Chapter 17 Chapter 17 "Shen Qingyuan, you are as evil as your father...
Shen Qingyuan woke up with difficulty from the nightmare, his head still aching slightly. Fortunately, it was Saturday and he didn't have to go to school.
The thick curtains should have blocked out all light, but for some reason, the wall lamp in his room was on that day. Perhaps this was the source of his headache.
But before going to bed, he clearly remembered to turn off the lights.
Shen Qingyuan sat up in a daze, and met the eyes of Shen Suxi who was standing at the end of the bed. In just an instant, all sleepiness disappeared.
My mother has always loved beauty. She has always been delicate, pretty, elegant and graceful. Shen Qingyuan hasn't seen her with disheveled hair for a long time.
Shen Suxi looked haggard as if she had not slept all night. Her shrewd eyes had become lifeless and were now staring at him dimly.
Shen Qingyuan even sensed a hint of hatred, which made him feel a little helpless.
Why does my mother hate herself?
What exactly happened?
Before he could figure out what was going on, Shen Suxi slowly approached, picked up a bowl of dark medicine from his bedside, and said expressionlessly, "Qingyuan, you are sick. Take the medicine."
The bowl of medicine had a pungent and disgusting smell and looked a bit sticky. Shen Qingyuan instinctively refused: "Mom, I'm not sick."
In his opinion, his mother's illness was more serious and she seemed to be suffering from mania again.
Shen Qingyuan lifted the quilt and wanted to help his mother take medicine and have a good rest before going to see the family doctor. But before he could get out of bed, Shen Suxi pressed his shoulders and stopped him from taking any further action.
Shen Suxi got closer to look at him. Shen Qingyuan looked very similar to his father Lin Xiuyuan. Both were handsome and well-proportioned. Their personalities were similar as well. They were born dull and seemed to have no interest in anything. It wasn't that they were completely indifferent, but they were just born with a difficulty in empathy.
Back then, Shen Suxi was still the spoiled and willful second daughter of the Shen family. She had seen all kinds of men, but she just happened to fall for Lin Xiuyuan. She used all means to pursue him for three years before she finally got him, even though Shen Suxi knew very well that Lin Xiuyuan did not love her.
But she was fearless at that time. As long as the person was in her hands, his status and position really didn't matter. She just wanted the love that filled her heart to be found, and she also believed that Lin Xiuyuan would not always be like a stone.
That’s why I couldn’t accept it later.
When she caught him cheating in bed, Shen Suxi realized that he could also be deeply in love, but he just couldn't be moved by her.
Shen Suxi's eyes were already a little crazy. She stared at her son and repeated with despair: "Qingyuan, you are sick, take medicine."
The eagle-like hand left his shoulder and grabbed Shen Qingyuan's jaw, trying to force him to open his mouth and feed him the bowl of medicine himself.
Seeing Shen Qingyuan's strong resistance, she coaxed him softly, "Qingyuan, this is a folk remedy that Mommy worked so hard to find. It took me all night to heal. If you drink it, you'll be fine. Any disease can be cured. Be good."
During the struggle, the bowl of medicine spilled out and splashed onto his body. It was pitch black, like a stain that could never be washed away.
Shen Suxi suddenly broke down and smashed the bowl, then asked hysterically: "Why! Why do you want to be like your father! How can you be like him?!"
Shen Qingyuan felt that his mother's illness was particularly serious this time, and he hurried forward to comfort her emotions, but as soon as he touched Shen Suxi's arm, he was slammed away: "Don't touch me!"
He knew that manic episodes were extremely painful, and Shen Suxi was completely unable to control her emotions. Therefore, he did not blame his mother for her sudden loss of control, but only wanted to try his best to calm her down.
Shen Suxi didn't want him to get close, and her harsh words pierced his heart like a sword: "Shen Qingyuan, you are as disgusting as your father."
As she spoke, her eyes were filled with hatred. Even though he didn't care about other people's evaluation of him, Shen Suxi was not an ordinary person after all. A very hurt look appeared on Shen Qingyuan's face, even if it was only a flash, it was still captured by Shen Suxi's keenness.
She suddenly became even more angry, trying to prove that she was not doing evil for no reason. She took out a dozen photos from her pocket and scattered them all over the floor. "Look at what good things you have done. You are the one who broke my heart!"
Shen Qingyuan looked down and saw that the photos were all of him and Xu Lang, taken from various angles, with blurred pixels. Some of them were taken with a substitute, and they did look a bit ambiguous.
At this time, Shen Qingyuan finally understood why Xu Lang seemed to have become a different person recently. Not only did he no longer stick to him, but he kept an exaggerated distance from him. His classmates also looked at him with strange eyes.
This is really an unexpected disaster.
His father’s betrayal has always been a source of worry for his mother. She simply could not accept that her son had become like Lin Xiuyuan, so she went completely crazy.
Given Chen Suxi's temperament, if this matter is not thoroughly resolved, who knows what terrible things she will do.
Shen Qingyuan tried to explain: "Xu Lang and I were just deskmates. We have no other relationship. These photos don't prove anything."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the face. From childhood to adulthood, Shen Suxi had never hit him like this even when she was sick.
Shen Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, then he saw Shen Suxi unfold the crumpled photo in her hand and bring it to his eyes: "Shen Qingyuan, you two dared to kiss in school, and you dared to tell me it was a misunderstanding? How could you lie to me like this?"
After saying that, he broke down and burst into tears.
He felt a strong stinging sensation on his face. It seemed that Shen Suxi had used a lot of strength, but the pain in his heart was much greater than the physical pain. He thought of his father's bloody face that year. It seemed that his mother still showed mercy to him.
Amidst Shen Suxi's shrill cries, his head became more and more painful. He had to force himself to take a deep breath to calm down, but his mind began to wander.
Ten minutes later, Shen Suxi gradually stopped crying and realized that her always caring son was just looking at her with an indifferent expression. She couldn't help but feel even more heartbroken, so she said harshly: "Shen Qingyuan, if you continue to be entangled with him, our fate as mother and son in this life will be over. Whether you live or die in the future, it has nothing to do with me."
She didn't even glance at her son and walked straight out the door. Seeing that he didn't catch up to beg for mercy or make any promises, Shen Suxi panicked again. After all, Shen Qingyuan was not Lin Xiuyuan, and she wasn't that cruel. After thinking for a moment, she turned back and said, "I'll find a hospital that specializes in treatment soon. You're still young, so you should be able to be saved. Anyway, you've been recommended for admission to S University, so don't go to school for the time being."
With Chen Suxi's departure, the door was closed again, and only the wall lamp remained in the room, dim and dim, as if there had never been a moment of bright daylight in his life.
He stood quietly for a while, tired of his figure blending into the darkness, and walked to the window and pulled open the heavy curtains.
The winter sun was dim and there was no warmth at all. If he was trapped here every day, he would probably go crazy like his mother.
He didn't want to become a madman without reason.
Shen Qingyuan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the thick clouds in the sky had been blown away by the wind, and the sun was shining on the earth.
Through the French window, Shen Qingyuan saw a group of people walking towards the villa. In front were Shen Changhe and Xu Nian, the two of them were arm in arm and chatting, looking very intimate.
His eyes fell on the girl behind Xu Nian again. She was wearing a thick white wool coat and a white velvet hat on her head. Most of her face was wrapped in the scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. She looked very afraid of the cold.
Shen Xingchuan followed her closely and somehow stepped on Yao Yingxia's leather boots. She staggered and fell forward. Fortunately, Shen Xingchuan was quick to pull her back.
Yao Yingxia was too light and he was too strong. Under inertia, she almost crashed into his arms. Fortunately, Yao Yingxia reached out to block it in time, but accidentally pressed his chest.
Xu Nian and Shen Changhe, who were walking in front, knew nothing about this.
Shen Qingyuan saw his uncle laughing, and the girl instantly got angry. She quickly moved her hand away, then quickly pulled back the arm he was holding, and took two quick steps to catch up with Xu Nian.
Then the smile on the man's face disappeared.
Body language is the worst way to deceive people.
Shen Qingyuan silently watched everything happening in front of him, and finally understood that Yao Yingxia was just a victim trapped by rumors. If they really had that kind of relationship, she would not have reacted like this.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that only my uncle has made this move. But at such a critical moment in the third year of high school, he can only hold back.
Shen Qingyuan came up with an idea in an instant. He decided to save this poor girl who was in the same situation as him, so that he could also escape from the suffering.
Shen Qingyuan took off his soiled pajamas, changed into a set of white home casual clothes, then turned and went downstairs.
When the agreed time for the visit came, Shen Suxi had indeed dressed up and restored her former exquisite beauty. No one could tell that she had collapsed in the morning. She just looked a little serious.
The moment the servant opened the door, a happy smile appeared on her face, and she walked forward to hug Shen Changhe: "Brother, long time no see."
The room was too warm, and she was wearing too many clothes. Yao Yingxia had just taken off her coat when Shen Qingyuan took it and handed it to the servant beside her.
Such a gentlemanly and natural behavior, as if they were very familiar with each other and had a close relationship.
Yao Yingxia was startled and looked at Shen Qingyuan. Unexpectedly, he was looking at her with a rare smile on his face and a tone that was unusually intimate: "Sister, long time no see."
Yao Yingxia was not used to it for a moment. Although Shen Qingyuan was not cold in the past, he always had a sense of gentlemanly friendship. Why did he become so enthusiastic today?
She suddenly understood again, thinking that he was afraid that she would tell his secret to the Shen family, so he was so attentive.
However, Yao Yingxia was a little scared when she saw him, fearing that he had also heard the rumors about her and accidentally revealed them to Xu Nian, which would be a very bad thing.
Yao Yingxia instantly revealed an even brighter smile and responded to him: "Long time no see, Qingyuan."
Shen Xingchuan watched coldly from the side, his expression turning grim. So Shen Qingyuan said he and Yao Yingxia weren't suitable because he was more suitable? And what about his little niece? She had never been so sunny and bright towards him.
On the other side, Shen Suxi, who was watching silently, had her eyes light up.
Shen Qingyuan stood next to Yao Yingxia. The two were of similar age and both had outstanding looks. What's more, they both wore white clothes on this day. They looked like a match made in heaven, and were particularly pleasing to the eye and well-matched.
Shen Suxi's mood changes rapidly. As long as Shen Qingyuan is willing to have a girlfriend, won't he be able to return to normal and turn over a new leaf from now on?
At the moment, Yao Yingxia is the best candidate. After all, she has never seen her son be so proactive towards other girls.
Shen Suxi walked to Yao Yingxia with great joy, took her hand warmly, and then took Shen Qingyuan's arm with the other, leading them to the living room.
After pressing the two of them onto a small sofa that was almost single-person, Shen Suxi sat on the spacious throne next to them and said to the somewhat uneasy girl with a pleasant face, "Xia Xia, are you stressed out in your senior year of high school?"
At this time, Shen Qingyuan's legs were pressed tightly against hers, which made her feel a little uncomfortable, but there was no more space.
While she was replying to Shen Suxi, "I'm a little nervous," she saw Xu Nian enter the bathroom.
She was about to find the same excuse to stand up, but Shen Qingyuan held her shoulders.
At that moment she obviously became stiff, but Shen Qingyuan just pulled out a feather from her shoulder and showed it to her again.
Shen Suxi witnessed everything that happened in front of her and felt that her son was really saved. Before she could be happy for long, Shen Qingyuan was pulled up by someone.
Compared with the youthful Shen Qingyuan, Shen Xingchuan, who is a few years older than him, seems more mature, even if not stable.
At this moment, he was looking at Shen Qingyuan with a half-smile, as if he had discovered an undercover sent by the rival company to steal secrets. His eyes were cold, but his voice was full of concern: "Nephew, are you crowded? Come and sit here with me." After saying that, he pressed him next to him regardless of his wishes.
Shen Suxi glared at her brother, blaming him for meddling in other people's business. Then she said to the girl, who had obviously relaxed, "Xia Xia, do you have time today? Stay a little longer after dinner. Qingyuan has some questions he can't answer. Can you help him with them later?"
This was so unbelievably false that Shen Xingchuan had to remind his sister, "If I remember correctly, Qingyuan has always been number one in his grade and has a tutor on call at all times."
Chen Suxi's eyes looked as if she wanted to gouge out her brother: "I have already fired the tutor. Even the top student in the grade will encounter unsolvable problems. Maybe if Xia Xia teaches us, our Qingyuan will become the top student in the city and the province."
Yao Yingxia took a deep breath. How could she possibly deserve this? She could only smile awkwardly and wait for Shen Qingyuan to reject this unreliable proposal.
Unexpectedly, Shen Qingyuan would take the opportunity to ask, "Sister, it's still early for lunch. Is it convenient for you now?"
Everything that happened today was strange. Compared to Shen Qingyuan, Yao Yingxia wanted to escape from the covetous Shen Suxi more. She also realized that Shen Qingyuan probably had something to say, so she nodded.
Shen Xingchuan also stood up: "It's just right, I'll take a look at my nephew's room."
He had just taken two steps when his sister grabbed his arm tightly. Shen Suxi smiled a little scary: "My dear brother, please don't affect Qingyuan's studies."
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