Shi Yan was still sobbing. He was faking his tears, but as he acted, the tears started to fall. Just as he was getting into the act, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
Shi Yan was startled and jumped up. When he turned around, he saw Shi Qian. He was caught red-handed talking badly about someone behind their back, and he was a little embarrassed. He didn't know how much Shi Qian had heard.
"Shi Qian, what are you doing here?"
When Shi Qian heard Shi Yan's question, he found it amusing. Why couldn't he be here?
Shi Qian glanced meaningfully at Shi Yan, then at Fang Tianlong standing beside him, and sneered.
Shi Yan was confused by Shi Qian's attitude; he understood Shi Qian less and less these days.
Shi Yan was afraid that Shi Qian would expose his lie and his fake young master identity, so he was a little flustered for a moment. But then he suddenly remembered that Shi Qian had agreed to Shi's mother's condition for him to return to school, which was that no one could know that Shi Qian was the biological son of the Shi family. With this in mind, Shi Yan's heart calmed down.
Shi Qian didn't come here to expose Shi Yan. He didn't care about the title of "real young master" or "fake young master." He actually didn't understand why Shi Yan cared about these titles all the time. No matter how good a lie is, it's still a lie, and it will be exposed one day.
Besides, those who befriended him because he was the young master of the Shi family were all after his own interests. What's the use of having more friends like that? When these people realize they've been deceived, the backlash will be enough to give Shi Yan a hard time.
Since Shi Yan loves being the young master, let him be. As long as he can handle the consequences, good or bad, that's fine.
However, there was one thing he was very dissatisfied with: Shi Yan always liked to drag him down and cause him trouble, always trying to step on him wherever he went, and to create a persona for himself. Although he used to be a tool, and he might still be a tool now, the difference is that Shi Qian is now a tool with a temper.
"I don't care how you pretend outside, just don't cause trouble for me, understand?" Shi Qian glanced at Shi Yan coldly, her tone carrying a warning.
Shi Yan was startled when he heard this. He guessed that Shi Qian had heard what he had just said. However, he quickly relaxed. Shi Qian was just saying this because he didn't intend to expose him on the spot.
Shi Yan was very dissatisfied with Shi Qian's changes, but he had no choice but to make concessions. He could no longer control Shi Qian as he used to. Shi Qian used to be a useful tool by his side, but now he was a landmine buried in the ground, which could blow him up at any time.
Shi Yan was unaware of what had happened to Shi Qian that was beyond his control, but as long as Shi Qian didn't have a precognitive ability about the plot like him, then everything was not a big problem.
In the best-case scenario, Shi Qian can still be used by him as before; if not, as long as he doesn't ruin his plans, that's fine.
Shi Yan replied softly, "I understand."
After speaking, he secretly glanced at Fang Tianlong beside him. Fang Tianlong had seen Shi Qian come to cause trouble, and Shi Yan still seemed afraid of him, completely believing what Shi Yan said. Even with him, an outsider, present, Shi Qian completely disregarded Shi Yan; wouldn't he be making Shi Yan work like a slave for him behind the scenes?
Fang Tianlong was bursting with a sense of justice. Shi Yan had just finished confiding in him, and he was determined not to allow Shi Yan to be bullied by Shi Qian in front of him.
Besides, wasn't this person locked in the toilet? How come they came out so quickly?
Fang Tianlong stepped forward, looked at Shi Qian impatiently, and said, "Shi Yan is still your cousin no matter what. Is this how you treat people? You have no manners at all!"
Shi Qian stared at Fang Tianlong's face, saw the red spot on his forehead, confirming it was a birthmark, and then scanned him from top to bottom. He was tall and thin like a bamboo pole, confirming his build.
Okay, so this must be the person who started locking him up in the toilet.
Shi Qian scoffed, "So locking someone in the toilet makes you well-mannered?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Tianlong knew that Shi Qian knew he had done the toilet incident, but since he had done it, he wasn't afraid of Shi Qian finding out.
"That's what you deserve. I was just teaching you a lesson, trying to be a better person."
Shi Qian snorted coldly and punched Fang Tianlong directly, causing Fang Tianlong's lip to bleed instantly.
Without hesitation, Shi Qian swiftly kicked Fang Tianlong in the knee. Fang Tianlong hadn't expected Shi Qian's sudden attack and was forced to kneel on the ground in pain.
"Originally, I wanted to lock you back in the bathroom to get revenge, but then I thought it would be too much trouble. Since you have such a foul mouth, I'll just give you a punch. This kneeling is your apology to me."
Shi Qian twirled her hand, which she had just used to hit someone, and looked at Fang Tianlong with the eyes of someone looking at trash.
"However, let me make this clear from the start: I am not someone who can be easily bullied. If there is a next time, kneeling will not be the solution."
"You know, just like my good cousin said, I'm a petty and vengeful person."
After Shi Qian finished speaking, he didn't care how dark the two men's faces were, and turned around and left gracefully.
Fang Tianlong hadn't expected that Shi Qian, who looked so thin, could hit so hard, nor had he thought that Shi Qian would actually make a move. He was caught off guard and watched as Shi Qian walked away from him.
When the pain in his mouth came, Fang Tianlong struggled to his feet, wanting to chase after the man, bring him back, and beat him up, but Shi Yan grabbed his arm.
"Don't go. You've seen it yourself. That's the kind of person he is. If things get out of hand, it won't be good for you."
Shi Yan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Shi Qian leave. It was enough that Shi Qian hadn't exposed him. As for whether Fang Tianlong had been beaten, he didn't care at all.
When Shi Yan saw Fang Tianlong about to stop him, his first reaction was to stop him. He couldn't let the two have any more conflicts, otherwise Shi Qian might hold him responsible.
He hasn't won Meng Qing and Fu Xiuhan's favor yet, and no one is backing him up. His only support right now is the Shi family. Although Shi Qian isn't liked by the Shi family, he is still their son. It wouldn't be wise to provoke him.
Shi Yan reflected that he should have been more careful. Today, he had been careless and Shi Qian had caught him red-handed. He did not regret scheming against and using Shi Qian, but he could not let Shi Qian find any direct evidence against him, giving others something to talk about.
"Don't spoil Shi Qian like this. If he dares to hit someone today, he'll dare to kill someone tomorrow!" Fang Tianlong couldn't swallow his anger, but Shi Yan was holding him tightly, and he didn't want to forcefully shake him off, lest he hurt Shi Yan.
“Let’s go back and rest first. Your mouth is bleeding and your knee is hurting. Let me take a look.”
Shi Yan squatted down, wanting to lift up Fang Tianlong's trouser leg to see if his knee was injured. Even if Fang Tianlong was angry, he couldn't bring himself to lash out at Shi Yan at this moment.
"Fine, I'll let him off the hook today."
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