The Celibate Male Lead Broke His Persona - Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Actually, Huo Zhui didn’t know either.

Actually, I understood everything.

What I wanted was to go through the back door.

Going through the back door was the best part!

Chapter 6

At Xu Sinian’s birthday banquet, Huo Zhui kept glancing at me, whether intentionally or not.

Fortunately, he didn’t come looking for trouble.

Tonight, at least, passed safely.

The next day, Xu Sinian actually invited me to his place for dinner for once.

This was a first.

Aside from the time I stopped by to take a look after giving him this apartment, I had never set foot inside again.

Had he finally noticed everything I’d done for him?

I said, “Is this the springtime of the backup supporting male lead?”

The System said, “Look how pleased you are with yourself.”

As soon as I arrived at his place, I discovered Huo Zhui was there too.

I froze.

I looked at Huo Zhui warily and blurted out, “Why are you here too?”

Xu Sinian explained to me in a quiet voice:

“I invited him.”

“I was afraid you wouldn’t agree, so I didn’t tell you Brother Huo would be here too.”

“He said he wanted to see you and talk about some work matters.”

He blinked at me innocently. “You won’t blame me, will you?”

Following my character setting, I said, “No matter what you do, I would never blame you.”

In my heart, I complained to the System: [No wonder he suddenly invited me over. So he was using me as a tool.]

The System chuckled. [That’s what a backup second male lead is like. The second male lead is a brick-you move him wherever he’s needed.]

Xu Sinian poured tea for Huo Zhui one moment, then handed him snacks the next, running back and forth.

I was left hanging off to the side, not knowing what I should do.

Still, seeing their relationship make progress made me pretty happy.

I was one step closer to completing my mission.

When dinner came around, the table was full of seafood.

Xu Sinian put food into Huo Zhui’s bowl. “I heard you like seafood, so I specifically asked the auntie to make some. Try it and see if it suits your taste.”

The auntie at Xu Sinian’s place was someone I had hired too.

But Xu Sinian seemed to have forgotten.

I was allergic to seafood.

Huo Zhui looked at me. “I seem to recall hearing that Mr. Liao is allergic to seafood.”

Xu Sinian froze, then looked at me. “Is that true? Why didn’t you ever tell me?”

My heart nearly stopped.

I had told him. More than once, actually. But he had forgotten.

I still smiled. “It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”

In the end, it was Huo Zhui who reminded the auntie to make a few dishes I could eat.

The System reminded me:

[Host, now that the two leads are finally sitting down to eat together, this is the perfect time for you, as the second male lead, to shine.]

[You need to take this chance to show how much you dote on Xu Sinian, make Huo Zhui feel a sense of crisis, and slowly make him realize that he likes Xu Sinian!]

With the System’s reminder, I immediately got into character.

Although I couldn’t eat seafood, I patiently peeled shrimp for Xu Sinian.

But the shrimp I had just placed into his bowl was immediately passed on to Huo Zhui. “Brother Huo, you should have some too.”

The corner of my mouth twitched, and I couldn’t help reminding him, “You can eat it yourself.”

Just then, under the table, someone lightly brushed against my ankle.

Huo Zhui bit into the shrimp I had peeled and smiled at me.

The System: [Oh my god, why is he rubbing your leg? Did he rub the wrong person?]

I dodged away.

But the tip of his shoe hooked up my pant leg, getting more and more outrageous.

I stammered, [H-He might be provoking me.]

The System: [True. Now that you mention it, this is a pretty novel way to provoke someone.]