ABBWW Chapter 23: Young Master (23)

Although he drove away Mu Jincheng, Shi Jingge was obviously in a low mood, a little wilted, and even spoke less.

Shi Rongqing saw it in his eyes, worried in his heart, and cursed Mu Jincheng in his heart.

At dinner time, Shi Jingge was even more distracted, almost poking his own teeth with chopsticks.

Shi Rongqing's heart alarm rang, trying to divert the young master's attention, "When is your next live broadcast?"

"A week later." Shi Jingge came back to his senses, his tone a bit depressed.

Shi Rongqing brought up some more topics, but the young master didn't seem to be very interested.

And at this time, Wen Xusheng picked up the young master's bowl and gave him a bowl of soup. "Come back to your senses."

Shi Jingge frowned at him, his expression confused.

"Are you still thinking about Mu Jincheng?" Wen Xusheng asked bluntly, Shi Rongqing gasped.

- He actually dared to ask directly!

Shi Jingge was stunned for a moment, then became angry and embarrassed. "Who is thinking about him?!"

"Indeed."

Wen Xusheng's tone was calm and very sincere.

"Instead of continuing to think about Mu Jincheng, why don't you think about me?"

Shi Rongqing: "?"

Shi Jingge: "?"

"What do you want me to do?" Shi Rongqing raised his eyebrows and asked.

T/N: Honestly, I think the Author miswrote and it should be Shi Jingge...

"Don't you remember?" Wen Xusheng looked at Shi Jingge. "We made a promise on the plane. Have you forgotten?"

The young master quickly remembered, and his expression became a bit complicated.

Wen Xusheng smiled and said, "You can't go back on your word."

"I hold grudges."

"If you can't keep your promise, I'll stick to you."

The young master picked up a rib and threw it into Wen Xusheng's bowl, glared at him, "Are you annoying?"

"You can't even shut your mouth when eating!"

"If I shut my mouth, I can't eat," Wen Xusheng argued. "You should look at me more. If you don't look at me, how can you dream of me at night?"

"Or are you saying that you want to go back on your word?"

The young master gritted his teeth and started to quarrel with Wen Xusheng.

The scene was like two elementary school students.

Shi Rongqing saw this in his eyes, and suddenly felt a bit unhappy in his heart.

... The little brat only had eyes for others, and didn't care about his brother.

Shi Rongqing sighed deeply, poked the rice in his bowl with chopsticks, and looked lonely.

Shi Jingge gave Shi Rongqing a bowl of soup and whispered, "Brother?"

Shi Rongqing took the soup and smiled at Shi Jingge. "It's nothing. I just regret that I can't go out with you."

"What's the big deal," Shi Jingge said casually. "When big brother has time, we can go traveling together!"

"Big brother can go wherever he wants."

"Climbing mountains too?" Shi Rongqing raised his eyebrows. Shi Jingge didn't like climbing mountains, he thought it was tiring and boring.

The young master hesitated for a long time, then said bravely, "... I'll risk my life to accompany you!"

He looked so funny that Shi Rongqing laughed.

Successfully diverting Shi Jingge's attention back to himself, Shi Rongqing felt refreshed and looked at Wen Xusheng with a bit of pride.

Wen Xusheng smiled back and didn't forget to hand Shi Jingge a napkin.

But when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

He understood.

But...

Shi Jingge rubbed his head and wondered, "Why does it feel suddenly colder?"

"It's a bit cold."

In an instant, Wen Xusheng and Shi Rongqing both stiffened, then turned their heads away awkwardly.

Shi Jingge: "?"

After dinner, Shi Jingge took Wen Xusheng for a walk around the Shi family house.

Shi Rongqing was in the study dealing with official business. Two hours later, he was almost done. He rubbed his wrist and looked out the window. He happened to see Shi Jingge and Wen Xusheng playing by the fountain below.

Shi Rongqing opened the window.

Shi Jingge laughed at something Wen Xusheng said. His laughter was crisp and pleasant, and even Shi Rongqing upstairs could hear it. It showed how happy Shi Jingge was.

Shi Rongqing pursed his lips and shouted downstairs, "Xiao Ge."

Shi Jingge heard the voice and looked up. He waved his hand vigorously at Shi Rongqing. "Brother!"

Shi Rongqing smiled and waved his hand at Shi Jingge. "Come up."

Soon, the study door was opened, and Shi Jingge poked his head in. "Brother, are you looking for me?"

"Hmm." Shi Rongqing nodded, but then he saw Wen Xusheng behind Shi Jingge.

Shi Jingge pushed open the study door and walked in. "What's up?"

"Nothing," Shi Rongqing touched his head. "You've been tired for two days, and you don't know how to rest."

"I'm not tired." The young master said casually.

"You." Shi Rongqing poked Shi Jingge's forehead. It felt so good that he couldn't help but poke a few more times.

The young master looked up at him, a bit confused.

Shi Rongqing couldn't resist and poked him two more times.

In an instant, a feeling of envy rose from Wen Xusheng's heart.

"Aunt Bai has cleaned up the guest room."

"Take Mr. Wen to the guest room and let him take a bath and rest well. I see that the program team has been torturing you guys quite hard. You should rest more these two days."

Shi Rongqing pinched the young master's ear, feeling very satisfied in his heart.

"See if the guest room is missing anything, and replenish it for Mr. Wen in time."

"You should be more hospitable."

Shi Jingge slapped Shi Rongqing's hand away with some dissatisfaction and said in a dragged out voice, "I know."

"I'll take him to see the guest room." The young master hadn't reached the door yet, when he suddenly darted back. Shi Rongqing didn't understand what was going on, only to see Shi Jingge grab the cup on the desk.

Shi Rongqing: "..."

- Oops!

"You actually drank coffee!" The young master turned around abruptly and glared at Shi Rongqing. "What did you promise me?"

Shi Rongqing said dryly, "Xiao Ge, listen to my explanation."

But he was caught red-handed, and he didn't know what to explain.

"I won't listen!" The young master said firmly. "You promised me not to drink coffee!"

Shi Rongqing tried to change the topic. "I heard that D company has launched a new sports car. The appearance is quite gorgeous. Do you want to take a look?"

The young master looked at him incredulously. "I said I won't listen, and you actually stopped explaining?"

Shi Rongqing: "..."

Shi Rongqing wiped his face. "Then Xiao Ge, listen to my explanation."

The young master crossed his arms and said angrily, "There's only half a cup of coffee left in this cup. It's obvious that you drank it. How do you explain?"

Shi Rongqing: "..."

So hard QAQ.

The young master glared at him and took the cup away.

Shi Rongqing rubbed his forehead, feeling both sweet and helpless in his heart. Then he looked at Wen Xusheng and said calmly, "Look at this kid, he's spoiled by me."

"He even has to control me drinking coffee."

Wen Xusheng: "..."

Is this in the mortal world? This must be in the mortal world!

T/N: A way of expressing disbelief or astonishment at something that seems unbelievable or extraordinary.

Shi Rongqing sighed deeply, acting like he had no choice with Shi Jingge.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Wen Xusheng told himself a few words, then smiled and said, "That's Xiao Ge caring about you."

"Brotherly love, it's enviable."

"I also want to be cared for like this."

Wen Xusheng sighed softly, with a touch of melancholy.

Shi Rongqing narrowed his eyes, very wary. "What are you talking about? Don't you have enough people who care about you? From here I can..."

Shi Rongqing didn't finish his sentence, when Shi Jingge came back. He was holding a cup of hot milk in his hand. He put it on Shi Rongqing's desk, and not only glared at him, but also snorted.

Shi Rongqing couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

"Drink this," Shi Jingge said gruffly. "If I catch you drinking coffee again, I'll punish you by not letting you eat meat for a week!"

Shi Rongqing's expression froze.

As a carnivore, this punishment was a bit harsh.

The young master was only satisfied when he saw his expression. He pulled Wen Xusheng's hand and walked away proudly.

He didn't forget to close the study door for him.

Shi Rongqing looked at the door and suddenly smiled.

He picked up the cup and took a sip of milk. The smile in his eyes deepened.

- It was still hot milk.

Shi Jingge found Aunt Bai, then took Wen Xusheng to see the guest room. On the way, he didn't forget to complain about Shi Rongqing being disobedient. He promised him not to drink coffee but still drank it. He didn't know how much he had secretly drunk when he wasn't looking.

Aunt Bai listened with a smile and agreed, "Then young master should take good care of the young master."

T/N: Eldest Young Master = Shi Rongqing

"That's for sure. If I catch him drinking coffee again, I'll make him drink bitter gourd juice. It's bitter anyway, and bitter gourd juice is nutritious and healthy!" The young master puffed out his chest proudly, then asked doubtfully, "Is he arranged in this guest room?"

The second floor was divided into two sides according to the central railing corridor. There were four rooms on each side. Shi Rongqing and Shi Jingge's bedrooms were on the left side, and now they were walking to the right side, which meant that Wen Xusheng's room was arranged here.

In fact, it was the room on the far right of the right side, which was the farthest room from Shi Jingge on the second floor.

Otherwise, for fear of being too obvious, Shi Rongqing would have arranged Wen Xusheng on the third floor.

In short, the farther away from his little cub, the better!

Aunt Bai nodded and said with a smile, "The young master specially instructed that Mr. Wen likes quietness."

Wen Xusheng shook his head and said hesitantly, "I actually prefer lively places."

He paused, and a natural sense of apology and loneliness showed in his eyes. "For so many years, alone, it was a bit lonely."

The young master couldn't bear to see him like this, and quickly waved his hand. "This side is too far away. I remember the room opposite me is empty. Why don't we arrange it for him?"

"This..." Aunt Bai thought of Shi Rongqing's instructions and hesitated.

Wen Xusheng looked at Shi Jingge. "That would be great."

"Sleeping next to Xiao Ge, I feel at ease."

Shi Jingge hooked his hand at him. "Come on, let's go and see. The rooms here are cleaned regularly, and it's easy to tidy up. We can play in my room for a while first."

Wen Xusheng's eyes lit up.

- There was such a good thing!

Aunt Bai saw that they had reached an agreement, and didn't want to say anything more. She had to follow them.

Then, Wen Xusheng would throw a few words to Aunt Bai from time to time, and Aunt Bai couldn't leave easily.

So by the time Shi Rongqing found out about this, it was several hours later. By then, it was too late, and it was time to sleep.

Shi Rongqing covered his chest, feeling very sad and angry.

- How did he raise such a stupid brother!!

He didn't know if it was influenced by Wen Xusheng.

That night, Shi Jingge really had a dream.

He couldn't see the faces of the people in the dream, but he vaguely knew that they were two men.

The person who was slightly shorter was him.

They seemed to be under a peach blossom forest, and the falling peach blossoms landed on his shoulders. The other person wrapped his arm around his shoulder and picked off the peach blossoms on his shoulder.

The two were talking about something, but Shi Jingge couldn't hear it.

Suddenly, Shi Jingge heard the person in the dream say, "... I'm so unlucky, I was just a little bit short!"

The taller person touched his head and smiled. "It doesn't matter."

"I'm lucky."

He grabbed his hand. "I'll give you all my luck."

"I wish my Xiao Ge, unparalleled fortune."

There was laughter and tenderness in his eyes.

Shi Jingge woke up with a start.

He sat up and stared blankly at everything in front of him. After a while, he reached out and rubbed his temples.

... He seemed to have had a dream?

... What did he dream about?

Shi Jingge tried to remember, but he couldn't. He only vaguely remembered a pair of eyes filled with laughter and tenderness.

At this time, Shi Jingge suddenly felt thirsty. He jumped out of bed and planned to go downstairs to get a glass of water.

As soon as Shi Jingge came out, the door opposite was also opened.

"Xiao Ge?" Wen Xusheng asked in confusion. "You haven't slept yet?"

"I woke up." Shi Jingge explained, his voice hoarse. "I had a dream."

"A dream?" Wen Xusheng's eyes had a smile. "Did you dream of me?"

Shi Jingge looked up and met Wen Xusheng's eyes.

At that moment, Shi Jingge felt a bit dazed.

It seemed... somewhat familiar...?

"Xiao Ge?" Wen Xusheng called him a few more times.

Shi Jingge came to his senses and quickly changed the topic. "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I'm going to sleep soon," Wen Xusheng smiled. "Are you going downstairs?"

"Yeah, I'm thirsty." Shi Jingge touched his nose.

"I have some in my room," Wen Xusheng waved his hand at Shi Jingge and said casually. "Come on, it's too troublesome to go downstairs."

Just then, a cough sounded.

Shi Jingge hadn't moved yet, when he saw Shi Rongqing coming from the stairs. "Coincidentally, I just heated up some milk."

Shi Rongqing walked over quickly and stuffed the cup into Shi Jingge's hand. He watched Shi Jingge obediently drink it, then glanced at Wen Xusheng with a mocking smile.

Wen Xusheng: "...QAQ!"

Shi Rongqing touched Shi Jingge's hair and said casually. "Xiao Ge, why don't you sleep with your brother tonight?"

Wen Xusheng: "..."

"Huh?" Shi Jingge was a bit confused. "Why?"

"Because..." Shi Rongqing's eyes swept over Wen Xusheng, very sharp. "I don't trust him."

Shi Jingge: "Huh?"

"I just had a nightmare, dreaming that Xiao Ge didn't want his brother anymore," Shi Rongqing made up a lie. "Xiao Ge left without looking back, no matter how his brother shouted or begged."

"Brother was very scared."

Shi Rongqing gave a bitter smile, looking lonely. "Just stay with your brother, okay?"

Isn't this still human?

T/N: A rhetorical question that expresses the speaker’s disbelief or sarcasm at the other person’s request.

Shi Jingge said with disgust, "Dreams are the opposite of reality. It's this era now, who would be scared by a nightmare?"

"You must have drunk too much coffee. You're not allowed to drink coffee anymore. It's late at night and you're not sleeping, what are you doing?"

Shi Jingge pushed open the door of Shi Rongqing's room next to him. "Come and sleep!"

"You have to go to the company tomorrow, why aren't you hurrying up?"

Shi Rongqing followed the young master in, but before closing the door, he smiled faintly at Wen Xusheng, with a murderous look in his smile.

Wen Xusheng: "..."

- He just wanted to pour a glass of water for Shi Jingge!!

The Author has something to say: 

Shi Rongqing: Heh, who would believe that?

I hope you will be more enthusiastic about me, and not so cold QAAQ

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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