After the fake young master left home, he discovered that it wasn't raining at all outside.

Lu Ze stared blankly at the message on his phone for a moment, then looked up and his dissatisfied gaze fell on Xie Sheng'an, who looked aggrieved on the sofa.

Brother Yan is so busy every day, yet he still has to take the time to play such childish games with you, you scheming man.

Lu Ze didn't give Xie Shengan a single kind look.

"He's not asleep?" Xu Zhiyuan knew Zhu Yan very well. Seeing Lu Ze typing with his head down and his eyes full of worry, he could probably guess what was going on.

"Yeah, Xie Shengan looks so innocent, but I didn't expect him to be so cunning." Lu Ze couldn't help but discuss it with Xu Zhiyuan.

Xu Zhiyuan snorted coldly and glanced at Xie Shengan, "He can't outmaneuver Ayan."

Lu Ze knew, of course, that he was just feeling sorry for Zhu Yan, having to spend so much time on someone like that every day.

Lu Ze lowered his head and typed, continuing to report to Zhu Yan.

"Oh my god, Yan-ge, you have no idea how disgusting Xie Sheng-an is. He said there were very valuable photos on the computer, and he clearly saw you touch that computer, but he pretended not to know. He said something like, 'It's okay, I know Yan-ge didn't do it on purpose. Although the photos on the computer are very precious, the most precious gift is that my parents and brother are with me every day.' Ugh, I'm so disgusted."

There was a moment of silence on the other side of the banquet.

Rare photos?

Zhu Yan opened that computer; the specs were from several years ago, and there wasn't much on it. The photo album was empty—where would there be any photos? Xie Shengan really doesn't tell the truth.

Okay, so it's a photo...

"Could you bring that computer over here?" Zhu Yan asked.

Lu Ze looked away from his phone, raised his head and scanned Xie Shengan's room, but did not find the computer.

Lu Ze couldn't be found, and under these circumstances, he couldn't very well ask.

"Never mind, I'll come over." Seeing that Lu Ze hadn't replied for a while, Zhu Yan decided to go and handle it herself.

So he got out of bed, grabbed his laptop, and casually took his backpack.

"Young Master, you can't get out of bed. Just tell us what you need us to do." Lin Shen was anxious when he saw Zhu Yan get out of bed and walk hurriedly.

Zhu Yan paused for a moment, turned around, her eyelids half-closed, her long eyelashes casting sharp shadows under her eyes.

"Do I have to kick you to prove my injury is healed?"

His cold tone also contained a hint of anger.

Lin Shen's foot, which had just stepped out, seemed frozen, and he hesitated to put it down. He also withdrew his gaze from Zhu Yan, not daring to meet his eyes.

"Please don't kick me. I'm quite tough, and it will hurt you," Lin Shen replied, looking down.

Banquet:…

She ignored him and turned to leave the room.

Inside Xie Sheng'an's room—

Zhu Mo and Bai Zheng sat on the sofa around Xie Sheng'an, who couldn't hide his smile.

"The photos are gone, so be it. We can just take more later," Zhu Mo said slowly, sipping his tea.

"Yes, Dad is right. Our family can take lots and lots of photos together in the future!" The smile on Xie Shengan's face at this moment was a stark contrast to his previous resentment.

One family~

Lu Ze and Xu Zhiyuan felt nothing but contempt. They kept emphasizing that they were family, as if afraid others wouldn't know.

Xie Shengan was smiling happily when he looked up and saw Zhu Yan knocking on the door and coming in. His smile froze instantly.

"Computer." Zhu Yan said succinctly, getting straight to the point without any further ado after entering.

Everyone sitting on the sofa, except for Xie Shengan, stood up in shock.

?

"Ayan? Weren't you sleeping?" Zhu Yu was the most shocked, after all, Zhu Yan had used sleeping as a way of rejecting him.

"Fix it before you sleep." Zhu Yan didn't look at Zhu Yu, but kept staring at Xie Sheng'an, who was sitting steadily on the sofa.

Xie Shengan thought for a few seconds, then took the broken computer out from under the pillow beside him. "Ayan, are you going to fix it yourself?"

Zhu Yan didn't answer or give him another glance. Instead, he went straight to the tea table, opened his backpack, took out computer disassembly tools, took the broken computer, and started disassembling it without hesitation.

"Dr. Yan said your foot injury is a habitual sprain and you should rest in bed more. If there's anything you need, just tell us and we'll come over." Zhu Mo tried to persuade Zhu Yan not to keep getting out of bed and running around.

But can a banquet be so well-behaved?

Of course not.

"Father, I know the injury is on my own body, I'm really fine." Zhu Yan had been saying "I'm fine" so many times these past few days, but no one believed him.

Either they've gotten used to toughing it out and don't think they have anything wrong with themselves, and just think they're making a fuss over nothing.

While answering Zhu Mo's question, her hands didn't stop moving.

Sighing helplessly, Zhu Mo turned to look at Bai Zheng beside him and sighed.

At this moment, Xie Sheng'an was the most restless. He had initially thought Zhu Yan was just putting on an act and wouldn't actually fix the computer. But now it seemed something was amiss. He watched as Zhu Yan's actions became quite professional, disassembling the computer chassis and even taking out another computer to disassemble in the same way, all in an orderly manner.

"Ayan, you don't need to trouble yourself with such a small matter. Just leave it to the servants." Xie Sheng pretended to try to get Zhu Yan to stop.

After all, he knew whether there were photos on the computer or not. If he handed it over to his servants to repair, he was confident that he could make the computer permanently broken. After all, what did he say? Would these people dare to disobey him?

But he didn't expect Zhu Yan to personally handle such a small matter. What if he actually fixed it? How would he handle the situation then?

"Since I broke it, I naturally have the responsibility to fix it. Don't worry, Sheng'an, I will definitely restore the wonderful memories your family has made." Zhu Yan deliberately stopped what she was doing, looked up at Xie Sheng'an, and gave him a smile.

The smile was indescribable; it just didn't seem genuine at all.

Zhu Yan's words sounded particularly harsh to the rest of the Zhu family.

Your family...

Yes, that's what Zhu Yan said himself. He seems to have cut himself off from this family, as if he were the outsider who stole Xie Sheng'an's happiness.

Zhu Cheng and Zhu Qian were deeply moved, especially Zhu Cheng, whose brows were furrowed. He opened his mouth, but the words stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them. In the end, he swallowed them back down.

He was definitely heartbroken, especially since Zhu Yan got lost, which was due to his negligence. Now he didn't know what to say.

"Ah Yan, you can fix computers?" It was Zhu Qian who, noticing the awkward atmosphere in the room, changed the subject.

"I only have a basic understanding."

How could someone who spends every day with a computer not know how to fix it? Zhu Yan could take it apart and put it back together even with his eyes closed.

Moreover, he didn't intend to repair it. Xie Shengan's computer was exactly the same as his own, except that his own had been modified to have better performance. So he only needed to swap the core components in Xie Shengan's computer with those in his own. In any case, it was just to expose Xie Shengan's lie.

Zhu Yan moved with practiced ease, quickly replacing the original parts and reassembling the computer without hesitation, then turned it on.

He paid no attention to Xie Shengan's expression, but Lu Ze and Xu Zhiyuan certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass. They sat on the edge of the sofa, observing Xie Shengan's every move.

Xie Shengan must be extremely flustered at this moment. His palms seemed to be sweating. He grabbed a tissue to wipe his hands, his eyes darting around, but he couldn't help but steal glances at Zhu Yan's actions. His breathing became a little rapid.

Lu Ze and Xu Zhiyuan sneered inwardly.

Ha, they're about to be exposed for who they really are, and now they're panicking?

Zhu Yan turned on his computer, drawing everyone's attention to him.

"Young Master Xie, why can't I find the photo you mentioned on the computer?" Lu Ze didn't hold back and directly exposed him in front of everyone.

"No...no? How could that be? I just put it in a more private place. I'll come find it." With that, Xie Shengan stood up and snatched the computer from Zhu Yan's hand. Zhu Yan didn't stop him and let him take it.

However, when Xie Shengan got the computer and placed it on the table in front of him, he was so busy operating it that his arm accidentally bumped into a teacup full of hot tea. The teacup spilled right onto the computer, and the steaming tea inside was all over Zhu Yan's computer.

Banquet:! ! !

Before anyone could react, Zhu Yan got up, snatched the computer back, and quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe it clean.

Despite the quick response, it was still not enough to save the computer, and another computer broke down.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Yan. I accidentally spilled the tea. Is the computer okay?" Xie Sheng pretended to be surprised and looked down at his arm, blowing on it as if he had been burned.

Bai Zheng, who had been sitting next to him for a while, noticed Xie Sheng'an's arm. "Sheng'an, did you burn yourself? Let me see."

This sentence drew everyone's attention to Xie Shengan, except for Zhu Yan.

Bai Zheng pulled Xie Sheng'an's arm and placed it in front of her; there was indeed a red mark.

"Go get the burn ointment quickly," Bai Zheng hurriedly turned to Lin Xiang and instructed.

Yes, Bai Zheng noticed Xie Sheng'an immediately.

Of course, this is normal. Zhu Yan only lost a computer, while Xie Shengan was seriously burned.

If the computer breaks down, they can just buy another one; they're not short of money.

Zhu Yan stared at the computer screen in front of him in silence for a long while, then laughed in exasperation.

"It's nothing, just a computer. Sheng An, take good care of yourself. I'll be going now." Despite being angry, Zhu Yan still forced a smile as he answered.

But when he stood up and turned around, the smile on his face gradually faded, his eyes became dull and lifeless, and he became expressionless.

"Brother Yan!"

"Ayan!"

Xu Zhiyuan and Lu Ze got up to follow, but Zhu Yan stopped them.

"You all go back to your rooms and rest, I'm sleepy."

Zhu Yan didn't turn around, nor did he even stop walking.

Since things had come to this point, Lu Ze and Xu Zhiyuan stopped following and simply watched Zhu Yan leave in silence.

Others may not know the importance of this computer, but they know it very well.

This was the first computer that Zhu Yan bought with his own savings. He didn't spend a single penny of the Wen family's money. And no matter how fast computers were updated, Zhu Yan only changed the configuration himself and never replaced the computer.

Because this was Zhu Yan's entire childhood, and his only friend besides Lu Ze and Xu Zhiyuan.