Xu Yiming went straight to Xiao Li’s room early in the morning, wanting to invite him to play the recently popular wilderness survival game. However, he found that no one responded after knocking on the door for a long time, so he returned to the lobby with a puzzled look on his face.
“Were you looking for Xiao Li?” Xu Yichen asked, looking at his expression. When his brother nodded, he said, “He drove out early in the morning with Liu Zeshen.”
At the mention of the car, Xu Yiming remembered that eye-catching “small donkey”, and after a moment of astonishment asked: “They went out together? What are they doing?”
Lin Xiao poked his head out from behind the computer screen, with an intriguing smile on his face: “Tsk, tsk, tsk, a young couple is going on a date, why do you care so much.”
Xu Yiming was suddenly enlightened.
At this time, the red car was parked in the parking lot outside a villa area in N city. Xiao Li walked in with his hands in his trouser pockets, and from afar, he saw a figure looking around at the gate of the yard. He immediately struck a pose that he thought was very cool and waved with a smile: “Hi, cousin!”
Before he could say anything more, the figure rushed straight to him. With lightning speed, and without even looking at him, it whizzed past him and handed the other guy a brightly colored self-printed portrait, with indescribable excitement in its tone: “Aaaah, Liu Zeshen! It’s really Liu Zeshen! He’s really here! Hello, hello, hello! Can I get an autograph?!”
Liu Zeshen slowly took the booklet handed over by his fan girl, signed it in large letters with a big flourish, and looked at Xiao Li with a smile.
This glance was so packed with profound meanings that the veins on Xiao Li’s forehead suddenly twitched. He reached out and picked up the young girl who was about to pounce on his friend with the reserved expression that a professional player should have: “What are you yelling about? I brought him to you, why don’t you go prepare lunch!”
Xiao Li’s cousin’s official name was Li Zi. After being picked up like this, she finally remembered that her cousin was also there. However, she felt that this move made her lose face in front of her idol, and she suddenly became angry: “What if I’m yelling! As a professional player, you still don’t know how to be reserved. Compared to Brother Liu, you’re much worse!”
After saying that, before Xiao Li could retort, she immediately broke away from him, opened the door, and ran inside, leaving a message in her wake: “Brother Liu, please wait a moment. I’ll let you try my personal cooking soon!”
Liu… Brother Liu? Xiao Li’s body froze in place, and he took a deep breath to keep from dropping the gift in his hand on the ground.
She just met him and already called him brother, what a close relationship, eh?! You know, in the past twenty years, his cousin has always called him by his first name when she saw him and never called him “cousin”!
As he was lost in thought, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder. When he turned around, he saw Liu Zeshen with a faint smile. He looked at him with a pleased expression and said, “Your cousin is very lively and cute.”
Xiao Li felt almost out of breath.
Today’s script was completely different from what he had expected!
Li Zi’s house was currently empty; apparently, her parents had been ‘invited’ out early this morning, giving them enough space.
After lunch, Xiao Li was contentedly lying on the sofa with his legs crossed.
His cousin’s cooking was really good, and today, she even took out her specialty without any reservation. This table full of delicious food was really a great treat. However, after having enough food and wine, when he thought that he had taken advantage of “someone’s” glory, his mood suddenly dampened again.
At that thought, he couldn’t help but cast a resentful glance at the man next to him.
Well, he had to admit that no matter what kind of clothes this guy wore, he always looked so neat when he wore them. He could be called a walking clothing rack. Tall, handsome, and exuding masculinity all the time, it’s really hard not to envy and hate such a man.
Xiao Li remembered the first time he saw Liu Zeshen. At that time, he seemed to have firmly tagged this guy as a powerful enemy.
As if feeling his gaze, Liu Zeshen turned his head and met his eyes. After a moment, he smiled and leaned over skillfully, raising his chin with his finger: “What are you thinking about?”
Feeling his warm breath, Xiao Li stiffened, gritted his teeth, and said, “Let go! Li Zi is still in the kitchen!”
Liu Zeshen didn’t know why but looking at his slightly embarrassed expression, he felt that the more he looked at him, the cuter he was. In a playful mood, he moved closer, bit his earlobe, and whispered: “What are you afraid of? There are so many dishes and chopsticks, it will take a while to clean them all.”
“… Get off me!” Xiao Li felt a little uncomfortable.
“I don’t want to.” With a smile, Liu Zeashen got even closer. Under the subconscious movement of the other guy, the two of them fell back, finding themselves in an ambiguous posture.
“…” Xiao Li stopped talking and was about to use force to solve the problem, concerned about his cousin who could appear at any time. He stretched out his hands to push him but unexpectedly, the other man was ready for this, and his hands were firmly grasped. He raised his head and glared, “Go away if you want to play! Here is not… Uhh!”
Before he could finish speaking, the rest of his words were firmly sealed by an extremely domineering kiss.
This guy did it on purpose! Xiao Li was a little dizzy from the sudden kiss. The remaining trace of reason reminded him of the place he was at now. In desperation, he wanted to raise his foot and kick that guy off him but as he was about to take action, he heard a “snap” sound of a cup falling to the ground. After the crashing sound, there was silence all around.
Xiao Li looked up helplessly and saw Li Zi standing at the door of the kitchen with a bowl of fruit, her mouth opened so wide that you could almost stuff an egg in it.
“Cousin, please listen to my explanation…”
Li Zi: “Xiao Li, let go of Brother Liu!”
Xiao Li: “… Huh?”
Who the hell must let go of whom?!
After that, Li Zi exploded with the greatest strength in her life, and just like that, she pulled Xiao Li off the sofa.
There was another loud “bang”, and Xiao Li felt that his butt was going to fall apart. However, before having any chance to think about it, Li Zi looked at Liu Zeshen and said sincerely, “I’m sorry, Brother Liu, that idiot Xiao Li must have caused you trouble.”
Liu Zeshen smiled elegantly and said, “It’s fine.”
Li Zi seemed to be both excited and regretful as she spoke: “I didn’t expect that you would actually fall for this idiot cousin of mine. This kid really knows how to take advantage.” After saying that, she sighed deeply, and finally said with a determined expression as if she had made a decision: “Don’t worry, I will keep your secret!”
Liu Zeshen gently said: “Thank you, cousin.”
His smile made Li Zi feel as if the whole world had become brighter. She immediately tidied up the mess and turned back to the kitchen to continue cooking. Before leaving, she did not forget to glare fiercely at Xiao Li, her look full of warnings: “Pay attention to your image when you’re out!”
Who’s the one not paying attention to the image, eh? Xiao Li almost exploded on the spot.
On the other side, Liu Zeshen had laughed so hard that he buried himself in the sofa. It took him a long time before he raised his head and met Xiao Li’s plaintive eyes. He coughed lightly and said, “Don’t worry, your cousin, who is the best in the world, is a “rotten girl1A Japanese term for female fans of manga, anime, and novels that feature romantic relationships between men” and can definitely understand us.”
Xiao Li had already been irritated to the point of being expressionless, even his tone didn’t rise and fall much, “Oh, how do you know she’s a rotten girl?”
Liu Zeshen raised his eyebrows: “She just gave me to sign a homoerotic novel fanfic.”
Xiao Li: “…………”
After holding back for a long time, he finally managed to say: “Well, I guess it’s okay then!”
Liu Zeshen smiled and took him into his arms: “Look, your family is supporting us, are you happy?”
“…I believe you are evil!” Xiao Li muttered, leaning on the man’s chest without pushing away the restless hand, his mood still extremely complicated.
After all the trouble today, he had discovered a bitter truth. Trying to compete with this man in his cousin’s eyes, seemed to be an impossible task, right?
