage."
"The healing gel is enough, no need for a bandage."
Qi Yan didn't say anything, but the expectation in his eyes died down.
Unable to bear the disappointment of Qi Yan, Lu Fenghan compromised again, "What a little pampered one." As he spoke, he took out a bandage and wrapped it around his arm twice. Finally, under Qi Yan's sight, he neatly tied a standard bow.
Qi Yan looked at the bow from left to right twice before he was satisfied.
Until he returned home in the evening, Qi Yan refused to let Lu Fenghan help him remove the bandage, and even took precautions before taking a shower - after taking a shower, the bandage was not wet at all.
Lu Fenghan couldn't understand the persistence behind this at all.
Carrying a cup of water, he walked into the study room. Qi Yan was sitting in front of a computer, not knowing what he was doing. He caught a glimpse of the bow swaying near Qi Yan's wrist. Lu Fenghan prepared himself mentally - there are thousands of planets and so many humans, and everyone has some little quirks.
Handing over the water, Lu Fenghan recalled that he had noticed Qi Yan sleeping late for several times in a row, so he rarely asked, "Why do you always stay up late recently?"
"I'm making something very complicated, and I'm afraid I don't have enough time," Qi Yan said without further ado, taking the cup and drinking water.
The edges of his nails were trimmed smooth by Lu Fenghan, and his fingers resting on the cup were very eye-catching.
Lu Fenghan leaned against the table, his eyes moving around Qi Yan's fingertips twice, thinking that he sometimes had the same feeling as Qi Yan.
He is a lonely man and is not afraid of death, but he is worried that there is not enough time to do everything he wants to do.
The rebels were lurking on the front lines of the Southern Cross Region, waiting for an opportunity to seize the territory, and the interstellar pirates were also lingering around. When he was young and frivolous, he had made a vow to uproot the rebels and solve the major problem of the alliance within 20 years. But now that ten years have passed, not only has the rebels collapsed, but he himself almost died in battle.
During the two months in Leto, he gradually realized, perhaps because he was too idle or because he had developed a sentimental problem, that without him, Lu Fenghan, Leto would not disappear and the alliance would not be destroyed.
Just like Lu Jun suddenly died in battle that year, he has grown up successfully until now on his own.
Even if he really died in battle, someone would take his place, and Vincent and the others might shed a few tears, but they would still have their own lives and goals.
After all, no one is indispensable to him, Lu Fenghan.
He is not irreplaceable.
After Qi Yan finished drinking the water, Lu Fenghan asked the same question again: "Qi Yan, if you met a person who was seriously injured and fell in front of you, would you save him, sign a contract with him, and let him protect you?"
Qi Yan was puzzled, but still answered truthfully: "No, I will only save you, only sign a contract with you, and only let you protect my safety."
Lu Fenghan's eyes darkened as he stared at the person in front of him: "Except for me, no one else can do it?"
Qi Yan affirmed: “Yes.”
At this moment, Lu Fenghan couldn't help but raised his hand and touched Qi Yan's thin eyelids.
Although it was an extremely abrupt action, Qi Yan did not dodge at all except blinking.
Lu Fenghan laughed.
Why so much sentimentality
At least for Qi Yan, he is irreplaceable.