The Devoted Second Male Lead Decided to Favor Someone Else

Genius Artist – Replacement of the White Moonlight for the Rich CEO

“I think you should go die.”

711 and Huo Qi were shocked.

711 was of the mind that Lu Shijin was about to tear down all pretenses with Huo Qi and became so nervous that it almost changed its formatting.

“H-host! Please calm down!”

Huo Qi thought he heard wrong and narrowed his cold eyes in displeasure.
“What did you say?”

“Oh, I was talking about this crab!”

There was a dish of drunken crab made with high grade Shaoxing wine, which consisted of four Chinese mitten crabs arranged on a plate with threatening postures.

Lu Shijin picked up one and said with a smile, “A leg of this crab just moved, so I thought it was telling me that it didn’t want to die, but wasn’t this crab born to be eaten by humans? So, I told it that it would be better for it to die.
The sooner it does, the sooner it can strive to reincarnate as something better.”

Hearing what Lu Shijin said, Huo Qi frowned in disgust.
Even though a table of delicacies had been laid out before him, he no longer had an appetite.

“What are you saying? These are cooked, how could their legs move? I think you’re hysterical.”

Lu Shijin ignored Huo Qi’s words, propping up his chin and gazing innocently at Huo Qi.

“What? It’s just a joke, don’t get mad at it.”

Huo Qi looked down and took a sip of water, his every move chilly to the discerning eye.
“Don’t make such immature jokes in the future.”

【He’s still a kid in the end, so insensible, and completely incomparable with A-Yuan.
But since A-Yuan’s already back, he doesn’t need to be here.
I need to think of a way to cut all ties with him.】

Lu Shijin, who heard all of Huo Qi’s thoughts, obediently nodded, “Okay, if you don’t like it then I won’t say it again.”

One of the reasons that Huo Qi picked Lu Shijin was because of how obedient he was.
He was like a blank piece of paper, free for Huo Qi to stain as he liked.

Thinking of this, Huo Qi’s mood improved slightly.

【Whatever, what’s there to argue over with a child.】

Lu Shijin peeled the crab shell off.
The crab roe was golden and appetizing, emitting the mellow smell of wine.
Lu Shijin unceremoniously sucked the thick roe.
It melted in his mouth and the crab roe hidden in it was very chewy.
It brought his taste buds great satisfaction.

Only after he finished feasting on a crab did Lu Shijin remember that there was still proper business to get down to.

Huo Qi didn’t touch any of the dishes on the table.
Instead, he would check his phone every few minutes.
All those little actions were noticed by Lu Shijin’s keen eyes.

Lu Shijin wiped at his mouth with a napkin, deliberately asking, “Husband, why did you suddenly bring me here to eat? Even ordering all my favourite dishes.”

Under the table, Lu Shijin extended a foot and rubbed Huo Qi’s leg to demonstrate his goodwill.

Huo Qi moved his leg back to avoid Lu Shijin but didn’t reproach him.
He only glanced at him.

Although he had really liked it when Lu Shijin coquettishly called him ‘husband’ before, he now felt that it was nothing but irritating.

The real one had returned.
In the end, a replacement would always be a replacement.

“Didn’t I tell you not to call me that outside?”

Lu Shijin pretended to realize that he made a mistake and covered his mouth in remorse.
“I was too happy when I saw you and forgot.” Then, with a face full of expectation, he asked, “Did you prepare a surprise for me?”

【He’s always been so simple, what a fool.
Whatever.
Since he’s followed me for so long, suddenly breaking up would be harsh for him.
I should think of a way to coax him and then slowly alienate him.】

Lu Shijin sneered in his heart.
He didn’t expect that this scum man could be so considerate of others.

But it made sense.
The original host had been with Huo Qi for many years without rebelling once.
He was completely dedicated to Huo Qi.
Even if Huo Qi treated him as a pet, there were still feelings between them.

But if Huo Qi hadn’t done things so vaguely and refused to directly break up with Lu Shijin, Lu Shijin may not have continued pestering him, and the consequential events might not have happened.

After hurting someone for a lifetime, he still acted like he was capable of being considerate of others.

How abhorrent.

“Shijin, I’m going to be really busy soon, so after today, there might be a period of time where we can’t see each other.”

Lu Shijin’s face drooped, “Are you going on a business trip?”

“En.”

Lu Shijin flattened his mouth, “Then can I call you?”

Huo Qi originally wanted to coldly refuse, but just before he opened his mouth, he changed his mind and said, “I’ll tell you when I have time.”

Lu Shijin perked up again, his peach blossom eyes looking at Huo Qi affectionately, “Okay, I’ll be good and take care of myself.”

The corner of Huo Qi’s mouth twitched, which could be said to be Lu Shijin’s reward for being so sensible.

【He’s really easy to coax.
Idiot.】

【If only A-Yuan could be as obedient as Shijin .
.
.】

【Huo Qi, are you crazy? How could you compare him with A-Yuan? A-Yuan is the person you actually like!】

Those few seconds of his inner drama was enough for Lu Shijin to clearly understand what type of person Huo Qi was.

He appreciated Ruan Siheng’s tenacious and independent personality, but couldn’t let go of Lu Shijin’s obedient and sensible personality.

To put it bluntly, Huo Qi wanted the two of them to become one— independent to the outside world and only rely on him.

“Right, I heard that your school has an exchange program next semester.
Do you want to study abroad?” Huo Qi asked.

Lu Shijin ‘tsk’ed in his mind, Huo Qi was already finding him unpleasant to look at and couldn’t wait to send him away.

“Yeah,” Lu Shijin batted his eyes, “but I’d miss you too much.
If I go abroad as an exchange student, then we won’t even see each other twice a year.”

【That’s good.
I won’t have to worry about A-Yuan discovering what happened between him and I.】