Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 26

“You’re the one who stole her from me!”

Chen Can had been holding onto this grudge—how could Shen Zhiqiu marry Yue Mingyuan? How could Yue Mingyuan marry Shen Zhiqiu?

One was his girlfriend, the other his sworn brother. How could they both betray him like this? How could they do this to him?

“Chen Can, are you out of your damn mind?”

Ling Hang couldn’t stand watching Chen Can’s tantrum any longer. He stepped forward and shoved him hard. “You were the one who broke up with her first. Mingyuan only married her afterward. Stop acting like you’ve been cheated on, alright?”

“Who knows if they weren’t already sneaking around behind my back?!”

Chen Can roared in fury, pointing an accusing finger at Yue Mingyuan. “Yue Mingyuan, if you’ve got any dignity, admit it—did you have feelings for Shen Zhiqiu before all this?”

“Chen Can, that’s enough!” Ling Hang warned. “Keep this up, and I won’t hold back.”

“Mingyuan already had someone he liked—you know that!”

Shen Zhiqiu had only come to check on Yue Mingyuan and Chen Can, worried they might get into a fight. But she never expected to overhear such a chilling truth.

Before their marriage, she’d learned that Yue Mingyuan had someone in his heart—he’d only married her because he was injured.

But after Ya Ya’s birth, his tender care had kindled a fragile hope in her. She’d begun to dream of a future together, to wish they could grow closer.

Now, it seemed… she’d been foolish.

Her hand, already resting on the door handle, slowly dropped. She took a deep breath, steadied herself, and turned back toward the hospital room.

Because of that, she missed Yue Mingyuan’s reply.

“Yes. I did have feelings for her.”

Yue Mingyuan admitted, “From the first moment I saw her, I fell for her. I loved her deeply.”

Ling Hang slowly turned his head, staring at Yue Mingyuan in stunned silence, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit an entire egg. “Mingyuan, you…”

No wonder Yue Mingyuan had never told him who his beloved was—it was Shen Zhiqiu all along.

When he’d heard Yue Mingyuan was marrying her, Ling Hang had been baffled, assuming he was just another fickle-hearted man.

But if it was Shen Zhiqiu… everything made sense.

“Hahaha! Yue Mingyuan, you’re something else!”

“And Shen Zhiqiu—what a piece of work!”

“You two deserve each other! A bitch and a dog—perfect match!”

Chen Can, pushed to the edge of madness, grew more and more hysterical. Yue Mingyuan couldn’t bear to hear Shen Zhiqiu insulted. He grabbed Chen Can by the collar.

“Chen Can, say whatever you want about me—but don’t you dare speak about Zhiqiu like that!”

“She never knew how I felt! She never once betrayed you!”

“Get off me, Yue Mingyuan!”

Chen Can shoved him away violently, jabbing a finger at him. “You disgust me!”

“From today on, we’re no longer brothers. You’ll pay for what you’ve done!”

With that, Chen Can stormed off. Yue Mingyuan watched until his figure disappeared.

“Mingyuan…”

Ling Hang didn’t know what to say. Yue Mingyuan only warned him, “Don’t mention any of this to Zhiqiu.”

“I know.”

Ling Hang raked a hand through his hair in frustration. “I’m not completely tactless.”

“So… she really doesn’t know how you feel?”

Ling Hang nudged Yue Mingyuan’s arm. Yue Mingyuan nodded slightly. “No.”

“Then why haven’t you told her? What’s the point of having a mouth?” Ling Hang couldn’t resist teasing.

Yue Mingyuan shot him a sidelong glance. Ling Hang, despite his lack of romantic experience, spoke with authority:

“Even I know—if you like someone, you say it. Let them know!”

“If you don’t speak up, you’re just making them guess. They’re not mind-readers!”

“Even if they were the tapeworm in your gut, they’d only know what you ate, not what you’re thinking!”

Yue Mingyuan: “…”

Somehow, Ling Hang always derailed conversations into the absurd.

Straightening his clothes, Yue Mingyuan finally entered the hospital room.

Qin Feng and Huo Jiusi were gathered around Ya Ya’s crib. Qin Feng was playing with her, while Huo Jiusi studied the baby with intense curiosity.

From the moment she’d seen Huo Jiusi, Ya Ya had been internally panicking.

If she still had fur, it would’ve been standing on end like a dandelion puff!

Who could tell her why this little demon had tracked her down?!

“Ya Ya, why aren’t you smiling today?”

Qin Feng held her tiny hand, gently swinging it. “Come on, Ya Ya, smile for your big brother!”

“Jiusi, isn’t my sister adorable? Super cute, right?”

Qin Feng, a natural social butterfly, had already warmed up to Huo Jiusi in no time. Unbothered by the boy’s aloofness, he just wanted him to coo over Ya Ya too.

“Adorable. Very cute.” Huo Jiusi nodded in agreement.

Qin Feng pouted. “Jiusi, you’re so half-hearted! Do you say this to every kid?”

“Never.”

“Then how do you compliment other kids?”

Huo Jiusi thought back to the last time he’d seen a baby and replied, “‘You look human. Nose is a nose, eyes are eyes.’”

Qin Feng: “…”

Well, compared to that, this was high praise.

[Little Demon’s name is Jiusi? ‘The gentleman has nine considerations’—what a waste of a perfectly good name.]

Huo Jiusi’s eyebrows shot up at the sudden child’s voice in his head. He narrowed his eyes, studying Ya Ya suspiciously.

To test his theory, he pretended to walk away for a drink.

[Whew—finally! I can breathe again! That Little Demon is terrifying! I swear he’s thinking about brushing my fur again.]

In her past life, this little demon had lured her in with treats—canned food and dried fish.

Every time she finished eating, he’d scoop her up, rubbing her chin and nuzzling her belly.

She could tolerate that—she was, after all, a glutton.

But what she couldn’t stand was how he’d brushed her fur endlessly.

Brushing should’ve been relaxing for a cat, but he took it to extremes. She’d always felt like he was going to brush her bald!

Those memories were unbearable—nothing but misery!

Meanwhile, Huo Jiusi blinked, rare confusion flickering in his sharp eyes.

Brush her fur? This was his first time meeting this baby. When had he ever brushed her? And why fur?

“Jiusi, are you leaving by plane tomorrow?” Qin Feng asked eagerly. “What’s flying like? Is it like riding a car? Have you seen Chang’e or Sun Wukong in the sky?”

Huo Jiusi, already accustomed to Qin Feng’s boundless curiosity, answered each question with patient seriousness.