Brother Mo smells so good.

Lin Chuyi's reaction did not escape Mo Yu's eyes. He smiled, but said nothing more.

Meanwhile, movement finally came from Gu Yanran's group of three. The man raised his hand and struck Gu Yanran across the face, sending her crashing to the ground.

"Ah, Big Sister, that sister got hit! Go and help her quickly!" Lin Chiujiu cried out in surprise, instinctively grabbing Lin Chuyi's hand.

Lin Chuyi felt a wave of exasperation wash over her. This brat—there were three grown men right here, yet he wouldn't ask them, insisting instead on asking a mere woman to help!

Did she really look that fierce?!

Mo Yu kept his head lowered, gazing at the person before him, entirely unsure whether he had even heard Lin Chiujiu's words.

Lin Qiyue let out a carefree laugh.

Only Mo Sang looked rather disgruntled. Damn it, did he, a full-grown man, really look weaker than a fragile woman?

"Why should I go help her?" Lin Chuyi countered.

"Didn't Big Sister say we should help people in need?" Lin Chiujiu asked, looking puzzled. That was what Big Sister had just told him, after all.

Lin Chuyi pinched little Jiujiu's cheek and said, "Chiujiu, sometimes you shouldn't believe everything your eyes see. You saw that sister get hit, but do you know why she was hit? What if she's a bad person? If we help her, wouldn't we become bad people too?"

Lin Chiujiu nodded, looking as though he half-understood. "That sister is a bad person," he said, pointing toward Gu Yanran not far away.

Lin Chuyi shook her head. "It's not about labeling her a bad person instantly; we at least need to figure out the reason before acting, so we don't end up helping someone who doesn't deserve it."

Lin Chiujiu looked up at her with a wronged expression, clearly still struggling to grasp what his eldest sister meant.

Mo Yu gently patted Chiujiu's head and smiled. "You're still young, so it's normal not to understand. When Big Brother has time later, I'll explain it to you, alright?"

"Thank you, Big Brother."

Lin Chuyi mechanically turned her head, only for the tip of her nose to bump straight into Mo Yu's chest. She froze, her mind momentarily short-circuiting. Since when had she stood this close to Brother Mo?

And yet, Brother Mo smelled remarkably nice...

"Yiyi?" Mo Yu took a seamless half-step back, a gentle smile in his eyes as he called her name.

Lin Chuyi snapped back to reality with a start. Seeing that Mo Yu was clearly half a meter away from her, her face instantly flushed red.

Good heavens, was she hallucinating just now? The man was clearly standing quite far away!

Had she really started imagining things like this?

Mo Yu smiled as he leaned in slightly. "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine." Lin Chuyi jerked her head back, but her back was already pressed against the wall—there was nowhere left to retreat.

Before she could collide with the wall, a large hand shot out and placed itself behind her head, ensuring that instead of hitting the hard brick, Lin Chuyi's head bumped softly against Mo Yu's broad palm.

Yet this motion brought the two of them even closer together. Her senses were enveloped in a subtle, refreshing fragrance, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

"Big Sister, what are you two doing?"

Chiujiu's voice rang out. Lin Chuyi jolted back to her senses. Glaring at Mo Yu, who was mere inches away, she almost cursed out loud. *Hey, hey! Are you taking advantage of me?!*

"Yiyi, could you move aside for a moment?" Mo Yu's voice sounded faintly strained. His gaze shifted past Lin Chuyi to the back of her head.

Lin Chuyi let out an "ah" of surprise. Following his line of sight, she saw a bright red streak of blood trickling down his fingers, a sight that practically burned her eyes.

"Brother Mo, you're hurt!"

In a panic, Lin Chuyi stepped forward to give Mo Yu room to withdraw his hand. But this very movement brought them closer still, leaving her pressed almost entirely against Mo Yu's chest.