After Shen Yanshan came back, he told Lin Zi about the situation over there.

Lin Zi sat on the stone bench in the yard, looking like an eggplant hit by frost.

The others didn't know how to comfort him, so they could only accompany him silently.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Lin Zi hurriedly got up and took two steps at a time to open the door.

"Small……"

Lin Zixing opened the door excitedly, and when he saw that the person coming was not Shen Wenxuan, the words that were about to come out got stuck in his throat.

Then he greeted Shen Wenxiang awkwardly: "Brother."

"Well, Wenxuan asked me to come. He was locked up at home by my father, so he asked you to secretly meet him at night."

Shen Wenxiang felt a little embarrassed when he heard the other party address him, but he still pretended to be calm and explained his purpose.

"Locked up? I'll go talk to Dad now."

Lin Zi was about to go outside when Shen Wenxiang grabbed him and said helplessly, "Don't go. My father is very angry right now. It's useless for you to go."

Lin Zi was pulled back, and for a moment he became anxious. He asked worriedly, "Wen Xuan didn't get beaten, did he?"

Shen Wenxiang hesitated about whether to tell Linzi. Wenxuan only told him to say that she would see him that night and not to tell Linzi about the beating, saying that he didn't want to worry Linzi. But now that Linzi had guessed it himself, it didn't count as him going back on his word, right?

When Lin Zi saw that the other party didn't say anything, he knew that his guess was right. He couldn't stay any longer, so he shook off Shen Wenxiang who was holding him and was about to walk out.

When Qi Yanxuan saw the person was about to leave, he quickly threw out a vine and rolled the person back.

"Don't worry! Can you see Wenxuan if you go now? It will only make the village chief even angrier. Just listen to Wenxuan and go see him tonight."

Seeing Lin Zi's anxious look, Wen Yu also advised, "Yes! If you go now, what if you run into the village chief? Not only will you not be able to see Wen Xuan, but the village chief might even be watching you more closely that night."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zi had to suppress his anxiety. Since he couldn't find anyone, he could only ask Shen Wenxiang who was standing beside him.

"Brother, how is Wenxuan? Is he seriously injured?"

"Nothing, I just got slapped by my dad."

Shen Wenxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other person finally stopped making a fuss about going to find Wen Xuan. If his father knew that he had come to tip off, he would be in big trouble.

Lin Zi felt distressed when he heard this. The child was usually very spoiled, and he had never said a harsh word to him. Now that he was beaten, he must be very sad!

I'm not with him now, and there's no way to coax him. Will he hide away and drop gold beans by himself?

Thinking of the fire fox he particularly liked to hold, which always made him smile with a smile, Lin Zi hurried back to his room, took it out and handed it to Shen Wenxiang.

"Brother, please help me bring this to Wenxuan and tell him that I will go to see him as soon as it gets dark. Tell him not to be sad."

He couldn't go see him right now, so he could only let Firefox cheer him up.

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

Shen Wenxiang was holding Firefox. As soon as he opened the gate, he saw his father sitting in the yard. He swallowed nervously and didn't dare to look at his father.

The village chief looked at the other person with eyes that were about to spit fire, and said in a deep voice: "Where did you go?"

"I……"

Seeing the other party's hesitant look, the village chief snorted coldly, "Humph! Did you go and tip off your brother? Go back to your room and reflect on your mistakes for two hours!"

"Oh... then can I give Wenxuan the fox first and then go face the wall?"

After asking, Shen Wenxiang quickly glanced at his father's expression.

I saw the other party just waved his hand casually.

After getting permission, Shen Wenxiang hurried away. After entering the room and closing the door, he leaned against the door and wiped the cold sweat from his head.

Dad looked so scary just now. Even Wenxuan was beaten today. He really thought he would be beaten too.

It would be a bit embarrassing to get beaten at such an age, but luckily I escaped.

Seeing his eldest brother come in without saying a word and wiping his sweat, Shen Wenxuan asked curiously, "Brother, are you hot?"

"No, I just came in and was discovered by my father. I was scared."

Shen Wenlai crossed his arms over his chest and said, "I told you not to go! Did your father punish you?"

"Ah? Daddy punished you? You won't be beaten, will you?"

Shen Wenxuan looked at his elder brother with a worried look on his face, feeling a little guilty.

"It's okay, I'm just facing the wall." Shen Wenxiang waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and then handed the fire fox in his arms to the other party, "This is what Lin Zi asked me to bring you. He said he would come after dark."

"Brother, you are so nice~~"

Shen Wenxuan was so moved that his eyes were red. Even though his elder brother was punished, he still remembered to send things to him.

"Okay, big brother will leave first."

Shen Wenxiang smiled and touched his younger brother's head. Looking at his happy face, his eyes were full of love.

As long as I am happy, that’s enough. I will be punished if I have to!

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The sky gradually darkened, and as the sun set, night fell quietly.

In order to silently resist his father, Shen Wenxuan did not eat dinner.

At this time, he rubbed his flattened belly and looked at the door eagerly.

Seeing the other person rubbing his stomach, Shen Wenlai sneered, "Are you hungry? Serves you right! I told you not to have dinner."

"None of your business! Why don't you go back?"

"Isn't it because Dad is afraid that you will run away with your brother Zimo?"

Shen Wenlai subconsciously wanted to tease the other person, but when he saw that the other person was too hungry to reply, he suddenly felt a little sorry and took out a steamed bun from his arms and handed it to him.

"Hey! Eat!"

"Thank you, second brother, you still love me!"

Shen Wenxuan took the steamed bun and started to gobble it up.

Shen Wenlai curled his lips in disbelief, "Tsk! Didn't you say during the day that Big Brother loves you the most?"

"You all love me!"

Shen Wenxuan spoke incoherently while eating a steamed bun.

Shen Wenlai was afraid that he would accidentally choke to death, so he quickly handed him a glass of water.

"Alright, alright, eat slowly, be careful not to choke."

Shen Wenxuan took the cup, squinted his eyes and smiled at the other person, then continued eating.

After eating the steamed buns, Shen Wenxuan began to stare at the door in a daze again. Suddenly, Lin Zi's low voice was heard outside the door.

"Propaganda!"

"Brother Zimo!"

When Shen Wenxuan heard Lin Zi's voice, he immediately became alert. He stood up and went to open the door, but was stopped by Shen Wenlai who was standing beside him.

"Dad won't let you see him."

"Second brother~~~~"

"It's no use acting like a spoiled brat. My elder brother was punished for tipping you off. Please don't make things difficult for me."

Lin Zi heard the conversation inside and didn't care about anything else, so he opened the door himself.

As soon as Lin Zi entered the room, he held up the red and swollen half of Shen Wenxuan's face, gently stroked the other's cheek, his eyes full of heartache.

"Why is it so swollen? Does it hurt?"

Shen Wenxuan didn't feel much pain on his face at first, but when Lin Zi asked him about it, he suddenly felt very wronged. He threw himself into the other's arms and started to complain.

"Well, Brother Zimo, Daddy said he won't let me see you, and he wants to propose marriage to me, but I don't want it!"