Chapter 7 The Protagonist Uke and Four Suitors VII

Chapter 7: The Protagonist Uke and the Four Suitors (7)

When Shu Xian woke up, he groggily thought he saw two people kissing at the foot of his bed.

Showing off their affection here?

Damn couples, I'll fight you.

Shu Xian rubbed his eyes again and finally saw clearly—it was Li Wu and Fu Yichen just glaring at each other.

"Are you two trying to outlast each other like hawks?" Shu Xian slowly sat up and leaned against the headboard.

"Brother, you're awake. Are you hungry?"

Li Wu got up and went over to help him sit up.

He was going to take good care of his brother to make up for his mistakes.

"Shu Xian, are you feeling better? Is there anywhere you're uncomfortable?"

Fu Yichen also approached and sat down by the hospital bed.

"I'm fine, everything's good."

"Brother, why are you ignoring me?"

"I'm not ignoring you. I'm hungry, go buy me something to eat."

He had to get on good terms with the protagonist gong first, right?

Shu Xian ruffled his hair. This kid Li Wu was actually quite like a little puppy when he wasn't being fierce.

"Okay, I'll buy food for brother."

Li Wu glared unhappily at Fu Yichen.

Hmph.

Brother didn't answer *me* first.

He definitely had to make his brother see this man's true colors.

"Is he your biological brother?"

Fu Yichen asked, glancing at the figure disappearing through the doorway.

"Half-brother, same father, different mother."

Although they weren't biological brothers, Shu Xian could only answer according to the plot.

In the original story, everyone only found out that Li Wu wasn't blood-related to him after 'Shu Xian' died.

Hehe, has Li Wu caught your attention?

Curiosity is the beginning of love.

"Hmm, no wonder you don't look alike."

Since they were half-brothers, next time Li Wu provoked him, he wouldn't go easy on him either.

"Don't mind how fierce he looks, he's actually kind-hearted and very well-behaved."

"Me too."

Fu Yichen replied.

"Huh?"

...

If he hadn't read the plot, he might have almost believed that nonsense.

*You*, kind-hearted?

Shu Xian still couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"You don't believe me?"

"Heh, I believe you, I believe you."

Shu Xian forced a fake smile.

"Brother, eat your breakfast."

Li Wu had bought several different kinds of food and laid them out one by one in front of him.

"Thanks, little brother."

Shu Xian's appetite surged, and he ate a bit of everything, sharing his attention equally.

"You can go back now. I'm here to take care of brother."

Li Wu said to Fu Yichen.

"No, I'm staying to take care of him until he's discharged."

This brother of Shu Xian's looked shady. He was even less comfortable leaving Shu Xian in his care.

What if he tried to frame him for some family inheritance or something?

No, he couldn't agree. He had to protect his friend.

"You go back. What can a little brother like you do to take care of him? I've got it covered here."

Fu Yichen crossed his arms and said disdainfully to him.

"You're the little brother!"

"My birthday is next week, I'll be nineteen. Brother, don't listen to him."

Li Wu was furious. He actually made the first move? Then don't blame him for being impolite.

"What can an older, clumsy man like you even do?"

"Do you know how much nutrition the human body needs daily?"

"Do you know what brother likes to eat and what he doesn't?"

"You don't know anything!"

"Still thinking you can look after him? What does your 'care' even look like?"

The retort left Fu Yichen momentarily speechless.

Okay.

Okay, okay, okay.

Go ahead and bicker. Consider yourselves childhood rivals from now on.

Ha ha ha ha.

Shu Xian watched the two with a doting, motherly smile.

The two of them sat fuming, one on each side.

Shu Xian smiled kindly, grabbing their hands from left and right and pressing them together.

"Come on, don't be mad. I'll be discharged in just one more day anyway."

"You both mean well for me, so stop fighting."

"How about this: you two hold hands and go buy me some snacks."

"You must hold hands, okay? Good friends should be close."

Both hummed in acknowledgment but didn't let go, neither willing to back down.

Each waiting for the other to release first.

"Go on, take your time coming back."

The moment they stepped out of the ward, they both instantly shook off each other's hands.

"I'm warning you, brother is not someone you can even think about."

"Heh, and it's certainly not your place to interfere, you half-brother."

Half-brother, huh.

In this life, Li Wu knew better than anyone that he and Shu Xian shared no blood relation at all.

Shu's parents had only said that to protect him.

"Heh, then his partner definitely won't be you either."

In your past life, you were the one who killed him.

Li Wu looked at him, a mocking smile on his face.

A murderer falling in love with the person he once killed. How amusing.

"Want to give it a try?"

Fu Yichen was seriously annoyed.

This half-brother was quite a tough nut to crack.

He didn't believe he would unconditionally be good to a half-brother.

There must be some ulterior motive.

His brother—he would be the one to protect him.

"Then go ahead and try."

Li Wu stared back, completely unafraid.

Perfect. This would give him a reason to finish him off.

"You're back?"

They walked in, both wearing stern expressions, each carrying two bags of snacks.

Seems like the conversation didn't go too well.

…

"006, any ideas?"

Shu Xian popped mini cream puffs one by one while thinking about how to heat up their relationship.

"Host, I think we could use Jian Fang to provoke them a bit, make them compete."

Hmm! That sounds quite reasonable.

In the original plot, they grew closer precisely through rivalry and jealousy.

"Mm, not bad, not bad. 006, you're getting smarter."

"Though you're still a bit behind compared to me—don't get cocky, keep it up."

Shu Xian gave his daily dose of 'encouragement' to the system.

"Hehe, got it, Host. I'll work hard to learn from you, great Host."

006 knew it had bound the right person—the host's words were so pleasing to hear.

Among all the people it had ever bound to, this one was the most talented.

Shu Xian opened his memo and found Jian Fang's number.

Jian Fang's WeChat ID was included in an envelope among the merchandise he had sent over that day.

Shu Xian had noted the number but hadn't added him yet, keeping it for a rainy day.

And now it came in handy~

"Great Host, you're so clever."

"Well, this is what we call professionalism."

006 felt like it had learned something again!

Shu Xian sent a friend request, typing "haunted house" in the verification message.

Jian Fang should be able to recognize that it was him.

A "ding" sounded.

He'd barely sent the friend request when it was accepted.

Seems like the celebrity's got time on his hands.

Shu Xian: Hello.

Shu Xian sent a greeting sticker along with it.

Jian Fang: What took you so long to add me?

Jian Fang felt a twinge of annoyance. He was a major star—plenty of people would kill for his contact info.

This fan hadn't added him immediately and had kept him waiting.

He'd been glued to his WeChat for days—this fan really had some nerve.

Shu Xian: Sorry, I've been in the hospital with a broken leg.

Ugh, he'd actually grilled his fan!

Jian Fang: My bad, is it bad?

Shu Xian: Nah, it's all good, not too bad. Just a cast.

Jian Fang checked his day's schedule. Fortunately, he only had a few appearances.

He could swing by the hospital to see his fan.

His fan would probably be sobbing with gratitude at the sight of him, right?

Jian Fang: What hospital? Mind if I drop by?

At the reply, Shu Xian's lips curved into a smile.

That would be absolutely perfect.

After sending him the location, Shu Xian started thinking about how to create a space for the three of them to interact.