Chapter 68 Ying, I Found You

Shen Xiunian was scolded so much that he was speechless.

He really felt guilty towards his mother.

But Liu Fuying was too cruel. Just because he was a little cold to her son, she forced him like this. She might not die if she left the Shen family, but his mother would really die if she left her, Liu Fuying.

Liu Fuying is really nice!

If he refused to accept the two children and let them suffer any more injustice, then his mother's life or death would have nothing to do with her.

That's what she meant.

After so many years, has her mother not treated her well?

What is her heart made of? Why is it so hard?

"In the past, she would never write a divorce letter even if she was angry. It can be seen that this time she is really hurt. Chen Xiunian, you may be a good man with great ambitions, and I don't blame you, but I can't live without Ayin. If she is gone, there is no meaning for me to live. It is better to go down and see your father as soon as possible."

Shen Xiunian remained silent.

His mother's tearful eyes also made his heart ache.

In the end, he was defeated.

"I know about mother. I will go find her myself and treat the child well in the future."

He admitted it.

After all, it was he who asked Liu Fuying to go out and find a man. If it wasn't Pei Zhouwu, it would have been someone else.

As long as she has nothing to do with Pei Zhouwu in this life, he will accept everything else.

It doesn't matter whose child you raise.

As long as Liu Fuying can take good care of his mother, he will accept it.

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Hot spring inn.

Lu Ping was carrying Chen Xi'er's foot-washing water out, and was also going to the kitchen to bring back some food. Chen Xi'er had just said that she was hungry.

Chen Xiyun was in the next room, sweating all over from catching grasshoppers, and the nanny was helping him bathe.

At this time, Shen Xi'an was sitting alone in the room shaking the ceramic ball in her hand. The tinkling sound made her laugh.

A glowing firefly slowly flew in from the window and immediately attracted her attention when it passed in front of her. She immediately put down the clay ball and chased after it.

"Mother likes it."

The little man wanted to catch the firefly and give it to Liu Fuying who liked fireflies.

But she was only a little girl, and she couldn't even walk steadily, so there was no way she could catch up with the flying firefly. After a while, she saw the firefly fly out from the window on the other side.

The door was ajar and could be opened with a slight push.

She stepped over the threshold, chased him down the stairs, and then out of the yard.

The firefly turned its head and she followed it wherever it flew.

She didn't know which yard she passed by, the gate was half open, and Shen Xi'an took a look inside as she ran past. It was this glance that made her stop, and then she forgot about chasing the fireflies.

"Brother Yiliang."

The figure that flashed by in the yard just now made her think that she had met an acquaintance, but when she turned around, she ran into someone else's yard.

“Brother Yiliang!”

The person at the main gate of the courtyard had just turned his back when he suddenly heard such a childish voice and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

But he is not Shen Yiliang, he is Pei Zhouwu.

The little people in the yard realized when they saw his face after he turned around that although he looked like Shen Yilian, he was not Shen Yilian.

Chen Xiyi stopped in the courtyard and asked him directly, "Who are you?"

who is he?

Pei Zhouwu wanted to ask who she was and why this child looked so much like her sister when she was a child. He and his elder sister had been alike since childhood, which meant that this little girl looked like him.

How strange.

Two children in a row look like him, could they be General Shen’s children again?

He has a pair of twins in his family.

"Why don't you speak?" Shen Xi'an tilted her head and looked at him, her eyes fixed on him. At such a young age, she was mesmerized by beauty and stared at Pei Zhouwu's pretty face.

Pei Zhouwu smiled slightly, squatted down and waved at her.

Seeing him waving, Shen Xi'an completely forgot what Liu Fuying and the maids had always taught her not to get too close to strangers, and she ran over with her round eyes blinking.

When she got closer, she stared at Pei Zhouwu's face even more closely.

"Is your master Shen Xiunian?" Pei Zhouwu asked her.

She twisted her face, as if she didn't understand at all, "Who is Shen Xiunian?"

Chen Xiunian seldom went home, and Liu Fuying would not mention him on purpose, so she didn't even know her father's name.

"Who are you? I thought I saw Brother Yiliang."

She was confused but cute in every way, and that face made Pei Zhouwu feel very close to her, so the smile on her face became even more obvious.

"What's your name?" he asked softly again.

"My name is Chen Xi'an, not the "nian" in "niannianyouyu", but it is pronounced this way. Brother Yiliang taught me today."

She smiled sweetly and answered sweetly.

After getting her answer, Pei Zhouwu had an idea in his mind. Earlier, he heard the maid calling the name of Shen Xiunian's son at the gate of Shen's house, which was very similar to the name she answered at this moment. And her surname was Shen, which could further prove her identity.

"Why did you run out alone? Where is your adult?"

"I...I am...a firefly!"

At some point, a firefly flew over and hovered behind Pei Zhouwu for a while. Only when Shen Xi'an pointed it did he see it.

"This is my mother's favorite, and I like it too."

In contrast to Shen Xi'er's joy, Pei Zhouwu's expression was stunned for a moment.

The weather is getting hot again, even fireflies are appearing.

"I like it too." He murmured unconsciously.

I didn't like her at first, but after meeting Su Yueying, I suddenly liked her. I like Liuying, but I like Su Yueying even more.

But when he thought of Su Yueying, he couldn't help feeling bitter and uncomfortable.

The rumbling sound of hunger interrupted his thoughts, and he came to his senses and looked at Shen Xi'er's stomach.

"Are you hungry?"

Chen Xiyi nodded and asked without any shyness: "Do you have anything to eat? I'm very hungry."

"Silly." Pei Zhouwu rubbed her hair, stood up and said, "You can't eat strangers' food casually. Didn't mother tell you?"

"I told you, but I like you."

Pei Zhouwu laughed again, laughing at her silly, innocent and cute appearance.

We've only just met for less than half a cup of tea and she's already said she likes me. You'd better be careful in the future, as she's so naive and easy to be deceived.

"You are good-looking. You are even better looking than Brother Yiliang."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhouwu's brows raised again. He was already fascinated by beauty at such a young age. What would happen when he grows up?

But it doesn't matter, she's not his daughter.

"Come in, I'll get you something to eat."

When he turned around, a small, soft hand grabbed his. He looked down and saw Shen Xi'an grinning at him.

"Have you ever seen lots and lots of fireflies?" she asked Pei Zhouwu with a smile.

Pei Zhouwu looked back and thought, how could he have never seen it before? The sky full of fireflies on his wedding night was something he would never forget for the rest of his life.

"Yes, I have."

"But I haven't seen it. My mother has seen it too. She said that when she was born, there were lots of fireflies at night."

Pei Zhouwu paused and slowly retracted his foot that was about to step over the threshold.

This sentence sounded very familiar to him.

Ah Ying also said that the night she was born, there were fireflies flying in the sky under the moon, so her mother named her Yueying.

"What's your mother's name?"

He asked casually and stepped over the threshold again.

"My mother's name is Aying."

Shen Xi'an also answered casually, but she didn't expect Pei Zhouwu to suddenly stiffen when he heard these two words.

"What's your mother's name?" He turned around, his face somewhat solemn.

"Aying, my mother's name is Aying."

Pei Zhouwu opened his mouth, but his heart was beating like a war drum in his chest, making his tongue confused and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

He squatted down in front of Shen Xi'er, holding her arms with both hands, and asked again to confirm: "Which character is it, what is your full name, and what are the characters in your mother's full name?"

"Aunt Jie Ling always calls my mother that. My mother is called A Ying."

"I...I mean..."

"How about I take you to see my mother and let her see who is prettier, you or the person in the painting."

Chen Xiyi grabbed his wrist and pretended to take him out.

"There is a painting hidden in my mother's room. The person in the painting is wearing white clothes like you, but he has chains on his hands and feet. I accidentally saw it once, and my mother said... that he is the most beautiful person in the world."

“…”

"Go, go quickly, mother will be back soon."

Shen Xi'er was too weak to pull Pei Zhouwu, and was pulled back by him instead.

"Tell me again, what painting are you talking about? What does the person in the painting look like?"

Chen Xi'er frowned, a little afraid of his serious expression.

"Tell me, don't be afraid, tell me what the painting looks like first, okay?"

"There was a small boat, and on the boat there was a man in white clothes, with black chains on his hands and feet. The sky behind him was gray, and my mother said...it was because of the fog."

White clothes and chains.

Boat, boat.

Boat, fog.