This is his sister! How could he let someone talk about her like that... how could he!
"Zihui..." Shu opened her mouth to call her, only to realize that her voice was surprisingly hoarse.
Shu Hua came to her senses and gave him a forced smile. "Brother, I'm fine."
Her lips were pale, yet she still had to comfort him.
Shu Zhan closed his eyes briefly, then suddenly slammed his fist on the table with a loud "bang." The poor wooden table was smashed, leaving a hole in it.
Xu Zi, who had just opened the door, was startled by him. She quickly came over, took his hand, and examined him with a mixture of anger and anxiety.
"You're bleeding, Shu Zixiang, are you stupid?" she complained, frowning.
She had only gone to the restroom, and when she came back she found him so angry. What exactly happened in between?
Qin Xi held Shu Hua's hand and winked at Xu Zi, "Jin Huan, you take Young Master Shu to see a doctor first, and it would be best to bandage him up. Leave this to me."
Xu Zi understood, nodded slightly to her, and then pulled the stunned Shu Zhan away. The latter did not resist, or rather, did not react at all.
After watching the two leave, Qin Qi breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Lu Huai again, who also found an excuse to leave the private room.
The storyteller next door had already started talking about something else, but Shu Hua was still in a daze.
Qin Xi sighed softly, "I shouldn't have let you go to him."
Shu Hua smiled bitterly upon hearing this. Just as the fortune slip said, she had already fallen for Shangguan Jingci and there was no way to avoid it.
She smiled, her face already pale. Seeing Qin Xi's distress, she said nothing more, only holding her hand tightly in return.
Qin Xi sighed again. How could she not understand Shu Hua's meaning? She had always been a stubborn person, and once she made up her mind, not even eight horses could pull her back. All Qin Xi could do was support her and pray for her.
The word "love" is the most hurtful.
Mutual affection is ultimately too difficult; unrequited love only brings torment.
I only wish that all the suffering people in the world could understand this truth: there are countless men in the world, and he is not the only one you can fall in love with. Letting go when it's time to let go will make you feel much better.
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"Shu Zixiang, are you stupid?" Xu Zi dragged him along the way, getting angrier and angrier. She couldn't help but stop by a corridor and complain to him.
Normally, Shu Zhan would definitely argue back with her, but this time he just leaned against the pillar, shook his head dejectedly, as if all his strength had been drained, and couldn't even speak.
For some reason, Xu Zi felt a pang of heartache. She walked to his side, couldn't help but frown, and softened her tone, "What's wrong?"
Shu opened her eyes, her eyes slightly red, and gave a dejected smile. "I'm fine."
Xu Zi picked up his hand with its distinct knuckles, which was already stained with traces of blood, making her heart tighten.
His answer really angered her. She felt both angry and hurt. Just as she was about to say something, the person in front of her pulled her into his arms.
Xu Zi was startled, swallowed hard, and stammered, "Shu...Shu Zixiang..."
"Don't move," he said in a hoarse voice, "Let me hold you for a little while, just a little while."
Apart from her father kissing and hugging her when she was young, she had never been so close to a man. Xu Zi was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to put her hands, but she didn't push him away. She just stood there stiffly.
Shu Zhan was a head taller than her, and he had to bend down to rest his head on her slender shoulder. Xu Zi felt slightly uncomfortable, but she endured it and didn't move.
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