Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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This was the first time Shen Qinglan had looked at Chu Yunrong so seriously. Ever since she returned to the Shen family, she seemed to have never gotten along well with Chu Yunrong. There was always deep fear hidden in the eyes of her mother when she looked at her, and she also seemed to be at a loss.
She wanted to be good to her but had nowhere to start. Was she at a loss in the end? Shen Qinglan couldn’t explain clearly.
She held a small key in her hand, which was lying in her palm. She picked up the box and opened it. She looked stunned when she saw the contents inside.
Many memories that were almost forgotten suddenly came back to life when she saw these things. She picked up the Barbie doll wearing a blue dress.
“Mom, do I look good in this dress?” The little girl sat on the bench and let her mother comb her hair behind her. She did not forget to take a look at the new dress on her body from time to time, and then asked her mother.
The mother smiled softly and fixed her daughter’s head slightly to prevent her from moving around, so as not to hurt her. “Very beautiful. Qinglan is the most beautiful baby in the world. She looks good in anything she wears.”
“Then brother Fu, will he like it?” The little girl tilted her head and stared at her with big black eyes.
“I’ll like it, but your brother Fu is not at home now. He has gone abroad and won’t come back until the Chinese New Year.”
“When will the Chinese New Year be celebrated?”
“It’s March now. He won’t come back until it snows.”
“Then I’ll get dressed first. I want to play with Little Fatty in my skirt, and he said I was not good-looking that day.”
Mom smiled and nodded, “Okay, mommy will send you to school later, and Little Fatty will definitely say you are beautiful when he sees you. Mom will give you a gift today.” As she said that, she picked up a blue bow hairpin from the side and put it on the little girl’s head. It almost seemed like the butterfly’s wings would move, as when the little girl shook her head, the butterfly’s wings would flutter up and down.
Shen Qinglan put down the Barbie doll and picked up the photo album at the bottom. In fact, she had forgotten what she looked like when she was a child. Although Grandma Shen had a photo album, Shen Qinglan basically never looked through it.
Turning over page after page, Shen Qinglan looked at it very seriously, still with a cold expression, but the emotions in her eyes were very complicated. She could not understand Chu Yunrong’s feelings. When she was looking for her, she was already in the devil base training camp.
The memories of the Shen family gradually faded away in young Shen Qinglan’s mind. What she remembered was only what happened after she was abducted.
She remembered the fear she felt when she was in the hands of human traffickers, the despair of losing hope while waiting, and the fear when she saw that little girl being maimed.
She remembered the sound of the whip hitting her body and the burning pain; the suffocating feeling of being pushed into the water and almost drowning even though she couldn’t swim; she also remembered the warmth of the blood touching her skin, and the softness of the rain in the rainforest, which felt ice cold.
When she needed maternal love and care, Chu Yunrong was not by her side. When she found her, she had already passed the age of needing maternal love.
The photo album awakened her sleeping memory. She looked at Chu Yunrong with a touch of sadness in her eyes.
“Does this mean that we still lack a little bit of fate between each other? That’s why we keep missing each other?” Shen Qinglan said softly, like a whisper, which quickly dissipated in the air.
She held Chu Yunrong’s hand. Her hand was as cold as her own. There were thin calluses on the tips of her fingers. They were slender and very beautiful. Even at the age of over fifty, the skin on her hands was still tight and delicate. These were the hands of a pianist.
Shen Qinglan’s eyes paused on Chu Yunrong’s left wrist. There was a shallow mark there, which seemed to be from a knife wound. If you didn’t look carefully, you couldn’t find it at all. Shen Qinglan remembered what Shen Qian said about Chu Yunrong trying to commit suicide. That made her feel sour in her heart.
“Mom.” Shen Qinglan spoke softly and called in Chu Yunrong’s ear. This was the first time she called Chu Yunrong “mom” after returning to the Shen family.
“Dad, is it really okay to leave Lanlan inside alone?” Shen Junyu, was very worried about Shen Qinglan being alone in the hospital ward.
“Junyu, Qinglan is an adult. She has grown up and is much stronger than we think.” Shen Qian said.
Shen Junyu was silent, of course he knew, but… he looked at Shen Qian, “Dad, since you decided to hide it from us, why did you choose to tell us now?”
Since you have hidden it for more than ten years, why not continue to hide it?
Shen Qian’s eyes looked pitiful, “Because I don’t want your mother to be misunderstood again, and I also hope that your mother will get better soon. Junyu, your mother has been living a very hard life these years. Outsiders envy her life, and there is someone who always loves her. She has a husband and excellent children. But who could have known that such an enviable rich wife is actually a mental patient who needs medicine all year round to stabilize her condition?”
“You shouldn’t have concealed it from the beginning.” Mr. Shen was quite dissatisfied. He looked at his son with disapproval. In the past, Mr. Shen and Grandma Shen often blamed Chu Yunrong for favouring Shen Xitong. Now that he thought about it, in fact, she could not be entirely blamed for all this.
“I did this improperly.” Shen Qian admitted simply.
“Putting Yunrong’s matter aside for now, what do you think about Shen Xitong’s matter?” Mr. Shen told Shen Qian about today’s decision and then asked.
Shen Qian glanced at Fu Hengyi who was silent, thought for a few seconds, and then said, “Dad, since Shen Xitong has moved out, let’s slow down this matter for now. Qinglan is also a celebrity now, and reputation is very important. Shen Xitong has done something wrong, so public opinion is now biased towards us, but if we issue a statement at this time, it will give people the feeling of adding insult to injury. Qinglan is also a member of the Shen family, and the public’s spearhead will be directed at her.”
After listening to these words, Mr. Shen would naturally consider it seriously as it concerned Shen Qinglan. After thinking for a while, he nodded, “In that case, let’s take it easy for now. But her parents have already come to the door. They may say that we are occupying their daughter. Please take some time and take Shen Xitong with you to get her last name changed.”
“Okay.” Shen Qian had no objection to this matter.
Fu Hengyi didn’t speak. He just looked at the time and saw that it was almost dinner time. Then he stood up and said, “Grandpa, Dad, I’m going to bring some food to Qinglan.”
Shen Qian nodded, “I’ll go with you later, and then you and Qinglan will come back first.”
“Dad, I’d better go, I’ll just stay at Mom’s place.” Shen Junyu wiped his face and said.
Shen Qian waved his hand. He had been very busy recently and rarely talked to Chu Yunrong. Now that he had come back rarely, he would just spend time with her.
When Fu Hengyi and Shen Qian arrived at the hospital, Shen Qinglan was still sitting in the ward. They looked at Chu Yunrong, wondering what she was thinking.
“Qinglan, I bought dinner.” Fu Hengyi said. Shen Qinglan stood up and walked over to eat. Shen Qian sat down beside the hospital bed, looked at his wife, and sighed deeply.
‘Yunrong, did I do everything wrong from beginning to end?’
Shen Qinglan ate quietly, and Fu Hengyi sat aside and watched her. After she finished eating, she followed Fu Hengyi home. But while waiting for the elevator, she found that she had forgotten her bag in the ward. Fu Hengyi went to help her get her bag, while Shen Qinglan stood there waiting for him, but she didn’t expect to run into Shen Xitong.
Shen Xitong didn’t expect that she would bump into her even when she came out to get water. “Why are you here?”
Shen Qinglan glanced at her. There was gauze wrapped around her forehead and there were some bruises on her face. This was because someone had beaten her.
Shen Xitong looked at Shen Qinglan’s eyes as she looked at her, and then she remembered how embarrassing she looked at this moment, “What are you looking at, Shen Qinglan, are you happy now that I have been kicked out of the Shen family? You finally got what you wanted, you can be proud.”
Shen Qinglan looked at her inexplicably. Sometimes she really couldn’t understand this person’s brain circuit. Whether she was in the Shen family or not, whether she was in glory or was frustrated, Shen Qinglan’s eyes were the same. She was just a passer-by in her eyes. As long as Shen Xitong didn’t touch her bottom line, she could even allow her to dance around in front of her eyes for the rest of her life.
It was a pity that Shen Xitong didn’t understand this, “Shen Qinglan, I know you did the things online. Although I have no evidence, I know it must be you. Do you think I would just let it go?”
There were not many people in the ward, and their conversations did not attract anyone’s attention.
“Shen Xitong, you look like a mad dog biting people now.” Shen Qinglan said lightly, but the words she said made Shen Xitong blush.
“Shen Qinglan.” Shen Xitong gritted her teeth.
Shen Qinglan took a step forward, and Shen Xitong subconsciously took a step back. Her fear of Shen Qinglan had not disappeared since the last time.
“Shen Xitong, people must learn their lessons. If you can’t learn it, I can continue to teach you until you learn it.” Shen Qinglan’s voice was slightly cold.
Shen Xitong’s body trembled, “What do you want to do?”
Shen Qinglan curled her lips slightly, “You will know. Your falling from the clouds is not over yet, I will make you lose everything you want slowly, and let you know to never covet something that is not yours.”
“Shen Qinglan.” Shen Xitong wanted to stop her and ask her clearly. Her last words made her feel very uneasy, but when she saw another familiar figure, she turned around in a panic and left in a hurry.
She didn’t want Fu Hengyi to see her in such a mess.
“Let’s go.” Fu Hengyi actually saw Shen Xitong, but he just glanced at her and looked away. He was not interested at all in why this woman appeared here.
“Fu Hengyi, do you think I’m too cold-blooded?” Shen Qinglan suddenly spoke on the way home.
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