Chapter 34: Worrying About the Future Brings Trouble

  "Qian Shui, come here!"

  Looking back, Qian Shui was about ten steps away from him. Mu Siyao couldn't help but furrow her brow slightly, and a hint of gloom flashed in those clear and bright eyes. What was she afraid of? Was he going to do something unforgivable? Why did she have to guard herself like she was guarding against a thief? Especially, what did the wariness in her eyes mean?

  "Master... You wouldn't be..."

  Looking at the young master's appearance and movements, Qian Shui probably guessed what he wanted to do, but she didn't dare think about it. He was the third young master of the Mu family, after all, a young master who had always been particular about his image!

  "Do you think this angle is the best?"

  Mushi Yao never put Qian Shui's bitter face in his eyes, actually he didn't know whether Qian Shui was bitter or not, because the two siblings were vastly different. Brother Qian Fan's facial expressions were so rich that they couldn't be described in words, while sister Qian Shui was a very beautiful girl who dressed herself up like a man every day, with a cold face that could freeze people to death.

  He looked up at the roof, which wasn't too high but not easily accessible either. Mu Siyao even glanced in the direction they came from, stretching out her hand to roughly gauge the distance, imagining the direction and approximate location where Shen Huan was taken back to his room earlier.

  Qian Shui's heart was crying rivers, but her face didn't show any changes, only her eyebrows were furrowed so tightly they could crush a caterpillar. Mu Siyao saw this and finally prepared to care about her subordinate's situation: "What's with that expression?"

  "Master... Don't forget your identity, you are..."

  "Shh! I'm just a curious ordinary person now. If I take off that outer garment, who would know who I am?"

  "If Master finds out, I..."

  "You don't say and I won't say, except for Heaven and Earth knowing, how would my dad know?"

  Mu Si Yao abruptly interrupted Qian Shui's words, seemingly a bit anxious, and directly threatened: "Take me to the rooftop immediately!"

  "Master..."

  Qian Shui was so frustrated that she wanted to cry, but had no tears. She hadn't followed Young Master out for a long time, how did she end up with such bad luck? She knew in her heart that if Qian Fan were here with Young Master, he would be overjoyed to climb the rooftop together. Why did it have to be herself this time?

  "Hurry up!"

  For the young master's occasional erratic behavior, Qian Shui had no choice but to obey, after all, as he said, except for him knowing heaven and earth and himself, nobody else knew.

  "You'd better be careful."

  "Okay..."

  As soon as Mu Siyao's voice fell, Qian Shui flashed to his side and kicked him up instantly. Fortunately, Mu Siyao was prepared, otherwise, if he accidentally made a slight noise, it would be disastrous.

  At this moment, on the roof of Shen Huan's room, two dark shadows were lying flat. Mu Siyao gently lifted a tile and leaned her face close to the empty space, looking down at the situation inside the house, but because three men and one woman were surrounding the bed, she couldn't see Shen Huan's current state at all.

  In her heart, she couldn't help but feel some inexplicable anxiety, and Mu Siyao didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that she just really felt that this woman named Shen Han was a bit special.

  It's not that he's narcissistic, but he thinks that even though he's not the number one most handsome man in Jian Guo, when he walks on the road, at least 90% of people turn their heads to look at him. And yet this woman... He coincidentally met her twice, and both times she didn't even give him a proper glance.

  It was the first time, so it didn't matter, just a fleeting glance. But the second time wasn't just a simple coincidence, he even took the initiative to talk to her, but she not only still didn't look at him straight in the eye, but also quickly escaped, treating him like a fierce beast.

  Unable to see anyone, Mu Xi Yao gave up and directly tilted her head, sticking her ear against the air vent. Faintly, she could hear sounds coming from inside the house.

  "Mother, what's going on? Why did sister-in-law faint again?"

  From the beginning, Qian Shui's return made Mu Siyao think of the man in white clothes and long shirt who was speaking at this moment, with his hair tied up and standing upright. He should be the only male member of the Zhao family at present, Shen Huan's younger brother Zhao Xi'ao.

  Mu Siyao's line of sight happened to be able to see Zhao Xiuzhu without any obstruction. For this elegant and refined man, he had an inexplicable sense of rejection, so he simply shifted his gaze to the old woman Li in the house, who was Shen Huan's mother-in-law. Mu Siyao also wanted to know what kind of people were around her where she lived.

  "I don't know either, it's just like last time, as soon as the woman gave birth to her child, she couldn't make it."

  It's not good to say too much about Shen Huan's two fainting spells in front of the Li family, although her natal family lent money to help herself out of trouble. She still believed in Shen Huan and didn't tell anyone in her natal family about it, nor did she elaborate on the matter.

  Zhao Xiuzhu saw the obvious unwillingness to speak on her mother's face, and she also understood that she shouldn't have asked so many questions. Although she had never met Shen Yifeng before, from his expression, she could tell how much he cared about his sister. She accidentally let slip that she had fainted more than once, and she believed that her parents would also feel some guilt in their hearts. Zhao Xiuzhu knew that she was not usually a person who couldn't keep calm, but unexpectedly, on this matter, she still lost her usual composure. She fell silent: "Worrying leads to chaos!"

  "Actually... my younger sister's health has never been great, and when she was at home, she was picky about food, only eating meals cooked by her mother. The maids in the house were all hired after she got married, so if there's anything she does that's not quite right, please be patient with her. After all, we did spoil her a bit when she was living at home."

  Shen Yifeng's words were sincere, every sentence was a concern for his own sister. Li knew that her family couldn't compare to the Shen family, and it was understandable that Shen Yifeng cared about his sister. However, as the current head of the Zhao family, she still felt uneasy after hearing these words.

  She's picky and only eats the dishes your mother cooks, so what were you thinking when you married her off to suffer? My family may be poor but we've never starved her for a single meal!

  The knot in Li's heart, which had slightly subsided with Shen Huan's return, was once again stirred up by Shen Yifeng's straightforward words. The difference in living conditions and lifestyle between the two families made Li feel somewhat inferior, but at the same time, she couldn't help feeling that it wasn't her who was reaching too high, but rather Shen Huan who had married down. This discomfort lingered in her heart, unable to be expressed, yet a rift slowly began to form.

  "It's really a pity for her to marry into our family, I've always said that if she wants to go back to her parents' home, I absolutely won't stop her, but if she wants to stay in the Zhao family, I also absolutely won't mistreat her, as long as I have food to eat, it's impossible for me to let her drink porridge, so Wing Feng you can rest assured on this point."

  Upon hearing this, Shen Yifeng seemed to have only just realized that he had offended Li. He was also quite helpless about his own clumsiness with words, and how his brain wasn't quick-witted enough to turn a phrase, often offending people in the process. However... all he was concerned about was his sister's well-being. Having overheard Zhao Xiuzhuo's conversation with Li, Shen Yifeng wasn't stupid - how could he not know that this wasn't the first time his sister had fainted? As her older brother who loved her dearly, was it wrong for him to feel heartache?

  However, Shen Yifeng was also a clever person. He knew he had misspoken and although he felt he wasn't entirely wrong, it wouldn't be good to say anything else since his younger sister still lived there: "It's just that I'm not very good at speaking, when I saw my younger sister faint, I got anxious, I didn't mean anything else, Auntie, please don't mind her. This time she came home and told us that you treated her like your own daughter, we have nothing to worry about."

  Mu Siyao watched from the rooftop as they conversed, unable to help feeling a bit anxious. She also knew that this seemingly silly and thick-headed man was Shen Huan's older brother. So, were there three siblings in her family? Wasn't there a young boy by the river who called her "Second Sister" that day? Suddenly, something seemed to be circling around in her mind. Mu Siyao immediately turned her head towards Qian Shui, opening her mouth but not daring to make a sound, using lip language to ask: "What does the Shen family do?"

  "She's the owner of a pharmacy, and her father is quite famous in Qingfeng Town!"

  Qian Shui could only learn to communicate with her in a mute language, but unexpectedly, Mu Siyao was not very talented at reading lips. Qian Shui gestured several times, but he couldn't understand what she was saying, so he simply pointed to his ear, indicating for Qian Shui to come closer.

  At this time, Qian Shui felt a bit uneasy. Although she and her brother had been following Mu Siyao since they were young, there was always a distinction between master and servant. Even though Master Mu was a strict person, he often turned a blind eye to the three of them playing together, but that was when they were young. Since Qian Shui understood her and Qian Fan's identity and purpose to Mu Siyao, she knew that the distance between them would not be bridged by their years of relationship.

  At the time when Qian Shui was silent and introspective, Mu Siyao probably already knew what she was thinking in her heart. She simply didn't say another word, leaned over and poked her own ear with her finger, using her eyes to hint: I've already come closer, so please, Big Sister, just say something!

  It's come to this and there's no way to pretend otherwise. She had originally prepared a more detailed explanation, but changed it to just two words: "Lang Zhong!"

  Mù Sī Yáo asked her what her family did, but Qiān Shuǐ's mind was preoccupied with something else and she completely dodged the question, leaving Mù Sī Yáo somewhat perplexed. He couldn't help but open his mouth wide in a silent "Huh?"

  After the first time, it's familiar with the second time. Qian Shui didn't wait for Mu Si Yao to come over and bother him again, so he explained everything clearly at once: "The Shen family runs a pharmacy, and her father, Shen Shi Yu, is quite famous in Qingfeng Town. The eldest son doesn't often appear in the shop, but the younger son, Shen Zi An, is more favored by Shen Shi Yu and often helps out in the shop. As for the other man in the house, he's Shen Han's brother-in-law. As to why he's here, I didn't investigate because you didn't order me to!"

  It's rare to hear Qian Shui say so much at once, and Mu Siyao couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions - on one hand, she was making progress, but on the other hand, it was also a bit embarrassing. Did she really need to introduce her entire family, including her sister-in-law's household members? Who cares about some cat or dog?

  Mu Siyao's mind was not at ease, while her brain was turning another matter: originally she was the daughter of Lao Lang, this Jianghu doctor had no real skills he didn't know, but there were also many strange and talented people, being interested in her was because of that scene where she saved someone back then, and now...

  Mu Siyao looked at the people in the house, he began to feel that he and this woman named Shen Huan would definitely have a connection in their future lives... And what did it mean when he saw her fainting on someone else's back just now, that inexplicable tension?

  Heh heh heh... He told himself, it's just concern and chaos, nothing big deal, the concern is for a person who might be helpful to his family in the future, this is not unusual at all, hmm... Concern leads to chaos! That's it!

  These past few days' updates have been a bit late, I'm really sorry. Doudou hasn't been feeling well lately, the weather has been changing a lot, one moment it's hot and the next it's cool, I caught a chill.

  Last night's shift was a headache, couldn't write a few words all night, and today I got up and the whole person couldn't hold on. This afternoon, I took cold medicine and dozed off, slept and woke up at 8 o'clock. Now I finally finished updating.

  I'm very sorry, delaying update time is my fault, I... In such a state, can only try to maintain daily updates, everyone forgive me....