He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

Shu You was shocked.

He stuttered, trying to stop the other person, “Lin Mingxu, you, you can’t do this.”

“Domestic violence and hitting people are both wrong and should be punished.”

Shu You had never seen Lin Mingxu so angry, so out of control.

He trembled, completely lacking his usual cleverness. He watched Lin Mingxu move forward, but his body was stiff and powerless, as if frozen in place.

Shu You trembled as he tried to persuade, “Lin Mingxu, I was wrong, I really was, you can make me compensate you in any way, even if it means hitting me, but please don’t beat me to death. Can I write a will first?”

He still had a lot of savings in the bank, the money was not spent yet.

If today next year was his death anniversary, he would at least donate the money.

Lin Mingxu just sneered.

“I won’t kill you.”

The man had already approached him, gazing into his eyes, and said lightly, “So you don’t need to write a will.”

Shu You thought, so that means it’s better to be dead.

He widened his eyes, motionless as he watched Lin Mingxu approach. He couldn’t help but start rambling, “Then let me go. It’s wrong to hit people, and it’s also wrong to arrest them. Lin Mingxu, you’re still starting a business. You don’t want to be the protagonist of a social news story, do you?”

“You can make me compensate you in any way. I’m willing to compensate you. I have money, and I can earn more.”

Lin Mingxu coldly snorted, “You compensate me?”

He stared deeply at Shu You, “You’re usually so frugal, and now you’re willing to give me money?”

“I…” Shu You was stunned.

He didn’t expect Lin Mingxu to say that.

His voice became somewhat tearful, and Shu You gritted his teeth and said, “As long as you let me go, I’m willing to work for you for a lifetime, as long as you provide me with food.”

It was his fault for betraying Lin Mingxu, so he accepted any amount of compensation, as long as he could keep his life.

However, Lin Mingxu coldly sneered, “Is that so?”

Shu You became anxious, “It’s true.”

Because he was too anxious, he almost choked on his own saliva. Suddenly, he coughed violently, “Cough, cough, cough, cough. I-I mean it, believe me, believe me this time.”

“Unfortunately.”

Lin Mingxu coldly said, “In my eyes, you no longer have any credibility.”

He would never believe any of Shu You’s lies again.

No matter how persuasive or sincere they were.

It was because he had believed him time and time again that led to the situation today.

It was all fake, all lies that Shu You himself admitted.

The content of last night’s phone call was so provocative that he now wanted to lock up the person in front of him and punish him severely.

He stepped forward, and Shu You retreated step by step. Unconsciously, he was forced to the edge of the bed, and he sat down. Lin Mingxu stood there, looking down at him, his eyes lowered.

Looking down on him.

Shu You instinctively swallowed his saliva.

Because he didn’t know what Lin Mingxu would do, he was even more scared, more nervous. Shu You’s heart was pounding in his throat, about to burst out. He opened his

mouth, but suddenly heard Lin Mingxu’s deep and clear voice saying, “I’ll give you one last chance.”

“W-What?” Shu You couldn’t believe his eyes as he stared at him.

Those beautiful eyes were filled with fear, nothing like him.

Lin Mingxu controlled his impulses and coldly said, “Now I ask, you answer.”

Shu You quickly nodded, “You ask, you ask.”

Lin Mingxu said, “You said that you didn’t leave because you were afraid of my revenge and lied to me. So I’m asking you, why didn’t you leave when I asked you to leave later?”

Shu You was stunned for a moment.

“I-I was still afraid. I didn’t know if what you said was just anger or deliberate.”

“Oh,” Lin Mingxu listened, neither confirming nor denying, and continued, “Then why did you say it later?”

“I was still scared.”

Shu You stammered, “I feel that we are not suitable for each other. I can’t keep deceiving you and being with you. You… you should find someone more suitable for you.”

“Lies.”

Lin Mingxu’s face remained cold and tense. His deep and gloomy eyes stared at Shu You, and he said each word with emphasis, “You’re still lying to me.”

“I am not.”

Shu You instantly panicked and instinctively tried to move back. But he was already sitting on the bed, and moving back would only result in flailing his legs. He desperately curled up, trying to protect himself, “Lin Mingxu, I… I’m telling the truth.”

Lin Mingxu didn’t listen further.

Shu You’s vision blurred, and the man was already sitting beside him on the bed. He extended his arm and forcibly lifted Shu You, pressing him down on his lap.

The young man struggled to escape, but he had no leverage. The position of being facedown made his blood rush, leaving him in a daze, and then…

Lin Mingxu took off his coat.

“Smack!”

Before Shu You could even feel the temperature of the room, he felt a sharp pain behind him.

His blood rushed to his face, and Lin Mingxu hit him again and again in that spot.

Anger, shame, and embarrassment mixed with unspoken sincerity, all blending together. Shu You tried to bite his lower lip to endure, but the man’s big hand landed with the first hit, then the second, and the third hit followed.

At the same time, Lin Mingxu coldly questioned, “Still trying to deceive me?”

“I-I’m not…”

“Smack!”

“Still trying to deceive me?”

“I…”

“Smack!”

“Still dare to deceive me?”

“I…”

“Smack!”

Tears flooded his eyes, whether from pain, shame, or a reflexive reaction. Shu You burst into tears, crying, “Lin… Lin Mingxu, let go of me.”

“Stop… stop hitting me.”

“Smack, smack, smack…”

In response, the man’s hand struck harder.

Warm, broad, and particularly powerful, each hit caused both pain and numbness. Gradually, those sensations intertwined and spread to other parts of his body.

It was no longer just about the pain. Shu You blushed, his legs went weak, and he couldn’t struggle anymore.

He cried uncontrollably, with tears and snot streaming down his face, like a pitiful little kitten. Finally, Lin Mingxu released him, and in a cold voice, he said, “Speak.”

Shu You immediately curled up, choked up, and asked, “Speak about what?”

“Speak about how heartless you are.”

Lin Mingxu’s voice was light, as if a speck of foam on the waves, but it felt like a storm, continuously battering Shu You’s innermost being. “Tell me about the reason you’ve always refused to tell me, what is it?”

Shu You froze.

Tears still flowed from his eyes, large droplets rolling down his small, palm-sized face, trembling and falling. Each drop fell into Lin Mingxu’s heart.

But Lin Mingxu knew that if he missed this opportunity, Shu You would retreat like a little turtle, never coming out of his self-perceived shell again.

He hardened his heart, raised his hand again, and indifferently said, “If you don’t speak, you know my methods.”

Shu You hesitated.

His voice changed, hoarse from crying out, “I… I said it, you can’t hit me anymore.”

Lin Mingxu naturally lowered his hand and placed it on the area that had been struck, with deep meaning in his words, “Speak, let me hear it.”

“I…”

As soon as he said that, Shu You dared not reveal the truth. But if he didn’t say it, it seemed that today would not end well.

Feeling the faint pain behind him, he shivered and mustered the courage, “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you.”

He took a deep breath.

“I’m actually not Shu You, but I’m also called Shu You.”

Shu You hadn’t wiped away his tears, and he couldn’t see Lin Mingxu’s expression due to the position. He carefully continued, “I don’t know what happened either. I just turned into this Shu You.”

Lin Mingxu’s guess was confirmed, and he remained composed as he made a sound of understanding. “And then?”

“And then…”

Shu You was temporarily immersed in his own thoughts, not thinking much about why Lin Mingxu reacted so calmly. He continued hesitantly, “I know some things about you.”

“Not the past, but some things about the future.”

Lin Mingxu paused for a moment, a certain thought quickly coming to his mind.

“It’s like I had a dream.”

Shu You finally sorted out his thoughts, and his words became smoother. “I dreamt about you, using cruel methods to seek revenge against those who had wronged you, including the previous Shu You who met a tragic fate.”

“And you were successful in your career, and…”

He suddenly stopped.

Lin Mingxu furrowed his brow. “And what?”

Shu You lowered his head, biting his lower lip, and difficultly uttered the words, “I dreamt about you being with someone else.”

He forcefully pursed his lips and murmured softly, “That person wasn’t me.”

Lin Mingxu fell silent.

He understood it now.

Perhaps, taking his own rebirth as a reference, although Shu You’s words were unheard of, they were not as difficult to accept as he had imagined.

Moreover, he suddenly had a conjecture.

A conjecture that was very close to the truth. Did Shu You know about his ‘previous life‘?

Indeed, he had sought revenge ruthlessly in his previous life, and he had indeed brought a tragic end to the original Shu You.

But now, he had been reborn.

And he had encountered a completely new Shu You.

Fate, in this way, had given him a new beginning.

“Shu You.”

Lin Mingxu helped him up, not completely letting go but embracing him in his arms, still holding on firmly, indicating his true feelings.

“Because of this, you wanted to break up with me.”

…

Shu You didn’t dare to admit it directly, but he tacitly acknowledged it.

Now, Lin Mingxu understood it all.

A sense of immense absurdity welled up in his heart.

Despite having already anticipated it, having already prepared himself mentally, it still felt absurd upon learning the truth.

After a while, he completely let go of Shu You and looked deeply into his eyes.

“So, that’s how it is.”

Lin Mingxu’s tone was extremely light. “So, you never truly liked me.”

It was only out of necessity.

Only to prevent retaliation against the “Shu You.”

Only an illusion.

Shu You’s eyes flickered, he opened his mouth but couldn’t say anything.

Lin Mingxu stood up.

His tall figure remained the same, but there was an inexplicable sense of desolation. He glanced at Shu You one last time and said in a faint tone, “Since that’s the case, I won’t force you.”

“You can leave.”

Shu You was stunned.

“You… you really want me to leave?”

He wiped away his tears, cautiously speaking, “Is that true?”

“Yes.”

Without looking at him, Lin Mingxu turned his back, his voice was very faint, so faint that it felt heavy, directly weighing on Shu You’s heart.

“You can leave.”

In a place where Shu You couldn’t see, Lin Mingxu’s body stiffened slightly, his fingers hanging down, involuntarily trembling.

He heartlessly refused to look at him and indifferently said, “Since you don’t like me, there’s no point in me forcing it.”

“I…”

Shu You slowly stood up, unable to describe the emotions in

his heart at this moment.

All this time, he had been pretending in front of Lin Mingxu just to save his own life.

Later, he gradually mixed in some genuine feelings, but the appearance of the protagonist awakened him.

And then, under Lin Mingxu’s explicit and implicit suggestions, he finally understood his own heart.

Why did it take so long for me to realize my own feelings?

Now, he had revealed all the hidden truths.

He no longer had any reason to stay.

Shu You stood upright, his body motionless, just standing there.

“The eyes are lost in the moon, the clothes are in disarray, and the person is restless.”

Lin Mingxu suddenly turned around and looked coldly at him. “Why aren’t you leaving?”

“I…”

Shu You hesitated to speak, but couldn’t produce any sound.

Lin Mingxu coldly sneered, “I told you to leave, didn’t you hear?”

He violently threw the table lamp on the bedside table against the wall. “If you want to leave, then leave quickly.”

Shu You was startled.

In a state of confusion, he took random steps forward. However, due to certain objective factors, he only took one step before stumbling and falling to the ground with a thud.

It was painful.

Shu You felt dazed.

Lin Mingxu’s heart trembled, but he didn’t move.

Shu You struggled to get up, but for some reason, the harder he tried, the more he couldn’t get up. Instead, with a thud, he hit his head on the bedside table.

Shu You…

Countless grievances suddenly surged up, and he squatted on the ground, silently shedding tears.

Lin Mingxu asked him to leave.

He didn’t want him anymore.

He didn’t want him anymore.

He thought he could leave Lin Mingxu and live a good life on his own, returning to the peaceful days before.

He thought he could generously bless Lin Mingxu and be with someone else, accepting the other person’s new feelings and companionship.

He thought…

It was all just his imagination.

When this moment really arrived, he realized how pathetic he truly was. Just one sentence from Lin Mingxu could leave him breathless.

He was the one who wanted to leave, but now he couldn’t bear to.

He felt so miserable.

Miserable to the point of almost dying.

Shu You grabbed his clothes over his heart and felt his breath being suffocated, as if he were being tortured to the point of suffocation.

Tears kept flowing.

His vision became blurry, and he couldn’t see anything clearly. He only knew that he deserved it, and he brought it upon himself.

At some point, Lin Mingxu squatted down in front of him, with a complex expression, and asked, “Why are you crying?”

“I…”

Shu You no longer cared who was in front of him and unconsciously answered, “I… I just had a breakup, and I feel so sad.”

“You had a breakup?”

The man sneered, coldly saying, “But you never had any feelings in the first place, so how can you have a breakup?”

“No, that’s not true.”

Shu You choked, vigorously shaking his head. “I… I had feelings.”

What made him fall for Lin Mingxu?

The everyday companionship, gradually creating a warm little family, becoming each other’s support in reality.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, the “good night” before going to sleep.

Planning life expenses, playing and laughing together.

It was the warmth that Shu You, who had lived alone, couldn’t resist.

He felt so lonely.

And because he was lonely, he became excessively thrifty.

Because he had to rely on himself for everything.

Only a pampered child could be carefree and willful. But Shu You couldn’t, he wasn’t one.

He had to calculate his own living expenses, plan his daily necessities, and handle his past, present, and future properly because he was all alone, and he was his only support.

But unexpectedly, he became “Shu You,” and Lin Mingxu appeared in his life.

The man was willing to be his support, giving him a sense of security, sharing joy and sorrow in life, joking and bantering with him, and listening to his nonsense.

He was a combination of family, relative, and lover.

So he fell for him.

Unfortunately.

It was too late.

Shu You cried harder and louder, not caring about anything anymore. For the first time in his life, he honestly faced his own heart.

He sobbed and finally spoke the truth, “I…”

“I really like him, I like him so much.”

“I… I like Lin Mingxu.”

I like him.

I like him so much.

Because he liked him so much, he couldn’t face it.

He was afraid that all this overwhelming affection would go in vain, that it would be nothing but a dream, and that he would only get a cruel ending.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of Lin Mingxu, but he was afraid of getting hurt. He was afraid that the pain would be so unbearable that he would shatter and be unable to survive.

Like a strong and urgent will to live.

With tears in his eyes, Shu You raised his head and looked at the man. “I… I’m leaving now.”