He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

The performance was very successful. The laughter and applause from the audience kept coming in waves. Shu You came down from the stage and Wu Youzhe was so excited that he couldn’t even speak properly, “Shu You , you are amazing!”

Shu You modestly said, “Oh no, no, I’m just the third best in the world.”

Wu Youzhe laughed, “Then who are the first and second?”

Shu You replied, “They are the first and second in the world.”

“Right, right,” Wu Youzhe was so happy that he even praised Shu You, “You are absolutely right!”

Shu You immediately asked the question he was most concerned about, “Which room are they in?”

He was hungry and wanted to have a big meal.

Wu Youzhe thought for a moment and said, “I think it’s room 118.”

Without saying a word, Shu You happily walked towards room 118. However, before he could reach it, several girls came up to him, “Shu You, Shu You!”

Wu Youzhe was delighted, “They must be fans!”

After the incident with the fake fans last time, he had been upset for a long time. Seeing real fans now was like seeing his relatives.

“Hello, hello…” Wu Youzhe warmly greeted them, but the girls passed by him and went straight to Shu You, “Shu You, Shu You! Can we take a photo with you?”

Wu Youzhe: “…”

The girls surrounded Shu You, but he remained calm and said with a wink, “No problem! I haven’t got my teleportation certificate yet, so I can’t run away. Come one by one!”

“Hahaha…”

The girls laughed and said, “You are so cute, Shu You!”

Signing autographs, taking photos, and a one-stop service. After it was all over, they left reluctantly, “Oh, too bad we couldn’t get Shu You to come to our room, or we could have sat down and talked…”

Wu Youzhe perked up his ears, “Hey, wait a minute, beautiful ladies?”

Shu You had gone to room 118, and Wu Youzhe followed him not long after, wondering, “They are customers in the room. They told me that the club has put you on the list and you don’t have to pay in the future.”

This was not a treatment that everyone could get. Shu You had just performed for the first time, and he was a complete newcomer, so this treatment was quite unique.

Wu Youzhe thought it was a good thing, but good things don’t come without a reason, so he became doubtful and worried.

Shu You thought for a moment and said in a heavy tone, “I think I know why.”

Wu Youzhe was surprised, “You know? Why?”

Shu You said in a low voice, “It’s all because of the year of the blooming of the apricot blossoms.”

Wu Youzhe: ???

“In any case, it shouldn’t be my fault.” Shu You felt that this matter had a culprit and a debtor, “I’ll go and ask about it.”

The room looked like it was on the first floor, but it was actually on the third floor. Shu You took the elevator up, found the room, and sat down to eat.

Eat, eat, eat, eat…

After wiping his mouth, he patted his bulging belly contentedly, “It’s delicious.”

The stomach had settled down, the brain had returned, and only then did he recall the conversation with Wu Youzhe just now.

He asked Lin Mingxu in a low voice, “I have a question for you about my boyfriend.”

Lin Mingxu put down his chopsticks and raised his eyebrows, “What is it?”

“Zhu Feiche…”

Lin Mingxu’s eyes flickered, “What’s wrong with him?”

“He seems off.”

Shu You was very serious, “I suspect he has some ulterior motive.”

Lin Mingxu frowned slightly.

The last time Shu You was so serious about Zhu Feiche…

Sure enough, the next second, Shu You lowered his voice, mysteriously saying, “I don’t have to go to the private room for socializing!”

“How am I going to find an excuse to come home late now?”

Lin Mingxu: … a familiar headache.

The man took a deep breath and spoke lightly, “I asked him to do this.”

Shu You was wary of Zhu Feiche, but…

“Ah??? Why?”

Shu You was surprised, “Why?”

It’s a good thing, but how did Lin Mingxu manage it? Didn’t he and Zhu Feiche have bad blood between them?

Lin Mingxu gave a very good reason. He looked over lightly and said lightly, “Don’t you want to drink?”

“… I don’t want to.”

“Do you want to find an excuse to come home late?”

“… No, I don’t.”

Shu You knew his own limitations, so he obediently said, “I don’t drink, I’ll come home early, I’m very obedient.”

Obedient Shu You ordered another plate of stir-fried meat and ate until his stomach was bloated.

Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but look at him again.

Shu You quickly said, “Don’t worry, it’s not for you.”

Lin Mingxu’s mouth twitched, suddenly looking at him deeply, saying, “I don’t believe you.”

Shu You: ???

He stared at Lin Mingxu in disbelief – did he just get teased by Lin Mingxu?

Because he was so surprised, his hair stood up.

Trembling, like a puppy wagging its tail behind its body.

Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but raise his hand and play with it, saying lightly, “Your hair is sticking up.”

Shu You’s surprise was interrupted, “… oh.”

Wait a minute?

When does his hair not stick up?

At this point, Peng Shang’en came over and interrupted his shock, “Come on… today is Shu You’s first official performance, it’s a success, let’s celebrate with a drink! Come on, let’s do a shot!”

“He doesn’t drink.”

Lin Mingxu took the glass and put it on the table.

Peng Shang’en was very regretful, suddenly remembering something, and said to Wu Youzhe next to him, “Do you drink?”

Wu Youzhe was eating vegetables, and looked up, “I do… but I drove here.”

“Oh, call a designated driver!”

Peng Shang’en was now very interested in getting someone to drink. Shu You had Lin Mingxu to protect him, so he didn’t dare to overstep, and his target turned to Wu Youzhe.

The two immediately clinked glasses and drank them quickly.

So after finishing the meal, both drivers were unable to drive. Lin Mingxu can drive, but his driver’s license is from a foreign country and he hasn’t had time to convert it to a Chinese driver’s license since he returned home. Shu You, on the other hand, doesn’t know how to drive.

The four men stood at the door of the guesthouse, looking at each other. Shu You said to Lin Mingxu, “Why don’t we walk back home together? It’s not far from here.”

Lin Mingxu was intrigued and agreed. They left the two drunk drivers behind.

The winter evening breeze was quite chilly, and Shu You wasn’t wearing a hat. He took a couple of steps in the wind and suddenly stumbled, running behind Lin Mingxu. He almost stepped on Lin Mingxu’s heel.

Lin Mingxu frowned slightly, grabbed Shu You’s collar and pulled him out, asking, “What are you doing?”

“Uh…” Shu You blinked, “Making you my accomplice?”

Lin Mingxu raised his eyebrow, “Say that again?”

“Uh…” Shu You blinked again, “Letting us sing the same tune?”

“Give you a second chance to reorganize your words,” Lin Mingxu said.

Shu You really wanted to seize this second chance, but unfortunately, his brain cells had already shut down during his previous performance.

He had no choice but to honestly say, “I just want to borrow my boyfriend’s broad and warm shoulder to block some of the cold night winds on the road of life.”

He gritted his teeth and said, “Walk properly.”

Shu You quickly nodded.

The two walked side by side along the roadside, and as they went on, the number of cars and pedestrians decreased until only the two of them were left. Suddenly, Shu You coughed and whispered, “Lin Mingxu, can you fight?”

Lin Mingxu frowned. “I learned Sanda at the university club, but it was only an amateur level. After all, I was still the young master of the Lin family at the time and didn’t need to fight for life and death in the arena, nor did I have that hobby.”

“Cough, then…”

Shu You looked at him expectantly, as if hoping for something. “Then, how many people can you beat?”

Lin Mingxu: ???

Why bring this up out of nowhere?

He pressed down a certain thought without showing any expression and casually said, “Learning Sanda is not for fighting with others.”

“Then…”

Shu You hesitated and asked again, “But what if someone else wants to fight you?”

Lin Mingxu: “…”

Before he could speak, Shu You suddenly hugged his arm tightly and leaned in close to his ear, whispering, “Lin Mingxu, there seems to be someone behind us.”

The young man’s breath was especially warm in the cold night. Lin Mingxu was slightly startled and looked back from the corner of his eye.

It was already past ten o’clock at night, and the night was very dark, with poor visibility.

But indeed, he vaguely saw a figure following them from behind.

…It didn’t seem like a coincidental encounter.

Shu You lowered his voice even further, “He’s been following us since earlier. At first, I didn’t think much of it, but then we turned and he turned too…”

“Lin Mingxu…” His voice was trembling a little, “I think I saw a knife in his hand.”

In the dark night, even a glint of light reflecting off a blade would be very eye-catching.

Shu You was really scared.

Up ahead was an old residential area, and most of the nearby streetlights were dim, with a few even broken. Not to mention surveillance cameras. If something really happened, there wouldn’t even be any footage.

The person behind them probably realized this as well, and their pace gradually quickened, even ignoring the fact that there were two people on this side, and slowly approaching.

“Lin Mingxu…”

Shu You had a sudden idea. “What if we split up and run?”

There was only one person chasing them, maybe they would hesitate on who to pursue! By then, they could escape!

Lin Mingxu was speechless. “How can you guarantee that he won’t come after you?”

Shu You’s hair on top of his head shook slightly. “I can use sarcasm to keep his hatred in check.”

Lin Mingxu: …

Shu You’s suggestion was indeed feasible, but it was immediately rejected.

Lin Mingxu said coldly, “You’d better call the police immediately.”

“Oh, right!”

Shu You seemed to have just remembered what a normal person would do in this situation. He secretly edited a text message to the police and was ready to send it at any time.

The person quickly walked up to them with a ferocious expression, holding a fruit knife in his hand. “You’re the one who performed in the guesthouse earlier, right?”

Shu You: … Wait a minute?

Why was he coming after him?

He looked bewildered, completely unaware of when he had offended this guy. At this point, Lin Mingxu turned slightly sideways and blocked him behind him.

The man said in a deep voice, “You’ve got the wrong person.”

“I didn’t get it wrong!”

The man’s neck jerked, and he said angrily, “My girlfriend doesn’t come home every day. She’s like staying there… She said she was watching the best performer there! I’ve been watching all day, and you’re the only one who made me laugh. It’s definitely you!”

Shu You stuck his head out from behind Lin Mingxu and weakly said, “Um, is it possible that your girlfriend just likes to watch the performance…”

“She likes to watch the performance but can’t come home?”

The man was furious. “You guys, with your white faces, are corrupting the morals and leading other people’s wives astray…”

Shu You quickly raised his hand and said, “Wait a minute!”

“I only performed for the first time today. Your girlfriend didn’t watch me before.”

“And look,” he quickly pointed to Lin Mingxu, “he’s my boyfriend.”

“Even if your girlfriend comes, she can only be my sister.”

The man:…

Damn, his words were actually very reasonable.

But he had followed them for so long, and the atmosphere had already been brewing, so giving up now didn’t seem like an option.

The young man fell into a dilemma. At this point, Shu You said, “Brother, you’re still young, and your girlfriend is indifferent to you. You can try to save the relationship. If it doesn’t work, you can break up and…”

“What else can I do?”

The man shifted his attention and asked, “What else?”

Shu You sincerely said, “You can try being with a boyfriend?”

The young man:???

He had only acted impulsively, but suddenly found himself at a crossroads of sexual orientation.

“I…”

The young man opened his mouth and suddenly looked at Shu You, his face turning red. “Can you try it with me?”

Shu You:????

Bang!

The next second, Lin Mingxu kicked the knife out of his hand and said coldly, “Call the police!”

… When the police arrived, the young man was lying on the ground, struggling for his life because he couldn’t beat Lin Mingxu.

“I knew it. You all despise me because I don’t have money…” Shu You squatted down and tried to persuade him.

“No, my boyfriend doesn’t have money either. Look, we just finished our performance, and we have to walk home.”

“What…what do you mean?” The young man asked.

Shu You sighed. “Can’t you tell?”

He shook his head honestly and said, “Everyone despises you because you’re ugly.”

The young man remained silent.

He still refused to admit defeat. “But shouldn’t men care about money?”

Shu You looked at him with pity. “Do you have money?”

The young man fell silent.

This was a second insult, and the young man sobbed as he got into the police car and cried all the way.

Not long after, his girlfriend arrived, and her first reaction was to break up with him.

“Today he could have injured someone with a knife, and who knows what else he could do tomorrow.” She thought clearly and said, “Thank you for not letting him cause more harm.”

“You’re right.” Shu You nodded and ruffled his hair. “You’re welcome.”

The girl took a photo of them with her phone. “I don’t know how to thank you…how about this, I’m a self-media influencer. Can I help you promote something?”

Shu You was about to speak when Lin Mingxu said, “You can give her Wu Youzhe’s contact information.”

That’s right!

They could send out a genuine promotional article.

Shu You opened his mouth and started to flatter. “Thank you, boyfriend! You’re so kind!”

The self-media girl wrote down Shu You’s agent’s phone number and left with complicated feelings after looking at her boyfriend. Shu You and Lin Mingxu finished recording their statements, and it was already after ten o’clock at night.

The two of them walked out of the police station, with Shu You slightly lagging behind. There was no one else around, and Lin Mingxu’s face was not looking good. “Don’t talk to this kind of person so much next time.”

Shu You was stunned and said with a hint of grievance, “He mistook me for someone else and came to me.”

“And every sentence I said was a warning.”

“Oh?”

Lin Mingxu looked at him deeply. “What if he was stimulated and stabbed someone with a knife?”

“Then I’ll…”

Shu You shrank his neck and looked at Lin Mingxu’s face and carefully said, “Quickly run behind you and shout for help?”

Lin Mingxu: “……”

He was going to be driven crazy by him sooner or later.

He didn’t want to talk anymore and walked ahead quickly. Shu You followed behind and suddenly saw a dirty spot on Lin Mingxu’s coat.

On his waist.

This position…

He was surprised and asked, “Lin Mingxu, are you injured?”

The man had moved quickly just now, and the process of knocking down the other party was also very rapid. But upon careful thought, the other party was also a roughly grown man, and Lin Mingxu was not a professional martial artist. There must have been some collisions.

The dirty spot on his black coat was particularly prominent. Shu You turned his head and saw that it was a footmark.

It turned out he was kicked.

However, Lin Mingxu didn’t feel anything, maybe because he was wearing thick winter clothes and the other party didn’t use too much force.

He shook his head slightly and said, “It’s okay.”

“Why is it okay?” Shu You insisted on taking a look. “Let me see?”

“No need.”

“If you don’t let me see, it means it’s very serious, right?”

“Not serious.”

“Then let me take a look.”

“…”

Until they walked into the house, Shu You hadn’t given up. Lin Mingxu took off his coat and stood still, staring at that spot with his eyes. “Just take a look.”

“Just one look.”

If they didn’t know any better, they would have thought it was a child who wanted to see a treasure.

Lin Mingxu decided to ignore him, but he never expected that Shu You would follow him all the way to the bathroom door.

Bang

The bathroom door closed.

“Lin Mingxu, open the door!”

Shu You knocked on the door in a three-beat rhythm, his tone particularly urgent. “I know you’re in there!”

Lin Mingxu’s temples throbbed as he replied with two words, “Taking a shower.”

Soon, there was no sound outside, followed by the sound of footsteps going away. Lin Mingxu thought he had given up and breathed a sigh of relief.

Ten minutes later, he walked out of the bathroom, but he didn’t see Shu You. “…Shu You?” He wasn’t in the living room, kitchen, or bedroom.

The man’s finger moved to the phone screen, wanting to press it but then hesitated – forget it, he probably had something to do. He didn’t care.

Lin Mingxu thought coldly.

Last time, it was Shu You who fooled him first and stayed out all night, which was why he reacted so strongly.

This time, Shu You ran out without a word, and he wouldn’t care.

As for the kick on his waist…

Compared to what he had experienced before, this injury was nothing.

Lin Mingxu changed into his pajamas, checked a few documents, and lay down to rest.

Shu You still hadn’t come back.

Lin Mingxu’s right hand was on his phone again, but he hesitated.

Time passed slowly until it was 11 o’clock at night.

At this time, Shu You should have been sleeping in bed already.

He insisted on spreading such thick blankets, covering himself with two quilts, and making sure someone said goodnight to him.

Now the room was very quiet.

It was the kind of quiet that Lin Mingxu was familiar with, the quiet of living alone.

This kind of quiet was almost like deathly silence.

Bang!

Strange sounds suddenly came from the doorway.

Without hesitation, Lin Mingxu stood up and went over to see that the door was open and Shu You was fiddling with the lock.

“Lin Mingxu!”

Seeing the man come out, Shu You seemed to have found a great savior. “Quickly, help me see if this lock is broken!”

Lin Mingxu unconsciously relaxed his body but said, “You stayed up all night just for this?”

“Of course not.”

Shu You hummed twice. “I went out to buy Yunnan Baiyao1 and plaster patches for you, and when I came back, I found that the lock wasn’t working.”

As he spoke, he also pointed to the pharmacy bag on the foyer table. The pharmacy’s logo was very obvious. Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but pause.

Shu You continued to mutter quietly, “It’s so late at night, the pharmacy is closed, and I ran to several places before I found it…” Because of running back and forth, there were some fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and his cheeks were slightly red.

Something seemed to tug at Lin Mingxu’s heart, and he remained silent for a long time.

After fiddling for a while, Shu You still couldn’t get the key in and couldn’t help but worry, “We can only find a locksmith tomorrow during the day, right? If a thief comes tonight, we’ll be in big trouble.”

After the incident with the knife-wielding attacker on the road earlier, he was feeling the lowest level of security.

Lin Mingxu furrowed his brow. “Let me see.”

“Okay, okay,” Shu You said.

Lin Mingxu looked at Shu You, who was motionless, and the corners of his mouth twitched. “Move over first.”

“Oh, oh,” Shu You said and took a step to the side, staring fixedly at Lin Mingxu as he checked the key, looking very worried.

Lin Mingxu caught a glimpse of him and said coldly, “Now you know to pay attention to safety?”

“…Why are you still talking about that?” Shu You didn’t expect him to bring up what happened earlier and muttered under his breath, “Weren’t you there?”

“What reason do I have to be there?” Lin Mingxu asked.

“I thought you said you learned Sanda?” Shu You argued.

Lin Mingxu furrowed his brow. “I was there when the lock broke, so why are you scared again?”

“Isn’t that because you were there?” Shu You twisted his logic. “I’m worried you might fall asleep at night and not be able to handle it.”

Lin Mingxu:… He shouldn’t discuss these things with Shu You.

Both sides had their own reasons. Then Lin Mingxu applied a little force, and the key went in.

Shu You: !!!

Why!

His eyes widened in surprise and delight. “How did you do that, Lin Mingxu!”

His eyes were shining, as if he had seen something incredible.

He clapped hard and said, “Boyfriend, you’re amazing!”

With a bang, he closed the door, turned around, and stood with his arms crossed, staring at Shu You. “You just went to buy medicine?”

“Yes, I did.”

For some reason, at that moment, Lin Mingxu felt particularly oppressive.

Shu You swallowed and squeezed out a bright smile. “You were injured, weren’t you?”

“As a boyfriend, I had to go and buy medicine.” And today is the member’s day at the chain pharmacy, so you can get a 20% discount!

Lin Mingxu neither confirmed nor denied it and turned to walk away.

Shu You didn’t understand him and followed with the medicine. “Lin Mingxu, you’ve finished showering, can I take a look?”

He thought he would be rejected again, but unexpectedly, the man turned to the side and left a sentence, “You go brush your teeth first.”

It seemed to be agreed upon.

Shu You put the medicine on the bedside table and went to take a shower and brush his teeth.

When he finished, he saw that Lin Mingxu had calmly come out from the side position, but his clothes were slightly messy.

…It seemed like he had done something himself just now.

He went back to the main bedroom and lay down, saying to Shu You, “I’ve checked it myself, it’s not serious, I don’t need to take the medicine.”

Shu You was stunned.

Before he could say anything, Lin Mingxu had turned over and faced away from him, as if he was about to fall asleep.

Shu You: “……”

He had never imagined that Lin Mingxu would avoid seeking medical treatment.

As a boyfriend, he felt it was necessary to correct Lin Mingxu’s bad habit.

So…

Shu You crawled under the covers and reached out with one hand, and then another.

Under the two layers of covers, his guilty hands groped and reached towards someone’s waist.

Hey, Lin Mingxu’s waist is quite strong. There are abs on the front, abs one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and it’s quite elastic…

Shu You couldn’t help but touch and feel and pinch…

Lin Mingxu suddenly sat up, his face black, and asked, “What are you doing?”