On the other side of the ocean, Mrs. Shen's psychological problems worsened as she saw Shen Que becoming increasingly dazzling in financial reports.
Her emotions oscillated between elegant calm and hysteria.
Ultimately, she decided to return to China.
When Shen's father heard the news, he couldn't hide his joy and anticipation.
Shen Que remained outwardly calm and continued handling his affairs as usual, but inwardly he was secretly looking forward to it.
Madam Shen, on the other hand, was visibly fearful and lived in constant anxiety.
Young Chen Nian'an was simply clueless, unaware of what the return of the legendary aunt meant.
One night later, Madam Shen landed in S City.
The older brother that Shen Que had been eagerly anticipating also returned.
But what he saw was the eldest son of the Shen family, whose eyes were distant and who nodded politely to him as if he were a stranger.
Shen Que didn't even stay in the old house for two full days before moving back to his apartment in the city, and rarely set foot in that suffocating home again.
However, the passage of time did not diminish Madam Shen's hatred; on the contrary, it sometimes intensified.
She vented all her resentment on the young Shen Nian'an.
Shen's father was filled with tenderness at having regained what he had lost, and he indulged her in almost everything she did, turning a blind eye to everything Shen Nian'an had suffered.
Shen Nian'an couldn't understand why her father, who used to love her dearly, now only ignored her cries.
Her mother only dared to shed tears in secret, and wouldn't let her go to her brother.
She said, "Nian'an, be good, don't make a fuss, don't tell everyone, otherwise your dad will dislike us even more, and you don't want to lose your dad forever, right?"
Two years passed like this, a period that felt oppressive and long.
Until one day, when Shen Que returned to the old house, he inadvertently saw the overlapping old and new pinch marks and bruises on Shen Nian'an's arm, and he instantly understood what kind of life his younger sister had been living for the past two years.
Because he was like that before.
He went to confront his father for the first time.
Mr. Shen waved his hand impatiently, not taking it seriously: "Your aunt is just venting her frustrations. How much strength can a small woman like her have?"
"Just let Nian'an apply some medicine, don't make a fuss."
At that moment, as Shen Que looked at his father, his last hope for family affection completely vanished.
He said nothing and simply took Shen Nian'an away.
At the same time, unfortunately, Brother Shen was in a car accident and could no longer stand up.
When the devastating news arrived, Madam Shen went completely mad.
She sometimes cried out that she shouldn't have returned to China and had harmed her child;
At times, the accusations were sharp and pointed, suggesting that this bastard had been plotting this for a long time.
Her father was devastated and repeatedly explained to her that it really was just an accident.
But Madam Shen didn't believe it. She lived in her own world, half the time sober and calm, and the other half frantically cursing Shen Que and the entire Shen family.
Until this year, Shen Que was twenty-seven years old.
Under his leadership, the Shen family grew increasingly powerful and influential, securing its position as one of the four great families.
However, more than twenty years have passed, and the once-powerful family has gradually disappeared into the annals of history. Today's young people are more accustomed to calling it: the Shen Family Conglomerate. (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)
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