" Brother Jue, I just went over and saw everyone preparing for tonight's live stream. Zhang Zhichen ordered fresh-cut fruit for everyone, so I brought you some over. Try it."
Chen Ruijia hurriedly entered the dance studio and then hurriedly ran out, carrying a carefully arranged plate with fresh fruit slices that looked delicious.
"Oh, by the way, I baked some cake and cookies when I had some free time. Would you like some, Brother Jue?"
Before leaving, Chen Ruijia asked him a question, her tone hesitant, as if unsure, but she really wanted him to try the cake and cookies she made.
"Okay, then bring some over. I need something sweet to get rid of the bitterness in my mouth right now."
Shang Shujue raised his eyebrows slightly, not wanting to make things difficult for her. The extremely bitter food he had eaten at that restaurant still lingered in his mouth; it was the most bitter time of his life, and he needed something sweet.
"Okay, I'll get it for you right away!"
Chen Ruijia left happily, but returned a little while later, holding cookies in her hand. The person beside her was carrying a cake. He seemed to be a kind-hearted person, but Shang Shujue didn't remember him.
" Brother Jue, we ran into him halfway here and came together. His name is Lin Jinhao, and he's Qi Tianlin's roommate."
"Hey, Brother Jue, I heard from Yi -Brother Chen and the others that you wanted to eat these things, so I just brought them out. I need to go to the restroom, sorry, hehe..."
Chen Ruijia introduced Lin Jinhao's name to Shang Shujue. Lin Jinhao smiled a little foolishly, finished talking to Shang Shujue, and turned to walk towards the restroom, completely unaware of the change in Shang Shujue's gaze from unfamiliarity to shock.
"That's Lin Jinhao. Why does he look even dumber than Yu Zeqi?"
Shang Shujue looked at Chen Ruijia and couldn't help but laugh as she teased her. Chen Ruijia also wanted to laugh, "He seems to be the youngest in their dorm. His family loves him a lot, he hasn't experienced much of the harsh realities of life, and he's very innocent."
Shang Shujue took a bite of the cake, smiled meaningfully, then gave Chen Ruijia a thumbs up. She smiled and left, saying, "As long as Brother Jue likes it."
[So this kid is Lin Jinhao. He's too naive. No wonder he couldn't outmaneuver the cunning fake young master after the Li family found him. He was almost swindled to death.]
The melon strips fell from the sky, and Lin Jinhao, who was washing his hands at the sink, was so shocked that he forgot to turn off the tap. Everyone who finally saw the melon strips owner stared wide-eyed.
"Huh? Lin Jinhao is the real young master in the 'real and fake young masters' story? Then who is the fake young master? Oh my god..."
"The cunning fake young master shouldn't be among us, right? After all, he almost caused a death; he must be pretty wicked, otherwise he wouldn't have done something like that."
"Oh my god, what's going on? I really want to know the whole story, what should I do?"
The hushed discussions among the group were so lively that they drew the attention of the instructors passing by their dance studio, who all wanted to go in and find out what was going on.
If it weren't for the need to uphold the integrity and image of the mentors, they might have joined the discussion as well, because it's truly important. What's the point of following the gossip if you don't see the whole story?
" Brother Nanze, I... I'm not my parents' biological son?! How could that be? They've been so good to me, always treating me like their own son, giving me all the good things. How could they not be my parents?"
Lin Jinhao finally snapped out of his shock, turned around and ran back to the dance studio. At that moment, he was in tears, tears streaming down his face.
This isn't about being overjoyed; it's about finding it hard to accept. Anyone who suddenly discovers that their parents, who love them so much, aren't actually their biological parents would likely be devastated.
After all, he had to constantly worry that his parents might discover the truth one day, and whether they would kick him out of the house in order to find their biological child. Would they blame him for taking over their biological child's life? Would they hate him? And so on...
" Lin Jinhao, don't cry. Calm down, sit down and have some water. Wait for Brother Jue. He'll definitely reveal more information, and then you can verify it, okay?"
Sheng Nanze hadn't expected that his gossip would involve the youngest member of the dorm. He tried to calm him down while taking the water from Su Yuanqi and handing it to him.
The others didn't gather around. When it comes to calming people down, it's more effective for close friends and family to do it. They weren't actually very familiar with Lin Jinhao, so they didn't feel comfortable saying much.
Lin Jinhao drank some water, took the tissue Su Yuanqi handed him, and wiped the tears from his cheeks, but he still felt like crying and couldn't calm down at all, not to mention what happened to his biological parents.
Just look at the ruthlessness of the fake young master they raised; you can tell that in this wealthy family, you can't survive without some underhanded methods. He doesn't want to be a young master; he just wants to live an ordinary life with his parents.
Thinking of this, Lin Jinhao burst into tears again. He couldn't hold back any longer. Not only were his parents not his biological parents, but even his biological parents wouldn't protect him and had almost killed him at the hands of the fake young master. What was the point of living? Waaaaah...
"Why are you crying again? Please stop crying..."
As soon as Sheng Nanze finished speaking, Lin Jinhao covered his cheeks and cried even more bitterly. Sheng Nanze looked at Su Yuanqi, Su Yuanqi silently shrugged. He was at a loss, and so was Sheng Nanze.
[Hey! What do you mean I used the wrong words? That kid was amazing! He tricked Lin Jinhao into bed with just a few words, and he even broke three pieces of the bed frame.]
Lin Jinhao had a fever for three days and three nights, he almost died from the fever, or rather, he almost died from being burned alive! Don't make excuses, that's exactly what I said!
Lin Jinhao's crying stopped abruptly. He stood there dumbfounded. He looked at Sheng Nanze, who was also stunned. He looked at Su Yuanqi, who silently turned his head away, covered his mouth, and trembled. He looked at the others, paused for a moment, and then looked at the sky and the ground, ignoring Lin Jinhao.
"Is this how you die? I'd rather be tricked to death! I don't want to live anymore! Don't listen to me! It's so embarrassing, waah..."
Lin Jinhao let out a loud wail and continued to sob, his ears turning bright red, whether from heartbreak or overwhelming shame was unclear.
In short, everyone now knows that Lin Jinhao will most likely become his adoptive parents' son-in-law in the future. He'll first serve as their son for twenty-one years to test his in-laws, so that he can smoothly transition into their daughter-in-law position later on...
Hmm... Pfft... Hahahaha...
Everyone was secretly laughing their heads off, but on the surface they maintained an indifferent attitude of "it's none of my business," "I know nothing," and "I didn't hear anything."
In fact, their trembling shoulders as they turned their backs gave everything away. Lin Jinhao saw it unintentionally, and he felt even more suicidal. This was practically a social death scene!
[Wow~ Lin Jinhao and the fake young master Li Qingxu are actually in a forced love story! Lin Jinhao says, "I only like to stay in my own world," Li Qingxu says, "That's such a coincidence, I also like to stay in your world, hahaha..."]
Shang Shujue's inner thoughts resonated deeply, even his laughter carried an undeniable shock. The more Lin Jinhao listened to these thoughts, the more he wanted to cry. How could Li Qingxu be so clingy? So shameless! Humph! (⩌⤚⩌)
Everyone: Wow, so the fake young master's name is Li Qingxu! He's really cunning! Not only that, he's shameless too. Maybe only shamelessness can get you a wife?