Defrosting The Cold Young Master

Chapter 2385: Chapter 2389: Respect from the Junior

Of course, when she saw her son looking downcast, she also wanted to cheer him up, but not as exaggerated as them.

They all encouraged him to catch more fish, saying they could eat them. Xiao Shumiao immediately perked up.

He rolled up his pants and stepped back into the creek.

Lingyue didn’t go in, but stood by the creek, watching him intently.

Qin Junye walked up to Lingyue, tilted his head, and asked, "Why are you so nice to him?"

Lingyue kept his eyes on Xiao Shumiao and didn’t speak.

Qin Junye knew he was a man of few words and didn’t mind. He continued, "Are you two related by blood?"

Lingyue still watched Xiao Shumiao and shook his head slightly.

"Your relationship with Xiao Shu is better than any brothers I’ve seen," Qin Junye said, full of envy.

Lingyue finally spoke, "As long as you’re good to Xiao Shu, I’m good to you."

"Why?" Qin Junye asked, curious.

"I don’t know," Lingyue said. "I hope everyone in the world likes Xiao Shu and is good to him."

"That might be hard," Qin Junye said. "My grandpa always says, even with real gold and silver, not everyone likes it."

Lingyue pressed his lips together and said nothing more.

Qin Junye shook his head, "You really don’t talk much. Luckily, Xiao Shu is more normal. Otherwise, if I had to face you every day, I’d go crazy."

Lingyue asked, "Have you decided to go back with us?"

Qin Junye said, "Hey, when you talk to me, can you look at me? Otherwise, it’s very rude!"

"I need to watch Xiao Shu. I’m afraid he’ll fall," Lingyue said. "I’m older than you, you call me hey instead of brother; that’s also very rude of you!"

Qin Junye scratched his head, "But you’re only a few months older than me."

Lingyue said, "Even one day older is older."

Qin Junye struggled for a while, then waved his hand, "Alright, whatever, I’ll call you brother. It’s not like I’m losing anything!"

He exaggeratedly bowed to Lingyue, "Brother Yue, greetings! Please take care of me in the future!"

Lingyue said, "Okay."

Qin Junye: "... Brother Yue, at times like this, shouldn’t you be modest with me?"

Lingyue didn’t respond, his eyes fixed tightly on Xiao Shumiao, his body tense.

Qin Junye followed his gaze.

Xiao Shumiao’s stick stabbed into the water.

A moment later, Xiao Shumiao raised the stick and swung it hard, tossing a big fish onto the bank.

"Xiao Shu is amazing!" A bright smile appeared on Lingyue’s face.

Qin Junye was stunned, "Oh my gosh, you can actually smile!"

This was the first time Qin Junye had seen Lingyue smile since he’d known him.

"Hey... no, Brother Yue," Qin Junye quickly corrected himself, reaching out to poke the corner of his mouth, "You have dimples when you smile! No wonder you don’t like to smile! Aren’t dimples supposed to be for girls? But, when you smile, it’s really nice, even prettier than girls!"

Ye Xingbei’s mouth twitched, and she nudged Gu Junzhu, "How come I feel this kid is a bit... silly? And, he talks even more than your son!"

Gu Junzhu said, "Does seeing him make you think of that silly guy, Ye Xingli?"

"Exactly, you know me so well!... No way!" Ye Xingbei snapped back to her senses and glared at him, "Brother Li is not silly!"

Gu Junzhu laughed, putting an arm around her shoulder, "Relax, don’t worry. Qin Junye is smarter than your Second Brother, and he’s still young. His personality is still moldable. If I really take him as a disciple, I’ll teach him well, and he’ll become better and better."