Is Lord Shen here?
Wait, what she should be thinking about now is whether her identity, which she has kept hidden for so long, has been exposed.
Actually... it doesn't matter if she's discovered, the main thing is that once Master Shen knows she has parents and a family, he definitely won't agree to take her in anymore, and then she won't be able to live with Master Shen anymore.
Her advantage of being in a privileged position is about to fail.
While feeling frustrated and thinking about these things, Zhan Xinjia secretly slipped back to her room and lay down.
Perhaps it was because of the cool breeze I had just been exposed to, and now my head was full of things, making me feel drowsy. Before long, I started to feel sleepy.
In a daze, the door creaked open and a sliver of sunlight streamed in.
Someone walked in.
Who is it?
Zhan Xinjia desperately wanted to wake up, but her current state was like sleep paralysis; she was barely conscious, but her body was so heavy that she couldn't move it no matter how much she struggled, not even her fingers.
The newcomer brought with him the damp, cold air from the courtyard, a chill that seemed to have been standing in the cold rain for a long time.
He leaned down, his long, calloused fingertips brushing away the hair on her forehead. His cool palms traced a path down her cheek, finally pressing his thumb against the corner of her mouth.
Immediately following was a barely audible sigh.
The blanket was pulled back slightly, and Zhan Xinjia could feel the other person's knees rubbing against the couch, causing her side to sink in. A slightly damp strand of hair fell onto her neck, tickling her like a small brush.
Their not-so-steady breathing mingled, and the reassuring, light ink-wash fragrance wafted slowly from his sleeves.
Zhan Xinjia unconsciously relaxed her furrowed brows.
That's when he leaned down and pressed his forehead against hers.
It was hard to say whose body temperature was hotter at that moment, but Zhan Xinjia felt her own fever was rising even higher.
She instinctively reached out to tug at his sleeve, but the young man quickly pulled away, and the room suddenly became eerily quiet.
In the stillness, just when Zhan Xinjia thought he had left, that slightly warmed hand gently stroked her hair again, back and forth, tenderly caressing it.
“Ah paper.”
He said, "I'll think of a solution soon."
What method...?
Zhan Xinjia was completely confused and eventually drifted off to sleep.
When she woke up again, the room was brightly lit and crowded with people, and it was very lively.
The three of them – Yan Xiyue, Yan Huishi, and Yan Yuyao – are all together, with Cui Wanzhao even standing nearby.
People gathered here, some cracking sunflower seeds, some eating snacks, some chatting, some drinking, and every now and then a few dashing "How wonderful!" could be heard from the crowd.
Zhan Xinjia: "..."
No, we agreed to let her rest and recuperate.
Are they organizing a group tour to see people obsessed with love? Did they even buy tickets? Is there anyone who can do something about this?
Seeing the little girl on the sickbed sit up, Yan Xiyue quickly brushed the dust off her palms and went over to her.
She pinched Zhan Xinjia's face, touched her hand, and rubbed her head, putting on a worried expression, but Zhan Xinjia suspected that she just wanted to pinch her.
"Little sister, are you feeling better?"
Before long, Cui Wanzhao also joined the boring dough-kneading activity with a smile.
"Oh dear, let me pat you, let me hug you, let me rub you~"
Zhan Xinjia: "..."
Zhan Xinjia: "Get out of the way, everyone!!"
Touching her reddened face, Zhan Xinjia angrily berated the group of idle people who didn't seem very smart.
"Why are you all crowding around me instead of taking care of business?!"
Yan Huishi, who was sitting in the corner drinking, sneered, "What important matters do A-Yue and I have that are more important than yours?"
Yan Yuyao, standing to the side, casually crossed his legs, his roguish demeanor contrasting sharply with his aloof Buddhist robes, making him seem almost possessed.
"Instead of that, you should think about how to explain this to your group of friends. I heard that you, a noble lady from a general's mansion, disguised yourself as an amnesiac orphan and infiltrated the civil official's residence with ulterior motives. Tsk tsk... Young people these days, the world is really going to the dogs."
"That's right, godmother!! If you had told me earlier that you were so awesome, why would I have been so obsessed with that lousy man? I would have knelt down right then and there and begged you not to abandon me."
Broken Man Yan Yuyao: "?"
Yan Yuyao: "Who has been clinging to this poor monk all the way to the brink of death? Hey, hey, hey, benefactor, could you please watch your face?"
The two noobs started hurling insults at each other.
Although he could vaguely guess that his identity would be exposed once the foolish siblings of the Yan family appeared, Zhan Xinjia still felt uneasy and guilty when the moment actually came.
What bothers me is that even though she meant no harm from beginning to end, the amnesia story was indeed a lie.
And she was uneasy, knowing very well that she was afraid that Lord Shen would be very angry.
He was so angry that he never showed up again.
Clutching the blankets tightly, Zhan Xinjia spoke loudly and confidently, whether to explain or to convince herself, it was unclear.
"Well... it's not entirely a lie. You can ask all you want, but my house was definitely ransacked that day! I was an orphan who was forced to live away from home after my family's property was confiscated. Besides, isn't it normal to forget some things after being sick..."
Sensing that she was not at peace, Yan Huishi put down the wine pot and walked to her side, his expression unusually serious.
Just like when she was little and fell from a pear tree while trying to retrieve a kite that was tangled in the tree, crying loudly, Xiao Yan, anxious and helpless at that time, could only hold her little sister in her arms and gently coax her again and again.
Now, having learned to conceal his emotions, he tentatively placed his hand on her head, touched it haphazardly, and then quickly withdrew his hand as if burned.
Even if he were a second later, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to leave.
Her gaze drifted casually elsewhere, her eyelashes lowered as she returned to the scene, her tone nonchalant, yet her voice was unusually serious and gentle.
"Alright, do you think I and A-Yue are invisible? As long as we're still here, you don't need to explain yourself to anyone."
He always felt that Mei Bao should always be unrestrained and arrogant, and no one should dare to mess with her or bully her. Even if she caused a huge disaster, there would still be people willing to follow behind and bail her out.
At least, she shouldn't show such an uneasy expression.
I choked on my words upon receiving the letter.
After learning that Yan Huishi's affection for her had changed, she felt a little awkward. If you were to say they were estranged, Yan Huishi had already been playing with her since she was a child who hadn't even grown a tooth and could only crawl around on the ground. It was a full sixteen years.
That's why she called it family affection, a pure and unadulterated brotherly love.
At least why isn't it a sibling relationship... Ever since she could remember, Zhan Xinjia had always felt that Yan Hui treated her differently from Dui Yan Xiyue.
She had always found it strange, but now she finally understood.
This was actually a very painful thing for her. She couldn't accept that the bond between them was so short-lived, and she couldn't bear to distance herself from a brother who had been holding her since she was an infant.
She was certain that she liked Lord Shen.
She was also quite certain that the foolish siblings knew about this.
Despite how difficult it was to bring it up, she eventually found a way to explain things to Yan Huishi. He figured at most he'd be heartbroken and spend a few days "enjoying himself" at a restaurant, and then he'd be fine.
The most important issue on her mind right now is...
Is Master Shen angry?
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