Chapter 124 Do you prefer boys or girls?

Lu Cheng paused slightly, then immediately retorted, "This...this is a message from my club. I was afraid of missing important information, so I set it up. Don't overthink it."

Lu Yinzhao gave an ambiguous smile and remained silent.

Doesn't Fourth Brother know that he always looks sullen when he lies?

There are probably too many people around, and the other party doesn't want to talk about it.

Lu Yinzhao didn't press the matter further, wanting to save face for his fourth brother.

However, some people left Lu Cheng no way out.

"Oh my, fourth brother, is this from your girlfriend?" Lu Qi said with a smirk.

Lu Wenyan followed suit, saying, "Oh? I thought you'd never come to your senses."

“Someone said before that love would only affect their speed in playing e-sports. Now that you can’t move your hands, it’s a good time to talk about feelings. You’re not a kid anymore.” Lu Qi looked at Lu Cheng, whose face was gradually turning red, with a leisurely expression.

This was the first time Yin Song had seen Lu Cheng so shy, and he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you really dating? Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Pfft..." Before Lu Cheng could react, Lu Yinzhao spat out a mouthful of water.

This startled everyone. "?"

"No, I'm sorry, the water is a little hot." Lu Yinzhao hurriedly wiped her mouth.

He almost forgot how open-minded the world is now. In their view, it's perfectly normal to have a romantic partner, whether male or female. He was just exaggerating.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Lu Cheng fiddled with the tablecloth and said hesitantly, "It's a man... but I... I haven't agreed yet!"

Lu Yinzhao: "!!" Holy crap!

Lu Yinzhao was initially wondering if there was something else going on, but then his fourth brother directly exposed their relationship.

Is Fourth Brother really gay?

After he said that, Lu Yuan's expression paused slightly across the table, but only for a second before returning to normal.

"My mom and I won! You guys can give out red envelopes!" Lu Qi jumped up happily.

Lu Cheng: "???"

"What did you win?" Lu Yinzhao asked.

“We noticed something was off about this kid a while ago. Before Lao Si went to the hospital, we secretly bet that he was definitely in love, and that the girl couldn’t be a girl. Dad and the others thought it was a girl, and the loser had to give out a red envelope,” Lu Qi explained.

"..." Lu Yinzhao admired his family's keen insight.

"Hey! You guys actually used me as a bet!" Lu Cheng snapped, "Why do you think I won't have a girlfriend? I'm so handsome!"

Lu Qi glanced at him. "What do you mean by 'why'? Don't you know whether you're straight or not? Your sister's gay identification is very accurate, okay? Besides, what girl likes an arrogant and narcissistic person like you?"

"Ahhh! I'll fight you to the death!" Lu Cheng pretended to chase after him, but Lu Yinzhao quickly grabbed her.

"Fourth Brother, don't get agitated! Be careful of your arm!"

Lu Yinzhao felt that the focus was not on this.

Isn't the main point... that the whole family doesn't deny that Fourth Brother is in a relationship?

The bet they made was about "whether Fourth Brother's partner is male or female," not "whether Fourth Brother has a partner or not!"

In other words, they knew from the beginning, so why did they all pretend to be completely unaware at the dinner table?

Thinking this to himself, Lu Yinzhao asked aloud, "How did you figure out that Fourth Brother has a girlfriend?"

“Zhao Zhao, you’ve been in military training at school lately, so I haven’t seen how Lao Si is doing at home,” Lu Qi said.

"What's the status?" Lu Yinzhao asked.

"He checks his phone messages eight hundred times a day, and this morning he was even sneaking around in the bathroom making a phone call for about an hour. I almost thought he'd fallen into the toilet," Yin Song chimed in, covering his mouth and laughing.

“He’s my son. Do you think I can’t tell if he’s got something going on? He’s exactly the same as when I was with your mother back then, hahaha!” Lu Wenyan laughed loudly.

"Ugh, why are you saying all this..." Yin Song blushed and slapped Lu Wenyan.

Lu Cheng, who thought he had hidden it well, felt like the sky had fallen after hearing what everyone said.

"I already said I haven't dated anyone. I'm still in the observation period. Whether I'll be with him or not is still uncertain," Lu Cheng said stubbornly.

"Xiao Cheng, stop saying things that contradict themselves," Lu Xun couldn't help but complain.

“Exactly, exactly. Do you know that your face is practically screaming ‘I’m in love’? And there’s no point in hiding it. You’re 32 years old. You can date anyone, even Zhao Zhao…” Lu Qi paused abruptly at this point.

Then everyone's attention turned to Lu Yinzhao.

Lu Yinzhao clenched his fingers, “…”

Weren't we just talking about Fourth Brother? How did the topic turn to me?

Lu Wenyan sighed, "Yes, it seems like just yesterday Zhaozhao was a tiny little thing. How did she suddenly grow up?"

Yin Song looked at her son with tenderness, "If Zhao Zhao is dating someone, bring them home for us to see. If it's someone you really like, your parents will like them too."

"No, no, that's not true!" Lu Yinzhao shook his head vigorously.

"I'm not in the mood for dating right now. I'm also busy learning a lot about photography. I'm so busy," Lu Yinzhao explained.

“Zhao Zhao is still young, what’s the rush?” Lu Yuan, who hadn’t spoken until now, suddenly interjected.

Then, the focus shifted again.

Lu Qi slapped Lu Yuan in an annoyance, "By the way, speaking of you, how come you're still single? Even Lu Cheng has figured things out, are you really planning to stay single forever?"

"What do you mean 'Lu Cheng has finally figured it out'? I didn't want to before! I didn't want to! If I did want to, wouldn't it be a piece of cake? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense here!"

Even though they were talking about Lu Yuan, Lu Cheng always got impatient before anyone else.

Lu Yinzhao "sealed" Lu Cheng again. His fourth brother always knows how to grasp the key points; he needs to keep him under control.

"It depends on fate." Lu Yuan said briefly before standing up and saying, "I'm full, you can continue eating."

"Hey! We haven't even exchanged a few words yet! Why are you running away? Come back!"

Lu Qi and Lu Yuan are twins. She used to think she knew her younger brother quite well, but over the years, she felt she couldn't understand him anymore and didn't know what he was thinking.

If Lu Yuan never gets married, he's truly a model of virtue for an idol.

He has no romantic relationships or scandals to date, which gives all his fans a great sense of peace of mind.

I'm not worried at all that Lu Yuan's house will collapse.

But as time went by, many of the longtime fans got married, and they occasionally had the thought that it would be good for Lu Yuan to find a partner who could understand him.

As Lu Yinzhao watched his third brother's departing figure, he vaguely sensed that the other man was "fleeing in panic"...

Tsk, it seems that Third Brother... has his own secrets.

...

During the meal, Lu Yinzhao didn't actually eat much, but he did gossip a lot.

How many things did his older brothers and sisters do without his knowledge?

Time is like a silent river, it only flows forward, and looking back, the banks are full of marks of growth.

Lu Yinzhao witnessed the family's members growing larger, laughter echoing, and happiness being passed on.

"Xuanxuan, by the time you grow up, I think I'll be married too... By then, your parents will be old, and we suddenly hope you can grow up slowly, very slowly, okay?"

After finishing her meal, Lu Yinzhao picked up her one-and-a-half-year-old son and whispered something close to him.

"Eeya!" Xuanxuan babbled in baby talk that he couldn't understand, her eyes shining.

"As expected, growing up brings a lot of troubles. When I was your age, I didn't have to think about anything. I miss those days a bit," Lu Yinzhao continued to mutter.

"Ah!" Xuanxuan reached out with both her little hands and grabbed a few strands of Lu Yinzhao's hair.

Li Xu immediately came over to stop her, "Xuan'er, you can't! If you do that, it will hurt Uncle."

"It's okay, I have lots of hair, let Xuanxuan play with it." Lu Yinzhao didn't mind being pulled by her little niece at all.

He felt that Xuanxuan knew how to control her strength.

This is her way of getting close to him, it's not just flirting at all...

"Ouch! It hurts!" Lu Yinzhao cried out the next second.

Those around were horrified and quickly "controlled" the child.

Lu Xun said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Zhao Zhao, Xuan'er didn't know her place."

As he spoke, Lu Xun raised his hand and rubbed Lu Yinzhao's head, causing a few more strands of hair to fall out.

Lu Xun: "..."

Lu Yinzhao laughed it off, "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing. Kids are all like that."

“I remember Zhao Zhao, you were already very well-behaved and sensible when you were two years old. You have always been thoughtful and perceptive.” Lu Xun’s eyes softened as she recalled those moments.

Lu Yinzhao pursed her lips awkwardly.

That's because he's not a child at all, he's a college student!

These are things he probably can't tell his family about for the rest of his life. All Lu Yinzhao wants to do in this life is to repay the people who love him.

No matter where he is in the future, he will always remember them.

...

As for his fourth brother's love interest, the fourth brother never revealed it until the very end.

His family respected his wishes and, after joking with him for a while, didn't press him further.

Lu Yinzhao didn't intend to find out about those things. After all, given Lu Cheng's personality, when the time came, even if they didn't ask, Lu Cheng would announce it to the world.

Lu Yinzhao received Bian Ji's reply that evening.

[Bian Ji]: Sorry, I was rehearsing and didn't check my phone.

[Bian Ji]: Did you have a good time at the family gathering?

Lu Yinzhao was lying on the bed looking at Weibo when she saw the message pop up and immediately replied.

【Zhaozhao】: I'm so happy, it's been a long time since my house has been this lively.

[Zhao Zhao]: Let me tell you, I just found out that my fourth brother is in a relationship, and his partner is a guy.

[Zhao Zhao]: I haven't paid enough attention to my fourth brother. I didn't even notice that he likes boys.

Lu Yinzhao was just making a casual remark when the other party replied with another bombshell message.

[Bian Ji]: It's nothing, you've already shown enough concern for your brother.

[Bian Ji]: Unlike me, I only found out this time when I returned to China that my brother had been living with a very handsome man for a long time.

Lu Yinzhao: !!!

Is it because of some kind of magical effect? ​​Once you become aware of the existence of something, you'll find that everything around you is filled with that thing.

[Zhaozhao]: Nan-ge also...likes men?

[Bian Ji]: Maybe so, but who cares? It's his own business.

Lu Yinzhao rubbed his hands together and continued typing.

For some reason, he was a little curious about Bian Ji's sexual orientation.

[Zhaozhao]: And you? Do you prefer boys or girls?

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Author's Note: Zhao Zhao: My brother is gay! [eating melon emoji]

Bian Ji: What a coincidence, my brother is the same [helpless]

Zhao Zhao: I must be wearing a BL novel from Green River! [Clown emoji]

(P.S.: The author really doesn't want to see anyone die alone. Uh... actually, the third brother of the Lu family is also gay [glasses]. I won't write about this in the main text, or if I do, I'll just mention it briefly. But if you're particularly interested in any of these things, I might write a little bit about it in the side stories. The main text will still focus on Zhao Zhao and Xiao Ji. [Okay])