He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

The champagne has arrived.

Shu You happily opened a bottle, filled himself up with joy, then without blinking, directly poured himself a whole glass.

Lin Mingxu “…”

He began to regret not refusing firmly.

After finishing one glass, he had another.

After emptying this glass, there was another one.

Shu You gulped and drank half a bottle of champagne.

His eyes blinked, shining brightly, like the little stars in the sky at this moment, indicating a sleepless night.

Lin Mingxu was also sleepless.

He took a deep breath. “Shu You, stop drinking.”

But for Shu You, this wine was like high-octane fuel.

The more he drank, the more energized he became.

His eyes became brighter and brighter, shining in a way that gave Lin Mingxu a faintly familiar feeling. He softly spoke, “I want to drink.”

Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you suddenly want to drink?”

“Because…”

Shu You giggled, “Because I feel beautiful today.”

Beautiful in his heart.

Happy.

And he wanted to drink.

Lin Mingxu’s heart trembled for a moment.

The words of dissuasion couldn’t be said anymore. Lin Mingxu took a glass and poured himself one too.

He was also happy.

In a pleasant mood.

The two of them, glass after glass, unknowingly finished two bottles of champagne.

After finishing, Shu You let out a burp, slumped on the sofa, staring at the ceiling with a silly smile.

“Hehe.”

He muttered to himself, “Lin Mingxu likes me.”

Lin Mingxu also sat beside him, reached out his arm and embraced his shoulder, whispering in his ear, “Yes, he likes you.”

“Just you.”

Shu You’s smile became even wider, mumbling again, “Actually, I like him too.”

Why did Shu You have to add an “actually”?

Shu You leaned closer, with a mysterious look on his face, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”

Lin Mingxu “…”

He understood that Shu You was already drunk.

Shu You wasn’t just drunk, he also started to act freely.

He stretched his arm straight up and waved it a few times recklessly, exclaiming cheerfully, “I’m so happy.”

“So I made a major decision.”

Lin Mingxu’s heart skipped a beat, only to see Shu You covering his face shyly, “I decided not to leave him.”

“But I reserve the right to run away from home at any time.”

Lin Mingxu felt both angry and amused, half helpless he said, “You’re deciding not to leave now?”

“Yes.”

Shu You blinked his eyes, speaking seriously, “He doesn’t let me drink, so I want to.”

“I want to know, what will he do if I insist on drinking.”

He was testing.

Testing Lin Mingxu’s limit.

Still like a little puppy.

Both adorable and pitiful.

Unable to resist, Lin Mingxu hugged him tightly again and kissed his forehead, “Shu You, thank you for not leaving.”

Thank you for being willing to stay.

Shu You giggled, completely unaware of what he had said. He felt dizzy, whether it was from the alcohol or something else, he fell into Lin Mingxu’s embrace, his eyes wide open, staring at him.

As he stared, a sentence popped out.

“Lin Mingxu, you’re really handsome.”

Lin Mingxu raised an eyebrow, “Do you like it?”

“Yes.”

Shu You admitted without hesitation, “The moment I saw you, I thought you were good-looking.”

“Then you…”

Lin Mingxu’s heart was filled with countless thoughts, and he asked unintentionally, “Is it because I’m good-looking that you like me?”

Shu You shook his head, “No.”

Lin Mingxu, “Then what is it?”

Shu You, “It’s because besides being good-looking, you have many other qualities.”

Lin Mingxu, “For example?”

Shu You lowered his gaze, feeling shy. He said, “For example, your figure is also very good.”

Lin Mingxu “…”

His mood was a bit complicated.

He whispered, “It seems that I was the one who fell for you first.”

“Really?” Shu You asked in surprise, “When was that?”

Lin Mingxu hesitated and moved his lips, then finally said, “It was when you got drunk for the first time.”

It was those beautiful, moist, puppy-like dark and bright eyes.

They made his heart skip a beat for the first time.

Unfortunately, Lin Mingxu didn’t realize it at that time. It was only later, upon reflection, that he realized it was the beginning.

The beginning of the two of them.

Now, Shu You wouldn’t remember anything after getting drunk and waking up.

So he could honestly talk about this matter.

“Wow,” Shu You blinked his eyes forcefully, looking extremely shocked.

How could it have happened so early?

Wasn’t it not long after he transmigrated into the book?

Upon hearing this, a flower seemed to bloom in his heart, and a song seemed to be released.

A serenade swirled in the moonlight, and someone suddenly shouted from outside the window, “Why are you practicing the violin so loudly in the middle of the night?”

Shu You “…”

It turned out it wasn’t his imagination.

Unable to resist, he ran to the window, opened it, and shouted, “It sounds so good! It’s not noisy at all!”

The person outside “…”

Lin Mingxu expressionlessly pulled him back and locked the window.

The two stood by the window.

He looked at Shu You, and Shu You looked at him.

Suddenly, they burst into laughter.

It was the first time Shu You saw Lin Mingxu laugh so happily.

It was a hearty, cheerful, and carefree laugh.

No longer the aloof and cold protagonist from the novel.

Instinctively, he threw himself into the man’s arms and looked up with a smile, “Lin Mingxu, you’re laughing.”

Yes, he was laughing.

Lin Mingxu’s eyes and lips were filled with a smile. He lowered his head slightly and kissed his lips.

Once, twice, thrice.

Shu You was kissed until his head spun, and he leaned against Lin Mingxu, his weight completely relinquished.

His cheeks turned red, and his ears flushed. His legs went weak as if they had lost all feeling. Lin Mingxu’s strong arms supported and embraced him, as if he couldn’t get enough, repeating it over and over again.

It was the affectionate act between lovers.

So it was natural and fitting, so it fell into place.

So it was only right and unique.

While they were kissing, Shu You suddenly murmured, “Lin Mingxu, your belt buckle is poking me.”

The belt buckle…

Lin Mingxu’s expression stiffened for a moment.

Shu You looked up and pouted playfully, saying, “It’s a bit hard.”

Lin Mingxu’s body also stiffened.

The young man in his arms began to squirm and fidget, being particularly restless. Lin Mingxu clenched his teeth, his eyes deep and intense, about to speak, when Shu You suddenly slipped out of his embrace.

Lin Mingxu “…”

He bent down and began examining Lin Mingxu’s belt buckle.

“Your belt buckle…”

Lin Mingxu’s heart skipped a beat.

Then Shu You said, “It looks like Hermès.”

Lin Mingxu, “Yes.”

His mouth twitched, “Get up.”

“No.”

Shu You refused his proposal and enthusiastically said, “I had one before, exchanged with shopping mall points.”

Lin Mingxu “…”

“After saving up points for a long time, I had everything else in the house, so I picked it out. They said I was ranked first on the points leaderboard, so they gave me the belt.”

Hearing him say this, Lin Mingxu suddenly thought of something.

Wait, it seemed like he didn’t know anything about Shu You’s past, and he had never heard him mention it before.

Before, Shu You didn’t dare to reveal his identity, so he didn’t say anything. But now, he should be able to.

Lin Mingxu tightened his fingers, as if nothing had happened.

He asked, “Shu You, you told me before that being stingy was a habit you developed from a young age.”

“Yeah,” Shu You casually replied, “My parents used to run a business, but they went bankrupt, and we went through difficult times.”

“My father also fell ill, not a serious illness, but we couldn’t even afford any medical expenses.”

Since then, Shu You made up his mind to always have savings to ensure his daily life and emergency funds.

Later on, he became addicted to saving money.

He became increasingly thrifty.

Lin Mingxu felt full of pity in his heart.

He reached out to help Shu You up, but he didn’t move, so he ended up crouching down halfway, locking eyes with Shu You.

The man gently said, “You don’t have to worry about these things in the future.”

No need to save money because he was wealthy and willing to let him spend freely.

When wealth reaches a certain level, money is just a number, and Lin Mingxu had confidence in himself.

“That won’t do.”

Unexpectedly, Shu You vigorously shook his head and said, “Being thrifty is a way of life.”

Lin Mingxu “…”

He said it made sense.

But even so, he still felt sorry for Shu You.

Lin Mingxu contemplated for a moment and then said, “Shu You.”

“In the future, we’ll hire someone to do the housework at home. You don’t have to do anything, just be happy every day.”

“If you want to do stand-up comedy, go ahead. If you want to pursue other careers, I will support you.”

“Zhu Feiche’s Guesthouse, he plans to sell it, and I will take it over.”

While Shu You performs, he can eat as much as he wants, however he wants.

“So, ” Lin Mingxu concluded, “you don’t have to be so thrifty.”

“I’m not anymore.”

After listening to this, Shu You felt warm in his heart, and without thinking, he said, “I’m frugal because I want to, not because I don’t have money.”

“But you look like you don’t have money,” Lin Mingxu said.

“I have money.”

“Then explain how you managed to clean up hundreds of houses?”

“Hundreds of houses?”

Shu You chuckled, his drunken rambling lacking logic, “In the farming game, I have ten buildings and three large farms.”

Lin Mingxu “…”

He suddenly felt the familiar urge to kill.

Lin Mingxu was momentarily unsure whom he should feel sorry for, but then Shu You said, “Oh, my parents divorced later, and I lived alone.”

Because of constant arguments due to poverty, his parents separated and formed new families.

At that time, he was still underage.

So Shu You stubbornly thought that if he had enough money, enough money to help his family, they wouldn’t have ended up in that situation.

And he became even more frugal.

Lin Mingxu decided to continue feeling sorry for Shu You.

Just as Lin Mingxu felt conflicted, a fierce knocking sound suddenly came from outside the door.

“Shu You.”

“Brother Wu.”

“Shu You.”

“Brother Wu”

Shu You remembered that he had forgotten something.

It was his manager.

Shu You, like a bird leaving its nest, quickly let go of Lin Mingxu and headed straight for the door.

Lin Mingxu, who remained in place, was speechless.

He decided to find a moving company and move back to his villa in the Lin family’s estate.

He would also hire a few burly professional bodyguards and not allow anyone to enter.

He took a deep breath, calming certain instincts. But in the blink of an eye, Shu You suddenly returned.

The young man stood in front of him, his eyes sparkling like little stars, flickering like the shimmering sea under moonlight.

He slightly raised his heel and planted a kiss on Lin Mingxu’s cheek.

“Lin Mingxu.”

Shu You smiled mischievously, “I like you the most.”