With a scream coming from the computer, Lian Qiguang stared intensely at the computer in his hands, trying to see if there was any different information.
“Second Brother, stop glaring. You died again.”
Lian Xiaozhu came over while hugging a doll that looked extremely ugly in Lian Qiguang’s eyes. Wearing a skirt and rubbing her sleepy eyes, she spoke in a dazed voice.
“……”
“Second Brother, you’ve been playing this game for two days already. Forget about not clearing it.”
“Impossible!”
“But Second Brother, this game only has three levels. You’ve played for two days and still haven’t even passed the second level. Just give up. You’ve been making so much noise that I can’t sleep.”
Lian Xiaozhu seemed completely unaware of Lian Qiguang’s slowly darkening expression and continued to strike him without realizing it.
“Crack!”
The computer was forcibly snapped in half by Lian Qiguang’s hands, cutting off the rest of Lian Xiaozhu’s words.
“……”
Lian Xiaozhu.
Lian Qiguang calmly threw the smoking computer aside and slowly wiped his hands. Under Lian Xiaozhu’s shocked gaze, he turned around and looked at her with a faint, chilling stare.
“I am very smart. It was the computer that got a virus.”
“But Second Brother, I just installed six antivirus programs on your computer the day before yesterday.”
Lian Xiaozhu answered blankly.
“Boom!”
The desk, along with the computer, was blasted apart halfway by Lian Qiguang.
“The computer got a virus.”
Lian Qiguang stared directly at Lian Xiaozhu and repeated himself expressionlessly.
“Second Brother, but…”
“Hmm?”
Lian Qiguang clenched his fist.
“Yes!”
Lian Xiaozhu finally came back to her senses. She immediately straightened up with a jolt, her voice loud and serious.
“It was a computer virus! It was not Second Brother’s fault! Second Brother is a genius and will forever live in Xiaoxiao’s heart!!”
Seeing Lian Xiaozhu’s righteous expression, Lian Qiguang’s mood instantly improved. He slowly stood up, adjusted his clothes, and calmly walked upstairs.
“Second Brother is mighty!!”
Lian Xiaozhu clenched her tiny fists and leaned forward as she shouted, afraid that Lian Qiguang would not hear her.
After returning home that day with Guan Ze’s help, Lian Qiguang had been staying at home ever since, repeating three things:
Eating, sleeping, and playing games.
Oh! There was one more thing—
Waiting for Xiahou Shaoxuan to come pick him up.
Perhaps because of the filming Guan Ze had mentioned, aside from returning home once on the night Lian Qiguang came back, Lian Yucheng had not returned again.
Long Ying had also followed behind Lian Yucheng that day. From beginning to end, Lian Qiguang had not given him even a glance. Long Ying also remained silent, as if the two of them had never met before.
Although Lian Yucheng still did not give Long Ying a good expression, he no longer angrily scolded him or chased him away.
During meals, he no longer forgot to serve him a portion.
Even when Lian Xiaozhu called him sister-in-law, Lian Yucheng only lifted his eyelid and snorted, without any other objections.
This caused Lian Qiguang to finally give Long Ying a proper glance.
After seeing Lian Qiguang go upstairs and confirming that he would not come back down, Lian Xiaozhu finally relaxed her body and let out a sigh of relief.
Looking at the destroyed half of the table, Lian Xiaozhu stuck out her tongue and shook her head.
“009-A, Second Brother’s temper has been getting worse recently.”
“Master’s danger level is 90%. According to system settings, when encountering Master, the distance maintained from him cannot be less than three meters.”
009-A replied to Lian Xiaozhu’s words in its cold, mechanical voice.
“Go clean that up. Otherwise, when Big Brother comes back, he will definitely get angry again.”
“Yes, Miss.”
009-A obediently went to clean up the mess.
Lian Xiaozhu walked into the kitchen, took out a piece of cake, and returned to curl up on the sofa in the living room.
However, before she could swallow the bite of cake, Lian Qiguang once again came downstairs fully armed.
“Second Brother, are you going out?”
After being stunned for a moment, when Lian Qiguang was almost at the door, Lian Xiaozhu hurriedly swallowed the cake and asked.
“Mm.”
He replied expressionlessly.
“Wait, I’ll go with you.”
Lian Xiaozhu threw down the cake and quickly jumped up.
“No.”
“Second Brother~~~~”
“Troublesome.”
“I’m not troublesome! I’ll be very obedient, Second Brother!!”
Lian Xiaozhu ran over and hugged Lian Qiguang’s arm, refusing to let go.
“You eat too much. No money. Can’t afford to raise you.”
Lian Qiguang expressionlessly pulled his arm away.
“I have money!”
Lian Xiaozhu took out her small wallet.
“I’ll support you, Second Brother.”
“No!”
“Second Brother!”
“No!”
“I know the way! With me here, you won’t get lost.”
“…………”
“Second Brother?”
After remaining silent for a long while, Lian Qiguang pursed his lips, put his hands into his pockets, and expressionlessly looked at the ceiling.
“Go change your clothes.”
“Yes!!”
Lian Xiaozhu’s eyes lit up. She immediately turned around and ran toward her room.
“Second Brother! Wait for me!!”
“……”
Idiot.
After a chaotic rush, Lian Xiaozhu put on a little yellow dress, hugged her small wallet, and happily tugged at the corner of her second brother’s clothes, following him on their “date.”
“Second Brother? Where are we going?”
After getting into the hover car, Lian Xiaozhu asked curiously.
“Plaza. Buy seeds.”
After saying that, Lian Qiguang closed his eyes and decided not to speak anymore.
Lian Xiaozhu pouted and resigned herself to becoming both a mobile wallet and a navigation system.
Twenty minutes later, the hover car came to a sudden stop.
Lian Xiaozhu paid the fare and held onto her sleepy second brother, helping him get out of the car while swaying left and right.
“Second Brother, wake up. We’re here!”
Using her small body to barely support Lian Qiguang, who was staggering and nearly falling several times, Lian Xiaozhu blushed under the strange looks from people around them and softly called out.
“Mm?”
Lian Qiguang opened his eyes and looked around somewhat blankly.
“Second Brother! I told you not to play games, but you insisted. You didn’t sleep again last night, did you?”
Lian Xiaozhu frowned and glared angrily at him.
“I slept.”
Lian Qiguang stood properly and answered woodenly.
“Liar!”
“Not believing me means you are not stupid.”
“Second Brother!”
“Keep making noise and I’ll sell you.”
“……”
“Idiot?!”
A surprised shout came from behind.
The familiar voice and familiar nickname gave Lian Xiaozhu a bad feeling.
She stiffly turned her head.
A familiar figure instantly shattered the last bit of hope in her heart.
“Idiot! It really is you?!”
Lian Kai walked over, surprise flashing across his arrogant face.
“Hmph! You’re the idiot!”
Lian Xiaozhu raised her chin and snorted.
“Idiot, what are you doing here? Where’s your little follower?”
As if he had not heard her retort, Lian Kai asked.
“Where I am is none of your business, annoying guy! Also, don’t call Zai Zai that!”
“Hmph! I’ll say it! I’ll say it! What can you do to me?!”
“You…”
Lian Xiaozhu was speechless.
She turned around and hugged Lian Qiguang.
“Second Brother!!”
Lian Qiguang raised his head and expressionlessly glanced at Lian Kai.
When Lian Kai saw Lian Qiguang, he clearly froze. Then he quickly stepped back two steps and stared at him warily.
Looking at Lian Kai’s guarded expression, then looking at Lian Xiaozhu hugging him with an aggrieved face, Lian Qiguang remained silent for a moment before speaking in his emotionless voice.
“Little brat, you like this pig?”
“Pig?” — Lian Kai
“Like?” — Lian Xiaozhu
“Who, who likes her! Who likes this idiot?!”
After finally recovering, Lian Kai’s face instantly turned red. He exploded and jumped around while shouting at Lian Qiguang.
“I don’t care if you like me!”
Lian Xiaozhu huffed and turned her face away.
“Really?”
Lian Qiguang answered and looked up at the sky.
“Yesterday I read a book. It said: Fighting means affection, scolding means love. If that doesn’t work, kick them.”
If that was true, then he could no longer kick people in the future.
He should use a knife instead.
“What, what are you talking about!!”
Lian Kai took two steps back, putting distance between himself and Lian Xiaozhu. His small face became so red it looked like it was about to emit steam.
He could not even speak properly.
“I don’t like her! I don’t! Who would like an idiot? I, I…”
“……”
“In any case, I don’t like her!!”
After repeating himself without being able to continue, Lian Kai shouted loudly. With a face as red as steam, he quickly squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.
“He’s embarrassed.”
Lian Qiguang looked at Lian Xiaozhu with a blank expression.
“Let’s go, Second Brother.”
Lian Xiaozhu finally could not help but imitate Lian Yucheng’s usual reaction whenever he argued with Lian Qiguang. She covered her face with one small hand.
Led by Lian Xiaozhu, the two arrived at Old Yuan’s seed shop.
This time, Old Yuan was no longer hiding inside the back room. Instead, he stood with his hands behind his back, squinting at the plants displayed on the virtual screens covering the entire shop. From time to time, he clicked on something and changed their positions.
“Old Yuan.”
Lian Qiguang nodded slightly.
“Oh? Ku Mu?”
Seeing the person who arrived, Old Yuan was clearly surprised, then immediately smiled.
“Grandpa Yuan.”
Lian Xiaozhu stood on tiptoe and called sweetly.
“Xiaoxiao came too.”
Old Yuan was delighted by the “Grandpa Yuan” and reached out to pat Lian Xiaozhu’s head.
“What brings you here this time?”
Old Yuan looked up at Lian Qiguang.
“I will be leaving for a while in a few days. I want to buy some seeds.”
“Alright! Take a look first. I’ve got several new varieties. Pick whichever ones you like. I’ll give you a discount.”
“Thank you.”
Lian Qiguang nodded.
“Little bug, what are you standing there for? Make tea!”
A roar shook the young man at the front desk, who was almost asleep, causing him to nearly hit his nose.
“Yes! Yes!”
The young man lazily yawned and slowly walked inside.
“Brat! Completely useless!”
Old Yuan cursed, then turned around and smiled kindly at Lian Xiaozhu.
“Xiaoxiao, come sit here. Grandpa will give you candy.”
“Thank you, Grandpa Yuan.”
“Good girl.”
“Grandpa!!! I’m hungry!! Is there anything to eat?!”
A loud shout came from outside the shop.
The hand Old Yuan was using to grab candy trembled, and he almost dropped it.
“Brat! What are you shouting for?! Are you hoping I die early?!”
“Hehe! Of course not. I’m not dead yet. Grandpa definitely won’t die. Grandpa will stay healthy forever, then watch me marry a wife and give you great-grandchildren.”
“Hmph! Always talking nonsense.”
Old Yuan snorted, though his face had gained a little more smile.
“It’s you! Annoying guy!”
Lian Xiaozhu widened her eyes and stared in surprise at Lian Kai, who was clinging to Old Yuan and smiling happily.
“Hmm? Idiot!”
Lian Kai froze, then his eyes widened as well. He jumped back and shouted.
“You know each other?”
Old Yuan looked confused.
“We don’t know each other!”
“Who knows him?!”
“……”
Old Yuan.
Lian Qiguang expressionlessly glanced at the two and slowly spoke.
“This brat likes this pig.”
Pig?
Old Yuan looked at Lian Xiaozhu, then moved his gaze to Lian Kai. A spark appeared in his eyes.
“Who likes her?!”
Lian Kai exploded.
“I don’t like her! This idiot!!”
“Hmph! As if I care!”
“Enough! What are you two shouting about?! A man bullying a little girl—aren’t you ashamed?!”
Old Yuan slapped the back of Lian Kai’s head, ignoring his painful grimace.
“I told you to find the person. Where is he?”
“Isn’t he right behind me?! Why did you hit me?!”
“Because you deserved it!”
“Grandpa.”
A gentle voice came from the doorway.
A tall and straight young man slowly walked in.
Lian Qiguang raised his head.
The moment his eyes touched the young man, they suddenly darkened.
Seeing Lian Qiguang, the young man also froze, shock flashing in his eyes.
“It’s you.”
“Why are you here?!”