Chapter Nineteenth: What is Truth?

  I'm afraid everyone can't see DuoDuo's words of gratitude, so from now on, I'll put the grateful words in front and my own nonsense complaints at the back. Thank you to Ning Dong Tong Xie for the PK votes and rewards! The book review area is quite cold, I was worried that no one would read it, thank you guys!

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  Seeing her nervous appearance, Mu Siyao couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but she didn't show it very clearly. She just smiled lightly and curved up a perfect arc at the corner of her lips, took two steps forward and said in a soft voice: "I don't dare to be so presumptuous, I just think that Miss looks familiar, haven't we met somewhere before?"

  Get out!

  Shen Han couldn't help but sneer inwardly at the words, who have you met? Dare to change to a more alternative opening remark? Although she was ridiculing and despising in her heart, Shen Han's face still maintained what she thought was a very passable smile. Since the other person had already said so much, she could only barely... really very barely lift her head to take a glance at him. Before, it was just a fleeting glance, plus Shen Han herself was guilty and didn't know what he looked like, but only had a deep impression of his voice.

  At this moment, Shen Huan's serious gaze made him seem as if he was enchanted, standing still on the spot, his eyes also lingering on him and unable to move away. This person... really looks good. However, this is not the point, the point is that it really feels familiar, could it be that they had met somewhere before?

  "Miss?"

  "Hmm... I don't recognize you at all, young master. I'm quite certain we've never met before. Farewell!"

  Even if she knew in her heart that she must have met this man before, she didn't have the extra time to think about it, only wanting to escape from this eerie scene. So she said and pulled up her skirt and turned around to run, but unknowingly, her running and lifting her skirt made Mu Siyao's faint smile turn into an instant stiffness, and a familiar figure appeared in his mind, Mu Siyao couldn't help but exclaim: It was really her. He kept watching Shen Huan run to Fang Shi's side before turning around with his hands behind his back and leaving.

  Feeling the gaze on her back, she had an uneasy feeling of being stalked, which only dissipated when she returned to her mother's side. Shen Huan finally let out a deep breath, but before she could relax, Fang Shi's voice came from beside her: "Huan'er, where did you hide? I couldn't see you anywhere just now. Didn't Zi'an go look for you? Where is he?"

  "Uh... something just happened over there, and Zi'an sent the patient back home."

  Shen Huan didn't want to elaborate on what had just happened, so she simply glossed over it with a single sentence. Fang Shi seemed to sense that she didn't want to talk about it and didn't ask any more questions. After listening to the opera for a while, Shen Huan's mind was preoccupied and she couldn't bring herself to appreciate the beauty of Hua Xueyue. The sounds and images around her were automatically filtered out by her distracted mind.

  Originally intended to accompany her mother, she lost the mood, and Shen Han's listless appearance also fell into Fang Shi's eyes. She, no matter how much she liked listening to music, had to think of her daughter at this moment, claiming that she was tired and wanted to go home.

  After returning home, Shen Huan finally felt a little relieved. It wasn't until about an hour later that Shen Zian returned, and she couldn't help but ask: "How's the little girl doing?"

  "She indeed caught a chill, and I prescribed her some medicine."

  "Huh? She said her home is on Shangfu Street..."

  "Shangfu Street? The people living there aren't simple at all!"

  Shen Huan hadn't finished speaking when Madam Fang put down her teacup and took over the conversation, looking at Shen Zi'an with a hint of worry in her eyes. A flicker of doubt flashed across her mind - why was her mother behaving this way? Just then, Shen Zi'an continued, "Mother, you can rest assured. I only found out when I sent her home that she's actually the daughter of Peng Yuanwai. Although it's said that Peng Yuanwai made his fortune through unscrupulous means, he has indeed kept those wealthy and powerful locals in line."

  Upon hearing this, the Fang family finally felt slightly at ease, but then reminded Shen Zian: "Although you said that this time was to save people, try to avoid having any other contact with them in the future!"

  "Alright kiddo, I'll go help your father with his work at the shop."

  "Go ahead, be careful."

  Shen Zian nodded and left, only then did Shen Han understand from their conversation that the people living on Upper Fu Street were all rich folks. However, these wealthy individuals were either arrogant or cunning, so ordinary people would rather avoid them as much as possible, even if it meant going out of their way to buy things, everyone would try to circumvent the area.

  Mrs. Fang's concerns all fell into Shen Huan's eyes, and she asked straightforwardly: "Mother, I want to know how Zian got that fainting disease?"

  Seeing Fang's surprised expression, Shen Han didn't explain much and directly said that he wanted to think of a solution for him, see if he could find the right remedy to help him get through this difficult time.

  "It wasn't until he was fourteen years old that we discovered it, and before that, there were no signs at all."

  Fourteen years old? Shen Huan pondered to himself, Eldest brother is five years older than me, this year he's already twenty-four, Third brother is three years younger than me, this year he's already sixteen, so it was two years ago? If it wasn't the shadow of his childhood, then it must be a later factor, what exactly happened to make his originally healthy body faint at the sight of blood?

  Shen Han inexplicably felt this way, with a huge cat scratch in between, which was an intuition!

  "Oh? Do you know what happened, miss?"

  "I'm not entirely clear on the details, but I remember that day Zi An went out to make a house call with your father. It wasn't until they got back that it started pouring rain. I saw that both of them were soaked through their clothes, so I helped your father find some dry clothes to change into. Zi An also went back to his own room... But..."

  "But what?"

  Shen Huan heard Mu Ye's worried expression as he recounted the events of before, and even though Shen Huan wanted to know more about what had happened, she restrained herself from asking urgent questions. However, when Fang Shi stopped speaking at this point, Shen Huan couldn't help but ask.

  "I was with your father in the western house, and we both heard Zi'an's miserable cry. When we rushed to his room, he was only wearing a thin shirt and lying on the ground..."

  Shen Huan couldn't help but shiver at this point, feeling as if she was listening to a ghost story. Although she had always considered herself an atheist, she felt that many things couldn't be explained by science, including her own time-traveling to this ancient dynasty that didn't even exist in history books. Only now did she truly understand the phrase: anything is possible!

  "What's next?"

  "Then your father took his pulse, but couldn't figure out why he fainted. He wasn't cold or showing any symptoms of illness. He was unconscious for three days and three nights before waking up... weren't you at home at the time?"

  Shen Huan was deeply moved, but just as she was about to speak, Fang Shi suddenly changed the subject, startling her. She immediately opened her mouth to smooth things over: "I was just asking you why Zi'an is afraid of blood, who knew that Mother would think of his suffering and couldn't stop talking, I didn't dare interrupt either!"

  It's terrible! I haven't even heard about the specific situation yet, so how can I know what happened to my little brother?

  "Actually, I'm still curious about this. When Zi An fainted, your first reaction wasn't to worry about Zi An's condition, but to grab your sister-in-law and force her to admit that she was the one who harmed Zi An. Your dad even scolded you for it back then. In fact, Huan...your sister-in-law may have a sharp tongue, but she wouldn't hurt family members..."

  "Mother... You're still bringing this up, actually it's just because I was young and foolish back then, saw big sister-in-law that person... You also know my temper isn't good, naturally..."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Shen Huan deliberately showed a slightly embarrassed expression, barely getting away with it. However, she didn't dare to continue asking about Shen Zian's affairs anymore. If Fang Shi brought up another topic that she had no impression of, how would she explain herself? For now, she could barely get by, relying on her impression of Hu from the previous day, using this point to react temporarily. But what if it were something else?

  Although this body is the original in every way, the soul has changed. After a long time, it will inevitably reveal its flaws, and at that time, it will be difficult to guarantee that the family members who are currently good to themselves will not regard themselves as monsters who have eaten their relatives. This is precisely the reason why "the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred".

  Claiming to be a bit tired, Shen Huan hastily bid farewell to Fang Shi and returned to her room. She leaned against the window, looking at the big tree in front of her left side, its leaves and trunk were just like the happy trees she saw in modern times, only slightly denser branches. Her thoughts drifted to the old house on the right, while the one on the left belonged to Shen Zi'an. Since she lived between the two brothers, wasn't it likely that she would see or hear something?

  From Fang's words, Shen Huan learned a message that after Shen Zi'an had an accident, the previous Shen Huan insisted that he was framed by Hu. Was it because of evidence or because she disliked her sister-in-law and acted childishly? Since the relationship between the sisters-in-law was not harmonious two years ago, it can also be understood why Hu would behave so aggressively when she returned to her maiden home for the first time, especially since she was someone who needed help from others.

  No! Shen Huan thought of this, and suddenly flashed back to the day when Hu Yi appeared, targeting Shen Zian. Shen Zian's first reaction was that he was about to make excuses, but all his words were not spoken, and his expression changed quickly. Finally, he said in a very unimpressive tone: "In the future, try to avoid patients with external injuries." She felt... Shen Zian might really have been harmed by Hu, and there must be something fishy going on!

  But... ideas are just ideas, doubts are just doubts, what's the truth? We have to find out!