CH 72

In the original, ‘Xiao Zhenyun’ should have ripped off the curtains of the four walls all at once, creating an unparalleled scene that left a profound impact on Si Chu, who was imprisoned in a windowless room. The photos plastered on the walls resembled the openings of a beehive, overflowing with unspoken desires and voyeurism.

But in reality, Xiao Zhenyun didn’t have the strength to tear down the remaining three walls like that. Besides, Si Chu now looked like an extremely aggressive mad dog. Xiao Zhenyun feared that if he moved, Si Chu might seize the opportunity to pounce and bite him wildly. He couldn’t afford such a mess.

…He couldn’t possibly call Si Di, who was sitting in the study drinking tea, for backup, could he?

So Xiao Zhenyun stood in front of the only wall that revealed the mysterious veil, feigning an attitude of appreciation, enjoyment, and obsession. With his pale complexion and frail body, his perverse demeanor became even more pronounced, resembling a sickly infatuated individual.

“Xiao Chu, I’ve loved you for too long…ever since I first laid eyes on you, I’ve been irresistibly drawn to you. Please don’t reject me or resist me; it’s all because I love you too much. Restricted by our identities, I can’t openly declare my love for you, but you must know that my love is no less than anyone else’s, and it’s much more…I finally have you, Xiao Chu…”

Recalling the original plot, the next step was…

Xiao Zhenyun reached out to touch the giant poster of Si Chu, proposed by Si Di to make up the numbers. His intoxicated expression seemed as if he was really touching Si Chu himself. He gradually leaned towards the poster, intending to press his face against Si Chu’s picture, using the cold wall to cool his flushed cheeks. He kissed it fervently, as if expressing longing for every night that could only be conveyed through photos…

But as Xiao Zhenyun was about to get close, he realized that due to the life-sized poster, his position in the wheelchair made the situation rather awkward…Quietly, Xiao Zhenyun murmured, “My, Ah Chu…” and discreetly moved to kiss another picture.

In front of the surveillance screen, Si Di and Xiao Nian watched all his subtle movements in silence.

The administrator, expressionless, asked, “Still feeling it? Huh?”

Si Di couldn’t understand: “In the original text, it was a perverse and taboo scene. How could it turn into a comedy?”

Xiao Nian pondered, “…Maybe every behind-the-scenes of forced love is like this? It’s just that the author didn’t write it out.”

They were both watching the show as if it were a comedy, but Si Chu, who was kept in the dark, felt otherwise. Overwhelmed by surprise and anger, he didn’t notice these subtle details. He trembled with fury, his eyes bloodshot as he roared, “Are you insane, Little Uncle? How could you possibly like me…those gifts, confessions…no, could it be…”

In the original, there was no response like this, and Xiao Zhenyun couldn’t be bothered to come up with one; he simply maintained his smile.

As expected, Si Chu reasoned it out in his mind and roared, “Is this how you repay my brother?! My brother likes you so much!… You two are already permanently bound together!”

Suddenly, he thought of an incredible possibility—after permanent bonding with a Sentinel, Guide with a compatibility rating of over 90, under the establishment of a spiritual link, would share thoughts… Could his brother also be aware?

No, it couldn’t be…his brother would never agree to his Guide doing such a thing…never…

Xiao Zhenyun could roughly guess where the little dog’s mind had wandered with his horrified and shaken expression. He pondered seriously for a moment about the role Si Di should play in this matter, whether he should be an accomplice indulging in NTR fantasies or a pitiful victim deceived without knowledge…

Si Chu didn’t immediately hear a response, still hoping that Xiao Zhenyun hadn’t lost all sense of decency, stirred by the mention of Si Di’s name, hesitating and unable to reply. He asked again eagerly:

“Little Uncle…” He looked at Xiao Zhenyun with pleading eyes, “What is my brother to you, really?… Little Uncle, please, you must recognize your own heart…”

Under Si Chu’s passionate plea, Xiao Zhenyun chose the most sensational mode:

“Him?” The Guide chuckled softly, his long hair cascading over his shoulders, accentuating his increasingly pale complexion. Then he coughed uncontrollably due to overacting… Si Chu subconsciously worried about his health, but quickly realized the current antagonistic identities between them and remained silent with a stern face.

After coughing, Xiao Zhenyun’s eyes were bloodshot, and he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, then looked up sharply, his slightly panting appearance giving off a crazier and more hysterical vibe, “What is he? He’s just a substitute I use to pass the time when I can’t have you…”

Si Chu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes filled with intense hatred and hostility, “Take back those words! Xiao Zhenyun! How dare you…how dare you!!”

Xiao Zhenyun had never seen Si Chu so menacing. What truly angered him was Xiao Zhenyun’s disdainful tone when mentioning Si Di, his contemptuous attitude, and those words that could only be described as harsh insults. He couldn’t bear to see his brother, whom he regarded as a role model, being insulted like this.

Even Xiao Nian, standing behind the surveillance screen, unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. When someone who rarely gets angry loses his temper, that’s when true fury erupts.

Si Di leaned forward slightly, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table. After a while, he suddenly said, “Luckily Xiao Zhenyun told me the truth beforehand, otherwise if I had seen this footage without knowing anything…”

“I would’ve choked myself to death?” Xiao Nian took a sip of milk.

“No,” Si Di smirked, “The one who would die would be Xiao Zhenyun. What I meant by ‘luckily’ isn’t ‘luckily for me,’ but ‘luckily for him.'”

“…,” Xiao Nian fell silent for a while, not sure what crossed his mind. Suddenly, he asked, “How can you be so sure that what you know is definitely the truth? What if Xiao Zhenyun made up excuses to deceive you, and his current actions are actually his true feelings deep down?”

Si Di: “…”

Si Di: “Wow, playing matryoshka with me, huh?”

In the basement, Xiao Zhenyun refused to show any fear in the face of Si Chu’s ferociousness and changed the subject, “Don’t shout so loudly, you’ve already lost your voice… I specially cooked some porridge for you by hand. You haven’t eaten for two days, so have something easy to digest first, and I’ll make you something delicious tonight.”

Si Di gained a new understanding of Xiao Zhenyun’s talent for lying with his eyes wide open, “That’s obviously the porridge I made this morning.”

“And it’s what we didn’t finish eating,” Xiao Nian added like a sidekick.

Si Chu still felt like he was dreaming, the reality before him was too bizarre for his brain to believe. But he also didn’t want to show Xiao Zhenyun any kindness, so he sat back on the bed and refused to eat.

In the original plot, Si Chu initially protested his confinement by refusing to eat. Three days later, ‘Xiao Zhenyun’ had to threaten him with Ye Feiran’s safety before the little dog reluctantly ate some food.

Xiao Zhenyun systematically poured the piping hot porridge from the thermos into the delicate celadon bowl, placed the matching porcelain spoon beside it, and approached Si Chu with a smile. He remained vigilant against the little dog suddenly lunging to bite him while gently reciting lines, “I almost forgot, your hands are still tied up, it’s inconvenient for you to move, let me feed you…”

He scooped up a spoonful of porridge, pretended to blow on it, then leaned away and extended it to Si Chu’s lips from a distance.

In the novel, Si Chu pretended to be famished and drank the first spoonful of porridge, then spat it all out on ‘Xiao Zhenyun’ and angrily demanded to be let out.

Knowing the subsequent plot, Xiao Zhenyun really didn’t want to end up covered in white porridge. His actions involuntarily showed a dodging stance, especially the next moment when Si Chu opened his mouth, he instinctively pulled the spoon back.

Si Chu: “…” Are you going to feed me or not?

Xiao Zhenyun: “…”

“Cough, the porridge is too bland, I’ll add some pork floss for you.” Xiao Zhenyun quietly added some pork floss and reached the spoon out again.

Finished, he thought, this time if he spits porridge on me, there’ll be pork floss along with the rice… Luckily, Xiao Nian didn’t prepare pickled vegetables or stinky tofu for the side dish, or else his fate would’ve been even worse.

Si Chu’s skeptical gaze kept wavering between the spoonful of porridge at his lips and Xiao Zhenyun’s face. After a while, he slowly parted his lips and swallowed the spoonful of white porridge. Xiao Zhenyun suppressed the urge to dodge, waiting as if facing a formidable enemy…

Then he saw the dog’s Adam’s apple move, swallowing the mouthful of porridge.

Xiao Zhenyun: “?”

Si Chu chewed twice, his gaze lingering on the spoon in Xiao Zhenyun’s hand. He saw Xiao Zhenyun say he would feed him porridge, but then he stopped after just one bite. The little dog frowned, silent.

Why? Xiao Zhenyun didn’t understand why it was so different from what the script said. Where did the butterfly wings come from?

After some hesitation, he thought that if Si Chu refused to eat now, he would have to go hungry for another two days, which was quite miserable. Since the plot was already off track, he might as well bring forward the later scenes…

“Hmph, you know your place.” Xiao Zhenyun scooped up another spoonful of porridge, “Be good and finish your meal. Don’t keep thinking about starving yourself to death, or I won’t spare Ye Feiran.”

“When did I starve myself? You didn’t bring me food for the past two days!” Si Chu broke character and yelled, “What does it have to do with Feiran? Don’t drag him into this.”

Realizing he was in the wrong, Xiao Zhenyun continued to feed him silently. After a few spoonfuls, he became impatient and simply lifted the bowl to pour the porridge into Si Chu’s mouth in one go, then shoved a whole marinated egg into the little dog’s mouth for balanced nutrition.

Si Chu choked painfully on the egg. This guy has definitely never taken care of anyone in his life… How dare he imprison someone with such a dead attitude…

Seeing Xiao Zhenyun collecting the bowl and spoon to leave, Si Chu quickly stopped him, “Wait, isn’t there more in the thermos?”

“…” Xiao Zhenyun looked up at him in surprise. What’s going on? Are you still not full?

Si Chu nodded, confirming his guess, and said coldly, “Can’t afford rice?”

“…” Xiao Zhenyun was puzzled. In the book, ‘Xiao Zhenyun’ played the role of forbidden love, but here he seemed to be raising pigs? But since the male lead said he was hungry, Xiao Zhenyun couldn’t just leave. Besides, the dog’s guardian was still watching behind the monitor… He sighed inwardly and scooped another bowl, stirring it with the spoon, “Drink slowly, it’s a bit hot…”

Si Chu obediently leaned over, lowering his gaze to the bowl’s rim as he brought his lips to it.

In a split second of Xiao Zhenyun’s relaxation, he suddenly bit down on the porcelain bowl with his teeth, fiercely overturning it. The scalding porridge splashed onto Xiao Zhenyun’s hand, causing him to retract it in pain. The bowl fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces. Seizing the opportunity, Si Chu jumped off the bed, his hands that had been pretending to be bound behind his back swiftly moving. His left hand grabbed a sharp piece of broken porcelain, while his right hand removed the sensory suppressor and spiritual restraint lock from the back of his neck.

Despite appearing innocent and foolish in front of everyone, this little dog was actually an excellent A-grade sentinel.

No one noticed when he had already untied his bindings. Xiao Nian, who had been staring at the monitor all this time, underestimated him.

Si Di suddenly got up and rushed towards the door.

Xiao Nian couldn’t stop him and could only chase after him, shouting, “Si Chu won’t hurt him!”

Before the words had finished, a gunshot interrupted their footsteps. When Si Di opened the bedroom door, he saw Xiao Zhenyun coming out of the wardrobe with a furrowed brow, his hand holding the gun’s back scalded red by the hot porridge.

“The gun is loaded with a tranquilizer dart,” Xiao Zhenyun explained. “After the kidnapping two days ago, Uncle was afraid of retaliation against me, so he arranged for this under emergency procedures.”

“He also suggested that in case of an emergency, I should use live ammunition directly without worrying about leaving anyone alive.”

“…”

The author has something to say:

4D: Chairman asked you to take it for self-defense, and your first shot was at my brother?

Yun: It’s indeed for self-defense, isn’t it?

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