Chapter 27
Shen Huaixin didn't understand for a moment, "Huh?" Shen Chumo put down the list and looked at her.
"Sister Xin, where are your supplies?"
"You bought Dad the cigarettes and alcohol he needed, and Mom's skincare products. And I... I bought snacks I like, you bought them by the box. What about you?"
"Why is your share the only one missing?"
Shen Huaixin was stunned. She had never thought that he was so perceptive. After a few glances, he saw the crux of the matter from the list. The reason why she didn't buy it was obvious. She was going home after finishing the last task. There was no need to waste money on things that she would not use at all.
She quickly made an excuse: "I haven't bought my share yet. Don't worry, it's definitely more than the three of you combined."
“…”
Shen Chumo was silent for a while, then nodded, tentatively accepting her statement. However, he still felt a little worried, a feeling he couldn't explain, buried deep in his heart, always feeling uneasy.
After the problem of storing supplies was solved, Shen Huaixin took the last unopened express delivery away, went into his bedroom, closed the door, opened the package, and planned to study it carefully.
Although it is a toy for coaxing children, isn't it a coincidence? According to the actual age of birth, Shen Chumo is probably only about 1 year old, a child among children.
She carefully selected the gift on the shopping website, searched many terms, and finally decided on this gift - a starry sky projector.
It is spherical in shape, with a projection disk underneath to support the sphere. It has more than 100,000 stars, a dynamic rotation function, and can even randomly refresh meteors. The projection has a built-in 3D effect and can be activated by installing four AA batteries. Before Shen Huaixin searched, he didn't know that modern technology had become so advanced.
The merchant had installed the batteries as a gift. She drew the curtains tightly, turned off the lights, and turned on the star projector on the ground.
Instantly, an extremely realistic starry sky was reflected on the ceiling, dotted with stars of varying sizes, shining brightly and brilliantly. The Milky Way was faintly flowing, and countless stars were scattered in the world, making her princess bed even more dreamy.
Shen Huaixin held her breath, gathered her hands into a bowl shape, and tried to catch the stardust that fell into the mortal world, even though she knew it was fake and just artificially created romance.
Although people's perception of beauty varies, the pursuit of beauty is an eternal topic. Shen Huaixin planned to have Su Zihan arrive under a sea of stars, carrying a carefully prepared cake and singing a birthday song. By then, Shen Chumo would definitely be very surprised.
The netizen "Han", with whom he had been chatting in a friendly manner, finally came to visit him in real life. Not a day earlier, not a day later, on his birthday, like an angel descended, to send him the most sincere blessings.
Poverty limited Shen Huaixin's imagination. She didn't know that rich people could take a private plane to touch the clouds on a whim while drinking afternoon tea, but this was already the most healing scene she could think of.
On Monday morning, she found Su Zihan and told her the plan in detail, especially the entrance and opening remarks. Not wanting to keep Su Zihan too long, she scheduled the performance after school and arranged for a car to pick her up. She would only need to show up and sing Happy Birthday.
Afraid that Su Zihan would be worried, Shen Huaixin reported in advance, gave her the relevant information about the driver, vehicle and address, and estimated the approximate duration, trying to ensure that the entire process could be completed within 30 minutes.
Su Zihan listened with his arms folded: "Why do you want me to come? Can't you just celebrate his birthday directly?"
"Maybe it's because he wants to see you."
"Why do I feel like he doesn't like me very much?" Su Zihan frowned and asked suspiciously.
"It's an illusion," Shen Huaixin was very sure. She had chatted with Shen Chumo very well on her second account, and they could even sleep with each other on voice chat. They were considered good friends. "He just didn't show it."
Su Zihan adjusted the white buttons on her school uniform and asked, "Why did you do so much for Shen Chumo? Do you like him? What about Qi Yi?"
Shen Huaixin opened his five fingers, and under Su Zihan's gaze, he slowly closed them and made a classic gesture.
"I want them all."
Su Zihan's pupils trembled in disbelief: "You... are shameless! You change your mind every day! You are fickle!"
As expected of a cultured person, he even curses people in a very elegant way.
Shen Huaixin raised an eyebrow: "So, you are wholeheartedly devoted?"
"Of course! I won't be like you... fickle!" Su Zihan said immediately.
Shen Huaixin really wanted to record this and play it to Su Zihan later. Seeing her bragging now, who knew she would be slapped in the face later. It was a pity that he would be dead by then.
Shen Huaixin looked at her and shook his head, saying earnestly: "Don't talk big too early, who knows what the future will be like."
Seeing that the topic had gone off track, Su Zihan brought it back: "Are you just playing around with Shen Chumo?"
"Playing around? He's not worthy of it," Shen Huaixin sneered, "He's just a dog in my house that comes when I summon it and leaves when I wave it away."
After Shen Huaixin finished establishing his character, he relaxed, leaned back in his chair, took a sip of milk tea, and felt comfortable all over.
“Chen Huaixin, you are so… cold-blooded.”
Shen Huaixin accepted it with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment."
The image of Shen Chumo's wet eyes and the soft black hair on his forehead appeared in her mind. He actually looked like an immature puppy. She suddenly wanted to see what he would look like when he grew up.
Will he be like the one described in the book, a villain with a face as cold as ice, powerful and looking down on everyone, but with a desolate and empty heart? Thinking about it, she was a little lost in thought until Su Zihan called her back.
"I have a request."
"you say."
"I don't like people watching," Su Zihan paused, "I don't want anyone around when I celebrate his birthday."
Shen Huaixin was stunned. It wasn't an unreasonable request; she had always intended to step back. It was just... a strange feeling that she couldn't explain. She thought of Shen Chumo's clear handwriting and detailed problem-solving process, and of the two of them talking on the phone late at night, saying goodnight to each other, and in the end... he would just think the girl across from him was Su Zihan.
Seeing Shen Huaixin remained silent, Su Zihan asked, “Why, no?”
Shen Huaixin smiled: "Of course."
Although it was her own initiative, there was no need to hesitate at this point. She promised, "No one will disturb you until it's over."
Su Zihan nodded and prepared to leave. She turned her head with a smile on her face.
"I wish him a memorable birthday. And of course, you too."
Back in the classroom, Shen Huaixin spread out her book and began to review her lessons seriously. After this period of study, Shen Chumo's guidance, and the foundation she had gained from the high school exams, she roughly remembered most of it, but she had not yet systematically tested her true level, so she was somewhat unsure.
"How are your classmates doing with their review?" asked the Chinese teacher.
There were sighs and groans from the audience, and a gloomy atmosphere permeated the classroom. Then, the desks were cleared and the seats were rearranged, with each student seated separately to prevent the possibility of cheating.
When the students were all seated and the classroom was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard, the Chinese teacher reminded them again, "Take the mock test as if it were real. When the results come out, we'll give you the city ranking and estimated cutoff scores. Be sure to take it seriously."
These words made the already tense atmosphere even more tense. An invisible pressure enveloped the entire classroom.
Shen Huaixin was reasonably good at Chinese, and she felt even more confident about this subject, hoping to get off to a good start. She turned her head and saw her classmates' young faces, some serious, some nervous, with a hint of worry and longing for the future. For a social worker like her, no matter what emotion, there was a unique beauty of youth.
She lowered her head and smiled, then suddenly thought of a serious problem.
[Chen Huaixin: Thunder King, if I get first place in the school, would that be considered an OOC character?]
[System: ...You worry too much.]
[Chen Huaixin: Does academic improvement count?]
[System: Not really, the original owner is quite intelligent.]
Shen Huaixin took a reassurance and rolled up her sleeves, ready to give it her all. The Chinese language test was quickly handed out, and as usual, she scanned both sides of the paper first, taking a rough look at the questions to get a feel for them.
The sound of flipping through papers in the classroom soon quieted down, replaced by the "swish" sound of pens writing on paper.
Shen Huaixin's gaze remained at the end of the paper. After a while, he remembered to pick up his pen to answer the question, replaying the essay topic he had just seen in his mind -
"A loving mother sews clothes for her son with her own hands. She sews them tightly before he leaves, fearing that he will return late." Please write an article of no less than 800 words on the theme of family affection.
Requirements: ① Set your own theme; ② Choose your own angle; ③ Choose your own style of writing except poetry.
I have to say that they are really good at setting questions.
Shen Huaixin was already worried about what strange things Shen Chumo would write. He hadn't had a good time in recent days. He was treated like air at home, often hungry and cold. There was no air conditioning or heating in the basement, and he had no place at the dinner table. Occasionally, when he remembered to give him a bite of food, it was always sour.
The original owner's role was gradually taken away by Shen's father and mother, and she could only watch it all happen. The only thing she could do was to try her best to make up for it afterwards, but it was not good to do too much, after all, there were limitations to her character.
As a child, Shen Huaixin often wondered how wonderful it would be if she and her brother could trade treatment, but when it actually happened, she found herself unhappy. She looked at Shen Chumo as if she were looking at another version of herself, even more differently treated, forcing her to relive the situations she thought she had forgotten.
“…”
[System: Friendly reminder, 10 minutes have passed and the host has not started writing yet.]
When Shen Huaixin put pen to paper, the tip of his pen trembled slightly.
After the exam, the students were given a 10-minute break before the next exam. Shen Huaixin went to the bathroom and heard the girls chatting while washing their hands. The sound of the water made their voices unclear, but they could still make out the general idea.
"Who do you think will be the best in the school?"
"Qi Yi, is there any need to think about it?"
"Maybe Shen Chumo can compete. I see that he is very good at math in his homework and basically doesn't lose points."
"Come on, his Chinese is terrible. Last time the teacher asked him to read a classical Chinese article, it was hilarious. He broke the rules three times in one sentence. And don't you feel that he seems to..." The classmate pointed to his head, "There's something wrong here."
"Yes, yes, I found that too."
The classmates' words were echoed by many people.
"You can't say he's crazy, he just seems like a simple...freak."
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