Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

"These two are like a pair of sleeping dragons and phoenix chicks." With a somewhat helpless sigh, Shen Ye walked over, hoisted them onto his shoulders, and turned to head upstairs.

Back on the second floor, Shen Ye tossed the two of them into the rooms prepared for them, then clapped his hands, returned to his own room, and lay down on the bed to rest.

That night, all was well.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, Shen Ye was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Who!"

Shen Ye glanced out the window; it seemed like it was only recently dawn. He asked irritably, since at this time of day, his father was still asleep when he was at home. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

"Brother Shen, it's me." Lu Linxuan's voice came through.

Hearing that it was Lu Linxuan's voice, Shen Ye's anger subsided a little, and he called out, "It's Miss Lu. Please wait a moment, let me get dressed first."

After quickly getting dressed, Shen Ye went to open the door. As soon as the door opened, he saw Lu Linxuan standing at the door holding a basin full of warm water.

"Miss Lu, what are you doing here?" Shen Ye looked at Lu Linxuan in surprise. This girl brought him water to wash his face.

Then he noticed that Lu Linxuan's hair was still damp, as if he had just taken a shower not long ago.

As expected, Lu Linxuan said, "I'm here to bring you water to wash your face, Brother Shen."

After she finished speaking, she walked past Shen Ye and went straight into the house, placing the water for washing her face on the wooden shelf by the window.

"Brother Shen, come and wash up." she called out.

Shen Ye stared blankly at Lu Linxuan, then scratched his head and said, "Miss Lu, you're being too polite."

"It's not just being polite, it's to thank you, Brother Shen!" Lu Linxuan waved to him again and continued, "Thank you for taking me back to my room to rest."

"There's no need to thank me, it was just a small favor. I couldn't just ignore you, could I?" Shen Ye didn't think it was anything special, but he still went over. After all, the young girl had put in a lot of effort, and he couldn't let her down.

Shen Ye casually washed his face with warm water, and just as he was about to wipe his face with his sleeve, a handkerchief was handed to him.

"Brother Shen, use this," Lu Linxuan said.

"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Shen Ye didn't take it because he knew that no matter the dynasty, a girl's handkerchief was an intimate personal item.

But Lu Linxuan didn't care. Seeing that Shen Ye didn't accept it, he simply took matters into his own hands and took the initiative to wipe his face.

Her action left Shen Ye somewhat bewildered, and he didn't realize what was happening until the water droplets on his face were almost wiped dry.

"Miss Lu, let me do it myself." Shen Ye quickly snatched the handkerchief from Lu Linxuan's hand, wiping his face while wondering, "Could this girl have taken a liking to me?"

Just then, Lu Linxuan went to the table, poured a cup of tea, and then walked up to Shen Ye, holding up the cup and saying, "Brother Shen, rinse your mouth."

This time, Shen Ye was a little calmer. After saying thank you, he took the water glass.

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(There should be a third chapter)

Chapter 393! Yearning

(Clang clang clang... Chapter Three)

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With Lu Linxuan's help, Shen Ye finished washing up. However, Lu Linxuan did not leave after finishing all this. Instead, he sat down at the table, poured himself a glass of water, and then rested his chin on his hand while looking at Shen Ye.

"Is there anything else, Miss Lu?" Shen Ye asked cautiously, the girl's actions making him somewhat apprehensive.

"It's nothing." Lu Linxuan shook his head and continued, "I was just bored being alone in my room, so I wanted to come and talk to you, Brother Shen. Is that alright?"

"Of course we can talk, but just now you..." Shen Ye hesitated.

Lu Linxuan blinked, a pitiful expression suddenly appearing on her face: "Brother Shen, don't you like what Xuan'er did?"

"Xuan... Xuan'er? No, it's just... I'm not used to it." Shen Ye lied about this, because the maids in the house took turns serving him every day, but that was because they had known each other for a long time, unlike Lu Linxuan, whom he had only known for a day.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Linxuan said, "Then Xuan'er will come every day from now on, so Brother Shen will get used to it."

"Cough cough." Shen Ye coughed in surprise, thinking to himself that he really had been targeted by this girl.

After a long silence, Shen Ye said tactfully, "You don't need to come every day, that would be too much trouble for you."

“Xuan’er isn’t afraid of trouble,” Lu Linxuan said earnestly.

Shen Ye: "..."

After a long silence, Shen Ye pinched the bridge of his nose and said helplessly, "Miss Lu..."

“Call me Xuan’er, just like you call Sister Xue,” Lu Linxuan interrupted him.

Shen Ye had no choice but to change his address: "Alright, Lu... Xuan'er."

"Yes!" Lu Linxuan responded obediently.

"Um, you... like me?" Shen Ye cautiously probed.

"Yes," Lu Linxuan readily admitted.

“But we’ve only known each other for a day.” Shen Ye held up a finger and frowned. “You might not even know what kind of person I am.”

“I understand now.” Lu Linxuan clasped his hands to his chest and said, “I knew what kind of person you were when you escorted me to my room yesterday, Brother Shen.”

"You weren't drunk yesterday?" Shen Ye was startled, then felt a little scared. He had almost helped Lu Linxuan take off his clothes yesterday.

“My alcohol tolerance is better than my senior brother’s.” Lu Linxuan waved his little fist and said proudly, “When I was a kid, I once secretly drank Master’s treasured wine. I drank a whole jar by myself and didn’t get drunk. The little wine I drank yesterday is nothing.”

"God of Wine, this is…" Shen Ye looked at Lu Linxuan in astonishment.

At this moment, seeing Lu Linxuan's smug expression, Shen Ye had a sudden thought and a trick to tease her came to mind.

Then, with a serious expression and a cold voice, he said, "So... yesterday, Miss Lu was testing me by drinking with me."

Seeing Shen Ye suddenly become serious, Lu Linxuan's expression froze, and he immediately panicked, quickly standing up and waving his hands, saying, "No, Brother Shen, that's not what I meant."

"What does Miss Lu mean? Does she not trust me, so she wants to test whether I am a lecherous man?" Shen Ye said, a subtle slyness flashing in his cold eyes.

"I..." Lu Linxuan didn't know what to say, because she did have that intention yesterday, although not much, but now it seemed a bit too hurtful.

"Speechless now, huh? In that case, there's no need for me to stay." Shen Ye snorted coldly, then got up and walked towards the door.

Seeing Shen Ye about to leave, Lu Linxuan panicked even more. Feeling completely lost, she ran in front of Shen Ye and reached out to stop him, but he casually brushed her aside.

"Brother Shen."

Lu Linxuan, who had been pushed aside, stepped forward again, but this time she did it in a different way... She simply hugged Shen Ye.

"I'm sorry, Brother Shen." Lu Linxuan hugged Shen Ye tightly, looked up at her, her delicate face covered with tears.

Seeing Lu Linxuan crying his eyes out, Shen Ye felt that he might have gone a bit too far and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He then reached out and patted Lu Linxuan on the back.

"Xuan'er, I..."

Just as he was about to say some comforting words, the door was suddenly kicked open from the outside, and Li Xingyun jumped in.

"Brother Shen, good morning! The waiter said you were staying here... Oh my god, what are you doing? You..."

Seeing the two embracing each other, Li Xingyun immediately changed his greeting, then pointed at them with his finger and couldn't say anything more.

"Senior brother, why didn't you knock when you came in?"

Upon seeing Li Xingyun enter, Lu Linxuan quickly released Shen Ye, wiped his face with the back of his hand, and questioned him with a dissatisfied expression.

"I forgot," Li Xingyun murmured. Then he noticed that Lu Linxuan's face seemed to have tear stains, and immediately assumed that something had happened between the two last night. He called out, "Brother Shen, Junior Sister, you two didn't...sleep together last night, did you?"

"Whether we sleep together or not is none of your business!" Lu Linxuan had no temper with Li Xingyun, and shouted at him with his hands on his hips.

Seemingly realizing that she was being too unreasonable in front of Shen Ye, she immediately took her hands off her waist, placed them on her lower abdomen, and looked at Shen Ye with an embarrassed expression.

Seeing this, Li Xingyun gave Shen Ye a thumbs up without saying a word.

Shen Ye smiled helplessly at Li Xingyun and said, "Brother Li, please go out for a moment. I have something to say to Lu... to Xuan'er."

"They've started calling him Xuan'er..."

Li Xingyun looked amazed, but still left the room and closed the door.

As soon as Li Xingyun left, Lu Linxuan couldn't wait to ask, "Brother Shen, is there anything you want to say to me? Are you not leaving?"

Shen Ye smiled and nodded: "I'm not leaving."

“I was just joking with you earlier,” he added.

"A...joking?" Lu Linxuan was stunned for a moment, then said aggrievedly, "Why would you joke like that with me?"

"You're allowed to test me, but I'm not allowed to test you?" Shen Ye retorted.

Lu Linxuan was speechless for a moment, and lowered his head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Brother Shen, I won't do it again."

Shen Ye patted her head and said, "Actually, there's no need to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong. After all, you can only know a person's face, not their heart. We've only known each other for a day, so who knows what kind of person I am?"

“But I know Brother Shen is a good person.” Lu Linxuan said very seriously.

"You're lucky. If you'd run into a scoundrel, you might have lost everything," Shen Ye said irritably. "The kind of scoundrel who would make it impossible for you to get married."

"Anyway, I'll only marry Brother Shen in the future." Lu Linxuan looked up, a hint of longing flashing across his face.