Xiao Zhenyun didn’t immediately grasp that Si Chu’s current actions were a gesture of goodwill and submission. He remained habitually wary, wondering if the little dog might seize the opportunity to attack him, but it wasn’t until three seconds later that he belatedly realized, “What…?”
Then came another three-second pause. Si Chu’s words finally processed fully in his mind. Xiao Zhenyun, whose face was always veiled with disguise, now revealed genuine shock. His lake-like blue eyes rippled with disbelief as he exclaimed, “You agreed?!”
How could this be possible?
Male lead 1 betraying Male lead 2 and choosing to be with the antagonist, him?!
Si Chu seemed to misinterpret Xiao Zhenyun’s shock. His round, amber-colored puppy eyes lifted, meeting his gaze submissively. Soon, he pursed his lips and, standing upright, planted a kiss on Xiao Zhenyun’s cheek.
In the moment when those soft lips touched his skin, Xiao Zhenyun’s expression changed drastically. Antlers and deer ears sprang forth. He forcefully pushed Si Chu away, disregarding any plot or scene, almost leaping out of his wheelchair.
He fled in a panic.
The sound of wheels racing across the wooden floor echoed like a Ferrari. Tian Lu pushed the door to the basement with his horns. Xiao Zhenyun left the bedroom without looking back, slamming the door shut behind him when Tian Lu followed suit, just like a hot potato.
He sat on the corridor, his mind in turmoil. In front of him, Si Di stood at the corner with his arms folded.
Xiao Nian popped his head out from the corner and then dashed away.
Si Di’s massive black wolf tail dragged along the ground, swaying slowly in discontent. Xiao Zhenyun propped up his head, which was forced to bow by the weight of his heavy antlers, gradually calming down. He approached Si Di step by step, shrinking his antlers as he analyzed, “It’s impossible. Si Chu wouldn’t change his mind so quickly… He probably couldn’t stand being alone in the room, so he pretended to agree with me, hoping to make me lower my guard. Then he’ll slowly raise objections and find an opportunity to leave the basement.”
Si Di remained silent, his expression still ambiguous.
Or perhaps it’s Stockholm syndrome? Xiao Zhenyun didn’t dare to mention this possibility to Si Di, but the probability was low. After all, Si Chu had only been confined for a week, and aside from isolation, no measures were taken to accelerate psychological breakdown. The little dog shouldn’t develop a mental illness in such a short time.
In the midst of his contemplation, Xiao Zhenyun’s chin was lifted by a hand, followed by a kiss landing on his lips.
Si Di’s grip tightened slightly, shifting from teasing to pinching, determined not to let Xiao Zhenyun escape until he was satisfied.
Xiao Zhenyun didn’t hold back either, lifting his arm to embrace Si Di’s neck, forcing him to bend down significantly, while he could comfortably lean back in the chair to kiss. Luckily, Si Di had a strong waist and even stronger endurance, supporting himself with one hand on the wheelchair handle. He only reluctantly pulled away when even he began to breathe slightly heavily.
Due to his congenital condition and poor physical health, Xiao Zhenyun nestled in the wheelchair with his eyes closed, feeling extremely oxygen-deprived…
Si Di didn’t immediately get up. His right knee pressed between Xiao Zhenyun’s legs, his forehead resting on his shoulder, and Xiao Zhenyun’s hands instinctively wrapped around his waist.
“Damn it,” Si Di murmured, wiping the side of the guide’s face where traces of the kiss had long disappeared. “I need to end this disastrous drama quickly… I’ll go to the law enforcement department right now and hand over all your criminal evidence.”
Xiao Zhenyun tightened his grip on his hand without a word, subtly signaling caution. “Think twice.”
He didn’t care how Xiao Nian would go mad after disrupting the plot. He just wanted to endure this period and be completely free afterwards, without delaying his retirement due to petty concerns.
After coaxing two more kisses from Xiao Zhenyun, Si Di finally calmed himself. But just after dinner, Si Chu restlessly called out from behind the monitor, “Little Uncle, Little Uncle, are you there? Can you come over for a moment?”
At that moment, Si Di was blow-drying Xiao Zhenyun’s hair. Without hesitation, he headed to the balcony to contact Ye Feiran, immediately launching into, “I’ve found some leads…”
Xiao Zhenyun, with half-dried hair, helplessly returned to the basement once again, only to find Si Chu asking with a hint of grievance, “Little Uncle, what was your reaction at noon? Why did you run away and avoid me all the time? What do you want me to do?”
“I was just too happy,” Xiao Zhenyun smoothly brushed off the little dog, “But, Si Chu, you were clearly indifferent to me yesterday. How did you suddenly change your attitude?… What made you change your mind?”
Si Chu slowly averted his gaze, showing a clear expression of hesitation. Just when Xiao Zhenyun thought this guy couldn’t keep up the act and was about to give him an out, Si Chu’s voice came out extremely low, almost a whisper, “…Your spiritual body represents your true feelings. Tian Lu is so gentle, deep down, you must also be an extremely gentle person… Maybe, doing something like imprisoning me was just because you love me too much… If that’s the case, I’m willing to give you a chance… to truly get to know you again…”
“…” Xiao Zhenyun touched the goosebumps on his arm expressionlessly. He admitted, he lost.
But he had to find solid evidence to prove that Si Chu’s current state was an act, not genuine Stockholm syndrome… Even if it was, he had to break that filter for him, otherwise Si Di wouldn’t be satisfied. Xiao Zhenyun remained silent for a moment, then said sharply, “Then you don’t mind that I’ve already bonded with your brother?”
Si Chu’s face twisted for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, shaking his head against his true feelings, “You just used my brother as a substitute because you couldn’t have me, right?…”
“…Yes and no.” Xiao Zhenyun began to fabricate, “After you questioned me last time, I’ve been thinking these past few days, who do I really love… Admittedly, I fell for you at first sight, you were my initial moonlight. But as I began to see Si Di as a substitute and spent time with him day in and day out, I inevitably developed feelings for him… Perhaps, I love both of you… If I must choose, I can’t decide…”
Si Chu’s expression completely calmed down. He once again approached Xiao Zhenyun, leaning in to hold his left hand, “It’s okay, I’m willing to share you with my brother…”
It was all an act, Xiao Zhenyun was sure of it. The fact that such severely illogical and absurd remarks were being accepted so readily, without even a hint of confusion on Si Chu’s face, made him strongly suspect that Si Chu hadn’t taken his words seriously at all, only thinking about how to appease him.
Now Xiao Zhenyun was reassured. He smiled, “That’s good, Ah Chu, you’re really understanding, much better than your brother.”
“Um…” Si Chu lowered his gaze thoughtfully, then suddenly asked after a while, “Little Uncle, can we sleep together tonight?”
“Isn’t this progressing too fast…” Xiao Zhenyun gripped Si Chu’s hand in return, “Ah Chu, I love you for who you are, not anything else.”
When Si Chu acted spoiled, he reminded Xiao Zhenyun of his brother, but somehow more skillfully: “I don’t want to stay here alone anymore, it’s so boring.”
“Should I ask Tian Lu to stay here with you?”
“No…” Si Chu hugged Xiao Zhenyun again, this time boldly wrapping his entire arm around him, “Little Uncle, I want you to stay with me.”
“Don’t, it wouldn’t be easy to explain to your brother if I disappear all night.” Xiao Zhenyun boldly delivered a line straight out of a scumbag’s playbook.
Si Chu hesitated for a moment, then lifted his head. “You can just say you have something to do tonight and can’t go home…”
“Your brother is very suspicious,” Xiao Zhenyun remarked, “and he’s clingy.”
Before the words had even left his mouth, Si Chu suddenly lifted his left hand and fiercely bit into it.
Xiao Zhenyun winced in pain and struggled, but it wasn’t until Si Chu tasted blood that he let go. There was a fleeting sense of triumph in his eyes, quickly hidden, replaced by a huffy tone. “My brother is just a stand-in for me. Why are you ignoring me and staring at him with such longing?”
Xiao Zhenyun covered the bloody teeth marks, feeling both pain and confusion. In an instant, he finally understood what the little dog had been planning…
He had been careful not to let Si Chu hear any sounds from outside the basement, but he hadn’t realized that Si Chu had smelled Si Di’s scent on him… The little dog couldn’t know exactly where the basement was, but he could easily deduce that Xiao Zhenyun was still meeting with Si Di.
The intimate contact was Si Chu’s way of leaving his scent on him to test, but it wasn’t foolproof. Xiao Zhenyun could easily remove it by changing clothes and showering, and Si Chu couldn’t be sure how often Xiao Zhenyun met with Si Di.
So when he heard Xiao Zhenyun say he couldn’t get any time alone for the whole night, he decisively left an unexplainable bite mark on his hand. He believed that with his brother’s keen senses, as long as he met with Xiao Zhenyun, he wouldn’t be able to overlook anything suspicious.
Smart move, little dog. When did you evolve into this?