After Becoming Arch-Enemies with My Best Bro - Chapter 14

After Wen Huihan asked that question, the air remained silent for a full three minutes.

He Chenshuang turned his head, his gaze meeting Wen Huihan’s sparkling eyes. It felt as if something was lodged in his throat, making him unable to utter a single word.

Wen Huihan believed he had unearthed the truth. After all, he now had both physical evidence and a witness, what else could He Chenshuang be besides homophobic?

He looked at He Chenshuang with an expectant, longing gaze, wanting to get a definitive answer from his mouth to validate his theory.

Wen Huihan’s eyes were clear and lustrous, with a light iris color. Looking into them reminded one of a stream flowing under the sunlight, crystal clear, agile, and natural. To lock eyes with a pair like that made it seem easy to fall in, feeling as though one’s secrets were being laid bare.

He Chenshuang’s expression was as flat as ever, only his thin lips twitched slightly.

Was he homophobic?

That was certainly a fresh way of putting it.

Wen Huihan was still waiting for his answer. After a long silence, He Chenshuang finally asked a question.

“Did you take the wrong medicine?”

Wen Huihan smiled. In his view, He Chenshuang was the one who needed some traditional Chinese medicine to regulate his system, severe homophobia was also a sickness.

He Chenshuang neither admitted nor denied it, but Wen Huihan maintained an “I understand you” expression and patted his shoulder with great solemnity.

“It’s okay. Although I don’t know what you went through to make you so afraid of this group, that’s your business, I won’t pry.”

Pausing for a moment, he couldn’t help but speak up for Vincent: “But I think you still need to exercise a little restraint. Brother Vincent is just gay, he hasn’t violated any heavenly laws, you shouldn’t discriminate against him so much.”

He Chenshuang let out a soft “tsk.” “You think I’m discriminating against him?”

Wen Huihan misunderstood his tone, thinking he was expressing dissatisfaction, and added: “Brother Vincent is actually a pretty good guy. He took your advice and has been learning how to transition lately, we should give a former ‘web-nude’ a chance to change.”

 He Chenshuang said flatly: “I see. It sounds like you admire him quite a bit?”

Wen Huihan choked for a second because he remembered Lin Qihao saying he was the “top-tier delicacy” of the gay circle.

He didn’t know which of his traits caused that misunderstanding, but he was open and upright, unlike the narrow-minded He Chenshuang.

“It’s not quite admiration, I just feel like it’s not a big deal. We need to broaden our horizons.”

“How do we broaden them?”

“By not looking at people through colored lenses.”

Wen Huihan truly felt this way.

Although Vincent liked to nag people about buying memberships, after spending time together, one could see he was a fairly honest person. His personal training sessions were good too, and he didn’t overcharge just because he was an influencer.

At the very least, during this period, Wen Huihan really felt his muscles getting firmer. He hadn’t reached the point of being “buff,” but the shape was indeed a bit more fluid and full. He felt that if he were to go 1v1 against He Chenshuang, he could guarantee he wouldn’t end up at a total disadvantage.

Wen Huihan took the opportunity to educate He Chenshuang: “Don’t they say sexual orientation is innate? There’s no helping it, sometimes they might even find it quite painful themselves.”

He Chenshuang looked at him without speaking, but his gaze was deep, swirling with emotions that others couldn’t decipher.

Wen Huihan’s demeanor was natural, without disgust or disdain. It seemed he understood and respected it from the bottom of his heart, which wasn’t something that could be faked.

He had always been this kind of person, treating everyone around him equally, praising their strengths, and tolerating their shortcomings. Perhaps that was why so many people were willing to be his friend.

However, for some reason, He Chenshuang’s heart didn’t feel lightened. Instead, there was an indescribable heaviness.

Was it painful? He didn’t think so. Because he had never dared to hope for much, a tiny bit of sweetness was enough to cherish for a long time.

Seeing He Chenshuang’s slightly furrowed brows, Wen Huihan felt that he truly couldn’t accept it. He asked with concern: “What’s wrong? Is your homophobia really that serious? Is this a psychological issue, do you want me to accompany you to see a therapist?”

Wen Huihan leaned in very close. The hand that was originally resting on the shoulder gradually evolved into him hanging his whole weight on He Chenshuang.

The concern was genuine, but He Chenshuang inexplicably felt a flicker of excitement from Wen Huihan. It was as if finding out he was “homophobic” made Wen Huihan happy?

Was he happy because he discovered things weren’t as he thought, but had instead gone to the other extreme? After all, between “discovering a brother might like me” and “a brother might be homophobic,” any smart person knows which one to pick so their relationship doesn’t fall apart.

He Chenshuang lowered his eyes slightly. This feeling was just like not long ago, he couldn’t see through Wen Huihan’s changes, nor did he know what he was thinking.

Perhaps he should just go along with Wen Huihan’s words and agree, would that make him feel more comfortable?

He Chenshuang gazed at Wen Huihan quietly for a moment, then finally reached out and ruffled his hair into a mess.

“See a therapist? Do you think doctors are zoo monkeys like you?”

“I’m looking out for you, don’t be ungrateful!”

“Mhm, got it. Let’s go eat.”

“Oh!”

Wen Huihan didn’t know He Chenshuang’s internal thoughts, he was indeed very excited right now.

Just now, he suddenly realized that all his previous guesses about He Chenshuang were wrong, completely and utterly wrong.

With He Chenshuang’s level of homophobia, it could indeed be called a psychological illness, or even a lethal “landmine” topic.

No wonder all his previous actions toward He Chenshuang had failed, it was because the guy didn’t care about those, his true trigger was gay men!

Even though he had done everything wrong before, so what? He Chenshuang had hidden it so well, yet hadn’t he been found out by the eagle-eyed Wen Huihan?

And was there a possibility that all he needed to do was act a bit “gay” to quickly cause He Chenshuang’s revulsion?

Besides, didn’t Lin Qihao say he was a top-tier delicacy in the gay circle? Actions performed by him would surely make He Chenshuang’s vision go dark, not to mention he was He Chenshuang’s best brother.

A good brother turning gay, and the “King of Gays” at that, with those double buffs stacked, the sky would truly fall!

Wen Huihan’s train of thought suddenly opened up. He had been working in the wrong direction all along.

What he truly needed to do was become a gay man.

It took Wen Huihan only three seconds to accept this brand-new setting.

Perhaps because he had the psychological buildup of the “sister-in-law literature” from a few days ago, he didn’t find this hard to accept at all. In fact, he felt a sense of “this is how it should be.”

The purest battle between men was nothing more than this, no need to involve others, just a game belonging to the two of them.

Wen Huihan glanced at He Chenshuang with a bit of smugness. Sorry brother, duty calls. This brother has to dance wildly on your landmines now.

***

After having dinner outside with He Chenshuang, Wen Huihan returned to the dorm and immediately opened his browser to search for “characteristics of gay men,” intending to study them seriously.

Compared to He Chenshuang’s, his browsing history was the one that truly couldn’t be seen by others, it would be social suicide if leaked.

But fortunately, absolutely no one would know his browsing history, so he dared to search boldly.

Wen Huihan only had a rough idea of this group before and had never looked into it deeply. Furthermore, the number of gay men around him was scarce, so he was quite clueless and had to seek help from the internet.

Many pages popped up, and he clicked into them one by one.

[How to identify a gay man near you: The characteristics of this group are actually very distinct. For example, the group known as ‘0’ (bottoms), the most intuitive trait is showing interests similar to women, such as getting manicures or wearing skirts. There are also ‘0s’ who aren’t into those, but the unifying trait is being relatively clean and having a refined, scholarly appearance.]

What are “0” and “1”?

Wen Huihan realized he had quite a few blind spots in his knowledge, so he quickly searched for what “0” and “1” meant.

After one search, he understood. However, getting manicures and wearing skirts was a bit too difficult for him. He wasn’t that dedicated to the cause, so he decided to skip those.

He then confidently looked at the traits of a “1” (top).

[Compared to ‘0s’, the traits of a ‘1’ are harder to distinguish. Generally, however, they are mostly sports students, tall and strong, fond of fitness and sports. Therefore, gyms are high-frequency areas for gay men.]

Seeing this entry, Wen Huihan understood. No wonder He Chenshuang mocked him when he said he wanted to go to the gym, it was because the “gay content” there was too high, and He Chenshuang couldn’t stand it.

He Chenshuang was just too sensitive. It seemed necessary for him to help He Chenshuang “desensitize.”

Thinking about it this way, while he was provoking He Chenshuang, he could also make him less jumpy about the subject. It was a win-win, He Chenshuang should really thank him.

After reading all this, Wen Huihan finally had a slight understanding of the gay community, but he still didn’t know how to act.

Was it the aura of a gay man that He Chenshuang disliked, or the behavior?

Wen Huihan thought deeply and decided it was likely both. He Chenshuang was so homophobic that even a tiny spark would probably be unbearable.

Right, he could also ask Vincent for help. That was the only gay person he currently knew, he could definitely learn a lot from him.

[Darkened: Brother Vincent, you there?]

[Vincent: I’m here, what’s up Little Wen?]

Vincent happened to be on his phone, answering very quickly.

[Darkened: I have something I want to ask you, I don’t know if it’s offensive.]

[Vincent: It’s fine, ask whatever you want, this brother has no taboos.]

[Darkened: I just want to know, what do you non-straight guys usually do?]

[Vincent: We non-straight guys?]

[Vincent: Haha, shouldn’t it be us?]

Wen Huihan leaned back while holding his phone. He was starting to get a little scared of this group too, why was everyone so direct?

Or did he really look that gay? Otherwise, why did one after another have a misunderstanding about him?

Wen Huihan reflected on himself. But he really was a straight guy. Although he hadn’t liked anyone yet, he always felt he was quite normal.

Whatever, there was no harm in admitting it. Since he currently planned to move in this direction anyway, he would just treat it as adapting early.

[Darkened: Yes, yes. So I’m coming to ask for your guidance.]

[Vincent: I knew my eyes couldn’t be wrong, there’s definitely something fishy between you two!]

[Vincent: Is this you finally realizing things? But are you two actually together or not?]

Wen Huihan chose to selectively ignore Vincent’s words. Brother Vincent had “fujoshi eyes” (seeing everyone as gay), which was normal, all gay guys were like that. He couldn’t let himself be led into a ditch.

[Darkened: No.]

[Vincent: I thought so. That friend of yours looks like he has a very strong sexual drive, if you were together, you would have been eaten clean long ago.]

[Darkened: ……]

He now understood a little why He Chenshuang was homophobic.

Gay guys were truly a terrifying group!

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