Guan Baiyu was slightly taken aback when Mu Tian said he wanted to meet his adoptive parents.

He knew that Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng were eager to get closer to him, which was why they were doing this.

He also knew that Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng must have misunderstood, thinking that he had been adopted by Shi Zhen's parents.

This... he couldn't explain it well.

He and Shi Zhen are too close, even brothers rarely are. To clarify this matter... it's essentially about clarifying his relationship with Shi Zhen.

But it was too fast.

They recognized each other just last week.

Guan Baiyu thought for a moment and then refused: "Dad, Mom, let's talk about this in a few days."

Should he hurry up and tell Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng about his relationship with Shi Zhen?

But even if it's fast, it can't be today, because there are outsiders here today.

Mu Tian made several requests, but Guan Baiyu didn't agree to any of them. After the meal, he said, "Dad, Mom, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

"Xiaoyu, what's wrong?" Mu Tian asked.

"I've got some work to do," Guan Baiyu said. This week, he had fallen behind on a lot of work because he went out to eat with Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng.

"Hey... then don't work too late." Mu Tian saw Guan Baiyu off.

When Guan Baiyu got downstairs, he told her not to see him off and started walking back himself.

Mu Tian then went upstairs.

Upon seeing Mu Tian return, Cao Li said, "Mu Tian, ​​I feel like Guan Baiyu seems... unwilling to get close to you."

"The time was too short; he wasn't used to it," Mu Tian said, but she also seemed a little disappointed.

“You should at least go and meet his adoptive parents. It’s not good for him to keep avoiding the topic, is it? And during the New Year, he’s been missing for so many years, and your parents have been thinking about him all this time…” Cao Li felt that Guan Baiyu was not very considerate of his parents.

"He said to take it slow, but we were too hasty."

“His parents were called too, and this was discussed at school without any attempt to hide it. So why are they unhappy about him staying at your house for one night? And what about his part-time job… He's not short of money, why is he so obsessed with it?” Cao Li added.

Professor Li interrupted her helplessly: "Lili!"

Cao Li fell silent.

Actually, she had other things to say, such as Guan Baiyu's appearance, which seemed to suggest that he wanted to rely on Mu Tian and the others to get benefits, but didn't really want to acknowledge Mu Tian and the others.

“Xiaoyu has his own ideas,” Mu Tian said.

Cao Li said, "Sigh, actually it's nothing to be ashamed of him. Nowadays, children are all spoiled from a young age and need to be pampered."

After spending time with Guan Baiyu these past few days, Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng felt that Guan Baiyu had a good temper, but he did seem unwilling to be wronged.

They should find another opportunity to talk to Guan Baiyu properly next time, or they can ask Guan Baiyu's brother.

Guan Baiyu has a good relationship with his brother, so he must have a good relationship with his adoptive parents as well. Perhaps his adoptive family is not happy for Guan Baiyu to acknowledge them, which is why they are acting this way.

Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng thought about many things, while Guan Baiyu had already started working.

His main task is to reply to emails.

Guan Baiyu worked quickly, rushing to finish before Shi Zhen arrived, but he had accumulated a lot of emails, and he still hadn't finished by the time Shi Zhen arrived.

"Brother, wait for me a moment," Guan Baiyu said immediately.

Shi Zhen picked up a book and started reading.

He's been carrying a notebook with him lately, and whenever he sees something worth recording, he jots it down and thinks about it later.

Before that, he even took the time to write down a lot of things he knew from his previous life, especially those related to the internet, and then showed them to Guan Baiyu.

Guan Baiyu plans to enter the internet industry, so of course he'll help him.

Guan Baiyu finished his work in about half an hour, then hugged Shi Zhen tightly: "Brother!"

Shi Zhen kissed him: "Xiao Yu..."

Absence makes the heart grow fonder; the two kissed each other affectionately.

The next day, Shi Zhen woke up late.

They have a bedroom and a toilet, but no place to cook. Usually, they just use an electric kettle to boil water.

Fortunately, this is near a university, so you can find all kinds of food if you go out for a walk.

Shi Zhen went to buy breakfast and ran into Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng.

Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng got up early in the morning and found a shop nearby to have breakfast.

They really hoped to bump into Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu, and when they actually did, they were overjoyed and greeted Shi Zhen with smiles.

When Shi Zhen returned with the food, two more people followed him.

The two of them had just fooled around last night, and fearing that Mu Tian and the others would notice something, Shi Zhen had just opened the door and hurriedly called out loudly, "Xiao Yu, your parents are here... come and eat."

If he speaks too slowly, and Guan Baiyu says something intimate inside the room, that wouldn't be good.

Guan Baiyu was lying in bed. He had originally wanted to act cute, but when Shi Zhen mentioned that his parents had come, he was startled. He immediately got up to get dressed and tidied up the room before going out: "Dad, Mom... I just got up and haven't washed up yet. I'll go wash my face first."

"You should go quickly," Mu Tian said hastily.

Guan Baiyu went to wash up.

Mu Tian had been here before, but she had only stayed outside and had never seen the inside. Now, after following Guan Baiyu to take a look, she felt that the toilet was a bit small.

There was only one bedroom, and it was on the ground floor.

Guan Baiyu doesn't live with them, but instead comes back to sleep with his brother, which is quite strange.

Mu Tian was a little confused.

Jiang Xingsheng glanced at his son's face and frowned.

Guan Baiyu came out and started eating with Shi Zhen.

With outsiders present, the two were quite restrained in their actions, but they couldn't help exchanging glances.

Mu Tian asked Shi Zhen, "Shi Zhen, how are your parents?"

“It’s fine,” Shi Zhen said.

"That……"

Guan Baiyu interrupted Mu Tian: "Mom, I'll talk to you about this later."

Mu Tian fell silent. She spent some time with Jiang Xingsheng, but for some reason, she felt somewhat superfluous and had nothing to say, so she could only leave.

After they left, Guan Baiyu told Shi Zhen what had happened the day before.

Shi Zhen said helplessly, "Your parents probably think you had a good life before."

“Yes.” Guan Baiyu laughed, “But it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

He didn't intend to complain. He could tell that Mu Tian felt guilty about accidentally losing him. If she knew what his life was like before, she would probably feel even worse.

Well, his life was actually not too bad. What's most heartbreaking is that in another part of his life, he had to support himself but didn't meet Shi Zhen.

Back then... he was still studying and hadn't yet entered the workforce.

Guan Baiyu and Shi Zhen finally decided to wait until next Thursday, the day school is out, to meet with Jiang Xingsheng and his wife and explain things to them.

Guan Baiyu has some things to do lately, so it's not a good time to be honest.

After they finish speaking, they can return to Changxi City.

Guan Baiyu spent the entire Saturday with Shi Zhen. That afternoon, Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng came again, saying they wanted to treat them to dinner, but Guan Baiyu refused.

After leaving, Mu Tian felt somewhat lost—Guan Baiyu still treated them with a certain distance.

Seeing Mu Tian's dejected expression, Jiang Xingsheng suddenly asked, "Mu Tian... don't you feel... something's not quite right between Xiao Yu and his brother?"

"Is something off between Xiaoyu and his brother? What is it?" Mu Tian asked, puzzled.

Jiang Xingsheng did not continue.

He only vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't be sure, so he didn't say much.

But no matter what... he felt that his son was being a little too good to Shi Zhen, and Shi Zhen was also very special to his son.

Two grown men, and they still have to sleep together at night...

Jiang Xingsheng and Mu Tian were walking back when they ran into Cai Huidong and his mother as soon as they reached their building.

Cai Huidong hadn't come to see them for a while, and they were so busy that they almost forgot he existed... and then he suddenly appeared.

"Uncle, Aunt..." Cai Huidong smiled ingratiatingly as soon as he saw them.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Xingsheng asked.

"Uncle, there's an exam at the end of the semester, and I might not pass it, I..."

“You can retake the exam,” Jiang Xingsheng said. “When you’re studying, pay more attention.”

Cai Huidong's expression twisted in disgust, and his mother immediately said, "Brother, Huidong is your nephew, you can't not help him!"

“He’s my nephew, but his studies are his own business,” Jiang Xingsheng said, frowning.

They had previously asked him to send Cai Huidong to this school, promising that Cai Huidong would study hard after arriving.

The final exams for the computer science department aren't exactly easy, but because it's a relatively new thing, they're not actually that difficult. Basically, as long as you listen attentively in class and understand the material in the textbook, the teachers will pass you.

In comparison, the mathematics department... well, that's something that really makes you go bald from studying so much.

Cai Huidong failed his final exams... In Jiang Xingsheng's view, this was unacceptable.

"Brother! Please help me..." Jiang Xingsheng's sister pleaded, asking Jiang Xingsheng to help Cai Huidong.

Jiang Xingsheng said, "He's only a freshman. It's not that he can't retake the exam, so why doesn't he take it?" If Cai Huidong had studied diligently for four years and then didn't do well in school because he was slow or something... he would definitely help him.

Even the school might make an exception and let him pass.

But I'm only a freshman now, and I might fail some courses!

Even if I fail in the end... I can study more during winter break and retake the exam!

He felt really embarrassed to have to talk to other professors about this.

And there are still three and a half years to go!

No matter what his sister said, Jiang Xingsheng disagreed.

His sister immediately burst into tears, pointing at Mu Tian and saying, "Brother, you've been bewitched by this vixen, haven't you? She's always causing trouble for us! This vixen has disliked my Huidong from the very beginning and loves to make trouble for him... She has ill intentions!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Jiang Xingsheng said. Mu Tian may not have liked Cai Huidong that much, but she had never disliked Cai Huidong.

To be honest, the reason he didn't want to contact his family during those years was not only because he was angry about his lost child, but also because he felt a deep sense of powerlessness when facing his family.

This feeling... is back again.

"Where did I lie? Hui Dong was so young back then, and she couldn't stand to see him doing well, so she went to hug him! Didn't she know that pregnant women shouldn't hug babies?" Jiang Xingsheng's sister glared at Mu Tian.

Mu Tian had no intention of getting involved in the Jiang family's affairs, so she stayed on the sidelines. She never expected that this matter would somehow drag her into it! "What kind of nonsense is this?!"

But Jiang Xingsheng's sister pointed at her and said, "You deliberately tried to harm Huidong. If a pregnant woman hugs or touches you, you'll poop blue and your body will turn blue!"

Mu Tian almost wanted to curse.

She was pregnant at the time and loved babies, so she held Cai Huidong in her arms.

The person in front of her at that time definitely wouldn't let her hug him.

She thought it was because he saw that she was heavily pregnant and was worried that she would get tired, and she thought that at least someone in the Jiang family cared about her. But it turned out that this was the reason!

Jiang Xingsheng was speechless.

His mother believed in all sorts of nonsense, and in the end, she ruined his family. His sister did the same thing!

Jiang Xingsheng's sister added, "Brother, who knows if the son you found is really yours! This Mu Tian has been married before, how can you still want a woman like that! If you want a child, Huidong can be adopted by you..."

"Enough!" Jiang Xingsheng roared, his face cold. "Take your son and stay away from me! I'm not going to get involved in Cai Huidong's affairs anymore!"

His sister is just hoping he'll suffer!

Jiang Xingsheng pulled Mu Tian away.

He's not in a good mood right now and really doesn't want to talk to his sister.

Among Jiang Xingsheng's former colleagues, there were those who liked men.

He's a tight-lipped person, but his colleague couldn't resist telling him about it.

He had been a colleague for many years and knew that person well. Even after hearing about the incident, his attitude towards that person remained unchanged.

Later, that person died from exposure to too many harmful substances in the experiments, and he even helped with the burial.

He hadn't thought much about his son's relationship with Shi Zhen at first. But yesterday, when they prepared a room for his son to stay in, his son refused and wanted to go back to wait for Shi Zhen and squeeze in to sleep with him. That's when he realized something was wrong.

When I went there this morning, Shi Zhen seemed eager to tell his son that they had also come.

Later, his son had breakfast with Shi Zhen, and they looked even more intimate than usual.

However, he might be mistaken.

They're brothers...

But what kind of older brother cares so much about his younger brother, coming to visit every week? And then, as soon as the older brother comes, the younger brother stops sleeping in the dorm?

According to Cai Huidong, Guan Baiyu did not stay in the dormitory when school started, but lived outside with his brother, and later went out every week.

Mu Tian didn't think too much about it, but someone who had experienced this kind of thing before couldn't help but overthink it.

Jiang Xingsheng finally decided to go and take a look alone the next morning.

However... he deliberately woke up early the next day, and Mu Tian woke up as well.

"What are you doing so early in the morning?" Mu Tian asked.

"I'm going outside for a walk."

"I'll go with you."

"You can rest at home, I'll bring you breakfast."

"I need to walk around more to keep my health up... What are you planning to do going out alone? You're not going to see your sister, are you? Let me tell you, you can't help that Cai Huidong anymore. You should protect your reputation!"

After thinking it over, Jiang Xingsheng decided to bring Mu Tian along.

It's alright if Mu Tian knows about their son's affairs.

The two arrived at the entrance of the print shop while it was still barely dawn.

Mu Tian didn't know what Jiang Xingsheng was going to do, but Jiang Xingsheng's expression was so serious that she remained silent.

It was early, and there were few people around; it was very quiet… Suddenly, the shop door opened, and Shi Zhen came out carrying a bag of trash.

He didn't see Jiang Xingsheng and Mu Tian hiding behind the house next door. He threw the trash into the trash can and went to buy breakfast.

"Xiaoyu's brother is really good to him..." Mu Tian said with a dry laugh.

After Shi Zhen left, Jiang Xingsheng took a few steps forward and took the garbage bag out of the trash can.

"What are you doing!" Mu Tian found this disgusting. The garbage bag was just an ordinary plastic bag; when Jiang Xingsheng opened it, Mu Tian froze.

The garbage bag contained...family planning supplies.

It's been used before.

There are only Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu in the print shop, how could they have something like this?

"What's going on?" Mu Tian asked.

Jiang Xingsheng shook the things out and threw them back into the trash can, then said to Mu Tian, ​​"Let's talk when we get back."

Although Jiang Xingsheng arrived early in the morning, his initial thought was to knock on the door and go in to see what was going on.

Hopefully, he's wrong and his son has nothing to do with Shi Zhen.

As it turned out, Shi Zhen happened to be out throwing out the trash. He thought of something and did just that.

Unexpectedly... it confirmed his guess.

Jiang Xingsheng returned home, washed his hands, but didn't know what to do.

Given this situation... his son and Shi Zhen are most likely entangled in a complicated relationship.

How could they do this!

More importantly... his son just started college and is still young. Could it be that he was scammed?

Jiang Xingsheng didn't know Shi Zhen's age, but he knew about Shi Zhen's company. Shi Zhen was definitely older than his son and had been in the workforce for many years. Now his son was like this with Shi Zhen...

However, his son's feelings for Shi Zhen were clearly different; it was probably voluntary. This matter…

Jiang Xingsheng took a deep breath and sat down in front of the distraught Mu Tian, ​​not knowing what to say to her.

Shi Zhen bought breakfast for Guan Baiyu and they ate together. The two then cuddled in bed for a while.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the morning, when the people who did part-time work on the weekend arrived, that Guan Baiyu and Shi Zhen got up. Guan Baiyu did his work while Shi Zhen read a book.

Around 10 o'clock, when Jiang Xingsheng and Mu Tian arrived, they saw Guan Baiyu doing something in front of the computer, with Shi Zhen sitting behind him, copying something from a book while glancing at Guan Baiyu every now and then.

These two brothers... their relationship was excessively close from the very first time they met.

When their son ate half a sweet potato, he gave it to Shi Zhen, who didn't mind at all.

At that time, they just thought it was because the two brothers had a good relationship.

It seems that they have a good relationship, but it's not a brotherly relationship!