Chapter 26 How Could I Have a Brother as Dumb as You

“How did you know about him? Who told you?” Yu Heng cast a suspicious look at Yu Xiangqiao.

Yu Xiangqiao, caught up in her emotions, quickly realized she needed to clarify and shouted defensively, “How would I know? How could I not know? Back then, it was all because Fang Xinxiu and Lou Xingtian had a falling out! How could I possibly not know? I just don’t get it. Anyone with eyes could see that Fang Xinxiu isn’t a good person—so why can’t you see it? You could like anyone you want, so why do you like this kind of woman?”

“You’re right, Xiangqiao. There are so many women in the world—you could like anyone, so why do you like someone like Fang Xinxiu?” Ruan Yaoyao also couldn’t understand it and felt like knocking on Yu Heng’s head to see what was going on inside.

Yu Xiangqiao breathed a sigh of relief and hurried on, “What’s so good about Fang Xinxiu anyway? I can’t even say one bad thing about her? Did she put a spell on you or something?”

Maybe it’s the power of the plot!

Yu Xiangqiao: If that were true, I’d rather it be a spell!

If it were a spell, you could at least explain it as him being “sick.” But how do you explain the power of the plot?

Instinctively, Yu Xiangqiao pinned her hopes on her mother-in-law, Ruan Yaoyao. She could handle someone else’s “possession,” so surely she could deal with the power of the plot too, right? After all, didn’t she save both Yu Heng and Lianghan herself?

Click-clack! She grabbed Yu Heng and just started scolding him, saying that if he didn’t believe her, he could call Lou Xingtian and ask what really happened back then.

And as for his “good brothers,” if Fang Xinxiu were really innocent, it’s impossible that all his buddies would be involved with her, right? She wasn’t some goddess who could make everyone fall for her.

“Call him! Call Lou Xingtian!”

Fearing that Yu Heng would run off, Yu Xiangqiao pressed him in the living room and forced him to dial Lou Xingtian.

Ruan Yaoyao watched eagerly, curious to see who Yu Heng would believe once he heard Lou Xingtian’s words himself.

So smart Fang Xinxiu had planted the seeds back then, afraid that Lou Xingtian would expose her. But unfortunately, Yu Heng was so dumb that he never even checked with Lou Xingtian. Fang Xinxiu probably never imagined it—she would have laughed in her sleep if she had met such an idiot.

No wonder now Fang Xinxiu completely ignored Yu Heng—she didn’t even bother to appease him, just handled him casually.

Ruan Yaoyao, reading along, was shocked. She hadn’t expected Yu Heng to be such a “love-brain” and so double-standarded.

【Oh, and he’s a master of imagination too!】

Listening to Ruan Yaoyao’s running commentary in her head, Yu Heng felt frustrated. He wanted to say that after all these years, Lou Xingtian’s phone number would have long changed.

“You haven’t even called him yet—how do you know it’s changed?” Ruan Yaoyao teased from the side.

【Hehe! Sorry, after all these years, Lou Xingtian hasn’t changed his number!】

【Ah, the bonds of brotherhood, tsk tsk…】

【Sorry, she’d recently watched a few BL shows and got a little carried away, hahaha…】

Ruan Yaoyao’s meaningful gaze made Yu Heng uneasy, sensing something was off, but he couldn’t tell what.

Yu Xiangqiao was very firm: “Call him!”

The phone number, usually forgotten, now popped straight into his mind. Even Yu Heng himself found it unbelievable—after all these years, without paying attention, he still remembered it so clearly?

“Beep…”

“Beep…”

The call connected.

“Who’s this?”

Hearing the familiar voice, Yu Heng opened his mouth but didn’t make a sound.

“Hello?”

“Can’t hear me?”

…

Ruan Yaoyao thought the voice was pretty nice—definitely her type.

She glanced at Yu Heng, wondering whether to answer for him or not, when Yu Xiangqiao smacked his back and said impatiently, “The call’s connected—speak! If you don’t, I’ll speak for you…”

“Sis…” Yu Heng panicked.

But just that one word gave Lou Xingtian a clue. On the other end came a hesitant voice: “Yu… Heng?”

“Yes, it’s him. The kid. He’s too embarrassed to speak now,” Yu Xiangqiao quickly said, pulling away Yu Heng’s hand that was trying to cover his mouth, “because now he realizes that back then, his misunderstanding about you forcing Fang Xinxiu was wrong—Fang Xinxiu really was just a shameless woman…”

“Sis… what are you talking about!”

“I’m talking about facts! It’s all so clear now—what’s there to argue?”

“Not necessarily. Maybe you’re wrong.”

“Me wrong? No way! Fang Xinxiu is a shameless woman. She tricked you on purpose because you’re gullible and dumb…”

Ruan Yaoyao didn’t waste any time. While the siblings bickered, she clearly and concisely explained the situation to Lou Xingtian on the other end of the line, and genuinely asked whether he had actually forced Fang Xinxiu back then, or if she had seduced him willingly.

Her straightforward question made Yu Heng embarrassed and flustered, blushing as if he were the one who had done something wrong.

Lou Xingtian chuckled softly. From the deep tone of his voice, he had to be handsome.

“Back then… I couldn’t stand seeing some idiot always being fooled. I just wanted to test if the woman was worth it. But as expected… it was quite disappointing.”

His tone was full of sighs and nostalgia. Slowly, he asked Yu Heng whether he had ever visited his QQ space in all these years. If Yu Heng had, he would have seen many photos Lou Xingtian had uploaded—carefully collected treasures.

Truly spectacular, painstakingly gathered.

If Yu Heng had seen them, he wouldn’t have asked that question.

“Whatever, we’ll talk after you’ve seen them.”

After saying that, Lou Xingtian hung up.

Ruan Yaoyao’s curious eyes immediately landed on Xu Lianghan, urging him to get a computer for Yu Heng. She wanted to witness this historic moment.

At that moment, Yu Heng didn’t want to open it. He already sensed that the “truth” might be what he feared most.

“Open it!”

Yu Xiangqiao urged.

No way to avoid it—he had to face it.

Yu Heng opened the computer, used the secret code only he and Lou Xingtian shared, and accessed Lou Xingtian’s QQ space, finding the old photos. Nothing shocking, but mostly pictures of Fang Xinxiu with different men—at coffee shops, tea shops, bookstores, libraries…

She went to different places with different men, accepting gifts from them, smiling shyly.

If that still seemed normal, then holding hands and kissing clearly proved her intimate relationships with these men.

Yu Heng was silent.

Only his hand trembling on the mouse revealed his inner turmoil.

“I want to be alone for a while.”

After that day, Yu Heng became despondent.

Ruan Yaoyao heard from Yu Xiangqiao that Lou Xingtian later sought him out and they went out together. The details were unclear, but from that day on, Yu Heng stopped thinking about Fang Xinxiu, seemed clearer-headed, and no longer defended her.

“Isn’t that good?”

“It’s good, but I worry a bit—what if he can’t handle it?”

“If he can’t, Lou Xingtian should keep checking on him. He clearly has a big influence. After all these years, he still remembers the phone number and QQ password…” Ruan Yaoyao said. “Lou Xingtian must value him, otherwise he wouldn’t have kept his QQ space and number unchanged all these years.”

“Oh, by the way, my eldest brother’s adopted daughter has been sent away.”

“I say, it should have been done long ago.”

“Well, there was no choice. After all these years, so many eyes watching, my brother was worried about gossip. Plus, his son Rufen was almost becoming someone else’s lackey—he had to consider Rufen’s ability to accept it…”