The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite-Chapter 615 - 347

Wenyan hurried home alone.

When she entered the door, the confusion on her face had yet to fade away.

Shen Jingcheng was sitting on the living room sofa. Seeing Wenyan come in alone, he asked in confusion, "Why are you by yourself?"

Wenyan was also somewhat surprised, "Second Brother? Why are you still here, why aren’t you asleep at this late hour?"

Shen Jingcheng smiled gently, his face the same as Shen Jingchuan’s, but his smile made one feel the warmth of spring, "I was waiting for you all."

Wenyan was even more surprised, "Ah? Waiting for us?"

"Yes, it’s too late, and I let Aunt Zhang rest after a busy day. I left a light on for you."

Wenyan nodded, "Oh, actually just leaving a light on is enough, there’s no need to sit here and wait."

"I wasn’t just waiting," Shen Jingcheng continued to smile gently, "I was scrolling through my phone."

After saying that, he once again asked, "What about Big Brother? Didn’t you go out together? Why don’t I see him back yet?"

"Oh," Wenyan forced a smile, "we ran into Second Brother on our way back, and they chatted for a while."

"So that’s what happened." Shen Jingcheng nodded.

No sooner had his voice faded, Shen Jingxiu and Shen Jinghe walked through the door.

Upon seeing Shen Jingcheng was also there, the two were obviously taken aback.

After a few seconds, Shen Jinghe quickly put on the hood of his hoodie, while even Shen Jingxiu quickly lowered his head.

Without a word, in tacit agreement, the two lengthened their strides and headed upstairs. One chose to take the stairs by foot and the other went straight into the elevator, strategically splitting up from each other.

However, although the two brothers left the scene swiftly and silently, Shen Jingcheng and Wenyan still clearly noticed.

Both of them had injuries on their faces—Shen Jinghe’s eye was swollen, and there was a cut on the corner of Shen Jingxiu’s mouth.

Seeing this, Shen Jingcheng couldn’t help but frown.

But soon he adjusted his facial expression and turned to Wenyan, "What happened to them?"

What could Wenyan say? She blinked and made up an excuse on the spot, "Maybe... it was too dark outside, and they ran into a tree?"

"Hmm," Shen Jingcheng didn’t expose Wenyan’s clumsy lie, "That makes sense, it really is too dark outside."

"Right, haha." Wenyan laughed, "Sometimes I bump into chairs and tables when I walk too."

"Hmm, go back and rest early. You have to visit Grandma tomorrow. You can’t sleep in."

"Sure, you too, Second Brother."

Having said that, Wenyan went to the elevator.

Since the elevator had just been used by Shen Jinghe, Wenyan had to wait.

Even though it was only a short distance of one floor, Wenyan still felt anxious.

[Is Shen Jingcheng watching me? Why do I always feel like he’s scrutinizing me?]

[We’re all grown-ups now, and he still says he’s leaving a light on and waiting for us. Could he know something? Did Big Brother and Second Brother just have a fight? OMG, dear heavens, save me.]

Ding—The elevator door opened, and Wenyan walked in, her thoughts coming to a sudden halt at that moment.

Shen Jingcheng watched the closing elevator door, his expression tinged with a faint worry.

Big Brother and Second Brother actually fought, and there’s still Laosi unaccounted for.

Can Wenyan really be considered the lucky star her parents talk about?

Wenyan had a dream. She dreamt that she fell into a gigantic pit.

At the bottom of the pit, there was a tunnel which held a sign with the number ’46’ on it.

She struggled immensely to climb out. But as soon as she did, she turned into a rag doll.

A few people were guarding the exit of the tunnel. Seeing her turn into a rag doll, they excitedly rushed over to snatch her.

One grabbed her head, another her arm, and yet another her leg. Pulling her this way and that, they eventually tore her apart into pieces.

And the ones who shredded her to pieces weren’t others, it was Shen Jingxiu and the others.

One by one, they seemed to have activated a red-eye effect, sneering sinisterly with the corners of their mouths almost twisted to the back of their ears, startling Wenyan awake in an instant.

"Huff~" Wenyan sat up abruptly from the bed, her body already soaked in cold sweat.

"What a crappy dream." Wenyan picked up the pajamas stuck to her body due to the sweat and walked straight into the bathroom.

Under the cascade of water, Wenyan decided to clear her mind completely, but the events of last night kept flashing in her mind like a flood, incessantly lingering and vexing her.

However, after her bath, Wenyan had made up her mind; she wouldn’t let those brothers tear her to pieces.

She decided to have a proper talk with Shen Jingxiu and Shen Jinghe.

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During breakfast, Su Yang saw that one of Shen Jinghe’s eyes was swollen, and Shen Jingchuan also noticed that Shen Jingxiu had a wound at the corner of his mouth.

Su Yang asked Shen Jinghe what had happened.

Shen Jinghe said calmly, "I got bitten by some insect while out for a night run last night."

"Ah?" Su Yang stared at Shen Jinghe’s wound, looking it over and over, "Then that insect must be poisonous. Should we call a doctor to have a look at it?"

"No need, Mom." Shen Jinghe lowered his head to eat, "Mosquito bites can cause swelling too, and no one goes to a hospital for that."

"But this is on your eye."

"It’s fine."

"Did you put on any ointment?"

...While the mother and son were talking, Shen Jingchuan was staring intently at Shen Jingxiu.

Shen Jingxiu, feeling watched, put down his chopsticks, "What’s up?"

Shen Jingchuan raised an eyebrow, "You... Is this also a bug bite? It’s broken."

"Not me."

"Then what?"

"...Ran into a tree."

Shen Jingchuan: "???"

Shen Jingcheng also glanced at Wenyan at this moment.

Wenyan smiled at him as if nothing had happened, "See, I guessed right, didn’t I?"

Shen Jingcheng raised his eyebrow and curled his lips into a smile in response.

However, throughout the breakfast, neither Shen Jingxiu nor Shen Jinghe said a single word to Wenyan.

So, after breakfast was over, Wenyan found an opportunity to call both of them outside.

"When do we set off today?" The first to speak was Shen Jingxiu, acting as if nothing had happened.

Unlike Shen Jinghe, whose facial expression was subtle, one could still see that he was somewhat uneasy.

Wenyan knew Shen Jingxiu was asking about when they were leaving to visit their grandmother.

But to tell the truth, she had no idea either.

She shook her head and said honestly, "I’m not sure yet, I’ll follow Mom’s arrangement, we’ll leave whenever she says."

After answering this question, Wenyan then moved on to the main topic, "I want to ask you both, what were you doing last night after I left? The wounds on your faces are surely not from insect bites or running into trees, right? Honestly, I don’t believe it."

When it came to the wounds on their faces, Shen Jinghe couldn’t help but squint his eyes, "It’s none of your business, you don’t need to know, and if there’s nothing else, I need to go back and ice it."

Having said that, Shen Jinghe attempted to leave.

Wenyan wouldn’t let him, raising her arms to block his path.

"No way, I called you two out here to clear things up face-to-face, you can’t just leave."

Shen Jingxiu sighed very softly, "What do you want to say?"