The setting sunlight was somewhat dull, with a hint of grey mixed in with the light orange sunset; the sky was not bright and clean.
The pigeon perched on the osmanthus tree outside the window, its red-circled eyes staring at the sudden sound coming from the room without blinking, then flapped its wings and flew away before the wind blew.
The girl's voice was coquettish and willful, and she ran over suddenly without any hesitation.
Lu Shizhen's knee injury had not healed yet, and he was caught off guard by the momentum and staggered.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but at this moment an arm just right rested on her waist, stabilizing her body from behind.
The slightly cool fingers touched the thin sweatshirt, and the faint fragrance fell on Lu Shizhen's shoulders with the rising air.
It’s Xu Shiyue.
She just stood beside Lu Shizhen, her slender figure covering most of Lu Shizhen's body.
Although her eyes are blind, she gives people a sense of reliability when she stands here.
Lu Shizhen was hesitating whether to say thank you to Xu Shiyue, when Aunt Sun came over and pulled away the girl who was hugging her tightly, "Ms. Shien, your leg is still injured."
When the girl heard Aunt Sun's words, she immediately cried out "Ah!" and her coquettishness turned into panic. She hurriedly said, "Sister, I'm sorry, I forgot. Did I hurt you just now? I didn't mean to."
In just one minute, Lu Shizhen heard the fifth "sister".
She was a little at a loss as to what to do and just looked at the girl who was concerned about her knee injury.
She has a small face the size of a palm, a pair of round eyes, and glitter at the ends of her eyes, as if she is imitating the most popular girl group makeup.
A pink bow was pinned on her high half-ponytail, which looked exaggerated and childish, and was particularly suitable for her flamboyance at the moment.
If there is nothing wrong with my eyes, this child should still be a minor, right
What did the original owner do before? Where did all these good sisters come from? Why did they suddenly come to my house
Just as Lu Shizhen's doubts were about to pile up like a mountain, just like encountering a new character in a game would trigger a character introduction, Qiuqiu introduced in her ear: "Host, this is the original owner's sister Lu Shien, fourteen years old, just started the third year of junior high school, the child of Cheng Meiyan's deceased sister, the original owner had a very good relationship with her."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Shizhen was stunned and suddenly remembered some detailed plot settings.
Lu Shien should indeed call the original owner sister, but she and the original owner do not have any blood relationship.
Cheng Meiyan once had a very good sister who was tricked into getting pregnant by a scumbag. During the last prenatal checkup, the scumbag secretly found out that the baby was not a boy but a girl, and ran away. Cheng Meiyan's sister was not in good health, and after this blow, she gave birth prematurely that night.
Although Cheng Meiyan later caught the man, took off her high heels and made two holes in his head, Lu Shien's mother never came back. Lu Shien became the third child of the Lu family and Cheng Meiyan's beloved second daughter.
Lu Shien does not appear much in the original text and can be simply described as arrogant and eccentric.
But such a person is obedient to the original owner, acting coquettishly and begging for favors, which seems to be beyond the definition of the blood-related word "sister".
It turns out they are real sisters.
Fortunately, fortunately.
Lu Shizhen's tense nerves relaxed a little. Her requirements for the original owner were now so low that as long as she had not done anything illegal, it would be fine.
"It's okay." Lu Shizhen shook his head and asked in the original owner's tone: "Why did you come here suddenly?"
"I just came back from the programming competition and heard about you falling down the stairs." Lu Shien replied, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Brother actually kept it from me! Wait until I come back to tell me!"
Lu Shizhen was born into a large family, but due to physical reasons, she had no experience in getting along with younger people.
Lu Shizhen was a little overwhelmed by this sister who suddenly appeared and became so clingy to him.
Is she telling me off
Should I agree with her and say something bad about Lu Shize
If it were the original owner, what would she do
Lu Shizhen was hesitating here, and saw Lu Shien's hand climbing up his arm again.
She swung her arms like a spoiled little girl, and looked at me eagerly with her round eyes: "Sister, you promised me before. You can't accept the blind date arranged by your brother! You are mine!"
The same coquettish and unruly tone as before began to pester Lu Shizhen again.
And then, Lu Shizhen heard a system notification: "-50."
An unprecedented number slammed on Lu Shizhen's head.
That was not the sound of the system broadcast, but the sound of her broken heart.
While Lu Shien was entangled, Lu Shizhen turned his head and looked at Xu Shiyue beside him.
The man still stood aside calmly, holding the traction handle on Yuanzi's body in his hand.
Her long black hair cascaded down, but Guang Tou could not see any disgust in her expression.
For a moment, Lu Shizhen seemed to see Xu Shiyue's expression when his hands and feet were broken in the future.
Calm and indifferent, he just believed in his heart that he was a damn pervert and lunatic.
Of course Lu Shizhen knew that there was nothing between her, including the original owner, and Lu Shien.
But as Xu Shiyue knew nothing about these things in her own family, it was hard for her not to think of something that would be harmonized when she heard Lu Shien talking about marriage and bride all the time.
What's more, in Xu Shiyue's opinion, the original owner was not a good person.
This kind of thing is very similar to what a crazy pervert in a novel would do.
No, we can’t let this misunderstanding take root in Xu Shiyue’s heart!
Lu Shizhen's desire to survive suddenly exploded. While educating him, she hinted at him and said, "How can a little kid like you always talk about getting married? How did you learn ideology and politics? I am your sister! How much did you score in the midterm exam this month?"
Lu Shien pursed his lips when he heard this, and like every child who was asked about his grades, he answered unhappily: "Chinese 110, Math 117, English 115, Politics 90, History 94, Chemistry 95, Biology 90, Physics... Physics is a little lower, 85..."
Lu Shizhen originally wanted to take this opportunity to teach Lu Shien a lesson and tell her not to keep saying these things.
But I don’t want to be educated.
Her younger sister is better at physics than her.
This is the reserve force for the yandere and crazy ones!
Did the Lord God assign the wrong script? !
Lu Shizhen was lying in the wind, and Lu Shien opened the Ziyun Reading Network and continued, "Sister, don't worry about me. This is the trophy I won from the programming competition. I'm giving it to you."
As he spoke, Lu Shien held a beautifully shaped trophy in front of Lu Shizhen.
The light poured down from above her head, and her sparkling eyes were brightly filled with anticipation.
Aunt Sun watched from the side, holding her shoulders and adding for her: "Ms. Shi En had just returned from City A and asked the driver to drive here. The first thing she wanted to do was to give the trophy to her."
Lu Shien was very satisfied with Aunt Sun's supplement and turned around and smiled at her.
But the next second the smile on her face disappeared, and Xu Shiyue's figure was reflected in her black pupils.
Her expression changed quickly, and she asked in a bad tone, "Did you go out with my sister just now?"
"Yes." Xu Shiyue admitted, his voice a little colder than usual.
Lu Shien was already very dissatisfied with Lu Shizhen for bringing Xu Shiyue to live at home, and his words were full of thorns: "You can't see, why do you want to go out? Can you be more conscious and cause less trouble to others? My sister is not your guide stick, why should she be dragged out by you? I..."
"Shi En!" Lu Shi Zhen said hurriedly.
Thinking of Lu Shien's life experience, Lu Shizhen could probably guess that the original owner must have doted on Lu Shien and allowed her to run wild.
But a tragic and pitiful life experience is not an excuse for acting recklessly, and it is absolutely intolerable to her.
Thinking of this, Lu Shizhen was about to educate Lu Shien.
But Xu Shiyue's voice got ahead of her and she replied to Lu Shien with a question: "Yes, why?"
Her voice was light, but it had a powerful effect.
Just a rhetorical question stumped Lu Shien.
According to Xu Shiyue's personality, she was unwilling to argue with such an insignificant individual.
But for some reason, she just wanted to make a fuss about it this time.
That indescribable feeling surged over the little girl as soon as she stepped into the villa where she and Lu Shizhen lived day and night.
It was even more ferocious than the last time, causing huge waves to form on her originally calm sea surface.
Xu Shiyue really didn't like this feeling, and her mood became inexplicably bad.
The original question was not enough to silence the audience, and she then directly revealed: "Ms. Lu has been with your sister longer than I have, so she should know her better than me. According to your sister's temper, no one can force her unless she is willing."
As soon as the words fell, Lu Shien suddenly jumped up like a snake that was hit in the vital spot: "You!"
The thing that she didn't want to believe was suddenly exposed. Lu Shien couldn't tolerate someone being more important than herself in her sister's heart. She pointed at Xu Shiyue angrily and said, "You are talking nonsense! You are a troublemaker and a jinx!"
Perhaps sensing the rising tone of the other person's voice, Yuanzi took two steps forward and stood in front of Xu Shiyue to protect him.
Of course, Lu Shizhen knew what Lu Shien meant by "jinx", and immediately yelled at Lu Shien seriously: "Shien, what are you talking about?!"
Her tone was a little fierce, and Lu Shien's face was instantly filled with grievance: "Am I talking nonsense? If it weren't for her, how could you be so unlucky to roll down the stairs!"
Lu Shizhen immediately retorted: "If Xu Shiyue hadn't pulled me, I would have fallen even more seriously than this."
Lu Shien couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it: "How is it possible?"
Lu Shizhen didn't leave any room for disbelief: "How is it impossible?"
Then she educated Lu Shien more seriously: "Xu Shiyue can be said to be my sister's savior. Do you think what you said just now is correct?"
The villa suddenly became quiet, and Lu Shizhen could see it clearly from the side.
She knew that Lu Shien realized that he had said the wrong thing, but he was just too spoiled and refused to admit his mistake.
In this respect, she is much better than Sun Chenchen and others.
Not sure if it was the subtle will left in the original owner's body that was causing the problem, or if it was just a pity that such a good child was raised in a wrong way, Lu Shizhen wanted to set this little girl right.
She just looked at Lu Shien and said in a softer voice: "You should apologize to Xu Shiyue."
Hearing this, Lu Shien looked at this sister who had been extremely indulgent to him in the past in disbelief, and struggled aggrievedly, "Sister, I just gave you the trophy, how could you do this..."
Lu Shizhen disagreed: "Let's put it this way. Merits are merits and faults are faults. Have you ever heard that merits do not outweigh faults?"
When Lu Shien heard Lu Shizhen's tone, he knew that she was really taking this matter to heart, and he couldn't avoid his apology.
The room fell silent again. Lu Shien just watched Lu Shizhen "favoring" Xu Shiyue, and his dissatisfaction grew stronger and stronger.
But when she lowered her head with an indescribable feeling of grievance, she saw the wound on Lu Shizhen's leg and the bruise on Xu Shiyue's knee.
She still felt that this person who was so close to her sister was a little annoying.
But there was no way to avoid it, as if she really had protected her sister for herself.
Thinking about what Lu Shizhen had just said to him, even though he didn't want to admit it, Lu Shien still lowered his head towards Xu Shiyue: "I'm sorry."
Then, she added in a low voice: "Thank you for saving my sister. I will never say that to you again."
It was like a farce that was about to burst into flames but came to an abrupt end before it could escalate.
Xu Shiyue, as the other center of the storm, is calmer than anyone else, but not as calm as he seems.
She once thought that Lu Shizhen asked Sun Chenchen to apologize to her because she also wanted to vent her anger.
But this time, she didn't think Lu Shizhen had any reason to vent her anger. The little girl she asked to apologize to her was her always doted sister.
Lu Shizhen, as always, was doing justice for herself. Even though Lu Shien kept pestering her, there didn't seem to be anything improper between her and Lu Shien as described in the previous conversation.
Although Xu Shiyue still felt somewhat unhappy in her heart for some unknown reason, the waves that kept surging towards her no longer had the momentum they had just now. They only shook the calm surface of the sea up and down, losing their aggressiveness.
Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Aunt Sun took the initiative to come out and said to the three people, "Then let's not stand here. Dinner has just been prepared. Didn't Miss Shi En get hungry as soon as she came in? Miss Shi En, go wash your hands first, and Miss and Miss Xu, go change your clothes. Let's eat right away."
All three of them had no objection and nodded, ending this sudden farce.
Aunt Sun followed Lu Shizhen back to the room. While helping Lu Shizhen sort out her changed clothes, she carefully suggested, "Miss, Miss Shi En just won a prize today and was very happy. She seems a little unhappy because of what you did. Do you want to comfort her later?"
Lu Shizhen paused as she walked out. Humiliation
If she still needs to be coaxed later, then why did she educate her just now
"In order to protect her happiness, can we let her do whatever she wants on this day and not care about what she says?" Lu Shizhen asked back, "How come you don't know if Xu Shiyue is also happy to go out with me today? Why don't you think Lu Shien will ruin Xu Shiyue's mood?"
Aunt Sun was suddenly speechless.
She knew that in the past, their young lady would always grant Lu Shien's requests and dote on him excessively.
But I didn't expect that Xu Shiyue's position in Lu Shizhen's heart would surpass Lu Shien's.
Somehow Lu Shizhen suddenly thought of a saying: "The crying child gets the milk", and immediately thought of the quiet Xu Shiyue.
She didn't like this kind of thing that seemed to take everyone's feelings into consideration. She just hoped that even if Xu Shiyue didn't cry, she could get the fairness she deserved.
Lu Shizhen pushed open the door and asked Aunt Sun in the original owner's tone: "So, our Shiyue is unhappy after being disturbed like this, who will compensate for this mental loss?"
The girl's voice was not serious and sounded somewhat casual.
She seemed to ask a question, but she didn't need anyone to answer it.
Servants would always guess what their masters meant, and Aunt Sun, as the housekeeper, was no exception. She nodded and agreed, "Young lady is right. I didn't think it through."
As he spoke, the light from the room fell into the corridor through the open door.
But as the sound of the door closing was heard, the light in the corridor did not disappear.
The door opposite slowly opened a crack, and the girl's figure was vaguely projected on the ground.
Xu Shiyue held the silver handle in his hand and stared at the blurry figure that was gradually moving away.
Just as Xu Shiyue was about to open the door and go downstairs, she heard the conversation between Lu Shizhen and Aunt Sun.
She didn't like eavesdropping, but when she heard the name "Lu Shien" appear in the conversation between the two, she stopped opening the door.
So she heard everything.
Also including the blatant "We pick up the moon" which matched her heart skipping a beat.
The dim light reflected in the girl's silent eyes, casting a shadow of obscurity on them.
She didn't like people who were not close to her calling her like that.
But for some reason, I didn't reject what Lu Shizhen said.
Perhaps because of what happened just now, Lu Shien was very well behaved during dinner.
The little girl had just gone out of the province to participate in a programming competition. During dinner, she was sharing with Lu Shizhen what she had encountered in the past few days, with her legs swinging back and forth on the chair.
Although Lu Shizhen had a lot of freedom in this world, she still had few opportunities to communicate with others for such a long time. She listened to Lu Shien's story with relish, and the somewhat arrogant voice did not seem so harsh.
"It's really interesting, and the food there is also very good. I'll ask the servants at home to learn how to cook it and bring it to my sister later." Lu Shien said and looked at Lu Shizhen.
Lu Shizhen felt a little greedy after listening to her description, and nodded: "Sure."
The usually quiet dining table was unusually filled with a lively atmosphere. The knife cut across the steak and lightly touched the plate, making a slight "click" sound that was drowned out by the conversation between the two people.
Xu Shiyue frowned as he looked at the unclear steak in front of him.
Somehow she felt that the dishes Aunt Sun cooked today were a bit bland and difficult to cut.
Maybe the original owner had never let Lu Shien stay overnight at home, so after dinner, Lu Shien was ready to leave.
But the little girl stood at the door and turned around to look at Lu Shizhen before the car came over.
She thought about how they had been getting along just now at the table, and she hesitated and asked tentatively, "Sister, let's be honest. If I win the gold medal, will you give me something as a reward?"
Lu Shizhen recalled what Lu Shien had mentioned earlier and asked, "Let's go to your house for dinner?"
"No." Lu Shien immediately shook his head and took the initiative to ask: "Last time, my sister said that she would take me to the horse farm when she is free. Last month, Sun Mengmeng's father opened a new horse farm in the eastern suburbs. I want my sister to accompany me to ride horses after her leg is healed."
"Riding a horse?" Lu Shizhen paused.
She has been in a wheelchair since she was a child, and riding a horse is simply a fantasy for her.
Why did the original owner choose to be good at things that she was not good at
Couldn't she just swap her horsemanship for her painting skills
Just when Lu Shizhen was still trying to find an excuse to refuse, Lu Shien wrapped her arms around her and said, "Sister, you are such a good horse rider, you wouldn't even want to agree to my small request..."
Lu Shien's tone suddenly became a little weaker, and with just one sentence he blocked Lu Shizhen's way.
She looked at the huge hole left by the original owner and said with difficulty: "… How could it be."
"I knew that my sister was the best to me!" Lu Shien immediately became happy.
She hugged Lu Shizhen's arm tightly, and looked at Xu Shiyue who was about to go back upstairs as if showing off: "Sister has been the best to me since I was a child. No one can replace her!"
Lu Shizhen looked at Lu Shien and of course knew who she was talking to. She turned her head nervously and looked at Xu Shiyue.
The moonlight shone through the window glass into the stairwell, falling brightly on Xu Shiyue's body.
She held Yuanzi's hand as usual and walked up the stairs without stopping. She didn't seem to care about what Lu Shien said.
That's true, why would Xu Shiyue care about such a sentence
Lu Shizhen thought so and felt that she was too sensitive.
But just when she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a report suddenly came to her ears: "-10" The system's voice was calm and indifferent, like an unbearable weight of life hitting Lu Shizhen's head.
This was her second deduction of points today, and it was a double-digit deduction again...
A few days ago, Lu Shizhen was very happy to analyze with Qiuqiu that now the base number of points Xu Shiyue gave him was getting bigger and bigger, and he should be able to fill the loophole of the bug soon. However, he didn't expect that the base number of points deducted was also increasing.
Lu Shizhen suddenly felt heartbroken.
But before she could recover, Xu Shiyue's voice rang out from the stairs: "Lu Shizhen."
The voice was clear and cold, exactly the same tone Xu Shiyue had used when talking to him in the past.
Lu Shizhen responded immediately, fearing that he would be deducted points again if he was one second late in answering: "Hey."
But after he finished speaking, Xu Shiyue did not speak to her immediately.
The wind blew into the room from the door, blowing the bow on the little girl's head.
Xu Shiyue stood on the stairs, staring at the three figures at the entrance and the blurry arms that seemed to be linked together.
It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it seemed like only a pause of one second.
Xu Shiyue raised her eyes slightly, and said to Lu Shizhen in front of Lu Shien, "Come to my room in ten minutes."
(End of this chapter)