After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Fifth Brother Turns into a Little Crybaby, Wailing

"...Chen An?" Lu Sheng was stunned for a moment, "Why did you come all of a sudden?"

"Good evening, Miss."

Chen An greeted with respect, as Li Muchen had already walked behind Lu Sheng, taking the document bag from her.

"It was me who asked Chen An to come over and deliver something."

"Deliver something?" Lu Sheng tilted her head, glanced at Li Muchen, not knowing what was in the document bag.

Seeing the puzzled look on Lu Sheng’s face, Li Muchen instinctively wanted to stroke the girl’s head as he always did.

However, as soon as he lifted his hand, five knife-like gazes from the living room shot towards him all at once.

Thus, Li Muchen’s movement paused, and while he still appeared calm on the surface, he silently redirected his hand, pretending to adjust his tie.

This made Lu Sheng want to laugh.

She had never noticed before that Li Muchen had such a strong survival instinct.

Chen An, as Li Muchen’s on-call assistant—oh no, exclusive assistant—that was to leave right after delivering the item, didn’t linger at all.

After Li Muchen took the document bag, he turned his gaze to Lu Jingyan in the living room.

His tone was deep and serious: "Mr. Lu, if it’s convenient, could we have a talk?"

Seeing the serious expression on Li Muchen’s face, Lu Jingyan also cleared his throat, putting on the demeanor of the head of the family: "Sure, President Li, please to the study then."

This time, it was Li Muchen who followed Lu Jingyan to the study.

Leaving Lu Sheng by herself, she sat down on the living room sofa, surrounded by her four brothers, each with a different expression.

The Second Brother looked relatively normal and just glanced at her, speaking with a slightly cold voice: "Shengsheng, do you really like this Li Muchen?"

Hearing this, Lu Sheng looked towards Lu Siyan, "Second Brother?"

Lu Siyan paused and then said, "You’re still young now, and this Li Muchen is a whole eight years older than you."

"In terms of past experiences, schemes, and status, he’s much more complicated than you, or even, I might say, more than all of us."

"As your brothers, including our eldest brother, seeing you with someone so vastly different makes our first reaction one of fear that you might get hurt."

"But if you really like him, then we will all respect your wishes and can only try to observe and understand him as much as possible."

"If there’s even a sliver of a possibility that you get hurt, we brothers will have to reconsider this relationship on your behalf."

Actually, Lu Siyan seldom meddles in other people’s affairs.

Before he had a sister like Lu Sheng, he wouldn’t even return to the Lu Family once every year and a half, and even when he did, he would merely make an appearance.

But now, just because Lu Sheng had someone she liked, he couldn’t help worrying about many things that hadn’t even happened yet, and he was here, advising patiently like an eldest brother.

"I know, Second Brother," Lu Sheng said, "Don’t worry. If Li Muchen doesn’t deserve my affection, or if he hurts me, I will certainly have left him before that."

"That’s right," interjected Lu Ziye, who had been listening, as he put his arm around Lu Sheng’s shoulder with a fairly relaxed tone, "My sweetie is so clever; even in a relationship, she won’t suffer any loss."

"Besides, it’s just dating, not discussing marriage, no need to be so nervous."

"That Li Muchen is handsome and has money, never had any real scandal break out, so his character should have no problems. Listening to what he just said, I can tell he’s really head over heels for Shengsheng."

"So, Shengsheng, be with him if you like him, and if you stop liking him, just break up, come back to your brothers after the breakup. Anyway, no matter what, you are always our most cherished baby~"

Lu Ziye ruffled Lu Sheng’s hair, his eyes almost brimming with indulgence.

Across from them, Lu Youming glanced at Lu Sheng and suddenly asked, "Have you been carrying the gift I gave you last time?"

—Gift?

Is it the one given to Shengsheng at the homecoming party last time?

At that time, all five of her brothers prepared gifts for Lu Sheng, but neither Lu Siyan nor Lu Ziye knew what Lu Youming had given her.

But Lu Sheng knew.

The exquisitely crafted Golden Black Dagger, sharp enough to slice through iron as if it were mud.

The blade was very compact, perfect for carrying on her person, and indeed, she had been keeping it in her backpack, which she never left behind.

As they were discussing her relationship with Li Muchen, Lu Youming suddenly asked her if she carried the dagger with her, his implicit message clear.

While Second Brother and Third Brother were concerned that if Li Muchen bullied her, she should break up, what Lu Youming was implying was that if Li Muchen bullied her, she should simply knife him.

Fourth Brother really is fierce with few words.

Second Brother and Third Brother had their say, but the usually active and talkative Lu Youye hadn’t said a word since a while ago.

It made Lu Sheng feel somewhat strange.

Fifth Brother was unusually quiet today, as if something was off.

As a result, when Lu Sheng looked over, Lu Youye seemed not to want her to see, and abruptly turned his head away unnaturally.

Then, avoiding Lu Sheng’s gaze and standing up hesitantly, he murmured, "Well, I’ll go to the kitchen to get some fruit for Shengsheng to eat."

However, as soon as Lu Youye reached the kitchen, in the next second, Lu Sheng followed.

Seeing Fifth Brother take an apple from the fridge and then standing by the sink daydreaming, Lu Sheng patted him on the back from behind, "Brother?"

"Uh..." Lu Youye was taken by surprise.

He reflexively turned his head, and upon meeting her eyes, Lu Sheng noticed that Fifth Brother’s eyes were surprisingly red, pausing in her action.

She called out again, standing still, "Brother..."

"You, why did you follow me? I was about to find a peeler to peel the apple."

Lu Youye was clearly flustered, and he clumsily searched for a peeler.

But him, a young master who hadn’t entered the kitchen in eight hundred years, where would he know where a peeler was?

Just as he bent down, ready to rummage through every nook and cranny, Lu Sheng held his hand and asked seriously, "...Brother, why are you crying?"

"I’m not crying," Lu Youye instinctively denied, immediately retorting, "I got sand in my eye just now..."

"Is that so," Lu Sheng didn’t change her expression and didn’t point out the absurdity of having sand at home, only staring at him, "Then look at me, I’ll help you find where the sand is."

Lu Sheng’s tone was serious, brooking no refusal.

Faced with such a demand, Lu Youye had to nervously lift his eyes.

But the moment he met his sister’s gaze, the young man couldn’t hold back in the next second and instantly turned into a little crybaby.

"I can’t pretend anymore!"

Lu Youye threw the apple in his hand into the sink and hugged Lu Sheng, bursting into tears, "What’s with that Li Muchen, what kind of stinky man is he, to have swayed my sister away so quickly!"

"Shengsheng, are you really going to date him? Will you still come home if you have a boyfriend? If you come home, will you still remember your brother? Wuuu, if Li Muchen and I both fell into the water, whom would you save?"