Nan Zhi had no interest in understanding Lian Chuchu's resentment towards her.
When I got home that evening, I had just reached the door when I saw Shen Xingmian walking out of the door with a cold face.
Upon seeing Nanzhi, he first scanned her up and down to make sure she was unharmed, then pulled her directly into his arms.
Nan Zhi: "...What's wrong?"
Shen Xingmian held her tightly with one arm, her tone carrying a hint of reproach:
"Why didn't you tell me that Xu Yao did that to you?"
Nanzhi lifted her head from his embrace, her eyes crinkling into a smile. "I'm fine, Grandpa told you?"
Shen Xingmian sighed, raised his hand and pinched the girl's nose, saying helplessly:
"The old man is inside. If he doesn't tell me, are you planning to keep it from me forever?"
Nan Zhi smiled and took the man's hand, changing the subject, "Grandpa's here too? Let's go inside quickly."
As he spoke, he pulled Shen Xingmian and rushed into the room.
To her surprise, Mr. Xu and Xu Jingzhi were also inside.
When Nanzhi saw Old Xu, she felt somewhat embarrassed and uncomfortable.
After all, they had broken off relations before, and now that he's at her home, she doesn't know how to face him.
When Old Shen saw Nanzhi return, he stood up warmly and said, "Zhizhi, come here quickly."
Nanzhi smiled and called out, "Grandpa!"
He then let go of Shen Xingmian's hand and walked over to sit next to Old Man Shen.
Shen Xingmian: "..." Now I find the old man rather annoying.
When Xu Jingzhi saw Nanzhi, he smiled at her, but unfortunately Nanzhi didn't notice.
Xu Jingzhi wasn't embarrassed at all. He sat there quietly, watching the harmonious relationship between Nanzhi and Old Xu.
Then, he turned to look at his grandfather beside him. Old Xu's expression did not change, but his hands on his lap clenched tightly.
Not to mention Nan Zhi, the two members of the Xu family also felt ashamed. They owed Nan Zhi a debt because her mother was indeed killed by the Xu family.
"Zhizhi, you should know why your Grandpa Xu is here, right?"
Upon hearing Elder Shen's words, Nan Zhi nodded. Just as she was about to say something, Shen Xingmian pulled Nan Zhi close and said:
“Xu Yao intentionally injured someone, which constitutes a crime. No matter what, I do not agree to release her.”
For Shen Xingmian, Nanzhi was his life, and he couldn't let anyone bully him.
At this moment, he not only wanted Xu Yao to go to jail, but also wanted her to work for a few more years.
Shen Xingmian's words made Old Xu a little anxious, and his tone was somewhat pleading.
"Yaoyao is still young and doesn't know any better. I will teach her a lesson this time. I hope you can forgive her for the sake of... Nanzhi's mother."
After saying those words, Old Xu could feel how despicable he had been.
Xu Jingzhi turned to look at Old Master Xu in astonishment and said directly:
"Grandpa, how could you say that? You know perfectly well..."
"Jingzhi, shut up."
Old Xu turned his head and scolded her. Xu Jingzhi looked at Nan Zhi with some worry. He thought she would be angry or disgusted, but she wasn't. Nan Zhi was expressionless.
But this expressionless face completely panicked Xu Jingzhi.
Nan Zhi nodded. "Okay, I can let Xu Yao off the hook this time."
Grandpa Xu smiled and said, "Zhizhi, Grandpa knew you were a good child."
"However, my connection with your Xu family ends here. From now on, I, Nanzhi, and my mother owe your Xu family nothing. Your kindness in raising my mother ends here completely."
Nan Zhi curled her lips in a sarcastic smile. The embarrassment she had felt earlier had vanished, replaced by a chill in her heart. The Xu family didn't even spare a dead man; how pathetic and lamentable.
Old Xu's face stiffened. He knew that his behavior just now was inappropriate, but he had no choice. Seeing that Shen Xingmian was unwilling to let Xu Yao go, he could only bring up Nan Zhi's mother. Maybe Shen Xingmian would listen to him.
But he never thought that perhaps Nan Zhi was unwilling to argue with Xu Yao in the first place. This was her last bit of kindness towards the Xu family, but who knew that Old Master Xu would squander it all, leaving not a trace.
Upon hearing Nan Zhi's words, Xu Jingzhi suddenly raised his head and looked at her. Her words were unlike those she had said in Yuecheng, when they were tinged with anger. Today, however, she spoke with extreme calmness, demonstrating Nan Zhi's determination this time.
"Cousin, you..."
Nan Zhi turned to look at him and interrupted Xu Jingzhi in time, "Mr. Xu, it's Nan Zhi, don't get it wrong."
Xu Jingzhi found it hard to describe his feelings at this moment. Last time, Nan Zhi had at least called him "cousin," but today, she so resolutely rejected that relationship.
“Old Xu, since Zhizhi has said so, you should go to the police station to pick up Xu Yao. However, I think the child is still too young and not suitable to play in a big city like Beijing. She is likely to cause trouble and provoke some people she shouldn’t. If things go wrong, it could cost your entire Xu family your life.”
Old Shen spoke up in time, completely breaking the deadlock. He stood up and said something meaningful.
Old Xu's face stiffened, and he stood up as well. "I know. After we go back this time, I won't let her leave Yuecheng again."
This was something Old Xu had originally planned to do, but now that he was being threatened by Old Shen, his expression was rather unpleasant.
Xu Jingzhi was also pale because of Nan Zhi's matter. The grandfather and grandson did not linger and left directly to the police station where Xu Yao was detained.
Old Master Shen patted Nanzhi's shoulder reassuringly, "Zhizhi, our Shen family will always be your strongest support. No matter what happens in the future, don't worry, our Shen family is not afraid of anyone."
Nan Zhi felt a warmth in her heart. Old Master Shen had really been very good to her. If she insisted on targeting Xu Yao this time, he probably wouldn't say anything.
"Thank you, Grandpa, I understand."
Mr. Shen listened, nodded with a smile, and then left.
Shen Xingmian reached out and touched Nanzhi's hair. After a long while, he spoke:
"If you're sad, just cry it out."
Nan Zhi smiled helplessly, "Why am I sad? I just feel sorry for my mother."
“I believe your mother will be happy to have you as her daughter.”
Shen Xingmian reached out and pulled the girl into his arms. In a gentle tone, he looked up at the sky and said, "Zhizhi, we can't control other people's hearts, but we can control our own. Feelings that can't be forced will never change the outcome."
Whether it's love, family, or friendship, they're all the same. Nan Zhi naturally understands this principle, and now she's glad that her relationship with the Xu family wasn't very deep to begin with.
She was even somewhat grateful for their indifferent attitude towards her in the past, which meant she had invested very little emotion in them, and now that the relationship had completely broken down, she wouldn't be too heartbroken.
......
That day, Nan Zhi opened the backend as usual, intending to publish a new chapter, but suddenly saw a comment like this.
Since it's just the beginning, there are actually very few comments. Nanzhi clicked on the first one with some anticipation.
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