That was way too harsh. Are they even siblings anymore? Shu Hua thought to herself, touching the spot where he had hit her.
Shu Hua muttered softly, "Then I should be sitting with Yizhi..."
Seeing her brother's eyes widen again, she quickly waved her hand:
"No, no, no, Zihui should go with her brother. He is so dashing and charming, he should not be allowed to fall into the hands of that scoundrel Lu Changjue!"
Shu Zhan's expression finally relaxed, and he looked at her with appreciation.
Shu Hua let out a breath, leaned closer to him, rested her chin on her hand, and asked in confusion, "Although the New Year is over, it's still quite chilly. Brother, aren't you cold carrying this fan?"
Shu Zhan gave him a knowing look: "I'm a gentleman, why would I need warmth?"
Shu Hua: "..." What should I do if I really want to pretend I don't know him?
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Qin Xi, wearing Lu Huai's cloak, was led by him to another carriage.
She was dressed warmly enough and not cold at all, but this person still insisted on giving her the cloak. Unable to refuse, Qin Xi had no choice but to comply.
With her pearly teeth gently biting her lower lip, Qin Xi moved her hand and intertwined her fingers with his.
Feeling the movement in her hand, Lu Huai turned around and glanced at her, his eyes filled with a smile, and said with a smirk, "Now you know how to do this."
Qin Qi gave a soft snort and remained silent, letting him lift her into the carriage. She thought that was the end of it, but to her surprise, he placed her on his lap!
She shifted uncomfortably, her cheeks flushed: "Put me down."
Lu Huai reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist: "Don't talk."
Qin Xi bit her lip in embarrassment: "Lu Huai, let me go... um..."
Before she could finish speaking, the person holding her silenced her with a kiss. They released her lips only to ask, "Hmm?"
Looking at the luscious cherry lips before him, Lu Huai's eyes darkened.
Qin Qi instinctively covered her mouth in a panic: "What are you doing?"
Lu Huai plucked a strand of her hair from her shoulder, brought it to his nose and sniffed. The girl's sweet fragrance wafted towards him. He paused for a moment before saying, "I told you not to talk."
After saying that, he took her hand away and placed it on his neck, unable to resist giving her a light peck on the lips, his eyes darkening.
What kind of nonsense is this?
Qin Qi wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
Seeing that she was sitting quietly and didn't say anything about going down, Lu Huai stroked her hair with satisfaction and took a deep sniff: "Good girl, tell me what happened to Xu Zi."
Qin Xi's attention was diverted by him, and she didn't expect him to know that it was Xu Zi, so she told him about what happened today.
Let's go back half an hour.
...
...
Looking around, Qin Qi paused, her gaze landing on the dead wood under the pine tree.
A voice could still be heard intermittently from behind the door: "Help...help me..."
“We don’t have the key, so we’ll just have to try our best,” Qin Xi said calmly.
Shu Hua agreed: "Yes, this is the only way to proceed for now."
The two gritted their teeth, and together lifted the dead tree, which was thicker than a person, and slammed it heavily against the door.
"Thump—"
"Thump—"
"Thump—"
"..."
The two pieces of wood collided, producing a dull but not very loud sound.
After another, both of them were pampered young ladies, and had never done anything like this before. They could only grit their teeth and persevere.
Heaven rewards those who persevere.
Finally, with the combined efforts of the two, after dozens of rammings, the door was finally broken open.
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