Chapter 151 If you won't forgive me, keep apologizing.

"elder brother."

When Xiang Chu returned to her room, tears were still on her face, and her nose was red from crying.

Even though Shao Yun wasn't a soft-hearted person, seeing him like this still made her sigh inwardly.

"Don't cry." Shao Yun took out a tissue and wiped Xiang Chu's face.

One sheet of paper wasn't enough, and soon Xiang Chu sat on the edge of the bed and burst into tears.

Shao Yun: "..."

well……

The older brother sighed helplessly and rubbed his forehead.

The pig's squeal startled Shao Muyan outside. He looked at Yu Yan and said, "Not bad. You didn't soften your heart even though the child was crying like this. You've improved."

Yu Yan sat on the sofa in the living room and glared at him lightly. "Are you mocking me?"

"No."

Shao Muyan noticed her red eyes, sat down beside her, and patted her head. "I'm praising you sincerely."

He wasn't afraid of Yu Yan's hard heart, but he was afraid that she was too soft-hearted.

If a woman forgives her child too easily after a little crying, it will only embolden those who hurt her.

Anyway, hurting her doesn't cost anything.

Although Yu Yan's eyes were red, her expression was cold. She said calmly, "If forgiveness comes so easily, then what do all the hurt I suffered mean?"

Shao Muyan's heart clenched.

He knew what it meant to be heartbroken.

The repeated harm inflicted on Yu Yan by the Xiang family father and son had made her completely disillusioned with them and give up on them.

"You did the right thing." Shao Muyan gently squeezed Yu Yan's hand, touching her cold fingers, and held on tightly, sending warmth to her.

She needs some energy to fight that soft heart, and she also needs the support of strength.

He was willing to be her strong support.

Yu Yan's body trembled slightly.

She experienced some stress reactions again, during the day because of Xiang Jingheng, and at night because of Xiang Chu.

Yu Yan could turn a deaf ear to Xiang Jingheng's various attempts to reconcile, and even felt more disgusted by them.

But for Xiang Chu, even though she had already made some severance from the child in her heart, the child was still born of her, fed by her milk and water, and raised little by little by her.

Humans aren't plants or trees; how could they be without feelings?

Faced with Xiang Chu's "apology" and his tearful outpouring, Yu Yan's heart was indeed stirred.

She believed that Xiang Chu's regret at this moment was genuine, but she couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't relapse into his old ways and betray her again, hurting her heart once more.

The moment Shao Muyan grasped her hand, Yu Yan's agitated and trembling heart miraculously calmed down.

There was an indescribable sense of peace.

It was like when Uncle Yan used to ride his bike with her, and she sat behind him, looking at his broad and strong shoulders, and felt that even if the sky fell, she wouldn't be afraid.

Yu Yan turned around and grasped Shao Muyan's hand.

The moment their fingertips touched, Shao Muyan's heart skipped a beat. He looked down at Yu Yan's hand and felt a warmth spread through his entire body.

...

Even after washing up and lying in bed, Xiang Chu was still sniffling and sobbing.

Shao Yun clicked his tongue. "Is this never going to end?"

Xiang Chuyi fell silent in a second.

His brother had already spent a long time comforting him, and if he continued to cry, he would truly be "spoiled and arrogant," but Xiang Chu still felt wronged.

She pursed her lips, curled up in bed, and couldn't help but say, "Brother, I'm still very sad, what should I do?"

Shao Yun lay flat on the bed, motionless.

Half of his shoulder was soaked with tears. He had never realized Xiang Chu could cry so much; she was a real little crybaby.

However, he had been quite polite to Xiang Chu. If the children in the orphanage had been crying in his ear every day, he would have pushed them to the corner and made them stand there as punishment until they had cried enough.

“You’re upset? Have you ever thought about how upset your aunt was during those days when you were siding with outsiders?”

Shao Yun stopped trying to comfort her, her voice cold, "What right do you have to be sad?"

Xiang Chu opened her eyes in the darkness, her mouth agape.

Shao Yun turned her head and looked at him.

“I told you to apologize to your aunt, admit your mistake, and ask for her forgiveness, but I didn’t guarantee that she would forgive you. I told you that whether she forgives you or not depends on your attitude in admitting your mistake and on your aunt’s own wishes.”

Xiang Chuxin lowered his head, his lips pressed even tighter. Even though he couldn't see his brother's face clearly with the lights off, he could still feel the severity in his tone.

"Xiang Chu, not everyone who makes a mistake has the opportunity to make amends."

Shao Yun's voice was childish, but the words he spoke were completely inconsistent with his age.

"In the orphanage, most of the children were abandoned by their parents. They may have been born with diseases, or they may be mentally disabled, or they may be healthy like me, but their parents could not afford to raise them, or they were irresponsible in giving birth to children like us because of their own selfish desires, and then they did not want to take care of us after giving birth."

Many children long for a family to adopt them, and some even hope every day that their biological parents will come looking for them and take them back, but I've never considered that possibility.

Xiang Chu hiccuped and looked at Shao Yun through teary eyes.

"Brother, don't you want your biological parents to take you back?"

Shao Yun shook his head and said very decisively, "I don't want to."

Xiang Chu was stunned. "Why?"

"Because they abandoned me back then, it means I was a burden to them. Once they abandoned me, they abandoned me, and no matter the reason, I will never forgive them."

Shao Yun's words were harsh and devoid of any emotion, leaving Xiang Chu stunned.

He felt a strong sense of abandonment after his mother and father divorced, and even hated his mother because of it. But on the other hand, he longed for his parents to reconcile and for him to have a complete family.

But Shao Yun was not like that. He didn't care about his biological parents at all, nor did he intend to forgive them.

"Then... what if one day your biological parents appear and try to take you away from your current mother?" Xiang Chu felt she had asked a particularly "mature" question.

Shao Yun chuckled softly, a sound that seemed particularly cold in the darkness.

"By then, not only will my mother stand in front of me to help me deal with these problems, but my uncle and aunt will also prevent them from getting close to me easily."

Shao Yun spoke with great certainty and determination: "From the moment the Shao family adopted me, all my responsibilities were with the Shao family. I could not just go with someone else, nor would I just recognize someone else as my mother."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Chu slightly pursed her lips, feeling that her brother's last sentence was directed at him.

After chatting for a while, Xiang Chu figured out one thing: his mother wouldn't forgive him easily.

Thinking of this, Xiang Chu felt like crying again.

"Brother, what if my mom really won't forgive me? I've already apologized to her like that..."

"Not enough."

Shao Yun glanced at him, and when she heard him start crying again, she reached out and wiped away his tears gently, but her words were ruthless.

“If they don’t forgive you, keep apologizing, keep admitting your mistakes, and show your sincerity. What’s the use of just talking? Like your father, if you don’t want to be kicked out like him, then behave properly.”

Hearing this, Xiang Chu wiped away her tears and nodded, sobbing, "Yes! I will definitely do my best!"