Chapter 110

It’s more accurate to say that he’s both patient and anxious, rather than just one or the other.

Ye Zhi’s expression showed a momentary confusion, but he quickly regained control and whispered softly, “I haven’t…”

He felt guilty, but because his tone was usually like this, Huo Youcheng didn’t notice anything amiss.

“So, what’s the reason then? Are you testing the limits of my patience?” Huo Youcheng’s tone became harsher.

Ye Zhi began to tighten his lips and remained silent, lowering his eyelashes, looking timid as if he had suffered a lot of bullying.

This appearance only fueled Huo Youcheng’s anger. He sneered, “You won’t let me kiss you, won’t let me touch you. What? Do you want me to continue looking for someone else outside?”

Still, Ye Zhi remained silent and motionless.

Huo Youcheng’s anger increased upon seeing his reaction. He even got up from the bed, started dressing, and mockingly said, “Since you’re so eager, I’ll grant your wish.” After dressing, he came back to pull Ye Zhi, roughly grabbing his wrist, “How about it? Want me to give you a live demonstration?”

Ye Zhi winced from the pain of his grip, panic flickering in his eyes. Finally, Huo Youcheng saw a different expression on his face, which fueled his anger even more. “Come on, let’s go. I’ll show you how I do it with someone else.”

As Huo Youcheng dragged him out, Ye Zhi barely managed to pull up his pants, not even putting on slippers, and was dragged out stumbling. His struggles were futile against Huo Youcheng’s dominance. There was only faint resistance heard in the quietness outside.

They were almost dragged to the corner of the stairs when someone spoke in the darkness, “What are you doing?”

There was a faint red light from the balcony, where Huo Youqiao, who was thought to have gone to bed long ago, was smoking.

Facing his older brother, Huo Youcheng’s domineering attitude dissipated instantly. He showed a disgruntled expression and said, “Brother, why aren’t you asleep yet?”

The balcony was not lit, but the light coming in from the window revealed a tall figure. Huo Youqiao said in a low voice, “Just having a smoke before bed.” He continued, “Where are you taking him?”

When Ye Zhi heard his voice, he felt like he had seen a savior. His heart, which had been steady, began to beat rapidly, pulsing at his temples.

Huo Youcheng didn’t dare to tell the truth and instead touched his nose and lied, “I wanted some hot cocoa, so I brought Zhi Zhi downstairs to make it for me.”

Huo Youqiao fell silent for a moment, seemingly waiting for Ye Zhi to speak the truth, but he didn’t.

Huo Youqiao said, “It’s cold, and his health isn’t good. Put on some extra clothes before going downstairs.”

Because most of the guests invited to Huo Ran’s birthday party were children, the entire menu for the party was centered around various desserts.

Early the next morning, the organizers of the party arrived, bringing decorations to redecorate the house, and the pastry chef went into the kitchen to prepare cakes and desserts. For this reason, the other kitchen, which was not used much before, was also cleaned up.

Ye Zhi was in that kitchen, making a cake.

This cake was what Huo Ran wanted. She had said, “I hope my birthday cake is made by Zhi Zhi.”

So Ye Zhi got up before dawn and started working in the kitchen.

He learned his culinary skills from the family’s cook, and for baking, he searched for tutorials online and experimented on his own. He had previously baked a honey cake, which was praised by Huo Ran for several days. This time, Ye Zhi was preparing a strawberry cake.

When the cake base was baked, Huo Youqiao entered the kitchen.