Jiang Yanxin's kind smile gradually disappeared. She stared intently at the smiling girl, unsure whether the incident with the medicine was a fluke or an act that was so convincing that even she couldn't tell the difference.
"It's my fault. Although we're of the same generation, I'm still a bit older than you. So just call me Sister Yanxin." She had a polite smile on her face, a small pearl bag on her wrist, and a slender figure with a gentle temperament, just like a real young lady from a wealthy family.
Her gaze held no malice; if Shen Linyue were to refuse, it would seem as if she were ignorant of etiquette and lacked manners.
Shen Linyue's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled obediently, calling out, "Sister Yanxin."
Her gaze then turned to Jiang Zhixing, who remained silent, his eyes never even blinking, like a plant that couldn't speak.
"Then, Sister Yanxin, can you let Xiao Jiang play with us?" She blinked her starry eyes, looking completely innocent, as if she genuinely wanted to play with Jiang Zhixing.
When He Xiao, who was next to her, heard her words, he turned his head to look at her, as did Jiang Zhixing, who was standing opposite them. Both of them had puzzled looks in their eyes.
Jiang Yanxin was surprised by her request. After glancing thoughtfully at her son, she smiled gently and said, "Of course, as long as you can play together."
As if remembering something, she sighed helplessly: "Although Ah Xing is cold-hearted, he is not a bad person at heart. I haven't seen him bring any classmates to his home in recent years. I would be very happy if you would like to be friends with him."
It felt like a casual chat with a friend, where the friend was complaining about their child, and she casually chimed in with a comment.
Shen Linyue stared at Jiang Yanxin for a few seconds, but didn't respond. Every word the other woman said was a trap, and she wasn't stupid. Who talks about children's things? She was still a child herself.
Although she was prepared for her identity to be exposed at any time, she wasn't foolish enough to reveal it outright and loudly proclaim to everyone she met, "Oh yes, I am Shen Linyue, the real Mrs. He."
Such behavior is both foolish and stupid, and it can easily put oneself in a more dangerous situation.
"Who would want to be friends with him?" He Xiao whispered in her ear.
The sound was neither too loud nor too soft; Shen Linyue heard it, as did the Jiang family mother and son on the other side, but Jiang Yanxin did not show any displeasure on her face.
Jiang Yanxin smiled and said to her, "You guys play here, I'll go take a look."
She then turned her head and instructed Jiang Zhixing, "Ah Xing, if you'd like, stay and play with Lin Yue and the others. You're the same age, so you'll have more to talk about."
Jiang Zhixing frowned, his lips moved, but in the end he didn't even say "no".
Jiang Yanxin was satisfied with his attitude, smiled at Shen Linyue's direction, and then turned and left.
Soon, only the three of them remained in the same spot.
Unable to contain his anger any longer, He Xiao asked, "Why are you talking so much with that Jiang guy? It's a waste of time."
He then looked at Jiang Zhixing, his eyes filled with hostility: "And him, he's a human listening device, here to monitor our every move. Don't think I can't see that you and your son have ill intentions!"
"Ah Xiao, don't talk nonsense." Shen Linyue scolded, but there was no hint of blame.
She looked at Jiang Zhixing, who had an indifferent expression, and smiled gently: "You should know Ah Xiao's personality, right? He's not a bad person at heart, he's just a bit sharp-tongued. Do you mind?"
Jiang Zhixing only raised his eyes when he heard her speak, and glanced at He Xiao with an extremely innocent expression, saying, "Although I don't understand what He Xiao means by that, you're right, I don't mind."
He smiled slightly at He Xiao, like a genuinely good person, while He Xiao was a clown.
"Who the hell are you talking about here?" He Xiao realized that he was being called stupid.
That damn idiot Jiang Zhixing! He's my mortal enemy!
Thinking of this, he looked down at the culprit, Shen Linyue, wondering what she meant by keeping Jiang Zhixing by her side. Was she trying to anger him to death?
"He, you must have misunderstood. I was just answering your aunt's question." Jiang Zhixing remained calm and composed.
He Xiao was furious. He wanted to turn around and leave, leaving Lin Yue to Jiang Zhixing. However, before leaving, Old He repeatedly told him to stay by Lin Yue's side. Otherwise, he would have left long ago. Why stay and suffer this humiliation?
Shen Linyue noticed He Xiao's intense gaze, looked up and gave him a reassuring smile.
"Ah Xiao, let's go take a look around." She then said to Jiang Zhixing, "Does Jiang come here often? Could you show Ah Xiao and me around?"
This time, Jiang Zhixing finally looked at her properly, and a question arose in his heart: why did Lin Yue keep him here?
He could clearly sense that Lin Yue wasn't very welcoming to him, but he still took the initiative to ask her to be his friend.
Jiang Zhixing was naturally not foolish enough to actually believe that she wanted to be friends with him.
In just a few seconds, his mind had gone through a thousand thoughts.
"Sure, where do you want to go?" Jiang Zhixing pursed his lips slightly, a gentle smile in his eyes, which instantly dispelled his chill like a spring breeze, making people feel his sincerity.
Shen Linyue's eyebrows twitched, and she gave him a deep look before pointing to the small building across the street: "Can we go inside and take a look?"
“Of course, but this is where the servants live. Are you sure you want to see it?” Jiang Zhixing said.
Shen Linyue was slightly surprised: "Is it for servants? It seems that President Jiang is a very good boss."
Jiang Zhixing neither confirmed nor denied this.
As for He Xiao: "..." So annoying.
What exactly is Lin Yue trying to do? Why does she insist on keeping Jiang Zhixing, this troublemaker, by her side? And he feels even more frustrated watching the two of them interact without being able to get a word in edgewise.
He was thinking that he should fight Jiang Zhixing to make him back down, but he didn't dare to really act recklessly in front of Lin Yue. He could only listen to Jiang Zhixing introduce the origin of the manor with a feeling of sullen resentment.
"You know so much, anyone who didn't know better would think you're the owner here." He Xiao, who had little presence, interrupted Jiang Zhixing's incessant chatter.
Jiang Zhixing paused, then lifted his eyelids to look at him: "I admit that He is better than me in sports, but do I need to report to you that I like some things related to history?"
He Xiao rolled his eyes and sneered, "Does Aunt Jiang know you like history? Hasn't she always wanted you to inherit the Jiang family business? Heh."
Their eyes met in mid-air, locked in a fierce battle, neither giving an inch.
"Let's keep going." Shen Linyue frowned, interrupting the two's eye-to-eye exchange.
"Hmph!" He Xiao looked away.
Jiang Zhixing glanced at him before continuing to explain the origins of the paintings in the corridor.
When Shen Linyue went to the restroom, He Xiao followed her and confronted her when she came out, questioning her.
"Is there something you're hiding from me?" the boy asked, displeased.
I imagine I must have been about to go crazy from holding it in all the way here.
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