Young Brother-in-law Is Now My Husband

Jiang Yang was surprised to hear Lu Feng's voice coming from the other end of the line instead of Lu Qiang. He checked his cell phone's screen to see if he had dialed Lu Feng's number by mistake, but it was the right number, to his surprise.

He held the cell phone back to his ear and asked in disbelief, "Are you with Lu Qiang?"

Lu Feng replied, "Yes! Actually, he is with me at my place."

Jiang Yang was shocked to hear this. He wanted these brothers to get along but didn't expect things to happen this fast. The two brothers were strangers to each other, Jiang Yang thought, it will take time to reconcile for these two.

Jiang Yang asked, "So both of you have been together since you left me."

Lu Feng laughed and replied, "Why? Are you jealous that your darling is with another man?"

Jiang Yang didn't expect Lu Feng to say this, but as he heard it, he understood both had reconciled their differences and are together now. Also, Lu Feng's voice sounded too happy.

Jiang Yang replied, "Haha! No, I am not, because I know Lu Qiang's heart only beats for my sister."

Lu Feng sighed and replied, "Yes! You are right. Even in his sleep, he was murmuring Yuyan's name but..."

Jiang Yang was listening to what Lu Feng was saying, but when he stopped suddenly, Jiang Yang asked, "But…what?"

Lu Feng replied while looking at Lu Qiang, who was sleeping soundly in a bed, "My brother is hurt, Jiang Yang!"

Jiang Yang felt worried to listen to this and asked, "Hurt? What happened?"

Lu Feng narrated to him everything that happened after they dropped Jiang Yang off at the hospital. He told him how and why Lu Qiang got himself drunk even though he hated to drink. He even told him what Lu Qiang was murmuring all the way to the home until he fell asleep.

When Lu Feng pointed out that he was crying too, Jiang Yang felt shocked. He, too, knew Lu Qiang was not the person who would  shed tears easily.

Jiang Yang and Lu Feng both understood what was bothering Lu Qiang.

Lu Feng then said, "We all know about what happened with Yuyan, but he still doesn't know, even though he should have been the first person to know about it. He is trying to live with this fact, but I am afraid this will keep hurting  him to the point of feeling helpless and useless."

Jiang Yang agreed and said, "I think it would be better if you tell him sooner. Do you think we should tell him?"

Lu Feng replied, "I wanted to tell him everything once he wakes up because of his condition. But, I know him; he would only want to hear it from Yuyan, so we can't do anything."

Jiang Yang sighed, "You are right. Just leave it to both of them."

Lu Feng replied, "Yup! We should do that." He then paused and asked, "How is Yuyan?"

Jiang Yang laughed. "These lovebirds are compatible in their sleeping time also. She painted this afternoon while thinking about Lu Qiang, I guess, and is now sleeping."

Lu Feng laughed and said, "And my brother drank the entire afternoon thinking about Yuyan."

Both laughed, and after a moment, Jiang Yang said, "Today she painted something colorful, not dark, which is showing that she is trying to overcome her past and it is all because of Lu Qiang."

Lu Feng replied, "That's good. Lu Qiang would be happy to hear it."

"Yes! I will show both of you her paintings. She is a talented painter."

"Sure!"

Both talked for a while, then hung up the call.

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Next morning..

Lu Qiang woke up, and saw he was in an unknown place. He rubbed his eyes and immediately got up. He looked around with his sleepy eyes while sitting in a bed. His head was hurting so he held his head with both hands and closed his eyes to bear the pain of the headache.

Just then, he heard the familiar voice saying, "Good morning, Romeo!"

Lu Qiang looked in the direction of the voice. It was Lu Feng sitting on the couch while working on his laptop.

Lu Qiang said, "Good Morning!" Then he asked while still pressing his temples with his fingers, "What's this place?"

Lu Feng replied with a smile, "This is my place."

He then set his laptop aside, got up from the couch, and picked up a glass from the dining table. Lu Feng already prepared a drink for Lu Qiang to lessen his hangover, knowing his head would hurt badly.

Lu Feng moved towards the bed, passed the glass to Lu Qiang, and said, "Have this."

Lu Qiang took the glass and drank it till the last drop. Then, he laid back on the bed after handing the glass back to Lu Feng.

Lu Qiang closed his eyes and asked, "What's the time?"

Lu Feng replied while moving to the couch, "It's eight o'clock, but don't bother to get up, it's Saturday, and you don't have to go to the office.

Lu Qiang closed his eyes and continued lying in a bed. He then asked, "When did you buy this place?"

Lu Feng was sitting on a couch and was working on his laptop again. "Just after you found my previous place."

Lu Qiang: "It must be costly; how did you manage?"

Lu Feng looked at him with questioning expressions and said, "My brother, are you doubting my capability?"

Lu Qiang: "I am not."

Lu Feng smiled and said, "I know, indirectly you are asking me, what I do to earn money."

Lu Qiang just smiled lightly and didn't reply.

"I'll tell you one day but not now." He then continued, "By the way, are you feeling better after getting drunk and letting out everything that was in your heart?"

Lu Qiang replied, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Lu Feng smiled and said, "I must be mistaken."

Just then, again Lu Qiang's cell phone rang. Lu Feng looked at the screen and said, "Buddy! You are in trouble."

Lu Qiang asked, "Who is that?"

Lu Feng replied with worried expressions on his face, "Lu Lijun!"

When Lu Qiang heard Lu Lijun's name, he immediately got out of the bed and ran to get the cell phone from Lu Feng, but it hung up before he could receive the call.

Lu Qiang had worried expressions on his face and said, "F**k, I am in trouble."

Lu Feng laughed and said, "Haha! I should not have made that hangover drink for you. Lu Lijun's name alone was enough to make your hangover go away."

Lu Qiang said, "It's been almost two days. I didn't go home and didn't call him."

Again Lu Qiang's cell phone rang; this time, it was Xiao Min. Lu Qiang received it and heard the worried voice of Xiao Min.

"Boss, you need to come back soon. You are in trouble."

Lu Qiang replied in an irritated way when he heard the word 'Trouble' again from Xiao Min and said, "I know I am in trouble, just tell me how is he?"

Lu Qiang never lost his temper easily, but he never cared about anything when it came to Lu Lijun.

Xiao Min replied, "Not good. Just come here as soon as possible."

Lu Qiang ended the call and went to the bathroom to freshen up. He came to Lu Feng and asked for his car keys.

Lu Feng didn't give him the car keys and said, "I'll drive, you are not over your hangover yet, and you might need my help there."

Lu Qiang didn't think much as he was in a hurry and said, "Okay."

Both walked out of the apartment and went to the parking lot. They sat in the car, and Lu Feng drove to Lu mansion.

It took them an hour to reach the Lu mansion since it was far from Lu Feng's place. When they reached near, Lu Feng stopped the car away from the mansion and got out of it. He then asked Lu Qiang to go first, and he will come follow afterwards. Lu Feng didn't want anyone to see them together for a reason only known to him.

Lu Qiang drove inside the mansion. He stopped the car in front of the mansion's door and ran inside. On the way, he crossed his aunt, Lu Feng's mother, Su Hui. She stopped and said, "Thank god you finally came. Now go and handle him."

Lu Qiang didn't pay any attention to her but ran up the staircase directly to Lu Lijun's room.

Su Hui noticed that Lu Qiang didn't give her any attention, so she sighed and walked outside. She saw that Lu Feng was coming towards her direction from the mansion's outer gate. She stepped forward and stopped in front of him.

She looked at him and asked, "Where were you?"

Lu Feng didn't look into her eyes. He looked in another direction and said, "I don't think it's necessary to answer any of your questions."

Su Hui got angry and said, "How dare you? I am your mother."

Lu Feng walked past her and said, after stopping two steps further, "That's the sad reality of my life, which I can't change."

Su Hui felt frustrated with this answer from her son and said, "Why do you treat me like this? Why are you like this to your mother? So many years have passed, and I still don't know the reason why you….."

"You are the reason I am like this, Mother!" Lu Feng turned and replied while looking into her eyes before she could complete her sentence. Lu Feng then turned around and walked inside the mansion in a hurry to check on Lu Lijun.

Su Hui couldn't help but keep staring at her son's retreating body with a sad expression on her face.