When I first entered high school, the system insisted that I was destined to be an emperor in my lat

"Ding!"

Just then, the elevator stopped on the third floor, and the elevator doors slowly opened to both sides.

Outside the door stood a slightly overweight middle-aged woman carrying large and small reusable bags.

This is Aunt Wang, who lives on the third floor. She and Liu Aifang both work as sales clerks in the supermarket. The two are quite close, so they are also familiar with Jiang Feng and his sister.

Just as Aunt Wang was about to step into the elevator, she saw Jiang Feng and Shen Weilan holding hands tightly!

Moreover, Shen Weilan's face was as red as a red apple!

She paused for a moment, then a knowing smile appeared on her face as she jokingly said, "Oh my! I was wondering why the magpies were chirping in the trees this morning!"

"Xiao Feng, you've finally started dating Wei Lan without making a sound!"

Grandma Wang couldn't stop smiling.

"I often tell your mom that!"

"Weilan is as beautiful as a fairy; you can't find another one like her for miles around. We mustn't let this beauty go to waste!"

"Now that's great, Xiao Feng, you're so tall and handsome too, you're a perfect match, a match made in heaven!"

Hearing Aunt Wang's teasing, Jiang Feng suddenly shuddered!

He then realized that he had been holding his sister's hand the whole time!

He recoiled as if electrocuted, frantically releasing his grip and stammering, "No, no! Aunt Wang, you've misunderstood!"

"I was just in a hurry to get downstairs and I just helped you out. It's not what you think at all!"

"Besides, Wei Lan is my sister, I'm her brother!"

Shen Weilan was suddenly pulled away from Jiang Feng.

Feeling the warmth disappear from her palm, and listening to Jiang Feng's explanation that the two were just brother and sister.

I don't know why.

It felt as if her heart had been squeezed hard by a large hand.

A wave of bitterness and loss washed over me.

She silently lowered her head and hid her loosened hand behind her back.

Seeing Jiang Feng's attempt to cover up his true intentions, Aunt Wang's smile deepened.

She walked into the elevator carrying a bag, winked at him with a gossipy look, and said in a knowing tone:

"I understand! I understand! Aunt Wang, I understand!"

"You high school students are shy these days, afraid your parents will find out, and too embarrassed to admit it."

"It's alright, Aunt Wang will definitely keep it a secret!"

"You two should go on a date!"

Once they reached the first floor, only Jiang Feng and Shen Weilan remained, and the atmosphere became awkward.

Jiang Feng scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, coughed twice, and tried to break the silence: "Ahem... well, Wei Lan."

"Just now... just now in the elevator, I really didn't mean to keep holding your hand. I was just afraid that my mom would come out and hit me with a spatula, so I just grabbed you and ran away."

"And then there's Aunt Wang. You know her personality; she's notorious for playing matchmaker. Don't be angry."

Shen Weilan looked down at the white canvas shoes without saying a word.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze.

A good while passed.

Shen Weilan's voice, tinged with a barely perceptible hint of resentment, slowly rang out.

"elder brother."

"Are you still thinking about Xiao Wan Ning, the school beauty and your first love, the white moonlight of your youth?"

"ah?!"

Upon hearing this question, Jiang Feng's face was full of question marks.

What does this even mean?!

"No way! Wei Lan, your imagination is running wild!"

"Did that girl Su Qianqian gossip about you again?!"

"Why are you misunderstanding me along with her?"

"Can you even call it dating in junior high?"

"We were just naive and ignorant; we only strolled around the streets and watched a movie together once!"

"Besides, we haven't spoken a single word to each other in the years since graduating from junior high school; we've long since lost contact!"

Shen Weilan kept her head down, so her expression was not visible.

"Yeah?"

"A date alone, shopping, watching a movie at the cinema..."

"And if I remember correctly, she also spent several thousand dollars to buy you a designer watch."

Shen Weilan raised her head, her cool eyes fixed on Jiang Feng, her eyes slightly red.

"Isn't this something only couples do?!"

"And when we met at the Wushu Association yesterday afternoon, she even took the initiative to chat with you."

"The way she looked at you back then, even a blind person could see it—she clearly had feelings for you!"

"Stop! Stop! Hold on!"

Seeing that Shen Weilan's imagined scenario was about to veer into an eighty-episode melodramatic idol drama, Jiang Feng hurriedly interrupted her.

"Wei Lan, my dear ancestor!"

"Please, I'm begging you, please don't let your imagination run wild!"

"Who is Xiao Wan Ning?"

"That's the heiress of the Xiao Group!"

"Her father, Xiao Tianhe, was even once the richest man in our Linchuan City!"

"Those haughty heiresses, what haven't they seen of the world?"

"How could she possibly still be hung up on a poor boy like me?"

"What happened yesterday was really just a coincidence, and we barely exchanged three sentences in a single chat!"

Jiang Feng took a deep breath, his tone becoming serious and earnest.

Even if we assume she's truly blind to have fallen for me, the elders of the Xiao family would absolutely never agree to it.

He stepped forward, placed his hands on Shen Weilan's shoulders, looked directly into her eyes, and said, word by word:

"Wei Lan, listen carefully."

"Right now, I have absolutely no interest in romance!"

"Right now, all I want to do is train like crazy and stand at the pinnacle of martial arts!"

"Only when I become strong can I properly take care of my younger sister, Shen Weilan, and our parents! And protect our family!"

With Jiang Feng pressing down on his shoulders, he looked directly into Jiang Feng's eyes and heard this firm explanation.

Shen Weilan felt a mix of panic, happiness, and secret delight.

but.

When she heard the last sentence, "Take care of my little sister," her little face immediately scrunched up into a little bun.

"Is it just...my sister and family?"

She lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes fluttering, and murmured softly in a voice only she could hear.

"Huh? Wei Lan, what did you say?"

Jiang Feng asked in confusion.

"It's nothing!"

Shen Weilan raised her head, her face instantly turning bright red.

"Jiang Feng!"

"You're a pig's head!"

After yelling, she turned around and stormed out of the building.

Jiang Feng, who remained where he was, scratched his head innocently, his face full of question marks.

"What's going on?"

"What did I do to offend my sister this time?"

Completely baffled, he could only sigh helplessly and quickly catch up.

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