He Nan’s eyes slightly narrowed, seemingly lost in thought, but one thing was certain: Shen Mianmian’s words had struck a chord with him, at least, he showed no sign of anger.
Just as Shen Mianmian felt nervous, pondering whether she should say a few more pleasing words to butter him up, He Nan suddenly spoke in a deep voice.
"Call me whatever you like from now on."
Overjoyed, Shen Mianmian blurted out, "Then I’ll keep calling you ’Big Brother He’."
He Nan responded indifferently and then cast an extremely unfriendly glance at Ruan Yiyang and Li Yue, unleashing a triple inquiry, "Am I that old? Am I mature beyond my years? Do I look like a teenager’s father?"
A dangerous aura descended upon them, and Li Yue stood up with a very serious expression, "Brother Nan, I just remembered that my dad asked me to come home early today, saying he had something he wanted to talk about."
Ruan Yiyang also stood up, starting to gather the dishes with an earnest demeanor, "I’ll go wash the dishes."
"Sit down," He Nan uttered dangerously.
Li Yue and Ruan Yiyang sat down like robots, immediately and mechanically, eyes on their noses and noses on their hearts, hands properly placed on their thighs, sitting as straight as a rod.
Shen Mianmian was amused by their actions, but in such a serious situation, she felt it would be impolite to laugh; nevertheless, her eyes couldn’t help but curve into crescent moons.
"Fond of recognizing god-relations?" He Nan’s gaze on them was like that of a leopard ready to pounce, sharp and dangerous, sending chills down the spines of Li Yue and Ruan Yiyang.
With the mentality of ’better him than me’, Li Yue giggled slyly, "Brother Nan, this was all Yiyang’s idea, I have nothing to do with it."
Don’t blame him for throwing his teammate under the bus—it was Ruan Yiyang who wanted to attract attention. He couldn’t be blamed for that. If someone had to die, better one than two.
Brother, on this day next year, I’ll pull weeds from your grave.
"Li Yue, have you no shame? This was clearly your misleading idea," Ruan Yiyang suddenly realized. "Oh! I get it now; you did it on purpose. You deliberately misled me and then had me pass on these words to Brother Nan."
Saying this, he looked at He Nan with a face full of injustice, crying out, "Brother Nan, Li Yue is framing me!"
He Nan remained silent, his face expressionless as he watched the two, obviously seeing through their ploys.
Shen Mianmian silently mourned for the two; if she could see through their tricks, how could they possibly deceive Big Brother He?
But then again, they really dared to dream, even coming up with the idea of asking Big Brother He to be her godfather. Do successful folks always have ideas beyond the ordinary?
Li Yue and Ruan Yiyang felt a twinge of guilt under his scrutiny, each wishing they could smack the other’s mouth.
One dared to speak, the other dared to believe.
"Brother Nan, I was just being stupid, thinking too much," Li Yue bit the bullet and owned up to his mistake.
"I was wrong, too; I listened too much," Ruan Yiyang immediately echoed, regretting not remaining oblivious to the gossip during his conversations with Li Yue.
He Nan’s sharp gaze swept over them and then he said to Shen Mianmian, "From now on, they’re your brothers. If I’m not around and you need anything, go straight to them."
Shen Mianmian, who had been stealthily laughing, paused briefly.
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Fearing she might misunderstand Big Brother He’s intention and create an awkward situation, she looked at him dumbfounded, not daring to speak.