Something that Yixing never expected to arise happened with Chao. He thought that once he would tell his family affairs to him, then just the thought of his father using Chao to gain more money would disgust him. But he was surprised.
"I love honest people," he said that night before he fell asleep, and the next morning he showed it. He called his brother and told him about Yixing.
And then they became friends.
Part of it was because Yixing was a heavy drinker, and he could usually take care of Chao, who always drank till he was unconscious.
Another reason why they became friends was that Yixing always told the truth to Chao. Because Yixing had already had enough of the machinations, his father forced him to take part in.
But, there were still many secrets between them. Even though they got to know each other, it still wasn't enough to get Chao put down his guard. And honestly, not even Yixing believed him completely.