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Chapter 6 – There"s no one else, who do you pretend to?
“That"s right mom, I have already prepared the ticket for everyone. They are VIP seats, so you must come and join.”
“Of course, mom will absolutely come.” Chu YunRong agreed happily.
Shen XiTong"s eyes moved to other people on the table, looked forward to hear agreement from others.
“After being soldier for a life time, and have become very accustomed to hear gunshots, so I won"t understand hearing those cellos. This old man prefers to not join in.” Grandpa Shen refused.
Although Shen XiTong was disappointed, she also knew that Grandpa Shen had always been uninterested in these kind of thing.
“I"m going to Europe for business trip on that day, so I can"t go, but I"ll bring you some gift latter.” Shen JunYu said indifferently.
Then there was only one person left, and all the eyes on the table were focused on Shen QingLan.
Shen QingLan put down her chopsticks. “It"s the end of this term, so there will be a final test. I still get so many things to review. So I also can"t go.”
“This is your sister"s first concert, how can you be absent from it. Final exam isn"t the only important thing right, your sister is also too.”
Just as Shen QingLan barely finished speaking, Chu YunRong hurriedly lashed out her dissatisfaction.
“YunRong.” Grandpa Shen called out in high voice.
Seeing her father-in-law blatant warning, Chu YunRong became embarra.s.sed and hurriedly shut her mouth.
Shen QingLan"s complexion remained calm, making one couldn"t see whether she was affected or not. “Grandpa, I"m going back to the school dorm first.”
“It"s already late, better to stay the night at home.” Grandpa Shen seemed unwilling because his granddaughter rarely came home, even on weekend she still rarely came back. As for the reason was not something he didn"t know about.
“There will be cla.s.s in the morning, so staying at school is much more convenience. They after tomorrow is a weekend, I"ll come back home to see you.” Shen QingLan stood up.
Upon seeing this, Shen XiTong quickly stood up and followed her. “QingLan, let me see you off.”
Grandpa Shen looked at his granddaughter and glanced at Chu YunRong. “You, come upstairs with me.”
And so there was only one person left alone in the table, Shen JunYu. His eyes became darken, no one knew what he was thinking in his mind.
“QingLan, please don"t misunderstand mom. Mom did it unintentionally, she is just…” Shen XiTong who followed Shen QingLan started talk, her eyes was looking apologetic. immediately started to look like a righteous sister who was trying to appease her insensible little sister.
Shen QingLan stopped and looked straight at Shen XiTong, without any emotion in her eyes. “Shen XiTong, there"s no one else around, but why did you still pretending? Isn"t it tiring?”
Shen XiTong face went stiff, but she quickly controled her face and immediately returned normal, and kept maintaining a big smile. “QingLan, I know mom treat me well, and you didn"t like it. But you also have to understand mom, after all you went missing for so many years and I kept her accompany all along, also you have a quiet temper and didn"t have many interaction with mom. Mom still didn"t adapt well with it at this moment.”
Listening to Shen XiTong"s earnest and well-meaning words, something that appear like a genuine one, but in reality it existed to show off. Even if Shen QingLan is mother"s biological daughter, but the one mom loved the most was her, even if she wasn"t related by blood with mom.
Shen XiTong"s narration of Shen QingLan was true, but she was no longer a child. When QingLan just return to Shen Family, Chu YunRong still treat her well because of her delusion. But now 6 years had pa.s.sed by, that delusion little by little had already begun to fade away.
“Shen XiTong, I hope that you can take your mask as Elder Miss Shen for a lifetime.” Shen QingLan"s tone was indifferent, but the words was sharp like a knife, deeply stabbed into the heart of Shen XiTong. Immediately triggered the deepest evil thoughts inside her.
Shen XiTong"s face instantly became very ugly, the eyes that was staring back at QingLan"s departing back were went cold.
“Hey, get on.”
Shen JunYu"s car stopped right in front of Shen QingLan, the car window went down and revealed Shen JunYu"s face.
Shen QingLan climbed into the car and the two was silent for the rest of the way to her school.
When they arrived outside the school entrance, Shen JunYu stopped the car. As Shen QingLan was about to get off, Shen JunYu grabbed her wrist, Shen QingLan looked at him in confusion.
Shen JunYu licked his lips, his throat somewhat became dry. “QingLan, you will always be my most precious sister, the one big brother cares the most.”
Shen QingLan understood clearly, her lips rised up slightly. “Big Brother, I don"t mind.”
Shen JunYu looked at his sister"s gentle demeanor, his eyes faintly flashed with pain and bitterness, was it because no one seemed care that also made being a bit indifferent?
“You lived alone at school so you have to take care of yourself. Wait for me on friday, I"ll pick you up.” Shen JunYu said repeatedly.
Shen JunYu"s pain and bitter ness in his eyes wasn"t unnoticed by Shen QingLan. She was a person who was rather sensitive to others emotions. What Shen JunYu was thinking, she was able to guess it right. But the problem was not simply because the Shen Family wasn"t care for her, but…
“Ok.” Shen QingLan promised, if this could make her brother to feel better, then so be it.
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Shen Family Study
Grandpa Shen sat on a chair and didn"t speak anything. Chu YunRong sat on the other side and held her hands in anxiousness.
“What do you have to tell me Dad?” Chu YunRong took the lead to break the silence.
“YunRong, you have been married to our family for more than 20 years. Shen Qian is a military man, so he couldn"t be home all year around. And this family had been very harmonious and happy for so many years. It is also because of your contribution.”
“Dad, don"t say it, that is what I"m suppose to do. Although Ah Qian doesn"t come back often, but he is very good to me, and I never regret marrying him.” Chu Yun Rong said softly.
Grandpa Shen sighed. “Shen Qian"s work made him very busy. Even when you had already given birth to JunYu and Lan"er, he still couldn"t keep you accompany. In the end he wasn"t that good to you.”
Chu YunRong seemed to remember those difficult days. Although her in-laws was very good to her and helped her to care for her children, but her husband still wasn"t around much. This was something no one could make up for her. Her eyes were red with pain.
“Remember that very year the time when Lan"er was lost. You immediately had gone insane, tried to find her everywhere. Everyday you kept talking about Lan"er, thus made you to have some depression. Later, Shen Qian couldn"t bear to see you so depressed. So he finally adopted XiTong from an orphanage, made you slowly able getting better.”
“Tong tong is a good child, very sensible and clever child.” Talking about Shen Xitong made Chu YunRong"s face filled with smile.
Grandpa Shen nodded. “She is indeed sensible. But YunRong, Lan"er already return back to us, you mustn"t forget that. She is the child that you gave birth to, if not because of that year accident, she probably will not leave us like that for so many years. After so many years, she also want to grow up like XiTong, we also need to cherish and protect her.”
“Dad, I know QingLan is my daughter. These past few years, Ialways try to make it up to her. I know sometimes I"m biased to XiTong, but QingLan is also in my heart.” Chu YunRong somewhat choked with emotions.
“Whether or not is it the truth, it"s clearly in your heart. I simply wish for you as a mother, can be fair to your own daughter. Lan"er is your mother most beloved child, but her time is limited now, and she is worried the most about Lan"er. So please don"t let her final days to have a worry.”
“I know Dad.”
At the entrance of the study, a green skirt flashed past.
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Author note:
That"s right, Shen XiTong is one White lotus green tea bish.
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Translator Note:
Even the author acknowledge XiTong is a bish, who have already become darken now…
And we can"t also blame the mom, she can"t adapt well when QingLan come back. And XiTong also have a fault here.
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