I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

The clamor and wailing in the hall, separated by a heavy door, became a vague background sound. Shen Lanxi knelt alone in the courtyard of the Shen Garden's front hall, as if thrown into another world.

He was already soaked. The expensive fabric had lost its crispness, clinging tightly to his skin, outlining the taut lines of his back. Rainwater streamed down his black hair in strands, streaking across his angular jawline before soaking into his already soaked clothes.

The icy chill penetrated his muscles and bones, but he remained upright while kneeling, like a green bamboo that refused to bend despite being crushed by a violent storm.

Shen Jiao was holding an umbrella and was about to walk into the rain when Jiang Huashan suddenly came forward and took the umbrella from her hand.

"I'll go."

Shen Jiao was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Jiang Huashan meant.

Shen Lanxi has always been a favored child in Shen Garden. He has a cold personality and is extremely arrogant. Now he is being punished by the old man in front of the whole family. If he doesn't find a way to ease the situation, it may cause a rift.

Shen Jiao nodded and handed her the umbrella.

Jiang Huashan took the umbrella and trotted into the dark night without hesitation.

The big raindrops hit the umbrella hard, making a rapid crackling sound, almost breaking through the thin umbrella. The hem of the skirt that had been carefully lifted all the way was also splashed with dark water stains.

Shen Lanxi lowered his eyelids, and dense raindrops rolled down his superior brow bones like pearls with broken strings, and his vision was blurred.

Suddenly, the numbing coldness that had been hitting his head and body disappeared, and a peaceful shadow fell over his head.

He lowered his head, and the first thing he saw from this angle was a pair of wet, water-soaked feet that suddenly caught his eye. Slender silver straps wrapped around fair ankles, and the exposed toes curled slightly from the cold, covered in glistening water droplets, created a sense of fragile beauty.

Shen Lanxi raised his eyelids slightly, his eyes suddenly shook, and even his wet eyelashes trembled slightly. He had already guessed who was holding the umbrella. He didn't want to pay attention to it. After all, no one wants the person he likes to see him in such a miserable state.

But if she didn't look up, she would probably think that he hated her.

Shen Lanxi's Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, and after a moment of inner struggle, she finally raised her head slowly.

At the same moment he looked up, Jiang Huashan slowly squatted down.

The two people's movements were as coordinated as a close-up silent film in a long shot, one with a beautiful face and the other with the melting ice and snow.

A huge black umbrella opened above their heads, like a silent natural barrier, suddenly blocking out the noisy and cold world of rain outside.

"you……"

Shen Lanxi's eyebrows and eyes were wet. Her usually cold and indifferent black eyes now looked like black jade washed by water, covered with a rare layer of moisture and daze, clearly reflecting her figure.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Jiang Huashan took the initiative to hand him the umbrella.

"Shen Lanxi, don't be angry with grandpa." Her voice was soft, but extremely clear, penetrating the rain and reaching his heart.

Shen Lanxi was stunned for a moment, the emotions surging in her eyes swaying back and forth. Finally, she slowly lowered her head, her gaze falling on the slender umbrella handle in front of her.

This was the first time Jiang Huashan took the initiative to approach him.

Seeing that he was staring at the umbrella handle in her hand without any intention of reaching out, Jiang Huashan thought Shen Lanxi was angry, frowned, grabbed his hand without saying a word, and forced the umbrella handle into his palm.

"Grandpa is punishing you because he has the highest expectations of you. You're so smart, there's no way you can't see through that, right?"

There was a subtle hint of urgency in her tone.

Shen Lanxi stared blankly at the small hands wrapped around his own. The slight warmth of their touch nearly burned him in the cold rainy night. His mind was in turmoil, and he whispered hoarsely, "I know."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Huashan felt a sense of relief. All the memories of her past life resurfaced like nightmares. It was because of her that the irreparable rift between Shen Lanxi and her grandfather had formed. In this life, she would never allow the same mistakes to be repeated.

"It's not about knowing!" she corrected, looking at him intently, her tone so serious it was almost heavy, "It's about remembering it forever."

Shen Lanxi's heart was moved, and she suddenly looked up at her.

Jiang Huashan's emotions were very complicated at the moment, and there was heavy sadness in his eyes.

In the previous life, her grandfather died suddenly. Shen Lanxi had no reason to suspect every member of the Shen family. In order to track down the real culprit, she offended everyone she should and shouldn't have offended.

Now that I think about it, he was so radical at that time, probably because he couldn't stand his grandfather's sudden departure, just like the stress reaction of regretting Shen Xi's death.

But when Shen Xi died, he was still a child. No matter how crazy he became, he still had his grandfather to protect him. But when his grandfather died, he was already the heir of the Shen family, and no one could satisfy his obsession with opening the coffin to say goodbye.

So he indiscriminately attacked all possible murderers of his grandfather. When it came to his grandfather's case, he cruelly chose to kill the wrong person rather than let him go.

Jiang Huashan gently patted the back of his hand, like an elder who had experienced many vicissitudes of life, and said earnestly, "Shen Lanxi, don't wait until you lose something to cherish it. Once it's lost, it's lost."

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On the other side, the atmosphere in the flower hall was unusually silent. Ever since Shen Zhuang started the topic of establishing a new ancestral hall, everyone suddenly lost the ability to move.

"grandfather."

Outside the hall, Shen Lanxi folded her umbrella and carefully placed it upright in the corner under the eaves before slowly going in.

Shen Zhuang nodded. "I was just about to discuss with them about renting another room. If I'm gone, this family will be under your protection. Kneel at the door and listen."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qian and Shen Yuan's expressions changed slightly. They exchanged glances and looked at Shen Lanxi as if they were enjoying a good show.

In the past, they were the ones who were scolded, and now it was finally Shen Lanxi's turn. As the saying goes, a person with too many lice is not afraid of an itch. A child like Shen Lanxi has always been favored by the old man. She is young and full of energy, and I wonder if she can bear it?

"Yes." Shen Lanxi looked calm and knelt down neither humbly nor arrogantly.

How could she be so patient? When had Shen Qian and Shen Yuan ever seen Shen Lanxi suffer a setback? They couldn't help but curl up their lips.

This is a good start. If Shen Lanxi can be punished once, he can be punished a second time. It seems that Shen Xi's brilliance can't protect him a few more times.

Shen Zhuang observed their every move. The old man took a deep breath and said calmly, "Why are you guys still standing there? Aren't you embarrassed by what Suier said? Don't any of the Shen family's roosters crow anymore? Those who haven't crowed, go kneel at the door!"

"..." The smiles on Shen Qian and Shen Yuan's faces suddenly disappeared.

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