After Becoming Arch-Enemies with My Best Bro - Chapter 20

Wen Huihan was a man of action. He ran back to his room and brought his laptop over.

Five minutes later, the two were sitting side-by-side on the sofa. He Chenshuang leaned back leisurely against the cushions and asked casually, “What are we watching?”

“A hot-blooded shonen anime.”

Wen Huihan placed the laptop on the coffee table in front of them, picked a new release from the September lineup at random, and hit play.

The art style of this new series wasn’t bad, and the protagonist looked cool enough, but the plot was a bit cliché, frequently interrupted by overly sentimental moments.

However, Wen Huihan didn’t actually care if the anime was good or not. His mind wasn’t on the story at all.

As he watched, he plotted in his head how to “accidentally” reveal that 18+ title he had stashed away.

Domestic BL (Boys’ Love) series were rare, so Wen Huihan had gone online to find resources, most of which were foreign. Perhaps because he hadn’t read the titles carefully, he had mistakenly added an R-rated one to his favorites folder.

The night he had clicked on it with a “pious attitude toward learning,” the opening scene featured two naked men locked in a passionate embrace and kiss. The impact was massive. He had only caught a glimpse before frantically exiting the window.

Fortunately, the resources he found were all animated, and the “key parts” were drawn quite abstractly. After that startling glimpse, he had managed to calm himself down.

If a person like him, someone who viewed the gay community with total neutrality, could be left dizzy and overwhelmed by the shock, a homophobic straight man like He Chenshuang would surely be scarred for weeks.

Therefore, all he needed to do was “accidentally” let one frame slip out for He Chenshuang to see, and his mission would be accomplished.

So, as the first episode ended, Wen Huihan reached for the computer.

“This isn’t very good. Let’s switch to another one.”

When he had gone to get his laptop earlier, he had specifically left that 18+ title running in the background. As long as he made a clumsy move while “switching series” and accidentally toggled to the wrong software, he was guaranteed to make He Chenshuang explode on the spot.

He Chenshuang remarked, “I think it’s okay.”

Wen Huihan: “…”

This show is so trash. What is wrong with He Chenshuang’s taste?

Perhaps noticing Wen Huihan’s bewildered expression, He Chenshuang said slowly, “The main character is quite a lot like you.”

“How so?”

Wen Huihan looked at him with a hint of expectation. This was a shonen protagonist, after all. Could he really share common ground with a hero? Maybe He Chenshuang had some taste after all.

In other words, he could be a shonen protagonist too.

He Chenshuang added, “You both have Chunibyo.”

Wen Huihan: “…”

Unarguable.

He Chenshuang gave a calm critique, “Seeing him feels like seeing you. It’s very familiar.”

Truly, no pearls come from a dog’s mouth.

Wen Huihan sneered internally. There was absolutely no need to show mercy to someone like this.

To think he had actually considered letting He Chenshuang off easy earlier. Now it seemed he should step on the gas instead.

He Chenshuang had truly picked a fight with the wrong person by crossing a “villain” like him.

Forcefully switching the show now might make He Chenshuang suspicious, so Wen Huihan patiently sat through another episode with him.

If one trick failed, he had another. One way or another, He Chenshuang wasn’t escaping tonight.

He stole a glance at He Chenshuang. The latter was staring at the laptop screen with a relaxed expression, seemingly enjoying the show. His eyes didn’t stray from the screen for a second.

Wen Huihan stealthily pulled out his phone and sent a message from his burner account to his main WeChat.

“Oh, it looks like my class monitor sent me a file. Probably the National Day homework. Let me receive it real quick.”

Wen Huihan leaned forward to operate the laptop. At the same time, he feigned a slip of the hand, and the interface suddenly shifted.

A shocking image on the screen flashed by for a split second before jumping to the WeChat interface.

Success!

Wen Huihan’s fingers were practically trembling with excitement. He Chenshuang would never guess that his “best brother” was secretly watching gay anime in private—a total contradiction to the sexual orientation he usually projected. This revelation would surely blow his mind.

The biggest gay guy was right by your side all along!

Wen Huihan turned around with a look of faked panic, but in reality, he was confidently waiting to harvest He Chenshuang’s reaction.

To his surprise, He Chenshuang wasn’t looking at the computer at all. During the moment he had switched the screen, He Chenshuang had picked up a glass of water from the table to take a sip.

Wen Huihan: “?”

Does it have to be this coincidental?

As He Chenshuang tilted his head back, his Adam’s apple bobbed. His jawline was clearer than Wen Huihan’s own life plans, and even the simple act of swallowing looked incredibly attractive, but Wen Huihan only felt a chill in his heart!

Of all the times to drink, he chose this exact second. It was hard not to feel like the man was doing it just to spite him.

After finishing his water, He Chenshuang looked down to find Wen Huihan staring at him intensely with an expression full of resentment.

He raised an eyebrow. “You want a drink too?”

He Chenshuang still remembered how he had been “stripped of his humanity” the previous day just because he didn’t give Wen Huihan a bite of his ice cream, so he handed the water over.

“I’m not thirsty.” Wen Huihan paused, then asked tentatively, “Were you looking at my laptop just now?”

“No. Why? Weren’t you replying to a message?”

“Nothing.”

Wen Huihan wasn’t one to give up easily. If the first time failed, there was always a second.

He made a show of replying to the message from his burner account and then switched back.

This time, he once again clicked rapidly to make the image flash by, but He Chenshuang had leaned back against the sofa to play on his phone, not sparing a single glance in his direction.

It appeared he thought Wen Huihan was handling private business, so he politely and decisively gave him space.

Suddenly he’s a gentleman. Why was he so arrogant when he called me a Chunibyo earlier?

Wen Huihan refused to quit. He repeated the same trick several times using a variety of excuses, once saying he needed to check the battery life, another time claiming the computer was lagging and needed a check-up.

Seeing him so busy, He Chenshuang took the opportunity while he “fixed the computer” to head to the bathroom and even order some takeout.

Wen Huihan was starting to question his very existence.

He Chenshuang had never seemed this snack-hungry before. He acted like he was at the cinema buying popcorn just to watch an anime.

Gnawing on the fried chicken He Chenshuang had ordered, Wen Huihan was officially out of moves.

Who exactly was He Chenshuang? Wen Huihan had exhausted all his skills, yet he still couldn’t “hit the target”?!

Were he and He Chenshuang truly fated to be lifelong nemeses?

In the end, Wen Huihan failed to elicit a “there’s a gay guy right next to me” reaction from He Chenshuang. He took his laptop back to his room to sleep, feeling thoroughly defeated.

After he left, He Chenshuang leaned over to clean up the takeout boxes, his face no longer as calm as it had been moments before.

Thinking back on Wen Huihan’s behavior tonight, he couldn’t help but frown.

In reality, Wen Huihan’s little movements had been incredibly obvious, but He Chenshuang hadn’t called him out. He had sat there, watching him make up all sorts of excuses just to play an R-rated PPT for him, frame by frame.

He Chenshuang’s mood was complicated. What exactly is Wen Huihan playing at? This thought had been frequently surfacing in his mind lately.

Even switching rooms couldn’t dispel his suspicions?

He Chenshuang looked up and rubbed his brow, feeling for the first time that things were getting a bit troublesome.

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