"Mom!~"
Not far away, Ning Yanshu waved her little hand at her, and then ran happily towards her.
He was also holding a small tray, which was full of delicacies carefully selected by Ning Yanshu.
"Mom, I've tasted all of these for you, they're delicious. You should try them." Ning Yanshu handed the plate to Ning Wan like a treasure.
"Thank you, Little Book."
After a whole night of fussing, Ning Wan hadn't eaten anything.
She picked up her fork, took a small bite of the cake, and exclaimed, "It's really delicious! Xiao Shu is amazing!"
Ning Yanshu proudly raised her chin.
Shen Xu followed him back to Ning Wan's side.
As the two children spent more and more time together, Ning Wan noticed that no matter where Ning Yanshu went, Shen Xu would always silently follow behind him.
Shen Xu may seem dull and simple-minded, but he is actually very intelligent.
She has a gentle personality and always has a faint smile on her face.
He was very kind to Ning Yanshu.
Whatever Ning Yanshu wanted, Shen Xu would often prepare it for him without him even having to ask.
Ning Wan looked around the banquet hall and finally asked Shen Yurong, "Where is A-Xu's grandmother? I haven't seen her."
"The old lady has been sick recently, and quite seriously so." Shen Yurong rarely put down his phone. "She's been bedridden for more than half a month, and she's not getting better."
Ning Wan and Li Hongxia did not have much contact, nor did they have any feelings for each other.
What happened after that was a private matter for the Shen family. She was neither in a position to nor interested in getting involved.
So he silently shut his mouth and focused only on the food on his plate.
After attending a round of banquets, Shen Fu returned to Ning Wan's side.
The wine glass in his hand was replaced with a plate of steak cut into small pieces.
Ning Wan was quite full after being fed so enthusiastically by the father and son...
...
As cups clinked and glasses mingled, the banquet crowd began to stir.
Looking towards the largest crowd, Ning Wan saw Li Hongxia, who was using a cane and walking with difficulty.
Although only a few months had passed since their last meeting, Li Hongxia seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
Her skin was loose and sagging, and her face looked haggard. She was so thin that she looked emaciated.
Even with crutches, she still needs Gao Muyun's support to walk with difficulty.
Even so, Shen Jiahao still insisted that she attend the engagement banquet tonight.
Shen Xu spotted Li Hongxia at a glance.
He shouted, "Grandma!"
Li Hongxia looked over as she heard the sound.
Because of her illness, she hadn't seen Shen Xu for many days.
Seeing Shen Xu's rosy cheeks and energetic appearance, Li Hongxia knew he was being well taken care of, and a rare smile appeared on her face.
She waved to Chen Xu, signaling him not to come any closer.
He then went to the main table below the banquet stage.
As Li Hongxia took her seat, the lights in the room suddenly went out.
Two spotlights shone on Zhang Yuan and Shen Xinrou respectively.
As romantic music began to play, Zhang Yuan straightened his clothes and slowly approached Shen Xinrou with an upright posture.
He walked right up to her, then bowed slightly in a gentlemanly manner and extended his hand in invitation: "My princess..."
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to her.
Shen Xinrou felt extremely embarrassed.
But she had no choice but to stand up and cooperate with Zhang Yuan's actions, placing her hand in his palm.
The two walked away hand in hand.
Only Shen Xinxing remained, his face grim...
...
Zhang Yuan led Shen Xinrou to the top of the banquet stage.
He took the microphone and said many words of thanks and polite greetings.
Standing opposite Zhang Yuan, forced to accept the confession and cooperate with the performance, Shen Xinrou felt even more humiliated.
Her gaze kept drifting uncontrollably towards Shen Xinxing in the corner, as if afraid he would lose his temper and cause trouble.
About half an hour later, Zhang Yuan finally finished speaking.
Before Shen Xinrou could escape, Shen Jiahao brought Gao Muyun onto the stage to give a speech.
He rambled on about random things, trying too hard to be emotional. Then he brought Li Hongxia, who already had mobility issues, onto the stage and played the emotional card again.
It not only reflects the warm and harmonious family atmosphere, but also expresses the family's reluctance to part with Shen Xinrou and their love and care for her.
And yet, some people actually believed it.
She pretended to wipe away tears, exclaiming how moved she was.
Shen Yurong was almost tired of rolling his eyes: "This acting, this level. It's not even as interesting as the 9.9 yuan web series I'm watching."
Ning Wan felt a little uncomfortable because she was too full.
Shen Fu noticed her exhaustion, squatted down, and asked softly, "If you're tired, shall we go back?"
Ning Wan hesitated and asked, "Can we leave earlier?"
"It's alright." Shen Fu took Ning Wan's hand and said nonchalantly, "They won't dare say anything."
Since Shen Fu has said so, Ning Wan has even less reason to insist on staying.
She got up and, with Ning Yanshu in tow, prepared to say goodbye to Shen Xu.
Suddenly, gasps of surprise came from all around.
Li Hongxia, who was standing above the stage, suddenly fell into a coma and collapsed to the ground.
Shen Xu froze for a moment, then screamed and pushed through the crowd, running headlong towards the stage...
...
As Shen Fu had predicted, the engagement party did not go smoothly.
Li Hongxia was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment due to heart failure.
Although the surgery, which lasted several hours, went smoothly, the patient was not yet out of danger and had to remain in the intensive care unit for observation.
Shen Xu cried and made a scene, wanting to go find Li Hongxia.
Ning Yanshu was worried about him and wanted to go with him. So Ning Wan and Shen Fu came to the hospital together again.
Ning Wan looked at Shen Fu with a worried expression.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Wanwan?" Shen Fu chuckled. "Although I did guess that the engagement banquet would be stopped, I didn't expect it to be in this way."
Shen Xinxing is far more ruthless and terrifying than they imagined.
There were many ways to stop the engagement party, but he chose the most extreme and most permanent method.
“I’m not doubting you.” Ning Wan frowned, her expression grave. “I’m just worried that someone might deliberately use this to make a fuss.”
Normally, Shen Fu rarely attends banquets related to the Shen family.
"It's alright," Shen Fu said casually. "Those who care about me will naturally understand me. As for those I don't care about, I don't care what they think either."
The only people Shen Fu ever cared about were those he truly loved.
Just then, Shen Yurong led Shen Xu and Ning Yanshu to the corridor outside the intensive care unit.
Shen Xu's eyes were red, and he was still sobbing.
Several times he even impulsively wanted to run back to the intensive care unit. Ning Yanshu stopped him and kept comforting him.
"How is the situation?" Ning Wan stepped forward and asked Shen Yurong.
Shen Yurong shook his head: "The old lady's heart has always been weak, and she even had a heart reconstruction surgery a year ago. This time, her BNP level suddenly jumped to 9200, indicating type II respiratory failure... The doctor said there is a risk of sudden cardiac death."
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