After eating and drinking, it was getting late at night and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Shen Junyan suffered from insomnia.
The handsome young man pushed open the French window, walked onto the terrace, and sat down on the futon.
In the past, when his father was still alive, he liked to teach him how to play chess and drink tea here during the day, and watch the stars and teach him to recognize constellations at night.
Every time he returns to Huxin Shuizhu, he is reminded of the precious time he spent with his son.
The night is as cool as water.
Just as he was sitting by the lake admiring the moon in a daze, there was a noise coming from the floor-to-ceiling window next door.
The young man turned his head leisurely, and with the help of the hazy moonlight reflected on the lake, a thin figure emerged from behind the swaying gauze curtain.
"Brother, I can't sleep."
The little girl was wearing a nightgown and walking barefoot on the cold marble floor.
Seeing this, the young man's handsome black brows suddenly frowned. He stood up from the mat swiftly, and before Yun Nuan could walk towards him, he took two steps at a time, walked up to her and lifted her up into the air.
"Why aren't you wearing shoes?" There was a hint of blame in her tone, but the pet sister acted extremely quickly.
Shen Junyan placed the baby on the futon, then took off his home shoes and carefully put them on her.
She looked at the large-sized shoes on her feet and smiled innocently at the boy: "Thank you, brother."
Shen Junyan sighed softly, his expression helpless and doting: "You are so naughty. You don't sleep so late. Be careful not to grow tall."
Yun Nuan retorted unconvincedly: "Brother hasn't slept either."
"..." Shen Junyan was so annoyed by her that he had no choice but to sit down with her.
He grabbed her shoulders and held her in his arms domineeringly: "Come here, I'll coax you to sleep."
The little girl rested her little head on the boy's chest, listened to his strong heartbeat, and couldn't help but look up.
The perfect jawline makes him look unparalleled in his handsomeness.
She suddenly remembered something and asked in a baby voice, "Brother, does it still hurt?"
Shen Junyan turned over the back of his hand and showed it to her: "Yeah, it's much better."
Yun Nuan was relieved to see that the swelling had mostly subsided. Her brother's hands were so slender and beautiful, they couldn't be swollen like pig's trotters.
But recalling what happened at the dinner party, the little baby couldn't help but puff up his cheeks.
"Brother, I don't like grandpa. He's so fierce."
Shen Junyan was slightly stunned, thinking about how Shen Wangchang had gone crazy after drinking tonight, which really reduced his impression points.
However, in order for Yun Nuan to integrate into the Shen family, he had to help Shen Wangchang restore some of his image.
"Grandpa was just drunk and had a bad temper, so he acted so fiercely." His eyes looked soft as water under the bright moonlight, which added a bit of credibility to his expression.
But Yun Nuan didn't accept his explanation.
Her face was dark and full of anger: "Not only is he mean, but he also scolds you. It's so ugly. I hate him."
When the young man heard this, his body froze, and a warm feeling flowed in his heart.
It turned out that the little guy didn't care about being wronged, but was standing up for him.
It was really ironic that a younger sister, with whom he had been together for less than a month, still treated him like a family member and protected him, while he, who had lived in the Shen family since he was a child, was treated like an outsider and despised.
He couldn't help but laugh at himself, then he sighed deeply.
He looked into the distance, raised his eyes to the starry sky, as if this could stop the soreness and heat in his eyes.
Over the years, he has long forbidden himself to be weak.
He regained his composure and said, "Little one, I was picked up by my father. Grandpa is not my biological grandfather. He has always been against what my father did back then and does not acknowledge me as his child."
Yun Nuan was shocked. She didn't expect there was such a factor.
Having exposed the scars deep in his brother's heart, he must be very sad, right? But he said it so lightly.
The little girl couldn't help but move closer to him. She stretched out her arms and hugged Shen Junyan.
The short arms could only embrace half of his body, but the warm feeling made him linger.
This was one of the few comforts he had received since his father passed away.
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