Feng Yongrui walked over to Yin Longshen and hugged him from behind, giving his Gege a slight push. Yin Longshen did not notice and moved slightly forward.
"Didi... You're really cute... Do you want me to build another tower for you?" Yin Longshen had just finished speaking when he heard a loud "clang"!
The two boys, along with the nanny, were startled. Apparently, the tower that Yin Longshen had built was accidentally hit by him when he leaned forward.
"Ah... I'm sorry, Didi..." Yin Longshen turned to face Feng Yongrui.
Feng Yongrui's face was stunned, his eyes wide with shock and his cheeks flushed with anger.
Tears welled up in his eyes and Feng Yongrui began crying.
"Waa! Gege... you're so... mean! Hic, hic --" Feng Yongrui sobbed and wailed.
Yin Longshen was stunned and quickly patted him.
"Didi, don't cry. I can build the tower again, okay?" he said.
Feng Yongrui ignored his words and wiped away his tears. He huffed in anger and then hit Yin Longshen.
"Gege! You're bad! You're a meanie!!" Feng Yongrui yelled at the top of his lungs.
Feng Yongrui noticed that there was absolutely no change in the blackening value, so he proceeded to hit his brother again and again.
"I-I'm really sorry, Didi..." Yin Longshen grabbed Feng Yongrui's small hands and held them tightly.
"Didi, you can hit me as much as you want, but don't hurt yourself in the process, okay?" Yin Longshen said gently. He was distressed when he saw his younger brother getting crying like this.
Feng Yongrui pursed his lips and continued wailing and hitting his brother. Inside his head, he checked the blackening value. It did not change at all.
Feng Yongrui: "..."
Plan A failed.
Several days passed after that incident and Feng Yongrui proceeded with Plan B. He tugged on his Gege's hand and urged him to play chase inside the house.
Yin Longshen did not see anything wrong with this, so he agreed. Yin Longshen was "it", so he chased after his younger brother.
Of course, Yin Longshen was obviously older and faster, but he still pretended to struggle to catch his little brother.
Feng Yongrui, on the other hand, had to run as fast as he could. His short legs were already tired from all the running, and he was sweating profusely.
As he turned around a corner, Feng Yongrui spotted a decorative vase that lay on a shelf nearby.
Nice!
Without any hesitation, Feng Yongrui charged towards the shelf and knocked down the vase.
Clang!
The vase crashed unto the ground and broke into pieces. At that moment, Yin Longshen caught up to him and stared at the broken vase.
"Uhm..." He was silent for a few seconds and Feng Yongrui pursed his lips.
A servant heard the noise and hurried over to check what happened. Seeing the broken vase, the servant glanced at the two boys in front of her.
"The one who broke the vase is --"
Before Feng Yongrui could say "Gege", Yin Longshen cut his sentence.
"I'm the one who broke it," Yin Longshen said quickly.
Feng Yongrui's eyes widened and he turned to his older brother.
No... this script is wrong!
"I sincerely apologize," Yin Longshen said to the maid. The maid shook her head and said it was no problem before cleaning up the mess on the ground.
Feng Yongrui was left speechless.
"...System, are all protagonists softhearted and kind like this? Last time, Ma Bo was really kind and meek... This protagonist is like this too... Are all protagonists like this??" Feng Yongrui complained.
"Well, this Yin Longshen is only nice right now, but once he blackens, you can say goodbye to his kind and meek nature, alright?" the System reassured him.
Plan B had failed as well -- the protagonist's blackening value did not even fluctuate.
A few weeks later, Feng Yongrui was finally ready for Plan C. It was his last plan, so Feng Yongrui desperately hoped he would get some kind of result.
That day, Feng Yongrui and Yin Longshen were walking together. They planned to go downstairs and grab a snack.
"I'll race you downstairs, Gege!" Feng Yongrui said happily. He ran to the edge of the stairs and started running downstairs.
Yin Longshen chuckled and chased after him, but what he saw next shocked him to the core. Feng Yongrui tripped on his own foot, stumbled, and fell down a flight of stairs.
"DIDI!" Yin Longshen yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Young Master!" The nanny cried as well.
Feng Yongrui tumbled down the stairs and finally rolled to a stop at the end of the stairs.
"Argh, it hurts more than I expected..." Feng Yongrui grumbled to the System.
"Host... Host!" the System's sound became a bit slurred, and Feng Yongrui rolled his eyes.
The one who bumped his head was him, not the System, so why does the System sound like it got a concussion...?
Feng Yongrui blinked a few times. He could vaguely hear the panicked voices of his Gege and the nanny. When he tried to move his hand, Feng Yongrui touched something damp.
Feng Yongrui flinched. This familiar smell... It was the smell of blood!
After all of he had gone through in the previous world, Feng Yongrui was now familiar with the tangy, metallic scent of blood.
This smell was undoubtedly blood. But... whose blood?
Before he could think of an answer, Feng Yongrui was swallowed in darkness.
***
When Yin Longshen was chasing after his little brother, he never thought something like this would happen.
Obviously, they had raced down the stairs many times, so why did his Didi fall down this time?
At that moment, when his little brother tripped and fell down, everything seemed to go in slow motion.
His little brother fell down the stairs and rolled all the way to the bottom of the stairs. It was simply horrible.
Yin Longshen desperately chased his younger brother down the stairs, but he couldn't stop his fall.
When he finally reached his Didi's side, Yin Longshen noticed something was wrong. Why was there something wet...?
It was blood... It was his Didi's blood!
Yin Longshen had never felt so panicked before. He wanted to check on his Didi's injuries, but he was afraid that moving him would make things worse.
He could only move to the side and watch dumbly as the servants and the nanny checked on his condition.
Yin Longshen felt a new, eerie feeling creeping inside his heart. It crushed his chest and made him feel sick all over.
It was the feeling of despair and hopelessness.
At that moment, as the servants moved swiftly and everything descended into chaos, Yin Longshen felt panicked.
The strange thing was, he wasn't panicked because he was afraid of Zhao Baozhai or Yin Qiushan's reaction.
He was afraid that he would never see his Didi again. He was afraid Zhao Baozhai wouldn't let the two of them play together anymore.
Worse still... he was afraid his Didi would actually die.
Yin Longshen clenched his fists and he began to feel something boiling and bubbling in his chest.
He knew this feeling. It was anger.
***
When Feng Yongrui woke up, he blinked a few times and looked at his surroundings. He was greeted with the familiar nursery ceiling that he was accustomed to.
"Host, you're finally awake~" the System said cheerfully.
"Huh... How long was I asleep...?" Feng Yongrui asked tentatively.
"Host, it's been about 2 days," came the reply.
Feng Yongrui struggled to get up, but he had no strength in his body, so he flopped back unto the bed.
"Host, this is why you should've listened to me and joined the course~" the System said, gloating at his misfortune.
Feng Yongrui rolled his eyes.
"System, didn't I listen to your advice already? I've taken your course on 'How To Push Someone Down The Stairs 101'... What else are you complaining about..." Feng Yongrui groaned.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... You should've taken the course 'How To Throw Yourself Down The Stairs 101'~" the System replied.
Feng Yongrui: "..."
"...And I need to pay for that course, right?" Feng Yongrui said sarcastically.
"W-well... there is a small fee..." the System said sheepishly.
Feng Yongrui did not bother to reply the System. He opened his eyes wide and looked for his nanny or his Gege.
"Gege?" Feng Yongrui said hoarsely.
He heard the sound of rustling and urgent footsteps.
"Oh.... You're awake!" a woman cried in relief.
Before he could react, Feng Yongrui was picked up and held in her arms. He turned his head and looked at the woman.
It was... Zhao Baozhai?
"M-mum?" Feng Yongrui whispered.
How come Zhao Baozhai was here? He thought she didn't really care about him...
"Host, you were unconscious for two days... How can she not be worried?" the System said dryly.
Feng Yongrui sighed and clung to Zhao Baozhai's neck.
"My child... How are you feeling? Let mum take a look at you... Is there any pain in your head?" Zhao Baozhai asked. Her face was etched with worry and slight annoyance.
Feng Yongrui replied quickly, "My head is okay... What about Gege?"
The surroundings became silent almost immediately, and Zhao Baozhai's face became twisted with rage.
Feng Yongrui shuddered.
***
Feng Yongrui: It's okay, I have three plans...
Plan A: Failed.
Plan B: Failed.
System: Pfft~
***
Was there a time when you got hurt as a kid? At that time, what happened?
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