The incident happened in an instant, and Lu Shizhen was completely stunned.
Caught off guard, her body was pulled forward by the force, and a faint medicinal fragrance mixed with a familiar scent wafted into Lu Shizhen's nostrils, enveloping her entirely.
Almost immediately, Lu Shizhen heard a loud crashing sound behind her, and a long, drawn-out electrical hum suddenly pierced her eardrums.
The Sword of Damocles will never disappear into thin air; this is the main system's warning and punishment.
The calm turned into chaos as quickly as an avalanche.
Lu Shizhen knew that she had been pulled over to avoid the warning, and the person who pulled her over in time was Xu Shiyue, who clearly couldn't see anything.
The cool hand gripped the girl's arm tightly, while the other hand reached over her waist and pressed her entire body down.
The falling crystal chandelier did not harm the unsuspecting Lu Shizhen in the slightest. She was pressed against Xu Shiyue, the distance between their noses barely perceptible.
Their eyes met, and a light appeared in Lu Shizhen's memory of those empty, unfocused eyes.
The deathly darkness seemed to have a life within it, reflecting her face brightly and clearly.
The deep, gentle breathing of them approaching each other reached Lu Shizhen's ears, and many memories flashed through her mind.
Still shaken, Lu Shizhen looked at Xu Shiyue in disbelief, her lips trembling slightly: "You..."
Before she could even ask the question, another hand reached out and separated her from Xu Shiyue.
Lu Shize hurriedly stepped over the broken pieces on the ground, interrupting Lu Shizhen's question: "Zhenzhen, Zhenzhen, are you alright, Zhenzhen?"
Seeing that the person in front of her was no longer calm, Lu Shizhen shook her head: "I'm fine, brother."
Lu Shize was still worried and kept asking Lu Shizhen questions from beginning to end: "Are you really alright? Should we get her checked out to see if she's injured..."
While Lu Shize was focusing all his attention on Lu Shizhen, the others around him started whispering among themselves.
"How could such a thing happen?"
"I don't know. The lamp suddenly fell down. If she hadn't dodged in time, Miss Lu would probably have lost her life."
"This hotel's inspection was far too lax."
...
"Perhaps God couldn't stand the way some people behaved."
Amidst their discussion, a particularly striking statement abruptly interrupted them.
Xu Minjun watched coldly, practically wanting to plaster the word "retribution" all over Lu Shizhen.
Some people didn't believe it: "That's impossible..."
Xu Minjun already harbored resentment towards Xu Shiyue for what she had just done, but at the time she had no choice but to bow down to Xu Shiyue on her own.
Now that her father was right there, she became even more unrestrained in venting her hatred: "How is it impossible? These lights are reinforced. The hotel maintains and checks them before every banquet. How could they just fall down like that?"
If it's a question of whether people believe in divine retribution, these high-society figures who have spent years in the business world are the least likely to disbelieve.
With abundant wealth, one desires to perpetuate this glory, which is unattainable in the material world, so one chooses gods and Buddhas.
Amidst the surrounding silence, Xu Shiyue stood up.
She didn't give Xu Minjun a chance to continue along this line of thought, and instead asked, "Yes, why is that?"
Xu Shiyue's voice remained calm as always, her questioning tone tinged with coldness.
She slowly stood in front of Xu Minjun, her raised eyes unfocused, the darkness swallowing and extinguishing all the light that fell in.
The atmosphere in the venue, which had just quieted down, suddenly changed to a different kind of silence, as the seasoned veterans watching all chose to keep quiet.
Xu Minjun thought that she no longer needed to be wary of Xu Shiyue after returning here, but her previously indignant and righteous aura weakened in an instant.
"My sister is a graduate of the S University Business School, after all. Instead of talking about morality first, she starts believing in ghosts and gods when faced with this kind of situation?"
Xu Shiyue addressed Xu Minjun with the same politeness as she had in the restroom, even with a hint of sisterly intimacy.
The more she acted this way, the more Xu Minjun could recall the feeling of the scissors that the person had pressed against her face.
The broken glass refracted a jumble of light, and a crowd of people had gathered around.
Xu Minjun stared at Xu Shiyue, and was momentarily confused by Xu Shiyue's expression.
"It's best not to say too much before things are resolved. Sister, have you forgotten? This is what Second Uncle taught us." Xu Shiyue spoke in her usual calm and even somewhat affectionate tone as she slowly walked up to Xu Minjun, who was full of doubts.
The light fell between the two women, creating a scene that appeared to be a friendly and harmonious one between the Xu sisters.
Only Xu Minjun knew that when Xu Shiyue was tucking her stray hairs behind her face, she whispered something in her ear.
"Sister, this strand of your hair is a bit naughty."
Her neatly trimmed nails brushed against Xu Minjun's skin along with the long hair tucked behind her ears, and her warm voice reached her ear.
Even though both blows were warm to the touch, Xu Minjun's palms were still sweating profusely.
She couldn't tell whether Xu Shiyue could see or not, but that didn't stop her from feeling that even if her father were right next to her, Xu Shiyue could still take care of her.
The interlude ended as Xu Shiyue removed her hand from Xu Minjun's ear, and the fragments reflecting different lights were collected by the waiter.
What Xu Minjun couldn't distinguish, Lu Shizhen could.
Xu Shiyue really saw it.
From the moment she stepped around the tiny crystal shards on the ground, to the moment she recognized the fake strawberry that even she hadn't recognized.
Lu Shizhen was surrounded by people who came to offer their condolences, and she could see Xu Shiyue's upright figure through the gaps.
The girl's lowered gaze held a hint of lost loneliness, and she remained unmoved by the words of comfort offered to her.
Therefore, Xu Shiyue deliberately kept it from him.
She doesn't actually trust herself that much.
Qiuqiu silently floated out of the system space and said cautiously, "Host, I detected that your emotional index is a bit low. Don't be upset. It's a good thing that Xu Shiyue saw you again."
“Yes.” Lu Shizhen nodded in agreement, then added with a hint of resentment, “It’s a good thing that she can only celebrate by herself.”
Qiuqiu comforted her, "Well, perhaps Xu Shiyue has her own unspeakable difficulties? For example, she might want to appear weak in front of Xu Shouxian, which is why she doesn't tell anyone..."
Lu Shizhen frowned slightly and interrupted, "Then why doesn't she just keep pretending? If she wasn't going to tell me, why did she give herself away in front of me? Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"
This was the first time Qiuqiu had seen Lu Shizhen show such emotion, and she was somewhat at a loss: "Host..."
Lu Shizhen didn't really want to talk.
She didn't know where this inexplicable sense of loss came from, even though Xu Shiyue's distrust of her was clearly marked in the original text.
But for some reason, as if something was wrong with her, she felt a mix of disappointment and resentment, as if she couldn't muster any energy.
She was a little angry.
She was angry that Xu Shiyue didn't tell herself.
She was angry that Xu Shiyue didn't trust herself.
But Lu Shizhen didn't understand that these things are only for close friends and family.
Unbeknownst to her, Xu Shiyue's location had been moved from one place to another without her noticing.
It was a place she had never explored before.
But it had already sprouted vigorously in my heart.
Such a major accident caused the New Year's Eve banquet to end prematurely, and Lu Shizhen had to persuade Lu Shize to go home after much pleading.
After being checked and instructed by Aunt Sun in her room and coaxed to sleep, she finally opened her eyes, tiptoed out of bed, and went downstairs to find food late at night.
—The banquet hall wasn't meant for eating; the portions were so small that Lu Shizhen and Qiuqiu didn't get enough to eat.
As soon as Lu Shizhen came downstairs, she noticed that the living room lights were still on.
She was somewhat terrified that Aunt Sun would catch her in the act, but instead found Xu Shiyue sitting alone on the living room sofa.
Xu Shiyue had already changed out of her banquet dress, and the plain white loungewear was loosely draped over her body, making her straight shoulders sag slightly, as if she had lost her strength.
Her long, smooth hair cascaded down, thick and black, obscuring her expression from one side.
It seemed that not only her shoulders had lost their strength, but her straight back had also slumped against the sofa.
The bright lights contrasted sharply with the darkness outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, which seemed to isolate the area from the darkness.
And in this vast area, there was only Xu Shiyue.
Lu Shizhen gripped the stair railing beneath her hand slightly, feeling a bit awkward from the cold loneliness in her gaze.
She was indeed angry with Xu Shiyue, but seeing Xu Shiyue like this, she still took a step forward, wanting to comfort her.
Xu Shiyue was sitting on the sofa, lost in thought, when she heard a soft footstep beside her.
Just as she was about to look up at the voice, Lu Shizhen's voice rang out nonchalantly: "It's okay. We didn't get in touch with Mr. Wang this time, but there's always next time. He won't be fooled by that scoundrel Xu Shouxian."
Xu Shiyue was taken aback.
She listened to what Lu Shizhen had just said, blinked slightly, and said calmly, "Is that so?"
“Yes, I can guarantee it to you.” Lu Shizhen walked around the coffee table to Xu Shiyue and patted her chest. “If he doesn’t end up cooperating with you, you can come to me.”
Hearing the man's confident voice, Xu Shiyue chuckled softly, "Okay."
The brief conversation ended, and the living room fell silent for a moment.
Lu Shizhen sat on the sofa with Xu Shiyue, and just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted by Xu Shiyue's voice: "Sorry."
This time, it was Lu Shizhen who was slightly taken aback.
She seemed to realize what Xu Shiyue meant by those words, yet also seemed not to understand, her eyes looking somewhat blank.
Xu Shiyue didn't let her guess, and frankly said, "I saw it at the horse farm at the beginning of the month."
Lu Shizhen's eyes flickered, and she gave a faint "Oh".
She couldn't quite describe how she felt when Xu Shiyue took the initiative to explain things to her, but that confusion was quickly replaced by another emotion.
Lu Shizhen realized that Shen Yanxing was also at the horse farm that day.
So, is this a bond effect between the female leads? Restoring sight to someone whose physical indicators had just exceeded the critical point...?
"It's in the VIP lounge."
Lu Shizhen was still lost in thought when Xu Shiyue interrupted her reverie.
Those eyes that had been fixed on her during the banquet turned towards Lu Shizhen.
Lu Shizhen had imagined what Xu Shiyue's eyes would look like after seeing this, but she found that her imagination was less than one percent of what Xu Shiyue would think.
The dark pupils reflected the bright lights overhead, and although they were much less bright than sunlight, they still looked like they were studded with stars, or perhaps the all-encompassing Milky Way.
pretty.
But it's more than just pretty.
Lu Shizhen was still lamenting her limited vocabulary when she heard Xu Shiyue's voice: "The first person I saw was you."
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Xu Shiyue's voice remained as calm as ever, gently landing on Lu Shizhen's heart.
Along with the sudden addition of points through the points system.
It's like the sluggishness of the points system, or perhaps it's like Xu Shiyue's true psychological state.
Without warning, Lu Shizhen's heart skipped a beat.
It was as if a firework had suddenly exploded in her starry night sky, incredibly brilliant and enormous, filling her entire sky.
She was the first one.
Instead of Shen Yanxing.
An awkward crack appeared, letting in the light.
Lu Shizhen didn't know how to describe it, but she actually felt incredibly happy because of this.
But clearly, she had no need to compete with Shen Yanxing for anything.
As Xu Shiyue spoke, she leaned against the back of the sofa and looked at Lu Shizhen beside her, asking, "So, are you busy later? If not, come watch a movie with me."
Xu Shiyue's voice carried an indescribable weariness, as if she needed something from me.
Lu Shizhen thought about how Xu Shiyue had been sitting alone in the living room earlier, and also about the banquet that had ended abruptly without any results. She felt that it would be a good thing for someone to keep Xu Shiyue company when she was in a bad mood, so she agreed: "Okay."
Upon hearing this, Xu Shiyue's calm eyes curved into a smile.
She skillfully manipulated the TV screen and said, "I've watched all the infinite flow movies you recommended, and they're pretty good, so this time I want to find some infinite flow movies to watch."
As she said this, Xu Shiyue's selection box landed on the poster that was reflected in the previous image, and she asked gently, "How about 'Triangle'?"
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