The sunlight shone brightly and equally on the faces of everyone in the room, and Aunt Xu's face was filled with joy and surprise.
In fact, she was not very sure about her speculation at the beginning. After all, her niece did not look like a romantic person as Xu Minjun said. However, she did not expect that as soon as she said this, Xu Shiyue gave her the most obvious reaction from the beginning to now.
Aunt Xu Er immediately perked up upon hearing this, and gave Xu Shiyue an especially "considerate" suggestion: "Since you and Miss Lu are so close, why not make it a done deal first."
"I heard from Minjun that Miss Lu was also interested in you, Shiyue, when we were in school before?"
Second Aunt Xu was extremely serious about this idea. She leaned close to Xu Shiyue and spoke to her. Her deliberately lowered voice seemed as if she had really reached some consensus with her, as if they were plotting something behind the backs of others.
"In fact, there is no need to make many things clear. Just half-heartedly do it this way, and it will work. By then, even if Lu Shize disagrees, he will have to agree."
Aunt Xu whispered, and finally ended this shameful conspiracy.
She raised her head with a bit of cunning and sophistry in her eyes, looking at Xu Shiyue as if to seek credit, but she saw that Xu Shiyue lowered his eyes slightly and did not even look at her.
Suddenly, Aunt Xu felt a chill in her heart and asked cautiously, "Shiyue, are you listening?"
"Of course." Xu Shiyue replied.
She raised her eyelashes and looked at Xu Minjun who was sitting on the sofa beside her, and said meaningfully: "I was just wondering how you would react if someone used this trick on your daughter, Second Aunt?"
She really overestimated the bottom line of these people and thought that this person could give her some good ideas.
Only these people can come up with something so dirty that it borders on the edge of the law.
It's really unnecessary to give them a chance.
When Aunt Xu Er heard what Xu Shiyue said, her expression suddenly changed, and she immediately changed her tone and said, "I was just giving you a suggestion... I was just about to tell you about the rest."
"Really?" Xu Shiyue narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tilted face seemed to be smiling.
"Yes, yes." Aunt Xu nodded immediately and tried to make amends. "Although this method is very effective, it is not up to standard and will cost you a lot. You still want Shiyue. Think about it."
Xu Shiyue lowered his eyes and thought: "I remember my second uncle said something to me in the ward. If you don't pay a price, you can't get what you want."
"So you gave me back what originally belonged to me, and in the name of doing good for me, you gave me this idea. Second aunt, what do you think you did today that can be compared to the "price" that Second uncle paid, and is enough to make me change my mind?"
The sunlight fell gently on Xu Shiyue's face, and her raised eyes were calm yet surging with waves.
Xu Shiyue spoke each word calmly, yet each word was filled with hatred. The indifferent rhetorical question, like smoke, poured into Second Aunt Xu's throat. The drifting white mist expanded and spread, choking her severely.
This child remembers everything.
This also includes the fire accident that was disguised perfectly.
The air, colder than the cold winter outdoors, rushed into Aunt Xu's fingertips. A sense of terror made her subconsciously want to bow her head and beg for mercy: "Shiyue, we, we are a family connected by blood. From now on, we will each return to our respective positions and perform our respective duties. The future of the Xu family will be better than it is now. Don't you agree, Shiyue?"
Aunt Xu's voice became trembling: "Your second uncle already knows that what he did before was wrong. He asked me to return these to you, and he wants to return more than these to you. Your second uncle regrets it very much now..."
The sun was rising, but the shadow on the wall had dropped half an inch.
Second Aunt Xu's already humble figure was bent a little more than before, but before she could finish her words of begging for mercy, she was interrupted by Xu Shiyue: "Do you regret not considering family affection and killing me, or do you regret not killing me and falling into my trap instead?"
Xu Shiyue's words were no longer as reserved as at the beginning, and her question sounded a bit aggressive.
She made no effort to hide what she had done, and her questioning voice seemed a little heartless.
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Second Aunt Xu was like a snake that had been hung by a thorn, and she was speechless after talking so much just now.
Xu Minjun, who had been watching from the side, could not help but stood up and asked: "Xu Shiyue, why do you say things so harshly? My mother is your elder after all, can't she be so servile to you?"
Xu Shiyue's eyes curved even more sharply as he listened to the arrogant voice.
She stroked the jade bracelet on her wrist and said something even colder than before: "This is your mother's freedom. I have no right to interfere with her."
Xu Minjun immediately asked back: "You said that... so you won't let our family go? Xu Shiyue, are you such a heartless and heartless lunatic who wants to kill even the last family member left in this world?!"
The sunlight was bright, shining through Xu Minjun's barely visible confidence as she tried to support herself.
Her heart was beating very fast, and she used all her strength to say this provocative remark.
She thought Xu Shiyue would deny it immediately.
Or maybe he was provoked by his own words and began to care about family affection.
Yes, she is only nineteen years old, she must be naive and still care about her family's reputation.
What's more, isn't this how her uncle is controlled by her father
But Xu Shiyue didn't.
Xu Minjun just watched Xu Shiyue stand up from the table and walk towards her step by step.
The expression on his face did not change at all, and he even showed a kind of silent relief: "Sister has become much smarter recently."
The raised hand blocked the sunlight falling on Xu Minjun's face, and the bony fingers passed through the long hair hanging on the side of her face.
Xu Minjun heard the subtle sound of hair rolling between fingers, and Xu Shiyue's voice: "It seems that it is necessary to trim your hair regularly."
In an instant, Xu Minjun's heart felt like it fell from the eighteenth floor of a building.
With a thud, it fell to pieces.
A cold wind blew in the living room, and the sunlight seemed to have nowhere to stay and all turned to the living room.
The huge floor-to-ceiling windows bring in the rare warm winter sunlight outside, filling the carpet with warmth.
"It's possible to simply copy a pirated version of Xu Shiyue's health monitoring system, but it takes some time to research it."
"But host, I don't understand. We are leaving soon. Even if we install a monitoring system for Yuanzi, we won't be able to rush back if Yuanzi encounters any problems."
Qiuqiu was lying on top of Lu Shizhen's head, looking at Yuanzi lying in her arms and thinking about the task that Lu Shizhen had given her.
Lu Shizhen sat cross-legged on the carpet in front of the French window, holding Yuanzi and looking at the genetic sequencing and physical examination report sent by the pet hospital last time, and said: "Our Yuanzi is in poor health. It's better to be safe than sorry. We will try our best to rush back when the time comes."
Lu Shizhen's tone was very relaxed, but her slightly drooped eyes betrayed her.
She didn't want to make plans too early, but she had to start planning for many things.
As Yiren and Yitong were discussing this, they saw Second Aunt Xu and Xu Minjun walking out of the reception room under Li's surveillance.
The mother and daughter were both more frustrated than each other, and they didn't even have the energy to maintain the fawning look they had when they first entered the room.
Her eyes were following Li Chao's gaze towards the entrance, and she inexplicably felt that someone was standing behind her.
A shadow fell from above her head, and when Lu Shizhen turned around, she saw Xu Shiyue standing behind her at some point.
She seemed to be looking at herself, but her dark eyes were a little unfocused.
Lu Shizhen was startled and blurted out, "What's wrong?"
Xu Shiyue unnoticeably focused his gaze and calmly replied, "Tinnitus."
Lu Shizhen immediately became nervous after hearing this: "Tinnitus? Why is there tinnitus? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Are you too tired these days..."
Xu Shiyue listened to the series of questions blurted out by this person. His eyebrows and eyes, which were cold just now, curved again and again, and his voice became gentle: "No, I just wore the headphones for too long."
Lu Shizhen remembered that the last time Xu Shiyue mentioned tinnitus to her in the car, she took off the earphones from her ears.
The long hair falling by the ears is filled with warmth, and the memory is like a wick that ignites the warmth left by the fingers.
Lu Shizhen paused for a moment, and hugged Yuanzi in his arms, saying, "Well, then you should bring less in the future."
Xu Shiyue nodded and said nothing more.
The warm sunlight filled the entire large but empty living room.
The combination of a man and a dog is a rare warmth in the cold winter.
Yuanzi's short light golden fur has a satin-like luster, and his ears don't get angry no matter how they are rubbed.
It just lay on Lu Shizhen's legs, listening to her silly but hearty laughter. In addition to its wagging tail, its two black grape-like eyes were also shining.
Yuanzi likes being with Lu Shizhen very much.
But who doesn’t like it
Compared to the dark hatred in the living room and the intrigues in the business world, Xu Shiyue prefers the restrained leisure in the living room at this moment.
Only Lu Shizhen can bring her such leisure.
Seeing this, Xu Shiyue reached out and rubbed Yuanzi's head, blending into the leisure, and picked up the things spread on Lu Shizhen's legs: "What are you looking at?"
"Yuanzi's medical examination form." Lu Shizhen answered, and then as if remembering something, he looked up and said to Xu Shiyue: "By the way, there are a few things I need to tell you."
Xu Shiyue was puzzled: "What?"
Lu Shizhen picked up the medical examination report in his hand and talked about his findings: "Look here, I just found that Yuanzi's index is not very high. It will be easy for him to get some chronic diseases in the future. You have to take him for regular medical examinations in the future."
"There are also bones on both sides of its hind legs. This is a problem with dog breeds. As they age, they may become stunted. You need to touch it from time to time and correct its sitting posture."
Xu Shiyue frowned slightly when listening to Lu Shizhen's instructions: "Why are you suddenly telling me so many things?"
Lu Shizhen was stumped by Xu Shiyue's question and immediately felt guilty.
She knew her fate, but had no way of telling anyone about it, especially Xu Shiyue.
The girl rubbed the paper in her hand with her fingers and said with some self-righteousness: "Because you are Yuanzi's owner! Don't think that you can ignore Yuanzi after you inherit your Xu family's assets."
"Since you have trained the dog, you must be responsible for it, understand?"
Lu Shizhen spoke seriously, and Xu Shiyue listened without noticing the man's hidden purpose.
She just looked at the girl with her chin raised and the tail wagging behind her, her eyes gentle and firm: "I know."
“I would never abandon my dog.”
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There was another heavy snowfall in S City, and the whole world was covered with clean white snow.
A few plump sparrows rolled in the snow, startled by the car lights that turned on in the distance.
The sound of the car door opened and closed, and Lu Shizhen finally finished the first and last final exam of her high school career.
She dragged her tired brain back home, thinking to herself that she should be able to rank among the top 50 in her grade.
Maybe…
Is that ok
Can't be sure.
Lu Shizhen had no experience in unified examinations, and he opened the door of the villa with more concern than usual.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she opened the door, she was greeted by countless colorful ribbons thrown in.
"Zhenzhen, happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday, sister!"
"Happy birthday, miss!"
All the names he was addressed to seemed like colorful ribbons that flowed into Lu Shizhen's ears, driving away all his worries about the exam.
Streamers and balloons were tangled together, filling the originally monotonous living room.
Warm colors filled Lu Shizhen's vision. She was more sensitive to colors than anyone else, and she felt the warmth more than anyone else.
She seemed to realize what she was doing, but also seemed not to realize what was happening, and her head was buzzing.
At this moment, she saw Xu Shiyue walking towards her.
Time seemed to be deliberately slowed down, and the white skirt swayed in Lu Shizhen's sight like blooming petals.
She just watched as Xu Shiyue stood beside her and whispered in her ear: "Happy birthday, Lu Shizhen."
"Do you like this surprise?"
“Pah.”
Lu Shizhen couldn't tell whether it was the sound of his own heart skipping a beat or the sound of the points system's flashing lights.
She just stared blankly at her points system, which had been flashing red, and then turned green. Xu Shiyue gave her an extra point that was enough to change the results.
(End of this chapter)