As soon as Shi Yan entered, he didn't even glance at Shi Qian. He went straight to Meng Qing, took her hand, and asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"
Meng Qing looked puzzled. He remembered that he had no contact with this so-called past life's white moonlight and did not know him at all.
Meng Qing didn't like being touched. When he noticed Shi Yan's hand reaching out, he frowned in disgust, pulled his hand away, and took the towel that Shi Qian had left on his shoulder after drying his hair, using it to wipe his hands.
Shi Yan was slightly taken aback when he saw Meng Qing pull her hand away, but he quickly regained his concerned expression and looked Meng Qing up and down as if Meng Qing had encountered something terrible.
Are you alright?
"Did my cousin bully you again?"
"Tell me what wronged you have, and I will definitely stand up for you!"
"My cousin is a mischievous and troublesome person. He likes to play pranks on people. You just moved in, and he doesn't like you, so he's been bullying you!"
“He’s always like this. His family is rich, so they’ve spoiled him. He’ll cause trouble and bully anyone he doesn’t like.”
"Don't be embarrassed to speak up just because you just moved in. I'm a reasonable person, and I'll help those who are right, not those who are close to me!"
...
Shi Yan rattled off a whole bunch of things, his worried expression genuine. Shi Qian listened, stunned, as if he had really done something to Meng Qing.
Shi Qian felt a little uncomfortable because Shi Yan had ignored him since he came in. Wasn't his cousin the one he was closest to?
Why didn't you ask him anything from the start, and instead only cared about a stranger?
Shi Qian pouted, somewhat displeased, and said, "Shi Yan, I'm your cousin."
The implication is, "Are you concerned about the wrong person?"
Shi Yan glared at Shi Qian, as if he were some kind of wicked villain who didn't deserve a kind look.
Shi Qian sensed that Shi Yan wanted to sever all ties with him.
It's really strange. He just took a nap, so why does his best friend cousin seem to treat him like an enemy?
Shi Yan ignored Shi Qian's words, circled around Meng Qing, and then continued, "Did Shi Qian threaten you and tell you not to talk?"
"Don't be so naive. If he bullies and threatens you once, he'll threaten you again. What are you hiding for him?"
"He promised you benefits? He said he'd give you money and then bully you so you wouldn't tell anyone else? Is that right?"
"He only did this because he saw you coming from the countryside, all alone and helpless. You have no idea about his personality; he has so many ways of tormenting people."
"Besides, he's physically weak and gets injured easily. He'll definitely blame it on you for his injuries, saying you're the one who hit him!"
“This has happened more than once before. I was framed by him in the same way before. Don’t be afraid. Uncle Shi is a good man. He will definitely stand up for you.”
...
Shi Qian was even more confused when she heard this. Shi Yan was acting so strangely today. Why did he start talking bad about her as soon as he walked in?
What do you mean he often gets hurt and then blames others? He clearly remembers that there was only one time when he was a child, when Shi Yan accidentally pushed him and he fell down. Shi Yan cried and begged him not to tell his uncle and aunt, but he was soft-hearted and didn't say anything.
How did it turn into me framing him here?
Shi Qian was still confused, but Meng Qing's expression changed slightly.
Because he suddenly heard some other sound.
[What happened? Shouldn't Meng Qing have been tricked by Shi Qian last night and be in the attic right now? How did she end up in Shi Qian's room?]
[Looks like nothing happened? Wait a minute, I clearly remember being messed with pretty badly!]
[That idiot Shi Qian usually goes berserk at the slightest provocation, how could he possibly let Meng Qing off so easily this time!]
[Where's the medicine? Didn't they administer it?]
Where's the young master from the club? Didn't I give Shi Qian his contact information?
...
Shi Yan was furious inside, completely unaware that his thoughts had been overheard.
He wasn't from this world; he accidentally transmigrated here and knew the plot from the start. He was the protagonist of this world, and his silly cousin was just a catalyst for his romance—a typical cannon fodder NPC.
Today should be his first meeting with the male lead, Meng Qing. According to the plot, the male lead should be lying in the attic, covered in wounds, and he should go over to comfort and encourage him.
Shi Yan's biological parents were very poor. If it weren't for the fact that he had a distant relative who was related to the Shi family, and that he had won the trust of the Shi family and made this playboy third young master happy, he would not have been able to stay in Yan City.
He didn't want to stay in the mountains forever; he needed to climb the social ladder by relying on the Shi family, and he also had reasons to stay with them.
Meng Qing was his reason; the heir to the Meng family in the capital, a figure at the very top that many could only dream of.
Fortunately, he transmigrated into the book and knew the whole plot. As long as he became Meng Qing's white moonlight when she was at her lowest point.
That way, once Meng Qing is found by the Meng family, he can naturally become Meng Qing's other half and inherit the Meng family's assets together with her.
As Meng listened, his face grew increasingly grim, for what he heard was almost identical to the plot of his previous dream.
Meng Qing coldly swept her gaze over Shi Yan, confirming that it was indeed Shi Yan's voice.
He could hear Shi Yan's inner thoughts.
When Shi Yan saw the way Meng Qing looked at him, his heart sank. Something was wrong; the plot was completely off.
How could Meng Qing look at him like that? He should be Meng Qing's only spiritual support and savior right now.
That can't be!
Shi Yan couldn't believe it. He took a deep breath and turned to his cousin Shi Qian, whom he had been ignoring, to figure out what was going on.
"Cousin, what's Brother Meng doing in your room?"
Shi Qian finally paid attention to him. He had always had a good impression of Shi Yan, after all, the two had grown up together since childhood. Shi Yan was sent over by his family when he was five or six years old, supposedly to keep him company.
After all, his eldest and second eldest brothers were often away from home, and Shi Qian was in poor health, often getting sick as a child. Madam Shi was afraid that he would be lonely. Just then, she saw some fruit sent by a distant relative from the countryside and remembered that their family seemed to have a child of about the same age.
So they brought the child over to keep Shi Qian company; that child was Shi Yan.
Shi Qian was staying at home because she was sick and didn't have many friends. It was rare to have someone her own age, so they quickly became friends.
When Shi Qian thinks back to the past, it feels very blurry; it's as if she suddenly grew up all of a sudden.
To be honest, after that fall yesterday, he felt like his mind had been cleared up, and he realized that he had been confused all along.
Shi Qian didn't notice the unusual tone in Shi Yan's words and replied:
"Isn't this the person Dad brought back? I went to see him in the attic yesterday, and I didn't even know our house was such a run-down place!"
"I'm telling you, that place is completely uninhabitable, so I called him down to sleep with me for now!"
Upon hearing this answer, Shi Yan knew that the plot had not unfolded as he had anticipated, and he gritted his teeth in resentment.
What's the problem? How come they're different?
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