This second young master is clearly laughing, but why does his voice sound as if he’s crying? Lu Youze curiously turned his gaze towards Lu Youxi, and when he looked, he was startled.

He felt like God was playing a joke on him.

Lu Youxi, his younger brother, the ultimate winner in the original novel who gained both fame and fortune and even embraced a beauty, had a face that perfectly matched his aesthetic standards.

Such a beautiful person, how could he have such a venomous heart? Thinking about the ending of the original novel, Lu Youze couldn’t help but sigh.

The brothers of the Lu family looked completely different.

Lu Youze looked like Lu Lihai, handsome and resolute.

Lu Youxi resembled the late Mrs. Lu, with delicate features and a cold, aloof beauty.

He suddenly understood why, in the original novel, Yu Li chose Lu Youxi.

Lu Youze thought to himself, if it were him, he’d choose his younger brother too.

Of course, the premise is that he wouldn’t be the victim.

Compared to the beauty, he still loved himself more.

Seeing Lu Youze, Lu Youxi’s expression was strange, but he quickly returned to his usual cold demeanor.

“What’s the matter?” Lu Youxi took a step forward, forcing Lu Youze against the door and said coldly, “Brother, are you afraid of me, just like they are?”

Looking at his exquisitely beautiful face so close to him, Lu Youze mentally complained. What kind of ABO system is this? Why is such a cold beauty an Alpha, and why is he an Omega?

“Qiao Ma, you can go now.” Lu Youze distanced himself slightly from Lu Youxi, then smiled at the frightened Qiao Ma beside him, “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

“Young master, are you really okay?” Qiao Ma seemed a bit worried, hesitating before speaking, “Second young master, he… he…”

“It’s fine,” Lu Youze smiled again, “After all, he’s my brother, isn’t he?”

“Okay then, please be careful.”

After that, Qiao Ma left.

“You’re Youxi, right?” Once Qiao Ma was gone, Lu Youze smiled gently at Lu Youxi and said, “Come on, let’s talk in the room.”

Lu Youxi raised an eyebrow, doubt in his eyes. Before he could think it through, Lu Youze pulled him into the room and closed the door.

Looking at Lu Youxi’s face, Lu Youze couldn’t help but marvel at the creator’s brilliance. It was as if it had been crafted to his tastes. From any angle, it was so perfect.

For something one loves, a person can’t help but look more than once, and Lu Youze was no exception.

“You!” Under Lu Youze’s gaze, Lu Youxi’s imposing demeanor weakened. He involuntarily took a step back and said irritably, “Don’t look at me like a pervert.”

Lu Youxi was a bit angry. He had come to see Lu Youze’s embarrassment, but somehow he ended up losing the upper hand. Moreover, Lu Youze had been so strange since Yu Li appeared; he hadn’t even looked at him properly.

Lu Youxi had heard that Lu Youze had lost his memory, but does memory loss change one’s character?

Lu Youze wasn’t angered, but he did slightly restrain his “enthusiasm.” After all, given their current relationship, it was indeed inappropriate.

He had thought a lot this past week. Since he had taken the place of the original character, his family was now his family. And, after spending time with them, he had unknowingly started to see Lu Lihai as a father.

He didn’t want Lu Lihai to witness the brothers turning against each other, and of course, he didn’t want the miserable ending from the novel to come true.

If it were just Yu Li, he could handle it. But if this brother interferes, things might get tricky.

Actually, Lu Youze had come up with many plans, like attempting to win over his younger brother. As long as he could get Lu Youxi on his side, they wouldn’t fall apart as brothers, and Yu Li would end up with nothing. It would be a win-win.

The plan was beautiful, but implementing it would be difficult, and the chances of success were low. After all, in the original novel, Lu Youxi and Yu Li went through so much to be together, and no external forces could stop their deeply moving, heroic love.

And how would he, the always troublesome older brother, manage to turn him?

So, it was just an idea. He never even thought of turning it into a plan.

But now, seeing Lu Youxi, Lu Youze suddenly felt that this method might actually work.

Maybe it was the butterfly effect after his arrival, but many developments weren’t exactly like in the novel. The current Lu Youxi seemed different. His attitude was cold, but it didn’t seem like he was completely indifferent—one could even say…

Lu Youze was always mysteriously confident in his ability to judge people, so he decided to give it a try.

“Youxi,” Lu Youze’s gaze softened, sincere and gentle. “Can we have a proper conversation?”

Looking into Lu Youze’s eyes, Lu Youxi felt as though he was in a dream for a moment.

But dreams always end, and he coldly reminded himself that everything here was fake.

“What do you want to talk to me about?” Lu Youxi sat down as far away from Lu Youze as possible, avoiding his gaze. Coldly, he said, “I heard after you lost your memory, you and the old man started playing the father-son act? What’s the matter, isn’t that enough? Now you want to pretend to be ‘good brothers’? Hmph, don’t dream! You may have forgotten everything, but I haven’t. I remember every single thing you did.”

Lu Youxi’s attitude was cold, as though he didn’t want to have anything to do with Lu Youze. But in Lu Youze’s ears, it seemed to have another meaning. It didn’t resemble the sinister, scheming, smiling fox from the original story at all; instead, it sounded like a child who lacked love, complaining about being ignored.

Lu Youze felt like the chances of persuading him had increased.

“Youxi, can I ask you something?” Lu Youze wasn’t deterred by Lu Youxi’s cold attitude. He smiled and moved a little closer to Lu Youxi.

He was testing the waters and observing his reaction.

Lu Youxi looked at Lu Youze’s gentle smile, as though everything was back to the way it was, but this older brother had long since disappeared on that cold, rainy night.

He quickly broke the gaze and said coldly, “What do you want to know from me?”

“Youxi, you probably heard that I lost my memory, and I don’t remember anything,” Lu Youze lowered his head, looking like a wronged puppy, making people want to comfort him. “Did I ever do anything to hurt you before?”

Though it was a tired trick, it still worked.

Looking at it this way, he was no different from Yu Li. He, too, would use any means to achieve his goal.

If he had to justify himself, he would say that one was genuine, while the other was false from the beginning.

Lu Youze’s words seemed to be the spark that ignited Lu Youxi. His cold face showed anger, and he stood up, shouting, “Haha, this is really funny. Lu Youze, how can you even ask such a question? Do you really think that losing your memory means you can just erase everything?”

“Youxi, the past really can’t be erased. I’m sorry for forgetting what I did to you, but if you’re willing to give me a chance, I want to change,” Lu Youze’s eyes were burning with intensity, as if he wanted to burn Lu Youxi with his sincerity. “Please believe me, I only want to start over. I want to be a good older brother.”

Lu Youxi took two steps back, his expression strange, and then coldly said, “Unfortunately, what’s happened can’t be undone, and I don’t care for any good older brother.”

With that, he ran out of Lu Youze’s room.

Poor younger brother Youxi, caught in the whirlwind of his transformed brother’s behavior, completely forgot the reason he had come back.

He had come to see Lu Youze’s embarrassment, but in the end, it was he who ran away.