Chapter 39 She was just too tired...
Jiang Yuelan frowned and glared at her, "What could your mother possibly be hiding from you?"
Shen Qingshu was still a little worried. "Mom, if there's anything you need to tell me, don't keep it to yourself."
"Mom is fine. If something really happened, Mom would have told you immediately."
Jiang Yuelan smiled and said, "Ah Shu, the proudest and most fulfilling thing in my life is having a daughter like you. I am incompetent, which made you leave your parents at a young age to live with your grandfather in the countryside. Fortunately, your grandfather raised you to be very good."
“Mom, don’t say things like that.” Shen Qingshu frowned. “You just didn’t have a choice. Even though I was sent away, you secretly came to see me every month without the Shen family knowing. I know you feel very sorry for me.”
Jiang Yuelan patted Shen Qingshu's head. "Qingshu, all I want now is for you to be happy and fulfilled. Whatever decision you make, I will always support you."
Shen Qingshu frowned as she looked at her, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"Mom, don't worry." She raised her hand and grasped her mother's hand that was stroking her cheek, holding it tightly.
“My studio is doing better and better, and I’ll be making a lot of money. After the New Year, I plan to buy a villa by the river. The yard there is big. Don’t you like planting flowers? You can plant flowers in the yard, and we can also build a fish pond and raise fish… If you like, we can also raise a dog or a cat. In short, as long as you like it, I will help you achieve it!”
Listening to her daughter's words, Jiang Yuelan could almost imagine how wonderful that kind of life would be.
Looking at Shen Qingshu's hopeful eyes, she couldn't bear to disappoint her, so she just nodded and smiled, "Qingshu is so wonderful, even Mom is tempted."
Shen Qingshu looked at her mother, and for some reason, a strange unease welled up in her heart.
Almost instinctively, she reached out and hugged her mother, resting her face on her mother's shoulder. "Mom, hug me."
Jiang Yuelan was taken aback for a moment, then reached out and hugged her, her tone somewhat helpless, "What's wrong? You're so old and still acting like a child."
"Even when I'm seventy or eighty, I'll still be your daughter!" Shen Qingshu said childishly. "You have to live to be a hundred so that when I'm eighty, I'll still be a child with a mother who loves me!"
Jiang Yuelan looked at the television in the living room, where her reflection showed her holding her daughter.
She smiled, pursing her lips, "Okay, for Ah Shu's sake, Mom will try her best to live to be a hundred years old."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshu's unease slowly dissipated, and she closed her eyes contentedly, "Mom, it's so good to have you here."
Jiang Yuelan patted her head and said, "When you become a mother someday, you will know that although it seems that children depend on their mothers, in fact, the energy that children bring to their mothers is limitless. The needs and love that children have for their mothers are the most healing and warm emotions in the world."
Shen Qingshu didn't speak. She was too tired today and had already fallen into a deep sleep in her mother's arms.
Jiang Yuelan lowered her head and touched Shen Qingshu's face, her heartache no longer concealed, "Silly child, you've lost weight..."
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The next day, there were still four days until Lunar New Year's Eve.
Shen Qingshu took Jiang Yuelan back to the hospital early in the morning and accompanied her through her daily routine check-up. Only after confirming that she was alright did she feel relieved.
The doctor and nurses left the ward after their rounds, and Aunt Qin arrived just then.
Shen Qingshu picked up her bag and stood up. "Mom, I still have some work to take care of today, so I'll be leaving now."
"Okay, don't work too hard, and no matter how busy you are, don't forget to eat three meals a day!"
"I understand." Shen Qingshu said, then turned to Aunt Qin. "I might not be able to come over tonight, Aunt Qin. I'm leaving my mother in your care."
Aunt Qin smiled and said, "Alright, Miss Chen, you can go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of everything here!"
Shen Qingshu nodded and glanced at Jiang Yuelan again.
Jiang Yuelan sat on the hospital bed looking at her, raised her hand and waved to her, "Go on, drive carefully."
"Okay." Shen Qingshu smiled sweetly and turned to leave.
As the ward door closed, Jiang Yuelan's smile faded, and she sighed softly.
…
Shen Qingshu left the hospital and went straight to the Shen family home.
Since Shen Mingxiong's death, Shen Qingshu has never set foot in the Shen family again.
I've heard that since Shen Mingxiong's death, the Shen family's business has been declining year by year. Shen Yanying is not cut out for business, and it's said that several projects invested in by the Shen Group in recent years have failed.
The Shen family must be facing a financial crisis right now, which is her biggest hope for negotiating with them today!
The Shen family values profit above all else. As long as the temptation she offers is great enough, she doesn't believe the Shen family won't be tempted!
A white BMW stopped outside the Shen family's gate.
The security guard came over and asked, "May I ask who you are? Who are you looking for?"
“Calm and soothing”.
Upon hearing the name, the security guard's gaze towards Shen Qingshu immediately turned disdainful. "Oh, it's you. Our old lady instructed you to park your car outside."
Shen Qingshu was mentally prepared for this treatment.
She parked the car, opened the door, and got out.
The security guards have already reported the incident to the Shen family.
Soon, the Shen family's gate opened, and seven or eight members of the Shen family, led by Old Madam Shen and Shen Yanying, came out of the house.
Shen Qingshu stepped inside.
It was not yet 10 a.m., and the sky was overcast, clearly indicating another bad day.
Shen Qingshu checked the weather forecast before setting off, and it said there would be heavy snowfall today.
She was wearing a long, off-white down jacket, her long, soft, black hair was casually loose, her hands were in her pockets, half her face was buried in her scarf, and her beautiful eyes were calm and indifferent, staring straight ahead.
Standing two or three steps away from the entrance gate, each member of the Shen family looked down at Shen Qingshu with an air of superiority.
Shen Qingshu stopped a few steps away from the steps, her gaze sweeping lightly over the faces of each member of the Shen family.
Every one of them is a blood relative of hers, but every one of them once tried their best to destroy her!
Shen Qingshu looked at these people without feeling anything, as if she were looking at a bunch of emotionless dolls.
"Shen Yanying, I'm here." She looked at Shen Yanying, her voice indifferent and cold, "Tell me your terms."
“My word doesn’t count,” Shen Yanying scoffed. “Grandma is the head of the family.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshu frowned slightly. Before she could speak, Old Madam Shen spoke first—
"Ah Ying, go and ask your father to come out!"
"Okay." Shen Yanying glared at Shen Qingshu, then turned and went into the house.
Soon, Shen Yanying came out carrying Shen Mingxiong's portrait.
Madam Shen glared fiercely at Shen Qingshu.
"That vicious bitch Jiang Yuelan killed my son! You still dare to expect Aying to save that bitch! Shen Qingshu, if you hadn't used your tricks to bewitch Fu Siyan to help you, I wouldn't have let Aying go for the bone marrow transplant, let alone donate it, or even just for the matching!"
"But even if the match is successful, so what? The decision to donate or not is up to us! No matter how powerful or influential Fu Siyan is, can he hold a knife to A-Ying and force him to donate?! Besides, after the matching results came out, Fu Siyan didn't say a word. It seems he doesn't intend to help you a second time!"
At this point, Madam Shen was clearly pleased with herself, her aged and mean face twisted into a smile. "Shen Qingshu, now you can only beg us!!"
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