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Zhizhi caught a glimpse of the tollbooth on the navigation app. Without thinking, she immediately clutched her stomach.

"Big brother... my tummy hurts so much, I need to poop."

When Shen Linchuan saw that Zhizhi's face was all scrunched up, he immediately instructed the driver to go to the service area.

Hearing the commotion ahead, Shi Yue turned her head worriedly:

"Zhizhi, can you still hold on? We'll be there soon, just hang in there a little longer!"

"Um……"

Afraid that Shen Linchuan would notice something was wrong, Zhizhi lowered her head and covered her lower abdomen with her small hands, looking very uncomfortable.

Unexpectedly, Shen Linchuan took one of Zhizhi's hands, held it in his own, and used appropriate force to massage the web of her thumb and forefinger.

"I remember this can relieve stomach pain, let me massage it for you."

The warmth from her palm startled Zhizhi.

She stole a glance at Shen Linchuan, only to meet his concerned gaze: "Are you feeling very unwell?"

Zhizhi rarely lies, and if she could see herself now, she would definitely see her ears that were so red they were almost bleeding.

She could only bite her lower lip and hum a few times in a voice barely audible.

Zhizhi remembers that in her past life, Shen Linchuan was clearly a very aloof boy!

Moreover, they were not acquainted.

He was at most my neighbor's older brother; we'd occasionally bump into each other at industry events and had only nod-in acquaintances a few times.

Or, they attended a few tutoring classes together.

Also... when she was forced to drop out of school and brought home by the Lu family during her sophomore year, Shen Linchuan asked her if she needed help.

But before they could exchange more words, Lu Yuche dragged them away.

Was Shen Linchuan really this gentle when he was a child?

Zhizhi stole a glance at Shen Linchuan, only to be caught red-handed by him, her eyes meeting his concerned gaze.

"Is it any better?"

"Um... thank you, big brother."

Zhizhi avoided eye contact and nodded.

The Shen family is so kind; she can't just watch them die!

The car pulled into the service area and came to a smooth stop.

Shi Yue opened the car door: "Zhizhi, Mommy will take you to the restroom."

Zhizhi looked up at the countdown timer... Help! Only two minutes have passed?!

She couldn't help but pray that there would be a line at the women's restroom, but alas...

"How lucky! There's usually a line at the women's restroom, but there's no one there today!"

Zhizhi: ...

"Zhizhi, do you need Mommy's help?"

Meeting Shi Yue's eager gaze, Zhi Zhi shook her head firmly, clutched a small tissue, and went into the cubicle.

If her mother had come in with her, how could she have dawdled for eight minutes?

But after 5 minutes, Shi Yue outside the door began to ask:

"Zhizhi? Are you alright? Did you eat something bad?"

Zhizhi pinched her nose, enduring the stench of the toilet: "It's okay, I'll be done soon, Mom, wait for me a little longer."

"Okay, remember to call Mom if you need anything."

Zhizhi lingered for a while longer, then slowly pushed open the door and went out when she felt it was about time.

3, 2, 1!

Zhizhi watched as the red life bar above Shi Yue's head turned green again before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yay!

She saved them!

As Shi Yue led Zhi Zhi out, she suddenly noticed that there were many more cars at the service area.

As he boarded the bus, Uncle Zhao patted his chest, still shaken, and said:

"Madam, the highway ahead has suddenly collapsed, but fortunately no one was injured."

"Luckily, the young lady needed to use the restroom. At our speed, we might have driven right to the collapsed area!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yue's face turned deathly pale with fright, yet she was also relieved to have escaped a disaster.

After getting into the car, Shi Yue felt increasingly frightened and immediately gripped Zhi Zhi's small hand tightly:

"Zhizhi! You're our lucky star! If it weren't for you, we'd all be doomed!"

Zhizhi tilted her head, feigning confusion, and asked:

"Mom, what does 'collapse' mean?"

"The collapse means... I won't say, I won't say! Uncle Zhao, let's go back, we must give Zhizhi a proper welcome!"

Shi Yue couldn't wait to share Zhi Zhi's story in the family group chat.

Everyone in the group was relieved that everything had turned out alright, but no one seemed to care that Zhizhi was a lucky star.

Only Shi Yue and Shen Mobai, a married couple, were deeply moved by the fact that they had adopted Shen Zhi.

Uncle Zhao took a different route. On the way back, Zhizhi checked several times to make sure everything was okay before she felt at ease and lay back down in her baby chair.

Because he had saved someone, he was in a pretty good mood, and his short legs, which were dangling on the seat, swung lightly.

Even the dimples at the corners of her mouth seemed to be brimming with smiles.

"Is Zhizhi in a good mood?" Shen Linchuan asked, tilting his head.

Zhizhi subconsciously turned her head away.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she thought she saw a fleeting look of inquiry in Brother Shen's eyes.

But upon closer inspection, all that remained was a gentle smile.

Zhizhi suppressed her confusion and smiled sweetly:

"Yes, big brother, Mom just said Zhizhi is a lucky star, shouldn't we be happy?"

Shen Linchuan smiled and nodded again, then reached out and pinched the spot where Zhizhi's dimples were; it felt even softer than he had imagined.

"You really are a lucky star. What would you like to eat tonight? We can have the housekeeper prepare it in advance."

"Yes, Zhizhi, you can tell Mommy anything you like or dislike to eat. Our housekeeper, Aunt Chen, used to be a Michelin-starred chef, and she can cook beautiful meals for you!"

"Anything but green peppers! Zhizhi isn't picky about food~"

As soon as he finished speaking, a very soft chuckle came from beside him.

"Big brother! What are you laughing at?"

Shen Linchuan covered his mouth to suppress his laughter.

He originally wanted to say that the little guy might have some misunderstanding about not being a picky eater.

But then she changed her mind and said, "Zhizhi, you and your third brother have the same preference; neither of you likes green peppers."

"It's not that I don't like it, it's that I can't eat it. The headmistress said that if Zhizhi eats green peppers, she'll get little spots all over her body, and it'll make her feel really uncomfortable." Zhizhi puffed out her cheeks, trying her best to defend herself. "Zhizhi is really not a picky eater."

Shen Linchuan was taken aback and looked at Zhizhi in surprise.

Is she allergic to green peppers?

In her past life, Lu Yuche and his three siblings forced her to drink green pepper juice at a banquet...

Shen Linchuan had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't say anything. He simply suppressed the smile in his eyes and sincerely apologized:

"I'm sorry, Zhizhi, I didn't know you were allergic to green peppers. I didn't mean to laugh at you. Can you forgive me?"

"Oh? Of course!"

"From now on, your older brother will protect you, my little gardenia, and won't let any other bad guys bully you anymore," Shen Linchuan promised firmly.

A barely perceptible touch came from above her head. The warmth of Shen Linchuan's palm and the concern in his eyes made Shen Zhi feel so unreal.

Zhizhi... gardenia.

Homophones with different characters can have vastly different meanings.

In the Lu family, she was the most inconspicuous, as insignificant as a withered tree branch fallen into the dust.

Yet in the Shen family, she received care as delicate as a gardenia.

Zhizhi never expected that Shen Linchuan would apologize to her personally.

She couldn't help but sigh, "The differences between people are really huge!"

Some people can bully her and hurt her as a matter of course, and they won't feel any remorse even if they kill her;

However, some people will feel guilty and remorseful because of a thoughtless remark.

Ironically, the bad guys have incredibly good luck, while the good guys have terrible luck.

Zhizhi made up her mind.

Didn't the Lu family say that Lu Weiwei was their only lucky charm?

We'll see. She wants to see how far the Lu family can go without her.