Of course that what's Lin Yan thought but when Lin Chen and Lin Yu returned, they returned with Shen Junxi. This big buddha who was even more difficult to move than Mount Tai, Lin Yan swallowed hard as all the steam that was building in his body slowly went poof like it was punctured like a balloon with a pin.
Lin Yan could feel Lin Rui's sympathetic gaze as if he was a pitiful creature that needs his sympathy and understood that if he didn't question Lin Chen and Lin Yu right now, his image and prestige as an elder brother would be questioned. So, he cleared his throat and walked forward towards Lin Chen and Lin Yu and when he came to stop in front of them, Lin Yan cleared his throat and asked, trying to keep his authoritative voice as firm as he could while Shen Junxi stared at him with ' what do you want, you brat?' expression " where did you g?? The two of you? Do you have any idea that you have been missing for an entire day? how irresponsible of you. You didn't even come to eat lunch, if you weren't going to eat it, you should have told me at the very least-"
" They were with me," said Shen Junxi putting a stop to Lin Yan's diatribe.
" I'm sorry ?" because Lin Yan was interrupted all of a sudden, he couldn't grasp on to what Shen Junxi said at once. So he could only say this.
" They were with me, I asked them to do something for me, do you have anything to say to me about it?" said Shen Junxi though he made it sound like he was asking for Lin Yan's opinion. But in fact, it was a clear threat, he was daring Lin Yan to complain or much less say a ' yes.
As expected Lin Yan turned silent, he looked at Shen Junxi then turned to look at Lin Chen and Lin Yu, neither of them dared to look their brother in the eye. Though they knew that Shen Junxi was only doing this because the two of them had a temporary alliance with him tonight, by tomorrow morning the man might go back to his usual self and abandon them in a corner of the room
Lin Yan was confused he couldn't understand why all of a sudden, Shen Junxi this eldest uncle in law of theirs who wouldn't even smile at them, was protecting Lin Chen and Lin Yu. Though he was confused he didn't ask or say anything, instead, he swallowed back the diatribe he wanted to hurl at Lin Chen and Lin Yu and smiled " of course not, Eldest Uncle. It's just that these two are really naughty and sometimes would get themselves involved in one mess or the other, so I was just worried nothing more. But now that I know that you were with them, I don't have to worry about anything"
Lin Chen and Lin Yu: "..."
' Second brother, how should we tell you. That this uncle in law of ours is the biggest gangsta boss'.
Though the two of them had the same thought they didn't say anything, they were the lackeys and Shen Junxi was their boss. Whatever boss says, the lackeys were supposed to do.
Lin Yan obviously had no idea what was going on in his brothers' minds, he kept a flattering Shen Junxi with a smile and continued to shoot rainbow farts as he talked with Shen Junxi, who followed him all the way to the kitchen. Lin Yan who could feel his cheeks hurt with all the smiling he had done for an entire day, silently shed tears of suffering in his heart. This afternoon when he cooked lunch, Shen Junxi gave him, his expert advice about how the meat wasn't fresh and how Lin Yan was adding too little oil in the dishes and how he added too much salt in the broth and ruined the authentic taste.
Looks like he would have to go through the same suffering once again, and he did go through the same suffering if possible the criticisms were even harsher than before.
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Su Wan who had slept for the entire day and warmed her body by staying on the Kang throughout the whole day felt energised. After drinking the herbal soup that her aunt brewed for her, Su Wan felt really good. Her stomach wasn't hurting anymore and she didn't feel any more nauseous. Though she had a slight discomfort, it was only natural.
Because she had stayed on the bed for the entire day, she stepped off the bed and walked out of her room after bundling up. Her tummy didn't cramp anymore this time when she stepped out in the cold winds, Su Wan knew that by now Lin Yan might have prepared the dinner and must be putting up the dishes on the table, so she walked in the direction of the shed where they have their temporary dining room.
" Wan Wan why are you -" Lin Yan who saw Su Wan coming, placed the dish in his hands on the table and was just going to help her but then he was interrupted by Shen Junxi who literally jumped off his chair and ran to Su Wan.
" Wan Wan, my dear, why did you come out? You should stay inside what if you catch a cold and make yourself uncomfortable ?" Shen Junxi didn't believe in not talking about ' woman's issues' why shouldn't he talk about them? If he don't talk about them how would he know whether his niece was feeling alright or not?
Su Wan who was still overwhelmed by their doting smiled embarrassingly and spoke with a faint tint of red of on her cheeks " it's nothing, I was getting bored in my room, so I thought that it's better to have dinner with everyone"
" That's right, that's right, come, come with Eldest Uncle" when Shen Junxi heard that Su Wan was bored in her room, he didn't insist on her going back to her room. Instead, he wrapped her in his big best fur cloak and walked her inside the shed. Though Su Wan wanted to refuse the cloak, he simply pressed on her shoulders and said " there is no need for you to fuss about such things, it's just a cloak made of bear's fur. I have a stock of them, but it's such a pity you only have a cloak with fox fur collar, that's not warm at all. Don't worry, I will order a good cloak for you, entirely made with fox fur"
Lin brothers who were once again attacked for not pampering their wife enough "..."?
Who were they? What were they doing?