Shen Yuqing quickly stood up and said stiffly, “Shen Zhen! You’re the dog!”
Shen Zhen held back his laughter and said, “No manners at all. Yiyan, come downstairs when you’re done. I have something to ask you.”
After speaking, he turned and walked out. Before leaving, he even kindly closed the door behind him. At the moment it shut, Shen Yuqing and Pei Yiyan could still hear Shen Zhen saying to the cleaning maid, “Knock a few more times before entering Yuqing and Yiyan’s room from now on…”
Shen Yuqing was angry but didn’t dare to speak up.
They didn’t even do anything!
Now it was like some sort of scandalous label had been stuck on them!
The original plot was way more explosive than this.
While grumbling in his heart that Shen Zhen had no experience and that this didn’t even count as “spicy,” he also felt relieved—
this plot point was finally over.
Shen Yuqing turned to look at Pei Yiyan, who was still kneeling beside him.
He said, “My brother wants to see you. You should go.”
He stood up.
Pei Yiyan was a little slower to move, as if thinking about something.
Shen Yuqing reached out and grabbed his wrist, pulling him up again.
Shen Yuqing cleared his throat and said seriously, “Let’s forget about today.
But remember to do your rehab properly from now on, understand?
Go on!”
After saying that, he walked toward the walk-in closet with a grand attitude.
Since he was back anyway, he might as well pack the clothes he needed to bring.
After Pei Yiyan lost his sight, his other senses became stronger.
He listened to the direction Shen Yuqing walked in.
His left hand rested on his right wrist, where he could still feel Shen Yuqing’s warm touch.
What had Shen Yuqing gone through these past few days to act so strangely now?
Shen Yuqing pulled out a suitcase and packed a few outfits for the current weather.
The weather in Slinor was unpredictable—it was either too hot or too cold.
It was just like the fluctuation of a main character’s blackening level.
After packing, he went downstairs, planning to find an excuse to ask Shen Zhen for permission to live near the school again.
As Shen Yuqing came down the stairs, he saw Shen Zhen and Pei Yiyan talking.
They both looked a little serious and didn’t notice him at all.
He deliberately made his steps louder.
Sure enough, Shen Zhen turned his head slightly, looked up at him, and grinned teasingly.
“Well, the little puppy is down too.”
Shen Yuqing pressed his lips together. “If you don’t want to talk, you can just stay quiet.”
Shen Zhen burst out laughing.
After laughing, he added, “My bad. I shouldn’t have laughed at you.”
After all, that was their “special interaction.”
Shen Yuqing snorted, walked quickly to the sofa, and sat down.
“Are you guys done talking?”
Shen Zhen leaned back on the sofa and looked at Pei Yiyan.
“Yeah, we’re done. Why, you have something to say too?”
Shen Yuqing took the chance to say, “I want to move back to the school dorm.
Home is too far. I have to wake up early every day and can’t focus well in class.”
But Shen Zhen didn’t believe him at all. He clicked his tongue and said,
“Wow, the sun must be rising from the west.
Second Young Master Shen actually wants to study now?”
Just as Shen Yuqing was about to speak, Shen Zhen continued,
“Come on, what do you want this time? How much money?”
To them, Shen Yuqing acting obediently always meant he was planning something.
Last time he played nice, it was because he passed his hovercraft license and insisted on buying one.
But on his first try, he crashed it to pieces.
Shen Yuqing said righteously, “My dear brother, how can you say that about me?”
He clutched his chest and said dramatically, “Right here. It hurts.”
Shen Zhen gave him a disgusted look. “Cut the act.”
Shen Yuqing dropped the performance and said,
“Home is too far. I have to wake up early every day. I’m tired.
And just because I didn’t study well before doesn’t mean I won’t now.
You have zero trust in me—you’re really awful.”
Shen Zhen didn’t react at all to being called “awful.”
He just turned to Pei Yiyan and asked, “Yiyan, what do you think?”
Actually, the reason Shen Yuqing had stayed at home was Pei Yiyan.
The two of them were engaged, and the family wanted them to build some emotional connection.
That kind of “marriage first, love later” storyline that young people liked.
But seeing how things went today, Shen Zhen felt relieved.
It seemed like the two were getting along quite well—
they had been worried before.
Pei Yiyan said gently, “The school is indeed far from home.
It’s quite a hassle for Yuqing to go back and forth every day.
If he wants to move, let him. I’ll return to—”
Before he could finish, Shen Zhen interrupted,
“Fine. That apartment near the school is pretty nice.
It’s a large flat, no stairs, easier for you too.
When are you two moving in?”
You two?
Shen Yuqing froze for a second.
Pei Yiyan was moving with him?
Pei Yiyan also looked surprised. He said,
“Yuqing might find it inconvenient. I don’t mind going back to the Pei family.”
Shen Zhen replied firmly,
“What’s the point of going back? Didn’t I tell you—
the Shen family is your home too.”
Shen Zhen really cared about Pei Yiyan.
The two families had always been close.
Although Shen Yuqing and Pei Yiyan weren’t close before,
Shen Zhen watched them grow up together.
Now that Pei Yiyan was going to be his brother-in-law,
and as a fellow alpha, Shen Zhen naturally felt protective.
The Pei family was like a wolf den—
Pei Yiyan was blind and had trouble walking.
He could be eaten alive without anyone knowing.
It was safer in the Shen family.
He looked at Shen Yuqing again, this time with a stern gaze—
as if to say, if Shen Yuqing disagreed, there would be no room for discussion.
Shen Yuqing looked at Pei Yiyan.
He asked the system to pull up the floor plan of the apartment.
It was indeed very big, and more importantly—it had a guest room.
He thought about it.
Having Pei Yiyan move in didn’t seem like a big deal.
As long as it wasn’t part of the plot, they could each live in their own rooms.
They’d probably only see each other briefly at night.
It should be peaceful enough.
Shen Yuqing leaned back on the sofa.
“I don’t mind. If he wants to go, that’s fine.”
Shen Zhen kicked him lightly, signaling him to speak properly.
Shen Yuqing took a deep breath and asked,
“Do you want to move with me?”
Pei Yiyan still had a calm smile on his face. He said,
“Sure.”
To him, it didn’t matter where he lived.
Shen Zhen waved his hand.
“Alright. I’ll call a driver to help you move your things.
I’ve got work at the company, so I’ll head out now.”
He stood up, walked a few steps, then seemed to remember something.
He turned and looked at Shen Yuqing, who was lying lazily on the sofa like a pancake.
“Aren’t you supposed to be in class right now?
Why are you still at home?”
Shen Yuqing jumped up like a cat that got its tail stepped on.
“I’m going to pack now!”
He did want to be at school too!
But the plot wouldn’t let him!
With the help of the servants, all their things were soon packed into the backseat of the car.
Pei Yiyan didn’t have much stuff.
Since he had just arrived yesterday, most of it was still unpacked—
which made things easier.
Shen Yuqing still had to go to class, so he got off at the school gate and let them move into the apartment themselves.
He watched the car disappear and then said to the system:
[Following the plot is so tiring.]
[…]
The system didn’t answer.
It was tired too. Mentally exhausted.
Shen Yuqing asked knowingly:
[What’s wrong, Xiao Jiu? Why aren’t you talking?
Are you naturally quiet or something?]
The next second, he noticed the system’s indicator light turned off—
it had gone offline and into sleep mode.
Shen Yuqing couldn’t help but smile.
This system really couldn’t take a joke.