This reminder is very helpful.

At least Shen's father was defeated by this shamelessness.

He felt a deep sense of remorse for letting the wolf into his house.

S City is an international trade and financial metropolis with countless five-star, six-star, and seven-star hotels. How could someone be homeless?

Who was it that coldly and wearily expressed that they didn't like living with people and wanted to sleep in hotels?

Shen's father looked at Xue Xuan with expectant eyes, hoping that he would remember what he had said.

However, Xue Xuan turned around and stood beside Shen Wangshu, expressing his refusal in a restrained and silent manner.

Not only would he be living in the Shen family villa, but his burly bodyguards in suits would also be living there.

Because his villa had been occupied, Mr. Shen lost his appetite for dinner, even though it was a carefully prepared meal by Mrs. Shen.

Shen Wangshu, however, had a very good appetite.

Shen's mother is a gentle and virtuous person. Over the years, whenever she is at home, she always cooks by herself. Her cooking skills may not be the best, but the food has a taste of home that makes people nostalgic and feel warm.

This was a warmth of family that Shen Wangshu hadn't felt in a long time, which made her eat a lot of food. She was so full that she could hardly walk, so Xue Xuan carried her back to her room. With her father following closely behind, the latter had to go to the guest room to rest. Shen Wangshu rolled around in her room for a bit, and then her mother came in carrying fruit.

She smiled, pointed to a glass of digestive juice, and handed it to Shen Wangshu.

Shen Wangshu took the juice and drank it with his head down.

"Do you really like him?" Mother Shen sat lovingly to the side, watching Shen Wangshu sip her juice and stroking her soft hair as she asked.

“I really love him.” Shen Wangshu put down her empty cup and took her mother’s warm hand. At this moment, her mother was still vividly alive before her. The world in books was always different from what she felt when facing reality. When she read the stories in those books, Shen Wangshu only felt anger, but when she faced her gentle mother and father and felt their unconditional indulgence and love for their only daughter, she felt an inescapable hatred and resentment in her heart.

That was the ultimate hatred for Gao Wanning and Ouyang Yu.

Why did such a gentle person have such a tragic end?

Just because they were in Gao Wanning's way, their lives were to be ruthlessly erased?

But what exactly did they do wrong?

“Since you like him, Mom won’t say anything.” Mother Shen touched Shen Wangshu’s face and said softly, “Mom can see that Ah Xuan cares about you, and your father is just worried about you.”

Seeing Shen Wangshu nod obediently, her mother smiled and said, "You don't need to grovel to please Ah Xuan. What kind of sycophantic women hasn't he seen? If you only like to please him, it's not your turn. Just be yourself." She was afraid that her daughter would become the foolish woman who was willing to do anything for Ouyang Yu and even give up her own self, just because she liked someone.

She had done everything for Ouyang Yu before, but all she got in return was betrayal and abandonment.

Shen's mother hoped that her daughter would be a free-spirited and unrestrained person.

"Don't worry, we will definitely be very happy." Shen Wangshu took a deep breath, nestled into her mother's warm embrace, and said earnestly, "We will grow old together."

"Aren't you ashamed?" Mother Shen patted her on the shoulder.

"It definitely will." Every time they are together, they will grow old together.

"If that's the case, that's good." Although Madam Shen was somewhat worried about Xue Xuan's sincerity towards the child, she didn't show her concern on her face. She gave him some more instructions before leaving.

Shen Wangshu watched her leave her room before lying back down on her bed. Perhaps it was because she had found Ah Xuan so quickly, or perhaps it was because she knew that Ah Xuan was right there beside her, protecting her, but this time, she felt especially at ease resting.

The next day, Shen Wangshu remembered the middle-aged jewelry merchant he had met at the jade gambling shop and told him about his desire to buy his family's rubies and sapphires. After a moment's thought, Shen's father agreed.

He agreed while glancing at Xue Xuan almost imperceptibly.

"The supply is plentiful, there's no need to worry," Xue Xuan said calmly.

"The gemstone market has risen outrageously." Although Mr. Shen had received favors from Xue Xuan, he wouldn't blindly play the good guy and cause Xue Xuan to suffer losses. He was already prepared to sell to the jewelry merchants outside at a slightly higher price. He had only said a few words when a servant came in to say that someone had visited. When he learned that it was Ouyang Yu's cousin, Mr. Shen showed a surprised expression. He initially wanted to refuse to see him, but considering that Ouyang Yu's cousin seemed to be on a different side from him, he eventually had someone invite him in. He led him to the living room and told Shen Wangshu to listen from a distance while eating breakfast.

Shen Wangshu then saw Ouyang Yu's taciturn cousin stride in and nod to everyone.

He was tall, strong, and masculine; if he stood next to Ouyang Yu, he would clearly not be a match for him.

Shen Wangshu recalled that Ouyang Yu was very wary of this cousin.

In his previous life, when Ouyang Yu and Gao Wanning left the Ouyang family to start their own business, and later forced the Ouyang family to retreat step by step by relying on the expensive jade they won through gambling, Gao Wanning forced the young man to resign, and then he disappeared without a trace.

What was his name again?

While drinking his porridge, Shen Wangshu tilted his head and tried to think.

Seeing her tilt her head with a slightly bewildered expression, Xue Xuan picked up a salted duck egg, took out the oily yolk, and gave it to her. Seeing that she ate with satisfaction, a deep smile appeared in his eyes.

He glanced at the remaining duck egg whites, silently stuffed them back into the dish containing five or six salted duck eggs, picked one up, and continued to break it apart.

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