Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

"Brother Si'an, don't say that..." Qin Huairu couldn't hold back her tears. She covered her face and choked up, saying, "I know that our family owes your family a lot, but Shazhu really didn't mean it. He just..."

"That's enough!" Lin Sian shouted angrily, interrupting Qin Huairu's words, "Qin Huairu, you don't have to speak for him anymore! I tell you, from today on, our two families are no longer friends! Don't come to me again in the future!"

Qin Huairu suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Sian in disbelief, tears falling like beads from a broken string.

"You...what did you say?"

"I'm telling you, our two families are no longer related!" Lin Sian repeated through gritted teeth, his tone icy and without the slightest room for maneuver.

"No, no..." Qin Huairu shook her head and slumped weakly on the stool. Tears blurred her eyes and her reason.

She didn't know how she left Lin Sian's house. She only knew that when she came to her senses, she was already standing in the yard.

The night breeze blew gently, making her whole body cold.

She raised her head and looked at the dark windows of Lin Sian's house, and suddenly an inexplicable panic surged in her heart.

She knew that it was really over between her and Lin Sian.

Completely finished.

"Qin Huairu?" Lin Sian looked at Qin Huairu standing at the door in surprise. Her eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had been crying.

"Brother Si'an..." Qin Huairu bit her lip, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Lin Sian looked at her pitiful appearance, and her heart softened. She asked, "Why are you here so late?"

"I..." Qin Huairu lowered her head, twisted the corner of her clothes, hesitated for a long time, and then mustered up the courage to say, "I came to see you."

"Look at me?" Lin Sian was a little confused. "What's so good about me?"

"I... I'm afraid you'll be sad because of what happened today..." Qin Huairu's voice was as thin as a mosquito.

Lin Sian's heart moved. Is Qin Huairu concerned about him?

"I'm fine." Lin Sian shook his head and forced a smile, "Don't take Shazhu's words to heart. He is stubborn. It will be fine once he calms down."

"Brother Si'an..." Qin Huairu raised her head and looked at Lin Si'an with tears in her eyes, "Are you really okay?"

"It's really okay." Lin Sian smiled and touched Qin Huairu's head, "You're the only one who can spoil that silly boy, Shazhu."

Qin Huairu's cheeks felt hot due to Lin Sian's intimate actions, but a hint of bitterness rose in her heart.

"It's getting late, you should go back and rest." Lin Sian said.

"I..." Qin Huairu wanted to say something, but was pushed out of the door by Lin Sian.

"Go back, you have to go to work tomorrow." Lin Sian said and closed the door.

Qin Huairu stood at the door, looking at the closed door, feeling mixed emotions.

She knew that Lin Sian cared about her, but she couldn't respond to his concern.

Because, she already has Shazhu in her heart.

Although Sha Zhu was impulsive, reckless, and often got into trouble, his kindness to her was genuine.

"Silly Zhu..." Qin Huairu murmured in a low voice, turned and left Lin Sian's door.

Lin Sian returned to the room, but was no longer sleepy.

He lay on the bed, replaying Qin Huairu's appearance just now in his mind.

He knew that Qin Huairu had a crush on him, but he couldn't make any promises to her.

Because he knows that he is just a passer-by in this world.

One day, he will leave here and return to his own world.

And Qin Huairu was destined to be just a passer-by in his life.

Thinking of this, Lin Sian felt an inexplicable irritation in his heart.

He got out of bed, lit a cigarette, walked to the window, looked at the dark night sky outside, and took a deep breath.

"Maybe I should leave here earlier." Lin Sian murmured to himself.

Just then, he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the yard.

Lin Sian was startled and quickly put out the cigarette, walked to the door and gently opened it.

In the faint moonlight, he saw a dark shadow moving stealthily in the yard.

"Who?!" Lin Sian shouted.

The black shadow was startled by Lin Sian's voice and turned around to escape.

"Stop!" Lin Sian rushed out and grabbed the black shadow's arm.

"what!"

The black shadow let out a scream. With the help of the moonlight, Lin Sian saw the true face of the black shadow and was stunned.

"why you?!"

The person standing at the door was none other than Qin Huairu.

In the dim light, she looked pitiful, with tears in the corners of her eyes. Lin Sian was in a trance for a moment, as if she saw the woman who struggled for life in her previous life.

"Huai Ru, why are you here so late?" Lin Sian asked in a low voice, while moving aside to let her in.

Qin Huairu lowered her head, twisted the corner of her clothes nervously, and said nothing.

Lin Sian closed the door, pulled her to sit at the table, poured her a glass of water and handed it to her: "Did Sha Zhu embarrass you again?"

Qin Huairu took the cup of water, but just held it in her hand without drinking it. She raised her head and looked at Lin Sian eagerly, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"Just tell me what you want to say. Why are you being so polite to me?" Lin Sian felt inexplicably annoyed when he saw her like this.

Qin Huairu bit her lip and finally said with determination: "Brother Si'an, I know that Shazhu was wrong today. He was too impulsive. Don't argue with him..."

"Okay, I forgot about this a long time ago." Lin Sian interrupted her impatiently, "What do you want to say?"

Qin Huairu was frightened by his attitude, her eyes turned red again. She sniffed and whispered, "Brother Si'an, I know you are a good person, please help Shazhu, he...he is feeling bad now, and he drank so much, I am afraid he..."

"Why are you afraid of him?" Lin Sian sneered in his heart, "Are you afraid that he will drink himself to death and no one will take care of you until the end of your life?"

"Brother Si'an, how could you say that?" Qin Huairu's tears finally fell, "I... I didn't mean that, I was just worried about him..."

"Worried about him? What are you worried about? Are you worried that he will be upset because of Jia Zhang's matter? Or are you worried that no one will take care of him in the future?" Lin Sian sneered, "Qin Huairu, stop pretending to be pitiful in front of me. How can I not know what you are thinking?"

Qin Huairu's face turned red and white after hearing his words. She opened her mouth and wanted to refute, but found that she was speechless.

Lin Sian stood up and looked down at her with disgust in his eyes. "Qin Huairu, I tell you, I have a clear conscience about the Jia Zhang family's affairs. If you are angry, come to me, don't use your tricks to disgust me! Also, don't come to me for no reason in the future. I don't want to be misunderstood!"

After saying that, he turned around and went into the inner room without mercy, leaving Qin Huairu sitting there alone, her face pale and tears streaming down her face.

Lin Sian lay in bed, but couldn't fall asleep. He kept replaying Qin Huairu's appearance in his mind. Her tears and her pleading were like knives, cutting his heart again and again.

It's not that he didn't waver, it's not that he didn't think about helping Sha Zhu, after all, they were once friends. But when he thought of Jia Zhang's eyes before she died, when he thought of Qin Huairu's calculations, he was chilled.

"Am I really wrong?" Lin Sian murmured to himself, his heart filled with bitterness and confusion.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a slight noise coming from outside, as if someone was prying the door lock. Lin Sian was startled, and quickly got up, picked up a wooden stick, walked to the door quietly, and suddenly opened it.

"Who?!"

In the dim moonlight, Lin Sian saw a dark figure standing at the door, holding a gleaming dagger in his hand...

The person standing at the door was none other than Qin Huairu.

In the dim light, she looked even more pitiful, with a pair of big watery eyes full of pleading and anxiety. She bit her lips and twisted the corners of her clothes nervously with her hands, as if she had something to hide.

Lin Sian was stunned for a long while before finding his voice: "Huai Ru, why are you here so late?"

Qin Huairu lowered her head, said nothing, and just walked in silently. Her clothes were a little messy, and her hair was a little messy, as if she had been struggling and running.

Lin Sian's heart tightened for no reason, and a bad premonition came to his mind. He put down the iron rod in his hand and asked with concern: "Huai Ru, what happened? Speak up!"

Qin Huairu raised her head, her eyes were red, as if she would cry at any moment. She choked and said, "Brother Si'an, Shazhu...he is drunk and making trouble in the yard!"

"What?!" Lin Sian's heart sank, and a surge of anger rushed to his head. This idiot Zhu is really more of a hindrance than a help!

"He...he beat Xu Damao and smashed things..." Qin Huairu's voice became lower and lower, almost inaudible.

Lin Sian took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "Where are the first and second uncles? Why don't they do anything about it?"

"The first and second uncles went to persuade him, but...but Shazhu didn't listen to anyone and pushed the first uncle down..." Qin Huairu said, and finally couldn't hold back her tears.

"This bastard!" Lin Sian couldn't bear it any longer, grabbed the coat on the table, and walked out angrily, "I'll go check it out!"

"Brother Si'an!" Qin Huairu hurriedly chased after him, grabbed the corner of Lin Si'an's clothes, and begged, "Don't go. Shazhu is angry now. If you go, he will only get angrier..."

Lin Sian stopped, turned to look at Qin Huairu, and asked, "Then what do you think we should do? Should we just let him continue to make trouble?"

Qin Huairu bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before she whispered, "Brother Si'an, can you...can you help me persuade him? He...he only listens to you..."

Lin Sian looked at Qin Huairu's pleading eyes, and his heart softened. He knew that the reason why Qin Huairu came to him was because she really had no other choice. She knew Sha Zhu's temper. Once he got angry, no one could stop him.

"Okay." Lin Sian sighed and said, "I'll go give it a try."