Chapter 213: Even Hateful People Have Their Pitiable Sides
Although it hasn't snowed yet, the winter in Yuncheng is still so cold that people shiver.
Today is the day when Pei Xingzhi's new studio officially opens, and Xie Zhaoyuan really wants to go there in person to accompany him to witness this moment. But because she had not yet finished her confinement and it was too cold outside, she had no choice but to stay at home, boredly flipping through the videos sent by Pei Xingzhi.
"Zhao Zhao, do you want to eat kidney beans? If you do, mom will soak some in advance and stew it with pig's trotters later."
Bai Ruiying was busy in the kitchen while Xie Zhaoyuan was lying on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
"Yes!" she answered loudly.
Bai Ruiying: "Okay! Think about it, it's almost time for him to drink milk, you can wake him up in advance."
"No problem!" She sat up from the sofa, walked to the crib, and started to disturb Xiangxiang from sleeping.
"Little brat, get up and eat..."
"Think about it, are you hungry? Do you want to get up and eat..."
"Little Pei Ye, if you don't get up to eat, your dad will spank you..."
"Zhao Zhao, are you trying to scare Xiang Xiang awake?" Bai Ruiying untied her apron and walked towards Xie Zhaoyuan while wiping her hands.
Xie Zhaoyuan said with a wicked smile: "Yes, Pei Xingzhi scared him awake by saying this when he was feeding him yesterday, so I also want to see if he will be fooled again today."
"Hmm..." Bai Ruiying stood in front of her, lowered her head and looked at Xiang Xiang who didn't move at all. "Xiang Xiang obviously didn't fall for it. This kid is very smart."
Xie Zhaoyuan: "That's up to me. I'm also very smart."
"Yes!" Bai Ruiying stroked her hair and smiled until her eyes narrowed. "Zhao Zhao is so smart. She has such eccentric ideas just like you."
Xie Zhaoyuan raised his eyebrows proudly: "Xiang Xiang's intelligence is like mine, but his appearance and personality are completely like Pei Xingzhi."
"Indeed." Bai Ruiying agreed. "Xiangxiang's eyebrows, eyes, and nose are exactly like Xingzhi's. Only the mouth looks like you."
Xie Zhaoyuan gently squeezed Xiangxiang's little hand and said, "This configuration is already very good. Xiangxiang will definitely be a handsome guy when he grows up!"
"By the way, Mom, are Dad and Big Brother coming back for lunch?"
Bai Ruiying shook her head: "They all went to Xingzhi's studio to show their support. They didn't come back for lunch or dinner. It's just the two of us at home today."
Xie Zhaoyuan: "Then let's..."
"Madam, Miss, Miss Shen is here."
Aunt Fang suddenly interrupted Xie Zhaoyuan's words. Xie Zhaoyuan turned to look at the door and saw Shen Yanhui standing behind Aunt Fang holding a box of toys, looking very haggard.
"Xiao Shen is here." Bai Ruiying greeted her with a smile, "Come in and sit down."
Shen Yanhui nodded and replied politely: "Hello, Auntie, I came to see Zhao Yuan and brought a toy for Xiang Xiang."
Xie Zhaoyuan stood up from the sofa and waved at her: "Come in quickly, don't just stand there stupidly."
Shen Yan replied with a "hmm", then walked into the living room carrying the toys.
"Xiang Xiang, are you still not awake?" She leaned over to glance at the kid in the crib.
Bai Ruiying leaned over and picked up Xiangxiang, letting Shen Yanhui take a good look at him: "It's time for him to drink milk, he has to wake up even if he doesn't want to."
"Yeah." Shen Yanhui touched Xiangxiang's little face, and a little smile appeared in his lifeless eyes, "Xiangxiang is so cute."
Bai Ruiying: "I think it's time for him to drink milk. I'll carry him upstairs to feed him. You two can have fun."
Shen Yan replied: "Okay, Auntie."
"Sit down." Xie Zhaoyuan took the toy from her hand and asked her to sit on the sofa.
She raised her eyes and glanced at Bai Ruiying's back, then kept her head down and said nothing.
Xie Zhaoyuan knew what she was worried about, and he sensibly didn't say a word until Bai Ruiying walked into the room.
“Bang!”
The crisp sound of a door closing came from upstairs, and Shen Yanhui, who was sitting on the sofa, obviously breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xie Zhaoyuan." She lifted her eyelids weakly and looked into Xie Zhaoyuan's eyes. "I came here today because I have something to ask you."
Xie Zhaoyuan looked at her expressionlessly, but didn't respond to her words at all. Instead, he frowned and said unhappily, "Shen Yanhui, what's wrong with you?"
"......Ah?" Shen Yanhui was a little confused by the question.
Xie Zhaoyuan raised his hand and touched her dry and frizzy hair: "It's only been a few days since we last met, and you've already made yourself look like this. Haven't you already earned some favorability points? Why is that crappy system still torturing you?"
"Ah..." Shen Yanhui tidied up her long hair and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. "Although I have gained a few favorability points, my total favorability value is still negative. As long as it is negative, I have to accept the punishment arranged by the system every day."
"What punishment?" Xie Zhaoyuan asked.
Shen Yanhui shrugged: "It's just torturing me. It either gives me a headache, a stomachache, or a heartache. As long as it makes me uncomfortable, I may feel pain from head to toe, and no painkillers work on me."
Xie Zhaoyuan's face was gloomy: "Does it hurt a lot?"
Shen Yanhui pulled the corners of his lips and revealed a slightly pale smile: "It's okay, I'm used to it."
"...How could this broken system choose you?" Xie Zhaoyuan leaned over, picked up a bowl of strawberries from the coffee table in front of him, and then domineeringly stuffed it into Shen Yanhui's arms, "Eat more fruits, you look so bad."
"..." Shen Yanhui looked at her blankly. She was so surprised that she even forgot to say thank you.
"Eat." Xie Zhaoyuan urged her.
She came back to her senses a little, said "thank you" softly, then picked up a strawberry from the bowl and ate it slowly.
Xie Zhaoyuan: "Shen Yanhui, your Shen family really took bad care of you. You've become so haggard, didn't your father notice it at all?"
"Eh..." Shen Yanhui sighed, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Maybe he found out."
"He still doesn't care about you after he found out?" Xie Zhaoyuan was shocked.
Shen Yan replied: "He just had an argument with me and is still angry. He probably won't care about me in the short term. Besides, I have already moved out of the Shen family and live on my own."
"Hmm?" These words contained a lot of information. Xie Zhaoyuan sat up straight unconsciously. "What happened?"
Shen Yanhui didn't rush to answer.
She finished the strawberry in her hand, took another one from the bowl, and said as she ate, "Nothing happened. It's just that my dad forced me to go on a blind date a while ago. I went a few times and didn't want to go on any more. But my dad didn't want to give in, so he had a big fight with me."
"I was very angry and didn't go home for two days after the fight. In order to force me to go back home to find a date and get married, my father cut off all my financial support and forbade me to go to work in the company."
"I refused to compromise and moved out of the Shen family overnight."
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