The sweet and gentle boy is actually crazy and bad.

Wen Yisheng clutched the hem of her school uniform tightly, her pretty brows furrowed slightly.

Zhong Xu is still in the hospital room.

Wen Zhi's direct remark made her feel a little embarrassed and ashamed.

Wen Yisheng's eyes darted around, a little displeased, like a spoiled child rebelling against their parents: "I don't need to report everything to you beforehand. I'm not a child anymore, why are you always controlling me?"

Oh ho ho, Wen Zhi felt a chill run down his spine.

Look, she just met some random guy and she's already complaining that he's interfering with her, huh?

"Okay, shall I go?"

Wen Zhi withdrew his hand, a hint of hurt showing in his calm expression. He said something and got up to leave.

Wen Yisheng paused for a moment, then grabbed the hem of his school uniform: "Don't be angry, I didn't mean it that way, it's just..."

Wen Zhi smiled good-naturedly, took her hand, and sat down again: "I knew Asheng was just being playful and joking with her brother."

"...?"

Wen Yisheng tried to pull her hand away, her lips trembling, "Then, then you should leave..."

Wen Zhi shook his head, his voice still as soft and pleasant as ever.

A gentle smile graced his face as his slender fingers ran through Wen Yisheng's long, soft hair, stroking it gently as if he were coaxing a small animal.

"It's alright, I'll stay here with you and rest for a while."

Wen Zhi turned his head and met Zhong Xu's gaze. "My sister is shy and not used to being in the same space with strangers."

His eyes were cold: "Anyway, it was unintentional. We won't pursue the matter of you hitting her on the forehead. Please go back."

Although his tone was polite and he smiled slightly, his brows were heavy and his eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes, exuding a chilling aura.

Moreover, Wen Zhi's hand would intentionally or unintentionally brush against Wen Yisheng's hair.

It is a warning gesture, like declaring ownership of a certain territory.

Like males in nature who keep their mates to themselves, his intense jealousy and possessiveness make him intolerant of other males getting close.

Wen Yisheng had no idea about the undercurrents between the boys.

A polite smile appeared on her lips: "Senior, I'm really fine now, you should go back to class."

Zhong Xu glanced at Wen Zhi, his eyes hiding hostility, and said to Wen Yisheng, "Didn't I say we should be fair? You still haven't told me your name."

"And you really don't remember me? We met once off-campus before."

The smile that Wen Zhifu had been wearing had faded.

Wen Yisheng actually felt that Zhong Xu looked familiar, and after his reminder, she really remembered: "Is he the customer who bought coffee?"

"Yes, your coffee-making technique is very clumsy."

"The taste wasn't very good, so I didn't drink it."

Wen Yisheng was embarrassed. It was her first day at work, and Zhong Xu's words made her blush deeply.

"My technique is much more skillful now."

A faint blush spread across her elegant face, which appeared to others as shyness: "Um, next time you go to the store to order, I'll treat you to a drink as compensation."

Zhong Xu nodded, his cold expression softening slightly: "Alright, I'll go and see if you've really improved."

Wen Zhi sat quietly on the edge of the bed, listening with his eyes down at the ground.

He felt like he was totally superfluous in there.

Really.

Wen Yisheng was chatting and dating with another man right in front of him, and he wanted to know—

If he's not around next time, will they dare to just meet up at a hotel and have sex?!

too frightening.

Wen Zhi even imagined that Wen Yisheng might be deceived by some random man and accidentally get pregnant? After all, she is so beautiful and innocent.

The two didn't talk anymore. Wen Yisheng said her name, and Zhong Xu left the ward.

"Wen Zhi?"

"Brother Zhi?" Wen Yisheng called out a few times, but the boy seemed lost in thought, sitting quietly staring at the ground without responding.

She sat up and waved her hand in front of his face.

Wen Zhi blinked, his face remaining calm despite the turmoil brewing within him.

For a madman, patience is not a difficult thing at all.

He didn't look at Wen Yisheng or pay any attention to her; he simply walked out of the ward calmly.

Wen Yisheng was confused. Just when she thought he had left, Wen Zhi returned with a new ice pack.

He handed it to her.

Wen Yisheng accepted the gift and expressed her gratitude.

Wen Zhi moved a little further away from her, sat in a chair, lowered his head, and ran his hand through his hair haphazardly.

"Wen Zhi, what's wrong with you..." Wen Yisheng held an ice pack to his forehead and could already sense that something was wrong with him.

She had never seen Wen Zhi so...dejected?

Yes, it is indeed a feeling of dejection.

Wen Zhi scratched his hair a few times, staring at the ground without looking up, his voice a little hoarse: "Ah Sheng, when did you meet Zhong Xu? Why didn't your brother know?"

Ah? ?

Wen Yisheng almost couldn't react.

That's it?? His dejected look is all because of this??

Wen Zhi looked up at her, her bangs slightly disheveled, obscuring her brows, her light-colored eyes revealing a hint of melancholy: "You and him were having such a good time just now, I couldn't get a word in edgewise."

Wen Yisheng retorted, "I didn't..."

When did she start having such a pleasant conversation with Zhong Xu?

Wen Zhi said, "Then explain how you met off-campus, please tell me every detail, okay? I'm worried that he has ulterior motives towards you."

Wen Yisheng was speechless, suppressing the urge to roll her eyes. She wondered if Wen Zhi had a compulsive paranoia.

However, when she met the boy's eyes, which were filled with gloom and worry, she couldn't put on a perfunctory expression and recounted the details of her first meeting with Zhong Xu at the coffee shop.

There's not much to say, it's just customers coming in to drink coffee.

However, Zhong Xu's outstanding appearance left a deep impression on her at the time; after all, food and sex are human nature.

Wen Zhi listened quietly, nodded, and then asked a different question in a cold voice: "So, Ah Sheng, with so many customers coming and going from the coffee shop every day, how come you can remember the details of your meeting with him so clearly?"

Wen Yisheng: "..." Wasn't that the question you asked?!

Wen Zhi is a master at setting traps for people, both small and big.

"What exactly do you want to ask? It's really strange. Why do you always talk to me about Zhong Xu?" Wen Yisheng said helplessly.

The school bell rang for the afternoon self-study session, echoing throughout every corner of the campus, and the noise outside gradually subsided.

Wen Zhi was silent for a few seconds. He stood up and stared at her.

Are you finding me annoying?

"I want Zhongxu to be your older brother."

"And then they didn't want me anymore, right?"

The boy's gentle yet uneasy voice trembled and clearly reached Wen Yisheng's ears.

Wen Yisheng was both amused and exasperated. She grabbed the hem of his school uniform and tugged at it, her clear eyes filled with tenderness: "Why are you making such a pitiful face? You're making me sound like a heartless and wicked person."

Wen Zhi turned his head and looked at the ground again: "But Asheng was having a great time chatting with him just now, leaving me out in the cold."

"Really?" Wen Yisheng asked, somewhat doubting her own sanity. "Did I exchange more than ten sentences with him?"

"Then you choose one: do you want me to continue being your brother, or do you want him?"

Wen Yisheng tilted her head and smiled: "Of course I want you."

Wen Zhi sat on the edge of the bed, her mood still not good, her expression somewhat dejected and downcast: "I don't like that Zhong Xu."

He said, "Ah Sheng, please don't see him again, okay?"

Wen Yisheng hesitated, "But I just promised my senior I'd buy him a drink!"

Wen Zhi smiled wryly, "Yeah, someone has never treated me to a drink. Looks like my senior is more important."

"..."

"Are you Wen Jiaojiao?"

Wen Zhi was taken aback, then said in a muffled voice, "I'm not."

Wen Yisheng didn't know whether she had found a cheap older brother or a spoiled younger sister.

But she can understand.

Wen Zhi really craves love. To outsiders, he appears calm and outstanding, but in private, he reveals a vulnerable and pitiful side.

Like right now, he looks extremely insecure.

She even felt anxious and insecure about her younger sister, whom she had taken for granted.

Alas, the damage inflicted on children by dysfunctional families can be so profound that it may never be fully healed, even in a lifetime.

Wen Yisheng thought for a moment and said, "I can't go back on my word to you, but I promise you, I will never have any contact with you at school again!"

Wen Zhi lowered his eyes and nodded.

"Okay," he said, his eyelashes weren't curled, but they were long and thick, casting a shadow under his eyes. "I believe Ah Sheng wouldn't lie to me, right?"

"Won't."

He lifted his eyelids and looked at her: "What if I'm lying?"

How should Ah Sheng be punished?

Wen Yisheng thought about it seriously, her eyes shining clearly: "Then I'll be the puppy."

Wen Zhi stared at her for three seconds, his eyes slightly upturned, and finally he smiled, "Okay, it's a deal."

Be my good dog.

If they don't obey, they'll be locked in a cage to reflect on their behavior.