Does No One Care What He Thinks?

Xu Yanche: "!!!"

What the hell? I only kissed him once, and the alarm went off?

Before Xu Yanche could recover from his bewilderment, He Yumo and Jiang Qian rushed in.

A family doctor followed behind them.

Just as he was wondering how to explain that he had kissed He Qing—

Someone shoved him aside.

The family doctor swiftly examined He Qing.

Xu Yanche felt that sitting on the bed did not seem quite appropriate.

So he quietly got to his feet and moved to the doorway.

Ready to make a run for it the instant things looked bad.

After examining him, the doctor looked delighted. "Young Master He just experienced a major emotional fluctuation. That's a good sign—there are indications that he may wake up."

He Yumo and Jiang Qian escorted the doctor downstairs, taking the opportunity to ask more about He Qing's condition.

Xu Yanche: "!"

Fuck, I heard that people in vegetative states can hear sounds from the outside world. Could He Qing's emotional fluctuation have been because I kissed him and took his first kiss, making him mad?

He Yumo and Jiang Qian, who had just seen the doctor off and were heading upstairs, fell silent when they heard Xu Yanche's thoughts.

Still, the outcome was good.

Jiang Qian gave Xu Yanche another two hundred thousand yuan and told him to keep up the good work.

He Qing, lying in bed: "..." Did no one care what he thought?

When the three of them went downstairs for dinner, a girl in a school uniform was sitting on the living room sofa.

She wore her hair in two fishtail braids and looked sweet and pretty.

When she saw her parents coming downstairs with a handsome boy—

She found it strange at first, then seemed to remember something.

"This is my brother's bride brought in to bring him good luck."

He Yumo said, "Watch how you speak. From now on, he's your brother too."

He Jing curled her lips.

She thought her parents were far too superstitious.

They actually believed in this luck-bringing marriage nonsense.

During dinner, Xu Yanche ate quietly, but his mind was anything but quiet.

Slurp, slurp. Rich families really are different. There are only four people eating, but the number of dishes is nearly enough for an imperial feast. They all look so delicious.

But they're all being so reserved. If I eat without restraint, would that make me seem out of place? Those sweet-and-sour ribs are so far away. I really want some.

Why is the atmosphere at dinner so quiet? Why does it feel a little scary?

He Jing, who was eating, was stunned.

She looked up at Xu Yanche and confirmed that he had not opened his mouth.

But she had clearly heard Xu Yanche's voice just now. Could she hear his thoughts?

She looked at her parents, but they seemed perfectly normal.

He Jing thought, It looked like she was the only one who could hear this bargain sister-in-law's inner thoughts.

After hearing Xu Yanche's thoughts, Jiang Qian picked up the sweet-and-sour ribs and placed them in front of him. "Yanyan, try these ribs. They're delicious."

As she spoke, she placed a rib in Xu Yanche's bowl.

Xu Yanche was flattered and smiled. "Thank you, Mom."

Jiang Qian was delighted. After her son had grown up, he had become cold and distant and rarely spoke to her.

Now that Xu Yanche was smiling and calling her Mom, her heart practically melted.

He Jing curled her lips and muttered, "You're already such an adult, yet you still need someone to put food in your bowl."

Xu Yanche glanced at He Jing and said with a smile, "Little sister, you're in your senior year of high school now. It's a critical time, so make sure you work hard. Try to become the provincial top scorer and make Dad and Mom proud."

Once wealth reached a certain level, what people showed off was their children's grades.

Hehehe, trying to pick a fight with me? You only got ten points in math on the last monthly exam. I could score higher with my eyes closed. You only got a hundred in the liberal arts comprehensive exam too. These grades are absolute trash.

He Jing, who had been happily eating, froze.

No, how did this person know her scores?

Then she felt her parents' less-than-friendly gazes and gave an awkward laugh. "Mom, Dad, why are you looking at me like that?"

He Yumo and Jiang Qian were practically furious with their daughter. She had never studied properly since childhood, scored so poorly, and had even told them that she had done pretty well.

He Jing shrank back.

Then she looked at Xu Yanche and said disdainfully, "Do you think it's that easy to become the provincial top scorer?"

Xu Yanche smiled. "I'm not much, but I became the provincial top scorer four years ago. It was actually very easy. Keep it up, little sister."

He Jing did not believe him. Just then, her phone chimed. She checked it and found that her father had sent her a document.

She opened it.

Then she slid over on her knees to Xu Yanche.

"Master, please tutor me. Let me become the provincial top scorer too."

He Jing thought, What the hell is wrong with the Xu Household? They didn't want a son who was a top scorer, but they wanted that useless good-for-nothing instead.

She had just looked him up. Xu Yanche had ranked first in his major throughout university and received scholarships every year.

Although he had spent the past year or so acting without making much of a splash, that did not matter. Their family could pour resources into him.

As long as this great master could help tutor her.

He Jing's move startled Xu Yanche so badly that he sprang out of his seat.

Then he dodged away with a serpentine sidestep.

Fuck, is this little sister sick? She actually knelt to me. What terrible luck.

No, I only mocked her a little. I don't want to get dragged into this.

Xu Yanche said solemnly, "I don't think this is—"

Before he could finish, He Yumo interrupted him again.

"Yanyan, Xiaojing's studies are in your hands now. For every point she improves, I'll reward you with ten thousand. If she becomes the provincial top scorer, I'll reward you with three hundred thousand."

Xu Yanche immediately swallowed the refusal he had been about to voice.

He smiled. "Money isn't important. This is what I should do."

Wuwuwuwu, why didn't I realize making money was this easy before? Thank you, Xu Household, for looking down on me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be getting rich today.

The three members of the He Household exchanged looks. Was such a small amount of money really worth getting this happy over?

Xu Yanche felt it was better to lay down the ugly truth first. "Um, Dad, Mom, since you want me to tutor little sister, you can't interfere with my teaching."

Mainly because I'm afraid this little sister is too dumb, and I won't be able to stop myself from scolding her. If the He parents blame me then, my precious money will leave me.

Jiang Qian smiled. "Of course. I'll have someone clean out a study on the first floor later."

Xu Yanche enjoyed this meal very much.

After dinner, he said he wanted to visit his adoptive mother at the hospital.

Jiang Qian had investigated Xu Yanche before and knew about his family situation.

She immediately had a servant pack some fruit for Xu Yanche to take with him.

Zero Zero crawled out from beneath the sofa, ran to Xu Yanche's feet, climbed up his pants to perch on his shoulder, and rubbed its face against his.

It did not want to stay in an unfamiliar place.

Xu Yanche smiled as he accepted the fruit Jiang Qian handed him. "Thank you, Mom."