[BL] Transmigrating into the Reborn Male Lead's Ex-Boyfriend

Ch92 - Salute and Hold Hands

Song Xuanhe was taken aback for a moment. He couldn't help but turn to seriously size up Song Xuanlin. When he saw the other's face, however, his mind blanked. Song Xuanlin's lips were slightly curled up, unprecedentedly relaxed.

It was like he had finally said the words that had been hidden in his heart all these years, or like after much hesitation, he'd finally taken his first step onto the path he'd wanted to take. It was like a heavy load had been lifted from his mind.

"But, 'I' don't need a big brother anymore." Song Xuanhe's gaze fell down before he looked away. When Song Xuanlin looked at him, he kept his own gaze directed forward. His lips were slightly pursed as he quietly said, "A question suddenly popped up in my mind."

"Tell me."

"You should know that Xiao Yuanmu and I didn't get together because we liked each other. We started dating because I used the orphanage to threaten him. Afterwards....what if the situation between Xiao Yuanmu and I hadn't turned out like it did? What if I had forced him and bullied him, making him hate me to the bone? What if Xiao Yuanmu had declared that I was the person he loathed the most after his return to the Xiao Family? What would you have done then?"

Song Xuanlin's relaxed expression faded. His gaze grew heavy. "You think that I'm saying these things to you because of the Xiao Family?"

Song Xuanhe didn't respond to the question. He simply repeated his own. "What would you have done?"

Song Xuanlin stared at him for a few seconds. He then cast his gaze away and said, "If you had done that—bullying and forcing someone—it doesn't matter who it is. I would not approve of your actions."

"Would you have opposed it?" Song Xuanhe turned to look at him. "Would you have stopped me?"

Song Xuanlin opened his mouth, but no words came out.

If he hadn't suddenly developed this feeling of responsibility as an older brother, and his impression of Song Xuanhe had still been as mild as it used to be, would he have stopped Song Xuanhe upon seeing him do something that he thought was wrong?

Song Xuanlin wanted to say yes. However, when he thought about how they used to keep out of each other's business, he knew that the answer was no.

In the past, he might have said a word or two upon seeing something like that. However, ever since he and Song Xuanhe had had a big fight during Song Xuanhe's teen years, he had stopped meddling in his younger brother's life. As long as it hadn't been anything that the Song Family couldn't handle, he hadn't been willing to waste his energy on it.

To tell the truth, Song Xuanlin had seen many acts of someone "forcing another person" after becoming an adult. But, he had only ever thought that it was just some roleplay that couples got up to whenever people his age had brought it up. This was because he had thought that no one would ever break the law, just because they were interested in someone. At most, they would use their identity or wealth to awe and entice the other party. After all, even people like them feared the law.

Therefore, the rich second-generation had thought that the people who "succeeded" in "forcing someone to be with them" were actually engaged in consensual roleplay, or the other party had simply been playing hard-to-get. Although some people looked down on this, no one would meddle in someone else's affairs. Song Xuanlin had thought that Xiao Yuanmu and Song Xuanhe's relationship was like this.

If Xiao Yuanmu hadn't had his current accomplishments and identity, Song Xuanlin believed that even if Song Xuanhe had done shameful things to Xiao Yuanmu, the Song Family wouldn't have interfered at all. At most, they would have just given him a warning. After all, they would have thought that Xiao Yuanmu wouldn't have been able to cause any big waves.