Chapter 609 Forced Marriage (2)

The door creaked open and a head popped out from the doorway. It was Shen Dongling.

The moment she saw Shen Dongling, Shen Yue was also stunned. Shen Dongling glanced outside, then suddenly closed the door again. She walked over to Shen Yue, thought for a moment, and sat down on the ground. She handed the basket to Shen Yue and said softly, "The woman guarding the door outside went out to drink. I sneaked in. I knew you hadn't eaten all day, so I was worried you were hungry, so I brought you some food. Second sister, please be quiet."

Chen Yue was startled for a moment, then saw Shen Dongling had already opened the bamboo basket and took out stacks of snacks from it.

Even though Shen Yue usually only gave Shen Dongling a perfunctory face, she felt a touch of emotion now. Thinking about how she hadn't eaten all day, how Chen Ruoqiu and Shen Wan hadn't cared, yet this half-sister, with whom she wasn't close, still cared, her expression towards Shen Dongling softened a bit. However, she couldn't eat those snacks no matter what.

She said, "Don't bother, I really can't eat."

Shen Dongling looked at her and asked, "Why doesn't Second Sister want to marry Young Master Wang? Young Master Wang is a good man, and I heard his family is also well-off. If Second Sister goes, she will be the mistress of the family. Is it because you don't want to leave the Shen family?"

Chen Yue glanced at Shen Dongling. Shen Dongling seemed to stay at home all day, rarely going out. Although she was about the same age as Shen Yue, her face had the innocence of a child. Chen Yue felt a mixture of disdain and envy. She despised Shen Dongling's narrow-mindedness, not knowing that there were people beyond people and that Wang Bi could move her. At the same time, she envied Shen Dongling's simple mind, which made her life easier and happier. Seeing Shen Dongling like this, Chen Yue suddenly felt the urge to speak out. She smiled bitterly and said, "Whether he's a good person or not is none of my business. He's not the one I love after all."

Shen Dongling thought for a while, then suddenly realized, "Could it be... that Second Sister already has someone she loves?"

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?" Shen Yue laughed bitterly. "Who made me born into the Shen family? I don't even have the right to choose my future husband. My parents only care about their own careers and don't care about what I think. Sometimes I feel that I might as well just die."

Shen Dongling was startled and quickly waved her hands, saying, "Second sister, please don't think like that. You know, in this world, death is the easiest way out, but when you die, you lose everything. Second sister, why not change your mindset? The Wang family is a good family, and Third Uncle and Third Aunt wouldn't harm you. Perhaps Young Master Wang is also the ideal man for many girls, and perhaps many girls envy your luck. Take me, for example. If I could marry into the Wang family, I'm afraid my aunt would go to the temple every day to thank the Bodhisattva for granting me such a good marriage."

Shen Yue shook her head and smiled, feeling even more that Shen Dongling was somewhat foolish. She and Shen Dongling were simply not on speaking terms. Seeing Shen Dongling's envious expression, she felt even more that Shen Dongling was unworthy of the spotlight. It made sense, then. For a concubine's daughter, being the legal wife was already quite good, let alone the legal wife of a wealthy official.

Seeing that Chen Yue was still unhappy, Shen Dongling's expression changed. She said, "When you reach the point of a mountain, there will always be a way out. Second sister, why bother worrying about this now? It's not worth it to exhaust yourself. Just like the fifth sister back then. When I arranged a marriage for her, I heard she made a scene and it seemed like there was no turning back. But then her uncle and aunt came back, and naturally, everything went smoothly for her."

Shen Dongling's words were a bit confusing, but Shen Yue's heart was moved when she heard them.

At that time, Shen Miao was about to get married, but she escaped the disaster because Shen Xin and his wife returned to Beijing. At that time, Shen Yue herself also eavesdropped on Chen Ruoqiu's conversation with the servants at the door and knew that Ren Wanyun was planning to exchange Shen Qing and Shen Miao for marriage.