Chapter 138 Brother, I like him
The wind blew over the lake. On the wooden plank road that extended into the center of the lake, two tall figures stood in the dark blue.
He Tingzhou had broad shoulders and the bathrobe he wore made him look a bit frivolous. He stood opposite Shen Yu, who was neatly dressed in a shirt and trousers, and he did not look awkward at all.
"Just say whatever you want to say. Don't be polite." He said calmly, "If you want to hit me, go ahead. I won't fight back today."
You should have some awareness that you kidnapped someone's precious sister.
And the more casual and fearless he looked, the more depressed Shen Yu looked.
"Tingzhou, I trust your character more than anyone else, and I never thought you would target Xiaojiu. I treat you as a friend and treat you honestly. Do you have that?"
The hot wind blew across He Tingzhou's hair. His cold, sharp black eyes were focused yet distracted in the night. "As a friend, I don't owe you anything."
Shen Yu took a half step forward and said, "You secretly touched Xiao Jiu, teamed up with He Zifeng to hide it from me, and met with her under my nose again and again. Have you ever thought that I am your friend?"
He Tingzhou did not evade or give in: "Believe me, I hope you find out earlier than you do. Of course, today is not bad, it is a good opportunity."
"Aren't you enjoying this fun?" Shen Yu said, "Provoking me in front of me and fooling everyone. Are you having fun playing this game?"
Shen Yu rarely gets angry. He is usually gentle and polite, but at this moment he shows a rare fierceness.
He checked some things these days and found that the connection between Shuang Xu and He Tingzhou was earlier than he thought.
The house on the top floor of Songming Road was vacated long before he noticed anything.
How could he not be angry when his sister, whom he wanted so much to protect, was kidnapped by his best friend and deceived and fooled time and again?
He Tingzhou looked at him nonchalantly for a moment before saying, "Before answering this question, I have something to confirm first."
The outline of his bones was blurred by the night, but his aggressiveness was not diminished at all. He asked Shen Yu, "Why are you questioning me now? As a brother, or as a man?"
The wind seemed to suddenly turn cold, and a gloomy and sad mood emerged in Shen Yu's eyes.
Brothers and men are different.
He did not answer for a long time under He Tingzhou's sharp gaze, but the silence itself represented the answer.
The wind blowing in from the lake passed between the two of them, taking away the last bit of summer heat and making a meaningful confrontation even clearer.
He Tingzhou pulled his lower lip with obvious mockery in his expression.
"You should reflect on why you, as my brother, were the last to know. Even Yue Zifeng, that idiot, could see it, so why did you know it later than him? Because you knew she liked you, and you thought no one could take her away from you."
Shen Yu's expression was murky and unclear, and He Tingzhou casually added the last blow.
"Are you angry now because you were kept in the dark, or because I took her away from you?"
He Tingzhou has known Shen Yu for a shorter time than Yue Zifeng, but his understanding of Shen Yu far exceeds that of Yue Zifeng.
Perhaps it was precisely because he and Shen Yu had known each other late that he was able to see through what was hidden deep inside him.
He hid it so well that he could deceive Yue Zifeng, Zuo Zhong, Fu Yun, Shen Changyuan, and everyone else.
Frost Sequence has been kept secret for so many years without receiving any response.
The only thing he couldn't hide was He Tingzhou's eyes.
"If you like her, why didn't you do that earlier?"
The wind blew Shen Yu's white shirt, and something seemed to have shattered overnight.
The ringing sound broke the silence of the lake. Shen Yu took out his cell phone from his pocket and hung up the call from Yue Zifeng.
"These are two different things. You asked me about my position, so I am speaking to you as Xiaojiu's brother."
"My father and I remember your kindness to my family. If there is anything I can do to repay you, I will do it. But you shouldn't drag Xiaojiu into this." Shen Yu said, "She is my sister, not someone you can play with casually."
"Who told you I was going to play with her?"
"As for your father's matter, I told you at the beginning that you don't need to thank me. I didn't help him for you. This is a matter between me and your 'sister'." He wanted to be a "brother", so He Tingzhou treated him as a "brother". "If you don't mind, give us some freedom and don't interfere."
This almost confirmed Shen Yu's guess.
Shuang Xu is a person who knows how to repay kindness. He Tingzhou has helped her many times and saved Shen Changyuan. This kindness is very heavy for Shen Yu, let alone Shuang Xu.
She was grateful to He Tingzhou, and He Tingzhou had a strong interest in her, so she repaid him with herself.
"Xiaojiu is sincere and doesn't know how to hold back. You've done a favor for our family, and she's willing to do anything for you. She's only 22 years old, Tingzhou, how can you feel at ease?"
He Tingzhou's lazy look slowly disappeared after he said this.
Just as he understood Shen Yu's pain points, Shen Yu could also touch his sensitive spots.
Can Shuang Xu distinguish the boundary between gratitude and love?
After all, she has a criminal record.
A fool who doesn't understand the relationship between men and women and falls in love with the brother who raised her.
Shen Yu did not miss the slight change in his eyes.
"This is the end of your relationship."
He Tingzhou's eyes were extremely cold: "What if I say no?"
"You know how important Xiaojiu is to me. My parents love her as if she were their own daughter." Shen Yu said resolutely, "I will not allow anyone to hurt her, including you."
He Tingzhou pursed his lips, not only did he not back down, but he took a step forward recklessly: "Shen Yu, I'm not like you, who likes a woman and still thinks about the consequences. I want her. Even the king of heaven can't control me."
The air around them suddenly sank, and the gazes between the two people were like an invisible string, stretched to the limit.
Just at this moment, hurried footsteps came running towards the lake, thumping on the wooden planks of the plank bridge.
Shuang Xu searched the villa for a long time and ran out of breath. When he came back, he saw He Tingzhou and Shen Yu facing each other with swords drawn.
She didn't care about anything else and rushed over to stand between the two of them.
Like a bird dashing across the sky, it startled the quietness of the lake in the middle of the night.
"Brother!" She stood in front of He Tingzhou in a protective manner and said without thinking, "I like him!"
A fish jumped out of the water and then jumped back in. The crisp sound of water caused ripples that spread out layer by layer for a long time.
The tit-for-tat atmosphere was broken by her sudden intrusion. Shen Yu's eyes changed many emotions. After the shock and surprise, he slowly sank into the complex and incomprehensible darkness.
Shuang Xu's breath hadn't yet calmed down, and he panted and said, "I'm sorry, brother. I didn't mean to hide it from you."
Shen Yu was silent for a long time, his voice a little gloomy: "Do you like him?"
Shuang Xu couldn't see the expression on He Tingzhou's face behind her, nor did she know what kind of look he was looking at her.
She nodded and repeated affirmatively: "Brother, I like him."