Passionate Love: Brother-in-Law—Isn't This Wrong?

As soon as the door opened, Lin Xinyu saw Wang Mu standing right there. "Hello, Auntie," she greeted politely.

"Have you eaten? Where are you going?" Wang Mu asked with a smile.

"To eat," Wang Zibin replied coldly, then took Lin Xinyu downstairs.

"Where are we eating? What kind of food? Is it far?" Lin Xinyu looked around curiously.

"What do you want to eat? They have everything, and it’s not far."

Soon, Wang Zibin brought Lin Xinyu to a snail noodle shop and also invited his brother and sister-in-law along.

"Is the snail noodle here tasty? Is it spicy?" Lin Xinyu asked, glancing at the noodles in front of Zhou Yi.

"It’s alright. I ordered extra spicy. You can try mild," Zhou Yi said.

Lin Xinyu sat beside Zhou Yi while Wang Zibin went to line up and order noodles.

"I want some water," Wang Zibin’s phone buzzed with a message from Lin Xinyu.

"What do you want to drink?"

"Green tea."

"Okay, after I order the noodles."

Not long after, Wang Zibin returned with a bottle of green tea placed in front of Lin Xinyu, the cap already twisted open.

Lin Xinyu chatted with Zhou Yi.

***

After they finished eating, Lin Xinyu suddenly spotted a Gu Ming tea shop across the street. Wang Zibin followed her gaze.

"What would you like? Yunling Jasmine White? Crème Brûlée Crispy Milk Puff?" Wang Zibin immediately opened the WeChat mini program to order.

"The Crème Brûlée Crispy Milk Puff, please." Lin Xinyu casually pulled out a cigarette and lit it.

"Give me one," Wang Zibin said.

Hand in hand, the two crossed to the tea shop. At the entrance, Lin Xinyu stubbed out her cigarette while Wang Zibin went inside to get the drinks.

Leaning against a streetlamp, Lin Xinyu lit another cigarette and looked around. Not far off, a group of spirited young men rode modified bikes, each with a girl on the back.

When Wang Zibin came out with the drinks, he glanced in the same direction and said, "I used to be like that."

"Alright, alright, let’s go home and sleep," Lin Xinyu yawned, feeling sleepy.

Wang Zibin immediately waved down a car.

Once home, Lin Xinyu went straight to bed.

***

Later that night.

"Want to go for barbecue? Lao Wei and the others are there too," Wang Zibin suddenly tapped Lin Xinyu.

"When?" she mumbled, half-asleep.

"Now." Wang Zibin sat up promptly, and Lin Xinyu groggily got up as well.

After leaving the neighborhood, Wang Zibin held Lin Xinyu’s hand as they walked straight to the right.

Approaching an intersection, Lin Xinyu saw Zhou Yi and Wei Junzhe with their group. Both sides walked toward each other.

After Wang Zibin spotted Wei Junzhe, the two brothers embraced warmly. Along the way, they playfully bickered like children, while Lin Xinyu and Zhou Yi lagged behind.

"I feel so embarrassed watching them..." Lin Xinyu said helplessly. Zhou Yi agreed, and the two chatted quietly behind, “How did you even fall for Wang Zibin?” “I don’t know; he chased me,” Lin Xinyu smiled.

Passing through a square, Wang Zibin suddenly remembered Lin Xinyu trailing behind. "Let me tell you..." he began, recalling fragments of their youthful days.

Soon, they arrived at the barbecue restaurant.

When the food arrived, Wang Zibin carefully peeled shrimp shells for Lin Xinyu. Zhou Yi teased, "Look at your boyfriend." Hearing this, Wei Junzhe also started peeling shrimp.

“Ah~” Wei Junzhe playfully held the peeled shrimp shell near Zhou Yi’s mouth.

Just then, a waiter brought in a spinning tray. Zhou Yi suddenly called out, “Brother-in-law, isn’t this a bit much?”

Laughter erupted, rippling through the barbecue restaurant. The waiter’s hand paused, a slightly embarrassed smile flickering across his face. Wei Junzhe’s cheeks flushed as he pretended to be annoyed but couldn’t help grinning.

Amidst the swirling smoke, the aroma of grilled meat mingled with joyous laughter.