Lu Huaiyu looked at the two nutcases who had already walked away, then at the chubby kid who had nearly done something stupid and volunteered to get beaten up, and finally at his own clever, beautiful little sister.
He really couldn’t understand how his adorable little kitty had ended up with a friend who would still drool even after being cured, and a brainless little brother who was as dumb as his own silly dog.
After agonizing over it for two seconds, Lu Huaiyu directly blamed it all on Xie Changyu, that brainless idiot. It had to be birds of a feather flocking together—what did it have to do with Xie Tangning?
She had merely suffered collateral damage from spending too much time with Xie Changyu!
Fortunately, Xie Changyu couldn’t read minds. Otherwise, he would definitely have flopped onto the ground and thrown a two-hour tantrum without being able to get back up!
And fortunately, Xie Tangning didn’t know what Lu Huaiyu was thinking either. Otherwise, the kid would probably have floated halfway out of the galaxy and stayed there for six months without coming home.
All the while shouting, “My big brother really is the best in the whole world!”
There was nothing to be done about it. That was just how little brother- and sister-obsessed kids were!
Liang Jiaqing and Shen Lin had joined them at some point, clearly having witnessed the scene where Little Fatty had boldly run his mouth.
Liang Jiaqing waved the phone in her hand. “I recorded that just now. I’ll show it to your mommy and daddy when we get back!”
“Your complete childhood is just around the corner~ How lucky! The wish you just made is about to come true!”
Wu Dacheng: (ಥ_ಥ)
To all the family members watching this on-screen: Do you think I can escape this beating?!
The moment Liang Jiaqing opened her mouth, Shen Lin followed right along, because he was just as shameless as she was.
The only difference was that his target wasn’t Little Fatty.
It was Lu Huaiyu!
“Lu Huaiyu, doesn’t this kid look familiar to you? Doesn’t he look like a miniature version of your little brother and sister? That smug, irritating tone he used when he ran his mouth just now was practically copied straight from them!”
“Oh~ I forgot to mention—our Xiao Xie and Little-Little Xie were raised by their elite big brother himself~”
“So who exactly did they take after? What a difficult mystery to solve~”
Lu Huaiyu: “……”
Xie Tangning hugged her big brother’s arm and proudly defended Lu Huaiyu. “What’s wrong with that? Being raised by our big brother is my honor!”
“If you’re jealous of our earth-shaking sibling bond, just say so. You don’t have to beat around the bush—we won’t laugh at you!”
Xie Changyu immediately joined in when it came to flattering their big brother. “Exactly! Thanks to our big brother, you’re able to see two such outstanding people as me and Xie Xiaoning!”
“Have you thanked my big brother yet? And you still have the nerve to stand here yapping!”
Shen Lin had been grinning one second, but he wasn’t grinning anymore!
How infuriating! How had Lu Huaiyu managed to get two younger siblings who defended him so fiercely?
Why did Shen Lin only have one older brother who was more than twenty years older than him?!
After successfully watching his good friend’s expression change, Lu Huaiyu was perfectly satisfied.
“Ah~ I wonder what certain people are thinking!”
“Why insist on coming here to ask for a scolding? Don’t you know I have two younger siblings who absolutely adore me?”
“If your brain can’t figure things out, fine—but how can your eyes be blind too? Miss Liang, we really need to keep our eyes peeled~”
Liang Jiaqing didn’t get involved in their squabble. She simply stood to the side and openly enjoyed the show!
Shen Lin was so infuriated that he actually laughed. So it was true—when people were speechless enough, they really did laugh!
“Fine, fine, so this is how you want to play it? Since you’re being heartless, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
With that, he waved at Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu. “Come here, come here. I have some secrets your big brother let slip while drunk.”
“Secrets you two definitely don’t know~ Are you interested, little ones?”
Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu’s eyes lit up. They nodded adorably, apparently hoping their cuteness would make Shen Lin spill the secrets immediately.
Looking at the two tiny beans’ adorable expressions, Shen Lin forcibly resisted the urge to steal Lu Huaiyu’s little brother and sister for himself!
He couldn’t act rashly. This was all an illusion!
The two tiny beans were certainly lovable, but if he really brought them home to raise, they would be a genuine nightmare too!
After all, Shen Lin didn’t have Lu Huaiyu’s shamelessness or his family’s inherited talent for absurdity!
In summary: He didn’t want to end up disgraced in the education world like Lu Huaiyu!
Lu Huaiyu reacted with lightning speed and grabbed his two cat-and-dog children just as they were about to go over.
“Do I need someone else to tell you my secrets?”
“As your favorite big brother, would I really keep anything from you two if you asked? Do you really need to hear it from some outsider?”
Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu exchanged a glance. Their eyes were both filled with distrust toward their own big brother.
They knew their big brother’s personality all too well. Lu Huaiyu had definitely done plenty of shameless things behind their backs!
And there was a good chance they themselves had been the targets!
Lu Huaiyu of course didn’t miss the distrust in their eyes. He immediately put on an extremely wounded expression.
“So that’s how it is. I work so hard to earn money and support my little brother and sister, and in the end, my own siblings don’t trust me at all~”
“How heartbreaking! Sigh~ I guess I must have been a terrible big brother, then. Sob, sob, sob~”
“If that’s the case, I might as well die!”
Xie Tangning/Xie Changyu: “!!!”
Each of them grabbed one of Lu Huaiyu’s hands and shouted in unison, “You can’t, Big Brother!”
“You promised you wouldn’t abandon us! If you die, who’s going to earn money to support us?!”
Lu Huaiyu: “……”
This time, he was genuinely speechless. He cast a light, disdainful glance at the two little brats who had apparently fed their emotional intelligence to the dogs!
The next second, the pressure of blood ties came into play!
Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu each received a little smack. They stared at the culprit with three parts grievance and three parts accusation.
Lu Huaiyu didn’t feel guilty in the slightest. “Do you two know how to talk? At a time like this, you’re supposed to use your exceptionally high emotional intelligence to coax me, understand?”
“The sweet words need to hit me in the face like a storm of cold rain! That’s the effect I want next time. Remember it!”
The two tiny beans meekly murmured an “Oh,” indicating that they understood—and that next time, he would receive a sufficient barrage of sweet words.
Lu Huaiyu nodded in satisfaction.
Everyone else watched in stunned silence.
So that was why Lu Huaiyu willingly let those two little monsters make him lose face every time!
It turned out the two of them doted on their big brother too!
Shen Lin looked disappointed. He had thought he could use those two little devils to get a handle on Lu Huaiyu, but the two younger ones were completely useless!
Liang Jiaqing noticed Shen Lin’s scrunched-up expression. She moved a couple of steps closer and poked him in the arm.
Covering her mouth, she whispered, “The two little ones are pretty interesting, aren’t they? So interesting that I want to steal them and bring them home!”
“But I think you’re even cuter than they are~”
The moment Liang Jiaqing finished speaking, Shen Lin’s expression froze for a moment. Then, a fluttering sensation from deep within his heart quickly spread all the way to the tips of his ears.
He had already been leaning down to listen to her, so Liang Jiaqing immediately spotted his reddening ears.
Her eyes lit up, and she poked Shen Lin’s arm again. “Are you blushing? I’m not just saying that to cheer you up. I really mean it!”
Shen Lin admitted it openly, without the slightest coyness. “I am a little shy. Nothing makes your heart flutter more than praise from the one you love!”
