Chapter 257: Finding the Flaw
Before Shu Ya could even be happy for two seconds, she heard her say again: "But you must go to the blind date and marriage! You can't play around like this, looking for this and that. Love is not a joke!"
I can only feel at ease when things stabilize."
"Mom, I don't want to go on a blind date. I'm fine the way I am now." Shu Ya's ears were callused from hearing this.
She just hates being bound and doesn't want to be troubled by emotions. What's wrong with being free and easy?
But Shu Ping obviously couldn't accept such an idea.
"I won't allow it! Marriage is the most important thing in life, so be serious with me!"
"Auntie." Jiang Yao promptly handed over a cup of tea, "Listen to me, Yaya is actually in a stable relationship now. She hasn't been messing around with boyfriends and girlfriends, and has always been in a one-on-one relationship.
Please trust her character. Relationships and marriage cannot be forced, but she is definitely a rational adult and will not make any mistakes."
Her words were soothing.
Shu Ping listened for a while, then turned to Shu Ya and asked, "Really? Have you planned your life and future well?"
"Of course, Mom. I'm an adult and I'll be responsible for all my actions."
Shu Ya answered her seriously.
Shu Ping sighed slightly, not knowing whether she believed it or not.
"Okay, I won't ask about these for now. It's getting late now, and you must have worked hard to come all the way back. Let's go have a meal first!"
She obviously didn't intend to give up easily.
Shu Ya also knew that some things could not be changed overnight.
It is inherently difficult for people to understand each other.
What's more, there is a huge generation gap between them.
After dinner in the evening, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
But Jiang Yao and Shu Ya were in the same room.
After closing the door and lying on the bed, Jiang Yao slowly spoke, "How is it? Did you find anything unusual?"
"I tried to insinuate things with my mother, the servants, and the housekeepers around her, but they didn't say anything unusual about their relationship. Besides, my mother is usually too busy, often leaving early and returning late to manage the company, so it's hard to find any problems."
Shu Ya briefly recounted the intelligence she had gathered. "From what I've seen so far, either my stepfather is truly a good guy and there's nothing wrong with him, which would make everyone happy, or... he's hiding it too well."
"I hope it's not the latter."
Jiang Yao lowered his eyes and patted her shoulder soothingly, "It's late, go to bed tonight!"
Shu Ya nodded, and the two of them soon fell asleep.
The next morning.
After washing up, the two got up and went downstairs to have breakfast, but they did not see Shu Ping.
After asking the housekeeper, I learned, "Madam asked me to tell you that she has an important business trip for the next two days and is not available to entertain Miss Jiang. She wants you to stay at home with Miss Jiang and go out for a walk. She will come back to accompany you when she returns."
"Why didn't she tell me yesterday?"
Shu Ya puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
"Maybe something urgent happened and he didn't have time to tell me! What about Uncle Zhuang? Is he not here either?" Jiang Yao asked curiously.
The housekeeper replied respectfully, "Sir, he went to school early this morning and should be back after get off work."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Butler."
After sending them away, Jiang Yao pulled Shu Ya to sit down, and the two chatted while eating. "Well, while they are away, we can still walk around the house and see if there are any loopholes."
Jiang Yao's reminder brought Shu Ya back to her senses. "You're right."
After breakfast, the two of them went for a walk outside the villa.
Then they returned to the house and went up to the second floor. After discussing, they decided to go to Shu Ping's room first.
When I got to the door, I found it was locked.
"Why do you lock the door at home?"
Shu Ya was puzzled.
There are no outsiders at home, so confidential and valuable things are either kept in the study or in the safe.
The rooms usually need to be cleaned by servants when you live there.
She felt a little strange and turned to ask Jiang Yao: "How about I ask the housekeeper to get the key?"
"Since the door is locked specifically, the housekeeper may not have it."
Jiang Yao thought for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a hairpin from her head. "If you trust me, I can try to unlock it."
"Of course I believed you, but I didn't expect you to have this skill!"
Shu Ya looked at her with admiration.
Jiang Yao waved her hands modestly. After all, this wasn't a skill she couldn't show off. She had just learned it gradually after being confined in her adoptive parents' home for a long time.
But within five minutes, the door was successfully pried open.
The two walked in together.
The quilts in the room were neatly made and the decoration was elegant, and there didn't seem to be anything shameful.
Shu Ya casually opened the drawer, not expecting to find anything.
As a result, a bottle of medicine appeared in front of him.
The letters written on it were ones she couldn't understand, but they made her heart skip a beat and she suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Yaoyao, help me see what this is!"
Jiang Yao walked forward curiously, took the medicine bottle and looked at it carefully for several seconds.
As if unsure, she quickly opened the bottle, poured out two pills and sniffed them under her nose.
After a moment, she finally confirmed it, but her brows furrowed.
"What's wrong? Is this some bad medicine?" Shu Ya's voice was a little nervous and trembling.
"That's not to say it's bad..."
Jiang Yao spoke hesitantly, but still explained to her: "This is... a drug for treating depression."
"depression?!"
Shu Ya's tone was filled with disbelief. "Who has depression? My stepfather? But he doesn't look like it at all... That can't be my mother!"
She looked uneasy.
"Don't worry, let's look through other drawers. Maybe there are other clues." Jiang Yao hurriedly comforted.
Only then did Shu Ya manage to calm herself down.
She rummaged through the drawers again.
As a result, I actually found a list in the bottom drawer of the box.
Shu Ya picked it up and examined it carefully, and her hands were shaking after a moment.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Yao hurried over and looked over. It turned out to be Shu Ya's mother's medical record.
The diagnosis above is clearly stated.
Shu Ya was indeed diagnosed with moderate depression and needed to take medication all year round to stabilize her mood.
"How is this possible?!"
Shu Ya shook her head in disbelief. "My mother is such a strong and confident person. She always keeps her word and has never shown weakness or pain. How could she possibly suffer from depression?"
Jiang Yao sighed softly upon hearing this and had to remind her.
"Yaoyao, depression doesn't mean you have a weak character. Sometimes, symptoms like being overly assertive, anxious, and paranoid are also potential manifestations of depression."
A person may pretend to be strong on the surface, but the true face hidden deep in his heart is difficult for others to see.
Shu Ya's lips trembled slightly.
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.
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