Chapter 705: I Can’t Hide It
The office suddenly fell into silence, leaving only Shen Jingjing's helpless sigh.
She has been very busy recently and was a little flustered. Many things had just been done, and the new store opened at this time, which made her a little uncomfortable.
The old lady's call made her even more annoyed.
At this time, there was another knock on the door. Shen Jingjing quickly calmed down and said, "Come in."
The door opened and it was Shen Yingying who came.
Shen Jingjing stood up, and finally a smile appeared on her face: "Why are you here?"
"I just happened to be passing by and went to the flower and bird market." Shen Yingying saw the huge bouquet of red roses next to her and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh, I got flowers. Who sent them?"
Seeing her gossiping look, Shen Jingjing knew what her sister was thinking and pulled her to sit on the sofa: "Don't ask nonsense questions, it's annoying."
"It's a good thing to have suitors. Are you really determined not to find one?" Shen Yingying advised, "If you find a suitable one, then give it a try. The children are all grown up."
"Isn't this inappropriate? We've tried it before, but it didn't work out."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yingying blurted out, "Ah? The big boss from before?"
"How did you know?" Shen Jingjing was shocked, then she understood: "Aci told you!"
"I mentioned it casually once. Oh, that's not appropriate, forget it. Don't get upset about it."
"It's not because of this matter that I'm bothered." Shen Jingjing sighed: "There are so many things to do, I'm so busy, my mother just called me."
"She called you again?" Shen Yingying frowned when she heard this. Neither sister liked to contact their family. "Why did she call you?"
"I want money." Shen Jingjing said coldly, "I know that Ah Li is an actress, so I come to ask for money, and I want three hundred right away!"
"Huh?" Shen Yingying said angrily, "What does A-Li's money have to do with them? Not to mention A-Li, even if A-Ci and Xingxing make money, it has nothing to do with them. Has anyone in your family helped you once in all these years? They didn't help you when you were in trouble, but now that A-Li is doing well, they rush over to help her. How can such a good thing be so easy?"
Shen Yingying felt heartbroken when she thought of the suffering her sister had endured.
"Chengcheng said he wanted to do business. I didn't give him that much, but I can't give him nothing at all, otherwise the old lady won't be at peace."
Shen Jingjing said this without forgetting to instruct her sister: "You must not leak any information about your current situation. Also remind Sui Sui and Guangrong. If they knew that Ah Ci bought you such a big house, your hometown would be in chaos."
"Don't worry, sister. They don't even know we've moved to Longcheng and are no longer in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. We were never taken seriously, and I, your younger sister, am even less so. No one even thinks to give me a call all year round."
Shen Jingjing sighed, then smiled with relief: "Fortunately, we have finally made it through, and the children are all grown up, sensible and promising."
"Those are Ah Ci, Ah Li, and Xing Xing who have great potential. As for my two, forget it."
"Don't say that. Although Sui Sui and Guang Rong are not good at school, Sui Sui is studying very hard in college and will be doing an internship soon. Guang Rong is also sensible and will be fine in the future. Don't worry."
As she was talking, the phone rang again. Shen Jingjing thought it was the old lady again. She picked it up impatiently and her expression changed. When she answered the phone, her tone became gentle: "Aci."
"Mom, are you done? I have something to tell you."
"I, I'm still in the company. Your aunt came and we were chatting. What's wrong?" Hearing that her daughter's tone was more serious than usual, Shen Jingjing also became serious.
"It's hard to explain over the phone. I'll send you two links on WeChat. Please check them out. I'll come to your office to see you now."
"Uh, okay, come over here then."
Seeing her sister's expression change after she hung up the phone, Shen Yingying asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Ah Ci is coming over?"
Shen Jingjing nodded and clicked on the link her daughter sent her.
The next second, her pupils suddenly dilated.
"sister?"
Shen Yingying was stunned when she saw this, and she also moved closer to take a look, and then she showed the same expression as Shen Jingjing.
The two people read all the content with shocked expressions and got goose bumps all over their bodies.
"Discovered?" Shen Yingying slowly turned her head to look at her sister, her voice trembling as she asked, "Has Ah Li already known?"
Shen Jingjing murmured, "I'm not sure whether Ah Li knows, but Ah Ci probably knows."
For twenty years, they had kept the secret that they had known but never mentioned. Now they had forgotten that Ali was not her biological daughter, because she had raised her as her own daughter from the very beginning.
Soon, Shen Jingjing sorted out her mood: "Yingying, if you can't hide it, then don't hide it. Instead of letting Ah Li find out the truth from others, why not I tell her on my own initiative."
Shen Yingying also came back to her senses and nodded in agreement: "Sister, you are right. Ah Li is sensible. Maybe she will find it hard to accept the truth that she is not her biological child at first, but she will definitely understand you."
Not long after, Shen Ci drove to her mother's company.
As soon as she entered the office, she saw her mother and aunt sitting upright on the sofa, looking at her calmly.
"Mom, Auntie." Shen Ci called out, then walked over and sat down opposite the two of them: "Did you see what I sent?"
They both nodded.
At this point, Shen Ci was unwilling to believe it. She looked at her mother and asked, "Ali is okay, right, mom? She is your biological daughter."
"Aci, A-Li is not my biological child. I picked her up from the park."
Shen Jingjing said it bluntly. If she was going to say it, she shouldn't beat around the bush.
Shen Ci was stunned: "Huh?"
Shen Yingying looked at Aci with a distressed face. She knew that not only A-li could not accept it for the time being, but Aci as her elder sister and Xingxing as her younger brother would definitely not be able to accept it immediately after knowing it.
The impact of this incident was so great that no one doubted it for twenty years.
"Aci, there is actually a flaw. If you think about it carefully you will find something is wrong." Shen Yingying spoke tentatively.
Shen Ci looked at her aunt, puzzled: "What's the matter?"
Shen Yingying said, "You are twenty-two years old, A-Li is twenty-one, and Xingxing is twenty years old this year."
Shen Ci’s mind was in a mess and he didn’t react immediately.
Seeing this, Shen Yingying said, "Judging from the ages of the three of you, your mother would have had to be pregnant and giving birth for three consecutive years without any breaks, with almost no time off, to achieve a one-year age difference between the three of you."
Shen Jingjing: "I brought you back when you were one year old, Ah Li, and I got pregnant with Xing Xing a year later."
Chen Ci looked at her mother, her sister's every frown and smile in her mind. The sister whom she loved and protected with all her heart was not her biological sister?
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
