When Shen Chi Yan went out, he found Aunt Li standing outside with three strangers.
Aunt Li pointed at the three men after seeing him, "They were asking about your brother's house direction at the entrance of the village."
Shen Chi Yan found one of these men a little familiar. He asked politely, "Are you here for Mr. Zhang?"
Qiao Sheng nodded. Shen Chi Yan told them to come inside, "Thank you, Aunt Li, for bringing them here."
Aunt Li waved her hand, "Nothing big deal. I will leave then."
Shen Chi Yan nodded, "Go slowly, Aunt Li."
After Aunt Li left, he turned to look at Qiao Sheng and others. He led them inside the house.
Qiao Sheng and Zhang Mu entered the house to find Zhang Shangnan sitting in the living room, with two small puppies playing near his feet on the carpet. They assumed these animals might be puppy from their shape . Didn't pay much attention.
Qiao Sheng and the others found something wrong with Zhang Shangnan, and eventually, Qiao Sheng asks, "Brother Nan, did you get hurt yesterday?"
Shen Chi Yan has headed towards the kitchen to give them some privacy.
Zhang Shangnan, sitting comfortably, nonchalantly comments, "Hmm, two shots on my stomach and shoulders," he is talking as if he's casually mentioning something irrelevant. However, everyone else looks at him with widened eyes.
"Why are you still sitting here? Why didn't you tell us earlier? Let's go to the hospital now," Qiao Sheng and Zhang Mu said hurriedly, moving forward to help Zhang Shangnan.
Qiao Sheng turned to Gu Siting and said, "Dr. Gu, please check on Brother Nan."
Zhang Shangnan remained silent, he is very curious about what Gu Siting, a professional doctor, would say after seeing Shen Ziyi's treatment.
After roughly checking and changing the dressing of Zhang Shangnan's wounds, Gu Siting sat opposite him, wiping his hands.
"Who is the person that treated you? He is pretty skilled at handling gunshot wounds so smoothly," Gu Siting remarked.
"But I still suggest you go to the hospital for a proper check-up," he added.
Zhang Shangnan nodded, not in a hurry, "You will know when he comes down."
Qiao Sheng, still worried, asked, "Dr. Gu, how is it?" Zhang Mu also looked anxious.
Gu Siting replied lazily, "He is very well now, just a little weak from blood loss. Nothing serious."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sheng and Zhang Mu relaxed and handed Zhang Shangnan his new phone before taking a seat.
When they arrived, their anxiety prevented them from looking around properly.
Now that they were more relaxed, they started to look around the house. They were quite surprised by the elegant decorations.
Zhang Mu pointed at a hanging painting on the wall, "Qiao Sheng, doesn't this painting look a bit familiar? I think I saw it in an art gallery last year."
"I can't remember," Qiao Sheng replied before turning to Zhang Shangnan, "Brother, who is the owner of this house? Did he helped you last night?"
While Qiao Sheng was occupied, he felt a tug at his trouser. Assuming it was one of the dogs, he lifted the small creature without taking a good look at it. In an instant, he met two big, dark red, misty eyes staring at him cutely, blinking.
Before he could think about how cute it was, he froze, stiffly staring at the creature. Another tug at his trouser,he promptly looked down mechanically.
Meeting another pair of pale green, deep eyes, he trembled.
Observing Qiao Sheng's strange behavior, Zhang Mu asked, "What are you doing sitting like this? Don't start here again with these dogs." He knew that Qiao Sheng tended to play with small animals whenever he saw them.
Zhang Shangnan looked at Qiao Sheng with a smile, and Gu Siting also lookd him curiously.
Qiao Sheng, looking at Zhang Shangnan, asked with great difficulty, "Brother Nan, what are they doing here?" He stiffly placed little Mi on the carpet again.
Little Bay snorted and went to sit beside Zhang Shangnan's sofa with graceful steps, and little Mi followed behind him cutely.
Now Zhang Mu and Gu Siting got a clear look at these small red and white creatures, and they were also startled.
Zhang Shangnan smiled, "These little guys are this house owners pets. They seem to have taken a liking to you."
Qiao Sheng and Zhang Mu exchanged surprised glances. Qiao Sheng cautiously asked, "Pets? This house owner has unique taste. "
Zhang Shangnan chuckled, " These two little ones seem to adore him."
Gu Siting, still intrigued, examined the creatures, "Fascinating. I've never seen a combination like this before."
Zhang Shangnan nodded, he was also surprised at first.
Gu Siting asked while looking at little Mi and Bay, "The one who helped you yesterday, is his name Shen Ziyi?" Zhang Shangnan gave a sound of agreement. Qiao Shang and Zhang Mu also expressed curiosity about this Shen Ziyi.
When Shen Chi Yan returned from the kitchen with water, Shen Ziyi also came down, Han Yu followed behind her, and Shen Chi Yan called out, "Brother."
Upon hearing the sound, everyone, including Zhang Shannan, turned towards the stairs. Apart from Zhang Shannan, the others momentarily forgot to speak; they simply stared blankly in Shen Ziyi's direction.
Shen Ziyi calmly descended, glanced at them sideways, and headed towards the kitchen. From start to finish, she remained silent, showing no interest or expression towards anyone.
Zhang Shannan laughed. Upon hearing the soft laughter of Zhang Shangnan, everyone came back to their senses. With a smirk, Gu Shiting said, "I've never seen such a beautiful boy before. He has outshone our third brother's notorious charisma and grace. He has quite a personality."
They were accustomed to seeing many beautiful faces throughout the year, including Zhang Shangnan's. They were long numb. However, this boy still astonished them.
Upon hearing Gu Shiting's words, Zhang Shangnan merely raised his eyebrows without saying anything. When Gu Shiting wanted to say something, Shen Chi Yan came with water, and Han Yu behind him.
Seeing Han Yu, Gu Shiting was surprised, "What are you doing here?" Han Yu sat down beside him and said expressionlessly, "I came to visit my friend," gesturing towards Shen Chi Yan to sit beside him.
Gu Shiting raised an eyebrow.