Chapter 1996 Loving Yourself

Jiang Bo is leaving.

Jiang Yuanshu said sweetly in the bedroom, "Little Lu."

Lu Chengwen was still sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.

"Little Lu."

Lu Chengwen continued to think under pressure.

"Lu Chengwen!"

Lu Chengwen looked up: "Huh?"

Jiang Yuanshu's voice softened again: "Come here."

"I...I'm thinking about something."

"Come over here and think about it. I'll think about it with you."

Lu Chengwen said aggrievedly, "You can turn your imagination into reality in no more than five minutes."

"What? You're tired of me? Who just said my feet are pretty? You pervert!"

"It's very beautiful, but..."

Lu Chengwen stood up and walked inside: "Don't you think it's dangerous? We could embarrass ourselves at any moment."

"I'm going all out. At worst, I'll die. But before I die, I'll take you down with me."

Lu Chengwen was extremely frustrated when someone knocked on the door again.

Lu Chengwen warned, "Don't make a sound."

Reaching the door, he asked, "Who is it?"

"Brother, it's me."

Lu Chengwen was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, then opened the door with a smile: "Little monkey."

Jiang Xiaohou stood at the door, reserved and uneasy: "Brother."

"Um...you...have you been doing well lately?"

"Hmm, brother too?"

"Okay, okay, I... I'm fine."

Lu Chengwen scratched his head, feeling embarrassed. They used to live together as brother and sister under the same roof, very close. Now, after all that had happened, especially with an engagement looming over him, Lu Chengwen suddenly felt awkward.

"Your injuries...are all healed?"

"Yes, everything's fine now," Jiang Xiaohou said. "Not only am I better, but I also feel like I've improved a lot. Come to think of it, I owe it all to my brother's help."

"Hey, I...didn't really help much. It's just that you're talented and quick to understand. I just..."

Lu Chengwen didn't know where to put his hands.

With Jiang Yuanshu hiding in the house, Lu Chengwen felt immense pressure.

The thought of this matter being exposed and the accusations and questions he would face filled him with panic and inexplicable fear.

Jiang Xiaohou was also very nervous, biting her lip for a long time: "Does brother hate me?"

"Huh? No! I don't hate it, I...I just...um...heh, how should I put it..."

“I know I’m not the partner my brother is looking for.”

"Uh...no, I mean..."

"The little monkey likes his older brother very much."

"Actually, I'm not a human being anymore, really, don't be fooled by my honest appearance."

Jiang Xiaohou chuckled: "Hmm, this way, I do look like my older brother."

Didn't I look like that before?

Jiang Xiaohou shook his head: "It doesn't seem like it. It's like he did something wrong and is afraid to face me."

"What...could I have done anything wrong? Hahaha, really, I am..."

"Brother, won't you invite me in for a bit?"

"Huh? It's the middle of the night, a man and a woman alone, isn't that inappropriate? I care a lot about my reputation."

Jiang Xiaohou's smile disappeared.

She could keenly sense that this was a rejection, a distance, a subtle yet polite rejection.

"Brother, I will try my best to be a good wife. Please... don't hate me."

Jiang Xiaohou lowered her head: "I know that the Jiang family name is not only unimportant to my brother, but also something he hates. I also know that I'm not a normal girl, not the kind that everyone loves, and everyone is afraid of me... thinking I'm a pervert..."

"No, little monkey, you... I don't even know what to say, actually..."

“Actually…” Jiang Xiaohou raised her head and looked at Lu Chengwen: “I also have my strengths.”

"Of course, of course."

"I'm not bad looking, right, brother?"

"I want to be beautiful."

"Moreover, I truly love my brother. Every word the little monkey says to his brother now is from the heart, and he will never lie to his brother again."

Jiang Xiaohou's eyes were glistening with tears, and her voice was choked with emotion: "My life before was just a void, a hopeless hell. Brother is a ray of light for me, it was you who made me feel... love."

"Although the little monkey has many flaws, it loves its brother with all its heart and soul! It will protect its brother with its life! Even if its brother wants the little monkey's heart, all it needs to do is say the word, and the little monkey will cut it out with one stroke. The little monkey will not utter a single complaint! It will die with a smile on its face..."

"Stop, stop, stop, stop!"

Lu Chengwen quickly interrupted, "Little monkey, this... that's not how you say sweet nothings. Your blood is so gruesome, it's hard for most people to be moved. I'm just worried you might not even understand."

Jiang Xiaohou burst into tears, feeling wronged.

"Sorry, monkey, that's bad."

"No, I didn't say anything bad about you. Oh, don't cry, you're making it sound like I am..."

"When I came here, I told myself not to cry, not to cry, and to talk to my brother properly. But when I saw him, my heart panicked. I was scared and anxious, and I forgot everything I had planned to say. Waaah... As expected, my brother wouldn't like someone like me..."

Lu Chengwen thought to himself, "You're still confused? I'm more confused than you right now."

Lu Chengwen thought for a moment.

I need to calm her down first; we absolutely cannot afford any problems now. Otherwise, given the Jiang family's temper, they'll definitely kill me.

"Little monkey, I like you, really."

Jiang Xiaohou heard the inner voice and knew that Lu Chengwen was lying to her.

But she still smiled in agreement: "Really?"

Her eyes sparkled with joy, seemingly brimming with hope.

"Really, I swear, if I'm lying, I'll..."

"do not want!"

Jiang Xiaohou covered Lu Chengwen's mouth and said fearfully, "Don't swear, don't. Just say it, and I'll believe you."

Lu Chengwen was suddenly overcome with sadness.

Feeling guilty, he wanted to slap himself a few times.

“Little monkey, a lot has happened recently. My life has changed drastically over the past year. I’ve always been struggling to survive, and many things have been out of necessity. It’s not that you’re not good enough, but that I’ve come to realize that I’m trash and I’m not good enough for you at all.”

"If you stay with me, I will definitely hurt you, I will definitely... hurt you badly."

"I'm not afraid of getting hurt!" Jiang Xiaohou's eyes were firm: "Anyway, if you get tired of playing with me, just stab me to death and throw me into the ditch, I won't regret it."

Lu Chengwen took a deep breath.

[That madwoman. Her sweet talk is always dripping with blood.]

If she found out the truth, wouldn't she chop me into mincemeat?

Lu Chengwen looked at her, suddenly becoming very serious.

"Little monkey, the person you should love the most is yourself."

"Myself? I..."

Lu Chengwen patted her head: "You underestimate yourself. You really don't need to be like this. Love yourself, like yourself, appreciate yourself..."

Jiang Xiaohou turned his head away and whispered, "What's so admirable about trash like me..."

"shut up!"

Lu Chengwen suddenly became stern: "If you don't even love yourself, why should I like you?"

Jiang Xiaohou looked at Lu Chengwen, seemingly understanding, yet also seemingly not understanding.