Chapter 409 Please don’t be prejudiced against him because of his past, okay?
Lu Chixu glanced at Lu Shiman, raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Oh, I was wondering why my ears felt itchy today. It seems there's a frog at home complaining from afar."
He shook the phone in his hand, and the screen instantly lit up and went out, as if to deliberately demonstrate that it was working properly.
"I received everyone's calls, but I didn't receive yours..." Lu Chixu crossed his slender legs and glanced at her sideways: "Shouldn't you reflect on whether this is your fault?"
Lu Shiman had never heard such shameless words. She glared at him and rubbed against Ji Lin's arms: "Look at him, he always bullies the younger ones."
Ji Linshen felt helpless. What was the point of looking at it? He couldn't do anything.
Lu Jianheng pulled Lu Chixu to play games, while Lu Yannan held the tablet and lowered his head to handle work.
The joyful atmosphere in the hall had not completely dissipated even after dinner.
Lu Yannan stood up and turned his gaze calmly to Lu Shiman: "Lu Shiman, come with me to the study."
Lu Shiman responded and stood up naturally.
When Ji Linshen heard these words, his heart felt like being gently gripped by something.
He lowered his eyes almost immediately, his gaze falling on the dark armrest of the sofa beside him, his fingers stroking it unconsciously.
A silent tension, like a tiny electric current, spread along the fingertips.
What would her brother say if he called her alone?
Inevitably, Ji Linshen thought of the basement that was deliberately exposed during the day and Ji Xuelin's miserable condition.
He knew that his elder brother saw it clearly.
He had already uncovered the heavy past with his own hands, and now it was time to examine it.
Just as this silent uneasiness quietly enveloped him, a bony hand holding a freshly peeled, plump orange was handed to him.
Ji Linshen looked up in surprise and met Lu Chixu's nonchalant eyes.
Lu Chixu said nothing, just raised his chin to signal him to take it, and his eyes clearly conveyed one meaning: Don't be nervous.
Ji Linshen almost subconsciously stretched out his hands to take it.
His fingertips touched the slightly cool orange petals, and the subtle care from this unlikely person made him feel stunned.
"Thank you, second brother."
"Yeah." Lu Chixu responded casually and looked away, as if he had just handed over a small snack.
The light in the study is bright.
Lu Yannan sat down at the desk, looked at his sister standing in front of him, and said straight to the point: "Manman, how much do you know about Ji Linshen's past?"
The relief on Lu Shiman's face disappeared.
She bit her lower lip and replied in a low voice: "I don't know...not much."
"I only know that he was abused as a child." She took a breath, her voice trembling with suppressed emotion. "He was...buried alive, and...forced to live and eat with dogs..."
Lu Shiman did not tell Ji Linshen about the document he saw in his study that recorded his mother's tragic life.
These few short words hit Lu Yannan's heart.
He knew that the suffering Ji Linshen had experienced was more cruel than these few words.
Seeing that his elder brother was silent, Lu Shiman felt a little uneasy, wondering why his elder brother suddenly brought up this topic.
Perhaps, Ji Linshen did something that was discovered by his elder brother.
Her heart suddenly panicked. She clenched her hands slightly and said in a low but clear voice, pleading with him: "Brother..."
She looked into Lu Yannan's eyes, eager to defend Ji Linshen: "I know what Ji Linshen did may make you feel uncomfortable."
"But brother, he...he is really a very good person."
"Please don't be prejudiced against him because of his past, okay?"
Lu Shiman's voice became softer and softer: "His past is already very dark. Can you please give him a little sunshine, just a little bit?"
The study was silent, with only Lu Shiman's slightly choked voice echoing.
She did not defend Ji Linshen's dark methods, but only wanted to protect the real person in her eyes.
Lu Yannan was silent.
The air in the study seemed to be stagnant, only the light from the desk lamp flowed quietly, illuminating Lu Shiman's nervous and expectant face.
After a while, Lu Yannan's low voice slowly rang out: "I understand."
His eyes fell on a corner of the document spread out on the table. He seemed to be thinking about something, and his fingertips unconsciously slid lightly across the smooth table.
Another moment of silence.
Lu Yannan raised his eyes and looked at his sister who looked nervous and stubborn. His voice was low but clear: "I will give him sunshine."
He didn't look away immediately, as if he was confirming Lu Shiman's reaction, or as if he was considering his next words.
After a brief pause, he added, his tone carrying a barely perceptible complexity: "The sun won't kill him."
Lu Shiman's heart suddenly relaxed, but then she was confused by her brother's last words, which seemed to be teasing but were actually profound.
She wanted to ask something else, but Lu Yannan lowered his head again, tapped the table with his fingertips, and his voice returned to its usual calm: "Go out first."
Lu Shiman opened his mouth, but finally swallowed the question.
She looked at her brother's profile and knew that it was not appropriate to say anything more at this moment, so she just said "hmm" softly and turned to walk out of the study.
The door closed with a click, blocking out the light from the study.
Lu Shiman was still standing at the door in a daze. He raised his eyes subconsciously and unexpectedly saw a tall figure.
Ji Linshen had unknowingly stood in the shadow of the corridor, only two or three steps away from the study door.
Lu Shiman's heart suddenly shrank. She walked over quickly, almost throwing herself into his arms, hugged his waist tightly, raised her face and asked, "Why are you here?"
Ji Linshen lowered his eyes and looked at her. The turbulent undercurrent deep in his eyes was suppressed almost instantly, like thick clouds covering the stars and the moon.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing an almost imperceptible smile, and his voice was deliberately calm and casual: "Just happened to be passing by, are you done chatting?"
He didn't ask.
He didn't ask what they talked about, nor did he ask why she had such a complicated expression on her face when she came out.
He simply reached out and embraced her, his warm palm resting on her back.
"Well, we're done talking." Lu Shiman nodded and leaned closer to him: "Let's go back to the room. I want to play tricks on you."
"Okay." Ji Linshen responded readily, exerting a little force on his arms and holding her towards the room.
He walked steadily and there was no sign of abnormality on his face.
It seemed as if the brief moment I stood outside the door just now was really just a coincidental "passing by".
Back in the bedroom, Lu Shiman sat down on the sofa and raised his face slightly.
Ji Linshen brought over a small medicine box, squatted in front of her, and unscrewed the lid of the anti-swelling ointment.
His movements were very gentle, and he dipped his fingertips into a little of the slightly cool ointment.
When his fingertips were about to touch the skin on her forehead, she clearly saw that the hand suspended in mid-air trembled.
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