He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

Late at night, in the quiet living room, there were a series of strange noises.

“Smack, smack…”

“Wheeze, wheeze…”

“Crackle, crackle…”

Shu You, sitting on the sofa, twisted and turned before finally jumping up and singing out loud:

“I love you! Walking alone in the dark alley!”

Suddenly, Lin Mingxu felt an urge to kill him, literally.

He reached out to stop Shu You, but the latter only sang one sentence before abruptly stopping and twisting a few times. Then, he fell back onto the sofa and began to take off his clothes.

Lin Mingxu: …

His coat was already on the ground as soon as he entered the door. Now, he was left with a V-neck T-shirt inside. Shu You searched for half a minute for the button, but couldn’t find it. Instead, he found the only button on his pants and laughed out loud:

“Click!”

The zipper was pulled open with a swish, and Lin Mingxu’s face turned black as he covered him with a thin blanket.

It was already deep autumn in October, and the nights were quite cold. However, Shu You had been drinking and was feeling hot all over. Another snap was heard as his half-removed pants hung precariously off the edge of the sofa.

Lin Mingxu’s temples began to throb.

Shu You took off his pants, feeling more comfortable, and began to think about the buttons on his shirt again.

Lin Mingxu was sure he was really drunk. He suppressed his complicated emotions and asked in a low voice, “Shu You?”

“Huh?”

Shu You blinked, looking confusedly at him. His beautiful eyes were black and shiny, reflecting Lin Mingxu’s image.

Lin Mingxu paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, “Go sleep in the bedroom.”

“Huh?”

Shu You responded in a daze, his hair messy and a tuft of hair bouncing up and down on his head.

Seeing that he didn’t object, Lin Mingxu reached out to pull him up, but Shu You leaned on him with his full weight.

“Hehe.”

Shu You casually touched him and said, “You have a big chest.”

Lin Mingxu’s face twisted, “Say it in a decent way.”

“Oh, oh.” Shu You suddenly realized and corrected his vocabulary, “Your pectoral muscles are very strong.”

Lin Mingxu slapped his hand away and took a deep breath to calm down his urge to silence him.

Half dragging, half pulling, they finally made their way to the bedroom.

However, before reaching the door, Shu You suddenly woke up and struggled hard, “No! This is not the way to the bedroom!”

Lin Mingxu frowned, “Isn’t this the bedroom?”

“No!” Shu You twisted violently, almost falling to the ground.

“That way! That way is the bedroom!” Lin Mingxu followed his direction and saw the master bedroom.

This house only had two bedrooms.

Previously, they each had their own room, but since… after that, Shu You insisted on sleeping with him. Lin Mingxu understood, but now Shu You was drunk and not in his right mind.

He sneered, “Fine.”

Then he helped Shu You onto the big bed in the master bedroom and turned to leave.

But he didn’t make it far.

Shu You grabbed onto his clothes, flapping his hands at the spot next to him like a little seal on the beach, his eyes shining, “Come on!”

Lin Mingxu looked down at him.

The young man stared at him with black eyes, blinking incessantly, like little stars in the sky, twinkling one after another.

Unfortunately, Lin Mingxu was unmoved, even cold and indifferent with his arms crossed. “Shu You.”

The man said coldly, “Let go.”

“I won’t.” Shu You persisted, “Let’s sleep together.” This word made Lin Mingxu shudder three times.

The man gritted his teeth and said, “Let go!”

“I won’t!” Lin Mingxu’s temples throbbed, suddenly thinking of something and sneered, “If you don’t let go, I’ll ask you something.”

“Ah?” Shu You was stunned, seemingly unprepared for such a turn, but quickly hesitated, “If you ask, will we sleep together?”

“Yes.” Lin Mingxu thought to himself that he had not promised to sleep together on the same bed.

He patiently asked, “I’ll ask you, why didn’t you go with Lu Chenbi that day?”

“What?”

Shu You was stunned and didn’t say anything.

Ling Mingxu thought he was slow to react due to being drunk, so he waited for a moment but didn’t get a response. He frowned and asked again, “Shu You?”

Shu You replied blankly, “Are you done asking?”

Ling Mingxu suddenly had a bad feeling and asked, “Did I finish asking?”

Shu You continued to vigorously pat the bed sheets, happily saying, “Then let’s sleep together!!!”

Ling Mingxu “…”

Ling Mingxu’s forehead burst out with three hashtag symbols. “Shu! You!”

“I’m here!”

Shu You flapped twice and raised his hair, “What’s up, Little Love Classmate! Do you need anything?”

Ling Mingxu decided to give up.

He took a few deep breaths and for the first time felt that his pride in self-control was not good. However, as soon as he had this thought, Shuyou hugged the blanket and began to chatter.

“I won’t go with Lu Chenbi.”

“I can’t go!”

“Don’t air dirty laundry in public! Whoever leaves is a dog!”

Ling Mingxu: “…”

He restrained his thoughts and calmly asked, “Even if Ling Mingxu lets you go, you won’t go?”

“How could that work?!”

Shu You was shocked and shook his head, “If he asks me to go, I can’t go!”

Ling Mingxu didn’t show much emotion and continued, “You also know his current situation.”

“The Ling family is bankrupt, and Ling Mingxu is now…just a poor man.”

“He’s penniless and has no one to help him. He may never be able to turn his life around.”

The man’s face and tone were both very calm, as if it were not something that happened to him personally. His eyes were particularly deep, and he stared at Shu You’s expression as if he wouldn’t let go of any slightest change.

It seemed calm on the surface, but it was like a huge tsunami brewing underneath.

Shu You was slightly stunned and solemnly said, “Don’t talk about him like that.”

Ling Mingxu still looked at him.

Shu You said seriously, “He still has a lot going for him.”

Ling Mingxu’s eyes grew darker.

“For example, he has healthy organs, all five senses intact, and limbs that are not missing any arms or legs.”

Ling Mingxu: …?

Shu You blushed and lowered his eyes. “He also looks handsome, charming, and attractive.”

Ling Mingxu frowned.

“I walked around the streets for a while, but I couldn’t find a man better-looking than him.”

Ling Mingxu furrowed his brows even more tightly.

“Also…”

Shu You’s tone slowed down as he suddenly spoke mysteriously, “He has a super-sized advantage that others don’t know about.”

Ling Mingxu narrowed his eyes and said calmly, “Oh?”

“Yes, yes,” Shu You grinned foolishly, “Do you want to know?”

Ling Mingxu thought for a moment but couldn’t come up with a conclusion. “You tell me.”

“Hahaha…” Shu You laughed mischievously for a while before saying loudly, “I’m not telling you!”

Ling Mingxu nearly bit his own teeth off.

He took a deep breath and stood up, but Shu You suddenly reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes.

“Hey…”

Shu You half-closed his eyes and started muttering again.

“You really… look like Ling Mingxu.”

Ling Mingxu’s heart skipped a beat, and he said, “You can think of me as him.”

“Really?”

Shu You’s eyes were hazy, and he tried to get a clearer look at the person in front of him. He leaned forward, but nearly fell over. Ling Mingxu acted quickly and caught him.

“Thank you.”

Shu You leaned on Ling Mingxu’s chest and looked up in confusion. “But you seem more handsome than him.”

Ling Mingxu slightly turned his body and suppressed the urge to pull away.

“Forget it.”

Shu You half-closed his eyes and said, “I just want to say a few things.”

“Just a few things.”

The youth said passionately, “I love him.”

“Very much, deeply, and particularly.”

“I don’t mind that he has nothing to give me right now.”

“I just want to be by his side.”

…Until the end of my life.

The young man was fervent and emotional, with bright and spirited eyes, staring at him without turning away. It was as if he was struggling against something with all his might, unwavering like a seed fully blooming in March.

Unfortunately, we encountered a particularly barren wilderness.

The desolation and bleakness left nothing alive– it was enough to make him half-angry.

Even when sunlight and rain fell, they had little effect, as if they could only slightly moisturize the ground, requiring more persistent and lasting effort.

Ling Mingxu’s eyes grew colder, as if they were an unchanging ice that had not melted in thousands of years. Shuyou swallowed, feeling drunk and confused, instinctively sensing something, and spoke again: “He’s just going through a temporary… hiccup, a temporary problem.”

“I won’t leave him.”

“I’ve decided that as long as I love him for a day, I’ll accompany him for a day.”

“At the very least, I’ll accompany him through this period, never leaving or abandoning him.”

“I’ll be his big cotton coat on a snowy day, his little umbrella on a rainy day.”

Speaking to this point, Shu You revealed a brilliant smile, her expression fleeting as she said, “From now on…”

“If he can rise to the occasion, it’ll be a sunny day.”

Ling Mingxu: …………………………………………….

He had no expression as he said, “You seem to be very concerned about his physical condition.”

He had doubted his kidney function, and worried about his ability to perform.

Shu You smiled shyly, “After all, it also concerns my happiness in life.”

The word happiness sounded a bit strange.

Ling Mingxu sneered, “So you’re just concerned about him?”

“It’s not a big deal.” Shu You stood up straight, “What is our relationship? You don’t have to thank me too much.”

“When he recovers and life returns to normal, I’ll be at ease.”

“By then, if he doesn’t need me anymore, maybe I’ll leave on my own.”

… Once his life was secure, he wouldn’t even stay if he wanted to!

Ling Mingxu frowned.

Shu You’s words were flawless, his eyes clear and calm, and there was no sign of anything amiss. Ling Mingxu took a deep breath and was about to speak when Shu You suddenly grabbed his hand and placed it on his chest.

As he placed his hand, she gazed at him with particular concentration and said, “If you don’t believe me, feel my sincere heart.”

Ling Mingxu didn’t expect her to do this and was immediately frozen.

Boom, boom, boom.

It was indeed a fresh, beating heart, regular and passionate, even as he spoke these words.

Warm body temperature flowed through his palm, somehow contagious. It was not strong, but persistent, determined, and endless.

Ling Mingxu wanted to pull his hand back, but he didn’t move.

His mouth twitched and twitched again, until he couldn’t stand it any longer. He opened his mouth, but Shu You raised her other hand and put her finger to his lips, “Shh, don’t speak.”

“Feel, just feel it.”

Ling Mingxu’s feeling at this moment was that he wanted to kill someone.

He couldn’t help it and unconsciously took a step back, coldly saying, “Do you think I’ll believe you because of this?”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me.”

Shu You looked at him and said seriously, “You have to feel it with your heart.”

The word “heart” felt so out of place at this moment.

Ling Mingxu didn’t have time to ponder on it, but Shu You let go of his hand and looked at him with pleading eyes, whispering, “Don’t chase me away, I have nowhere to go.”

Like a small puppy.

Like a homeless, wet little puppy wandering the streets in the rain.

Ling Mingxu’s breathing faltered.