Chapter 7 007 "My fiancée has come to pick me up."...
I was so angry.
Shen Yu won first place in the senior boys' 3,000-meter race. He won, but he also vomited.
The principal's voice echoed across the entire playground: "Congratulations to Shen Yu! He has broken our school's record for the men's 3000-meter race! Let's give him a round of applause!!!"
Shen Yu: "?"
Shen Yi: "!"
Shen Yi was shocked and asked, "So you're this strong?"
She really underestimated Shen Yu.
Shen Yu vomited all over the trash can, took the bottled water Shen Yi handed him, and said weakly, "...I just wanted to finish running quickly so I could slap you..."
Shen Yi's arrogant behavior was so infuriating that he was driven to the brink of madness, which unexpectedly unleashed tremendous potential.
In response to this.
Shen Yi indicated that it had nothing to do with her.
It's clearly Shen Yu's bad temper! Out of so many people participating in the 3000-meter race, why did he get so angry? Right?
"Shen Yu, are you alright?"
A voice, though seemingly concerned, still sounded somewhat cold. Wen Que had appeared at some point and handed Chen Yu a bottle of electrolyte water, saying, "Drink this."
Thanks.
After taking a couple of sips and calming down for a while, the first thing Shen Yu did when he looked up was to raise his hand high, still intending to punch Shen Yi.
Startled, Shen Yi forgot all about pretending to be well-behaved with Wen Que by her side and blurted out, "Damn it! You already slapped me on the head, and you're doing it again?"
"Of course! I'll beat you up for every single scream you made!"
As Shen Yu spoke, he reached out to pull Shen Yi over, but another arm blocked their way.
Shen Yu started rolling up his non-existent sleeves and said, "Wen Que, this has nothing to do with you. If I don't beat her up today, I'm not a Shen!"
"Whatever! You can have whatever surname you want!"
Seeing that Wen Que was actually standing in front of her, and that someone was backing her up, especially someone she liked, Shen Yi became even bolder and smugly stuck her head out to continue provoking Shen Yu.
“Deep in thought.”
This time, Wen Que spoke up, stopping Shen Yi's extremely arrogant and infuriating behavior.
Wen Que looked at Shen Yu and suggested, "You go and rest. I'll take care of her."
After thinking about it, Shen Yu readily agreed.
He said he couldn't argue with Shen Yi, and he couldn't really hit him hard, so he would probably just end up angry himself. He might as well hand it over to Wen Que.
Shen Yu's frail figure gradually disappeared into the distance.
Shen Yi obediently lowered her head, looked at Wen Que in front of her, and immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Given Shen Yi's honesty, if Shen Yu were here, he would be so shocked that he would suspect that his sister had been switched at birth.
What Shen Yi received was neither a reprimand nor a lecture, but a soft laugh from Wen Que.
Wen Que explained, "I wasn't planning to lecture you, and Shen Yu wasn't angry with you. It's just that he made such a scene, so we have to give him a way out."
After all, this is how the Shen siblings have gotten along all these years. If Shen Yi really became a well-behaved and good younger sister, Shen Yu would be so scared that he would think the end of the world was coming.
Wen Que's appearance was to provide this opportunity.
Shen Yi tilted her head back this time, a dependent and happy smile on her pretty face. She took Wen Que's hand and shook it gently, saying coquettishly, "Wen Que, you're so good to me."
The boy's gaze became somewhat bewildered; even though he tried his best to hide it, his momentary helplessness was still evident.
Wen Que coughed lightly, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily. He avoided Shen Yi's ever-burning gaze, which was filled with love, but he didn't break free from her hand: "...Mm."
Right now.
A scream rang out from nearby: "Something's wrong! Someone's fainted!"
Shen Yi raised his head.
Looking from afar, you can see Shen Yu, who just a second ago looked weak and half-dead, now standing in the center of the crowd, carrying the unconscious girl on his back without saying a word.
It happened so frequently that I became somewhat numb to it.
Seeing Jiang Yue's delicate face turn deathly pale, Shen Yi's expression also turned grim.
"What's wrong?"
Wen Que noticed Shen Yi's unusual behavior and took the initiative to ask her about it.
Shen Yi had no expression, his mood was nothing but speechlessness: "It's nothing, it's just that the girl who fainted was my classmate, and the one who played the hero was Shen Yu..."
That arrogant guy.
Yes.
In Shen Yi's view, the reason Shen Yu was there must be because he had a flaw—
Loves to show off.
Shen Yi understands her all too well.
Even though I'm a little reluctant to part with it.
Shen Yi could only bid farewell to Wen Que and hurriedly chased after him to see what was going on.
Because of her—
Loves to join in the fun.
Moreover, Shen Yi knew better than anyone what would happen next.
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really.
Outside the medical clinic.
Shen Yu was currently recounting his heroic act, using adjectives that gave people goosebumps. Shen Yi began to doubt whether he could really get into university with his Chinese language score.
Of course, that's not the point.
The key point is...
Shen Yi crossed her arms and sized up Shen Yu, patiently listening to his rambling on and on. Finally, she had a chance to speak: "Don't you know Jiang Yue?"
Shen Yu was clearly asked the question.
After thinking carefully for a moment, he said, "Jiang Yue? That girl? Your classmate?"
In the midst of the chaos, he thought he heard someone shout something like, "Go find the homeroom teacher of Class 2B in the second year of high school!"
Shen Yi sighed, too lazy to speak.
At that moment, the school doctor came out and told them not to worry. Jiang Yue had fainted due to heatstroke, but she had already woken up. She just needed to rest and take some medicine and she would be fine.
Shen Yi tugged at the corner of her lips and said, "Let's go in and hear their gratitude towards you."
The door opened.
now.
Jiang Yue sat on the hospital bed. She was already thin, and now her face was pale, making her look as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
Seeing Shen Yi and Shen Yu enter, she showed a look of surprise, then said, "Thank you so much."
Shen Yi immediately distanced himself from the situation: "I didn't help at all, I just came to watch the show."
Shen Yu's gaze fell on Jiang Yue's face, and only then did he realize how familiar the face looked. He blurted out, "...It's you!"
As soon as Shen Yu finished speaking, he looked in Shen Yi's direction with a guilty conscience.
Shen Yi felt very uncomfortable.
She knew perfectly well why Shen Yu recognized Jiang Yue, but she still deliberately asked, "What, you two know each other?"
"This, that..."
Shen Yu coughed a few times, then gave an awkward smile, trying to brush it off: "Isn't this your classmate? I just recognized him! What a coincidence! What a coincidence!"
Bullshit!
Knowing he was lying, Shen Yi cursed inwardly and acted quickly, elbowing Shen Yu without saying a word.
Shen Yu clutched his abdomen, bending slightly in pain, and said, "What are you doing now!"
Shen Yi didn't speak, she just glared at him.
Jiang Yue couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to explain, "Senior Shen Yu, I'm very grateful for your help that day. Shen Yi knows all about it."
It's less of an explanation and more of a reminder.
Shen Yi already knew, so Shen Yu had no reason to lie to her.
Shen Yu demonstrated the entire petrification process on the spot.
for a long time.
It wasn't until Shen Yi had already left that he finally reacted, exchanged a few polite words with Jiang Yue, and hurriedly left as well.
It's over.
Shen Yu knew he was doomed.
He had even decided which grave he would be buried in after he died.
He made an unforgivable mistake.
He lied to his sister.
Shen Yu knew that this was what Shen Yi cared about most since she was a child, and the thing she hated most was being deceived.
When Shen Yu was nine years old.
Because he stole Shenyi's strawberry jelly and refused to admit it, Shenyi actually dragged his older brother into a quagmire. Looking at his tearful face, Shenyi reached out and threatened, "Pinky promise, if you promise not to lie to me again, I'll pull you out."
So over the years, no matter how badly the siblings argued or even fought, they never truly deceived each other on any important matters.
But this time was different.
Looking at the girl on the hospital bed, so weak and pitiful when she had just woken up, and thinking that she was a student like them, even younger than him, yet she had to work hard outside and had to go through such a thing, Shen Yu couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Therefore, Shen Yu instinctively sided with Jiang Yue.
After realizing this.
Shen Yu stood there, somewhat bewildered.
How is that possible?
How could he possibly choose his sister over a stranger he'd only met once?
Is he really such a terrible older brother?
Forget loyalty for lust?
But that girl was clearly not his type. Could any woman really shake his relationship with Shen Yi?
Shen Yu couldn't understand it.
Shen Yu fell into deep doubt about his own character.
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Because of heatstroke, the teacher granted Jiang Yue a special leave of absence so that she could go home and rest early.
The girl dragged her heavy body and pushed open the creaking, heavy wooden door.
In the yard, the ground was piled with discarded cardboard boxes and beverage bottles, and the stagnant water in the corner emitted an unpleasant odor.
This is Jiang Yue's home, the place where she has lived for nearly sixteen years.
Her parents lived in such an environment that they supported her and her younger brother by selling scrap metal.
Her mother was tidying up the belongings in the yard when she saw her return and immediately urged, "You're back so early, why aren't you cooking? You're so lazy every day, I don't know who you take after!"
"...Mom, I'm not feeling well today, I want to rest for a while." Jiang Yue said somewhat reluctantly, and then walked towards her room.
Jiang Yue is usually well-behaved and sensible, so this is one of the rare times she has disobeyed her mother's orders.
The woman, clearly taken aback, instantly flew into a rage, throwing the scissors to the ground and yelling, "I've wasted my time raising you! Now you're all grown up and you're already unmanageable! I'm not feeling well, is there no one to care about me? The work is right here, if you don't do it, someone else will..."
"Shut up."
The woman's heart-wrenching wails were interrupted by the man's impatient voice.
The door to the main house was pushed open.
A limping man with a cane walked out, his face covered in stubble that hadn't been cleaned in a long time, and he looked haggard.
"Dad, why did you come out?"
Jiang Yue quickly went over to help her father, saying, "Didn't the doctor say you need to rest? Go inside and rest."
"The doctor said a few years ago that I was going to die young, but I'm still doing just fine." The man waved his hand to indicate that he was alright, and looked at Jiang Yue and said, "You should go and rest. I'll make dinner. I went fishing this morning, and I'll make your favorite fish soup tonight."
"……dad."
Jiang Yue's eyes were slightly red, and she forced a smile to reassure her father.
Jiang's mother was furious, but she couldn't disobey her husband, so she had to sit back down on the plastic stool to tidy up, muttering under her breath, "I don't know what got into her, raising a daughter like a treasure all these years. If it weren't for me, you two would have been begging on the streets long ago!"
Despite saying this, she never had the idea of leaving her husband.
After all, in a family, the man is the head, and there are many things she can't handle on her own.
Her face was initially extremely pale, but when the door was pushed open again, revealing her beloved son's chubby face, she smiled: "Oh, baby, you're back so early today? Come on, there are cherries in the fridge. Mom felt sorry for you and didn't want to eat them, so I saved them all for you!"
The chubby figure darted into the kitchen, and at Jiang's mother's beckoning, brought out a large bowl of cherries, clamoring for his sister to help him remove the green stems.
Jiang's mother complained that her son really thought he was an emperor, but she didn't stop him from ordering his daughter around.
The door to the room was pushed open from the outside.
The boy squeezed through the crack in the door, holding up the bowl like a treasure and showing a well-behaved and simple smile: "Sister, let's eat together."
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Dinner time.
Shenyi was nowhere to be seen at the dining table.
Seeing his parents still calmly discussing company matters, Shen Yu couldn't help but ask, "Where's Shen Yi? Why isn't she home this late? Aren't you going to discipline her?"
"She went to the Song family."
Mother Shen replied gently, but then gave Shen Yu a reproachful look and said, "She said you made her angry. Remember to apologize tomorrow."
Mother Shen still had a smile on her face. Watching her children engage in all sorts of battles every day was one of the joys of her life. However, after thinking for a moment, she reminded Shen Yu, "Don't go too far. You should give in to your sister a little sometimes."
Mr. Shen clearly didn't care. He simply pushed up his glasses and said, "Just don't embarrass yourselves in public."
Shen Yu couldn't understand: "Why does she always run to the Song family whenever they argue?"
This isn't the first time something like this has happened, but in the past, Shen Yi would calm down by night after the day had passed. It's so late today, isn't this inappropriate?
It was one thing when they were young, but now that Shen Yi and Song Yang are both in their adolescence, don't their parents remind them to be more mindful of their behavior?
After thinking for a moment, Mother Shen replied, "There's nothing we can do. Zihan's home is a bit far away, and it would be too much of a hassle for your sister to go there."
Shen Yu: "...?"
Is this the key point?
Seeing his parents' indifferent expressions, Shen Yu could no longer bear it and said, "How old are they? Why are they still acting like they were when they were little? What if... what if they develop feelings for each other that they shouldn't? How will you explain that to the Wen family?"
"oh?"
Mother Shen tilted her head, a smile appearing on her gentle face: "That boy from the Song family? I think he's fine too. The engagement isn't something that can't be changed. It mainly depends on who Yiyi likes."
"really."
Father Shen nodded in agreement, his expression serious: "In terms of marriage alliances, the Shen family is also a good choice. Your sister is much more obedient than you. If I could, I would wish she would take your place and directly arrange a marriage between the two families."
Shen Yu: "?"
Please don't say such avant-garde things with such a rigid face.
Mother Shen added, "Actually, I've always found the Song family boy more agreeable. If it weren't for the fact that your sister clearly likes Wen Que, I would have preferred her to be with Song Yang."
After all, she and Song Yang's mother were close friends, and if they became in-laws, it would be an even closer relationship.
Shen Yu couldn't understand: "Song Yang and Wen Que are not comparable at all."
Song Yang... was a notoriously bad-tempered troublemaker since childhood. He toned it down a bit as he grew up, and people almost forgot about his terrible personality.
If I had to point out a good point, it would be that she doesn't really talk to anyone except her own younger sister.
wrong.
Since when can being rude be considered a virtue?
It was precisely because of this that Shen Yu was worried that Song Yang might have inappropriate feelings for his younger sister, especially since Shen Yi had never had any sense of boundaries with him since childhood...
But Wen Que was different. Among their generation, only when facing Wen Que did Shen Yu admit that he was inferior to him.
Wen Que, although a bit cold-tempered, is impeccable in his dealings with people. In terms of appearance, family background, personality, and abilities, he is so perfect that there is not a single fault to be found. My relationship with him is also quite good.
Fortunately, although Shen Yi has a lot of bad habits, at least he has normal taste and likes Wen Que.
Thinking of Song Yang, Shen Yu was reminded of—
When he was twelve, Shen Yi said he had wet the bed. Song Yang gave false testimony, and Shen Yi actually believed him. He became withdrawn and didn't dare to go out for three days.
When he was thirteen, Shen Yi spread rumors that he was afraid of ghosts. Song Yang, standing nearby, used a few words to provoke him into participating in a test of courage, and he actually fainted from fright... Oh, that's not the point.
When he was fourteen, Shen Yi tricked him into believing that a very beautiful girl had given him a love letter. In reality, Song Yang was fighting with someone and tricked him into joining the fight to help.
...
Shen Yu didn't want to recall anything after that.
I can only say that it's always been like this since I was a child.
Shen Yi committed murder, and Song Yang handed him the knife; the two worked together seamlessly.
That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying.
Just imagining Shen Yi and Song Yang standing together in front of him made Shen Yu feel like he was surrounded by a conspiracy. If that day ever came, he would rather Shen Yi be with Meng Zihan, and he would be willing to take responsibility for persuading his parents.
To prevent such a tragic event from happening again.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yu decided to send a message to Wen Que.
I had a fight with Shen Yi today!
Wen Que replied almost instantly.
What happened?
Shen Yu's eyes lit up; as expected, Wen Que cared a lot.
Shen Yu briefly recounted what had happened that day, and then deliberately added a sentence at the end.
Sigh... She won't answer my calls and went to the Song family's house again. That Song Yang kid doesn't have the habit of eating breakfast. Do you think I should apologize tomorrow by bringing her some breakfast?
After sending the message, Shen Yu couldn't help but admire his own genius.
It was a very subtle way of reminding Wen Que that his younger sister was at Song Yang's house so late!
really.
The phone vibrated again very quickly.
Wen Que sent a message.
I'll go pick her up.
Four simple words, devoid of any emotion.
However, Shen Yu raised the corners of his lips, revealing an expression of watching a good show.
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The Song family.
Seeing Shen Yi lying on his bed with his legs crossed, playing games after finishing his homework, Song Yang's lips twitched, but he held back.
He shut down his computer, skillfully pulled out the test paper assigned by the teacher on Friday from Chen Yi's schoolbag, and quickly copied down the answers.
Then.
Having done all this without anyone noticing, Song Yang deliberately put on an impatient expression and asked, "How long are you going to stay in my house?" in order not to reveal what he had done.
"I've decided to go to school with you tomorrow. Go and prepare a guest room for me with a grateful heart, but don't be too touched."
Shen Yi casually opened Song Yang's bedside table, picked out her favorite flavor from the dazzling array of lollipops inside, and tore it open without any hesitation.
Song Yang saw through the essence of the matter at a glance and sneered, "After all these years, you still run away from home every time you argue with Shen Yu. How old are you anyway?"
"Mind your own business." Shen Yi lost interest in the game in his hand, pulled out the cartridge, and switched to another one.
Song Yang instructed her: "Close the game before unplugging and plugging it in, otherwise the game card will break."
Shen Yi looked surprised: "Is this very expensive?"
Song Yang: "Three hundred yuan."
"Then I'll give you ten more." Shen Yi didn't care at all and continued to frantically press the buttons on the controller of the game console.
Song Yang: "..."
First of all, this is not about money.
Secondly, no normal person would buy ten identical cassette tapes.
Never mind, that's not the point.
Song Yang said, "My parents went on vacation, and there haven't been any maids at home for the past two nights, so there's no one to make your bed."
Shen Yi was somewhat disappointed, but ultimately decided to reluctantly "give in": "Okay, then I'll sleep here too."
Song Yang: "...Huh?"
He was so angry he laughed, and said, "Chen Yi, do you know what you're saying?"
"Why isn't it working?"
Shen Yi thought he was the one with the problem, and said, "Anyway, you sit there playing games all night long, and the bed is just sitting empty anyway, so what's wrong with letting me sleep for a bit?"
She slept in this bed when she was little, and it's not like she was going to share a bed with Song Yang. What did that expression mean?
That makes sense, but Song Yang refused: "No."
Shen Yi asked, puzzled, "On what grounds?"
Song Yang felt a throbbing pain in his temples. He pressed his knuckles against them for a while before finally regaining his senses: "Why don't you go stay in Wen Que's room?"
"What are you saying!" Shen Yi looked horrified, but there was also a hint of obvious shyness in her expression. She threw the game console aside, grabbed a pillow and hugged it to her chest, then added in a low voice, "...How could I possibly sleep with him next to me?"
This differential treatment is what makes people so angry.
Song Yang grabbed Shen Yi by the collar like a chick, pulled her off his bed, and threw her onto the sofa in the room. His last bit of conscience made him throw a blanket over her: "If you want to stay in my room, you'd better stay here quietly."
Shen Yi was somewhat dissatisfied, but considering the sofa was big enough, she eventually found a comfortable position to lie down and play on her phone.
After watching videos for a short while, Shenyi lost interest.
She tossed her phone aside, shifted into a more comfortable position, and prepared to go straight to sleep.
Early to bed and early to rise makes your skin better.
Despite complaining that no one goes to bed so early, Song Yang still turned off the room lights and muted the game.
The only sound in the air was the sound of his typing.
I hesitated for a moment.
He turned off the computer as well, picked up the game console that Shen Yi had casually tossed aside, and switched to a game that didn't require any sound.
The phone, which was placed on the table, suddenly emitted a WeChat notification sound.
Aside from Shen Yi, Song Yang had few friends and always kept to himself. Who would contact him at this time?
Thinking of this, Shen Yi opened her eyes from the darkness, stared straight at Song Yang, and asked with great curiosity, "Whose news?"
Song Yang picked up his phone, glanced at it, frowned slightly in surprise, and replied, "Jiang Yue, I'm on duty the day after tomorrow. She said she has something to do next week and wants to switch with me."
"……oh."
Shen Yi nodded without asking any further questions.
After a while, she sat up from the sofa wrapped in a blanket, put on her slippers, and went outside.
Song Yang asked, puzzled, "Where are you going?"
Chen Yi's voice was as cheerful as ever: "I remember you have a super big sofa at home, I'm going to sleep over there!"
Song Yang paused for a moment, but did not stop him. He simply said, "Then call me if you need anything."
He did indeed prefer to play computer games with the lights on.
Shen Yi didn't stand on ceremony: "Okay, and tomorrow morning I want to have a ham sandwich and corn juice, remember to tell Auntie."
"knew."
Song Yang's gaze fell on Shen Yi's thin back wrapped in a blanket, and he felt a strange unease.
But after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure it out, so he didn't pay attention to it and turned on the light to continue playing the game.
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That was close.
That was a close call.
Shen Yi, wrapped in a blanket, sat cross-legged on the Song family's sofa, patting her chest as she still felt lingering fear.
Fortunately, she was smart and calm, and realized the problem in time!
If Jiang Yue really likes Song Yang, there is a high chance that they will be together (Shen Yi did not consider Song Yang's feelings and thought he was not worthy of rejecting Jiang Yue).
Since Song Yang is about to have a girlfriend, she should keep some distance from him starting today, so that she won't have trouble adjusting later.
Just as Shen Yi had made up her mind and closed her eyes to get her beauty sleep, she suddenly heard the doorbell ring.
Are your uncle and aunt back?
Shen Yi shouted at the top of his lungs, "Song Yang! Go open the door!"
Song Yang walked out of the house in slippers, a look of weariness on his face as he lifted his eyelids: "Your leg is broken?"
Shen Yi said matter-of-factly, "Please, this is your home. It wouldn't be right for me to open the door when your parents come back."
Mom and Dad?
Song Yang wanted to say that his parents had gone on a trip abroad and had just posted on their WeChat Moments an hour ago, so it was impossible for them to suddenly return now.
It's this late? Who else could it be?
Song Yang walked downstairs somewhat impatiently, and when he saw a familiar face that he hated the most appear on the screen, his brows furrowed even more.
I don't know why.
Wen Que, standing outside the door, seemed to be able to see his expression and spoke at that moment: "I'm sorry to bother you so late, I've come to pick up my fiancée."
Even though Wen Que's expression was gentle and polite, and he was able to take Shen Yi, this troublesome person, away from his home, for some reason, Song Yang felt a strong sense of displeasure.
It was as if someone had suddenly declared their sovereignty to his face, emphasizing a fact that he had deliberately ignored for so many years.
Song Yang lied without batting an eye: "She's asleep."
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