Su Jin hesitated slightly, then mustered up her courage to hand the umbrella back to him, “Gongzi has a long way to go, why not take the umbrella back?”

“Miss Su, I came to deliver the umbrella to you. If I take it back, wouldn’t that be inappropriate?”

Song Zhi’s eyes were filled with smiles, he glanced slightly at Shen Yuan beside them, and instead took half a step closer to Su Jin, bending down to whisper in her ear, “Or is it that the young lady wants to see me again, and is using this umbrella as an excuse?”

He was too close, and his words were so ambiguous.

Su Jin shrank her head back slightly, trying to create some distance, “I, I didn’t mean that.”

“Then what did the young lady mean?” Song Zhi approached with a smile.

The sudden warm breath on her earlobe made Su Jin’s whole body shudder. She quickly stepped back several paces, accidentally missing the stone step, and immediately lost her balance, falling backwards.

Song Zhi, who had been teasing her, flashed a trace of regret in his eyes. His outstretched fingers had just touched Su Jin’s sleeve when she swiftly pulled it back.

She would rather fall on her bottom herself.

Shen Yuan, who had been cold-faced for a long time, finally showed a smile when he saw Song Zhi’s setback. He gave A Liang a look, “Why don’t you go help Miss Su?”

“Thank you for your kindness, Shen gongzi.” Su Jin scrambled up from the ground, no longer daring to let any man come near.

She lightly brushed off the dust on her clothes, but her peripheral vision involuntarily glanced towards Shen Yuan, who seemed to be watching a show.

Just now when she fell clumsily, in that moment of dizziness, she inadvertently caught his fleeting look of disdain.

Su Jin felt dejected. She had already left him with an impression of being frivolous the other day, and now it was even worse, making him despise her even more.

She hung her head, looking like a frost-beaten eggplant, listless and spiritless.

“Miss Su?” Song Zhi’s face was full of concern, his peach blossom eyes not lessening in care, “Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

“N-no.” Su Jin shook her head, reluctantly inching closer to Shen Yuan’s side.

Childhood memories made her somewhat afraid of bold men like Song Zhi.

The wrist fanning the folding fan paused, Shen Yuan glanced sideways at Su Jin who had retreated over, the corners of his lips unable to stop curling up proudly, and when he met Song Zhi’s pursuing gaze, he also had more justification.

“It’s getting late now, we shouldn’t keep my parents waiting long. Since Song gongzi is afraid of the heat, this umbrella will be given to gongzi. What do you think, Miss Su?”

Su Jin nodded hurriedly, quickly glancing at Song Zhi, and following Shen Yuan’s words, “Song gongzi, please take this umbrella to shade yourself from the sun.”

Even at this moment she was still speaking so softly, Shen Yuan snorted coldly, no wonder she attracted others without even knowing it.

“A Liang, see Song gongzi off.” He glanced lightly at the servant behind him, and the latter immediately understood, stuffing the umbrella in his hand into Su Jin’s arms, “This lowly one will go escort the guest first, please help shade the young master for me, Miss Su.”

“This……” Su Jin’s face flushed red, not knowing whether she should approach Shen Yuan or not.

If he was unwilling, wouldn’t she just displease him again for nothing?

Seeing her hesitation, A Liang urged again, “Miss Su, please be careful, our young master also can’t bear the heat.”

“Ah.”

The umbrella in her hand was raised high, Su Jin truly obeyed, being extremely careful. Her eyes checked the shade on the ground repeatedly, only relaxing when she confirmed that even Shen Yuan’s hem was within it.

Looking up, she met Shen Yuan’s gaze looking down at her.

The blush on her face hadn’t faded yet, and now being in the sun, there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead and nose. Her clear black and white eyes were pure and sincere.

All of him, smiling him.

Shen Yuan was stunned, only turning away after a moment, his throat moving slightly, a faint layer of light red spreading on his jade-like face.

“The weather is so hot.” Shen Yuan suddenly turned his head to explain to Su Jin.

Su Jin couldn’t quite grasp his meaning, and he was so serious. She could only nod along with his words, giving a soft “mm” in response.

She looked serious, without a trace of doubt.

Shen Yuan let out half a sigh of relief, then forcibly held back the rest.

He looked at Su Jin holding up her arm, extremely awkwardly snatched the umbrella handle to hold it himself, and seeing Su Jin even more at a loss, his lips moved several times before coldly throwing out a sentence, “Aren’t you going to follow?”
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