“Little brother Li Wu, come here.”
Li Wu walked over, and Shu Xian took his hand and said earnestly,
“Now that you’re grown up, there are some things brother should tell you.”
“You’re already an adult. You can support yourself now, right?”
『Congratulations, Host. Task 1 complete.』
“Now go upstairs and pack your things.”
Shu Xian looked around nervously, afraid his parents might come back.
“Okay, I’ll listen to Brother.”
Li Wu packed his things in his room while Shu Xian kept watch outside.
After Li Wu finished packing, he walked straight out the door.
『Congratulations, Host. Task of driving Li Wu out of the house complete.』
Shu Xian waited until the timing was right before getting up to chase after him.
By then, Li Wu was sitting on a bench in the park near their home. Shu Xian went over to complete the mocking task.
“Nowhere to go? Sleeping in the park?”
“How pitiful.”
『Congratulations, Host. Mocking task complete.』
Then Shu Xian curled his lips into a mocking smile. “You can only live by relying on men. How pathetic.”
『Congratulations, Host. All of today’s tasks complete.』
『Yay, I feel refreshed.』
Li Wu lowered his head. He must be very upset, right?
Where was Gu Tingyuan?
How could he just abandon his wife and run off?
“Brother…”
Li Wu looked up at him with a choked-up voice, looking as pitiful as a stray dog abandoned by the roadside.
Shu Xian immediately felt sorry for him.
“Since you can only rely on men, then I’ll let you rely on me for a while.”
Shu Xian took his hand and waved down a taxi.
He took Li Wu to his own home, the house his parents had given him when he turned eighteen.
“You can stay here. But once you start making money, you have to pay me rent, got it?”
Shu Xian still tried to keep a fiercer persona like before. That way, the tasks would be less difficult to do.
“Okay, thank you, Brother.”
So this was Brother’s own home.
“You can sleep in my room. The guest room doesn’t have bedding yet.”
“Mm.”
Li Wu followed behind him obediently, nodding with a sweet expression.
His gaze was deep as he stared straight at Shu Xian’s back.
Sleeping in Brother’s bed.
Brother’s blankets must smell very nice.
“You sleep. I’m going back. Don’t do anything embarrassing in my room.”
Shu Xian warned him.
“What embarrassing thing, Brother?”
“Nothing.”
Sigh. Why was he even telling him that?
Li Wu was so innocent. He probably still didn’t understand.
“Isn’t Brother staying here to sleep with me?”
“It’s already very late.”
Li Wu wanted him to stay.
Not long after he said that, heavy rain began to pour outside.
“Brother, I’m afraid of the dark, and I’m afraid of thunder.”
Li Wu carefully tugged at the corner of his shirt.
Seeing him like this, Shu Xian started feeling guilty again.
Li Wu had just celebrated his birthday today, and at the birthday banquet he had been mocked by him and then driven out of the house.
What a poor little thing.
“Okay, I’ll keep you company.”
Shu Xian slid under the covers and patted the empty space beside him.
“Sleep.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Shu Xian had been tense all day from doing tasks, and he fell asleep very quickly.
Watching the person in front of him breathing evenly, Li Wu reached out his long fingers and gently poked him.
Brother’s face was so soft.
His fair skin turned red after just a few pokes.
Those deep red lips looked like cherries, making people want to taste them.
Li Wu slowly leaned closer and looked at Shu Xian with tender eyes.
Brother looked so well-behaved. He really wanted to…
But he couldn’t rush. With Brother, he had to take it slowly.
Li Wu walked into the bathroom, and the icy cold water made him sober up quite a bit.
Morning.
Shu Xian woke up to the smell of something delicious.
He got up to look for where the fragrance was coming from.
Li Wu was cooking in the kitchen wearing an apron, looking very much like a wife at home.
He took out his phone and snapped a few photos of Li Wu. That sexy back, tsk tsk tsk.
“Brother is awake.”
“What did little brother make? It smells so good.”
“It’s the porridge you like. I learned it from Mom.”
“Wuwu, little brother, why are you so good to me?”
Shu Xian hugged him tightly. Apart from the orphanage dean in his past life and Mom in this one, Li Wu was the one who treated him best.
“Brother, I’ll always be good to you.”
Li Wu gently hugged him back.
This was the first time Brother had taken the initiative to hug him.
Brother was so soft, and he smelled so nice.
Li Wu lowered his head and greedily inhaled Shu Xian’s scent.
“Little brother, it seems like you’ve gotten taller again.”
Shu Xian now had to look up at him. He pinched Li Wu’s arm and then lightly punched his chest.
All solid muscle.
“Li Wu, how do you train?”
He was so envious.
If he hadn’t touched him, he wouldn’t have known Li Wu had such a great figure.
“Brother, I’ll teach you later. Eat breakfast first.”
Every touch from Shu Xian made his body go numb with pleasure.
If this went on, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to hold back.
“Okay, let’s eat.”
Shu Xian stopped fussing with his hands and ran to the dining table to sit down and wait for breakfast.
“Wow, it smells so good.”
Li Wu brought the cooked porridge out from the kitchen.
“Eat more, Brother.”
Li Wu served him a bowl and placed it in front of him.
Shu Xian took a photo and posted it to his social feed.
Caption: The porridge little brother cooked tastes like home too.
Before long, many people replied.
Mom commented: Baby is so lucky. Li Wu learned several dishes from Mom.
Gu Tingyuan commented: I can cook too. My food tastes like a husband made it.
Gu Tingyuan really never stopped making flirtatious remarks.
Jian Fang commented: Little fan likes porridge? I can make big meals.
Fu Yichen commented: I can cook survival-style wilderness food. Want to try?
Li Wu was very happy that Shu Xian posted to his social feed. It meant he still had a special place in Brother’s heart.
Seeing Gu Tingyuan’s comment, Li Wu also replied: Brother, whatever flavor you want, I can make it. Besides Mom, I’m the one who knows Brother best.
“Little brother Li Wu, ignore him.”
Shu Xian had also seen the two of them making sharp, confrontational comments.
Li Wu’s brother complex was a little serious.
And Gu Tingyuan didn’t know how to back off either.
“Brother, I’m going out to work soon. Can Brother stay with me these next few days?”
“When I come home and I’m alone, I’ll be scared.”
Li Wu’s tone was a little pleading.
“Okay, I’ll stay with you for a few days.”
Shu Xian also wanted to eat Li Wu’s cooking.
“Good. Brother, wait for me to get off work and come back to make you something delicious.”
Li Wu happily ruffled Shu Xian’s hair.
Brother was so well-behaved. Just thinking about coming home from work and seeing Brother made him feel so happy.
It was like a wife waiting for her husband to get off work.
“Go on. Work hard.”
Look around more. Your fourth pursuer should be showing up soon.
After Li Wu went to class, Shu Xian started to feel a little bored.
He lay on the sofa playing with his phone.
When he got tired of that, he ran to the kitchen refrigerator to look for snacks.
“Mm, the refrigerator is empty.”
Might as well go to the supermarket.
Shu Xian put on his coat and went downstairs to the supermarket.
He grabbed a cart and started picking out snacks he wanted.
This one looked good, that one looked good, and soon the cart was packed full.
Oh right, ingredients for dinner too.
He almost forgot. Shu Xian pushed the cart over to the fresh meat section.
A portion of beef, a portion of lamb, some tripe, some shrimp paste, and some meatballs. He might as well have hot pot for dinner.
Hehe, so happy. So many delicious things.
Shu Xian shopped like crazy, and only after paying did he start worrying.
How was he supposed to carry so many things?
Luckily, the mall had an elevator from the underground garage that went straight up to the apartments, and he could still use the cart for part of the way.
Finally, he managed to push it shakily to the elevator entrance.
He took the shopping bags off the cart. One bag in each hand, and both arms were loaded with things.
Wuwu, so heavy.
“Need some help?”
A gentle voice came from behind him.
The man pointed at the elevator.
Did he live upstairs too?
Shu Xian wasn’t being shy. “Sure, thanks.”
The man took the shopping bags from him, and with the weight reduced, his hands didn’t hurt as much.
Still, this man was rather handsome. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and a suit, and looked very elegant.
『Host, that’s the male lead, Yu Jingxing.』
006 reminded him.
What a coincidence. It seemed letting Li Wu stay here had really worked out perfectly.
“The elevator’s here. Let’s go in.”
“Oh, okay.”
Shu Xian stepped in first.
“Which floor?”
“Twenty-eighth floor.”
The man’s slender fingers pressed the floor button, and then he said,
“What a coincidence.”
“You live on the twenty-eighth floor too?”
That really was a coincidence. Looks like he’d have to head back to the mansion early and stop being a third wheel for them.
“Mm.”
The man replied, then added,
“Eat fewer snacks. Trans fats are bad for your health.”
Shu Xian said “Mm,” but he wasn’t changing. He wanted to eat them.
The elevator reached the twenty-eighth floor.
The man helped him carry his things and walked out of the elevator with him.
“Brother, who is he?”
Li Wu had come back at noon planning to cook for Shu Xian. He had just arrived when Shu Xian returned home.
He’s your husband.