Chapter 978: Chapter 978: Unless You Give Me Your Girlfriend

Shi Yaoguang immediately connected Chen Shu’s abnormal behavior to the offspring of gods and demons.

Wo Hezhe had mentioned that the offspring of gods and demons had split into many avatars to bear the mutually repulsive forces within.

Perhaps Chen Shu was one of those unlucky ones.

She felt a momentary pity for Chen Shu, this unlucky person, and immediately set off back to the Imperial Capital.

Quan Family.

Chen Shu was ostentatiously seated at the head seat, his face displaying unprecedented arrogance.

Jiu Yanchuan stared at him, wondering if he had mistaken him for someone else.

How could his friend be like this?

But facts speak louder than words.

Even if he didn’t believe it, the facts were right before him.

Chen Shu’s facial expression couldn’t be faked.

Jiu Yanchuan wasn’t worried that Chen Shu wanted to seize the company. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The company wasn’t something you could just take over.

He was worried that Chen Shu was clearly not right.

Under these circumstances.

Chen Shu’s state was what he should be worrying about.

Chen Shu looked at him coldly, watching his worried expression, and smirked.

"Are you so afraid..."

Before he could continue, Jiu Yanchuan interrupted, "What’s going on with you? Maybe you should see a psychologist, your state isn’t right."

"Not right? You say my previous state wasn’t right, then let me ask you, what state of mine is right?"

"Only when I’m obediently a sidekick, never standing out, is that the right state?"

Jiu Yanchuan raised an eyebrow, shocked, "What are you saying?"

"I’m saying, I, Chen Shu, am unwilling to always be a sidekick!"

His tone intensified a bit, and his gaze at Jiu Yanchuan was full of mockery.

"Are you going to say again that my state isn’t right?"

"In your eyes, am I destined to always be invisible?"

Chen Shu was usually more boisterous, but this calm rebuttal truly stunned Jiu Yanchuan.

Looking at Chen Shu’s indifferent expression, Jiu Yanchuan was at a loss for words.

After a long pause, he finally regained his voice, earnestly explaining, "I didn’t mean it like that!"

"Isn’t our relationship clear to you?"

"Clear, of course it’s clear." Chen Shu sneered, "Just like Quan Jinbei, you treat me as a sidekick! You say we’re brothers, but do you truly treat me as a brother? No!"

"You don’t consider me at all, it’s hard to believe you truly care about me even a little!"

Chen Shu’s tone was very agitated.

Jiu Yanchuan looked at his cynical demeanor, furrowing his brows tightly, "Chen Shu, you should know we didn’t mean it like that, we truly considered you a brother."

"Shut up!" Chen Shu couldn’t be bothered to listen, "I don’t want to hear your nonsense, let’s leave it at that."

Jiu Yanchuan wanted to speak further, but before he could, he was abruptly cut off.

"Having you here today isn’t to hear your lectures, I know the truth myself, I don’t need you to spout nonsense."

Jiu Yanchuan’s brows furrowed tightly, "What do you ultimately want?"

"What do I want? Isn’t that a question for you?"

"I..."

Jiu Yanchuan was speechless, how did the conversation circle back again?

He had already explained their brotherly bond was strong.

As for Chen Shu thinking he was a sidekick, that was merely his own overthinking.

"You think Jinbei and I are likable, but don’t forget, you also have your own brilliance! Your medical skills are excellent, you have plenty of admirers, if you were willing, surely many would want to be with you."

Chen Shu scoffed skeptically, "If I’m willing?"

"Yes!"

Jiu Yanchuan still had confidence in Chen Shu’s allure.

Chen Shu felt unbalanced, but that was merely a misperception.

Like a star always next to the moon.

The star was inherently bright, but being beside the moon, he only saw the moon’s glow, ignoring his own highlights.

Wait.

Jiu Yanchuan’s expression suddenly cracked.

Because.

He discovered a problem.

That was, if according to his thinking, Chen Shu’s imbalance was understandable.

But human relationships are like this, aren’t they?

No one is born friends.

No one can guarantee that their relationships with friends, family, or lovers will remain unchanged forever.

All feelings are cultivated.

Thinking this.

Jiu Yanchuan sighed, his tone laced with self-reproach, "I previously overlooked your needs, which was wrong of me, I am willing to apologize."

"But..."

Chen Shu gestured to interrupt, "As you said, apologize."

"Apologizing signifies error."

He chuckled coldly, "What I want is for you to admit the mistake."

Jiu Yanchuan puzzled, "That’s it?"

"Otherwise? What else can you offer me?"

Chen Shu’s eyes turned abruptly, "You do have something to offer."

"What item?" Jiu Yanchuan was oddly uneasy.

Looking at his guarded expression, Chen Shu laughed loudly.

"What I want..."

He dragged out the tone, "Is a woman."

Jiu Yanchuan’s eyes trembled, "What do you mean?"

"I get along well with Ye Nuannuan, maybe we’re a pair of happy adversaries?"

His tone took an ambiguously intimate turn, "I want to be with my happy adversary, is that unreasonable?"

Jiu Yanchuan felt a headache, "Nuannuan is my girlfriend."

Chen Shu grinned, "You said it, she’s just your girlfriend, merely a girlfriend, easily replaced."

"I’m your closest friend, are you sure you want to let me down?"

Jiu Yanchuan held his forehead, his face showed more helplessness, "Chen Shu, stop messing around."

"We did overlook you before, that won’t happen again, stop stubbornly persisting, will you?"

"No."

Chen Shu rejected outright.

"Unless you are willing to give Ye Nuannuan to me, or else..."

He slammed the table, and it soon cracked.

Seeing the spreading fissures, Jiu Yanchuan felt a chill.

Previously it was suspicion, now he was certain.

Chen Shu was definitely not the Chen Shu he knew!

Chen Shu seemed unbothered about his identity being exposed, calmly watching him, "I said what I needed, unless you are willing to give me your girlfriend, else everything is off the table."

No matter what, Jiu Yanchuan couldn’t possibly give his girlfriend away.

It was absurd.

As for Chen Shu...

Unsure what his situation was.

But as he worried, Shi Yaoguang and the others were already on their way here.

On the road, they speculated the reason for Chen Shu’s personality change.