"No, I'm just talking normally. When you talk to other people, don't you look at them?"
Qin Si Ye's lips curved slightly. "When I talk to people I dislike, I don't even bother to look at them. When I talk to someone I like, I'll stare at them without blinking."
The first "her" made him think of Lu Yu Shan. The second "her," naturally, referred to Shen Xi.
However, he couldn't do that now as he was driving.
Shen Xi's heart stirred slightly, and she didn't reply to his words.
His words were clearly loaded with meaning. She couldn't help but regret why she had looked at him a few more times like a fan-girl earlier.
And she had been caught red-handed.
Seeing her silence, Qin Si Ye knew she had shut herself off again.
To get her talking and prevent her from being so moody, Qin Si Ye seized the opportunity to chat with her about beauty and ugliness.
He discovered that Shen Xi was very interested in philosophical topics. Just like yesterday at Longcheng Paradise, her discussions with the children about chance and inevitability had been insightful.
As expected, once the topic was opened, Shen Xi began to debate with him volubly.
Finally, the two reached a consensus: everyone has a love for beauty, but beauty of substance and spirit is the supreme beauty, forever radiant.
Of course, if outward appearance was as beautiful as the inner self, that would be even better.
After picking up the children and returning to Shen Xi's house, Qin Si Ye didn't linger there. He quickly returned to Villa Number 1.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Shen Xi had just come out of the study and seen Jian Fan off. She was preparing to send Qin Si Ye a WeChat message when she received an urgent call from Qin Si Yue.
"Sister Xi, are you home?"
"Yes. What's wrong?"
"Can you come over to our place? My brother drank too much and keeps complaining of a headache. Grandma said she wants you to come and give him acupuncture; perhaps it will help."
"Ah? Alright, I'll be right there."
Shen Xi hung up the phone, grabbed her medical kit, and hurried towards Villa Number 1.
She saw Qin Si Yue waiting for her at the door from a distance. Shen Xi asked worriedly, "Didn't he come back much earlier? How could he have drunk so much?"
Qin Si Yue said, "According to Grandma, my brother did come back very early. But not long after, another driver came to pick him up, saying he had an important banquet to attend. He was only sent back just now."
Hearing this, Shen Xi's heart jolted, and she couldn't help but stop in her tracks. So he had something important tonight. After sending her and the children back early, he had asked the driver to pick him up again to attend a banquet.
"What's wrong?" Qin Si Yue noticed her anomaly and couldn't help but ask, tilting her head.
"Nothing. Let's go quickly." Shen Xi collected her thoughts and followed Qin Si Yue into the lobby of Villa Number 1.
She saw Xu Zhi Lan sitting on the sofa in her pajamas. As soon as she entered, Xu Zhi Lan said nervously, "Xi Xi, hurry up and go see Si Ye. He looks very much in pain."
"Okay. Grandma, don't worry, I'm here. You should go back to your room and rest." Shen Xi paused for a moment and then immediately went upstairs.
Qin Si Yue also moved to follow, but Xu Zhi Lan called her back. "Si Yue, come and help me back to my room."
"Ah?" Qin Si Yue looked back and saw Xu Zhi Lan quickly wink at her. She immediately understood, "Okay."
Shen Xi arrived at Qin Si Ye's bedroom door and knocked twice. After waiting for a long time with no response from inside, she gently pushed the door open and entered.
The room was dimly lit, with only the spotlights around the perimeter turned on. Qin Si Ye was sitting lazily on the sofa, his head tilted back against the backrest, as if he were asleep.
She found the switch by the wall and turned on the main lights. She slowly walked towards the sofa.
The strong light made the man on the sofa frown slightly. He slowly opened his hazy eyes. When he saw Shen Xi standing in front of him, he raised his head in confusion and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Grandma said you drank too much and had a terrible headache, so she asked me to come and give you acupuncture," Shen Xi said, glancing at him before lowering her head and placing the medical kit in her hand on the coffee table.
"Alright." Qin Si Ye sat up straight, his eyes smiling as he looked at her. "Do I need to get on the bed?"
Hearing this, Shen Xi glanced at the two-meter-wide bed not far away, then withdrew her gaze and said, "No, you can just lie here."
Seeing her nervous expression, Qin Si Ye's lips curved slightly. He obediently lay down on the sofa.