Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1112

Chapter 1112: Soft-Hearted
The Chen brothers, Chen Gang and Chen Xiang, froze in shock when they heard his words. Judging by Xie Xuanzi’s attire, it was clear he was someone of high status. Yet, not only had Chen Jianmin struck him, but he was now speaking to him so boldly.

While the others worried about offending such a man, Chen Jianmin was busy scrutinizing him.

Moments earlier, he had seen the excitement, surprise, and even tenderness in the man’s eyes when he looked at Li Shu. This man was far older than them—older even than that annoying Song Yan.

How dare he harbor improper intentions toward his little bride?

Though Xie Xuanzi didn’t know the boy’s identity, he quickly deduced from his protective stance that he was close to the girl. Choosing not to escalate the situation, he softened his tone and said with a smile, “Boy, I might be this girl’s uncle.”

He assumed the boy would apologize upon learning his identity. To his surprise, Chen Jianmin simply raised an eyebrow and asked arrogantly, “So what?”

Positioning himself as a shield in front of Li Shu, Chen Jianmin declared, “No matter who you are, you are just a stranger to Shushu. You are not allowed to touch her.”

Hearing this, Doctor Xie burst into laughter and praised him for the first time, “Brat, I didn’t expect you to have such guts! Do you even know who this man is?”

Chen Jianmin glanced at him and replied resolutely, “Grandpa Xie, it doesn’t matter who he is. I won’t let anyone take advantage of Shushu.”

“What if he has a powerful background?” Doctor Xie pressed.

“I don’t care about his background,” Chen Jianmin said casually.

“We all only have one life. If he tries to harm Shushu or take advantage of her, I will take him down—even if it means dragging him to hell with me. I would like to see how he plans to take advantage of Shushu with his cold body.”

The boldness of his words left everyone stunned, including Doctor Xie, Xie Xuanzi, and Xiao Yiguan.

Chen Gang was the first to recover from the shock after a while. He glared at his son and scolded, “What nonsense are you spouting? Do you realize you would be shot for murder?”

Chen Jianmin shrugged and said nonchalantly, “Isn’t it just a life for a life?”

Before Chen Gang could blow up, Doctor Xie raised a hand to silence him. He glanced at Chen Jianmin and smiled.

This kid doesn’t act like himself today. He is usually calm and mature and never shows any weakness. But today, he exposed too many shortcomings and acted like an immature child. He didn’t know what this kid was planning and was quite curious about his intentions.

“Xiao Gang, why are you scolding the boy? Outrageous as his words are, he is not wrong. We may be poor and come from a family with a low status, but we must still have backbone, dignity, and pride.”

Li Shu sighed, clearly exasperated by her grandpa’s words. She looked at her grandpa helplessly and said, “Grandpa, you are only going to encourage him to become even more unruly ah.”

Chen Jianmin turned to her, his expression aggrieved when he said with a lowered head, “Shushu, if you don’t like me being this way, I will change. Don’t be angry, okay?”

Watching him switch from a sharp-tongued, aggressive brat to such a tender, submissive boy in just a few seconds left both Xie Xuanzi and Xiao Yiguan speechless.

‘What an infuriating white lotus brat,’ they thought in unison as they watched him pull at Li Shu’s sleeve.

While everyone was looking at them, Li Shu’s gaze remained fixed on Chen Jianmin. Although she clearly knew in her heart that this boy was very good at pretending, she couldn’t help but feel soft-hearted when she saw him looking at her like that.

She let out a long sigh and said, “I’m not angry. It’s just that you can’t be rude to the older generation. Didn’t our teacher tell us that we must respect our elders and love the young ones?”

Hearing this, Chen Jianmin quickly nodded and said, “Shushu, I understand.”

Then, he turned to Xie Xuanzi and said sincerely, “Uncle, I’m sorry for being rude to you. Please be broad-minded and forgive me.”

At first, Xie Xuanzi thought the boy had realized his mistake and was apologizing sincerely. But when he looked into his eyes, he noticed the boy was looking at him with blatant provocation.

Despite his polite apology, he was clearly forcing him to forgive. After all, if he continued to make things difficult for the boy, it would paint him as a petty and narrow-minded person.

After a moment of silence, Xie Xuanzi smiled and said, “It’s okay. You are just a child—children’s words carry no harm.”

When he finished, he looked at Chen Jianmin, expecting him to be annoyed at being treated like a child.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jianmin nodded and said, “Uncle, since you mentioned that you might be Shushu’s uncle, you may become my elder in the future. So, you should know my name.”

Reaching out his hand, Chen Jianmin added, “Hello, Uncle. My name is Chen Jianmin, and I’m Shushu’s closest friend. In the future, I will marry her.”

Hearing this, Xie Xuanzi let out a disbelieving snort and said, “Little boy, you are still young. You should focus on your studies and think less about such messy matters.”

Blinking his eyes, Chen Jianmin looked at him and asked, “Uncle, are you still single?”

“Little boy, why are you asking this?” Xiao Yiguan interjected curiously.

“Well, since Uncle said that getting married is a messy matter, I figured he still doesn’t have a wife, even at his age,” Chen Jianmin replied with an innocent smile but his eyes were showing a gloating gaze.

Hearing this, Xie Xuanzi’s face turned red and pale with anger, while Doctor Xie burst out laughing and said, “Indeed! You have got a sharp eye and mind, Xiao Min!”