Perhaps due to losing their parents at a young age, both Shen Family brothers were precocious. Shen Qianshan completely took control of the Shen Group before he was even an adult, while Shen Huaian's precocity was reflected in his romantic relationships.
He realized his true feelings very early on.
When Lin Changfeng was involved in another scandal, Shen Qianshan deliberately left work early and went home to stay in his room.
Shen Huaian calmly rummaged through the old things in the cardboard box, found the yellowed homework paper at the bottom and showed it to his brother.
Shen Qianshan took it and remained silent for a long time.
You are the joy of my youth.
"Brother, you said..." Shen Huaian looked up at him, her eyes slightly red, "Does his statement still stand?"
Shen Qianshan felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. While cursing the man surnamed Lin for being inhuman, he was also worried that his younger brother had misplaced his affections.
His face turned pale, then black, before he finally stood up and took the cardboard box, saying, "I'll burn it for you."
Shen Huaian quickly grabbed the hem of his clothes.
Shen Qianshan was deflated. He angrily put the cardboard box down and patted his head like he did when they were children.
" An'an, you're still young," Shen Qianshan said earnestly. "You'll meet many outstanding people in the future, and you'll also find people who truly care about you. Try to step out of your comfort zone and see the world."
After saying that, she huffed and puffed, "Aren't there lots of good-looking people in the entertainment industry? Let's find one."
Shen Huaian rubbed his eyes and subconsciously retorted, "But brother, didn't you say before that there's no one good in the entertainment industry and that I shouldn't get too close to them, or I'll pick up bad habits?"
Shen Qianshan: "..."
Shen Huaian: "You also said those people are all bad, that they like to fawn over the powerful and bully the weak."
Shen Qianshan's face was very sour. "Let's see who dares!"
Shen Huaian burst into laughter through his tears, muttering under his breath, "Brother, you're such a hypocrite."
"..." Shen Qianshan's expression was still unpleasant. "With me here, no one will dare to bully you."
Shen Huaian hugged his brother and snuggled against him, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
"Brother, thank you."
Shen Qianshan sighed, his temper flaring up after a single sentence.
"Anyway, you're all grown up now and have your own ideas. I won't force you to do anything. I just hope you can be okay, you know?"
Shen Huaian nodded emphatically. "Yes, I know."
"I want to wait for him a little longer." Shen Huaian wiped away her tears. "Brother, you're right. I'm still too young, and I don't have the strength to talk about these things."
Shen Qianshan was about to say something when he saw the young man get up and carefully pack the items out of the box into the cabinet.
He simply said, "Let's wait a little longer."
This wait lasted for several more years.
Until one evening at a banquet, that person stood in front of him again, swirling his red wine, pretending to be very familiar with him, and lightly touched his wine glass.
It was a very soft sound, yet it made his hand go slightly numb.
Even my heart ached with a slight soreness.
When he looked up, Shen Huaian almost didn't recognize him.
Lin Fox had grown quite a bit taller, with a slender and dashing figure. He must have dressed up carefully, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and a well-tailored suit that accentuated his height and long legs, making him incredibly handsome.
Up close, you can smell a crisp, clean scent on him, which seems to be a men's cologne.
That sly fox, attending the old man's birthday banquet dressed to the nines and even spraying herself with perfume?!
Shen Huaian, his face tense, asked, "Who are you?"
After he finished speaking, he noticed that Lin Fox's face went blank for a moment before he regained his composure.
He clicked his tongue in a seemingly indifferent tone, saying that they had met before and that he called him "brother".
She even handed him her business card, like a flamboyant peacock displaying its tail feathers, introducing herself as " Lin Changfeng."
Shen Huaian certainly knew.
These three words, seemingly light and gentle, dominated his entire youth.
Many years later, when they meet again, they can only pretend they've never met before.
Ten years is enough to forget many things and erase many memories.
--For a normal person.
They were just Childhood playmates, weren't they?
Who doesn't have a few older brothers next door?
It's just a word that gets forgotten and gathers dust in some corner after you grow up.
Only he, like a fool, insisted on taking it out every year to dust it off and take another look.
That's incredibly stupid.
Shen Huaian glanced at the timid boy in the corner, scoffed coldly, and didn't think about it anymore.
Shen Huaian knew about Lin Changfeng's situation and was aware of the hardships he had endured over the years. Those so-called "exes" were nothing more than fleeting charades.
But he still didn't understand, and he was still angry.
What were they thinking? They haven't come looking for me all these years.
Is it because you're afraid?
But I've always been here.
After returning from the banquet, Shen Huaian cursed Lin Fox as a coward countless times.
While tossing and turning at night, I also regretted pretending not to know them.
No matter how well Lin Fox disguised himself, at certain moments, the sadness in his eyes still overflowed uncontrollably, and just then flowed into Shen Huaian's heart.
He must be very hurt, Shen Huaian thought.
I saw Lin Fox again in Love Comics.
When Shen Huaian saw that flashy card, he had a premonition—
It's probably Lin Fox.
He ate the remaining 20%.
In other words, it's definitely Lin Fox.
Has she finally dared to step forward? Or has she now set her sights on him as her "lover"?
Shen Huaian kept thinking about this question the whole way.
Shen Huaian deliberately acted fierce and teased him relentlessly. Even though he was overjoyed when he heard him say he wanted to date him, he still wanted to yell at him.
He ran and cursed, letting out all the anger he had been holding in for so many years.
Shen Huaian always remembered his brother's words and gave Lin Changfeng a hard time for not appreciating what he had obtained easily.
But I was genuinely happy.
Especially when I saw that custom-made diamond ring, my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest, which was really disheartening.
Such poor acting skills are easily spotted.
This proved to be true.
In the maze game, the moment Lin Fox cries, he forgets everything.
Who remembers any pretense, any punishment?
This is the person he cherishes most.
Much later, Lin Changfeng asked him why he had been so eager to get a marriage certificate with him back then.
At that time, Shen Huaian was lying in bed reading comics, and this is how he replied upon hearing the question:
"Since I'm already in your clutches for life, why bother with all the complicated stuff and make things difficult for each other?"
"With my brother here and Xiaojiu here, you dare to treat me badly?"
Shen Huaian was engrossed in the exciting part, not even sparing a glance, "I guarantee you won't crawl out of this capital city alive."
"No, no, I wouldn't dare," Lin Changfeng quickly begged for forgiveness. After lying down for a while, he still felt uncomfortable, so he turned around to look at him, " An'an..."
Shen Huaian turned a page of the picture book. "Speak quickly if you have something to say."
Lin Changfeng grabbed his sleeve. "You've been reading comics all night, can you stop?"
"I told you to go to sleep first... I'll finish reading soon." Shen Huaian said, annoyed, "Stop messing around."
After reading two more pages, Shen Huaian finally couldn't hold back his smile any longer. He quickly freed one hand to pull at his waistband, laughing and scolding, "Don't you want your hand anymore?!"
Lin Changfeng lay on her side beside him, deliberately exposing a large expanse of skin to seduce him, her fox-like eyes flashing with electricity, yet her smile was exceptionally gentle, " An'an, look at me."
Shen Huaian took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
My mind is completely filled with this vixen next to me; I can't concentrate on the comic at all!
Shen Huaian gritted his teeth, put the comic book aside, grabbed his collar and yanked it up to cover himself. "You damned fox!"
Lin Changfeng raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, a submissive and easy-going posture that made him seem particularly easy to subdue. "I was wrong."
Shen Huaian glanced at the diamond ring on his left ring finger, her heart itching with desire. Unable to resist the temptation, she tightly interlocked her fingers with his.
"What's wrong?"
"I shouldn't have tried to seduce you while you were reading comics."
"... You know that, yet you still do it!"
"Then what should we do?" Lin Changfeng gently tightened his grip on Shen Huaian's hand, his eyes filled with a bright smile that reflected the shame and indignation on the person on top of him.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed as if fragments of light were about to flow out.
"How about... you take me in?"
Without saying a word, Shen Huaian forcefully kissed him, seemingly fierce, yet also cautious.
I'm afraid of kissing someone too hard, or biting them until they bleed, and then they'll cry.
Noticing that his advances had softened, Lin Changfeng chuckled and raised his hand.
With one hand protecting the back of his head and the other around his waist, she exerted a little force, and their positions were instantly reversed.
For some reason, the words he had used to tease Wen Jiu suddenly popped into Lin Changfeng's mind.
Wen Jiu said bluffingly, "You'll know once you find a wife like that; I guarantee you'll become henpecked too."
He then pretended to shake his head, saying that none of those partners could compare.
Not everyone has the beauty and skill level of Feng Chi.
At this moment, Lin Changfeng looked down at Shen Huaian's eyes with his fingertips and couldn't help but sigh.
"How rare! There really are people like you."
Shen Huaian stared at him, bewildered. "What did you say?"
"I said I like you." A series of gentle kisses landed, and Lin Changfeng smiled beautifully at him. "I don't know why, but I just like you the only one."
"My life is now completely ruined by you."
Shen Huaian smugly hummed, "So you won't go out and cause trouble for others."
Lin Changfeng smiled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking."
I'm so lucky to have you now, after all the dust and frost of the past have been washed away.
If you are a gift from heaven to me for the hardships of the first half of my life, then I fervently pray to the gods that this gift may last a little longer.
From my youth, it accompanied me to my grave.
<The End>