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

When Lin Shen accepted the order, he solemnly promised that he would take care of it.

Having served Zhu Yan for so long, he had learned quite a bit about Zhu Yan's daily life.

One of his unwavering habits is that he never goes downstairs for 24 hours a day.

Under the pampering of Zhu Mo and others, the meals were prepared and served upstairs, so Zhu Yan didn't have to go downstairs to eat at all.

Therefore, Lin Shen felt that the task Zhu Mo had given him was extremely easy.

But he never expected that the young master today would be so unpredictable.

As dusk fell, Zhu Yan glanced at her phone when she returned to the sofa; it was almost six o'clock.

"Tell the kitchen that dinner doesn't need to be brought up; I'm going downstairs."

Zhu Yan is in a good mood today and is thinking of having dinner with her family.

"Okay, Shao... ah?" Lin Shen immediately agreed to Zhu Yan's instructions as usual, his mouth moving faster than his brain, and he only realized what he was saying halfway through.

"Didn't you say at noon that it would be delivered directly to you?" Lin Shen's tentative tone was full of caution.

"So what if I said it? Can't I change my mind?" Zhu Yan frowned slightly and glanced at Lin Shen with displeasure.

What happened?

Zhu Yan became suspicious.

He felt that Lin Shen was acting strangely this afternoon, intentionally or unintentionally preventing him from going downstairs.

Lin Shen: ...

You can, of course you can. You are the young master, you can do whatever you want.

But why today of all days?!

(；´д｀)ゞ

"Are you out of your mind? Why are you stopping me from going downstairs?" Zhu Yan simply stopped looking at the documents and confronted Lin Shen directly.

"What, another adopted son has arrived downstairs? You won't let me see him?"

Zhu Yan crossed her right leg over her left, leaned back on the sofa, crossed her arms over her chest, and scrutinized Lin Shen.

!!!

"No, young master! Please don't overthink it." Lin Shen said with a mournful face, almost frantic with worry.

Why do you feel that the downstairs neighbors are preparing a fright for you instead of a surprise?

Lin Shen would never understand how a child who has never been loved since childhood could receive any surprises.

He was always met with fright.

"I'm just worried about your foot injury." Lin Shen felt like he really couldn't hold on any longer. Couldn't it be midnight in the blink of an eye?

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Lin Shen brought up the injury from so long ago, but Zhu Yan didn't believe it at all.

As someone in the know, Xu Zhiyuan naturally knew what was going on.

Seeing that Lin Shen was about to be killed, he stepped in to take his place.

"Hey? Little Yan Yan, your feet are so cold. Quickly soak them in hot water." Xu Zhiyuan grabbed Zhu Yan's ankle and touched it.

The best way to restrict a person's movement is to confine their legs.

Banquet:…

I can tell, they're all in cahoots.

This group of people is definitely hiding something from me.

Zhu Yan didn't speak, but kept her eyes down, staring at Xu Zhiyuan's innocent smile.

Fine, let's see what lame excuse they can come up with after the foot bath.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go get some water!" Xu Zhiyuan really felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.

Why is Lin Shen so dull-witted? He doesn't seem to know how to do things properly, so how did he manage to get this position?

"Oh, oh, oh!" Lin Shen recovered and quickly instructed the servant to fetch hot water.

Zhu Yan couldn't bear to watch; her attention was drawn to Jiang Ci, who was still kneeling beside her, her fair skin marked with two red handprints.

He's being quite well-behaved now, not crying or making a fuss, and kneeling obediently beside the banquet.

"Do you know where you went wrong now?" Zhu Yan asked, pressing her hand against Jiang Ci's chin.

"I shouldn't have negotiated with you, I shouldn't have joked around with you, and I shouldn't have disobeyed you."

Jiang Ci was very obedient at this moment, even raising her chin on her own initiative to prevent Zhu Yan's hand from bearing the pressure.

Zhu Yan released his grip, gave a cold laugh, and said, "Anything else?"

Jiang Ci was taken aback by Zhu Yan's question.

What else?

"There shouldn't be any left, young master?"

Zhu Yan turned her head and met Jiang Ci's sincere gaze.

"You already know where you went wrong, but you still insist on going against me." Zhu Yan saw from the start that Jiang Ci was doing it on purpose. "Do you really enjoy me slapping you that much?"

Jiang Ci: Oh, what if the young master sees through me?

(. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

"Because I love everything about you."

As the setting sun pierced through the floor-to-ceiling windows, its rays slanted across Jiang Ci's golden hair, illuminating her profile and making her smile exceptionally bright.

Zhu Yan smiled casually, a slight upturn to his lips.

He is more honest than Xu Zhiyuan.

Zhu Yan held Jiang Ci's long hair that had fallen over her shoulders in her hand and played with it without saying a word.

As expected of the Crown Prince, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, even his hair is exceptionally smooth.

It feels quite comfortable to the touch.

Xu Zhiyuan was kneeling down to soak Zhu Yan's feet when he suddenly heard Jiang Ci's abrupt confession, and he was so anxious that he almost jumped up.

"What? You like him? I admit that Xiao Yanyan is indeed charming and captivating, but you've only met him a few times today and you already like him? Your liking is too cheap!"

Xu Zhiyuan was so emotional when he spoke that he spilled the towel he had been using to wipe Zhu Yan's feet into the water.

The moment the clean, soft towel is put into water, it absorbs water and expands like a sponge.

Xu Zhiyuan was stunned. He looked down at the towel, then looked up at Zhu Yan.

⊙.☉

Banquet:…

"Let's change it." Zhu Yan didn't criticize Xu Zhiyuan.

But just as Xu Zhiyuan retrieved the towel and before he could even get a new one, Jiang Ci suddenly appeared.

"I'll do it."

First, she gathered all her long, smooth hair and swept it to her right shoulder. Then, she lifted Zhu Yan's right foot out of the water, placed it on her hair, and gently wiped it with the strands of her hair.

???

Holy shit!!!

Can you do this?

Xu Zhiyuan was so shocked that he dropped the towel in his hand. He watched in disbelief as Jiang Ci carefully wiped the water stains off Zhu Yan's feet.

This action surprised Ye Zhuyan.

He didn't stop Jiang Ci, but raised his eyebrows, propped his head up with his hand, and looked at Jiang Ci with great interest.

Although the texture isn't as soft as a towel, it's quite comfortable to use to wipe your feet with your carefully cared-for hair.

interesting.

Jiang Ci was quite willing to use such precious hair to wipe her feet.

Jiang Ci followed the same procedure, wiping Zhu Yan's left foot clean and then putting slippers back on him.

The once distinct strands of hair are now soaked in water and stuck together.

Jiang Ci ignored the unusual appearance of her hair.

"Stop meddling in other people's business. Mind your own business first. You can't even wipe the young master's feet properly, but you talk a lot of nonsense all day long." After her performance, Jiang Ci even looked up to see Zhu Yan's reaction, looking like she was asking for praise.

Xu Zhiyuan: !

"So what if you have long hair? What's the big deal!" Xu Zhiyuan was successfully provoked by Jiang Ci and said to Zhu Yan, "Little Yan, wait for me for a few more years. I can have it when it grows long enough."

Zhu Yan gave him a disdainful look. "Get lost. You might as well shave your head and give me a laugh."

Bald head...

Xu Zhiyuan thought about it seriously for a second.

No, no.

Xu Zhiyuan was afraid that Zhu Yan would dislike him because he had shaved his head!

Zhu Yan ignored Xu Zhiyuan's ramblings.

"You have a very good memory?" Zhu Yan suddenly realized that Jiang Ci had brought him a lot of surprises.

"Yes, not only do I have a photographic memory, but I can also remember everything I've clearly heard." Jiang Ci couldn't hide her pride.

This is interesting.

It seems Jiang Ci wasn't exaggerating last time; he does indeed have some ability.

But at this moment, Zhu Yan suddenly got up and prepared to go downstairs.

No one had time to react.

!

(ﾉ*0*)ﾉ

It's funny as it may be, but now they have no reason to stop them anymore.

"Brother Yan! Brother Yan!"

This time, without Lin Shen and Xu Zhiyuan interrupting, someone knocked on the door and rushed in.

"What is it now?" Zhu Yan looked at Lu Ze impatiently.

"The entire network system of Beijing, or rather, the entire country of H, has malfunctioned."

Lu Ze was still panting when he hurriedly explained to Zhu Yan.

"Are you sure? What's going on?" Lu Ze's words completely dispelled Zhu Yan's emotions, and she even began to question the authenticity of Lu Ze's information.

"Really? I was just coding when I suddenly realized that the security system you set up for Country H has started operating nationwide."

Before the banquet, I was bored, so I made a security system for H country. It wasn't very complicated, but it could resist most cyberattacks.

Moreover, attacks are usually concentrated on a few specific areas, and never carried out nationwide.

"Let me take a look." Zhu Yan sat back down on the sofa and asked Lu Ze to let him check the computer.

Just as Zhu Yan was about to touch the computer, Lu Ze suddenly saw several strings of code on the screen. He abruptly pulled his hand back, his eyes widening in shock.

The first sentence translated after the code runs is:

Happy birthday, Ah Yan!

Lu Ze's hands were trembling as he gripped the computer tightly. He steeled himself and met Zhu Yan's frowning, puzzled gaze.

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He's doomed, he's dead...