"An'an!"

Shen Nanxing, who had been watching her play happily and unconsciously showing tenderness in his eyes, suddenly changed his expression when he saw her fall.

He rushed to Jiang Nian'an's side, swung his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning that split the mutated morning glory's main vine, while simultaneously reaching out to pull her up.

"It's alright, it's alright!"

Jiang Nian'an braced herself on Shen Nanxing's forearm with one hand, and seemingly unintentionally grabbed the root of the mutated morning glory with the other.

When standing up, it pulled the mutated morning glory up by the roots with a single effort.

The bright, pale green crystal core at the base appeared before the four of them.

"Is this... a crystal core?"

Yunfan stepped forward, pulled the crystal core off, and squinted at it in the sunlight.

Yunhua also stepped forward, saying, "I never expected that there would be crystal nuclei in the roots of plants."

As the crystal nucleus detached from the root, the mutated morning glory withered at a visible rate.

"An'an, your leg is scraped. Let's go inside and apply some medicine."

Shen Nanxing stepped on the withered vine of the mutated morning glory, a look of disgust flashing in his eyes.

"It's a minor injury, no need to continue."

Jiang Nian'an shook her head at Shen Nanxing, then bent down and patted the dirt off her body.

Sigh, she really went to great lengths to let them know that plant roots also have crystalline nuclei.

"An'an, your wound needs to be treated."

Shen Nanxing frowned as he looked at the wound on her knee that was still bleeding.

"Really, no need, Brother Shen."

Jiang Nian'an genuinely felt it was unnecessary to make a fuss over a wound the size of a fingernail.

"An'an!" Shen Nanxing looked at her with strong disapproval.

"Uh... okay~"

Seeing that Shen Nanxing insisted, Jiang Nian'an no longer refused his kindness.

The two walked into the house.

Yunhua watched the two walk side by side into the house, her right hand stroking her chin, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.

"Brother, have you noticed that Brother Chen's attitude towards An'an has changed?"

"What do you mean?" Yunfan asked, puzzled. "What has changed?"

"Yes, I really care about An'an..."

Yunfan scratched his head, looking puzzled. "But Brother Chen really cares about An'an!"

What kind of change is this?

"No, it's not the same kind of concern as before. Oh dear, how should I tell you..."

Yunhua didn't know how to describe it to Yunfan for a moment.

Yunfan's attention was no longer on him.

Two shovels lay lying beside the flowerbed.

Yunfan walked over, bent down to pick it up, and then stuffed one of the shovels into Yunhua's hand. "If you don't know how to say it, then don't say it. Come on, let's go dig up some plants. Maybe we can even dig up some crystal cores!"

Yunhua: "......"

He was eventually dragged by Yunfan to dig up plants.

Inside the villa.

Jiang Nian'an looked down at Shen Nanxing, who was half-squatting in front of her, holding a cotton swab and earnestly applying medicine to her wound, which was about to heal in a few more minutes. A feeling she had never experienced before rose in her heart.

It feels warm and full.

It's not the feeling of friendship between friends.

Instead...

"Brother Shen," Jiang Nian'an called softly to Shen Nanxing.

Shen Nanxing looked up and met Jiang Nian'an's clear eyes. He suddenly panicked. "What's wrong? Did I hit you too hard and hurt you?"

"No, what I meant was, Brother Chen, you're such a good brother!"

Jiang Nian'an spoke earnestly, her face full of sincerity.

So this is what it feels like to be cared for by your older brother.

Shen Nanxing's panicked and rapidly beating heart calmed down immediately.

He lowered his head, his voice muffled, "Mmm."

Jiang Nian'an looked at Shen Nanxing, whose mood had suddenly dropped, with a puzzled expression.

Shouldn't you be happy to be praised? Why are you feeling down...?

Is it because the compliments were too perfunctory?

Was the praise too brief?

"Brother Chen, you are the best brother in the world!"

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Nian'an added another sentence.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Shen Nanxing's sense of loss intensified.

Jiang Nian'an: "..."

Forget it, a man's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.

I don't understand, I don't understand.

Jiang Nian'an has always been the type to give up on things she doesn't understand.

She leaned back on the sofa, letting Shen Nanxing fuss over her wounds.

After a while, Jiang Nian'an sat up again. "Brother Chen, what do you want to eat for lunch?"

"Anything is fine with me. Whatever you make, I'll eat."

Shen Nanxing capped the bottle containing the hemostatic powder and put it into the emergency kit.

"Then I'll go ask Yunfan and the others."

It's a rare treat to have a leisurely lunch break, so I can enjoy something nice.

Shen Nanxing stopped her, "No need to ask, they are the same. Whatever you cook, they will eat. If you don't want to cook, bread is fine too."

“I don’t want bread.” Jiang Nian’an immediately shook her head.

It's the middle of the day, why eat bread? We have to eat something good.

She rummaged through the space, and just as she finished selecting the ingredients and was about to take them out, Yunfan's wary voice came from outside, "Who are you people?"

"Brother Chen, let's go out and take a look."

The two immediately got up and walked outside.

There were more than a dozen people standing outside the villa gate, led by a chubby man.

He looks honest and simple.

"Haha," the fat man laughed at the four of them, "Don't worry, we're not bad people."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian'an turned to Shen Nanxing, pouting, "Brother Shen, let me tell you, people who immediately claim they're not bad people are usually bad people. We have to be careful."

Shen Nanxing couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Yes, I understand."

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