Second Brother Is Under My Protection

"Do you think providing me with food and clothing is enough? You drove my mother to her death, and then you brought in a bunch of illegitimate children to disgust us. I did it on purpose—so what if I wanted to get back at you?"

"Besides, I learned it all from you. Isn't it true that you can't keep your hands to yourself whenever you see a woman? You're not exactly a decent person yourself, so why would you expect your son to be any better?"

Old Master Wang felt utterly humiliated hearing his son's words. Seeing so many people watching, he cursed him as a scoundrel and hurled his cane at him.

His son didn't back down either, immediately grabbing the nearest object and throwing it back. There were plenty of items in the room, though not many in the hallway. Old Master Wang could only dodge while picking up whatever was on the floor to throw back.

As he saw Old Master Wang bend down, Shen Can's inner voice triggered: [It's starting, our main character shou is about to make his entrance. When Old Master Wang's stamina fails and he bends over, he's almost hit, but the main character shou steps in to block it for him.]

[After that, he becomes Old Master Wang's benefactor and reaps quite a few benefits. After all, the Wang Household is considered a wealthy family. Even if things get chaotic later, they can definitely give Shen Keke some good things.]

[Not on my watch.] Just as Shen Keke moved, Shen Can moved too. He pretended to be shoved by the crowd and bumped into him, causing Shen Keke to miss his chance to save Old Master Wang. Shen Keke fell, and Old Master Wang ended up getting hit in the forehead.

However, since the cup wasn't a very large object, the situation wasn't too bad. So much for being a "lifesaving benefactor"—it was clearly an exaggeration. Shen Keke looked at Shen Can with tears in his eyes: "Why did you bump into me on purpose?"

"I didn't. I was just pushed over," Shen Can replied, walking away before Shen Keke could say anything else. Who could find proof that he had done it on purpose?

[Heh, revenge is sweet. You said you didn't bump into me on purpose last time, but it's true you didn't help me up. We're even now.]

After these thoughts, Shen Can ran over to his family and said, "Let's go home." The excitement was over, and there probably wouldn't be anything else worth watching.

"Mm, it's late. It's better to go back and get some rest," Shen Yu said, arranging for the driver to pick them up.

Huo Xi reached the entrance, saw his car, and said goodbye to Shen Yu before leaving. On the way out, he had mentioned being very interested in the new project at the Shen Corporation. Shen Yu had long wanted to collaborate with Huo Xi, so now that the opportunity had arisen, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

Meanwhile, Lu Shao grabbed Shen Ze and wouldn't let him leave, insisting that he wanted to go to the Shen Household to sleep with Shen Ze. Shen Ze felt relieved that his family was busy saying goodbye to Huo Xi and were at a distance, especially since Can Can wasn't there.

Otherwise, he wouldn't know what Can Can might think, or how his family would react if they heard. It was a good thing they weren't around.

"Stop messing around and go sleep at your own place," Shen Ze said, pushing Lu Shao's arm off his shoulder.

Lu Shao gripped Shen Ze's arm and said angrily, "Are we still bros or not? It's not like we haven't slept in the same bed before."

"It would look so strange if my family saw us," Shen Ze replied. Lu Shao immediately retorted, "What's strange about that? Twice before, on your birthday, I slept in your bed at your place, and your parents didn't say anything."

That was before, when they hadn't said anything. Who knew if they would overthink it today after hearing Can Can's words?

Shen Ze didn't argue further, just insisting that it wouldn't work. In the end, Lu Shao couldn't follow him; he didn't want to actually make Shen Ze angry.

Shen Can spent the next few days in comfort. During the day, it was basically just him and Liu Yuwen at home. Shen Chi had gone out to do a guest appearance in a show.

Shen Yu was busy with company affairs, but Shen Father had also been going to the office quite a bit lately. Didn't the book say that Shen Father usually didn't go to the office anymore?

However, Shen Can didn't ask. After all, the book wasn't necessarily always accurate. His second brother was busy with his design company, and his fourth brother went out occasionally during the day.

That evening, Shen Can received an invitation to a new product launch from Shen Ze, who had returned home in the middle of the night. He only saw it the next morning; Shen Ze must have placed it on the nightstand after finding him asleep.

Is it finally here? The plot involving Shen Ze. Because the Shen Household existed as villains, they didn't know the exact timing of certain events.

When Shen Can went downstairs, he saw that everyone was gathered. Seeing the clothes laid out on the sofa, he knew they must be the new products from Shen Ze's company.

Every time a new collection was released, Shen Ze would give pieces to his family first. Lu Shao being there was one thing—that was understandable—but why was Huo Xi there too?

"Can Can, you're awake. Go eat breakfast first, then come pick out some clothes," Shen Ze said with a smile.

During breakfast, Shen Yao passed by on his way to the refrigerator for a drink. Only after asking Shen Yao did Shen Can learn that Huo Xi had come to discuss business with Shen Yu.

As soon as Shen Can finished eating and walked to the sofa, Shen Ze pulled him over, pointing out several outfits that suited him and telling him to pick whichever he liked.

After speaking, Shen Ze took out a box and opened it. Inside was an exquisite brooch with a large sapphire in the center, surrounded by circles of diamonds. It looked incredibly luxurious.

"Keep this, Can Can. A homecoming gift from your second brother." This was the most expensive piece in Shen Ze's jewelry design collection, yet he didn't feel a hint of stinginess.

In fact, because there were other versions with different colored gemstones for sale, he felt it wasn't unique enough. When he saw it looking nice, he had brought it home, thinking he hadn't given Shen Can a gift upon his return.

At this moment, he felt it wasn't special enough; he should have designed something exclusively for Can Can.

Meanwhile, the other three brothers also realized they hadn't given him anything yet. Shen Can had fallen into the water as soon as he returned, and then everything else happened, causing them to forget. Since Shen Ze had given a gift, they needed to make up for it as soon as possible.

"Wow, Second Brother, you're too good to me. It's so beautiful, I love it," Shen Can said, hugging Shen Ze happily.

After thanking Shen Ze, Shen Can held the box in his hands and thought: [Offering to invest in me, giving me expensive gifts—my second brother is so handsome and generous. This time, I will be the one to protect you.]

[Your little brother here will absolutely not let you bear the reputation of suppressing new designers to keep them from succeeding, or the charge of plagiarizing others' work.]

[It's at this very launch event that the junior Liu Lei, whom Second Brother helped out of kindness, and Hu Xue, a designer who has been at the company for over three years, will team up to frame him.]

[Hu Xue is also a designer at the company. When it was supposed to be her turn to go on stage to introduce her work and explain her design philosophy, the first thing she did was cry and say she had no work this time.]

[She claimed that her work had been plagiarized by Second Brother, and that he hadn't just stolen her designs, but had also suppressed her and another newcomer, Liu Lei.]

[The launch was being livestreamed. Although the bodyguards reacted quickly and dragged her off the stage, the event was effectively ruined.]

[But Second Brother still forced himself to go on stage. He said the innocent would clear their name, and he opened his USB drive to display his new products and explain his design philosophy.]

[He never expected that the USB had already been swapped. What played instead was a compilation of malicious, out-of-context audio clips of his work conversations, edited to sound like he was constantly cursing people.]