In just one month, Li Shuyun had tried and learned diving (albeit to a depth of only three meters), rock climbing (with a safety harness and on a wall only five meters high), and tandem skydiving…

Li Yunhui was starting to have some regrets.

He had completely ignited his brother’s enthusiasm.

In the past, he was the one who had to actively invite his brother out, to lure him and “lead him astray.”

But ever since the day his brother tried bungee jumping for himself, everything had been turned upside down.

Every weekend, Li Shuyun would now take the initiative to come to his room.

He would cling to him, smile at him, act spoiled, speak to him in a soft voice, and pour out all his desires and expectations for their next adventure.

This situation was supposed to be a major intended outcome of his “corruption” plan.

But, perhaps because big data had read his mind, the “Big Green Book” social media app had started frequently pushing him content about extreme sports accidents these days.

For example, a well-known amateur racing vlogger who got into a car accident during a live stream and was still in a coma.

For example, a bungee jumping facility somewhere with faulty equipment that snapped during an unlucky tourist’s experience, splattering blood everywhere.

And another example of a professional skydiver who, due to an unpredictable change in weather, fell into the sea and was never heard from again.

Li Yunhui: “…”

Stop recommending these to him!! He had no interest in these accidents, none! at! all!!!

Li Yunhui angrily uninstalled the “Big Green Book” app.

But it was too late; countless bloody case studies were already seared into his mind.

Every Friday night, when Li Yunhui anticipated his brother’s visit, his mind would involuntarily conjure up a pile of these bloody cases, and an overwhelming wave of anxiety would completely envelop him.

If the anxiety could force him to refuse Li Shuyun, then all future anxieties would naturally be resolved.

But… but…

His brother would always come on Friday nights with “stolen” food and secretly hoarded snacks, using the softest tone, the most sincere gaze, and the most trusting attitude to ask and plead with him. Then, depending on his response, his brother’s eyes would either light up or dim.

…Who could bear to watch their brother’s eyes grow dim!

During this time, the butler hadn’t been idle either.

The young master who required careful attention was being taken out to play every week by the eldest young master, whom the butler had been tasked with watching. The butler would never believe that the eldest young master hadn’t taken the young master to do extreme sports!

He dispatched several bodyguards in plain clothes to stake out the eldest young master’s previous favorite spots.

To his surprise, for a whole month, the group of bodyguards didn’t even catch a glimpse of the eldest young master’s shadow!

Was that possible?

The butler was deeply skeptical.

So, he decided to dust off his old skills and successfully tailed the two young masters himself. He was furious to discover that the eldest young master was indeed secretly doing things with the young master that he was not supposed to see!

This time, however, the butler thought calmly. He did not confront them directly. Instead, he snapped several photos as evidence and then went home first to wait for them.

The young masters returned home.

The butler went up to them with a smile, greeted them, and kindly took the young master’s small fanny pack. He said to him, “Young Master, would you like to take a bath? The water has been prepared for you in the bathtub, and your clothes are all ready.”

Li Shuyun loved taking baths.

He smiled, his eyes curving, thanked the butler in a soft voice, and went into his room to prepare for his bath.

After watching Li Shuyun leave with a gentle smile, the butler turned to Li Yunhui, who was also about to leave. “Please wait a moment, Eldest Young Master.”

Li Yunhui’s steps halted, his guard instantly raised. “Did you deliberately send him away?”

The butler said flatly, “How can it be called sending him away? It’s just that there are some things not suitable for the young master to hear, and I wished to speak with you alone.”

Just as Li Yunhui knew very well that the butler’s confidence and weakness both stemmed from Li Zhengshen.

The butler had also clearly discovered that in just a short month, the young master had become the eldest young master’s obvious soft spot.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Li Yunhui’s brow furrowed deeply, but he did not refuse. He followed the butler into an empty room.

The butler slowly and deliberately took out his phone. He presented the evidence photos he had collected today, one by one, in front of Li Yunhui.

The butler: “Eldest Young Master, do you have any explanation for these photos?”

Li Yunhui was psychologically prepared for this.

After all, what else could he and the butler talk about besides topics related to extreme sports?

He sneered, “Truly worthy of someone who has worked for Li Zhengshen. You’re even capable of such dirty tricks.”

The butler’s expression did not change. “Eldest Young Master, when you engage in extreme sports yourself, we can consider it you freely exercising your right to your own life. But you should never, ever have led the young master down this path. If something were to happen to the young master one day, could you bear that responsibility?”

Li Yunhui’s sneer froze for a second.

It quickly turned into a mocking laugh. “What, have you finally realized the hard approach isn’t working and are now trying the soft one?”

The butler said indifferently, “I am not joking with you, Eldest Young Master.”

He said coldly, “I have tolerated this matter for a long time. For the young master’s sake, I have not reported it directly to Mr. Li. But it seems now that if I continue to hide this from Mr. Li, you might just be about to turn the world upside down with the young master!”

The butler: “However—don’t say I’m unreasonable.”

“How about this, Eldest Young Master, I’ll give you three days. Either you find an excuse to move out of the house, leave the young master, and can no longer ask him out to play on weekends.”

“Or, I will inform Mr. Li. As for whether Mr. Li will get angry at the young master then, I can’t say.”

The butler’s words and attitude always greatly annoyed Li Yunhui.

This condescending attitude of a fox borrowing the tiger’s might, as if he were the master of the house and Li Yunhui were just a guest staying over!

Raging fire burned within him, and a scathing retort was already forming in his throat.

However, on its way out, it met a small obstacle.

…Li Yunhui was somewhat unwilling to admit this obstacle.

But he had indeed, for a brief half-second, had a flicker of anticipation in his mind—

If the butler could really come up with a good trick to forcibly stop his brother from following him to do extreme sports, that… might not be a bad thing.

But after so many years of confrontation, he simply could not tolerate or allow himself to back down to the butler, or rather to Li Zhengshen whom the butler represented, on the issue of extreme sports.

Even if the current topic was only about Shuyun.

If he were to nod his head now, wouldn’t that be equivalent to handing them leverage over his own extreme sports activities?

Besides.

Leave home to avoid it? Then… wouldn’t that be a complete betrayal of his brother’s expectations for him?!

Caught in a dilemma, Li Yunhui could only put on a brave face, letting out a sneer, and said, “If you’re going to threaten someone, at least find a better reason. Tattle to Li Zhengshen? Go ahead if you want, do you really think I’m afraid of that?”

He snorted coldly, turned his head and left, his departure looking suave and decisive.

However, the moment he was out of the butler’s sight, Li Yunhui’s expression immediately became blank.

Just then, Li Shuyun finished his bath, dressed in what looked like an extremely comfortable short-plush pajama set.

Seeing Li Yunhui, he proactively smiled and greeted his brother, “Brother! …Huh? What’s wrong, brother, are you in a bad mood?”

Li Yunhui: “…”

Li Yunhui: “No, just thinking about some things. All washed up? Want to go sit in the garden?”

Li Shuyun smiled gently. “Okay, brother. You go ahead and wait for me, I’m going to get some…”

Halfway through his sentence, Li Shuyun’s sharp eyes spotted the butler in the distance.

His voice immediately dropped, and he silently mouthed the word: snacks!

Li Yunhui’s mood brightened a little again. “Go on.”

Li Yunhui went to the garden first.

A short while later, his brother arrived as expected, his pockets bulging.

As soon as he arrived, his brother smiled and pulled out snacks from his pockets, asking softly, “Brother, do you like this flavor?”

Li Yunhui didn’t have strong preferences for snack flavors and didn’t have a clear memory of them. But since it was from his brother, he replied with an “Mm.”

He sat silently next to his brother for a while, then suddenly asked, “By the way, Shuyun, I haven’t asked you before. Before you came back to the country, were you living with your mother all this time?”

Li Shuyun had been in the middle of tearing open a snack bag.

Hearing this, he paused, his hands stopping their motion. “Um… yes, brother.”

Li Yunhui asked, “Then how come you were sent back by Li Zhengshen?”

Li Shuyun’s gaze dimmed, and he said in a low voice, “Because Mom is getting married. Her fiancé is a very important business partner. Dad was worried I would be mistreated in the new home, so he asked for me to come back. But I didn’t stay with Dad for long before he sent me back to the country.”

Li Yunhui: “…”

Li Yunhui wasn’t too surprised, but he didn’t understand. “You were willing?”

Li Shuyun was puzzled. “Hmm?”

Li Yunhui explained, “To just leave with Li Zhengshen… They’ve been divorced for so many years, you probably rarely had a chance to see Li Zhengshen before, right?”

Li Shuyun thought for a moment and said, “I had seen him twice before. Dad is actually a pretty nice person, and he cares about me too.”

Li Yunhui: “…”

Li Yunhui said expressionlessly, “Oh.”

He let out a low grunt and said softly, “Of course he’d like someone like you.”

Li Shuyun looked up in surprise. “When I contacted Dad a few days ago, I heard him praise you, brother. Dad likes you very much too!”

Li Yunhui nearly rolled his eyes into the back of his head.

He scoffed. “Give me a break. Either you’re trying to humor me, or he’s trying to humor you. In the past two years, I’ve probably said less than ten words directly to Li Zhengshen. With a relationship like that, he would still praise me in front of you?”

Li Shuyun let out a short gasp, covering his mouth with his hands, repeating in shock, “Less than ten words?!”

Li Yunhui didn’t want to talk about Li Zhengshen.

He changed the subject irritably, “Let’s not talk about that… I might be busy and out of town for a while in the next few days.”

He hesitated for a moment, then turned his gaze to his brother and said in a low voice, “A friend who started his own business asked me to go help him. I’ll need to live out of the house for a while… Of course, I haven’t decided whether to go or not, I’m just letting you know first.”