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Chapter 495: Chapter 278
This kind of thinking is wrong.
In the past, when he watched his siblings being affectionate with each other, he could only silently agonize in his heart about why he alone couldn’t do the same, why only he couldn’t blend into their atmosphere.
But now, he had changed.
He actually couldn’t bear seeing his own brothers being close to Wenyan.
Why was that?
Was it because of the things Ji Yuanzhou had said?
Those words, like a primer, had triggered some kind of psychological reaction in him.
And the prerequisite for being triggered was that he indeed harbored desires.
Shen Jingxiu looked at the woman beside him and suddenly found himself ridiculous.
A few minutes ago, he had been asking Ji Yuanzhou to control his desires.
But in an instant, he himself had become unable to restrain his own.
He immediately withdrew his gaze, feeling that he couldn’t continue to stay here any longer, at least not at the moment.
Just as he was about to put down the camera and leave, Su Yang turned to look at him.
"Where’s Yuanzhou? How come you guys finished chatting and he just left? It looked like he was alone; why didn’t he come over and join us? Didn’t you invite him? It’s rare to come across a good friend in a foreign land," she said.
"No, he suddenly received a call from home just now, it seemed like he had some urgent matter to deal with, so he’s already gone back to the hotel to pack his things," he replied.
"Ah? He must have just arrived today too; to rush back so suddenly. What happened to his family, it’s nothing serious, right?"
"I didn’t ask for details, but it shouldn’t be a big problem," he said.
Su Yang nodded, suddenly filled with emotion, "We are fortunate as a family to travel together. I really hope that every year we can all go out together."
"We will," he said.
"Right?" Su Yang was even more pleased to hear Shen Jingxiu agree, "Your dad and I definitely have the time. Now that you, as the eldest, approve of this idea, I think we should include this rule in our family constitution. Shen Yuan, don’t you think?"
Su Yang said this, looking at her husband beside her.
Shen Yuan nodded, "Whatever my wife says goes."
However, Su Yang still sighed, "The problem now is that our family isn’t big enough yet, we still have too few members."
Shen Yuan chuckled softly, "A seven-person family trip is still considered too few?"
"Yeah, three sons and two daughters, yet not one of them has a partner. I just hope each of my children can find the other half they desire. Plus the third one, that would make six children, six sons and daughters-in-law, and hopefully a few more grandchildren; that’s what I call expansion," she said.
"By your count, that’s indeed true. At that time, there won’t be anyone else on this entire beach, just our family," he said.
"Exactly, wouldn’t that be nice? At that time, my one pair of eyes won’t be enough, looking at this one and that one, each one loved beyond measure!" she exclaimed.
Before, Shen Jingxiu might not have thought much of these words.
But now, all he could hear was Su Yang constantly emphasizing six children, six families.
In her heart, Wenyan could only play the role of a daughter; in this family, it was not possible for her to take on any other role.
No, what was he thinking?
Could it be that he wanted to turn his parents’ daughter into their daughter-in-law?
Shen Jingxiu furrowed his brows and suddenly said to Shen Yuan and Su Yang, "Mom and Dad, I suddenly feel a bit unwell. I think I’ll go back and rest for a while."
"Unwell?" Su Yang quickly snapped out of her blissful daydreams.
"What’s wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
The eldest son from her memories rarely spoke out about feeling unwell, opting more often to silently endure on his own.
"Just a bit of a headache," he said.
"Why would you have a headache, do you have a fever?" Su Yang immediately reached out to feel Shen Jingxiu’s forehead, "You’re not feverish. Did you not sleep well last night?"
Shen Jingxiu didn’t want to worry Su Yang, and since this was just an excuse he had found, he simply made up a lie.
"Maybe it’s because I haven’t swum outdoors in a long time, the sea water was a bit cold, and then I was in the sun for a while after getting out, so I feel uncomfortable," he said.
As he mentioned feeling unwell and wanting to return to the hotel, Wenyan and Shen Jingchuan, who was next to them, stopped taking selfies.
Both of them looked at Shen Jingxiu with concern.
Hearing him say this, Shen Jingchuan even directly said, "That’s a classic office worker’s problem. You may be fine when working, but as soon as you start to rest, the body goes on strike. The water’s temperature was okay today, and the second brother and I are fine. Big brother, you really should change your work habits."
