CHAPTER 85: TUG-OF-WAR

Ding Yixin gently placed a black baseball cap on Rong Xingyu’s head; he wore the same style himself.

Rong Xingyu pointed at the mask on the table.

"Do we need to wear that too?"

Ding Yixin shook his head with a smile.

"If you cover yourself too much, people will pay more attention to you."

Rong Xingyu suddenly remembered how his second brother had disguised himself like he was on a secret undercover mission earlier.

"..."

Then Ding Yixin reached out and held Rong Xingyu’s hand.

Rong Xingyu’s heart jumped hard.

He looked at Ding Yixin and his long dark lashes trembled like small fans.

But he did not pull his hand away.

Rong Xingyu felt his hand being gently squeezed by Ding Yixin and then he heard him say, "When we go out later, act calm. We are just a pair of... brothers traveling together."

Ding Yixin paused slightly after saying "a pair of," and only when Rong Xingyu made a confused sound did he finish the rest of the sentence.

Rong Xingyu said, "Alright."

It also sounded like a good idea.

Anyway, his family already had four older brothers, so one more wouldn’t make a difference.

Rong Xingyu used his other hand to press the brim of his cap down a little.

Then he swung Ding Yixin’s hand lightly, and said, "Let’s go."

The weather of Nuanzhou City was quite warm, it’s feel like spring all year round.

Even wearing only hoodies, they could walk outside for a long time without feeling cold.

Rong Xingyu came from the capital, where the temperature was below zero, so he felt happy seeing all the flowers and plants blooming everywhere.

Although Nuanzhou City wasn’t a famous tourist city, it had minority groups living there, which giving it a different cultural style.

And there were many kinds of unique foods.

On top of that, Ding Yixin really took care of him like an older brother, so Rong Xingyu had a very pleasant experience outside with him.

When the sky turned dark, they ate dinner outside and then Ding Yixin sent Rong Xingyu back to the hotel.

Just as they stepped out of the elevator and were walking toward Rong Xingyu’s room, they saw a man who is dressed entirely in black and tightly covered up from head to toe raising his hand to press the doorbell of Rong Xingyu’s room.

"Second Brother?"

The man turned around when he heard the voice.

He and Rong Xingyu whose dressed in the same black clothes stared at each other.

Rong Zhenghao looked at Rong Xingyu and then at the hands he was still holding with Ding Yixin.

Rong Zhenghao: "..."

He immediately narrowed his fox like eyes.

"Xiaoyu, come here."

"Huh?" Rong Xingyu nodded his head obediently and said. "Oh."

Rong Xingyu pulled his hand out of Ding Yixin’s palm and walked forward a few steps.

Rong Zhenghao took the room card from Rong Xingyu’s hand and lightly swiped it on the lock.

The door beeped and opened.

Then Rong Zhenghao reached out with his other hand, grabbed Rong Xingyu, and started pulling him inside.

Rong Xingyu instinctively turned back to look at Ding Yixin.

Ding Yixin stood where he was.

When he saw this, he looked back at Rong Xingyu as well.

When their eyes met, Rong Xingyu blinked at him as if saying: Dr. Ding, I’m leaving first~

Ding Yixin couldn’t help smiling and shaking his head when he saw that playful little expression.

Rong Zhenghao did not notice the silent eye contact happening between the two men.

Rong Xingyu turned his head and was about to follow Rong Zhenghao into the suite, but right then he suddenly felt his right hand being pulled by a force.

Rong Xingyu: "Eh?"

He looked back and saw that Ding Yixin was holding his right hand.

Ding Yixin lowered his eyes slightly while staring at him as if he wanted to say something.

But he still did not speak.

Rong Zhenghao realized the person behind him had suddenly stopped walking, so he also stopped.

He turned back and saw that the other man was holding Rong Xingyu’s hand.

Even though Rong Zhenghao’s face was mostly covered by a mask and a hat, it was still easy to feel how bad his expression was.

Rong Zhenghao frowned and tightened his grip on Rong Xingyu’s other hand, trying to pull him to his side.

But Ding Yixin also did not let go.

Because of that, one of Rong Xingyu’s arms was being pulled by Rong Zhenghao and the other hand was being held by Ding Yixin.

He was stuck in the middle, unable to move forward or backward.

The three of them froze in the hallway in an awkward pose.

Rong Xingyu: "..."

Something about this scene... looked very wrong.

And the worst part was that both men were silent and just staring at Rong Xingyu.

For some reason, Rong Xingyu suddenly felt like his open arms made him look like a rope in a tug-of-war.

He first looked at Rong Zhenghao and then he looked at Ding Yixin.

"Uh..."

Rong Xingyu blinked his eyes in confusion.

Then, a bright idea suddenly flashed in his mind, he thought he understood what was happening!

He suddenly pulled both men toward himself.

Ding Yixin and Rong Zhenghao were probably afraid of hurting his arms, so they easily followed the force and stepped closer.

The space between the three of them became very small.

Rong Xingyu took both their hands and pressed them together.

With a look of sudden realization, he said, "Second Brother, Dr. Ding, so you two just wanted to meet each other?"

Ding Yixin: "..."

Rong Zhenghao: "..."

Their hands were forced together and Rong Xingyu stood beside them with an innocent expression, truly thinking they wanted to be friends.

Rong Zhenghao’s face darkened like the bottom of a burnt pot.

His voice was cold and his eyes shot a sharp warning looks at Ding Yixin.

"My Xiaoyu is still young. He doesn’t understand many things." Rong Zhenghao narrowed his eyes while giving a fake smile. "Let me be blunt. You don’t look young. So, please respect yourself. I think you understand well enough without me spelling it out."