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The four of them chatted and laughed, but halfway through the drive, Shen Xiche received a message from someone. His face darkened, and he fell silent.

Zhao Huizhen worried that Shen Anya might have said something to him.

She thought back to the previous night. When the three of them got home, it was still too early for bed. She had been in the living room watching a show with a face mask on, and Shen Anya had been there too.

But Shen Anya's attention hadn't been on the television. She kept glancing at the door. Then Luoluo and Xi Che came home.

Shen Anya went to greet him happily. "Second Brother!"

But Shen Xiche didn't seem in the mood to talk to her. He nodded, gave a brief "Mm," and headed for his room.

He rarely came home, and there was no telling when he would leave again. Shen Anya wasn't about to let him go so easily. She followed him, unwilling to give up.

"Second Brother, don't you have anything to say to me?" Her eyes were red. "And what about the present you said you'd bring me? I haven't seen it."

Shen Xiche's temples were throbbing, and his head ached. He had no energy to spare for what she wanted to say or what present she expected. "Sorry, I forgot. I'll bring you something next time."

"Please don't bother me today. Can you let me have some peace and quiet?"

Shen Anya's nose stung, and tears spilled out before she could stop them. Second Brother, who had always doted on her most, had actually said she was bothering him!

Of course, Zhao Huizhen hadn't seen Shen Anya cry. She'd only seen Shen Xiche go upstairs and Shen Anya return to her own room.

Puzzled, she had asked, "What's wrong with Xi Che? He seemed fine this morning. How did he end up like that again after going out for a meal?"

Shen Jiayan had replied, "What else could it be? That 'ex-girlfriend' of his whose dick is bigger than his must have contacted him again."

Shen Jiayan had started laughing before he even finished speaking.

Zhao Huizhen had scolded him and told him not to say things like that again. As for Shen Xiche, they had done all they could by telling him the truth. How he handled the relationship was up to him. It wasn't their place to interfere.

But Luoluo...

The meaning of Zhao Yuan's words finally hit Zhao Huizhen, and she sprang to her feet. "What do you mean Luoluo bought medicine? What medicine? Is something wrong with her?" She hadn't seen Luoluo bring any medicine home last night!

"No, I have to go home and check on her."

"Hey, wait!" Zhao Yuan quickly grabbed her. "Nothing's wrong with Luoluo. She bought the medicine for someone else. Were you even listening?"

"I'm asking who she bought it for!" When Zhao Yuan had seen Shen Luoluo leaving the pharmacy last night, she had asked her why she'd bought medicine.

Shen Luoluo had answered, "It's not for me. It's for someone in my family."

Hearing her call them family, Zhao Yuan hadn't asked anything more. She was happy that Shen Luoluo finally thought of the Shen Family as her own.

Zhao Yuan said, "She probably hid it because she didn't want you to worry."

Zhao Huizhen was happy too, her eyes growing slightly red. Sometimes the words people said without thinking revealed their true feelings best. It meant Luoluo was slowly accepting them as family. But Zhao Huizhen really hadn't seen who Shen Luoluo had given the medicine to.

"My guess is Jingyao." Neither she nor Shen Ting'an had received it. Shen Jiayan and Shen Xiche hadn't come home with her, and Shen Anya was even less likely. That left only Shen Jingyao.

Zhao Yuan nodded in agreement. "That's my guess too. I just didn't expect the first person Luoluo would care about and accept to be Jingyao, of all people. He's the most aloof."

The medicine Shen Luoluo had bought was indeed for Shen Jingyao.

That day, when Shen Jingyao had hurried home with the information on Shen Xiche's "girlfriend," Shen Luoluo had noticed that his voice sounded off. He had coughed, too.

But Shen Jingyao didn't seem to think much of it. After delivering the information, he had rushed back to the company.

They passed a pharmacy on the way home, so Shen Luoluo bought a few boxes of medicine. She considered it a thank-you for Shen Jingyao clearing up the online post about her and buying her roasted sweet potatoes.

But when she went to give him the medicine, Shen Xiche was there too.

Their eyes met. Shen Luoluo regretted coming so soon. "Big Brother, am I interrupting? Should I come back later?"

Shen Jingyao stepped aside to let her in. "It's fine. Come in." Then he looked at Shen Xiche. "Shen Xiche, you can leave if you've got nothing else to say."

What? Shen Xiche nearly exploded on the spot. He had only just arrived, and he'd gotten there before Shen Luoluo. He hadn't even said what he came to say, and already Shen Jingyao was kicking him out! That was too much!

Shen Luoluo hurriedly waved a hand. "No need. I won't come in. I just brought you something. I'll leave once I've given it to you." She pushed the bag into Shen Jingyao's arms.

"Those are all for preventing or treating colds and coughs," she told him. "Remember to take them!"

Shen Jingyao paused. He had felt a little unwell these past few days, but he hadn't paid it any mind, assuming it was from staying up late. He hadn't expected his sister to worry about him when he hadn't even been concerned himself.

He smiled and raised a hand to rub Shen Luoluo's head. "Sorry I made you worry. Don't worry, I'll take them."

Watching from inside the room, Shen Xiche could hardly believe his eyes. Was this really the aloof, quiet big brother he knew, the one who never smiled at them?

Sure enough, the next second, Shen Jingyao turned back to face him and became the cold, commanding CEO again.

"Shen Jingyao, you're playing favorites!" Shen Xiche protested.

Shen Jingyao was unfazed. "How am I playing favorites?"

"Since when did you get so close to that little girl? The moment she showed up, you tried to kick me out. I haven't even said what I came to say!"

Shen Jingyao said, "Then say it now."

Shen Xiche: ...

Stubborn to the bone, he refused. "Let me see what that little girl bought you."

Shen Xiche rummaged through the bag. "Why is it all medicine?" That little girl had a peculiar way of showing she cared. She'd actually given Shen Jingyao medicine.

There wasn't a single thing in there he could take. Oh, wait—vitamin C!

Hold on! I'm the one who needs medicine most. I've just had my heart broken! Why did she buy something for Shen Jingyao but nothing for me?

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