Chapter 94: 94. Chapter 94: Heart-to-Heart

94. Chapter 94: Heart-to-Heart

"Big Brother?"

Seeing Luo Xichuan return so early, Luo Xixi was quite surprised.

Today, the Luo Family parents went to attend a friend's golden wedding anniversary party, and the third brother had a shoot to attend, so he wasn't home. As for the female lead, Luo Shiqing, heaven knows where she ran off to again.

Luo Xixi had heard that Luo Xichuan had been busy with company matters these past few days, so she had assumed he would also return home very late.

"Big Brother, are you done with your company work? Why are you back so early?"

Luo Xixi asked.

Upon seeing his younger sister, Luo Xichuan revealed a smile and said, "I thought there might be no one home today, and I was afraid you would be bored by yourself, so I finished my work ahead of schedule."

As he spoke.

Luo Xichuan pointed to a small cake on the coffee table and said, "On the way back, I saw a pastry shop that looked quite good. Don't you like sweets? So I bought some for you. Do you want to eat some now?"

"I do, I do!"

Hearing that her big brother had specifically bought a small cake for her, Luo Xixi nodded repeatedly in agreement.

She walked over to the coffee table and discovered that the logo on the cake box belonged to a very popular pastry shop. She remembered that this shop originally had a plot point: the Luo Family members would wait in line for two hours to buy a cake for the female lead, Luo Shiqing, which would then make her fly into a rage and become even more jealous and hateful toward Luo Shiqing.

However, the plot had now collapsed to the point where even its own creator wouldn't recognize it, and many of the original plot points had already been scrapped.

The plot of the Luo Family members spending a full two hours in line to buy a cake for the female lead, Luo Shiqing, was one of them.

"What's wrong? Do you not like this one?"

Seeing his sister staring blankly at the cake, Luo Xichuan asked, puzzled.

"No! I like it very much!"

Luo Xixi flashed a brilliant smile at Luo Xichuan and said, "But Big Brother, I remember this cake is quite hard to buy. You didn't wait in line for it, did you?"

Luo Xichuan winked at Luo Xixi and said, "Actually, I spent a little money to swap places with someone who was waiting in line, so I didn't really spend much time waiting. I just wanted to buy it and bring it back for you to eat sooner."

Look at that!

This is how a normal person operates.

Previously, in order to reflect the Luo Family's doting on the female lead, the plot had forced this group of people into a bunch of brain-dead, confusing behaviors. Now that Big Brother was gradually gaining Self-Awareness, his behavioral logic was much more normal!

"Haha, it's so good to have money."

Luo Xixi sat on the sofa and picked up a small spoon, ready to start eating. However, Luo Xixi was polite; before digging in, she turned back to look at Luo Xichuan and asked, "Big Brother, do you want some? (⊙v⊙)"

Luo Xichuan smiled, "You eat it. I'm not very fond of sweets."

"Alright then."

Luo Xixi put a spoonful of cream into her mouth. The delicate, silky texture melted instantly, soft and sweet, practically melting into her heart.

"It's so delicious!!"

Luo Xixi said with a look of bliss.

Luo Xichuan smiled, his eyes filled with tenderness, and said, "As long as you like it."

He sat right next to Luo Xixi, watching his sister eat the cake bite by bite without saying much. Luo Xixi felt quite awkward being stared at while eating. Not wanting the atmosphere to turn cold, she asked casually, "By the way, Big Brother, regarding Sheng Tinglan spreading those black materials about me online, how do you plan to handle it?"

"..."

Hearing his sister bring this up, Luo Xichuan's expression faltered.

His gaze shifted, and thinking of something, he asked Luo Xixi in a low voice, "Xixi, regarding this matter of Sheng Tinglan targeting you, do you have any thoughts on it?"

"Huh? Thoughts?"

Luo Xixi didn't understand what Luo Xichuan meant.

Luo Xichuan explained, "I mean, do you think there might be any reason for him to suddenly target you like this?"

"..."

Luo Xixi stopped talking.

Inside, she was muttering: 【Isn't it just because the male lead is deliberately targeting me for the sake of the female lead? After all, the male lead is naturally inclined to protect the female lead. He probably thinks I'm blocking the female lead's path, so he wants to get rid of me. But how am I supposed to tell Big Brother that? If I say it, he'll probably think I'm being small-minded. Sigh, I'll just make up some random excuse!】

So Luo Xixi gave a dry laugh and said to Luo Xichuan, "Big Brother, didn't I say it last time? I guess it's just because that person saw me vomit in front of him twice, so he's holding a grudge and wants to take revenge on me."

"..."

However, having heard Luo Xixi's inner voice, Luo Xichuan fell silent once again.

In Xixi's heart, Sheng Tinglan was the so-called male lead, and the male lead was naturally destined to protect the female lead. After all, in Xixi's conception, they were all living in a story where, aside from the male and female leads and the second male lead, everyone else was just a group of Cannon Fodder without thoughts who could be manipulated.

But Luo Xichuan felt that Xixi was wrong.

After all, he clearly had his own thoughts; if Shiqing did something wrong, he wouldn't blindly favor her.

Yet there were some things Luo Xichuan couldn't explain either. For example, at the Recognition Banquet, he could feel his own thoughts being controlled. Could this be what it looked like for a character to be manipulated?

There were too many doubts that hadn't been confirmed, but Luo Xichuan couldn't just show his cards to Xixi. After all, mind-reading was too inconceivable, and Luo Xichuan was afraid that if his sister found out, she would be scared and stop saying anything, or wouldn't dare to have any inner thoughts in front of him.

He could only continue to probe. After thinking it over, Luo Xichuan decided to bring up the fact that Luo Shiqing had a connection with Sheng Tinglan and hear his sister's inner thoughts.

"Xixi, actually, during this investigation, I discovered some other things. Didn't Shiqing go out twice at night before? I had people look into it, and there are results now. She was actually going to meet with Sheng Tinglan. I later asked her about the situation, but Shiqing said that her first time with Sheng Tinglan was a chance encounter, and the second time was because she learned Sheng Tinglan was targeting you behind your back, so she went to seek justice for you."

"Oh, is that so..."

Luo Xixi replied with her mouth, but inside she was lamenting: 【Tsk tsk, even though Big Brother has awakened his Self-Awareness, he's still easily bewitched when facing the female lead. Saying she went to seek justice for me after learning he was targeting me behind my back? Big Brother, you had to send people to specifically investigate to find that out, so how could the female lead have known in advance that it was the male lead's doing, and even go to seek justice for me? Begging your pardon, but the female lead is increasingly dissatisfied with me lately, so how could I believe she went to seek justice for me? You silly Big Brother, your IQ drops straight down whenever you encounter the female lead. Sigh!】

"..."

Hearing Luo Xixi's inner complaints about him, Luo Xichuan was speechless again.

Although he wanted to refute it, upon closer reflection, Xixi's complaints about him seemed quite on point!

Indeed.

If Shiqing said her first time with Sheng Tinglan was just a chance encounter, then how did she know Sheng Tinglan was targeting Xixi behind her back? And how could she find Sheng Tinglan's location so accurately to go and find him?

Clearly, there were still many loopholes in Shiqing's story, but as long as he was with Shiqing, many details that shouldn't be scrutinized were all ignored by him. Was this what it meant for a Cannon Fodder character to be influenced by the protagonist?

Luo Xichuan had been very certain at first that he could have independent thoughts, but now, after hearing Xixi's inner voice, Luo Xichuan was lost in confusion once again.

Can he really maintain independent thoughts?

Can he really be considered a person of flesh and blood?