“Wait!”
Shao Jinhuan reached out to grab Shen Ci’s shirt, while Lu Xiao, who seemed to have expected to be stopped, turned his head back, giving Shao Jinhuan a look that was halfway between a smile and a frown.
His eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Shen Ci’s unguarded and puzzled face, an unnameable frustration ignited in his heart. “I don’t think Xiao Ci is so delicate, is he?”
“You’re acting so out of line without even asking his opinion.”
“Isn’t that disrespecting his opinion too much?”
His words were forceful, his usual indifference and calm nowhere to be found.
Lu Xiao’s gaze gradually cooled, but the smile on his lips deepened. “Making a big deal out of a small issue.”
“You think this is stepping over the line?”
Shao Jinhuan’s brow furrowed even tighter, lips pressed into a thin line.
Lu Xiao’s implication was clear. To Shao Jinhuan, such a touch was excessive and lavish; but for Lu Xiao, it was nothing much at all.
Just how many more intimate things had he done?
Shen Ci was the person involved, but he didn’t dare interrupt the inexplicable battle between the villain boss and the main character.
Shen Ci, who had been silently observing the two, unexpectedly noticed a hint of disdain in Lu Xiao’s eyes as he spoke, as if he were mocking something.
Lu Xiao was acting strangely tonight. Would he ever make such an intimate gesture when he was free? At most, he would just pat his head.
But even his emotions seemed a bit too intense, entirely unlike his usually calm and gentlemanly demeanor.
That said, Shao Jinhuan was even weirder today. Without any clear reason, he had come running and now, he was confronting Lu Xiao with the stance of starting a fight.
Although the age difference was only six years, he was still considered a junior to Lu Xiao and whenever they met, he had to greet him with, “Hello, Uncle Lu.”
Shen Ci even felt a tense atmosphere between the two, similar to when Shen Bie and Shao Jinhuan were at odds.
His little uncle must also dislike the big pig trotter Shao Jinhuan on Shen Ci’s behalf. He had thought his big brother Shen Bie was protective enough, but he didn’t expect his little uncle to also be equally protective. No wonder he became the big villain in the original novel.
This won’t do, it would be disgraceful if his little uncle started a public fight with someone else.
Summoning his courage, Shen Ci broke the silence: “It’s so late now. Aren’t you guys tired? Shouldn’t we go home and rest?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly felt the taut atmosphere around him relax and both men turned to look at him at the same time.
Lu Xiao didn’t bother to tangle with Shao Jinhuan any longer and walked away.
Shao Jinhuan swallowed, but he couldn’t say a word to stop them and his feet felt rooted to the spot, unable to take a step forward.
He was annoyed to find that he didn’t actually have a reason to keep Shen Ci around or to stop Lu Xiao.
Senior? Childhood friend? Friend? He was afraid that none of these could compare to the position of the “little uncle” Lu Xiao held in Shen Ci’s heart.
A familiar sour sensation welled up in Shao Jinhuan’s heart. If only it were like before, when Shen Ci was always hanging around him, unintentionally showing his adoration…
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