Shen Ningxi's fainting spells were becoming more frequent.
From once a month five years ago, to almost every day now; if she used a talisman, she would faint even more.
Snowflakes appeared before Shen Ningxi's eyes.
She wanted to go home first.
But the short distance, she walked unsteadily, stumbling, her palms scraped raw, her arm bruised, her skirt torn with a large gash, and she still hadn't arrived.
As she walked in a blur, a tall silhouette appeared before her eyes...
Shen Ningxi wanted to ask for help.
Suddenly, she clearly saw the man's face; it was Mr. Treasure Basin.
At this moment, his slender fingers were wrapped around a red string, and beneath the red string was that small white jade rabbit!
Yan Jingci raised an eyebrow lazily, "The rabbit you're looking for?"
"Yes!"
Shen Ningxi almost cried, reaching out to take it.
But when she met Yan Jingci's face, she froze for three seconds.
???
Don't joke!
Just now, on the face of this great basin, enveloped in the light of fortune, there was no trace of this green aura!
At this moment, his forehead was as if covered in a thin layer of dust, with a vertical green mark as fine as a needle tip, a sign of the Hua Gai star encountering misfortune, making him prone to misunderstanding and unable to defend himself.
Shen Ningxi's right eye twitched.
Why did this green aura suddenly appear? Could it be related to her?
...
Shen Ningxi couldn't bother to take the little rabbit.
She hurriedly took out yellow talisman paper and a brush from her pocket, spread the paper on her hand, and tremblingly drew a talisman.
She handed out the talisman, her voice weak, "Mr. Ju, you are prone to injustice today, I will help you resolve it. Take the talisman paper carefully."
Yan Jingci: "..."
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Shen Ningxi frowned and said, "I'm not a liar."
But Yan Jingci not only didn't take it, he even took a step back and said playfully, "Miss Pit, your health is more important. You can scheme against people another day."
Shen Ningxi: "..."
Her small face was frighteningly pale, and her body swayed slightly.
She gave a final warning, "I'm really going to faint. This is your last chance, five... four... three... two..."
Before Shen Ningxi could finish counting.
She heard a startled cry from afar.
"Heavens, someone is harassing a young lady!"
It turned out to be the three aunties who were strolling earlier, returning!
The three of them let out earth-shattering shouts simultaneously.
"It's that little girl looking for something!"
"Call the police, hurry and call the police!"
"Hello, 110? There's a bad guy here, tearing a girl's skirt!"
Shen Ningxi heard the shouts.
She felt a warmth at her fingertips, and the talisman paper whooshed into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared...
She swayed unsteadily.
Her vision had completely plunged into darkness.
"I told you, you didn't believe me... It's over, too late..."
As she spoke, her whole body fell forward, collapsing directly into the broad chest before her.
Yan Jingci: "..."
He looked at the person lying like a corpse on his chest.
A face with a cold, jade-like radiance showed a trace of mortal confusion.
No porcelain, but to make porcelain, one must clash head-on, right...
...
The police and an ambulance arrived at the same time.
The strolling aunties were as vigilant as the residents of Chaoyang.
Righteously, they accused the man of his crimes.
"Officer, this bad guy is holding the pendant the little girl was looking for!"
"We just saw this little girl fine, her clothes were all in order, and in just a moment, her skirt is torn and she's fainted!"
"Look at this little girl, she's sweating profusely, her face turning from pale to red, could the bad guy have poisoned her!"
"This person just moved into our village, he doesn't go out during the day, and he wanders around at night. He doesn't look like a decent person!"
"That's right..."
"And..."
Yan Jingci listened to the accusations.
He raised an eyebrow in confusion.
Are they talking about him?
At this moment, from outside the crowd, a hurried shout suddenly came, "Young Master! Young Master!"
A young man wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking honest and simple, carrying fishing gear and a fish basket, pushed his way through.
He didn't even bother to watch the commotion.
He hurried to deliver the items to Yan Jingci in the crowd first.
"Young Master, I've brought the fishing rod!"
Yan Jingci smiled faintly, "The fish has already been caught."
Xiang Jiu was confused and asked with surprise, "Young Master, what did you use to catch it? Where is the fish?"
Yan Jingci fiddled with the little rabbit in his hand, "Aren't I the fish? The bait is lying there like a corpse."
Xiang Jiu followed his Young Master's gaze and only then noticed the tattered beggar-like girl.
After a pause, he asked dumbfoundedly, "Young Master, are you going to throw her in to feed the fish?"
After he finished speaking, the police and the aunties all shot him glares.
Yan Jingci glanced sideways at Xiang Jiu, looking at him like an idiot, "No, I was planning to throw you into the river to feed the fish."
Xiang Jiu: ???
Young Master, you, you, you've crossed the line. I only perform for a living, I don't sell myself...
...
The strange phenomena the aunties accused him of.
Coupled with a young, beautiful girl with a torn skirt and a bizarre fainting spell...
Yan Jingci had nowhere to explain himself.
He had no choice but to go to the police station with them.
But at this moment, a dark man, not wearing a white shirt, whose face couldn't be seen even at night, ran over.
"Officer, this is my sister!"
Shen Xubai was sweating with anxiety.
After dinner, he was sent by his maternal grandfather and grandmother to buy daily necessities for Shen Ningxi, and he had just returned.
He saw that something had happened here.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Yan Jingci raised an eyebrow.
Shen Xubai's sister?
Heh, this relationship is even more unclear.
Shen Xubai had initially thought that Shen Ningxi fainted because the talisman took effect.
But after hearing the aunties' accusations.
And seeing Shen Ningxi's injuries and torn skirt.
He was instantly enraged.
He lunged forward and grabbed Yan Jingci's collar.
"You surnamed Yan, the Shen family broke off your engagement. If you have a grudge, take it out on the Shen family! Why are you bullying a young girl who just came home!"
At this moment, witnesses, evidence, and motive were all present...
Several judgmental gazes fell upon him simultaneously.
Their eyes had already convicted him!
Yan Jingci: "..."
Alright.
What did that Miss Pit say he was prone to today?
...
Two days later.
Shen Ningxi woke up and sat up abruptly.
She exclaimed, "Sinful!"
She sat up too quickly and almost fell back down.
Shen Xubai quickly supported her, patting her back, "Ningxi, don't be afraid, it's alright, it's alright!"
Seeing Shen Ningxi recover, he helped her sit properly and handed her a glass of water.
"That day must have scared you, right? The Yan family has a feud with our family, so stay away from their family in the future."
Shen Ningxi was stunned, "What feud?"
Mentioning this, Shen Xubai sighed helplessly.
"Grandpa and Grandpa Yan were old friends. A long time ago, they arranged an engagement between Xinyue and Yan Jingci."
"However, three years ago, Yan Jingci's sister passed away, leaving behind a child conceived before her death. Yan Jingci wanted to adopt the child, but Xinyue refused to be a stepmother. She made a huge scene, and the marriage was called off. The two families have been at odds ever since."
Shen Xubai sighed softly. He didn't mention that the child was intellectually disabled, and Lu Xinyue cried to everyone she met, calling the child a "fool" and cursing, making it known throughout the city.
The Yan family was a prominent family, and they couldn't tolerate such humiliation. Grandpa Yan was so angry that he fell seriously ill.
What's more, although Xinyue called off the engagement, she refused to return the betrothal gifts.
Lu Xinyue, under the guise of helping the Shen family start their business and selling the items, refused to return the betrothal gifts.
Those were raw materials of rare treasures that were priceless and hard to find.
The Yan family was not short of money.
They clearly stated that they didn't want money, only the items.
The Shen family couldn't produce the items, and now they couldn't even afford to compensate for them.
The feud between the two families thus accumulated.
"But!" Shen Xubai gritted his teeth and raised his voice, "Even if our family made too much of a fuss about the engagement, Yan Jingci shouldn't have laid a hand on you. What kind of man bullies a young girl!"
Shen Ningxi: "..."
She smiled wryly, "Brother, where is Young Master Yan now?"
Shen Xubai cracked his knuckles, "He was arrested."
Shen Ningxi: "..."
No way?
She still had something to ask of him, and she had already maxed out his hatred meter?
She quickly threw off the covers and got out of the hospital bed, smiling as if she were crying, "Third Brother, we need to go to the police station to bail him out first."
Shen Xubai raised an eyebrow, "Bail out who? Fifth Brother hasn't reached his release date yet."
Shen Ningxi gave a dry laugh, "Heh heh, bail out Yan Jingci. That day, he didn't do anything, and he even helped me find the little rabbit."
Shen Xubai: ???
He froze for three seconds, thinking to himself: What a sin...
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