Not to mention the superstitions of the ancients, even in modern times, there were many people who thought that the number “four” was unlucky.

“Why were you thinking about all the bad things?” Shan Yu rubbed Wan Qiu’s head and smiled, enlightening him, “Isn’t that the same sound as getting rich all year round and everything goes smoothly? Four is a positive integer, twice as much as two, which is a good thing. Wan Qiu, don’t think blindly. I’ll take care of your birthdays from now on. Now, let’s go to Lian Zhou’s place…”

Wan Qiu hadn’t even figured out what a positive integer was when he heard that Shan Yu was going to take him to celebrate Lian Zhou’s birthday. He was busy shaking his head and refusing, “Husband, you go ahead, I… I still have to take care of the child.”

“Let’s go, take the child with you.” Shan Yu looked at Wan Qiu seriously and said, “Lian Zhou is my best friend. If possible, I hope you two can also become friends who can get along.”

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Shan Yu knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. When he opened the door, Lian Zhou was not there.

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In the restaurant…

Lian Zhou sat on Er Zhu’s lap with disheveled clothes, almost suffocating from the kiss.

He had drunk a lot of wine that day, and with his shoulder half exposed, he muttered drunkenly, “Shan Yu~ You heartless bastard, you ignored me because of that ugly monster. I hate you so much, I will never pay attention to you again…”

Today was his birthday, but Shan Yu didn’t remember it. Lian Zhou was angry and sad at the same time. He came out to get drunk with Er Zhu and even took the initiative to rent a room.

Er Zhu’s eyebrows slightly furrowed when he heard this. He stood up and carried Lian Zhou to the bed. He took Lian Zhou’s lips and tongue and kissed him hard, then pinched Lian Zhou’s chin and shook it, saying, “Look clearly, who am I?”

Lian Zhou’s jaw hurt. He instinctively wanted to lose his temper and resist, but his hands and feet were suppressed by Er Zhu, and he couldn’t even speak.

“Woo~” Lian Zhou shook his head in discomfort, his eyes fixed on Er Zhu’s face for a long time, and then he recognized him and said blankly, “Er… Er Zhu…”

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It was still dark when Lian Zhou came back. He rubbed his forehead, which was a bit uncomfortable after being hungover. As soon as he opened the door, he saw someone sitting at the table. In a daze, he was frightened and shouted, “Ahhh! Ghost!”

“What bad thing have you done to think I am a ghost?” Shan Yu stood up; his face looked a little grim in the dim light of dawn. He glanced at the corners of Lian Zhou’s ragged mouth and the hickey on his neck, and said in a cold tone, “Where have you been?”

“You don’t have to worry about it!” Lian Zhou became angry when he saw Shan Yu and pushed him away. “Get out! I don’t want to see you! Get out!”

Shan Yu frowned, pulled Lian Zhou to the bronze mirror on the dressing table, and directly poured a basin of cold water over his head. His actions seemed rough, but his tone remained calm, “Whatever you do has nothing to do with me. But you have stained the reputation of your family, Lian. Will your brother let you go if he finds out?”

Lian Zhou was stunned, and it took him a long time to ask Shan Yu, “Are you sick? You can hang out with an ugly guy! But I am not allowed to fall in love?”

Shan Yu waved away Lian Zhou’s flailing hands, pointed to his heart, and said coldly, “You know best what you think in your heart.”

What did Lian Zhou think?

He only had one good friend since childhood, Shan Yu. Though he seemed to have many friends around him, they were all based on mutual interests.

In this strange world, Lian Zhou had lost the protection of his father, brother, and family, and had only Shan Yu to rely on. But Shan Yu…

“Ugh! Mom, Dad! I miss you so much! I really want to go home!” Lian Zhou huddled in the corner of the bed, hugged his knees, and cried bitterly, “I really want to go home~ Oo~ Brother~ hurry and save me~ What should I do alone~ What should I do~”

Lian Zhou felt an especially deep loneliness, which was why he had agreed to date Er Zhu. Firstly, he wanted to anger Shan Yu, and secondly, he really wanted someone to accompany him.

What he didn’t expect was that Er Zhu was serious.

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The day the matchmaker came to the door, Lian Zhou finally knew that he was out of luck and hid in the house without coming out.

Later, Shan Yu settled the matter, at the cost of breaking up with Grandma Wang.

Everyone knew that Er Zhu’s proposal to marry Lian Zhou was rejected. He ruined his lifelong marriage and made it difficult for the whole family to hold their heads up. He also ruined the marriage of his younger sister who was about to marry.

Grandma Wang shed tears every day and ran to the medical clinic to make a scene. She pointed at Lian Zhou and cried and cursed, “You bitch! You have caused so much misery to our family! You have brought such misfortune to my son! You don’t mean well! Why bother with him again?”

“I’m sorry, it was your son who provoked me first.”

Lian Zhou said one thing and another, without caring about Grandma Wang’s mood or Er Zhu’s face.

“It was he who begged to date me, and I reluctantly agreed because of his pity. Your son knew who I was from a long time ago. He wanted to take advantage of me. I got bored playing with him, who knows he actually wants to marry me?”

After Lian Zhou finished speaking, he took out a few banknotes from his sleeves and threw them on the ground in front of everyone. He looked arrogant and said, “This is compensation. Don’t bother me here anymore, or don’t blame me for being rude!” After saying that, he was about to leave, but was pulled back by the haggard-looking Er Zhu.

“Let’s find a place to chat.” Er Zhu was unshaven and had lost a lot of weight. He grabbed Lian Zhou’s wrist and said softly, “Even if we’re separating, we have to clarify things in person, right?”

Later, Lian Zhou and Er Zhu got back together. The reason was known only to them.

“It’s fun to play with emotions, isn’t it?” Shan Yu looked at Lian Zhou and frowned. “You’re playing with fire.”

“You can buy happiness with money. I’m happy like this.” Lian Zhou smiled, his face filled with pride in annoying Shan Yu. “Er Zhu is quite willing too.”

‘These two are really hopeless,’ Shan Yu thought.

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New Year’s Eve.

Grandpa Yaba, who couldn’t speak, moved to the medical clinic and relied on Shan Yu and Wan Qiu for the rest of his life. It might be possible, maybe the little bun could use some care from him.

“There have been a lot of things lately, and I haven’t bought anything for the New Year. I have asked Grandpa Yaba to take care of the child while we went out for a walk.”

“Husband, please take care of Grandpa Yaba and Lian Zhou. The shoes I made for the child are still there. One of them is not done yet. I have to hurry up or I won’t have anything to wear until the New Year.”

Wan Qiu had been in a bad mood recently. He guessed that Lian Zhou’s refusal to agree to Er Zhu’s marriage proposal might be because of Shan Yu, and he was even more depressed.

Thinking about the two of them, one was abandoning his wife and child and the other rejecting good marriage, since they were interested in each other, why not be together and stop harming these infatuated people?

When Wan Qiu thought about this, he became so frightened that he accidentally pierced his fingertip with a needle, and a drop of blood the size of a sesame seed gushed out.

“Ughh~”

“What’s wrong? Did you prick your hand?” Shan Yu held Wan Qiu’s hand and looked at it. Without thinking much, he lowered his head and put the injured finger in his mouth. He half-lidded his eyes and said vaguely, “Why are you so careless?”