"It's that friend of Kanate's, Fu Xingyuan's brother." Shi Nian recognized the voice and glanced at Morpheus hesitantly, "Uncle-in-law..."
"It's okay, he came to apologize."
Morpheus rubbed his little head soothingly, then stood up to open the door. Shi Nian followed behind him, timidly tugging at the corner of his clothes.
Besides Cecilda, there was another lady in a long dress at the door. Her thin arms were around Cecilda's shoulders, and her long chestnut hair was draped over her shoulders.
Morpheus recognized her and nodded slightly, "Mrs. Burgess."
"President Merovingian, long time no see." Mrs. Burgess's pale face showed a smile. "President, you are too polite. Just call me Lin Qin."
Morpheus smiled and said, "Junior sister Lin Qin, long time no see."
Hearing this call, Shi Nian looked at them in surprise.
Does my brother-in-law actually know Cecilda's mother?
Lin Qin glanced around the room and asked, "Is Senior Yichu not here?"
Morpheus: "He went to the other room to change the child's clothes."
Lin Qin nodded slowly, and cast her gaze on Shi Nian who was hiding behind Morpheus. She pursed her pale lips slightly, took a step forward and squatted in front of Shi Nian.
Her voice was gentle, "Little guy, Auntie is here to apologize to you. Fu Xingyuan is... a member of our family. We are truly sorry for causing you such harm."
Shi Nian quickly shook his head, "No, it's okay."
But when he saw Cecilda coming towards him with an angry face, he immediately hid behind Morpheus.
Xiseta had been suppressing his temper to begin with, but when he saw Lin Qin apologizing, he couldn't help himself and went forward to pull her aside. "This is clearly Fu Xingyuan's fault. It has nothing to do with you or our family. Why are you apologizing on his behalf?!"
Lin Qin looked at him with her light eyes. She said nothing, but Xiseta slowly loosened her hand and looked at her intently.
After a few seconds, Xi Seda clenched his hands and apologized to Shi Nian, "The fault this time is mainly mine. I caused you to fall into the water. I'm sorry."
Shi Nian thought about it for a long time, her mind in turmoil. She lowered her head and said, "It's my fault too. I'm so stupid. I'm sorry."
He had too simplistic an idea of human nature, believing that everyone was either black or white. He suffered losses himself and also implicated others.
Xi Seda listened to his apology, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he nodded subconsciously, "You really are not very smart. You even believe Fu Xingyuan."
Lin Qin immediately glared at him. Cecedar glanced at Morpheus and thought to himself, "Oh no! He couldn't help but tell the truth."
Shi Nian: "..."
He stared at Xi Saida with his clear eyes and didn't speak for a long time. No emotion could be seen on his little face, but his little mouth was tightly pursed.
The arm that was bitten by Nobi felt a dull pain. He moved back inconspicuously, fearing that Shi Nian would bite him in anger.
Shi Nian did not rush over as he expected, but instead looked at Xiseta with the rigorous attitude of a scholar.
After a long moment of contemplation, he chose his words carefully and said, "You're also quite stupid. Using violence to solve problems is the most dishonorable and stupid method."
Xi Seda looked at Shi Nian's relieved expression and said inexplicably, "...You've been thinking about this for so long, aren't you just thinking of saying this to provoke me?"
Shi Nian looked at him in surprise, as if he had guessed her true thoughts. "How did you know?"
He felt that he couldn't continue to be so weak and needed to make changes, but his mind was blank and he didn't even know a curse word. It took him a long time to come up with this sentence.
Cecedar: “…”
"You don't have any brothers or sisters at home?"
Shi Nian didn't understand why he asked that, so she answered truthfully, "I have a brother."
Cecilda: "He loves you very much?"
When Yu Chen was mentioned, Nian couldn't help but feel happy, "My brother likes me the most."
Xi Seda gave a look of "as expected". "Then your family is quite good, without any disputes. No wonder you have developed such a personality."
In their eyes, the word "brother" does not mean closeness and dependence, but an opponent. Many families in Plante will give birth to many offspring in order to select the most capable one among them.
It is not uncommon for brothers to draw swords against each other.
"Family?" Shi Nian didn't quite agree with the word. "There are only four of us in my family. It's not really a family."
Cecedar: “…”
There are only four people in the Merovingian family?
Morpheus wanted to say something when he heard this, but then he changed his mind and realized that the Shi family currently only had Shi Yichui and Shi Yiyu. The Yu family had always been a single-line family and there were not many relatives. So there didn't seem to be anything wrong with what Shi Nian said.
Lin Qin realized something was wrong when she heard this, "Little guy, you are Senior Yi Yu's child, right?"
Shi Nian nodded, "Yeah, yes."
That's right? Lin Qin knew that there were many conflicts in the Merovingian family. If they couldn't raise a child like Shi Nian, it would be much more reasonable if the child was from Apsu's side.
Lin Qin reached out and held Shi Nian's hand. "Your name is Shi Nian, right? Are you going to West's junior high school in the second half of this year?"
Shi Nian felt her hand was very cold, "Yeah, first grade in junior high school."
Morpheus frowned at her and warned her, "Lin Qin."
"Because our son, Xi Seda, is also going to junior high school, we're particularly concerned about this class." Lin Qin understood Morpheus's concerns and explained them to him. Then, looking at Shi Nian, she said, "If you two really become classmates, you can look after each other."
Shi Nian glanced at Xi Seda, who was only a head shorter than Morpheus and an Alpha boy who was at least 1.7 meters tall, and couldn't believe it. "He's in junior high school?"
He had always assumed that Cesarda was the same age as Carnet, an undergraduate.
Xi Seda looked at the short man in surprise and said, "You're in? Junior high school? Are you ten years old?"
Shi Nian felt that she was being looked down upon. "I'm smart, right? Can't I skip a grade?"
Cecedar: “…”
It can be seen that Shi Nian is really trying hard to learn how to confront people.
Lin Qin smiled and rubbed Xi Seda's head. "Xi Seda is just tall. He is only thirteen years old this year, which is the right age to go to junior high school."
Knowing that they would be in the same age group, Shi Nian began to regret her decision to skip a grade. If that were the case, she might as well go back to elementary school and play on the slide.
After Xi Seda followed Lin Qin away, he looked at Lin Qin with mixed feelings, "Mother."
"Xiceda, I know you feel wronged, but Fu Xingyuan can't be touched yet." Lin Qin stroked his hair, "Without Fu Xingyuan, there will be others who will come out. At the very least, you can't easily control him."
Lin Qin did not have much hostility towards Xing Yuan, because the Duke of Burgess had countless illegitimate children and her heart had become numb.
Even so, Lin Qin still couldn't accept that the Duke treated his own child like a poisonous insect, but she had no way to change anything.
The only thing she could do was to prevent her child from becoming a victim.
"There are countless people eyeing the position of Duke. I know how many illegitimate children your father has."
Lin Qin took a deep breath and stroked Xicedar's hand, which trembled slightly. "The Lin family has fallen on hard times. I can't help you much. Soon, the major forces will announce their successors one after another."
"The emperor has no children, so competition within the royal family will surely intensify. If you want that position, you must have an advantage over others."
Cecilda wasn't too worried. "Aunt Alwen will help me. She's watched me grow up. She will help me."
"Idiot!" Lin Qin glared at him and lowered her voice. "You have no idea how terrifying that woman, Alwen, is! Don't be fooled by her appearance. How could an Omega from Apsu be a simple person?"
"When Shi Xianyun was alive, Alwen was the sharpest sword in her hand. You can't even imagine how much blood was stained on her hands. No one knows how much of the Sid royal family she controlled..."
Lin Qin's eyes were filled with fear, her thin body trembling, and she tried her best to speak in a steady voice, "That child named Shi Nian, he is from the Shi family. Alvin is a lunatic now, but he must have special feelings for the people of the Shi family..."
"If you want to take advantage of her power, you must let her see your value."
Xi Seda was silent for a long time, then hugged Lin Qin and said, "I understand, mother."
…
The lights of Merovingian Manor were still bright at night. When Shi Nian returned, the housekeeper immediately hugged him and Nobi with a distressed look on his face. "Good boy, what happened? You fell into the water out of nowhere. You must have been scared. I made some Tremella soup for you."
Shi Nian sat at the dining table, drinking a hot and sweet Tremella soup, looking at the housekeeper with a worried look on his face. "It's okay, housekeeper. Don't worry."
Nobby bit his spoon, "Yeah, I can swim. It didn't drown me."
Shi Yichu was still very angry about this matter. "How could that child drag anyone into the water? It's too dangerous. Fortunately, Nian Nian, you brought Kelais and Daniel with you."
Shi Nian is not Nobi and can't swim at all. If he falls, he will sink to the bottom, and the consequences will be disastrous.
Morpheus kissed Shi Yichu on the cheek and said, "The Burgess family has come to apologize. I'm sure that child's life in his family must have been difficult, and his personality has been somewhat affected."
"You can't harm other people's children." Shi Yichu was still angry, "There are few normal people in the royal family."
Shi Nian couldn't help but say, "Brother Aizel is very good."
Shi Yichu also had a good impression of Azel, except that this kid was face-blind and couldn't tell him apart from his brother, which was a bit difficult to tell. "After all, he is Annan's child."
After drinking the Tremella soup, Shi Nian said good night to Nobby, Shi Yichu and Morpheus, returned to her room, washed up and changed into soft pajamas.
He lay down on the bed holding a half-man-high teddy bear, thinking about everything that happened today, and couldn't help sighing.
Kelais saw Shi Nian's sad face and stood on his lap, trying to touch Shi Nian's face. "Don't be unhappy, Nian Nian, go to bed early."
"Well, I'll be asleep soon."
Shi Nian perfunctorily answered Kelais and continued to immerse himself in his own thoughts. He thought that this matter was just like a math problem, and as long as he sorted out his thoughts, he could get the answer.
But no matter from Fu Xingyuan's or Xiseta's perspective, this matter has both right and wrong. The complicated relationship directly burned out Fu Xingyuan's CPU.
An idea suddenly popped up in his mind: Why not kill them all? That way, all the troubles will be gone.
No, no, murder is against the law.
The concepts Shi Nian had been taught since childhood stopped him from thinking about this dangerous idea. He lay down on the bed, buried his face in the furry embrace of the little bear, and muttered depressedly, "This question is too difficult. I don't know how to do it. I'll just skip it. I don't want to bother with it anymore."
As long as he stayed away from Xiseta and Fu Xingyuan and didn't get involved in their affairs, the troubles they caused would disappear. Shi Nian decided to take a detour next time he saw them and would never interfere.
After figuring it out, Shi Nian felt relaxed and rolled around happily on the bed holding the big plush bear.
Kelais was like a kitten being teased by a cat teaser, always running behind Shi Nian. If he wasn't careful, he would be pinned down by Shi Nian.
In the end, it developed into a childish game where Shi Nian deliberately pressed down on Kelais, and Kelais ran all over the bed.
The man and the cat were entertaining themselves. Daniel looked at them and sighed heavily. They were more like a little brat. What was even more terrifying was that there was a naughty kid as a companion.
But Les is undoubtedly the naughty kid, and Daniel is like a single mother who works hard to take care of two children. Looking at them like this, she feels extremely tired.
Ding~
The intelligent computer on Shi Nian's wrist suddenly beeped. He sat up with messy hair, looked at the screen with no display, and answered the call in confusion.
A holographic projection of Alwen, wearing a white dress, appeared in the middle of the room. Shi Nian looked at her in surprise, "Auntie?"
Arwen glanced at Shi Nian with his sapphire eyes and said in a light voice, "Nian Nian, you don't even recognize your aunt?"
Shi Nian jumped off the bed in surprise and embarrassedly scratched her messy hair with her hands, "Because I haven't seen my aunt for a long time. During the league, my aunt left very early."
In the past few years, Shi Nian had only met Alvin a few times, and the other party had never contacted him. This time, Alvin took the initiative to find him, which surprised Shi Nian.
"I heard you fell into the water today?" Alwyn looked him up and down. "Because of that Burgess kid."
Shi Nian opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Auntie, how did you know?"
Alwyn didn't respond, waiting for his answer.
"It was all an accident..." Shi Nian said vaguely, "I just slipped accidentally, it's nothing."
He doesn't want to dwell on this matter.
"Wasn't it that kid named Fu Xingyuan who pulled you into the water?"
"...Aunt, you know."
Alvin: "I know everything."
"What about you? You're just like that? You're being bullied, and you don't have any thoughts?" Arwen observed Shi Nian's reaction and tried to guide him. "For example, kill them?"
Shi Nian paused with her hands tangled together, looked up at Alwen, and quickly lowered her head, "Auntie, we can't do this. Dad said we can't do this. It's illegal..."
Alvin witnessed his subtle movements and understood what was going on. The corners of his lips curled up slightly. "Yes, that's right. But Nian Nian, the people of the Shi family can be brutal leaders, but they can't be useless punching bags. Do you understand?"
After saying this, Alvin turned off the communication and the room fell silent.
"A doormat? I'm not a doormat..." Shi Nian nodded affirmatively, but turned to the pink kitten and said, "Daniel, is there any tutorial on Starnet about how to be an inappropriate doormat?"
Daniel choked: "...No."
Shi Nian sighed regretfully, lay down on the bed, and looked up at the ceiling. A few minutes later, Shi Yiyu sent another message.
Shi Yiyu got straight to the point, "Little Rose, what happened to you? Did you fall into the water?"
Shi Nian: "..."
Was the news about him falling into the water on the news? Why does it feel like everyone knows about it?
In the palace.
After hanging up the phone with Shinian, Alwen sat down in front of the dressing table. She looked at herself in the mirror, her fingers stroking the sparkling sapphire on her neck.
The hunched figure of Zhong Lao appeared behind her. He had obviously heard what Alvin had just said to Shi Nian. "You're being too extreme."
Arwen didn't turn around. She looked at Elder Zhong's reflection in the mirror, her red lips curled up. "I'm extreme? But this is the truth. How is it extreme? When Shi Xianyun killed her father, why didn't you say she was extreme?"
Elder Zhong's hand trembled as he leaned on his cane. "That was before. Yi Yu and Yi Chu were different. Nian Nian was different too. They escaped the Shi family's fate."
Alvin chuckled and looked at Mr. Zhong with an indescribable irony in his eyes. "You're old, and you've become stupid?"
"Does Shi Nian's hesitation just now mean that he also has murderous intentions..." Arwen was very satisfied when he thought of this. "I was saying, what about the Shi family? Maybe there is a pure and harmless kitten. It's just that the tiger hasn't grown up yet, so it looks like a cat."
Mr. Zhong looked at her coldly, "What do you want?"
Alvin looked at his nails. "Not really. It's just that seeing the little guy being bullied despite bearing the Shi family's name..."
Arwen's eyes were cold, "It's quite unpleasant."
"I'm his aunt, so it's understandable that I'm helping him." Alwyn stood up and walked out the door, saying to the guard outside, "Go and call the Duke of Burgess."
The next morning, Shi Nian was woken up by Kelais while he was half asleep. Kelais excitedly told him, "Nian Nian, the Duke of Burgess has been confined by His Majesty for three months."
"I can't order takeout, and my internet is down. A royal statement? How hilarious! Hahahahahahahaha."
Shi Nian's head was still unclear, and he buried his face in the pillow, and said in a sticky voice, "Who is the Duke of Burgess?"
"Fu Xingyuan and Xi Seda's Alpha father is nothing but a complete scumbag." Ke Laisi knows all the inside stories. "He has many illegitimate children and lovers outside. His illegitimate children can form a football team."
Shi Nian rolled up the pillow to cover her ears and closed her eyes. "No, no, I don't want to hear about their family affairs."
"Okay." Kelais stopped talking, cleared his throat, and said loudly according to Shi Yiyu's instructions, "There are only two days left before Xiao Niannian starts school. Please don't neglect your studies while having fun, little master."
Shi Nian suddenly opened her eyes, as if waking from a dream, "I'm going to school? What day is it today?!"
"It's August 30th, little Nian Nian."
Shi Nian: "..."
Summer vacation is gone just like that? How come time flies by so fast?!
Damn, he still has several test papers to finish!
Shi Nian panicked for a few seconds, but quickly calmed down. He had looked at those test papers before, and they were not difficult. He could finish them in four or five hours at most.
Let’s do it on the last day.
On this day, Shi Nian went to the farm with Shi Yichu and the others to play, but he was always worried because he hadn't finished his homework, so he didn't have enough fun.
After returning home, he immediately sent a message to Shi Yiyu, asking them to come and pick him up.
Shi Yiyu was surprised to hear his request, "I thought you wanted to have more fun in the last two days."
Shi Nian also wanted to play, and said distressedly: "I haven't finished my homework yet."
Shi Yiyu: "..."
The next morning, Shi Yiyu and Yu Luhan came to the Melowen Manor to take Shi Nian back. Nobi cried and hugged Shi Nian tightly, refusing to let go, "Brot! How can I live without you, Brot!"
Shi Nian was also reluctant to leave, but his homework was more important. "Nuobi, be good, I haven't finished my homework yet. I have to go to school tomorrow, so I have to stay up late tonight to catch up on it."
Nobby blurted out, "I'll make it up for you."
Shi Yichu's expression changed. He covered her mouth with his hand and dragged her back. He stole a glance at Shi Yiyu and smiled flatteringly, "Brother, don't listen to her nonsense."
Since childhood, Shi Yiyu has been extremely strict with his studies. If he were to do homework for others, he would definitely be scolded.
What Shi Yichu didn't expect was that Shi Yiyu, contrary to his usual behavior, turned his eyes away uncomfortably, "...It's okay."
Kelais jumped onto Shi Nian's shoulder and boasted to Nobi, "I don't need a little brat like you. My master will do it for Shi Nian himself, and his accuracy rate is much higher than yours."
Shi Yiyu quickly grabbed his ear and stuffed it into his pocket. He glanced coldly at the stunned Shi Yichu, "What did you hear?"
Shi Yichu's desire to survive was extremely strong: "...What? I didn't hear anything either."
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