"I heard it, but I thought it was just students from the academy fooling around inside. I didn't know it was my sister-in-law. If I had known, I would have called the police immediately." Shen Shuyuan quickly composed herself and made up a story to deal with Shen Jiarui.
"So, just because other girls are being bullied means you can stand idly by?" Shen Jiarui asked coldly.
Only then did he realize that this gentle and obedient younger sister was actually so cold-blooded and ruthless.
"Second brother, my family abandoned me. My grandma brought me back from the roadside. At that time, I was only holding a tattered doll and had a piece of bread to fill my stomach. I tore the bread open and threw it to the stray dog on the roadside, but it bit me. I didn't even get a rabies vaccine. Then I was caught in a rainstorm. I was walking alone on the road. I lost my shoes and cut my feet. I also had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius and almost became mentally impaired. Is meddling in other people's business really going to end well? At least I've never thought so since I was a child."
Shen Shuyuan recounted her tragic past, her eyes reddening.
Her eyes, moistened with tears, were so pitiful.
Shen Jiarui didn't dare ask anything more. He put his arm around her shoulder and gave her a reassuring hug: "From now on, your second brother will protect you, and always will."
Shen Shuyuan, who was leaning on his shoulder, wiped away her tears and smiled contemptuously. "Okay. Thank you, Second Brother. Can you please not tell Eldest Brother about this? I don't want him to think I'm cold and heartless too."
“It’s okay. He’s more cold-blooded and ruthless than you. He can’t possibly despise you,” Shen Jiarui said.
"..." Shen Shuyuan.
A black Rolls-Royce drove into the old manor.
The manor was brightly lit, as bright as day.
Jiang Jingyu was sitting in the villa's lobby wearing silk pajamas, not yet back in her room to sleep.
Lin Jing pushed Shen Jinmo into the hall.
Jiang Jingyu immediately stood up: "I heard that Lu Zhiwei was raped at school today?"
Shen Jinmo glanced into Jiang Jingyu's eyes.
There wasn't a trace of worry or heartache in her expression; instead, it was full of schadenfreude. She was probably staying up so late to personally inquire about Lu Zhiwei's situation so she could kick him when he was down.
His biological mother was inherently mean, selfish, and cold-hearted.
He inherited all of these traits from her.
"Has Lu Zhiwei treated you badly all these years since she married into the Shen family?" Shen Jinmo asked her in a hoarse voice.
Jiang Jingyu smiled, crossed her arms, and raised her chin: "She's very good, almost flawless. But she's Lu Yunsheng's daughter. No matter how good she is to me, your father will never come back."
Shen Jinmo chuckled lightly: "Before you knew she was Lu Yunsheng's daughter, your attitude was no different from now. Your prejudice against her has been consistent from beginning to end."
"Don't talk about me. Son, how good have you been to her? I only did this because you don't like her, and because she's of low status and not good enough for you..."
"Yes, what right do I have to accuse you? I am the source of all this evil."
Shen Jinmo gave a self-deprecating smile as he recounted the past three years.
Everyone in the Shen family, from elders to servants, had to be mindful of his mood.
If he always protects her so well, who can say a bad word about her, the young mistress?
Lin Jing pushed him into the elevator and onto the second floor.
Wearing a white cotton nightgown, Xia Wanying held a doll in her arms and curled up in a corner of the sofa in the second-floor living room, seemingly waiting for him.
“Brother Shen.”
Seeing him come upstairs, she immediately stood up and ran towards him, wanting to hug him as usual.
He has been deliberately avoiding Xia Wanying these past few days.
Shen Jinmo grabbed her wrist, holding her in place in front of him, unable to lift her up.
"I've given you so much time to consider, are you still going to continue pretending?" Shen Jinmo's handsome face was cold and stern.
Xia Wanying's eyes flickered, "Brother Chen... what exactly did Yingying do wrong?"
"If you think this is a way to protect yourself, then I choose to respect your decision." Shen Jinmo left with a cold remark and had Lin Jing push him into the bedroom.
As she watched the man's cold and indifferent back, the doll in Xia Wanying's hand fell to the ground.
She knew that this man would never pamper her like he used to.
Outsiders all thought he favored her the most.
But only she knew best that Shen Jinmo had the highest tolerance for Lu Zhiwei.
The spacious bedroom is furnished with a uniformly cool color scheme, quite different from the bridal suite in Shuiyun Bay.
Lu Zhiwei spent three years transforming the place into a cozy little home. She changed the bed sheets and duvet covers to warm colors, and the scented candles were all colorful. She even changed the color of the baby's breath flowers in the house every day.
This was the first time Shen Jinmo had felt cold when she stepped into her own room.
It was so cold it had no warmth at all.
"Lin Jing, have the rough diamonds for Sun's Jewelry always been supplied by the diamond mine that Shen's owns in South Africa?" Shen Jingmo asked in a deep voice, looking out the window.
"Yes, Mr. Shen. Our two families have been cooperating for many years. They have always used the scraps that Shen's family doesn't need."
"Starting tomorrow, we will terminate our cooperation with the Sun family. They've become too fat by using leftover scraps."
Shen Jinmo toyed with the candlestick on the table, a cold, fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
"Okay, I'll handle it." Lin Jing left the room.
After everyone left, Shen Jinmo's gaze remained fixed on the candlestick. He had paid a high price to have it custom-made, and had his servants purchase many different brands of fragrances, but none of them smelled the same as before.
These days, he has been finding it increasingly difficult to fall asleep.
He picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Lu Zhiwei.
Are you home yet?
What brand of aromatherapy diffuser did you keep buying?
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