"Yes." Wen Yan nodded slightly, her expression and tone when speaking were very natural.
"He said he is the same age as you, and you are good friends. Moreover, he has come to our house for dinner. Our two families are family friends. He is several years older than me. I can't just call him by his full name. ”
Shen Jingxiu: "..." If I remember correctly, she seemed to have often called her "Shen Jingxiu" when she revealed her feelings. Wasn't she several years older than her?
He glanced at Ji Yuanzhou not far away, and then asked Wen Yan:
"Do you meet often in private?"
"No. I've only seen him twice since he came to our house for dinner that day."
Shen Jingxiu: "......" Two times you still call it 'just'?
"But aren't you very busy? Many times Mom wants to see you but you are not free."
"Hey, isn't it true that I don't have time when I'm busy? I just have some free time recently. Wasn't I always at home some time ago? I see my mother every day."
"Then on what occasion did you all meet? I'm a little curious."
Wen Yan raised her eyebrows and glanced at Shen Jingxiu: "It's rare for you, brother, to break the casserole and ask the truth."
Shen Jingxiu forced a smile: "Then do you say it or not? I remember that when he came to our house that day, my mother wanted to set you up, but you said you didn't like him. Why, after getting along with each other in private twice, you Changed your mind?"
Shen Jingxiu knew about one of them.
At that time, it was reported on the Internet that Wen Yan and an actor from her company stayed in the same hotel and spent a day and a night together.
As a result, someone released a photo of her going out to the amusement park during the day to clarify for her. One of the people with her was Ji Yuanzhou.
But another time, Shen Jingxiu was unknown.
As for Wen Yan, she immediately denied it after hearing Shen Jingxiu's question.
"No! Although I don't like anyone yet, I think I should be the kind of person who will stay with me forever, not the kind of person who falls in love at first sight or knows that the other person will be with me for a lifetime after meeting twice. And both of my meetings with your friend were coincidences.
The first time was when I went to City B for work and happened to stay in his hotel, and he happened to be working there. Then we had a meal together and went to the amusement park. Fortunately, we went there that day.
As for the second coincidence, it was this trip. I just knew he was here one day before you did. No, strictly speaking it should be one night earlier. "
"One night earlier?" Shen Jingxiu became even more confused, "Have you met him before? Didn't you just meet him when you were picking up shells?"
Wen Yan shook her head: "No, I actually met him last night."
"When? From getting off the plane to the hotel to having dinner, our family was together. Why didn't I see him?"
"Because he didn't appear during the times you mentioned. I couldn't sleep at night, so I went to the hotel's large open air to enjoy the night view, and I happened to meet him there. Then we chatted for dozens of minutes. , and finally parted ways."
We actually chatted for dozens of minutes? That's not Ji Yuanzhou's usual style.
"Then you should be able to chat easily?" Shen Jingxiu continued to ask.
Wen Yan nodded and replied, "It was a pretty good chat."
"Then what did he tell you?"
"..." Wen Yan couldn't help but look at Shen Jingxiu, "What's wrong with you, brother? It feels like you are interrogating a prisoner now."
"How could it be? Even if I am a policeman, you cannot be a prisoner. I am just more interested."
"Okay," Wen Yan didn't mind chatting with Shen Jingxiu in such detail, but she felt that Shen Jingxiu was a little different today than usual, "We just talked about whether he likes to travel, what he usually likes to do, and his thoughts on life. There’s nothing special about topics like attitude.”
Shen Jingxiu nodded: "So that's it."
But Ji Yuanzhou would take the initiative to chat with a member of the opposite sex about these daily routines, which is very special in itself.
It's just that Wen Yan doesn't know him well, so she doesn't think there's anything special about these topics.
But if Ji Yuanzhou doesn't like a person, he will never talk about life with that person.
For a moment, Shen Jingxiu was silent.
Seeing that he seemed to be deep in thought, Wen Yan couldn't help but joked: "Oh, I know."
Shen Jingxiu came to his senses: "What do you know?"
Wen Yan narrowed her eyes: "You two grew up together, so he must know a lot of embarrassing things about you. You must want to know if I talked about the embarrassment you once made when I chatted with him."
Shen Jingxiu chuckled: "Your thinking is always so out of the ordinary."
Wen Yan's inner OS: [You don't understand, jumping out is always a surefire way to break through embarrassment and cold moments. It doesn't matter if I look stupid, but you must not let me get cold when you are here]
Hearing Wen Yan's thoughts, Shen Jingxiu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
Fool, this is not an embarrassment or an awkward moment, he won't feel uncomfortable even if he doesn't say a word and does his own thing when he's with her.
While talking, Ji Yuanzhou had already returned with Wen Yan's flip-flops.
Out of courtesy, Wen Yan took the initiative to pick her up from afar.
But she didn't expect Ji Yuanzhou to squat down in front of her, personally put the slippers at Wen Yan's feet, and almost put them on for her.
Shen Jingxiu's eyebrows were almost wrinkled.
This is something Anno has never done before.
Shen Jingxiu stood there with a cold face, waiting for Wen Yan and Ji Yuanzhou to come over after putting on their shoes.
Then he quietly squeezed in between the two of them.
Ji Yuanzhou and Shen Jingxiu have been old friends for many years. When he saw this, he did not force himself to approach Wen Yan, but walked silently next to Shen Jingxiu.
After walking a few steps, Ji Yuanzhou suddenly said: "Jing Xiu, let's chat later."
"Okay," Shen Jingxiu responded immediately, "That's what I meant. By the way, how many days do you plan to stay this time?"
"Hmm..." Ji Yuanzhou hesitated for two seconds, "It depends on the situation, right?" It depends on the situation? Shen Jingxiu turned his head and looked at his friend: "What are you looking at?"
Ji Yuanzhou curled his lips and said, "Jing Xiu, I find that you have a lot of questions today."
"..." Shen Jingxiu glanced at Ji Yuanzhou, speechless.
He has so many problems because Ji Yuanzhou doesn't look normal first.
A person who likes to make plans for everything, but when he goes out for a few days to travel, he has no plan and actually has to improvise according to the situation?
What situation is he referring to? Wenyan?
They chatted a few more casually along the way, and the three of them quickly returned to the tent.
Shen Yuan and Su Yang were both surprised to see Ji Yuanzhou.
Ji Yuanzhou came up to greet them and explained the situation. Only then did Su Yang ask about Qin Yulong.
Wen Yan whispered to Su Yang in a low voice, telling her that Qin Yulong's sudden departure was actually because of her menstrual period.
While mother and daughter were talking, Shen Jingxiu and Ji Yuanzhou also changed places to talk.
It was Ji Yuanzhou who spoke first to break the silence.
"You don't look good today, and you don't seem to welcome me. Is my intuition right?"
Shen Jingxiu frowned and looked at his friend: "It's good that you know."
Ji Yuanzhou raised his eyebrows: "Then can I ask what the reason is?"
"Are you pretending to be stupid with me?"
"NO, I just don't understand. I don't even understand what you mean by pretending to be stupid?"
"In which way? First of all, you should have lied to me. Now that Wen Yan is not here, I ask you again, why are you here? Is this really a coincidence?"
"Why can't it be?"
"Yuan Zhou, we have been good friends for many years. Have I ever deceived you? You are a person who plans everything in advance. This trip this year is not in your plan at all. You can't show up here for no reason. Here? If you treat me as a brother, don’t treat me badly.”
"Okay," Ji Yuanzhou scratched his head uncomfortably, "I know this behavior is very unlike me, but I do do it now. I actually..."
"Go on."
"I actually watched your sister's live broadcast. I know that your family will come to the Southern Hemisphere for vacation during the Spring Festival, but I don't know exactly where you chose. But when I watched her live broadcast yesterday, her camera captured your travel schedule. , there are very detailed arrangements, so yes, I am here for her.”
"really……"
"Don't be like this, why are you frowning so tightly? Is that why you are angry with me? But just now you asked me in front of your sister, I can't tell you the real reason, I'm afraid of scaring her, I don't want her Think I’m some kind of stalker. I think she’s a very simple person, and I don’t want her to think I’m very purposeful, okay?”
Ji Yuanzhou has confessed and hopes that his good friends can stand on his side.
But he didn't expect that Shen Jingxiu refused and warned him in an extremely serious manner.
"Get rid of this idea and don't have any purpose for her."
? ? ? Ji Yuanzhou was puzzled: "Why? You are my good friend, you understand me, and I am not someone who can't take action. Why do you object to me approaching her."
Shen Jingxiu stared at Ji Yuanzhou closely: "Have you forgotten what you promised me? We happened to meet your father at the restaurant that day, and he deliberately revealed his intention to marry our two families. You told me personally , you said you have no feelings for my sister."
"What?" Ji Yuanzhou frowned, "Did I forget what happened that day or did you forget. My dad, me, and you, we have always been talking about your biological sister Shen Zhirou. No, her name should be Qin Yulong now. We are not talking about Wen Yan.”
"Yes! I haven't forgotten this, but this is exactly the problem! Your father wants you to marry my sister. Obviously, the only one he likes is the biological daughter of the Shen family, not the adopted daughter of the Shen family."
"But these are not problems."
"Yuan Zhou! How dare you speak so eloquently? Ever since you were a child, have you ever disobeyed your father? Whether it was when you left your family to expand abroad or when you were called back when your career was booming, how could Isn't that what your father meant? If he asked you to marry a wealthy family, would you marry an adopted daughter who was an orphan?
"I now understand what you mean by Wen Yan, and I can also tell you clearly now that she has no feelings for you. To her, you are just a good friend of her eldest brother and a brother who is older than her in the family. , nothing more.
"Don't make any more moves. Since there is no result, then don't let anything happen that shouldn't happen. I don't want to end up with no way to end it. When the time comes, it will be difficult for you to do it in the Ji family, and she will be hurt."
"..." Ji Yuanzhou fell silent.
It took a while before his eyes focused on Shen Jingxiu's face again.
"You are my best brother, and I think you are the person who understands me best in the world. But now do you even want to stop me from pursuing what my heart desires? I have never enjoyed watching someone smile as much as I do now , listen to her talk, watch her eat, do you even want to stop me? "
"Yuan Zhou, of course I hope you can be happy. But your happiness should not be based on her pain."
"! But why do you think I will definitely bring her pain? Have you been to the amusement park with her? Have you chatted about life with her on the beach under the stars? Maybe you said she doesn't have feelings for me? It’s true, but she doesn’t dislike me, and there is hope between me and her.”
"No," Shen Jingxiu said firmly, "You can take risks with her, but I can't, and I don't allow you to do so. There are many women with good-looking smiles, so you can chase her instead."
Ji Yuanzhou was silent again.
He looked at Shen Jingxiu, and after a while, he suddenly chuckled.
"Catch another one? You don't care if that woman is the right match for me, right? You only care about your sister. No, Jing Xiu, you shouldn't regard her as your sister, right? You care about her beyond anything. I understand that my brother cares about his sister.
"You showed your possessiveness just now on the beach. You didn't allow me to carry things for her, and you had to destroy her if I walked closer to her. Shen Jingxiu, after being adopted by your Shen family, her surname was also Shen. Now that we are members of the same household register as you, do you actually have such thoughts towards your sister?
You think I'll hurt her if I like her, just because my dad doesn't agree. What about your likes? Have you ever thought about Aunt Su’s feelings? Have you ever thought about how your dad feels? Would it be better for you to cut off her peach blossoms and force her to stay with you than me? You are more selfish and despicable. "
"..." For a moment, Shen Jingxiu couldn't hear any sound in his ears.
Ever since Ji Yuanzhou said that his feelings for Wen Yan surpassed his brother's feelings for his sister, there was a buzzing sound in his head, as if he had turned into a wooden man for a moment, and seemed to have been struck by lightning.
It took him a while to regain his sense of indifference.
"Nonsense." He heard himself say this, but he was not sure whether the words had any basis for it. "Yuanzhou, you have gone too far. She is my sister, whether she is my biological sister or me. My brothers, I don’t want them to be hurt in any way! No one can hurt my family, not even my best friend.” (End of Chapter)
