He lured her deep into his trap, using both overt and covert methods to seduce her.

After hearing Gu Chile's question, Han Zhou slowly raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Chile, saying with a half-smile, "What? Are you concerned about him?"

Gu Chi paused for a moment before nodding somewhat awkwardly.

Seeing this, Han Zhou's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. He suddenly reached out and slammed his hand heavily on Gu Chile's shoulder, saying sourly, "Why don't you care about your brother like this?"

Gu Chile was somewhat taken aback by Han Zhou's sudden action. He opened his mouth, but found himself speechless and unsure how to respond.

Han Zhou is such an unpredictable person. He used to say that he was a straight man, but now he's being overly intimate with me.

Or is this how he treats all his brothers?

Gu Chile was eager to know. After hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up his courage and softly called out, "Han Zhou."

Hearing this, Han Zhou looked at Gu Chile with a puzzled expression, "Hmm? What's wrong?"

Gu Chile took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision. He suddenly took two steps back, creating some distance between himself and Han Zhou, before raising his head and staring directly into Han Zhou's eyes.

Want to say something?

After they tell the truth, can they still be brothers?

For a moment, Gu Chile hesitated.

But if he kept it all bottled up inside, he would feel terrible.

He couldn't bear to watch Han Zhou get married and have children while he could only offer his silent blessings from the sidelines.

He couldn't accept this outcome.

Seeing that he remained silent, Han Zhou was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but ask again, "What's wrong? You seem a little off today."

Gu Chile gritted her teeth, hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to say what had been buried deep in her heart.

"I like you."

Although Gu Chile's voice was not loud, it sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet environment.

As soon as he finished speaking, everything around him seemed to freeze in an instant.

Han Zhou was completely stunned. He stared blankly at Gu Chile, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

After a while, he seemed to snap out of a daze and asked, "Gu Chile, what did you just say?"

Gu Chile took a deep breath and mustered her courage to repeat, "I like you."

Han Zhou's brows furrowed tightly, his eyes filled with disbelief and confusion.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

His voice trembled slightly, clearly shocked by Gu Chile's words.

"I know."

Gu Chile looked directly into Han Zhou's eyes, unwavering. "So, I want to know, what about you? Do you like me?"

Han Zhou's expression turned somewhat grim, and he was clearly agitated.

"You're crazy! We're all men!"

His voice unconsciously rose eight octaves, tinged with a clear hint of displeasure.

Although she wasn't explicitly rejected, Gu Chile knew very well that a relationship between them was absolutely impossible.

This realization tore at his heart, as if a razor-sharp knife had mercilessly slashed a deep gash in his heart, leaving it bleeding profusely.

Gu Chile subconsciously reached out and tightly covered her chest, as if that could alleviate the pain.

After a while, he finally came to his senses and tried to make his expression look less serious, looking at Han Zhou with feigned ease.

"So please don't do those things to me anymore, or I'll misunderstand."

Gu Chile's voice trembled slightly, and although he tried his best to hide it, the bitterness in his voice was still palpable.

Han Zhou's expression instantly turned somewhat unpleasant. He frowned and asked in a stiff tone, "What have you misunderstood?"

Gu Chile took a deep breath, as if she had made a great decision, and slowly said, "I like men, so what do you think I've misunderstood?"

Han Zhou's face darkened further as he glared at Gu Chile, making no attempt to hide his disgust.

"Gu Chile, can you please stop being so disgusting?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bathroom door was suddenly pushed open from the inside.

Zhou Yan came out wrapped in a bath towel, his hair still wet, water droplets dripping from the ends.

Zhou Yan's gaze swept back and forth between Gu Chile and Han Zhou, finally settling on the two of them. He asked in confusion, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Han Zhou was clearly in a bad mood. He kicked the cabinet next to him in frustration, making a loud "bang".

Then, without turning around, he said, "I have something to do, I'm leaving now."

He didn't even glance at Gu Chile, and hurriedly left the room as if avoiding a plague.

Not long after, Gu Chile suddenly heard a deafening bang coming from the entrance hall.

Gu Chile's heart skipped a beat; he realized that Han Zhou was extremely angry at that moment.

Could it be because of what I just said?

Gu Chile couldn't help but begin to doubt whether her feelings for Han Zhou were really so repulsive.

He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Was his sincere effort really so vulnerable?

Zhou Yan watched all this silently from the side, and he sighed deeply.

He knew Gu Chile must be feeling bad right now, so he walked over to Gu Chile's side, gently reached out and patted his shoulder, comforting him, "Xiaole, don't be too sad. Some things are beyond our control. Perhaps letting go is the best choice."

Actually, Zhou Yan overheard some of the conversation between Gu Chile and Han Zhou in the bathroom.

He had assumed the two were already together, given how intimate their interactions seemed.

However, when he heard Han Zhou's response, he suddenly realized that it was all just Gu Chile's wishful thinking.

Gu Chile lowered his head, his gaze fixed on his toes. He felt as if his world had collapsed in an instant.

His vision was blurry, tears welled up in his eyes, and his nose felt sore.

The next moment, large tears rolled down his cheeks like beads from a broken string.

When Zhou Yan saw that Gu Chile was crying, he quickly went to the table next to him, pulled out a few tissues, and then walked quickly back to Gu Chile's side, handed him the tissues, and said gently, "Wipe your tears, Xiaole."

Gu Chile reached out with trembling hands and took the tissue Zhou Yan handed him. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes haphazardly, then forced back his inner pain and said to Zhou Yan in a seemingly relaxed manner, "Brother Yan, I'm really sorry, I made you laugh."

"What's the big deal? It's just heartbreak. Everyone's been heartbroken before."

Zhou Yan said with a nonchalant expression.

"But, but I really like it..."

Before Gu Chile could finish speaking, Zhou Yan quickly interrupted him, "Love needs to be mutual. One-sided love will only bother the other person."

Gu Chile fell silent. He didn't speak again, but just quietly pondered what Zhou Yan had said.

Are you troubled?

It turns out that her feelings for Han Zhou were actually a source of trouble.

Thinking of this, Gu Chile felt an indescribable sense of loss and pain.