I'm More Handsome and Lovable Than Him

Watching his mother's innocent act, Xia Jinhu felt indignant! He clenched his fists at his sides, trying to stop himself from spewing out a retort.

Who would even believe that pathetic excuse?

Her fist moved on its own?

Couldn't she think of a better excuse than that?!

Knowing that retorting to his mother would only bring catastrophe to himself, Xia Jinhu could only look for his father to redress his grievances.

But Xia Jinhu seemed to have forgotten the fact that Master Xia doted on his wife to the extreme.

When he took a glance at his father, Xia Jinhu saw him looking tenderly at his mother.

Xia Jinhu was suddenly filled with a sense of foreboding.

"Your mother is right. Who told you to suddenly scream?" Master Xia said scornfully. "How old are you now? Stop acting like a big baby!"

And as if that's not yet enough, the taciturn Xia Jiannan grunted in agreement, "Hmm..."

Xia Jinhu felt his heart breaking after suffering from the consecutive blows thrown by his supposedly 'loving' parents and his beloved brother. He suddenly felt weak in the knees.

With tears streaming down his handsome face, Xia Jinhu kept mumbling under his breath.

"You don't love me anymore."

"You don't love me anymore."

...

But being the thick-faced busybody that he was, how could he be absent when there was juicy gossip right under his nose?

Master Xia and Madam Xia paid him no mind as they turned to Xia Jiannan again, leaning a bit closer as if afraid that they might miss out a single detail.

Madam Xia hesitated slightly before she asked, "Jiannan, is what you said just now true?"

"Hm," came Xia Jiannan's monosyllabic reply.

If he would be able to bring that lady here next time, then did not that mean that they already have a deep relationship?

Knowing that her eldest son was not easily attracted to just anyone else unlike the chick magnet Xia Jinhu, Madam Xia could tell that the lady Xia Jiannan had taken a fancy to should be special.

As she thought more and more about it, her excitement and curiosity could not be suppressed anymore. "Quick, tell mother about this lady!"

Wang Rouxi, who was disguised as Di Yi, sat silently next to Xia Jiannan, watching the Xia Family's little drama with a strange expression on her face.

But no one took notice of this. Even Lu Sha, who had introduced himself as her younger twin brother, did not see her expression as he was busy glaring at his food while silently waiting for Xia Jiannan's response.

Lu Sha was a hundred percent certain that the lady they were referring to was his Lordship.

He did not want to hear what Xia Jiannan had to say but he also wanted to hear it at the same time.

It was such a conflicting feeling.

With all their attention on him, Xia Jiannan looked unperturbed, taking a sip of water before facing the expectant crowd.

He only had one sentence to tell them:

"She said she wants to take responsibility for me."

Xia Jiannan said such a statement with a straight face, not knowing that he had just dropped a nuclear bomb on these people's minds.

"What?!"

This time, apart from Wang Rouxi, everyone was shocked silly by Xia Jiannan's words.

Then...

"Did you just say she wants to take responsibility for you?"

"Aren't you supposed to be the one to take responsibility?"

"Brother, are you a seahorse?"

The three Xia Family members fired out one question after another. But the last one...

Everyone's gaze landed on Xia Jinhu who had just sat back on his chair. All of them thought that he was joking, but when they looked at him, it didn't seem like it.

Unlike his usual playful expression, Xia Jinhu had a serious look on his handsome face as he stared at his brother straight in the eyes.

"No."

Xia Jiannan understood his younger brother too well; he was not joking. How could he not tell that this idiot was referring to the male seahorse's ability to reproduce?

Sure enough, Xia Jinhu was indeed talking about that. "Eh? If you are not a seahorse, how can you be pregnant?"

Putong!

Everyone almost fell over!

This time, Madam Xia's fist did not move on its own. She really bonked the idiot Xia Jinhu on the head.

"You punk! Can't you be serious just for a minute?"

"Awww..." Xia Jinhu held his aching head while he shot an aggrieved look at his mother.

"If brother is not pregnant, then why would Miss Rouxi take responsibility for him? It's not like brother is that handsome anyway. I'm more handsome and lovable than him. Miss Rouxi is really beautiful and considerate so why did she choose brother who is always grumpy..."

Xia Jinhu grumbled under his breath, not noticing his brother's death glare.