Younger … brother?
As those two words echoed in his ears, Lin Jiage felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his head. His body stiffened, and with an incredulous look on his face, he exclaimed in astonishment, "Younger brother?"
The man who had left him feeling stifled for an entire night and whom he was currently vying for was Soft Bun's younger brother. In other words, he was his brother-in-law in name?
Soft Bun's younger brother was no different from his own younger brother … Someone whom he had to fawn over, not someone whom he had to scheme against …
Wait a minute, isn't Soft Bun an only child? How could she have a younger brother? Could he be an illegitimate child that her father or mother secretly gave birth to outside … Pui pui pui, just how am I thinking of my father-in-law and mother-in-law?
Lin Jiage hurriedly tossed these random thoughts out of his head. He was just about to ask Shi Yao where her younger brother came from when Shi Yao, who had heard his astonished tone, suddenly spoke up, "That's right. To be more precise, he's my younger cousin, the son of my aunt, who is also my father's elder sister. He's the same age as me, but he's five months younger than me. Due to his birthday being too late, he wasn't able to attend primary school together with me, so he's currently in his third year of high school, and he'll be taking his college entrance examination next month …"
So, he wasn't an illegitimate child but his younger cousin. In other words, he was his younger cousin, and his younger cousin's brother-in-law … But a younger cousin was still a younger brother, and a younger cousin was still a younger cousin. He wasn't someone whom he could easily scheme against …
While Lin Jiage was still trying to wrap his head around the matter, Shi Yao suddenly realized that Lin Jiage was lying on the floor. With a frown on her forehead, she asked, "… Lin Jiage, why are you on the floor?"
Hearing those words, Lin Jiage replied without any hesitation, "Oh, I had a stomachache, so I wanted to go to the washroom. I lost my balance and fell down. It has nothing to do with my younger brother."
Shi Yao and her cousin turned to look at Lin Jiage.
Cousin: "?????" He fell down? Why did you drag him down?
Shi Yao: "????" She was just asking out of concern. Why did he mention her younger brother?
Lin Jiage was stunned for two seconds before he realized that he had been too nervous that he had nearly exposed his thoughts. Thus, he quickly explained, "I'm just worried that you might misunderstand."
"Oh, is that so …" Shi Yao walked over to Lin Jiage and helped him up. At the same time, she suddenly recalled something and said, "… I almost forgot, I haven't finished introducing him yet. His name is Nan Qiang, Gu Nan Qiang. He's the Nan Qiang who refused to turn back even after crashing into a wall …"
Gu Nanqiang, who had been quiet all this while, protested unhappily, "Baby Yao, I've told you many times, don't use this line when you introduce me!"
Completely unfazed by Gu Nanqiang's displeasure, Shi Yao turned to him and said, "He's Lin Jiage. I believe I don't need to introduce him to you."
Seeing that Gu Nanqiang wasn't saying a word, Shi Yao spoke up once more, "Hurry up and greet him!"
Like a puppy, Gu Nanqiang obediently replied with an "Oh" before turning to Lin Jiage and greeting him, "Nice to meet you, brother-in-law."
This time, it was Shi Yao's turn to panic. Seemingly embarrassed by Gu Nanqiang calling her brother-in-law, her face reddened slightly as she protested, "Gu Nanqiang, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
After saying those words, Shi Yao turned to Lin Jiage, wanting to tell him not to mind it.
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