Shen Huai'an was just worried that he was being silly, that a small gift could make him so happy, making him completely forget what Shen Zhiting had said before.
Shen Zhiting is a spoiled child with a bad temper, and Xingxing is a bit slow to react.
Shen Huai'an was genuinely worried, so he had his bodyguard Zheng Hu stay with Xingxing.
"Second brother, I will be back soon."
Lin Wanxing smiled and left with Shen Zhiting.
Shen Zhiting's smile vanished the moment she turned around, and she led Lin Wanxing into the old house.
Inside the Yunhai Hall, there were few people. A painting of a tiger descending a mountain hung in the hall, said to be an authentic work by a famous painter from the Ming Dynasty.
The interior of Yunhai Hall is decorated in a modern Chinese style, with a Zen-inspired tea table, an incense burner, and cloisonné enamel covering the entire room in a large color scheme. Above, there are Chinese-style cloisonné enamel and glass palace lanterns depicting flowers and birds.
The Shen family's old house is filled with old objects. In this deep courtyard, people's hearts are hard to fathom. Everyone is outwardly friendly but inwardly hostile. Everyone is respectful but wearing masks and putting on an act.
There was no warmth here, only endless luxury and rigid rules, which was the main reason why Shen Huai'an moved away from here.
Shen Zhiting turned to look at the burly man following behind Lin Wanxing and ordered, "Zheng Hu, you don't need to follow us anymore. This is not a place for us."
Zheng Hu stared intently at Shen Zhiting, his hands behind his back, following her closely. "I'm sorry, Miss Shen, I must stay by Young Master Lin's side to ensure his safety."
Zheng Hu was adamant and didn't take Shen Zhiting seriously at all. He even stood in front of Lin Wanxing, as if afraid that Shen Zhiting would do something to harm Lin Wanxing.
Shen Zhiting was even more furious when she saw that a mere bodyguard dared to speak to her like that. She changed her previous submissive attitude and shouted at Zheng Hu, "I'm here. Don't you even trust me?"
"This is the Shen family home. I'm telling you to get out!"
Zheng Hu remained motionless and said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry, I only obey my boss's orders. No one else has the right to order me around."
Lin Wanxing was very anxious; he desperately wanted to receive the gift.
"Zheng Hu, you can go out first. I'll go back with you to find Second Brother after I get the gift."
Zheng Hu shook his head, then slowly leaned down towards Lin Wanxing, his tone softening slightly, "Young Master Lin, I'm sorry, I really can't leave your side. I need to protect you at all times."
Zheng Hu had always stayed by Shen Huai'an's side, and he always obeyed only Shen Huai'an's orders.
"But there's no one else here. Go outside and wait for me. I can call you again if I need protection."
"this……"
Zheng Hu was in a dilemma; he hesitated.
"Go outside and wait for me in the hall. I'll be out soon, and I won't tell Second Brother what happened."
After some persuasion, Zheng Hu finally relented and left Yunhai Hall to wait for Lin Wanxing.
After watching Zheng Hu walk away, Shen Zhiting turned around and glared at Lin Wanxing with hostility.
This seemingly insignificant fool almost drove her to the brink of collapse at the hospital. He always seemed to unintentionally throw her into a panic, especially with his pausing and stuttering manner. Shen Zhiting even suspected that this fool was deliberately trying to tease her and make her look foolish.
Lin Wanxing looked around with innocent eyes, his big eyes curiously scanning the surroundings. He asked expectantly, "Xiaoting, where's my gift?"
"Take it out and let me see it!"
Shen Zhiting frowned. "Lin Wanxing, I don't have any gifts to give you."
Her tone changed swiftly, completely different from her gentle and poised demeanor in the car.
This time, Shen Zhiting was very cautious and deliberately brought Lin Wanxing to this small side room. She said bluntly, "Enough with the nonsense. Did you see what happened by the lake earlier?"
"Were you trying to expose me in the hospital?" Shen Zhiting's face suddenly turned fierce. She circled around Lin Wanxing. "Did you see it or not?"
Lin Wanxing slowly raised his head, the expectation and joy in his eyes gradually disappearing, replaced by fear.
He stood frozen in place, looking utterly terrified, tears welling in his eyes, and stammered, "I...I don't know what you're talking about."
Seeing Lin Wanxing's timid and cowardly demeanor, Shen Zhiting wished she could smash his head open right now and see what was inside.
She shouted impatiently, "Stop pretending! Only you saw it. It was just me and Shen Wen by the lake. If you didn't see what I said to him, how would you know he's an illegitimate child?"
"And why did you act foolishly in the hospital when you saw I was scared, saying things you shouldn't have said, scaring me half to death? What do you want?"
Lin Wanxing felt terrified looking at Shen Zhiting's fierce face. He took a small step back and shook his head vigorously. "I didn't see anything."
"Lin Wanxing, let me tell you the truth. Even if you saw it, so what? Who would believe your nonsense? You really want to expose me? You told them that I was the one who caused Shen Wen to fall into a coma, but who would believe you?"
Shen Zhiting suddenly sneered, "A fool should go to the hospital to get his brain fixed instead of getting in the way here. You better shut your mouth, or I'll make you regret it."
She gritted her teeth, her beautiful face contorted in extreme pain.
Shen Zhiting felt no remorse or regret for what she had done; instead, she threatened and intimidated the only witness.
"A gift, I want a gift!" Lin Wanxing acted as if she hadn't heard her threat at all, and continued to ask Shen Zhiting for a gift.
"You said you had prepared a gift for me, so where is it?"
It was the first time someone had given him a gift, and he was initially excited and a little thrilled. He had just been imagining what the gift might be.
But Shen Zhiting shattered all of this.
Shen Zhiting rolled her eyes. "You're really stupid. I called you here to remind you not to talk nonsense in the future, and also for your safety. You should shut up."
Lin Wanxing was very disappointed. His eyes were filled with tears as he loudly questioned Shen Zhiting, "So you didn't prepare a gift for me at all?"
Shen Zhiting gave a dismissive sneer, "You think you're worthy of my effort in preparing a gift?"
Lin Wanxing suddenly shouted wildly, "You've gone too far! You're so mean!"
"I want to find my second brother. You all just bully me. You lied to me. You're so mean. I'm going to tell my second brother everything. You're trying to harm me. You're going to smash my head with a rock."
"Shut up!"
Shen Zhiting looked at him with disgust at his silly appearance. That's what idiots are like, always going crazy and shouting.
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