Chapter 18 - Holding hands

Su Jianchen felt really lame for trying to fit in.

Su Wuyi didn't understand his second brother's sensitive heart. He giggled and turned back. "Second Brother, you should have said so earlier that you also want to join our Love Gioro family."

He went back to the place and squatted down to add "Su Jianchen" to the names.

Su Jianchen was finally more comfortable.

Yu Xinyan turned her head and saw the "Love Family" in the sand. She took out her mobile phone and took a picture. "How cute, let's keep a souvenir." 

Su Jianchen was still in a sensitive mood, and his face turned slightly red. "What's so great about this?"

Yu Xinyan carefully adjusted the filter for the photo. "This sand will be blown clean by the wind tomorrow, but the moment is worth recording."

She finished adjusting and sent it to the group chat [Loving Family]. "When you look back at this photo a long time later, you will still be able to recall how beautiful it was."

Su Jitong was very supportive. "What Madam said is right!"

Su Huanyi was also supportive. "What Mum said is right!"

Yu Xinyan was so amused that she took a few more photos of the family together.

It was only half an hour before darkness fell, and there was only a glimmer of light when the group started walking back.

Su Huanyi had a great time tonight. He sneaked a few sips of seafood juice and saw the sea in all its glory.

He nuzzled up against Su Chi, and his whole mop of hair came to life. "Brother, can we go for another walk tomorrow?"

Su Chi was businesslike. "It depends on the weather."

Su Huanyi lifted his bangs. "But I don't have a fever anymore. I'm almost over my cold."

It was the first time Su Chi had seen him with his bangs back. His delicate features stood out, the eyes were clear and soft, while his forehead was smooth and full. He looked very pure.

Su Huanyi was insisting, "You can touch it if you don't believe me."

Su Chi: "Raising it will raise the hairline."

Su Huanyi bristled and put his bangs back down.

Su Yu was walking ahead, tossing a coin around in his hand. He sniffed and looked back at the two who were walking together, and instantly wanted to tease his big brother's bottom line again.

"Little Brother, would you like Third Brother to test the temperature for you?"

It was a reasonable request, so Su Chi just watched him put on a show. Su Huanyi intently pressed his bangs to protect his forehead. "No need Third Brother."

Su Yu was genuinely curious. "Why is it okay for Big Brother?"

Su Huanyi's reasoning was consistent throughout: "New chick still in the nest."

As soon as the words left his mouth, a sneer suddenly came from the side: "You take me as your mother?"

Su Huanyi shrank. "Eldest brother is like a father, equal to parents, equal in substitution, and can occasionally be like a mother."

"Heh."

Su Huanyi temporarily slipped away to take refuge beside Su Yu. He watched the coin rise and fall in Su Yu's hand, and remembered the "good luck" setting the original book gave Su Yu.

He would always win the lottery and always win when he disagreed with someone.

Su Huanyi was staring at the coin in Su Yu's hand for a while when his hair was ruffled. "Do you want to learn?"

Su Huanyi was very self-aware. "I don't want to, I can't learn."

Su Yu smiled. "That's right, this is a talent."

"..."

When he returned to his room to take a bath, Su Haunyi found a small cut on his hand.

He came out of the bath and ran to Su Chi's bedroom with a towel on his head. "Big Brother, I cut my hand!"

Su Chi was leaning back on his bed looking at his computer. One leg was propped up from under his robe, and his posture was extremely relaxed. He sat up and said, "Let me take a look."

Su Huanyi pushed the small, needle-sized cut under Su Chu's eyes. "See, Big Brother?"

The corners of Su Chi's mouth twitched. "I would have thought it was a fingerprint if you hadn't told me."

Su Huanyi was nervous. "I think I was scratched by a small stone while writing your name. Do you think there will be bacteria and I will get infected? "

Su Chi sighed in amazement and said, "Are you back to your old job?"

Su Huanyi paused and blinked.

Su Chi, "King of Porcelain."

Su Huanyi, "..."

He intended to use his injured finger to show his sincerity, but in return, he got a blow-dry from Su Chi.

Su Huanyi sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed with his eyes closed in enjoyment.

Su Chi's palm was warm and broad, with thin calluses. His scalp tingled as his hand brushed against it. The buzzing sound of the wind in his ears was so loud that Su Huanyi almost fell asleep from the bliss.

His head tilted back, and he leaned against a sturdy chest with a thud.

When the blowing stopped, Su Huanyi opened his eyes and was confronted with Su Chi's face above him. This angle should have made him look funny, but Su Chi's appearance was consistent. Su Huanyi thought his big brother was handsome even at this angle.

Su Chi: "What are you doing?"

Su Huanyi's dazed mind cleared up a little. He withdrew from Su Chi's body and turned his head shyly. "I was thinking that Big Brother is so reliable."

Su Chi sneered, picked him up by the back of his neck skin, and threw him out.

.…

Su Chi had just finished his bath when Su Huanyi woke up the next day. He politely picked up the hairdryer and said, "Shall I blow your hair, Brother?"

Su Chi took the hairdryer and said, "No, I'm afraid my hair will cut your precious fingers."

Su Huanyi was flattered. "There is no need to pity me so much ..."

Su Chi turned on the hair dryer with a bang, blowing away the fart in his mouth.

Their trip today was to the local forest park.

The group changed into casual clothes that were convenient for exercise. Su Haunyi wore a T-shirt, sneakers and sweatpants, and carried a backpack like a college student.

When the family set off, Su Chi held the two ears on the back of his backpack. "What is this?"

Yu Xinyan smiled lovingly. "Those are rabbit ears. A rabbit is so cute. Isn't it especially suitable for Little Yi?"

Su Jitong complimented her. "Madam has a good eye!"

The three brothers' expressions became inexplicable at the same time.

Su Huanyi didn't mind carrying the rabbit-eared backpack. "I'll carry it if Mum likes it. Hehehe."

It was an hour's drive from where they lived to the forest park, and Su Jitong had specially chartered a car locally, so the ride there was quite comfortable.

It was morning when they arrived at the forest park. From a distance, one could see the tropical rainforest inside. The mountains were low and long, and the plank roads and tourists could be seen through the lush forests.

It was the peak of the tourist season and there were already many people lined up at the entrance. Some came in tour groups, and guides were calling out to people with loudspeakers.

Su Jitong had booked a VIP fast track and a staff member soon took them in through another entrance.

Once again, Su Huanyi experienced the pleasure of being domineering. He carried his rabbit backpack and was radiating happiness!

The so-called fast track was a cable car ride from the side road straight up to the mountainside. The cable car needed two people a trip. Su Jitong and Yu Xinyan went up first. Su Yu turned his head in high spirits. "Little Brother, come ride with Third Brother."

Su Huanyi paused for a second and stuck to Su Chi. "Big Brother found me first. Third Brother may ride alongside Second Brother."

Su Chi: "..."

Su Yu ruffled his bangs. "Oh! But I'm afraid Second Brother doesn't like to ride with "people."

Su Jianchen, "..."

Su Huanyi didn't see the problem at all. "Then isn't it okay just right with Third Brother?"

Su Yu, "..."

The grouping ended with the collective silence of the three brothers, and Su Huanyi was crowned king as he dragged Su Chi onto the cable car.

Once on board, the two sat facing each other. There were dense trees to the side and underneath their feet, and Su Huanyi looked through the window in dizziness. "Brother, I might be afraid of heights."

"You have a lot of problems."

A hand reached out and tugged on the rabbit's ear, pulling him back to his seat. Su Chi took a look at his bulging bag and said, "What have you brought?"

Su Huanyi pulled away with a clatter – jelly, chips, soda, bread... coupled with the two ears on the backpack, people would think it was a primary school student on a spring trip.

Su Chi had veins popping on his forehead. "Why did you bring so many snacks?"

Su Huanyi said, "They are for when I get hungry on the way."

Su Chi looked at him as if he was looking at a piglet. "We have a long walk today. Don't you know that you have to pack lightly?"

Su Huanyi once again invoked the theory of conservation of energy, saying, "I can eat while walking, converting gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy."

Su Chi clapped his hands in praise. "A giant leap for physics."

They got off the cable car halfway up the mountain. Yu Xinyan wore a sun hat and was looking at the guide map in her hand. "There's a rope bridge across the valley in front of us. The next mountain has a 3,000-metre long glass walkway."

Su Huanyi felt his legs start to tremble again. He didn't know there was such an exciting thing before coming!

He had heard of glass walks in his old world but had never been there because he was afraid of heights. He didn't expect to be caught off guard and have to face his fears!

Su Huanyi raised his hand and grabbed Su Chi's hand to draw some strength.

Su Jianchen turned around as soon as their hands came together. He couldn't hide the expression on his face, and Su Yu next to him followed his gaze to where they touched, pausing for a few seconds.

Su Chi had become accustomed to being held, and he had just learned that Su Huanyi was afraid of heights, so he didn't push the person away at this moment.

The sun was rising overhead, and the pavement beneath their feet was reflected in white. There was a cacophony of noise from the groups of tourists around them.

Not to mention their clothes, the Su family were a cut above the rest just by their appearance and temperament. Especially the brothers, who stood out in the crowd like cranes with their characteristics.

Su Huanyi was moving forward while holding Su Chi's hand when a few voices floated to his ears.

"Did you see those handsome guys? I'm going to be suffocated! But I still like the one in black the best. "

"The boy next to him is good looking too. Look, he has a red mole on his neck. It's amazing! "

"Eh! Look at their hands. Shit, could it be... "

Su Huanyi silently let go of Su Chi's hand. No, it's not.

Following the tourist crowd forward, they reached the start of the aerial rope bridge, not more than a hundred metres later.

There was a canyon between two mountains, with patches of tropical rainforest growing thickly. A wobbly rope bridge crossed the two mountains, with hemp ropes on both sides as a barrier. Underfoot is a block of wooden boards laid flat on the rope chain.

Su Huanyi began to get dizzy again.

Su Jitong was already holding Yu Xinyan's hand and stepped onto the rope bridge. Yu Xinyan looked very excited and tried to shake off Su Jitong to run freely, but was severely suppressed.

The couple tugged and pulled their way across the five or six-metre rope bridge, and then it was their sons' turn.

Su Yu's enthusiasm for the rope bridge rose sharply, and he left his brothers behind for the second time and rushed out, leaving only Su Chi, Su Huanyi, and Su Jianchen at the start of the rope bridge.

Su Huanyi did not move, and for some reason, neither did the two men around him.

He glanced at Su Chi, who was looking at the bridge with his hands in his pockets, his face was cold, his posture aloof.

The words of help lingered on the tip of his tongue and Su Huanyi opened his mouth. Su Chi realised something and took his hand out of his trouser pocket.

"Big…"

"Are you afraid of heights?" Su Jianchen's voice suddenly cut off Su Huanyi's words. His honest, handsome face a little tanned under the bright sunlight.

A hand was stretched out to him. "If you want to... hold."

Su Huanyi was stunned, and from the corner of his eye, Su Chi had turned his head back.