Brother, isn't it good that you like me?

When Shen Yan posted a picture of his parrot named "Second Uncle" on his WeChat Moments, Chi Yu and Jiang Ziyi had just finished playing a game where they were stuck.

As evening approached, Jiang Ziyi took out her phone to order takeout. Chi Yu, sitting on the other side of the sofa, opened WeChat and happened to see that post on her Moments.

The camera shows a blue and white budgerigar that spreads its wings and flies around the ceiling a few times before landing steadily on a long, beautiful finger. Its movements are nimble and its demeanor elegant.

Her delicate, small lips moved slightly, and she uttered a single sentence—

"I'm your second uncle!"

"Tsk," Shen Yan's voice came from the video, her beautiful fingers teasing the bird's wing as she asked with a smile, "Is that all you know?"

The exceptionally clever little parrot couldn't stand such provocation. It immediately raised its head proudly and confidently showed its owner its vocabulary:

"I'm your grandpa!"

"I'm your grandfather!"

"I am your ancestor!"

Every sentence revolves around relatives, which is enough to show that the original pet shop owner was a person with a bad temper.

Shen Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The clear, youthful voice, with a slightly upturned ending note, was like a hook at the end of a fishing line, gently catching the listener's heart.

"No wonder my dad doesn't like you and even kicked us both out." Chi Yu heard Shen Yan chuckle and lightly tapped the parrot's side with his long, slender fingers. He said with a helpless and indulgent tone, "Fine, I'll just call you Second Uncle."

The parrot spread its wings: "Nephew!"

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"Pfft," Chi Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Looking at the little bird being chased by Shen Yan in the camera's view, an idea suddenly came to him—

Shen Yan likes parrots, so he can make a wooden parrot figurine by hand and give it to Shen Yan.

Chi Yu's fingers are quite nimble for things other than cooking. He did a few things to coax his younger brother to study hard when he was a child, so he has some experience.

Without hesitation, Chi Yu immediately placed an order for wood and tools on Taobao.

At the same time, Jiang Ziyi had just finished ordering his food.

He put away the game controller on the coffee table, picked up the remote, and randomly selected an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.

A vast underwater world filled the entire screen, and the two brothers leaned back on the sofa to watch it together.

Not long after, the delivery arrived, and the two sat down on the carpet together, looking at the Krabby Patty while eating their McDonald's burgers.

While he was eating his hamburger, his agent, Sister Zhang, called to say that she had secured him an endorsement deal with a well-known domestic beauty brand, and that his assistant would pick him up the next day to take some promotional photos.

The name Chi Yu seemed strangely familiar, and just as he was about to ponder it further, several sobs from the receiver suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

Chi Yu, holding her phone, paused, then asked softly, "Sister Zhang?"

"What's wrong with you?"

"Ah, it's nothing," the person on the other end of the phone sniffed, "I'm just happy to see you're finally getting better... By the way, Xiaochi, did you find the lawyer yourself?"

As Chi Yu's agent, she naturally paid attention to the news online.

That law firm is known as the "Beijing Pizza Hut" because it has never lost a case, big or small, since its inception, and it enjoys a very high status in the legal profession.

Although the company offered Chi Yu good compensation, it would be unlikely that they would spend a lot of money to hire a lawyer of this caliber for him. There is only one possibility: Chi Yu found the lawyer himself.

"Hmm." Chi Yu nodded, and said jokingly, "Ordinary lawyer's letters are ignored by marketing accounts. If I find a more powerful one, no one will dare to bully me."

Sister Zhang sniffed again, "Xiao Chi..."

"Alright, sis," Chi Yu said softly, "Don't rush to feel sorry for me. It's easy to spread rumors but hard to refute them. You'll probably have to work overtime on this later."

Sister Zhang: "..."

The word "overtime" is really effective. After hearing it, my heart not only stopped hurting, but it almost stopped beating.

"Alright, alright," Sister Zhang laughed. "Just remember to come to work tomorrow."

Chi Yu responded and hung up the phone. Turning his head, he saw that Jiang Ziyi's hand was still at the corner of his eye, not yet lowered.

Chi Yu: "..."

Chi Yu: "Why are you crying again?"

"I," Jiang Zi paused for a moment. He wanted to say that he also felt sorry for him, but he knew that his brother was the worst at handling this kind of situation. If he said that, the atmosphere of the dinner tonight would never be good.

Jiang Zi sniffed, turned to look at the TV and said, "Of course I cried while watching cartoons. I can't eavesdrop on your phone calls, so I can only watch cartoons."

Just then, SpongeBob SquarePants on the TV screen let out a happy "hahahaha" laugh.

Chi Yu raised an eyebrow. Was he crying?

"It's not this cartoon!" Jiang Ziyi said stubbornly, "It's about my idol, didn't you know?"

Chi Yu took a bite of his hamburger. "GG Bond? What's wrong with it lately?"

"Not that heartthrob." Jiang Zi shook her head. "It's George. I just found out that George is... moderately deaf... waa ...

It would have been better if this hadn't been mentioned, because as soon as it was, Jiang Ziyi seemed genuinely sad again, her slightly reddened eyes welling up with tears. Chi Yu was taken aback, quickly put down his hamburger, and handed Jiang Ziyi a tissue.

Fortunately, Jiang Ziyi's mood changed quickly and he returned to normal in no time. Chi Yu changed the cartoon on the TV to Peppa Pig, but his younger brother was still somewhat absent-minded.

Chi Yu pursed his lips, about to say something to change the atmosphere, when Jiang Ziyi suddenly looked up, "Brother..."

He asked, "Have you been feeling happier lately?"

Chi Yu was taken aback. Happy? Was he worried that Chi Yu was still upset because of the previous rumors?

Chi Yu nodded, "Yes, I'm happy." The young man raised his hand and patted his younger brother's shoulder before Jiang Ziyi could suddenly become emotional, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Jiang Ziyi: "...Oh."

After finishing their meal, the two played games for a while before returning to their respective rooms. As Jiang Zi lay on his bed, the conversation between Shen Yan and him from last week suddenly came to mind.

"Jiang Ziyi, why don't you bring your brother to stay at your house for a while?"

"Why? What happened?"

"It's nothing, it's just that... Brother Xiaochi seems a bit off. Keep an eye on him and call me immediately if anything seems unusual."

"Oh... wait! Why should I call you?! You bastard, you're still up to no good, aren't you?! I'll beat you to death!!"

Jiang Zi buried his head in the pillow, belatedly beginning to think about what Shen Yan meant by those words.

And my brother, some of the things he said recently were also strange. Could it be that they are keeping some little secret from me?

Jiang Ziyi frowned, hissing... He couldn't figure it out.

Well, Jiang Ziyi has always been good at letting herself off the hook when it comes to using her brain. She thought to herself, there must be a reason why her brother is keeping a secret from her, and he will definitely tell her later.

As for Shen Yan... Jiang Ziyi took out his phone, clicked on the chat box that he had just pulled out of the blacklist yesterday, and sent a series of [bombs].

[Shen Dog]:?

【Shen Dog】：[ ))) 5'' ]

It's a voice message.

Jiang Ziyi clicked on it out of curiosity, and a voice that didn't sound human came from the receiver:

"Jiang Ziyi! I'm your second uncle!!"