Shen Nanxing was greatly shocked and confused, and rebutted, “I didn’t agree to that.” Only family could call him that. Fu Zhiyuan, with a teasing intention, said, “Pick one: Xing Bao or Guaibao.” Of course, Shen Nanxing chose the former without hesitation, saying, “I’ll take the first one.” He completely forgot that he could have chosen neither. It must be said that older men really have a lot of tricks up their sleeves.

Fu Zhiyuan smiled with satisfaction, and his gaze towards Shen Nanxing carried a subtle hint of indulgence. “Alright, Xing Bao.” His voice was deep and gentle, and for the first time, Shen Nanxing felt a slight warmth in his ears as he was called “Xing Bao.” That familiar heart-racing sensation came again.

Fu Zhiyuan continued coaxing, “Xing Bao, you can call me Zhiyuan Gege.” If Su Chen had been there, witnessing Fu Zhiyuan coaxing a good young man to call him ‘Gege,’ he would have certainly called Fu Zhiyuan a pervert.

Shen Nanxing: “…” Did he really look that easy to deceive?

“Nanxing, we’re back!” Su Chen’s voice was incredibly loud, and he began shouting for Shen Nanxing before even entering. His voice interrupted the awkward silence between the two. Fu Zhiyuan was the first to break, withdrawing his gaze, thinking it was better not to push too hard.

Shen Nanxing quickly ran to the door to greet them, feeling relieved. He looked at Shen Chuanqiong happily and said, “Brother, you’re back…”

“Brother, what happened to your face?” Shen Nanxing noticed the terrifying slap mark on Shen Chuanqiong’s face and looked at him with concern. “Su Ge, please tell me, who did this?” Since Shen Chuanqiong didn’t speak, Shen Nanxing had to ask Su Chen, who hesitated. “Well…” He couldn’t exactly say that it was his future sister-in-law, could he? That would be too embarrassing for Shen Chuanqiong.

To maintain his brother’s image in front of Shen Nanxing, Su Chen quickly came up with a story. “Nanxing, it’s just that your brother was unlucky. Some couple had an argument, and he tried to be a good Samaritan and break up the fight. In the end, he just innocently took a slap.”

“But don’t worry, I slapped them back for your brother.”

Nobody believed that. Whoever did would be a fool.

Shen Nanxing pulled away Shen Chuanqiong’s hand that was covering his face and looked at him with concern. “Brother, does it hurt?”

“Let’s go home. I don’t want to stay here anymore.” Shen Nanxing didn’t ask him about the reason and just wanted to go home to treat his brother’s face. Shen Chuanqiong smiled at him reassuringly. “Guaibao, don’t worry, let’s take the gift and I’ll send you home.”

Shen Nanxing quickly grabbed the gift Fu Zhiyuan had given him, stood beside Shen Chuanqiong, and said goodbye to the two of them.

Su Chen, seeing this, quickly chimed in, “It’s getting late. Nanxing must be tired. Let’s all go our separate ways.”

“Nanxing, let me see you off.”

The four of them walked out of the bar together.
Shen Nanxing’s attention had been entirely focused on Shen Chuanqiong, not noticing how close Fu Zhiyuan had gotten. It wasn’t until Shen Chuanqiong said he was going to get the car and asked him to wait that Shen Nanxing belatedly realized Fu Zhiyuan was standing very close to him now.
Fu Zhiyuan was tall, nearly 1.9 meters. Shen Nanxing hadn’t noticed when Fu Zhiyuan had taken off his suit jacket and casually draped it over his shoulders, and the top button of his shirt was undone. From the front, you could see his slightly visible, sexy collarbone. His sleeves were also rolled up, revealing his well-defined forearms. The way he stood exuded pure masculinity. Shen Nanxing felt like a small, weak chicken standing in front of him. He glanced at Fu Zhiyuan from the corner of his eye, taking in all the details.
‘But I wonder if the big guy has an eight-pack?’
Thinking about this, Shen Nanxing’s gaze lowered, attempting to see through his clothes to verify his guess.
Fu Zhiyuan had a faint smile at the corner of his lips, clearly enjoying Shen Nanxing’s gaze lingering on him.
Soon, Shen Chuanqiong drove up in the car. Only then did Shen Nanxing pull his gaze away, not noticing the faint look of regret in Fu Zhiyuan’s eyes.
Su Chen, reluctantly, said goodbye to Shen Nanxing, “Nanxing brother, you have to come out to play next time. Don’t forget about me, okay?” He even pretended to wipe away nonexistent tears.
Shen Chuanqiong couldn’t stand his act, “Alright, stop acting, it’s not like we’ll never see each other again!”
Shen Nanxing couldn’t help but twitch his lips. He had never seen anyone more dramatic than Su Chen. “Su Ge, don’t worry, I won’t forget you.”
He had to admit, Su Chen was quite interesting.
Shen Nanxing glanced at Fu Zhiyuan and made a waving gesture. He really couldn’t bring himself to say “Zhiyuan Ge,” as it sounded too cheesy, so he just did it this way.
Fu Zhiyuan bent down and said to Shen Nanxing in the car, “Xingbao, see you next time.”
Shen Nanxing smiled awkwardly, “See you next time.”
After they left, Su Chen couldn’t calm down. He cursed several times, then pointed at Fu Zhiyuan in shock, “What did you say to Nanxing brother just now? You even called him ‘Xingbao,’ that’s just magical.”
“You call someone ‘Xingbao’ the first time you meet them, but why didn’t I ever hear you call me ‘Chenbao’?” Su Chen said the words “Chenbao” and immediately made himself disgusted.
Fu Zhiyuan gave him a look as if he were an idiot, as if to say, “You think you’re worthy?”
…
Back home, Shen Nanxing asked Wu Ma to bring some ice and a towel from the kitchen. Shen Nanxing, with a distressed expression, gently pressed the ice on Shen Chuanqiong’s swollen face.
Shen Chuanqiong looked at him with a cheeky smile, comforting him, “Xingbao, don’t worry, it doesn’t hurt at all.”
Shen Nanxing, a little angry and not wanting to talk to him, pressed a bit harder, “Hiss…”
Shen Nanxing looked at him with displeasure, “You said it doesn’t hurt, didn’t you?”
Shen Nanxing looked at him seriously, “Brother, you don’t want to tell me what happened, and I won’t ask, but you hurt yourself, and I’m really angry!”
Seeing that Shen Nanxing was really upset, Shen Chuanqiong immediately promised, “Xingbao, this really was an accident. I promise I’ll never get hurt again. Can you forgive your brother?”
“This is what you said yourself!”

Although Shen Nanxing was adopted, the care and affection Shen Chuanqiong had shown him over the time made him feel the warmth of family. He had long considered Shen Chuanqiong his real older brother, so he didn’t want to see his family member hurt, even if it was a small injury.

“I said it, I said it, I promise!” Shen Chuanqiong almost raised his hand to swear. He never expected that Lin Qingyan would slap him directly. He knew her temper was fiery, but he didn’t expect it to be this explosive. This time, not only did he fail to explain, but he also made her even angrier. Sigh! One problem wasn’t solved, and now there was another.

Shen Chuanqiong looked at the time. “Xingbao, it’s almost 11 o’clock. You should go upstairs and sleep.”

Shen Nanxing really was a bit tired. He yawned and said, “Good night, brother.”

“Good night, Xingbao.”