Fu Jia’s mood upon returning to his room was one of grief and indignation. He had thought he would be so angry he couldn’t fall asleep and would pull an all-nighter playing video games, yet the moment his head hit the pillow, he started dozing off.
Within minutes, he fell sound asleep without a care in the world, still clutching the pillow he had snitched from Lu Heng.
When he woke up the next day, it was earlier than the first day, but Lu Heng was still absent.
Sitting at the dining table, Fu Jia lazily ate his breakfast while marveling at what a workaholic his hubby truly was.
After finishing his meal, Fu Jia strolled around the vicinity of the house.
The butler assumed he was just familiarizing himself with the new environment and considerately walked behind him to provide commentary.
“There is actually a mirror this huge here!” Fu Jia walked to the end of the second-floor corridor, looking at the mirror several meters long in front of him with a pleasant surprise.
The butler: “Yes, there are also lights on top. Two colors, cool and warm, which can be switched freely.”
Fu Jia looked at it with a flushed little face: Such a huge mirror, it reminded him of mirror-taboo play in certain adult manga.
If it were him and Lu Heng…
With this mirror prop, they could do so many positions! For example, his favorite one… Fu Jia blushed and began letting his imagination run wild.
The butler on the side was thoroughly baffled: It is just seeing a mirror, why is Madam blushing?
The butler remained puzzled while continuing to lead the way, getting more and more dazed the further they walked.
Madam doesn’t just blush at seeing a mirror, he blushes at the oversized floor-to-ceiling window in the stairwell facing the lawn outside, he blushes at the study desk in the study, and he blushes at the oversized sofa bed in the screening room.
He even blushes at the circular bathtub in the master’s bathroom, not only blushing but also having his eyes light up.
“There is no bathtub in my room, can I come here to soak in the bath tonight?” Fu Jia asked with starry eyes.
The butler was stunned by his question: “That requires the master’s permission.”
“Alrighty then!” Fu Jia rubbed his flushed cheeks, dark and depraved daydreams hidden beneath his calm expression.
Touring the new environment concluded, Fu Jia followed the butler all the way downstairs.
“Uncle Wang, there is a man outside shouting that he wants to see Madam.” The moment they went downstairs, a uniformed handsome guy guarding the main gate came in to report.
A man? What man? Fu Jia looked startled: Could it be that old scumbag from the Fu family?
“He said his name is Fu Mian, and he is Madam’s biological brother.”
Fu Mian… Fu Jia remembered, isn’t this the original story’s protagonist Shou? He really is his biological brother.
In the original story, the one originally engaged to Lu Heng was actually Fu Mian. His birth horoscope was good, and the old master of the Lu family believed deeply in this, insisting that he and Lu Heng get married. But Fu Mian had already caught the eye of the protagonist Gong… Naturally, the Fu family couldn’t bear to let go of that big fat chunk of protagonist Gong, so they simply let Fu Jia take his place as a substitute bride to marry over.
Because Fu Jia’s birth horoscope was an even better match for Lu Heng than Fu Mian’s, the old master of the Lu family had actually agreed quite happily.
As expected of dog-blood novels, even the reasons for substitute brides are this dog-blood…
He just didn’t know if this protagonist Shou would figure out that he was no longer that younger brother of his…
Fu Jia bit the bullet and said, “Then… let him in!”
Not long after, a youth wearing a white shirt and black suit trousers rushed in from outside the door.
The youth’s brows and eyes were five or six parts similar to his, equally eye-catching. However, unlike Fu Jia’s bright, flamboyant prettiness, the youth was more reserved and gentle, looking like a melancholic and gentle beauty.
Mhm, Brother looks like a virtuous wife from an adult manga… So gentle…
“Xiao Jia!” The youth softly called Fu Jia’s name and rushed forward, hugging him tightly.
Suddenly grabbed in a hug, Fu Jia awkwardly hugged him back and softly called out “Brother”.
“Brother is sorry for you…” Fu Mian’s hands trembled slightly as he hugged him. “That bastard Fu Youquan! How dare he force you to marry… You just turned adult!”
“Let’s go! Come home with brother!” Fu Mian finally let go of him, wiped the damp corners of his eyes, and reached out to pull Fu Jia’s hand.
Fu Jia panicked, he didn’t want to go back to the Fu family! If he went back, what would happen to his giant hubby? He hadn’t even slept with him yet!
“Brother, I’m already married, my hubby and I even got our marriage license.” Although he didn’t go in person, the marriage certificate had indeed arrived the day he came here, and he and Lu Heng were legally recognized spouses in this world.
Fu Mian’s eyes reddened in disbelief: “What? You already got your marriage license?”
“Mm mm mm.” Fu Jia nodded like a pestle pounding garlic.
“Then… then did that man surnamed Lu bully you?” Fu Mian looked at the younger brother in front of him with a heartache expression, his heart filled with anxiety and remorse.
It’s all his fault! If he hadn’t gone to take a part-time job and stayed home all the time, Xiao Jia definitely wouldn’t have been shipped off like this.
“Brother, what counts as bullying?” Fu Jia raised his head with curiosity.
“It’s…” Fu Mian’s cheeks turned slightly red, and he leaned close to his ear to ask softly, “Do you sleep in the same bed at night?”
Ah!
Fu Jia showed a troubled expression, why did brother bring up his sad matter the moment he arrived?
“Hurry up and tell me, did he or didn’t he? Did he bully you?” Fu Mian grabbed his hand with an anxious expression.
Fu Jia pouted unhappily: “He threw me out of the room last night and made me sleep alone.”
Fu Mian: “What about the day before?”
“The day before I slept alone too,” Fu Jia said with a resentful expression.
Hearing him finish, Lu Heng finally let out a relieved sigh of exhaustion.
“No! We still have to go back first. What if he someday… touches you?”
Fu Jia’s eyes lit up instantly: Really? There’s such a good thing!
That meant he couldn’t leave even more!
“Brother, but we’re already married!” He reminded Fu Mian that the boat was already built into timber, and even if he went back with him it would be to no avail.
Fu Mian said firmly: “I will find a way to persuade Lu Heng and make him divorce you.”
Fu Jia: ???
But he didn’t want to divorce!
He disagreed with breaking up this marriage!
He had finally managed to find a dream top that suited his palate so well, and he was even his legal hubby!
Even if beaten to death, he wouldn’t divorce!
“Xiao Jia, you just turned adult, you should have gone to university after finishing your summer vacation, instead of being locked up here living the life of a canary!”
University? What’s so great about going to university.
How great is the life of a canary, not needing to be a corporate slave and oppressed.
The butler appeared at the appropriate time and smiled politely: “Young Master Fu doesn’t need to worry about Madam’s studies. The master has already arranged it, Madam will enter university for studies normally and graduate normally. Even employment after university can be arranged.”
Fu Jia shook his head in terror: No! I! Don’t! Want! To!
To let a Danmei Shou study hard and focus on academics in university, is that for real?
He couldn’t endure a single day of plain, tasteless days.
“That still won’t do, today Xiao Jia must come with me.” Fu Mian’s attitude was extremely firm.
Fu Jia’s attitude was even firmer: “No! I’m not leaving!”
“Brother, I really live quite well here, Lu Heng is very good, and he treats me very well too.”
“Really!” He swore with absolute certainty, “Lu Heng has no faults worth picking on except refusing to sleep with me.”
Fu Mian: ???
The butler: “…”
“Xiao Jia…” Fu Mian’s gaze revealed worry, “Are you…”
“Really brother, I really do like Lu Heng, I liked him from the very first glance I saw him. I love him! I married him willingly and stayed here willingly, I can’t leave him…”
The more Fu Mian listened, the uglier his expression became, saying in disbelief: “How is that possible! How could you fall for this kind of…”
Uncle Wang cast a sharp gaze over, and Fu Mian hurriedly reined in the words at the edge of his lips.
Fu Mian continued to gaze at Fu Jia with that maternal yet worry-concealing look: “Xiao Jia… You must have stayed at home too long, you know too few people, which is why you have certain misconceptions.”
The implication: Fu Jia just hadn’t seen enough men, which was why he fell for someone like Lu Heng.
Uncle Wang sneered in his heart: Humph, is his master that bad?
“Brother~” Fu Jia grabbed Fu Mian’s hand and coaxed softly in a spoiled tone, “When love comes, you can’t block it even if you try! Anyway, I’ve planted myself on him for this lifetime. I don’t care… I just want to be with him~”
Fu Mian struggled against his nagging for quite a while before frowning and nodding reluctantly: “You are always this mischievous.”
It was quite worrying for a younger brother to suddenly turn into a love brain overnight.
Besides, how willful and bothersome Fu Jia could be was something he had known for a long time, knowing that if he didn’t humor him, there was no telling he might throw another massive tantrum.
“Since you don’t want to go back with me, then stay here for now! Anyway, it’s a little over a month before school starts, and we happen to be going to the same university, so I’ll come find you then,” Fu Mian said.
Oh… still had to go to school after all. Fu Jia accepted the ruthless reality with a bitter smile.
“I still have work to do tonight, so I’ll be leaving first,” Fu Mian said, preparing to stand up.
Fu Jia admired him inwardly: As expected of a protagonist Shou who worked three part-time jobs during vacation, his brother really hustled hard.
Seeing him preparing to leave, Fu Jia hurriedly packed up all the dessert cakes on the coffee table that he hadn’t managed to eat yet and stuffed them into a tote bag.
Fu Jia shoved the packed desserts into Fu Mian’s arms, his dark, ink-black eyes bright and limpid: “Brother eat~”
He had no siblings in his own world, and suddenly having a brother here who cared about him made Fu Jia rather fond of him, instinctively sharing the things he loved to eat as well.
Fu Mian’s eye rims reddened once more, feeling that apart from suddenly growing a love brain overnight, his younger brother also seemed a lot more sensible than before.
He originally wanted to refuse, but meeting Fu Jia’s sparkling eyes, he truly couldn’t bear to let down his good intentions.
Thus, having arrived in a fit of rage, he left calmly carrying a bunch of fragrant, sweet cream cakes.
…
“He really said that?” Bright lights illuminated the room, carrying the deep tone of the man’s voice.
“Yes,” the butler said. “Madam’s brother seems to want Madam to go home with him, and even said… to make him divorce you.”
“However, Madam flat out refused him.”
“Madam said he fell in love with you at first sight, and hopelessly fell in love with you from the very first moment he saw you. He loves you so much he can’t extricate himself, and even if beaten to death he will absolutely refuse a divorce! Because he can’t live without you anymore, and without you he wouldn’t survive…” The butler exaggeratedly polished what Fu Jia had said that afternoon, a hidden excitement on his face of someone successfully shipping a pairing.
Lu Heng listened expressionlessly, appearing as though his inner fluctuations were entirely non-existent.
The butler continued outputting from the side: “Madam has been home alone these past two days, so bored he can only play video games. He probably also wants the person he likes to accompany him a bit more…”
Lu Heng swept a single glance over, and the butler tactfully shut his mouth, retreating from the room.
Not long after he left, a sneaky black shadow appeared at the doorway of Lu Heng’s room.
Fu Jia pressed against the door, trying to push it open.
? Couldn’t push it?
He then tragically discovered: the door was locked from the inside.
Fu Jia puffed up his cheeks in anger: Who locks the door when sleeping?
Seeming to have heard the commotion outside the door, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.
Before Lu Heng could voice out that Fu Jia was coming to harass him again late at night, the man himself felt aggrieved first, loudly accusing him: “Why do you even lock the door when you sleep?”
Lu Heng’s tone was flat: “To prevent certain people from sneaking into my bed.”
“Certain people” puffed out their cheeks huffily and muttered softly under their breath: “Stingy-puss~”
Lu Heng lowered his eyelids: “If nothing’s the matter, I’m closing the door.”
“Wait!” Fu Jia pressed his hand hard against the door: “I do have something.”
Lu Heng shifted his gaze to him, signaling him to speak.
“I want to borrow the bathtub in your bathroom to take a soak,” Fu Jia said with sincere earnestness. “There is no bathroom in my room, but I want to take a soak.”
“Can you lend me your bathtub to use?”
“…”
Lu Heng ruthlessly refused: “No.”
“Why?” The rejected person frowned unhappily.
Lu Heng unfeelingly spat out a single sentence: “Because I am a stingy-puss.”
Fu Jia: “…”
How could he be like this? Not letting him use it was one thing, but how could even using a bathtub be forbidden.
He was going to make a scene!