Chapter 12 The Protagonist Uke and Four Suitors XII

Chapter 12: The Protagonist (the Uke) and the Four Suitors (12)

"Hey Host, got a new task."

"Oh, tell me about it."

After having nothing to do for a bit, there was finally something to do.

"Task: Break Li Wu's phone and say, 'Without our family's status, you think you'd ever have met Gu Tingyuan?'"

"OMG, that's so harsh!"

Li Wu had been so good to him lately that he didn't know how to say it.

"You got this, Host. We've got missions to finish."

"Okay, got it."

I'm just an NPC, I'm just an NPC, Shu Xian repeated silently in his heart.

"Let's do this!"

Shu Xian scowled and stormed into the living room.

He picked up Li Wu's phone from the table and hurled it to the ground.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Why is he so angry all of a sudden?

"You took my father, and now you want the family fortune too?"

Shu Xian demanded, furious.

"Brother, I would never."

Li Wu felt wronged; he had no interest in the family money.

His father had already left him plenty.

But Shu Xian didn't know the truth yet. Who told him I wanted to take his inheritance? Li Wu wondered.

"Don't say anything. I know you're cozy with Gu Tingyuan. He's your ticket."

"To help you take everything from me."

"But don't forget, without our family's status, you think you'd ever have met Gu Tingyuan?"

Shu Xian forced himself to say these words, cringing internally.

It was so awkward!

"Brother, who told you this?"

Someone must be trying to drive a wedge between him and his brother.

"Never mind who said it. I hate you."

With that, Shu Xian turned and limped upstairs.

He moved slowly, his leg still in a cast.

He could feel Li Wu's eyes burning into his back.

He was afraid Li Wu would come over and ask him; he really couldn't keep up the act anymore.

Finally reaching his room, Shu Xian let out a sigh of relief.

"Task complete! Nice job, host! Hehe."

His host was really amazing.

"Phew~"

He was getting his cast off tomorrow. It seemed he could only ask someone else.

Shu Xian took out his phone and contacted Fu Yichen. It was perfect since he still owed him a meal.

Fu Yichen readily agreed to pick him up.

The next morning.

Shu Xian didn't want to run into Li Wu, afraid of the awkwardness. He dawdled until Fu Yichen was almost there before going downstairs for breakfast.

Li Wu's plate was already empty; it seemed he had finished eating and had been waiting for him.

"Brother..."

Shu Xian didn't respond, treating him as if he were invisible, silently eating his breakfast.

"Brother, I haven't done anything to wrong you. I won't take anything that belongs to you."

"Brother, please don't ignore me."

Li Wu's tone was sincere, tinged with a plea.

Shu Xian felt a pang of heartache. This kid was so young and proud.

He'd wronged him and even made him apologize so humbly.

Wuwu, Li Wu, little brother, I'm sorry.

Shu Xian didn't want to see any more. He quickly finished a few bites and got up to leave.

"Brother, are you going to get the cast removed?"

"Let me go with you."

Li Wu also stood up and followed him.

"No need, my friend is coming to pick me up."

Shu Xian coldly refused him.

"Friend..."

Li Wu's eyes showed a hint of sadness. His brother hated him now.

"Ding-dong."

The doorbell rang.

"My friend is here."

Shu Xian said, and went to open the door and leave by himself.

"Brother..."

Wah, hearing Li Wu call out 'brother' with a choked-up voice, it made his heart ache.

So pitiful.

"Get in the car, buddy."

Fu Yichen opened the passenger door for him.

"Thanks."

Shu Xian's mood suddenly lifted again.

Awesome, enemies have become friends.

"Don't mention it."

After arriving at the hospital, Fu Yichen pushed him in a wheelchair straight to the attending doctor's office.

"Is this the very important friend you mentioned?"

Mo Sen looked at Shu Xian. This little guy sure has a lot of people who care for him.

"Yeah, I accidentally broke his leg."

"After you remove the cast, give him a thorough check-up."

Fu Yichen told Mo Sen.

This Mo Sen was also an old friend of his. Back when Fu Yichen was training and often breaking bones, he always went to Mo Sen.

Over time, the two got along well enough to be considered friends.

"What a coincidence, I was the one who treated this little patient before."

"Little Shu Xian, have you missed me all this time?"

Mo Sen asked while removing his cast.

Shu Xian didn't respond, silently lowering his head and pretending to be a quail.

"What are you doing?"

Fu Yichen was displeased. Shu Xian was so innocent; what did this Mo Sen want to do to him?

"What, do you like him too?"

Mo Sen looked up and asked.

"None of your business whether I like him or not. He's my brother, and I won't allow you to treat him like this."

After spending so much time with Mo Sen, he never expected him to be such a frivolous person.

You never truly know someone.

"You're not his anything, and you don't have the right to refuse on his behalf, right, Xian Xian?"

What the heck is 'Xian Xian'? This Mo Sen is calling him weird names again.

"Don't call me that."

They weren't that close.

Mo Sen didn't tease him further. After removing the cast, he instructed him that he could start walking in two to three days.

Shu Xian gleefully left the hospital.

With the cast off, it felt like his foot could breathe again.

After dinner, Fu Yichen drove him home.

"Host, a task is here."

What a coincidence, it came right when he got home.

"Bring it on."

"Task: Tell Li Wu, 'You're just a useless sissy.'"

"Ah, that's so harsh, saying that to a bottom."

There was originally an action of throwing clothes, but in this life, Li Wu didn't join the military, so there was no uniform to throw.

Ugh, my heart aches for Li Wu for a second.

Ollie give! Shu Xian psyched himself up and opened the front door.

As soon as the door opened, Li Wu came up to greet him.

"Brother is back. Have you had dinner? Are you hungry?"

Li Wu's affectionate greeting made Shu Xian's resolve waver.

Gritting his teeth, he still pushed him away.

"Get lost. You're just a useless sissy."

Perhaps not expecting Shu Xian to push him, Li Wu lost his balance and fell directly to the ground.

"Brother..."

Shu Xian didn't dare to look at him, quickly stepping around him and hurrying upstairs.

"Congratulations, host, task completed."

"How many more tasks like this are there?"

He really didn't want to do tasks like this.

"Host, probably seven or eight more, depending on how the plot develops."

There was no set number of tasks.

"Alright."

He hoped Li Wu wouldn't dwell on it.

Shu Xian had a great night's sleep, while Li Wu was left wondering why Shu Xian had suddenly changed like that.

Recalling their usual interactions, this argument seemed to come out of nowhere.

Thinking about it carefully, it really puzzled him.

*Brother* must be hiding something from him.

"Good morning, host~"

"There's a task~"

006 cooed in a gentle voice to wake Shu Xian.

"What is it?"

Did 006 not realize that when it talked while he was sleeping, it felt like his brain was getting zapped? All tingly and numb.

"Could this task not have waited until I was actually awake?"

He was dead tired.

"Well, the early bird catches the worm."

"Spit it out."

"The task is to tell Li Wu, 'The only reason you know Fu Yichen is through the Shu family's connections.'"

?

"What?"

Shu Xian sat up in bed.

Who the hell writes lines this awkward?

Seriously, who writes this stuff!?

"Li Wu and Fu Yichen aren't even that close. Wouldn't saying that come off as weird?"

It's totally irrelevant; the plot is a bit absurd.

"Host, these are the orders from the higher-ups."

"They can't be wrong."

"..."

But it's clearly so forced...

"Relax, host. We just follow orders. Completing the task is all that matters."

006 explained.

"Alright..."

Shu Xian couldn't be bothered to wash up. Sporting a bedhead, he went straight downstairs.

Li Wu was at the breakfast table.

Shu Xian slammed his hand on the table angrily and said, "The only reason you know Fu Yichen is through the Shu family's connections."

To make it seem less forced, Shu Xian added another line.

"Don't let it go to your head."

Ah, so awkward. It would've been better not to add that.

After saying it, Shu Xian didn't look at his reaction. Letting out a sigh of relief, he trudged back to his room to sleep.

Shu Xian slept until the afternoon, waking up from hunger.

After washing up, he went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

"Brother, you're awake?"

Li Wu's tone was cheerful, as if nothing had happened before.

?

"Brother, the housekeeper had something to do and left. I cooked you a steak. Do you want some?"

Steak? Should I have it? Of course I should!

"You bet!"

Shu Xian drooled over the juicy steak.

"Brother, go to the dining room and have some cream of mushroom soup first. The steak will be ready soon."

Li Wu was in a great mood seeing Shu Xian's eyes light up.

He knew his brother would like it.

"Okay, I'll wait outside."

Great, there's cream of mushroom soup too.

But is Li Wu a people-pleaser?

Even after all that, he's still treating him so well?

Weird!

"Brother, the steak is ready. I've cut it for you. You can eat it now."

"Thank you, little brother."

Shu Xian couldn't wait to take a bite of the steak. It was so delicious!

So delicious it made him stomp his feet.

"I'm glad you like it, brother."

Brother is really easy to please. A little good food makes him this happy.

He needed to win his brother's heart through his stomach, so he wouldn't be easily won over by others.