But there are children everywhere here!
If Liu Shengrui really reaches out and pulls Lu Si'an's hair...
no!
Based on the experience "learned" from Teacher Mao, one can only be oneself when alone. When there are many people, one must pretend and act like everyone else.
Liu Shengrui restrained himself and didn't actually pull Lu Si'an's hair.
But his mere gesture of reaching out his hand was enough to frighten Lu Si'an.
After all, Liu Shengrui has a long criminal record.
"What are you doing..." Lu Si'an was startled. She had just liked the stone and was sharing it with Lingling, but now she didn't even look at it and threw it away. She took small steps back.
Her eyes were filled with fear of Liu Shengrui, and undisguised disgust.
Lu Siyuan stayed by his sister's side the whole time. He heard Liu Shengrui call Lu Si'an at first, but seeing that his sister was pretending not to hear, he thought that Liu Shengrui would leave on his own, so he didn't say anything.
As a result, Liu Shengrui reached out, looking as if he was about to make a move.
"Don't be afraid, An'an, your brother is here!" Lu Siyuan said, immediately taking his sister's hand and holding it tightly, leading her back step by step.
Lu Siyuan shielded his sister with his body, so even if Liu Shengrui suddenly rushed over, he would be in front of her.
"Liu Shengrui, don't come any closer!" Lu Siyuan shouted, accusing him, "You scared An'an!"
As Lu Si'an walked further and further away from him, Liu Shengrui instinctively walked forward.
This behavior was seen by the brother and sister as a sign that he was about to go crazy again, after all, the two sides had "clashed" before, and the past events were still vivid in their minds.
"Stop! Don't come any closer!" Lu Siyuan shouted.
Lu Si'an hid behind her brother, worried that he might get hurt while protecting her, so she couldn't help but peek out from behind to see what was going on. As soon as she looked, she met Liu Shengrui's eyes.
Liu Shengrui's gaze was hard to describe, but in short, Lu Si'an didn't like it.
"Brother, how about we call Mom?" Lu Si'an said. She felt safer calling her mother over, and she didn't want her brother to get hurt while protecting her.
Liu Shengrui, however, did not understand.
Why would they do that?
He didn't actually reach out and pull Lu Si'an's hair. He just called out to her and wanted to play with her. What's wrong with that?
"An'an, let's play together," Liu Shengrui explained, pulling Da Niu and Xiang Xiang along with him. "Everyone, let's play together!"
Liu Shengrui's original intention was simply to bring Da Niu and Xiang Xiang along, hoping it might change Lu Si'an's mind.
But he had no idea why the siblings rejected him, or just how resolute their rejection of him was.
"No!" Before Lu Si'an could even speak, Lu Siyuan loudly refused.
"Don't come any closer," Lu Siyuan said firmly. "An'an doesn't want to play with you, and I don't want to play with you either. Let's just play by ourselves!"
Liu Shengrui frowned. He hadn't expected it to be so difficult. However, he was slow to react and before he could make a response, Da Niu and Xiang Xiang stood up for him and were defending him against the rejection.
“Xiao Yuan, An An, you’ve misunderstood Xiao Rui. He’s changed a lot and he won’t hit people anymore. Let’s play together again,” Xiang Xiang said, waving to Xiao Yuan.
Come on, let's play together!
They looked innocent and naive.
“Xiangxiang is right,” Da Niu also stood up to join in the fun, supporting his good brother Liu Shengrui. “Xiao Rui has already changed for the better. He won’t hit anyone. You guys can play with us without worry. It’s more fun when there are more people!”
The brother and sister: "..."
The two of them often listened to adults chatting at home.
Whenever the topic of Chaoxiong came up, Su Yueya didn't deliberately avoid the children, so the siblings heard quite a bit about it.
Although they couldn't fully understand what the adults were saying, nor did they understand what genes or illnesses were, they clearly saw the serious and worried looks on their grandfather's and aunt's faces.
Not only that, Liu Shengrui had previously bullied Lu Siyuan and abused Huahua. Based on these two incidents alone, the siblings would not want to be friends with Liu Shengrui.
Why does he have to play with Liu Shengrui when there are so many children in the yard?
Just because Liu Shengrui wants to play with them, does that mean they have to accept it?
"Hmph, I don't believe it. He can't change at all—" Lu Si'an's mouth was too fast; she said whatever she thought.
What's going on with Xiangxiang and Da Niu? Why are they speaking up for Liu Shengrui?
That's right, she's the kind of naive and clueless girl that Auntie was talking about. Yes, she's a naive and clueless girl who was sold out by Liu Shengrui and still helped him count the money and said nice things. She's so stupid!
Lu Siyuan's thoughts were the same as his sister's; he was not at all swayed by Xiangxiang and Da Niu's attempts to reconcile them, but he also had no intention of arguing with them.
The fact that Xiangxiang and Da Niu were willing to stand up for Liu Shengrui shows that they trust him. At this point, no matter what he and his sister say, they won't come to their senses, so there's no need for him to waste his breath. He just needs to achieve his goal.
Lu Siyuan's goal was simple: to avoid hanging out with Liu Shengrui.
No matter who tries to persuade them, this is the result.
“An’an, Xiao Rui has really changed. Look, he’s not angry at all. He’s just standing here after you rejected him.” Xiangxiang said innocently, feeling sorry for Liu Shengrui. After all, being rejected must be very upsetting. She even turned to comfort Liu Shengrui, “Xiao Rui, don’t be sad. An’an just misunderstood. Once we explain it to her, she’ll play with you again.”
"No way!" What misunderstanding? Lu Si'an had no misunderstanding at all; she was just not stupid. "I won't play with him, I won't, I just won't!"
It's infuriating. It's like she can't understand human speech. Why does she have to play with Liu Shengrui?
“An’an, Xiao Rui has really changed…” Da Niu continued.
"I—" Lu Si'an was furious.
"An'an, don't worry." Lu Siyuan stopped his sister, who was about to lose her temper, and gestured for her to calm down. He told her to leave the matter to him. "With your brother here, no one can force you to do something you don't like. Don't be angry."
After comforting his sister, Lu Siyuan looked at the people opposite him.
"Xiangxiang, Da Niu, do you remember when Liu Shengrui pinched my face until it was swollen?" Lu Siyuan asked calmly.
When this matter is mentioned, everyone can't help but think of Lu Siyuan's swollen and bruised face back then, which was indeed very frightening.
“But Xiao Rui has already changed—” Xiangxiang used the same excuse again.
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