Shen Nanxing took his review materials and went to the library. If you’re wondering why he didn’t study at home, it all started from last night. After dinner, Shen Nanxing played with Cotton Candy for a while, and then Fu Zhiyuan drove him home. As soon as they arrived at the door, they ran into Shen Chuanqiong, who had just finished work and was heading home.

When Shen Chuanqiong saw Shen Nanxing getting out of Fu Zhiyuan’s car, he immediately became furious. He shielded Shen Nanxing behind him like a protective father and glared at Fu Zhiyuan. “What’s going on? Why is my good kid in your car at this hour?”

“What do you want?” Fu Zhiyuan didn’t answer immediately but glanced at the panicked Shen Nanxing behind Shen Chuanqiong. Shen Chuanqiong’s alertness rose, blocking Fu Zhiyuan’s gaze. “What are you looking at? I’m asking you!”

Fu Zhiyuan calmly withdrew his gaze and said with a composed expression, “I just had a meal with Xingbao. Why are you so agitated?”

Shen Chuanqiong didn’t believe his nonsense. He hadn’t forgotten what happened at the hospital that night when Fu Zhiyuan locked the door. Tonight was the perfect time to settle old and new scores. Shen Chuanqiong snorted coldly and sharply asked, “No wonder I’ve always thought something was off with you. Did you deceive my good kid?”

“Also, that night when I was working overtime, was it you who caused the trouble?” That caused him to spend the whole night changing the plan, only for the other side to say the first version was better, almost making him lose his mind.

Fu Zhiyuan’s expression didn’t change, and he remained unbothered. “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

Shen Chuanqiong didn’t expect Fu Zhiyuan to be so thick-skinned, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words. “Stop pretending!”

Shen Nanxing, afraid that the two might get into a fight, poked Shen Chuanqiong’s back. “Brother, calm down.”

“I just ran into Fu Zhiyuan and we ate together. Don’t overthink it.” He then gave Fu Zhiyuan a warning glance, signaling him to be more restrained.

His reassurance dissipated most of Shen Chuanqiong’s anger. “Then why did you come back so late? It’s already 9:30!”

Shen Nanxing awkwardly scratched his nose. “I just stopped by his place to play with the cat for a bit.”

Shen Chuanqiong had heard about Fu Zhiyuan’s cat before. He’d even found it odd at the office where there wasn’t a single plant, yet Fu Zhiyuan had the time to keep a cat. It turned out, he was using the cat as bait. This scheming, manipulative man—Xingbao, how could you possibly be his match?

Shen Chuanqiong darkened his face and pushed Shen Nanxing inside. “Xingbao, go in first. I need to talk to him alone.”

It’s unclear what Shen Chuanqiong said to Fu Zhiyuan, but after returning, he knocked on Shen Nanxing’s door. Shen Nanxing, still worried they might have fought, looked at him with concern. “Brother, what did you guys talk about? Did you fight?”

A hint of guilt flashed in Shen Chuanqiong’s eyes. “Ahem, how could I, your mature and composed brother, do something childish like fighting?”

“Xingbao, were you worried that I might hit Fu Zhiyuan?”

Shen Nanxing paused. “How could I be? I’m just worried about you, brother.”

This made Shen Chuanqiong feel quite good. He proudly said, “How could he be my match?”

“Xingbao, you must stay away from that old man Fu Zhiyuan, understand?”

“This man is terrifying!”

Shen Nanxing agreed wholeheartedly. “Mm-hmm, I’ll listen to you.”

Just as Shen Nanxing thought everything had blown over, he woke up the next morning to find that things weren’t so simple. Shen Chuanqiong directly skipped work and said he would stay home to help him review.

When Shen Nanxing’s phone rang, Shen Chuanqiong put on a wary look and casually asked, “Xingbao, who’s messaging you so early?”

Shen Nanxing helplessly handed him the phone to prove his innocence. Shen Chuanqiong took it and saw it was a message from the class group chat, which reassured him somewhat.

Soon after, Shen Nanxing wanted to play a game, and Shen Chuanqiong shamelessly asked to join him. He was reading a novel, and Shen Chuanqiong wanted him to share the link. When he was reviewing, Shen Chuanqiong stayed in the study with him.

…This made it impossible for Shen Nanxing to concentrate on studying.

“Brother, you really don’t need to go to work today?”

“Brother, why don’t you go to work? My classmates invited me to the library to study. I can’t stay with you. You don’t want your little brother to fail, right?”

Shen Chuanqiong’s serious expression faltered. “Xingbao, you can study at home too.”

Shen Nanxing knew what he was thinking, and after reassuring him that he would never see Fu Zhiyuan, even promising to be home by 5 PM, Shen Chuanqiong finally gave up his “supervision.”

Shen Nanxing sat in the library and sighed helplessly.
“Just having a meal together and my brother is already this upset. If he found out that I’m with Fu Zhiyuan, he’d probably peel my skin off! Just thinking about it makes me scared. Looks like this underground relationship is going to last a long time. Ugh, I should focus on my studies! The dreaded exam week!!!”

As soon as Shen Nanxing left the library, he was confronted by an unexpected visitor. The person was radiating anger, and his expression was quite frightening. Shen Nanxing furrowed his brow and coldly asked, “Do you need something?”

Fu Chengyu, seeing that Shen Nanxing wouldn’t even look at him, grew even angrier. “Shen Nanxing, are you really that guilty? Now you can’t even look at me?”

Shen Nanxing rolled his eyes and responded, “Who are you?” Guilty? He hadn’t done anything wrong, so why would he feel guilty? This person was crazy! It was so absurd!

Fu Chengyu sneered. “We’ve known each other for more than ten years, and you actually ask who I am?”

“Known each other for more than ten years? Did you take the wrong medicine?” Shen Nanxing felt more and more confused. He truly didn’t recognize this person! Could he be some kind of mess from the original’s past? What a hassle!

The emotions in Fu Chengyu’s eyes surged, and he gritted his teeth, angrily asking, “Shen Nanxing, have you fallen for someone else? Who is that man?”

“Is it because of him that you chose to cancel the engagement with me?”

Cancel the engagement? Shen Nanxing immediately caught the key words from the man’s mouth. The only person who had an engagement with the original was that scumbag. When Shen Nanxing arrived, the original had already canceled the engagement, so it was clear that the man in front of him was the damn scumbag. He had been regretting not properly dealing with Fu Chengyu on behalf of the original, and now, the opportunity had come knocking on his door.

Shen Nanxing acted confused and looked at him. “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

Fu Chengyu sneered again. “Stop pretending. I saw everything that day.”

Then he pulled out his phone, which had been shattered to pieces. “The person in this photo is your lover!”

Without even looking at the phone, Shen Nanxing shot back, “Lover? Fu Chengyu, stop being ridiculous. What right do you have to question me? Are you my ex-fiancé?” He deliberately emphasized the “ex-fiancé,” which made Fu Chengyu’s face turn an angry shade of green.