Chapter 8: Calculate
A long flight is actually a very boring thing.
Shen Xi originally planned to sleep all the way back to Beijing, but did not expect to meet Li Mingxuan on the plane. Forced to cope with the half-way, Shen Xi finally couldn't support it and fell asleep unconsciously.
When Li Mingxuan turned his head, he saw the sleeping face of Shen Xi leaning on the back of the chair. It seems that because of the plane, Shen Xi slept very restlessly, and her long eyelashes kept shaking.
Li Mingxuan stared at Shen Xi with complicated eyes for a while, then bent down and took out the prepared blanket from the table cabinet next to the seat, and gently covered Shen Xi's body.
This is the first time in Li Mingxuan's memory that he has been so close to Shen Xi. Compared with the young man who happened to meet outside the coffee house in his memory, Shen Xi has changed a lot now. Maybe there is less depression in the Shen family, maybe living abroad is good, and Shen Xi's body has become peaceful instead of the violent before. In addition, his long-opened appearance has the unique beauty of the Han family, and no one will associate him with the pale and gloomy boy from before.
If it wasn't for Shen Jihui's regular attention to Shen Xi's movements, Li Mingxuan would not have recognized him at a glance.
Speaking of which, although Shen Xi called Li Mingxuan a cousin, the relationship between the two is actually not much different from that of a stranger.
When Shen Xi was born, Li Mingxuan was still a child. Because of the adults' indifferent attitude towards Shen Xi, and the hatred of his little friend Shen Ji towards this younger brother, Li Mingxuan was inevitably affected, and he also rejected Shen Xi. When Shen Xi grew up as a child, Li Mingxuan and Shen Ji went to primary school hand in hand. How can a cousin who is not close at all compare to Shen Ji, who plays with him every day.
Li Mingxuan grew up day by day and became sensible. At this time, he had learned from his parents about the complicated situation of his uncle's family. Although it is inevitable to have a little sympathy for Shen Xi, people's hearts are biased. Facing his friend and cousin, the balance in his heart was not unexpectedly tilted.
Not long after, Li Mingxuan went abroad to study and had no contact with Shen Xi at all. Occasionally hear Shen Xi's name, but also from Shen Cheng's few words, it is nothing more than what trouble Shen Xi has caused.
Li Mingxuan sighed in his heart, the word blood is only good to say, how can there be love for no reason in this world? Any kind of relationship, whether it is family or love, without the attentiveness and careful care of both parties, it is just like a withered flower that quickly dissipates.
Isn’t that the case with him and Shen Xi?
The eyes fell on Shen Xi's sleeping face again, Li Mingxuan only hoped that Shen Xi was really as he said, because he was tired of staying abroad and wanted to go back to China, instead of doing something wrong up mind.
The Li family and the Shen family are mutually prosperous because of their in-laws and business interests. Whether it was from a personal or business point of view, Li Mingxuan hoped that the Shen family would remain stable and there would be no turbulence, especially in terms of inheritance rights.
However, thinking of Shen Xixuan returning to China at this moment, Li Mingxuan always had a subtle feeling in his heart. Just don't know if Shen Xi is intentional or not?
And Shen Rong, thinking about the phone call from Shen Ji in the middle of the night a few days ago, Li Mingxuan was very speechless. I don't know what my uncle was thinking. It's just an illegitimate child, does he really plan to let Shen Rong recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. If this is the case, the Shen family will become a joke in Zhongjing.
Li Mingxuan shook his head, without thinking any further, he opened the file beside him and began to read.
Shen Xi, who was asleep, seemed to find this position uncomfortable. She moved and quickly changed her position, and fell asleep with her head facing the aisle. The blanket that originally covered Shen Xi's body slid onto his lap with his movements.
Li Mingxuan, who saw all this out of the corner of his eye, didn't think much about it, leaned over and picked up the blanket on Shen Xi's lap to help him cover it, and was immersed in the document again. He didn't know that at the moment when he lowered his head, Shen Xi, who had his back to him, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were clear and there was no drowsiness.
Ten years in prison forced Shen Xi to develop many habits, one of which is sleep alertness. No matter how tired he is, as long as someone is close to him, Shen Xi will wake up instantly.
The moment Li Mingxuan approached, Shen Xi was already sober, he didn't open his eyes but just wanted to see what the other party was going to do. But not expecting it, Shen Xi glanced at the blanket covering her body and lowered her head to hide the expression on her face.
No matter how long the journey will come to an end, Shen Xi does not know when she will fall asleep again. By the time he woke up, the plane was already over Zhongjing and was ready to land.
"Awake?" Li Mingxuan's voice sounded timely.
Shen Xi nodded.
Li Mingxuan packed up the documents in his hand and looked at Shen Xi, "You didn't tell your uncle that you want to come back, do you want me to take you back?"
Shen Xi shook her head, "I'm not going home."
"Don't go home?" Li Mingxuan was slightly startled by Shen Xi's words, looking at Shen Xi's expression that didn't seem to be fake, Li Mingxuan thought about it and then said, "Uncle was just discharged from the hospital because he was sick a few days ago. , if you have nothing to do, go back and have a look."
Shen Xi seemed to be very surprised by the news, but she quickly laughed at herself, "Father definitely doesn't want to see me, why should I go and make fun of myself."
Li Mingxuan sighed and said nothing.
The hatch opened quickly, and the two walked out one after the other.
Shen Xi did not catch up with Li Mingxuan, but kept a step behind him.
Glancing at Li Mingxuan's back, Shen Xi calmly turned on her phone, and a text message from Old K popped up, "It's done!"
Shen Xi quickly deleted it, and followed Li Mingxuan slowly along the long covered bridge into the airport hall.
As soon as the two appeared, countless flashes were lit up. In the cluttered footsteps, Shen Xi grabbed Li Mingxuan at the right time and whispered, "What's going on?"
Li Mingxuan turned his head subconsciously, and countless clicks sounded between the eyes of the two, and the reporters began to go crazy.
"Quick, quick, here, two people together."
"Give it, let it go, be careful with the camera."
In the blink of an eye, the two of them were surrounded by water, and dozens of microphones rushed over.
"Three young masters, we have received the record of Mr. Shen's secret hospitalization a few days ago. It is said that Mr. Shen will die soon. Is this news true?"
"San Shao, are you coming back this time for Shen's inheritance?
"San Shao, you and Li Shao are together. Did Li Shao go abroad to pick you up? Does this mean that the Li family is on your side?"
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The questions were piled up in front of Shen Xi, and Shen Xi lowered her head expressionlessly and said nothing.
Li Mingxuan glanced at the surrounding reporters with an ugly look, strode forward with a cold face, and did not forget to protect Shen Xi beside him. Shen Xi closely followed Li Mingxuan's side, and in the eyes of the reporter, it even confirmed the rumor that Li Mingxuan deliberately went abroad to pick up Shen Xi.
As the two of them walked forward, the reporter followed closely and kept asking Shen Xi. Li Mingxuan, seeing the reporter's unwillingness, whispered to Shen Xi. He said, "Don't worry about your luggage, someone will pick me up outside, I'll take you with me."
Shen Xi has no objection. He originally wanted to make it look like the two of them came back from abroad together, but now not only did he achieve the effect he wanted, but it also greatly exceeded his expectations.
In just a few short steps, the two finally broke out of the siege of reporters and got into the private car waiting outside.
As soon as the door was closed, the whole car rushed out. Obviously, the driver also knew that it would be difficult to get out if he was trapped in this situation.
It was not until he completely got rid of the reporters behind that Li Mingxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then his expression became calm. Who in the end released the news that uncle was hospitalized? What else do you mean by dying soon? Who leaked your itinerary? And Shen Xi, did he appear on this flight intentionally or was it really accidental?
Li Mingxuan looked at Shen Xi thoughtfully, and without guarding Shen Xi, he directly raised his head and looked over, "Is what the reporter said true? Father really will die soon, or as his cousin said. It's just physical discomfort?"
Shen Xi's eyes were very direct, revealing an emotion that Li Mingxuan couldn't understand, Li Mingxuan shook his head, "Uncle is fine, what the reporter said was just a rumor."
Shen Xi laughed suddenly, "Anyway, no one will tell me whether it's true or not. If this news is true, if I come back in time, it's true."
Shen Xi didn't say anything, she turned her face and looked out the window as if nothing had happened, but her sideways face was mixed with disappointment and self-deprecation, as well as unspeakable sadness. This expression was imprinted into Li Mingxuan's eyes, and Li Mingxuan, who had been standing firmly by Shen Ji's side, couldn't help feeling a little guilt towards Shen Xi. It was an unintentional act to want to come to Shen Xi to return to China, I was thinking too much.
The car became quiet, Li Mingxuan took the initiative to say, "I'll take you home."
Shen Xi categorically refused, "Don't, in case my father really thought that I would be troubled by hearing that he was about to die and came back to fight for inheritance, I'd better stay in a hotel."
Shen Xi's words were ridiculed, but her face was filled with disappointment. Li Mingxuan didn't know what to say for a while, and the car became quiet again.
The car quickly stopped in front of the most famous star hotel in Zhongjing. Li Mingxuan watched Shen Xi enter the hotel before picking up the phone and dialing, "I'm back."
The background on the other end of the phone seemed to be very noisy, Li Mingxuan frowned invisibly, and after a while he heard Shen Ji's voice, "I saw the report."
Li Mingxuan slowed down, "What do you think?"
Shen Ji's voice was full of anger, "There must be someone behind the scenes, no matter who it is, I will find him."
"Did something happen?" Li Mingxuan noticed something was wrong.
"My father also saw this report and was dizzy."
A worried look appeared on Li Mingxuan's face, "Is your uncle okay?"
Shen Ji smiled bitterly, "It seems that the situation is not good, I am about to send it to the hospital, let's talk about it later."
Hang up the phone, Li Mingxuan turned on the computer and searched. But it just happened, and it's all over the internet. If there is no one behind this, he will never believe it. Who is just calculating?
Shen Xi? This thought just flashed, and Li Mingxuan's mind came to Shen Xi's previous complex expression, mixed with disappointment, self-deprecation, and indescribable sadness. Li Mingxuan sighed, skipped over Shen Xi, and turned his thoughts to other people.