Chapter 14 Chapter 14 "Can I go now, please?"

Aunt Long has worked in the villa for more than 20 years. As she got older, she suffered from neurasthenia and had always had a light sleep. Even though the bedroom had good sound insulation, she still heard the slightest movement.

When she came out to take a look, she found that the tall, shirtless young master whom she had watched grow up was lying on the girl brought by the future lady. She seemed to be very scared, her whole face was pale, only her eyes were red, and she looked like she was about to cry, which was very distressing.

The current scene was beyond Aunt Long's imagination. Her young master had finally learned to be bad.

Aunt Long hurried down the stairs. Shen Xingchuan had already stood up and was about to call her to clean up the mess when she saw Aunt Long help the girl up and asked, "Xia Xia, are you okay?"

The back of the girl in front of him was soaked through in her pajamas, her hair still dripping with water. Her hands, which were holding Aunt Long, were shaking slightly, and she shook her head with all her might.

Shen Xingchuan finally realized the problem: "Do you know each other?"

Aunt Long nodded, her expression complicated as she said, "This is Miss Xu's daughter." Then she introduced Yao Yingxia, "This is Mr. Shen's younger brother."

Shen Xingchuan knew Xu Nian, but no one had ever told him that she had a daughter and had moved into the villa, which resulted in such a big misunderstanding.

If I don’t handle it properly, I’ll have a hard time explaining it to my eldest brother.

Shen Xingchuan returned to his usual self and smiled good-naturedly, "So she's my niece. I thought she was some little thief from somewhere."

The girl was still nervous. Having seen his ferocious look just now, Yao Yingxia knew that this was just a disguise. The man in front of her was not someone to be trifled with, and she should stay away from him in the future.

But the relationship cannot be too stiff. She constantly prepared herself mentally and put herself in the other person's shoes. If she hadn't been home for a long time and saw a sneaky stranger in her house, her first reaction would be that a thief had entered, and of course she would not give a good face to the thief.

Aunt Long didn't believe Shen Xingchuan's words. How could he catch a thief in such a posture? But she still leaned more towards Shen Xingchuan and advised the girl beside her, "Xia Xia, don't tell Mr. Shen what happened just now, otherwise Xiaochuan will be beaten to death."

Shen Xingchuan was helpless. He had done nothing wrong, so why was he being beaten?

But Yao Yingxia nodded hesitantly. Aunt Long finally breathed a sigh of relief and comforted her, saying, "From now on, as long as Mr. Xiaochuan is home, you can sleep with me. Aunt Long will protect you, don't be afraid."

After hearing what Aunt Long said, Yao Yingxia became even more certain that Shen Xingchuan was not a good person and might have had a criminal record. She looked at him with more caution and hid behind Aunt Long.

Shen Xingchuan: “…”

It seems that these two people have a big misunderstanding of his character. Aunt Long has always been a talkative person. If the news gets to the ears of other servants, the eldest brother will know it sooner or later.

He had to take the time to explain the whole story, and only then did Aunt Long believe it a little.

Shen Xingchuan finally had time to look at his beloved dragon fish. Two of them were motionless and beyond saving. By the time Aunt Long had rescued them all into the bathtub, three more had died the next day.

He called Shen Changhe to complain: "Brother, why didn't you notify me when someone moved into the house?"

Shen Changhe was also a little helpless: "I've been too busy recently, and you haven't been back for almost a year." If Shen Xingchuan had told him in advance that he was going back to China, he wouldn't have been caught off guard like this.

This matter can only be left unresolved.

However, Shen Xingchuan was very vengeful. Whenever he saw the fish tank, he would think of the dragon fish he had raised since childhood and which unfortunately passed away.

It’s all because of that little niece who showed up out of nowhere.

So when he later received a call from Xu Nian asking him to take good care of Yao Yingxia while at home, Shen Xingchuan decided to carry out his request resolutely.

He had long disliked this little niece. To be more precise, he disliked her because she always looked pale and sickly. Shen Xingchuan had eaten with her several times, but Yao Yingxia ate less in three meals than he did in one.

Yao Yingxia's work to improve her physical condition began.

Shen Xingchuan asked the nutritionist to prescribe a diet plan for weight gain and blood replenishment, and gave it to the chef to follow it every day. The meals in the villa changed from the previous nutritional combination to a meat-based diet.

Yao Yingxia assumed Shen Xingchuan loved meat, but she didn't like meat, so she just made do with the meager vegetarian dishes on the table. Weekday mornings, she at least had porridge, which she drank before heading to school. Weekends were even more perfunctory at home. Sometimes, she'd only eat one meal a day because she didn't want to see Shen Xingchuan.

In order to completely change her bad habits, one weekend Shen Xingchuan simply asked the chef to cook all meat dishes, wanting to see what she would do now. Yao Yingxia sat at the table for a while, looking a little embarrassed, and began to eat the small tomatoes that were decorated on the plate with chopsticks.

Shen Xingchuan finally couldn't help but speak: "My little niece, being picky about food is not a good habit." She eats just like a rabbit.

Yao Yingxia was speechless. If he ate meat and fish every day like this, he would definitely suffer from three highs when he got older. Who was the picky eater?

But she didn't want to argue with Shen Xingchuan, so she picked up two pieces of beef with chopsticks and ate them, then said she was done, then turned and went upstairs.

Shen Xingchuan was inexplicably angry. This little niece was really disobedient. How could he complete the task assigned by his sister-in-law if she continued like this?

It seems that only compulsory measures can be taken.

It was a very ordinary morning. Yao Yingxia went downstairs at 6:20 as usual. Unexpectedly, Shen Xingchuan was also there. He usually couldn't get up so early, but now he was sitting at the dining table leisurely drinking coffee.

She had no choice but to bite the bullet and say hello: "Good morning." But she didn't say anything. Shen Xingchuan was seven years older than her, and he was only twenty-three at that time. Calling him brother seemed a bit out of place, and she couldn't open her mouth to call him uncle, so she simply didn't call him anything.

Shen Xingchuan didn't care and smiled at her: "Good morning, little niece."

That smile seemed meaningful no matter how you looked at it. Yao Yingxia looked away, pretending not to see it. She went to her usual seat away from Shen Xingchuan and drank her oatmeal porridge in silence.

The breakfast that day was still so rich that it was a bit exaggerated. She saw steak, grilled chicken and salmon at a glance. Yao Yingxia didn't understand how anyone could have such a good appetite in the morning, but it had nothing to do with her anyway.

Yao Yingxia drank the last mouthful of porridge and said goodbye to the man sitting at the other end: "I'm done eating. I'm going to school."

Shen Xingchuan didn't say goodbye to her, but just watched her go to the door.

Yao Yingxia turned the doorknob and found that she could not open the villa door. She tried for a while and finally turned back to Shen Xingchuan for help: "The door seems to be broken." It happened to be the day of the monthly exam, and she was already a little anxious.

Shen Xingchuan just looked at her and smiled: "Little niece, come here for a moment."

Yao Yingxia was a little confused, but she still walked back to the restaurant as she was told.

Shen Xingchuan pointed to the plates placed in front of her seat and said, "If you don't finish these today, you won't be able to go to school."

It turned out that he locked the door on purpose.

Yao Yingxia's face turned pale and then dark. Looking at the astonishing amount of breakfast in front of her, she was very angry. Why did he force her to eat?

Is this Shen Xingchuan's revenge on her?

Just because she broke his fish tank?

Killed his fish?

Yao Yingxia tried not to lose control of her emotions and bargained with him: "I can't eat so much."

Shen Xingchuan remained indifferent and refused to give in: "Then eat slowly. When you finish, you can leave."

Yao Yingxia gritted her teeth and looked at the time. It was already six forty-five. If she didn't leave now, she would definitely be late. Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, she finally sat down at the dining table again and started eating with a cold face.

It seemed that she was extremely angry. Shen Xingchuan clearly felt a murderous aura, but he felt inexplicably happy. He never knew that he liked to force others so much.

Yao Yingxia forced herself to eat food that she normally couldn't eat. Her stomach was already feeling a little uncomfortable. She asked in a cold voice, "Excuse me, can I leave now?"

Shen Xingchuan nodded, "Of course." He then took out his phone, unlocked the door, and said goodbye to her, "Have a nice trip, niece."

Yao Yingxia was so angry at him that her stomach hurt. She knew it, she knew it, from the first time they met, she knew that Shen Xingchuan was not a good person!

After doing this for three days in a row, Shen Xingchuan felt very satisfied. After all, people have unlimited potential as long as they are pushed. Yao Yingxia, who usually has a small appetite, can still eat so much.

The weekend came in a blink of an eye.

As expected, Yao Yingxia, who didn't have to get up early for school, hadn't gone out since morning. Shen Xingchuan felt a little uncomfortable again. It was obvious that she was going against him.

He stopped Aunt Long who wanted to bring food to Yao Yingxia. Since she didn't want to eat, she shouldn't eat for the whole day. Let's see who can't hold on first.

This went on until the afternoon, and Yao Yingxia still didn't go out. Aunt Long finally couldn't bear it anymore. She thought that the young master was so childish at such a age, and why should he be angry with a little girl? So she took a plate of food and went to Yao Yingxia's room.

A moment later, Aunt Long rushed out of the door in a panic and said anxiously to Shen Xingchuan, who was reading a magazine in the living room, "Oh no! Xia Xia seems to be sick!"

That was the first time he entered Yao Yingxia's room. At a glance, he saw piles of books and test papers everywhere, but it was very tidy.

Yao Yingxia was seen curled up on the bed, holding her abdomen with both hands, her face pale and in great pain, with cold sweat on her forehead.

Shen Xingchuan panicked at the moment and quickly picked her up and rushed to the hospital.

Before he even saw the doctor, he knew he had harmed Yao Yingxia. He felt guilty and upset. Not only had he failed to take good care of her, but he had ended up in the hospital. How could someone be so fragile? Couldn't they handle a little extra food?

It's his fault after all, it's all his fault.

After a series of examinations, Yao Yingxia was found to be in good health. The doctor said that it was due to excessive gastrointestinal burden caused by indigestion and inflammation of the wound on the sole of her foot. She would be fine after a few days of intravenous fluids.

Only then did Shen Xingchuan realize that the broken fish tank had cut several cuts on the soles of her feet, but she endured it without saying anything. She just went back to her room and cleaned it herself without disinfecting it thoroughly, which led to the inflammation. No wonder her walking posture seemed a little strange these days. She really could endure it.

While she was unconscious, Shen Xingchuan took Yao Yingxia's phone, approved his friend request, and sent her an apology text message.

Then I waited silently for her to wake up.

In the middle of the night, there was only a small light on in the ward, and it was silent. It was at this moment that she opened her eyes and saw Shen Xingchuan standing by her side.

He was already very sleepy at that time, but he didn't leave and couldn't fall asleep no matter what. When he found that Yao Yingxia woke up, he immediately perked up and prepared himself to be ignored or scolded.

But I didn't expect that the first thing Yao Yingxia said was: "Please don't tell my mother about my illness."

She was so sensible that it was heartbreaking. Shen Xingchuan felt even more like a bastard. He nodded and said, "I'll tell Aunt Long and the others too."

A smile appeared on Yao Yingxia's pale face and she said "thank you".

Sure enough, the guilt in Shen Xingchuan's eyes became even stronger. She knew too well how to make someone feel guilty. It seemed that Shen Xingchuan would not force her to eat again in the future.

Seeing that she had achieved her goal and put her mind at ease, she felt a little sleepy again. Before going to bed, she asked Shen Xingchuan to bring her schoolbag from home and closed her eyes again.

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