He wanted to ask himself a question.
Ask yourself if your opposition to Ji Yuanzhou pursuing Wen Yan is truly just out of fear that Wen Yan will ultimately get hurt...
But he didn't dare ask, or even think about it.
Shen Jingxiu was a little annoyed and turned to go back.
As soon as I turned around, the first thing that caught my eye was a huge parasol.
He frowned.
When was this umbrella put up?
This umbrella probably wasn't here when he and Ji Yuanzhou first arrived, right?
Neither he nor Ji Yuanzhou heard how they were arguing; was it because the argument was too intense?
And there are two men lying under that umbrella; could they have heard everything?
He and Ji Yuanzhou came here specifically because they found this place to be deserted.
As Shen Jingxiu was thinking about these things, one of the men wearing sunglasses under the parasol stood up.
"Hey bro, all done chatting?"
Shen Jingxiu: "………………" He was speechless.
It was actually Shen Jingchuan!!!
Shen Jingxiu took another look. Who else could it be but Shen Jinghe lying under the parasol?
It turned out to be the two of them. Shen Jingxiu didn't know what to think.
When did you arrive?
“It’s been a while, but it’s hard to say.” Shen Jingchuan thought for a moment, then pointed to two empty soda cans on the beach and said, “See those two beer cans? I came here to buy some ice-cold beer, and then I’ll finish drinking two bottles and that’ll be the end of it for you.”
Shen Jingxiu: "…………What? Buying beer? When exactly was this parasol put up?"
“I don’t know,” Shen Jingchuan shrugged. “There was a teenager selling iced beer up ahead, and he said he could rent me the parasols over here. There were no seats under our parasols, so I just rented one. At first, I didn’t realize that the people talking in front of us were you and your friend. I only realized it when I heard you speaking Chinese.”
“Actually, we didn’t intentionally eavesdrop on your conversation with Ji Yuanzhou, but I heard Wen Yan’s name. Big brother…” Shen Jingchuan said, looking at Shen Jingxiu with a serious expression, “Was what Ji Yuanzhou just said true? Regarding Wen Yan, he really…”
"No!" Shen Jingchuan was interrupted by Shen Jingxiu before he could finish speaking. "Wen Yan is my sister. How could I possibly have any feelings for her?"
"..." Shen Jingchuan was stunned for a moment. "This... of course I know. What I want to ask is, did Ji Yuanzhou's father really take a liking to Yu Long? And did he even mention it to your face? And Ji Yuanzhou has feelings for Wen Yan, but his father doesn't like Wen Yan?"
"…………" Shen Jingxiu's temples throbbed.
So that's what the fourth brother wanted to ask. Why did I answer before I even heard his question properly? I really shouldn't have done that.
He nodded: "Yeah, that's pretty much it."
"Tch," Shen Jingchuan scoffed disdainfully, "He doesn't even look down on Wen Yan, and I don't even look down on that Ji Yuanzhou. How could he possibly be worthy of our little sister? If you ask me, he's not good enough for either of them. It's even more difficult for the Ji family to be with Yu Long; they'd have to see if the Qin family would even approve. The Qin family might not even look at them."
"It doesn't matter anymore."
"That's true. You two just reached an agreement that he won't bother Wen Yan anymore, right?"
"Um."
"That's too selfish. He's a living hell himself and he wants Wen Yan to jump in too. Big brother, you did the right thing. This kind of thing has to be nipped in the bud. But even if you let him pursue Wen Yan, it won't work because Wen Yan doesn't like him at all."
"Alright," Shen Jingxiu didn't want to talk about this anymore. "Let's leave it at that. Don't bring it up in front of Wen Yan. There's no need for it."
“Definitely not!” Shen Jingchuan raised an eyebrow. “I’m not going to help him get attention in front of Wen Yan. Let’s go, didn’t we say we were going to build a castle?”
"You're going too?"
"Want to lend a hand?"
"Didn't you say building sandcastles was childish?"
"But being idle is even more boring."
"Okay." Shen Jingxiu nodded. He had originally wanted to ask Shen Jinghe about it.
But seeing that he kept his face covered by a magazine and showed no intention of speaking, I didn't say anything either.
Shen Jingchuan, on the other hand, kicked his foot.
"Get up! What are you doing, pretending to be dead?!"
Shen Jinghe didn't even flinch: "Get lost."
"Okay, I've already rented this umbrella for an hour, so you can lie down until you've paid for it and then get up, so as not to waste my money. Oh, by the way, could you take these two beer bottles with you later? Consider it a thank you for buying you a beer."
After finishing his sentence, Shen Jingchuan turned and left.
He hadn't walked more than a few steps when he was hit on the back by a beer can.
"Take your own trash with you. Also, I paid for the iced beer. You've got it wrong."
"You! You are the biggest piece of trash on this beach."
"Oh? Is that so? That's still not even one ten-thousandth of what you are."
Knowing he couldn't win an argument with Shen Jinghe, Shen Jingchuan could only silently bend down and pick up the trash.
"You wait, you better not ever need to beg me."
"Hmph, what makes you think you deserve my begging? Dream on."
"...Shut up, really, I can't be bothered to talk to you."
"Alright," Shen Jingxiu shook his head helplessly as he watched the two brothers bicker. "Are you leaving or not? Why don't you stay?"
"impossible."
"Let him go!"
After the two left, Shen Jinghe finally removed the magazine from his face.
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