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Ding dong, ding dong, as the door opened, the steward saw that the second young master had returned, and his face broke into a wide smile. Not only had the elder young master returned within the past month, but he had also brought a woman with him. And now the second young master had returned as well. It seems that this household has become quite lively.
"Uncle Yuan, where is that person?" Lu Yanci asked as he walked.
"Are you referring to that girl?"
"Yes."
"She's reading on the balcony. Young master, it's not easy for you to come back. What would you like to eat? I'll have someone make it for you."
Lu Yanci pretended not to hear, and just kept walking forward, taking big strides up the stairs, heading straight for the balcony. It wasn't until he saw Jiang Xunzhi that he felt more at ease.
He was panting heavily, and Jiang Xunzhi didn't expect him to arrive so quickly.
"You ran really fast. Do you want to eat?" She pointed to the grapes in the bowl, still chewing.
Seeing her unharmed and leisurely, his worries seemed unnecessary.
"Have you heard from Nan Shiye this month?" She looked at her book and said lightly, "No, you just came out of confinement and haven't gone back to work. I see your fans are tagging you like crazy on your Weibo, saying they miss you." "So what? The company is my family's anyway. I'll go back when I feel like it. I want to take another month off and give myself a break." He said confidently, stating the fact.
"How long have you been here?" Lu Yanci asked her.
"Two weeks."
"My brother brought you here?"
She nodded and added, "Bring me here to enjoy the good life. Haha, I've been doing great for the past half month. The food and service at your place are especially thoughtful. I might not want to leave."
"Then just keep living here. After all, this is my home, and I have the final say."
"Is it really up to you?"
The Shen familyOf course, the one in charge is Shen Tingsi.
"No, but My brother will agree."
At this time, Uncle Yuan came in with a sweet cake: "Young master, this is your favorite sweet cake. I just took it out of the oven. Miss Wan, you should try some too."
"Uncle Yuan, you go out first." Lu Yanci took the sweet plate and placed it in front of her: "This is my favorite pineapple pastry from my childhood, have a piece."
Jiang Xunzhi looked at the pastries in the plate and remembered the first time she came to this villa. At that time, Lu Yanci also held out a pineapple pastry in front of her: "Teacher, this is my favorite, I brought it for you to eat."
She reached out and took a piece, putting it in her mouth, savoring its taste.
"It still has the same taste as before."
"These days, I often hear Uncle Yuan mention you, saying that you didn't have a very difficult childhood."
"That's all in the past. Before I was six, I lived abroad. When I was 10, my mother found out that my father was having an affair. She was heartbroken and passed away due to illness. A year later, Jiang Nan came into the picture, bringing along his illegitimate child. At that time, my brother was in college and busy establishing himself at the Shen, so he rarely had time for me. Jiang Nan would manipulate people to bully me behind my back." He spoke calmly, "Actually, at that time, I would also quietly cry alone behind everyone's back, until I met someone. She was my tutor in middle school. Every day, she would do fun things with me and share her favorite strawberry cake with me. She would even help me get back at those classmates who spoke ill of me. But she was a bit mischievous, always trying to steal my food."
Jiang Xunzhi saw him speaking with a smile, which reminded her of the time they spent together in the past. The first time she saw him, he was hiding in his room, crying and looking disheveled. She kindly asked him what was wrong, but he didn't take it seriously and kept playing games. Feeling helpless, Jiang Xunzhi said, "If you can beat me in a game, I won't make you study and I'll leave immediately. But if you lose, you have to start studying right away."
At that time, he was also young and arrogant, always thinking that girls were not good at playing games. But after playing with her, he realized that she was really good at it, and he never won a single game. "A real man should keep his word and not go back on it."
He studied obediently, listened attentively, and after a month, his exam results improved by leaps and bounds. Even the school teachers praised him. In the blink of an eye, that boy has become what he is today. Lu Yanci Pay attention to her expression, notice the slight upturn at the corner of her eyes, and she said, "That teacher is not only beautiful and a top student, but also has a bad temper. If you don't get the question right, she will scold you immediately."
At first, there was still a little bit of happiness in her heart, but as soon as someone mentioned her bad temper, she became cold and indifferent.
Jiang Xunzhi has a bad temper, which is widely recognized. She can accept it, and after hearing this so many times, she has gotten used to it.
With a "bang" sound coming from downstairs, Lu Yanci thought it was a servant breaking a jar, and didn't pay any attention.
But the sound kept coming, making people impatient.
"Uncle Yuan, what's going on downstairs? It's so noisy," shouted Lu Yanci.
A servant stood at the outer gate and said, "Second young master, it's Miss San who's back. She's smashing things everywhere. You should go and see."
Lu Yanci immediately went downstairs, and Shen Siyi was like a mad dog, throwing things everywhere. The maid who tried to stop her was slapped by her. " Shen Siyi, if you want to go crazy, go outside and do it. Don't act like a mad dog. If your good sisters knew about your behavior, they would think you haven't been vaccinated for rabies." He bluntly said, "I may give you face, but I won't. You will compensate for the things you broke. Uncle Yuan, count the items and then send the bill to her." After that, he went upstairs without looking back.
Jiang Xunzhi saw him return so quickly and asked, "What happened downstairs?"
Lu Yanci said, "Shen Siyi is throwing things downstairs. I don't know why she's back. She never used to come back when her brother wasn't home, but today she suddenly went crazy and came back."
"From the way you speak, it seems like you really dislike her."
"Disgusting, very good at pretending, I feel annoyed just seeing her, and she bullies people at will. My dad is willing to indulge her, but I won't. The position of general manager was given to her by my dad."
"Why did your dad adopt her?"
"I heard it was because he felt sorry for her."
"Who is older and who is younger among you?"
"We are the same age, but technically I am older than her."
Shen Siyi was adopted by the Shen family at the age of six, and she is the same age as Lu Yanci. Then why didn't I see Shen Siyi when I was tutoring?"
She continued to ask, "Did you live together when you were kids?"
Lu Yanci replied, "I met her when I was six years old. After Jiang Nan entered the picture, my dad arranged for her to go to school in S City. I didn't know much after I went abroad. She only returned to City A after finishing her postgraduate studies and started working at the Shen. If you want to know more, My brother. knows best, but you probably won't ask him."
"It seems like you don't know your brother very well. When you have time, you two brothers can sit down and have a chat." Jiang Xunzhi stood up, stretched, and moved around.
At dinner, Uncle Yuan called them to eat, and Lu Yanci accompanied Jiang Xunzhi downstairs. They happened to run into Shen Siyi, and Lu Yanci thought she had left, but she was still at home. When Shen Siyi saw Jiang Xunzhi, she immediately put on a smile and said, "Second Brother, is this your girlfriend?"
Lu Yanci said, "If you don't want to eat, then get out."
Shen Siyi said, "Don't be so fierce, I'm just concerned about you. Big brother will be home soon, and he'll be very happy to see you bringing a girl back."
Jiang Xunzhi caught a whiff of green tea, and just smiled faintly.
""Elder young master," a voice came from outside the door.
Shen Tingsi walked in, took off his coat, and sat down.
"Big brother, look who it is. It's the first time I've seen Second Brother so close to a girl. They've been upstairs all afternoon. I wanted to bring them some food, but I was afraid of disturbing them."
Shen Siyi has something to say, trying to make Shen Tingsi misunderstand that there is something between them. Jiang Xunzhi understands the meaning of this, but doesn't want to say much, just wants to make her anxious in her heart.
Shen Tingsi asked, "How long do you plan to go back to work?" and gave a look to Lu Yanci.
"I want to take a month off and then go back to work," Lu Yanci put down the chopsticks.
"You don't have to work, but don't spend the money at home." Shen Tingsi put a shrimp into Jiang Xunzhi's bowl. Shen Siyi saw it and was furious, Lu Yanci was also extremely surprised, with many different thoughts in mind. Jiang Xunzhi put down his chopsticks and left the table, and Shen Siyi also left the table at the same time.
She returned to the bedroom to brush her teeth and wash her face, watching the bodyguards of the Shen family patrolling around. There was actually a moon in the sky tonight. Close to midnight, Jiang Xunzhi lying on the bed heard a knock on the door, and when he opened it, he saw Shen Siyi.
"What's the matter?" Shen Siyi burst into the bedroom and said bluntly, "You are shameless. You have my older brother, yet you're trying to seduce my Second Brother behind his back." Jiang Xunzhi replied, "Which eye of yours saw me trying to seduce him?"
Shen Siyi: "This afternoon, you all stayed upstairs and didn't come down. Who knows what you were doing up there, a man and a woman alone in a room."
Jiang Xunzhi: "What, are you jealous? I can easily win their favor, while you have never entered their hearts in all these years. It's only natural for you to be jealous of me."
Shen Siyi: "You're just a woman kept by my older brother. Do you really think you can enter the Shen family's door? Dream on. My father would never allow you to marry into the Shen family."
Jiang Xunzhi said, "I never thought about marrying into the Shen family, but it seems like you're the one who really wants to marry in."
"Nonsense," Shen Siyi wanted to hit him, but Jiang Xunzhi grabbed her hand and gave her a slap. "You dare to hit me."
"I've wanted to hit you for a long time, I just gave you some extra time. Just say it, what do you want from me? Why beat around the bush so much, isn't it tiring?" Jiang Xunzhi sat in the chair.
"Leave My brother and the price is up to you."
"What's the matter, you like your Shen Tingsi, can't stand to see him with other women." Jiang Xunzhi smiled ambiguously, seeing him not speaking, continued, "Su Yun is right, you really like your Shen Tingsi."
"What else did that bitch tell you?" Shen Siyi looked flustered.
"There's more. For example, she said you asked her to bring you a key, but that key ended up on Jiang Xunzhi's door. So she accused you of plotting against Jiang Xunzhi."
"I never asked her to do that for me."
Jiang Xunzhi laughed, "She clearly remembers that the key had a piece of jade attached to it, and she even took a photo of that jade. I took a look, and it seems like I remember you indeed have a piece of jade on you, and it's very similar."
Shen Siyi said, "Even if there were, what evidence do you have to prove that I killed Jiang Xunzhi? There are no fingerprints of mine at the scene, and the surveillance video didn't capture anyone entering her house."
"What is your relationship with the owner of the Merry-Go-Round Cafe?" Jiang Xunzhi asked, seeing her surprise. "You think I only know a little, but in fact, I know many of your secrets."
"What is your purpose in getting close to the Shen family? Who are you really?" Shen Siyi countered.
"If you don't answer my question, how can I possibly answer yours," she sneered.
"I thought you were a simple, vain woman, but I didn't expect you to be so scheming. If big brother knew your true nature, you would definitely die a miserable death."
Jiang Xunzhi looked at her speaking forcefully and added fuel to the fire, wanting to see her uncontrollable anger.
"Too bad he doesn't know. The woman by your brother's side is me, and he also likes me. As for you, you will always just be his sister." Jiang Xunzhi looked at her with a predatory gaze, as if wanting to devour her. "What, do you want me to die? But I won't."
"Don't be too happy too soon. Don't die in a pitiful state when the time comes."
Shen Siyi made a tough declaration, slammed the door, and left.
Moonlight spilled onto the windowsill, her furrowed brows hiding her concerns. With no one to talk to, she lit a cigarette and let her thoughts drift away.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Jiang Xunzhi thought it was Shen Siyi who had reconsidered and come to explain things, but upon opening the door, he found Lu Yanci standing there with a gloomy expression.
Could it be that his brother scolded him at the table and he felt upset and came to me for comfort.
She finished her meal early and went upstairs, and I have no idea what happened at the dinner table.
Jiang Xunzhi Let him in, but he didn't come in, just stood at the door and said, "Do you like My brother.?"
This sentence made her defenses crumble. Where did she show that she likes Shen Tingsi?
Why would this kid think that? Is it because Shen Tingsi served me food?
"You won't say it? Or you don't want to say it," his dim and obscure eyes stared at her.
Why did I suddenly become sad? Jiang Xunzhi lowered his head, thinking about how to explain to him.
When he looked up, the person was gone.
Lu Yanci returned to the bedroom, staring blankly at the ceiling, feeling that his previous behavior was really foolish.
Even though I already knew the answer, I still wanted to hear it from her own mouth. It's the first time I've felt heartache, truly speechless.
Lu Yanci finished dinner and stayed in the bedroom without coming out. He kept thinking about the relationship between Shen Tingsi and Jiang Xunzhi. Was Shen Tingsi taking her back to the old house just to protect her, or were they really in a relationship?
He wanted to know the answer, but he didn't dare to ask Shen Tingsi. Even if he did ask, with his brother's sensitivity, all his thoughts would be completely exposed. So he still wanted to ask Jiang Xunzhi.
Do you know what her true thoughts are?
At midnight, he turned off the bedroom light, opened the door, and the corridor was pitch black. He walked to the door of Jiang Xunzhi's bedroom, ready to knock, when he heard Shen Siyi's voice from inside. He also heard Jiang Xunzhi say, "The woman by your brother's side is me. He likes me as well as the one he likes, and you will only ever be his sister."
Early the next day, when Jiang Xunzhi didn't see Lu Yanci, he asked others. They all said that he had gone back to work. This week, Lu Yanci didn't show up at the old house, and Shen Siyi didn't go back to the old house to bother her. She received a message from Jiang Nan asking her to meet up. In the afternoon, she appeared at the agreed location, and Jiang Nan was still sitting in the same spot, drinking leisurely.
Jiang Xunzhi sat down and asked, "Madam, what is it that you wanted to see me about?"
Jiang Nan replied, "I heard that Shen Tingsi let you stay at the Shen family Old Residence." She nodded, having lived there for almost a month.
"I didn't expect your methods to be so brilliant. You were even able to take down that kid, A Si. The fact that he could take you back to the old house shows that he truly likes you."
"In terms of methods, I'm not as good as you. You've entered the Shen family, while I, on the other hand, might be kicked out one day if he gets tired of me."
"The list you gave me last time was wrong. Were you playing me?" Jiang Nan glared at her angrily.
"How could it be? I got it from his computer." Jiang Xunzhi pretended not to know, but when Shen Tingsi gave her that list, she knew it must be wrong.
Back when she worked at the company, she heard that Jiang Nan liked to promote his own people and sometimes recommended his relatives. Those relatives, taking advantage of their connection to the Shen family, liked to suppress the employees and seek personal gain, and Shen Tingsi turned a blind eye to it.
Now they want to get the list of branch personnel just to arrange for their own people to get in. She wants to bring Shen Tingsi down and take control of the Shen.
"You think he will marry you? Don't be naive. He is from the Shen family, not an ordinary person. The person who can marry him is someone whose status and identity match his. Your family background is nothing compared to his. Don't dream of turning from an ugly duckling into a swan."
"You also have no family background. How did you manage to enter the Shen family? You yourself dream of marrying into a wealthy family, yet you criticize others for having delusions. Just because you can think of it, doesn't mean others can't. Who made that rule?" Jiang Xunzhi said coldly, "After a few years of living a wealthy life, you look down on others. Don't forget where you came from."
Jiang Nan was furious, picked up a teacup and splashed it towards her face. She had anticipated this and quickly dodged, letting the tea water splash onto the chair.
"Lingyalichi, don't forget, I still have your photo in my hands."
This is an obvious threat.
"Threaten me, and it seems like your precious son is in school. How about I go to the school and see him." Jiang Xunzhi is not afraid of threats. Since there's a threat, she can also threaten. Her son is just a good example of a threat.
"If you dare to touch him, I will definitely not let you off. I'm also kindly reminding you that Shen Tingsi is not as simple as you think. For the sake of power, he can give up anything. He killed the person he loved for ten years, Jiang Xunzhi can be a lesson for you." Despite her words, Jiang Xunzhi didn't seem to listen much.
"It seems his name is Shen Zeqiu, Jiangshi Middle School, Class 8-1. I'm serious, madam. I can be very extreme when it comes to doing things." Jiang Xunzhi spoke with a sinister tone, spilling the tea on the table, and slamming the porcelain cup upside down with a bang, causing the teapot on the table to shake a few times.
Jiang Xunzhi got up and left, leaving behind the broken teacup. Jiang Nan had thought she was just a delicate girl, but he didn't know where she had gained such strength. Just now, her imposing manner was like that of a negotiation expert in the business world, even Jiang Nan was taken aback for a moment.
A ray of sunlight shone through the trees as Jiang Xunzhi stopped by the roadside, leaning against a big tree, listlessly kicking at the stones.
A familiar vehicle stopped by the roadside, and she went to open the door and sat in the back seat.
A deep voice lingered around her: "What did she say to you?"
"She threatened to use my bed to take photos and make me continue to work for her. She already knows the list, and I've also torn my face. Maybe tomorrow the news about me will be all over the internet." Jiang Xunzhi lounged with his legs crossed, looking relaxed and content.
"Tomorrow I will have the public relations department suppress the news." Shen Tingsi said, "You should stay on the old estate, Nan Shiye is still looking for you."
"I don't like being passive. Moving into the old house was meant to provoke Shen Siyi, to make her reveal the true nature of her relationship with Nan Shiye. If there is indeed something, then Nan Shiye is very likely involved in Jiang Xunzhi's murder. Unfortunately, that night was close, but still somewhat fruitful. Your sister admires you." Jiang Xunzhi couldn't help but laugh as he teased, "When Su Yun told me at the time, I was a bit skeptical, but after seeing her performance that night, there's no doubt. Do you know that she likes you?"
Shen Tingsi coldly replied, "I know."
"The reports all say that her death was accidental. The police checked the surveillance on the day and found no suspicious individuals entering or leaving the floor where she lived. Why do you suspect that her death was due to other reasons?"
"In my eyes, she is not the kind of person who would die easily. She undergoes regular check-ups every month, and just a few days before her death, she had a check-up at the hospital, with the report showing good health. The probability of accidental death is very low, but I don't believe in that probability. I choose to believe that she was maliciously killed."
"Just now, Jiang Nan told me that it was actually you who killed Jiang Xunzhi."
When Jiang Nan said that, her first reaction was not to believe that Shen Tingsi would harm her.
"Do you believe her words?" Shen Tingsi asked in return.
"I choose to believe in my own judgment. If it's really you who killed her, then why bother searching so hard for the truth? It would be pointless," she replied.
Shen Tingsi said quietly, "Actually, what Jiang Nan said is not wrong. After all, she was so capable. If she threatened my position, I might very well have resorted to poisoning."
Jiang Xunzhi gave a stiff smile. "This person is serious when being humorous and humorous when being serious. This style is fully reflected in him."
"Have you found that key? And the jade on the key," Jiang Xunzhi changed the subject.
Shen Tingsi said, "The key and the jade are at my house. The jade itself is one piece, but it was split into two pieces. It has been in my drawer at home. I originally planned to give it to her as a gift at the annual meeting, but I couldn't find it at the time. I didn't think much of it until I saw the jade hanging on the key at her front door."
It seems that Shen Siyi saw something that Jiang Xunzhi had given to her, and feeling angry, she took it away.
Jiang Xunzhi then remembered what Jiang Nan had said, that if Shen Tingsi liked her for ten years, and Shen Siyi found out that Shen Tingsi liked Jiang Xunzhi, jealousy could drive a person mad, leading to murder.
This thought also seems reasonable.
Thinking of this, she suddenly realized that the car had already stopped at the entrance of the Shen family Old Residence. She got out of the car, while Shen Tingsi was still in the car, and then the car started to drive.
He is the president, and the salaries of thousands of people are waiting to be paid. He must go to manage the overall situation and deal with important matters.
Uncle Yuan was in the courtyard watching the gardener pruning the branches, and other servants were also cleaning, leaving no corner untouched.
"Is this for a party?" Jiang Xunzhi saw the servant struggling to carry the bucket of water and stepped forward to help.
"Today is the annual big cleaning day. Miss, you should go rest," said Uncle Yuan as he walked over. "Miss Wan, you go upstairs and rest. Let them take care of these things."
She also wants to move around a bit. After staying for so long, she feels like she's becoming sluggish. She's just eating and sleeping for free, without getting paid. She feels it's a bit unfair, so she wants to lend a hand. When she sees someone struggling to lift heavy objects, she goes to help. When someone is pruning branches, she climbs up the tree to help. Uncle Yuan is worried she might fall and advises her not to climb the tree, but she used to climb trees every day and is used to it. This height is nothing to her. After dealing with the branches, she goes to the backyard to take care of the pool.
All done, the afternoon has passed.
Jiang Xunzhi After finishing work in the backyard pool, I returned to the hall. Two people were hanging paintings on the wall in the living room. One person was standing on a ladder, and the other was handing the paintings up. Suddenly, the person on the ladder slipped and fell backward.
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