Chapter 65 (1/2)

Translated by Karcessel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

In high spirits, Shen Fu’s mom hummed a little tune to herself as she prepared to make pudding.

In less high spirits, Shen Fu’s dad bit back resentment as he helped her in the kitchen. Although he did like his son’s “wife,” while watching them, all he could feel was an aching longing in his heart for the day his wife might hold only him in her eyes.

At the same time, in another part of the house, Shen Fu suddenly sneezed.

“Has it gotten colder lately?’ He mumbled to himself.

Lin ShuYi rolled his eyes and responded, “You probably did too many bad things, now someone’s talking about you behind your back.”

Shen Fu, “…”

The Shen family was far from being small, so naturally their family home had to be quite large to accommodate everyone.

Although Shen Fu and Shen Yan had their own houses elsewhere, they knew that even if Grandfather Shen never said it out loud, he actually really liked things to be lively, so they frequently stayed home lest Grandfather Shen get lonely by himself.

Shen Fu’s bedroom was on the second floor, right next to Shen Yan’s study room. Among all of the bedrooms in the house, it was one of the best because of all the natural sunlight that poured through the windows on sunny days. Not only that, it was large and spacious, Shen Fu explained as he opened the door to let Lin ShuYi in.

Even when Shen Fu wasn’t home, his room was still tidied by people everyday, so that when he stepped in after so long away from home, it was still spotlessly clean.

The exterior of the Shen family home was elegantly unified appearance, with an atmosphere of well maintenance. Though one of the more prominent houses in H City, it was tastefully decorated, without any ostentatiously luxurious ornaments.

The interior rooms of the house were all decorated according to the owner of the room’s tastes, resulting in a variety of different looks. Thus, Shen Fu’s room was just like his personality, slightly elegant, but with a hint of a rebellious attitude far departed from his public image. Among all the well kept neatness of the person and room, there were always those little things that didn’t follow the rules. For example, the simple but jarring knife on the bookshelf.

“What’s this?”

Shen Fu turned to look at what Lin ShuYi was referring to. “A knife.”

Lin ShuYi stared Shen Fu down. He had eyes, he could tell it was a knife.

On the receiving end of Lin ShuYi’s glare, Shen Fu grinned. “If you meant where it came from, then I don’t know either, because it was a gift from my brother. I liked it a lot, so I displayed it on the bookshelf. Rumor is, it was made by some famous expert. But it has no cutting edge. If it did, it’d probably be a knife that could slit wrists and cut throats.”

While explaining, Shen Fu mimicked a throat-slitting gesture with his hand against Lin ShuYi’s neck, but then… he accidentally touched Lin ShuYi’s collarbone!

Heart suddenly pounding and thoughts thrown into disarray, Lin ShuYi felt that Shen Fu was really getting bolder and bolder, and then he felt that he really wanted to throw Shen Fu out the window right now. Fortunately, Shen Fu knew how to stop before he went too far, and what things shouldn’t be brought up in middle of the day.

Coughing twice, Shen Fu ironed out his expression and tried to change the topic. “Do you want to see the bathroom in my room?”

Lin ShuYi stared at him.

“The bathtub is very comfortable…”

Lin ShuYi continued to stare at him.

Shen Fu, “…”

Alright, he knew his thoughts had strayed too far away, but he just couldn’t help himself! What could he do? Vexed, Shen Fu ran an idle hand through his hair, then pointed next door. “There isn’t really anything else to see in my room then, let’s go take a look at my brother’s study.”

If he stayed in his room alone with Lin ShuYi, he really wouldn’t be able to control himself.

However, as Shen Fu had half expected, his brother’s study wasn’t the most welcoming place. Shen Yan was in middle of work, flipping through a stack of documents while on a call. When Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi opened the door, he paused and mouthed, “Need something?”

Clearly, Shen Yan’s office couldn’t be toured, so Shen Fu shook his head and left with Lin ShuYi.

On the other end of Shen Yan’s call, a fluent English tongue asked, “Is something wrong?”

The corner of Shen Yan’s lips curved up and he smiled as he replied, “No, it’s just that my younger brother and his wife have come home.”

“Ah, that little brother you spoiled rotten is married now?”

Shen Yan, “…”

Shen Yan’s office couldn’t be toured, and Lin ShuYi had already seen Grandfather Shen’s office, so all that was left were Grandfather Shen, Shen Yan, and Shen Fu’s mom and dad’s bedrooms, but those were private and couldn’t been entered without permission. They walked around aimlessly for a while but, in the end, Shen Fu really felt that the only place he could bring Lin ShuYi was his room.

This time, however, he had a great idea to focus his attention away from Lin ShuYi’s body. “I’ve got a full selection of gaming consoles, you wanna play?”

A natural at mastering games extremely fast, Lin ShuYi’s eyes immediately lit up. He nodded vigorously, and adorably.

Shen Fu took a deep breath. He regretted this decision already, because he still wanted to push Lin ShuYi down and do all kinds of things to him. What on earth was he supposed to do now?!

When Shen Fu’s mom finished making pudding, she went upstairs to knock on Shen Fu’s door. It was a long while before it opened and Shen Fu stepped out, both hands in his pockets and leaning casually against the door. The corner of his lips were just a little red, and his entire face wore an expression of being in a very good mood. Shen Fu’s mom stretched her head out to try and get a look inside the room past Shen Fu’s shoulder. “Where’s Xiao Yi? The pudding is done, and I also baked some tiger pelt cake rolls, he should really like it.”

Inside the room, Lin ShuYi’s muffled voice replied, “Please wait a minute auntie, I’ll be down soon.”

Hearing Lin ShuYi’s reply, Shen Fu’s mom smiled. “Then I’ll wait for the two of you downstairs.”

Shen Fu’s mom turned around and went back downstairs.

Shen Fu closed the door behind her, and as soon as he turned around, he caught Lin ShuYi standing behind him and staring at him. Lin ShuYi’s lips were red, as if someone had bitten and sucked on them, his shirt collar was popped wide open, and his expression looked ravishing.

Looking Lin ShuYi up and down, Shen Fu came to an conclusion as he stepped forward and brushed a finger softly against Lin ShuYi’s lips, murmuring with a hint of laughter in his voice, “Looks like I used too much force, this redness won’t go down for a while. Next time, I’ll be gentler.”