Chapter 19 Chapter 19 "Brother, maybe I'm crazy."...
As soon as Shen Suxi said this, everyone at the table changed their expressions.
Xu Nian glanced past her daughter and instantly looked at Shen Xingchuan. When she first arrived home last night, she'd carefully observed Xia Xia and noticed she was in good spirits, suggesting she hadn't encountered any troubles recently. Thinking of Shen Changhe's relationship, she felt relieved, knowing that no matter how outrageous Shen Xingchuan's behavior outside, he wouldn't dare act recklessly at home.
Listening to Shen Suxi's words, they were more like gossip. Her attention was currently focused on Shen Xingchuan, and she didn't notice that her daughter's expression froze for a moment.
The blood in her body seemed to cool down, her hands and feet became cold, but her heartbeat became faster and faster. She stared at the plate in front of her, not daring to look at anyone.
Until she saw the boy's fingers across from her tapping silently on the dining table. He wanted her to calm down temporarily. If she lost her composure at this moment, no one could save her.
She took a deep breath and finally regained some rationality. She kept comforting herself. Yes, now is not the time for her to be afraid. If Shen Suxi knew that she was the heroine, how could she match her with Shen Qingyuan?
She thought Shen Xingchuan had somehow provoked her sister, which was why she was being resentful. At this point, she just had to pretend to be a bystander and watch the fun from the sidelines.
Finally, when no one else noticed her abnormality, Yao Yingxia prepared herself mentally, followed the crowd's gaze, and turned her head to look at Shen Xingchuan.
He wore a black sweater that day, and the thick color made his facial features look more profound and heroic.
However, Shen Xingchuan's mental quality was obviously much better than hers. Even when his shortcomings were exposed in public, there was no anger on his face. He still looked calm and accepted everyone's gaze frankly.
Shen Changhe had not expected things to develop to this point. Although his sister had always been strong, she was still sensible in her actions. His parents were nearly fifty years old when they had Shen Xingchuan, and they passed away within a few years. It can be said that their brother was raised by the two of them. In the past, Shen Suxi loved him very much, even spoiling him more than herself. She did not expect that he would speak so recklessly today.
Shen Changhe's face darkened: "Suxi, it's not the first day you've known Xiaochuan, how could he do such a thing."
Shen Suxi sneered, "It's spread all over A Middle School. I heard he even chased her into the school a while ago." She seemed desperate to find someone to prove she wasn't slandering anyone. She suddenly looked at the girl sitting opposite her, "Xia Xia, I guess you've heard about it too, right?"
Yao Yingxia pinched her palm desperately to maintain composure. She nodded without showing any emotion and said, "I've heard a little bit about it."
Shen Suxi looked at her eldest brother again: "Look, even Xia Xia has heard about it, I'm not talking nonsense."
The combination of "A Middle School," "female high school student," and "support" gave Shen Changhe a terrifying thought. Could it be that his brother wasn't just intrigued, but had already taken action to support Yao Yingxia? He looked past Xu Nian at the calm girl, only to find that her hands were trembling slightly.
This is the behavior people show when they are extremely nervous. Shen Changhe was almost certain of his guess. He never thought that Yao Yingxia would be such a vain girl, but he was not surprised.
Shen Changhe knew that the mother and daughter had lived a hard life before, and similar things were not uncommon in their circle, but he still didn't expect that Yao Yingxia, who seemed to be very strong-willed, would bow so easily.
Then why had she just followed Chen Suxi's wishes and taken the initiative to ask Qingyuan for extra lessons? Was she deliberately trying to piss off her brother, or was she simply greedy?
He didn't respond to his sister's words while thinking, but heard Yao Yingxia speak again: "Aunt, I don't think the rumors are completely trustworthy. My uncle...my uncle is a very good person. I encountered some difficulties in school before, and he stepped forward to help me solve them."
She seemed a little reluctant when she called him uncle, and her voice was soft and light, which was particularly irritating. Shen Xingchuan was originally in a very bad mood, but now he felt a little happy. But then he thought that he seemed to have just been given a good guy card, and his mood sank again.
Shen Qingyuan secretly admired, yes, instead of hiding it and deliberately drawing a line between them, it would be better to speak for him openly, so as not to arouse suspicion.
Xu Nian knew that Xia Xia was referring to the incident where she was wrongly accused of cheating. Thinking of how Shen Xingchuan had once helped her in such a big way, she immediately trusted her daughter more.
Shen Suxi really wanted to say, "You can know a person's face but not his heart. Do you know what kind of eyes your uncle-in-law just looked at you with?"
Shen Xingchuan finally spoke, "Second sister, we've depended on each other for over twenty years." A hurt look appeared on his face, as if he was extremely disappointed in her. "I didn't expect that you don't understand me as well as my niece."
Shen Suxi has always been soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. Seeing him like this, she suddenly remembered a small incident that happened in the past.
That was probably when Shen Xingchuan was seven or eight years old. A large sum of money was lost from the safe at home. Very few people knew the password, and Shen Suxi never avoided telling him when entering the password, so he suspected that his younger brother had stolen it.
It didn't matter whether the money was a lot or a little, but this behavior was really bad. Shen Suxi scolded her brother severely and forced him to explain the purpose and whereabouts of the money. At that time, her young brother looked at her with the same eyes as today.
Later, Shen Changhe firmly believed that his brother would not do such a thing, so he called the police and found out that it was the servant who stole it.
Shen Suxi felt guilty for a long time and bought many gifts to apologize to him. Unexpectedly, her brother had already forgiven her. He just said sadly: "Sister, I never lied to you. You must believe me in the future."
At this moment, Shen Xingchuan said something similar to what he said back then: "Second sister, you know, I never lied to you. I have never kept a high school girl."
Now, guilt surged into her heart, and Shen Suxi's expression softened instantly. She apologized to him in a panic: "Xiaochuan, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Today I just... just..."
She couldn't express how shocked and sad she was because she hadn't slept all night because she found out her son was gay. She wanted so badly to get her son back on track, but her brother kept making trouble today, so she took out her anger on him.
She hadn't believed the rumor in the first place, and she had just lost her mind, wanting to severely injure him and win back a point. She was his biological sister, so how could she be so cruel?
Shen Suxi reflected deeply, her eyes reddened, and she finally finished her words after a long pause: "I was in a bad mood today, so I talked nonsense. Xiaochuan, I believe you."
Seeing her sincerity, Shen Xingchuan no longer cared and said, "Just believe me, Second Sister. I think this is a deliberate smear campaign by a rival company. I'll send someone to investigate thoroughly. Once we find the perpetrator, we'll sue him to the point of bankruptcy."
When Xu Nian and Shen Suxi heard him say this, all their suspicions were immediately dispelled, and Yao Yingxia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Changhe, who was not far away, noticed a glint of cunning in his brother's eyes. This child, whom he had raised, had really learned bad things.
On the way back, the chill of the early morning had been completely dispelled, and the sun was so warm that it made people drowsy.
Yao Yingxia solved the big problem in her heart and felt very relaxed. She walked much more briskly than usual.
Shen Xingchuan couldn't bear to see her like that. Was she so happy about the sudden closeness with Shen Qingyuan? When he thought about the fact that they would have to spend every day together and go to school together in the future, Shen Xingchuan's sense of crisis completely exploded.
He walked over to Yao Yingxia, wanting to talk about what had just happened. Perhaps it was his imagination, but his niece inconspicuously moved aside. When he approached again, she tried to repeat her old trick, but the cobblestone path beneath her feet was uneven, and she tripped over herself, about to fall.
Shen Xingchuan quickly reached out to help, but saw Yao Yingxia twist her body to avoid it and fell heavily to the ground.
Shen Changhe and Xu Nian, who were walking in front, turned around together after hearing the noise and saw Yao Yingxia lying on the ground with a look of pain on her face. The man's outstretched right hand was still suspended in mid-air, and it was obvious that the rescue was unsuccessful.
Xu Nian hurried back, carefully helped his daughter up and asked, "Xia Xia, why did you fall? Does it hurt?"
Yao Yingxia said, "I was distracted, it doesn't hurt."
Xu Nian laughed at her: "Why are you still the same as when you were little? Back then you and Xiao..." She didn't finish the rest of the words, and stopped abruptly. Obviously she realized that it was better not to mention it, and swallowed it back.
But she still thought of Xiao An.
When she was a child, she didn't like to eat and was so thin that she looked like she was malnourished. The roads in the community were dilapidated and bumpy, and she always fell when she walked.
The worst fall she had had had a large chunk of skin scraped off her palm, leaving a bloody mess. It was horrific. But she didn't cry. She just sat there blankly, thinking about how Yao Qihang would see her when she got home and how he would curse her, wondering if she hadn't died from the fall.
At this moment, a hand reached out from beside me. It was the neighbor brother who lived upstairs. He said, "Sister, does it hurt? Let me help you up. The ground is cold."
It was winter then too.
Later, Xu Nian often saw the two children holding hands, and after that, Xia Xia rarely fell.
Yao Yingxia stretched out her palms, and if she looked closely, she could still see the marks left behind from that year. She was wearing a lot of clothes this time, so it didn't hurt much when she fell, but she still thought, how nice it would be if Xiao An was still here.
She didn't have to worry about keeping a safe distance from him. She could wholeheartedly trust that he wouldn't hurt her and accept his help with peace of mind.
Xiao An's favor does not need to be repaid.
Others cannot.
Xu Nian supported her daughter and walked slowly forward. Her legs were trembling a little, as if she had fallen hard, and she no longer had the lightness she had just now.
Shen Changhe watched as dark clouds filled his brother's eyes, like the dark night shrouded by low pressure before a typhoon.
He clenched his hands. The anger just now almost made him lose his mind. This emotion was too dangerous and too unfamiliar. A person who couldn't even control his reason would do countless absurd things in the future. This was too fatal for a decision maker.
But he couldn't control it.
Shen Changhe had to persuade him: "Xiaochuan, maybe you should leave for a while and wait until the novelty wears off." A girl who was so fickle was not worth his attention.
But the younger brother obviously couldn't listen anymore. A somewhat vain smile appeared on his face: "Brother, maybe I am crazy."
Shen Changhe was stunned, and then he heard a sentence that made his spine shiver: "I actually want Qingyuan to disappear."
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