Wen Yuxing is the perfect brother in everyone's eyes. Gentle, decent, and measured in advance and retreat. He was afraid that his illegitimate brother would fight for the family property, so he struck first, using gentleness as bait and proximity as a net. He thought he would always be the one playing chess.
Shao Qiyou was the one who was attacked. Feeling cold, distant, not talking or getting close. He had long known that this was a trap, but he didn't leave - because if this scam was gone, he really had nothing.
Later, Wen Yuxing found that he couldn't distinguish between sincerity and calculation. Later, Shao Qiyou realized that he didn't want to just be a younger brother.
They deceived and tortured each other, and each was the knife in each other's chest that could not be pulled out.
I am also thinking about my brother today.
I wonder why he lied to me. I wonder if he loves me or not. Thinking if I really ruined him—
Will I feel better?
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Intention: It is not simply sweet or heart-wrenching, but about the paradox of "calculation" and "loss of control". Wen Yuxing was wrong from the beginning. He regarded relationships as a chess game of "I'm afraid you'll fight for the family property", using tenderness as bait and making every move. But he forgot that people's hearts are not chess pieces. When Shao Qiyou fell asleep on his shoulder for the first time and said "I will take the test in whichever city you are in" for the first time, he completely lost to his sincerity.
As for Shao Qiyou, he knew about this scam from the beginning, but he cooperated willingly. Because he was so eager for that false warmth, even if he knew it was acting, he still wanted to see his brother a few more times.
What this story wants to say is: You can calculate the whole world, but you cannot calculate your own heart. True love is not about never making mistakes, but about being in love with someone for the rest of your life and still being unable to let go or leave. You still want to say, "I'm thinking about my brother today too."
In the end, they tortured each other and saved each other. The deepest bond in the world is not blood, but the fact that we have deceived each other but still choose to forgive and love.
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