My Inner Thoughts Are Heard by the Entire Noble Academy

Liang Rongrong blinked her bright, beautiful eyes and said, "The security guard was too harsh. Just because this uncle was dressed modestly, they stopped him at the door. Thankfully, I asked and found out he was your relative, so I brought him in."

Shi Quan, who usually acted carefree and unreliable in front of his younger siblings, was quite serious in front of others.

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Liang."

When Liang Rongrong met Shi Quan's gaze, she shyly lowered her head.

Shi Li's eyes widened, sensing trouble.

Liang Rongrong was the female protagonist, and in the original story, the author had given her such powerful charm that even a male dog passing by would fall in love with her.

If even dogs could fall in love with her across species, human males were even more susceptible. In the original book, every man around her invariably wanted to strip off her clothes and sleep with her.

Although Shi Quan was her cousin, he didn't have a place among the notable male supporting characters in the original text.

Setting aside her perspective as his little sister, she found her brother completely charmless.

However, from a reader's perspective, Shi Quan wasn't without merit. He was handsome, well-educated, came from a reasonably wealthy family, and respected women without any bad habits.

All things considered, Shi Quan qualified as a quality male specimen.

Having reached this conclusion, when Shi Li saw Liang Rongrong's love-struck expression, she internally groaned "oh no."

Could it be that Liang Rongrong had taken a liking to her brother, or was she just considering him as another fish in her pond?

Shi Li couldn't help but think of the Liang Rongrong she knew in her previous life, feeling a stark disconnect. Though it was the same person, it felt like two different people entirely.

Shi Quan already had a girlfriend, but Shi Li truly feared that Liang Rongrong's protagonist halo was too powerful and would transform her brother from a normal person into... the next Little Uncle.

It took Shi Li a while to recall that "Little Uncle" had become somewhat of an adjective now.

Shi Li spoke up to remind him, "Brother, weren't you going to take me and sister to pay New Year visits?"

Shi Quan actually had no intention of taking his two sisters for New Year visits; he had snuck out of the house wanting to meet his girlfriend.

Of course, when meeting his girlfriend, he couldn't bring along two tagalongs.

Shi Quan glared at his sister, thinking she talked too much.

"You're right, we should go pay New Year visits."

"Happy New Year, Miss Liang."

"What a coincidence, I need to pay New Year visits too. Let me join you."

Her proposal to join them for New Year visits was unexpected by all three Shi siblings.

Who goes to pay New Year visits without their family, or at least close friends?

They barely knew Liang Rongrong, just nodding acquaintances really, so how had things escalated to going together for New Year visits?

Having their older brother present had its advantages - he would handle whatever came up, so Shi Li and Shi Ruan didn't need to say anything.

Shi Quan said with a smile, "Miss Liang, your family must be waiting for you to return home for New Year visits, and they're probably getting anxious by now. We happen to be going to pay respects to Uncle Feng, and since it's on the way, we can escort you home."

Liang Rongrong's eyes immediately lit up, "That's wonderful, thank you, brother."

Shi Li couldn't help but turn to look at Shi Ruan, who wore an expression as exaggerated as her own.

On the way to the Feng family villa, all they could hear was Liang Rongrong asking Shi Quan endless questions, inquiring about his work one moment and his hobbies the next.

While Shi Quan was usually vivacious and talkative with family and friends, he was quite reserved when responding to Liang Rongrong's questions.

Liang Rongrong seemed to notice Shi Quan's coldness and changed her strategy, instead telling stories about her experiences filming.

However, even then, when she tried to engage Shi Quan, he remained indifferent.

Shi Ruan gave her sister a meaningful look.

The two gradually slowed their pace, creating distance between themselves and the pair in front.

Once they had fallen behind, Shi Ruan said, "Big brother's love life is quite active lately."

First getting a girlfriend, and now having this young lady fawning over him.

Shi Ruan didn't know about her little sister's love-hate entanglement with Liang Rongrong. While Eldest Aunt disliked Liang Rongrong, she only mentioned it to her husband and never spoke ill of her in front of the children.

She wouldn't speak badly about one young person in front of other young people.

Shi Ruan had only met Liang Rongrong a few times and didn't know her well, so she spoke in a teasing tone.

Before Shi Li could respond, Shi Quan noticed his sisters falling behind and called for them to catch up.

Shi Li and Shi Ruan rarely saw Shi Quan looking so displeased, so they didn't dare dawdle and quickly caught up.

While the Feng family's villa was in the same neighborhood as the Shi family's home, it was quite a walk away.

The Feng family villa was decorated festively inside and out with a strong New Year atmosphere, but the huge villa only housed a family of four. Most of the housekeepers had gone home for the New Year, making the villa feel somewhat empty.

Feng's Father's face had grown rounder, and his usual scholarly appearance now carried more kindness.

After his car accident some months ago, he had been recuperating at home, eating well without working, so it was natural for him to gain weight.

While Feng's Father was recovering at home, Feng Yunhe had been running between school and the company.

After the company was handed over to Feng Yunhe, not only did it avoid problems, but it actually improved, allowing Feng's Father to recover at home with peace of mind and feel more confident about entrusting the company to his son.

Eldest Aunt and Feng's Mother were close friends, and the siblings Shi Quan and Shi Ruan were also very close to Feng's Mother.

They always came to pay New Year visits to the Feng family.

Hearing the young ones' New Year greetings, Feng's Mother smiled and handed out three red envelopes.

Given their close relationship with Feng's Mother, it was acceptable to accept these red envelopes.

Feng Yunhe stood before his parents, dressed impeccably. Though he was the same age as Shi Li, in his tailored suit he looked more like Shi Quan's peer.

After the three children paid their respects, Feng's Mother didn't try to keep them, knowing they had more visits to make.

She said with a smile, "I know you have more visits to make, so I won't keep you. Shi Quan, please take our Yunhe with you when you go. You're the same age, so you'll have things to talk about."

Shi Quan couldn't understand how his group kept growing.

He hadn't even managed to get rid of his two sisters, and while he was planning to see Liang Rongrong off, now Feng Yunhe was added to the mix.

Since he couldn't refuse Feng's Mother, Shi Quan could only tearfully agree.

Then Liang Rongrong spoke up again, "Brother, I'd like to join you all for the visits too."

Shi Li didn't miss her cousin's expression, which looked like he'd just eaten something terrible.

In her mind, she provided a voiceover for her cousin: [Hey, I just caught some demons, then caught some monsters, why are there so many evil spirits around?~]

Shi Li's singing voice was quite extraordinary.

Her music teacher had only needed to hear one line before declaring that she shouldn't sing during choir practice to avoid throwing off the other students.

Shi Li didn't go off-key on purpose.

So when that demonic singing suddenly rang out, Feng Yunhe, who was dressed smartly in his suit with his hair styled like an adult, finally couldn't maintain his composure.

The corner of his mouth twitched twice.

As for why it was twice and not three times - two twitches were the final indulgence Feng Yunhe, the young tycoon, allowed himself.