"I'm not going," Shen Feiyan replied stubbornly.

"Your sister is so worried about you, don't you want to go back?"

“I’ve been away for so long, and she hasn’t contacted me at all. I don’t see how much she needs me as her sister.”

Yan Anxun was speechless, never expecting that Shen Feiyan would misunderstand Shen Xuan's efforts for her.

"Whatever you want to do, just tell me where you want to get off, and I'll let you off," he said.

Shen Feiyan looked up, about to speak, but then thought that there was nowhere else to go except the Shen family.

"Then let's go back to the Shen family first!"

She complained softly, her displeasure becoming increasingly apparent.

This was truly the first time he had ever been so good-natured in escorting a young girl home, and this girl was none other than Shen Xuan's sister!

The next afternoon, Shen Xuan arrived at the Lu family mansion.

She still felt somewhat uneasy when facing Madam Lu.

Looking back, she realized that she and Lu Yucheng hadn't seen each other for several months, and her anxiety grew stronger.

Madam Lu calmly sipped her tea, her gaze sweeping lightly over Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan felt that the way the other person looked at her always carried a scrutinizing, even contemptuous, expression that never changed.

"You've come all this way, don't you have anything to say?"

Shen Xuan clenched her hands, trying her best to compose herself, and understood the meaning behind Madam Lu's words.

"We don't seem to have anything special to say. I'm not married into your family, so I can't call you mother-in-law. I'm just visiting out of friendship, is that too much to ask?"

I originally thought this woman would be as gentle as ever and would ask for a meeting for her son's sake.

But to my surprise, she used a simple sentence to turn their past friendship into just that—friendship.

"I really don't understand why my son would be attracted to someone like you. Fine, since you went through all that trouble to come here, I'll let you two meet!"

After saying this, Madam Lu calmly placed her hands on her knees, as if she no longer cared about so many things, and then ordered the servants to take Shen Xuan upstairs.

Shen Xuan looked at her again, his eyes filled with a mixture of melancholy and gratitude.

As Madam Lu watched her figure recede into the distance, memories of the past flooded her mind.

If the doctor hadn't diagnosed that her son might wake up, she probably wouldn't have agreed to this so easily.

The girl led her to a small room on the second floor, and Shen Xuan's heart remained heavy.

At this moment, the girl pushed open the door and said to her, "Miss, please come in."

Shen Xuan glanced into the room and saw that it was well-lit and filled with various medical equipment around the bed. The man lay there quietly without moving.

In that instant, all her emotions collapsed, and the last line of defense in her heart crumbled.

She sat down beside him, gently stroking his cheek, and said tenderly, "Yuchen, I'm back."

A tear fell silently onto his forehead, but his face remained calm.

It has been exactly six months since we last parted ways, a total of one hundred and eighty days and nights.

During this long period of time, Shen Xuan's heart was filled with longing for him and endless sorrow.

Two years ago, when she was in a coma, he stayed by her side for a full six months.

Two years later, when it was his turn to lie in bed, he still couldn't see her.

Now that the familiar call has sounded again, she doesn't know if he can still hear her voice, or if he can open his eyes and look at her again.

Shen Xuan sat there quietly, slowly recounting everything that had happened during this time.

When he mentioned that he was about to give up, his fingers, which were on the other side of the bed, twitched slightly, but she didn't notice.

Tears had soaked the back of his hand, but Shen Xuan simply stared silently at his face.

She eventually fell asleep beside his bed, completely unaware of what was happening.

The faint sound of footsteps outside made Shen Xuan slightly open her eyes.

The person on the bed remained lying peacefully.

Looking around, I realized it was already late at night. Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, breaking the silence.

The visitor casually turned on the room's light, instantly illuminating the room.

Standing at the door was Lu Shuli, with one hand in his pocket as he quickly scanned the scene inside the room.

Seeing this, Shen Xuan turned his head and soon saw him stride in.

"What is your purpose here?"

As the man approached, Shen Xuan's mild wariness suddenly tightened.

An ominous feeling instantly rose in my heart.

Considering his past grievances with Madam Lu, Shen Xuan deduced that something might have happened to Madam Lu.

"Miss Shen, what are you talking about? I just came to see my brother. It sounds to you as if I'm doing something that's bad for him."

His gaze was fixed on the woman in front of him, and her tear-stained eyes made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Now that Miss Shen has seen and accompanied you, shouldn't you leave?"

He turned his head and spoke in a cold tone with a hint of anger.

Shen Xuan stood up from the ground, staring directly at his profile, and said firmly, "Lu Shuli, I am a guest invited by Madam Lu. This is not your territory, and you have no right to make me leave."

"You mean you want to stay and stand with the Lu family through thick and thin?" he countered.

She looked up at him and calmly asked, "Lu Shuli, what did you do to Madam Lu?"

He turned sharply to her, his gaze landing menacingly on her face, and warned, "I advise you to mind your own business and get out of here!"

Some indistinct sounds came from downstairs. Shen Xuan couldn't make out the exact words, but she sensed that the entire Lu family was in chaos.

Lu Shuli narrowed her eyes, strode forward, grabbed her wrist, and dragged her out of the room.

Before she could even react, she was already being led to the stairwell.

Downstairs in the lobby, Jin Shuying, the second wife of the Lu family, was looking upstairs with a gloomy expression.

"What are you doing?"

Jin Shuying stared at the two of them with a face full of disappointment, feeling even more annoyed with her son.

Shen Xuan shook off his hand and angrily questioned, "Lu Shuli, did you bring me back to the Lu family just to show me this?"

"Shuli, what are you standing there for? Take action while your dad's not around!"

Jin Shuying urged loudly, hoping to take this opportunity to remove all obstacles and shift the blame to Shen Xuan.

She stared intently at the woman beside her son, her eyes filled with hatred.

"Let her go!" Lu Shuli straightened up and shouted at the people downstairs, her face ashen.

He simply couldn't bring himself to hurt a woman, let alone Shen Xuan.

This sudden change shocked Jin Shuying: "What did you say?"

Immediately afterward, she stepped forward anxiously and continued, "Shuli, what are you doing? Didn't we agree to come back and take action? What's the point of lingering here? What if your father comes back? How are we supposed to stay in the Lu family after this?"

"let her go!"

Lu Shuli repeated it, standing in front of her, his gaze fixed on the woman downstairs, his tone resolute.

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