There Will Always Be Protagonists With Delusions of Starting a Harem

Part 8.1

The first thing Ye Zhizhou felt when he woke up was pain. Very strong pain. With a wrinkled face, he opened his eyes and saw the person next to his bed as his sight became gradually clearer. He closed his eyes immediately, showing that he didn't want to see Shen Zixia, this pig teammate.

"You awake?" Shen Zixia leaned forward and pressed the call button at the head of the bed. He bent down to help him pull his blanket up and whispered, "Zihao, I'm sorry."

Ye Zhizhou opened his eyes again, enduring the pain of speaking with a dry throat, and said hoarsely, "Brother... I've come to realize that I call you brother but Mengxi also calls you brother. Although the fact that she has a different mother from us is not her fault... Brother... She's still your sister..." Anyone with a little bit of conscience wouldn't have thoughts about their sister. Male lead, quickly wake up!

Shen Zixia, who was in the middle of getting up to pour some water for Ye Zhizhou, froze. His facial muscles twitched but he didn't speak.

"It was wrong of me to bully Mengxi before, but I thought it was she who seduced you..." In addition to stealing Shen Zihao's secret person of affection, this was indeed one of the reasons why the original owner later bullied Shen Mengxi. Before Fan Lang occupied Shen Mengxi's body, the original owner's behavior towards Shen Mengxi wasn't bad. Although he was somewhat eccentric, he wasn't some kind of perverted villain who liked to bully people. His interactions with Shen Mengxi couldn't be regarded as warm, but it was much better than Shen Zixia, who had been ignoring this half-sister of his.

"She didn't." Shen Zixia finally opened his mouth and looked at his younger brother with his customary reproachful eyes, but stiffened for a moment after seeing his pale face. He rubbed his face and sighed, "Was I... that obvious? When did you figure it out?"

"Very early on." Ye Zhizhou rummaged through the original owner's memory, raised his eyes and looked at Shen Zixia seriously before continuing, "Brother, don't let mom and dad feel sad and don't make things awkward for Mengxi. Brother... you know this isn't right. She's Mengxi, not sister Lian Xue." Lian Xue was Shen Zixia's first love. She died in a car accident a few years ago and her personality as rather... rough, similar to Fan Lang's version of Shen Mengxi. Shen Zixia first noticed Fan Lang's version of Shen Mengxi because of this similarity, and then she died in front of him. This similar experience finally plunged Shen Zixia into a deep depression.

Shen Zixia tightened the hand that was holding the cup of water, suddenly took a deep breath, and turned away from Ye Zhizhou's gaze.

[The probability of Shen Zixia and the protagonist falling in love have dropped to 70%, may the host persist in his efforts.]

It seems like he poked a sore spot. He endured the pain and swallowed some saliva as he continued to speak, "Brother, you're using Mengxi as a substitute. Isn't this deceiving her? And sister Lian Xue, if she knew you... Wouldn't she really hate you?"

"Stop talking!" Shen Zixia turned around and interrupted him, his eyes dim and full of pain. A rare air of depression could be seen floating around him. "Don't say anymore... I understand what you mean."

[The probability of Shen Zixia and the protagonist falling in love has dropped to 50%, may the host persist in his efforts.]

"I was confused." He quickly changed his mood and put a straw into the cup of warm water before giving it to Ye Zhizhou. He dropped his gaze as he said, "I'm sorry. You're a good brother, but I... am not a good brother. I won't anymore... never again."

[The probability of Shen Zixia and protagonist falling in love has dropped to 30%, may the host persist in his efforts.]

He was able to make Shen Zixia realize it, the knife he took wasn't in vain! His throat was dry as though he was irritated by smoke so he hurried to drink a mouthful of water, moistening his throat. He added, "Brother, I just want to have a stable family and have everyone be well. You're not going to destroy this family, right?"