Senior brother is so awesome!

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! Zhong Zhichen's burning gaze, following the sobs, shifted from her body upwards to her stunningly beautiful face, her eyes wide with fear and sorrow. He felt her trembling. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his left chest, instantly extinguishing much of the fire within him. What was he doing? How was this any different from what happened to the person who insulted her?

Thinking of this, he painfully closed his eyes, suddenly raised his head and roared to the sky. The bulging veins on his neck seemed to contain great endurance. He got up and left her, walked to the washstand by the bed, and suddenly lifted the basin of water above his head. The pouring water seemed to extinguish the fire and also bring back the mind he didn't want to regain. He could have gotten her if he had taken one more step!

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the thin woman sitting huddled in the corner of the bed, her arms crossed, and he yelled at her with his back to her, "Get out of here!"

Yang Shanshan was startled back to her senses by his roar. She hurriedly wiped away the tears that were streaming uncontrollably down her face, clutched her disheveled clothes, and picked up her undergarment that had fallen to the floor. She had to leave this place; she was so scared. But when her small hand touched the door, the dormitory door opened by itself.

She lifted her eyes, now blurred with tears again, and through them, she saw a figure in white standing outside the door, motionless like a statue. Her heart clenched painfully. She silently repeated, "It's not him, it's not him," forcefully wiping away her tears with her sleeve. When she recognized the person, the last glimmer of hope in her eyes shattered…

Zhu Mingquan stood frozen outside the door, his hazy eyes revealing no hidden emotions. His white robes now seemed only a stark reminder of his desolation and fragility. His gaze was unfocused as he stared at her as she pushed open the door, her roughly torn clothes draped haphazardly over her shoulders, a red cloth in her hand. Even he, with his lack of worldly wisdom, knew what it was. His lips moved woodenly, but in the end, speechless, he turned and stormed away…

Yang Shanshan watched his departing figure, her eyes dry and without a single tear. She stood there forlornly, not knowing what to do. Was she going to lose this person?

A cold voice came from behind her, "Junior Sister, you're quite capable. Even Second Junior Brother is one of your lovers." His words were full of sarcasm and disdain. Yang Shanshan closed her eyes in pain and left.

Unbeknownst to her, after she left, the house where Zhong Zhichen lived was razed to the ground. The overwhelming anger made this man, who was above all others, feel powerless for the first time, and the war between Xuanyuan Kingdom and Zhuque Kingdom finally began.

Yang Shanshan didn't know how she got back to Luoxue Pavilion. Her mind was filled with her second senior brother's injured face and the deep disappointment and pain in his eyes. Her heart ached too. Was the only person who had ever been kind to her about to be gone? From now on, she would still be alone, knowing only her own joys and sorrows. She didn't want this. Should she explain to him? After all, they hadn't done anything. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly, tears streaming down her face. No matter how she explained, her affair with Lin Hongxuan couldn't be hidden. She was no longer pure. In the ancient times, where customs were simple and strict, someone like her would probably be drowned in a pig cage...

This was the second time Yang Shanshan had returned disheveled, and Sui Xin's worries deepened. After helping her bathe and fall asleep, Sui Xin kept her head down and focused on her work. Lying on the bed, Yang Shanshan looked at Sui Xin, who was helping her lower the bed curtains, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Why don't you ask me why I'm in such a sorry state?"

Sui Xin paused for a moment, then regained her composure. She lowered the gauze curtain, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at her, saying, "Miss, although I don't know exactly what you've been through, I can guess a bit. Even though I haven't been with you for long, I understand that you're not the kind of fickle woman. Perhaps you had no choice, but I know what you're thinking. I believe you can handle it."

Yang Shanshan couldn't help but smile wryly, and took Sui Xin's hand, asking, "What do you think of Second Senior Brother?"

Sui Xin smiled and replied, "Sui Xin can see that you like Young Master Zhu. Young Master Zhu is also very good to you. He made countless trips to help you when you were injured a few days ago. Such a handsome, gentle, and highly skilled doctor is exactly what every woman in the world desires."

"Hehe, you're being infatuated again." She chuckled.

Sui Xin chuckled, "But Young Master Zhong is very nice too. Although he seems cold and aloof, making people afraid to look him in the eye, he treats you differently, especially when you were injured and asleep. He came to see you late at night, and his eyes were so gentle." As she spoke, red hearts flew around in her eyes. Yang Shanshan was very surprised. That awful man had come to see her?

She sighed softly, her head aching just thinking about what happened today. The most melodramatic, yet incredibly melodramatic, thing had actually happened to her! Sighing, she covered her eyes with her hands, not wanting to think about that man anymore. "Don't mention him. I'm so sleepy. Suixin, you should go and rest too."

Sui Xin persisted, saying, "Miss, don't get angry just because you mention Young Master Zhong. In my opinion, he's much better than Young Master Zhu!"

"Ugh, time to sleep!" Unable to bear hearing that name mentioned again, I pulled the covers over my head to avoid listening.

Seeing that the young lady was ignoring her, Sui Xin had no choice but to lower the gauze curtain and go outside.