Chapter 1

My friend is a livestreamer who tests new products every day.

One day, he tested a shaving razor, thought it was good, and recommended it to me.

I happened to be at his place, so I tried it out directly and found it not bad. I then sent the payment link to my brother.

"It didn't hurt the first time, very clean."

My brother called, his voice icy: "The first time? Wen Jiang, who are you with now?"

Usually, my brother just helps with the payment without asking, so why the questions today?

"My friend, Li Fei, whom you know."

"You're using his?"

I hadn't placed an order yet, of course I was using his.

"Yeah, he loves buying these random new products."

My brother seemed to breathe a sigh of relief:

"It's not a person, it's a tool?"

"Of course it's a tool, what did you think?"

I certainly wouldn't have Li Fei shave me himself, that'd be awkward, two grown men.

"Is it manual or automatic?"

"Automatic."

Who still uses a manual razor these days?

Silence ensued, so long that I could almost hear my brother's heavy breathing, then he asked:

"Did it go in?"

How could you put all the beard in there? I'm a bit of a germaphobe, I don't like using things others have used. That's why I sent the link to my brother to buy a new one. So:

"No, I just rubbed it along the side."

"That's good." My brother immediately asked, "How does it feel?"

I recalled the feel of the razor and commented, "It doesn't hurt, it's quite comfortable. And it leaves a clean finish."

"Doing it outside like that..."

"Doing what outside?" I didn't quite catch it.

"It doesn't hurt because it's too small, right?"

I was taken aback: "Eh? How do you even know that? It is quite tiny indeed."

The brand sent one original and one mini version. I found the original one a bit covered with Li Fei's stubble, so I just rubbed it a little and mainly used the mini version.

The breathing on the other end of the phone became heavier, and my brother's voice seemed squeezed out from heavy panting: "Then, want to try something painful?"

"No, how painful can it be?"

It's just shaving, why is my brother speaking so cautiously?

"It might lead to bleeding, I'll do my best not to make you bleed."

Improper use of a razor can indeed cause bleeding.

Wait a minute, is my brother really going to shave me?

And with such poor technique that he'd make someone bleed, does he really want to test on me that much?

"There's no need to bother you with this, right?"

My brother's voice suddenly heightened: "If you don't bother me, who do you want to bother?"

Startled, I instinctively lowered my voice: "I can do it myself."

"Wen Jiang, listen to me."

The words "listen to me" were like a spell. When my relationship with my brother wasn't good, he'd beat me up harshly to make me obedient.

Now, those two words automatically trigger me.

"Then, then help me, brother."

"Wen Jiang, you're truly a good kid to your brother."