Chapter 303 - HOW DID THINGS END UP THIS WAY? (1/2)

”BROTHER, that was awesome!” Luo Yan said, walking in front of his older brother and giving him a thumbs up.

Luo Ren gently ruffled his younger brother's soft hair. ”Next time, when people like that stop you, kick them immediately in their family jewels.”

Luo Yan laughed. ”That's exactly what I was about to do. Great minds do think alike.”

”Then why didn't you?” Luo Ren asked teasingly, greatly amused by what his brother said.

”I was about to. But my knight in shining armor came to the rescue,” Luo Yan answered, circling his arm around Yu Jiao's. ”This is my friend, Jiao Jiao.”

Jiao Jiao? Wasn't that too feminine a name for a boy? – Luo Ren thought.

Yu Jiao's whole face suddenly heated up because of what Luo Yan said about her being his knight in shining armor. She couldn't help but feel fl.u.s.tered. ”I- I'm not- I mean- I—sorry.”

Luo Ren stared at the tall teenager in front of him whose face was now as red as a ripe tomato. He looked at the way 'he' was stuttering and fidgeting. This was obviously a very awkward teenager. He was bad at dealing with this type. Because the moment they stuttered, he immediately got annoyed and thus he would leave before they even finished speaking. His patience was simply reserved to a few select people.

But for some reason, he didn't find this kid annoying. It might be because he saw 'him' protecting his brother. 'He' stood in front of Luo Yan without hesitation even though he was scared 'himself'. 'He' was, without a doubt, a good kid. That's why probably he already subconsciously put 'him' together with the select people he reserved his patience with.

Meeting this kid, Luo Ren was finally relieved. The teenager was definitely a far cry from that guy Shen Ji Yun. For one, his radar was not going off like it did when he met Shen Ji Yun. He even thought that this kid was kind of, well, cute. Secondly, he could see that the two could be good influences to one another. Which was what a friend should be.

”No need to say sorry. You did nothing wrong. In fact, you did really well,” he said to the awkward teenager.

”T-thank you. And thank you for- for stopping me from f-falling over earlier,” Yu Jiao said embarrassingly.

”Yes, Brother. You were really cool earlier,” Luo Yan seconded.

Luo Ren raised his brows at Luo Yan. ”So, I was only cool earlier?”

Luo Yan quickly hugged his brother's arm. ”Of course not. Brother is always cool.”

Yu Jiao was slightly surprised seeing Luo Yan acting spoiled. This was the first time she saw him like this. He'd never seen him act like this with Luo Jin. Maybe he was only like this with older family members. And she could see that his family probably also loved to spoil him.

Again, she felt a little bit envious. She could not even remember the last time she did the same. Even if she did that now, her mother might just think that she's acting weird. She shook her head. This was hardly the time to think about that or even to feel this way.

Luo Ren happened to look at Jiao Jiao. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the other seemed to be suddenly in a low mood. But it was only for a moment, then she returned to normal. So, he didn't think too much about it.

He stretched out his hand. ”I'm Luo Ren, by the way. Yan Yan's older brother.”

Yu Jiao hesitatingly reached out to his hand. ”H-hello.”