What was going on??

Fang Yao was woken by the noise. She climbed out of bed and stared blankly ahead, taking a good while to come to her senses as she listened to the voices drawing closer.

Fang Yao scratched her head. "Why did I stay here yesterday???"

Thinking back to the previous night, Fang Yao narrowed her eyes and slapped her forehead. So they had worn her down with their endless pestering until she agreed to stay.

"Sister-in-law, are you awake?"

"I told you not to call me sister-in-law! Do we even know each other?!"

Lu You had come looking for Bo Zhe first thing that morning to get the scoop. After all, they were curious about what kind of woman had managed to win Bo Hanmo over.

Lu You was dumbstruck by the beauty before him. His eyes stayed glued to Fang Yao.

Damn, this beauty is our future sister-in-law? She's gorgeous!!

Lu You inwardly marveled. Ooh~ She's violent, too. Well, that takes some of the sting out of it.

Hiss!

Fang Yao pulled open the door and punched Bo Zhe. That would teach the brat to disturb her sleep. As Bo Zhe bared his teeth and hopped around in pain, Fang Yao felt someone staring from the side and punched that brat in the face, too. Where had this little creep come from? Did he have any idea who he was messing with? That would teach him to ogle her.

Had Lu You known Fang Yao had labeled him a little creep, he would definitely have jumped up to defend himself.

He crouched on the floor, clutching his face and howling.

"Sister-in-law, why did you hit me out of nowhere?" Only after his head stopped hurting so much did Bo Zhe edge closer to Fang Yao.

Seeing Fang Yao looking at Lu You, Bo Zhe's eyes flickered, and he nudged the boy on the floor with his foot.

"Sister-in-law, let me introduce you. This is my childhood friend, Lu You. Lu You, this is my sister-in-law."

Bo Zhe put heavy emphasis on "sister-in-law." Don't go weak in the knees just because you see a beauty, brat. This is my sister-in-law. Keep those eyeballs of yours in check.

Lu You caught Bo Zhe's meaning and rolled his eyes. "Sister-in-law, just call me Lu You. That's what Elder Brother Bo and Xiao Zhezi call me."

[Oh, so his name is Lu You. Tsk, tsk, another cannon fodder character. He meets the same end as Bo Zhe: a woman swindles them out of their hearts and money, then they're murdered and die together...]

[Since the two of them are together, where's that woman? I want to see what kind of beauty turns these two against each other.]

Fang Yao nodded and looked around them. There was no one besides the two of them. Disappointed, she moved to close the door.

Lu You stared at Fang Yao in horror. Her lips hadn't moved just now, so whose voice had that been? And what did "cannon fodder" mean? What did "die together" mean? He and Xiao Zhezi would turn against each other over a woman?

Lu You's mind was a complete jumble. Seeing Fang Yao about to close the door, he reached out to stop it.

"┗|｀O′|┛ Oww~~ It hurts, it hurts~~~"

[Is this guy an idiot?] Fang Yao looked at Lu You as though he were a fool.

"Did you need something?" Fang Yao asked.

After a night of hearing Fang Yao's thoughts, Bo Zhe no longer made a fuss over them, but what she had just thought still made him suck in a sharp breath.

He had never imagined he would become a lovesick fool and die such a miserable death.

Seeing Lu You's reaction, something clicked for Bo Zhe. Wasn't this exactly how he had reacted yesterday?

Lu You tried to ask a question, but someone clapped a hand over his mouth. He started struggling to break free.

"Hehe, sister-in-law, what would you like for breakfast? I'll have the servants prepare it. Shut up." Bo Zhe covered Lu You's mouth just in time, eagerly asked Fang Yao what she wanted to eat, then threatened Lu You in a low voice.

Seeing that Bo Zhe seemed to know something, Lu You stopped struggling. He patted Bo Zhe's hand and signaled with his eyes for him to let go. He wouldn't ask.

At that, Bo Zhe released him.

Watching the two exchange meaningful looks, Fang Yao said, "Millet porridge is fine."

[Could these two be gay lovers?!]

"Okay."

Bo Zhe and Lu You nearly tumbled down the stairs. Bo Hanmo took a sip of coffee and looked up.

* Sister-in-law!!!! We're not gay lovers! We're childhood friends!* Bo Zhe and Lu You screamed inwardly in despair, then moved farther apart, each looking at the other in disgust.

"Lu You, can you hear my sister-in-law's thoughts, too?"

At those words, everyone in the living room gathered around. Even Bo Hanmo stopped drinking his coffee and turned to look.

Under everyone's stares, Lu You trembled. Too??? Once that word registered, he stopped being afraid and grabbed Bo Zhe's shoulders, shaking him.

"What do you mean?? That voice I heard was sister-in-law's thoughts? You can hear them, too!!!"

"Yeah. We went to see sister-in-law yesterday, and we suddenly started hearing her thoughts." Dizzy from all the shaking, Bo Zhe broke free of Lu You's hands.

"Brother Lu, what did you hear my sister-in-law say?" Bo Miao rubbed her wrist. She had intended to go upstairs and wake Fang Yao, but had accidentally twisted her wrist, giving her second brother the chance to beat her to it.

Bo Miao looked at Lu You curiously.

Old Master Bo and his wife were curious, too.

Bo Hanmo remained perfectly composed and picked up his coffee again.

Bo Zhe was about to speak when Lu You covered his mouth. That's what you get for covering my mouth earlier.

Serves you right. You covered my mouth, and now my big brother's glaring at you. Hahaha! Seeing Lu You shrink back in fear, Bo Zhe planted his hands on his hips and laughed smugly.

(ΦωΦ)

Big brother, I was wrong!

Lu You wiped away his sweat. Bo Hanmo's look just now had been terrifying. -_-||

Over the next hour, Lu You felt as though the door to a whole new world had opened. He listened as everyone chimed in, standing up to clap at the exciting parts, then meekly sitting back down under their stares.

"So big brother was supposed to get into a car accident yesterday, but because he listened to sister-in-law and didn't go out, he avoided it," Lu You summed up.

"Yes!!" everyone answered in unison.

"And from sister-in-law's thoughts, Xiao Zhezi and the others will be killed by that little bitch Chen Qing, but you don't know how??"

"Yeah!"

"I know how I die." Bo Zhe raised his hand.

Bo Miao and the others looked over, spared him one second of sympathy, then turned away. Bo Zhe bit his handkerchief and whimpered. They're bullying me.

Bo Hanmo watched Bo Zhe, his eyes dark, his thoughts unreadable.

"You didn't need to remind us. Do we really have such great taste that we'd fall for the same woman?!" Lu You sounded deeply aggrieved, his little expression positively comical.

Bo Miao waved a hand. "Maybe that woman is really pretty, so you two fight over her."

"Are we really that shallow?!"

"Miao Miao, I'm not that shallow!"

"Oh, give it a rest. Who was it that kept staring at my sister-in-law without looking away?"

"Big brother, I didn't! Bo Zhe is making things up!" Lu You leaped up in a panic, waving his arms as he explained.

Lu You nodded, then realized something was wrong. What was that brat Bo Zhe saying?! Elder Brother Bo, let me explain!!!

Bo Hanmo had been staying aloof as though none of this concerned him, but at that brat Bo Zhe's words, his expression darkened. His icy looks came thick and fast, practically riddling Lu You with holes.