Chapter 36 Chapter 36 "But I always treat you as my uncle. ...
She looked bewildered, as if she had no idea what was happening. "I just woke up."
Shen Xingchuan nodded: "Little niece, if your hands weren't shaking, I would have believed you."
He tried to keep his gaze fixed on her arm.
It was a hot summer day, and she was wearing a gradient-colored knitted sleeveless dress. The close-fitting material made her figure visible at a glance. Her pitifully thin waist seemed to be easily wrapped around by two hands, and Shen Xingchuan could even see the blue veins under her snow-white skin.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
Now she could no longer deceive herself, and the fear she had suppressed faintly appeared on her young face.
Yao Yingxia slowly sat up on the sofa, held her own cold hands, and avoided his gaze: "You also know that I am your 'little niece'."
"But we are not related by blood after all."
"But I always treat you as my uncle." She said it sincerely and with conviction.
Shen Xingchuan finally laughed at her anger: "So my niece is so rude to her relatives."
Yao Yingxia knew he was hinting at how she rarely called him "uncle," but she still argued, "After all, you're so young, it's hard for me to call you that out loud. But I do call you uncle in my heart."
He was quite pleased with the fact that he was young, but such a refusal sounded ridiculous: "My niece doesn't even think before she tells a lie."
Because of her relationship with Xu Nian, she didn't want to be too blunt. She was also wary of his past actions, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and come up with another excuse: "But I'm already Qingyuan's girlfriend."
He actually said, "You can change it frequently and try more."
It sounded like Shen Qingyuan was just an accessory to her, which really left Yao Yingxia speechless. After a while, she finally said, "I'm more loyal."
He smiled and said, "I happen to be one too, isn't that a good match?"
This sounds no different than "You are human and I am human, we are a perfect match."
Yao Yingxia was speechless again.
Shen Xingchuan calmly sat down on the sofa next to her, like an elder caring about the love life of a younger generation: "Does my niece love him?"
He stared at her face intently.
The weight of this word was too much for Yao Yingxia to bear, but she couldn't avoid it either. She could only continue to lie with her eyes wide open: "Of course."
This was the fifth lie she had told today.
Shen Xingchuan had just figured out her lying routine. Yao Yingxia would first open her eyes slightly, and then without blinking, she would look completely sincere, which was very intimidating.
But my heart still ached.
Right now, he couldn't stand just listening to her lies. If she really fell in love with someone else in the future, how would he deal with it?
Shen Xingchuan fell silent for a long time, his eyes dim, as if the stars were falling forever.
Seeing that he seemed to have lost interest in continuing the conversation, Yao Yingxia stood up and wanted to leave, but then she heard him ask persistently, "Little niece, give me a chance?"
Even if she told another lie, she was willing to deceive him.
But this time Yao Yingxia just said "I'm sorry". She never drags her feet and hopes that others will give up when they see the difficulty.
Seeing that she was about to go out to find Shen Qingyuan, he finally let himself say those words: "Yingxia, do you hope your mother is happy?"
She slowly loosened her grip on the door and turned to look at him with a defensive look on her face: "What do you mean by that?"
He leaned back on the sofa, as if certain that she would come to her senses and return to the right path: "Do you want to know what happened to your sister-in-law while you were in the hospital?"
As expected, she returned to her side very quickly and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with my mother?" She had already noticed that something was wrong with Xu Nian, but no matter how she asked, her mother refused to say anything.
He smiled and threw out the bait: "Come watch a movie with me, and I'll tell you after it's over."
At that time, Shen Qingyuan was still waiting for Yao Yingxia when he heard his phone ring and received a text message: "Sorry, I have something urgent to do and can't go to the library."
He was standing at the door of the villa at that time. Not long after, he heard someone push the door open and walk out, followed by Shen Xingchuan's rather cheerful voice: "Little niece, do you want to watch a suspense or action movie?"
She said "It's all right", but no emotion could be heard from her. Soon the sound of the car door closing was heard again.
Shen Qingyuan watched the car disappear into the distance, then glanced down at the ground with a hint of pain. The midday sun was shining brightly, revealing everything, yet a small dark shadow still lingered beneath his feet.
Yao Yingxia would never stand him up for no reason.
I guess it was my uncle who did something.
If he refuses to participate in the competition with integrity, it seems that I can no longer sit idly by and wait for death.
Shen Xingchuan finally chose a comedy movie with good reputation, hoping to ease the tense atmosphere between the two.
But throughout the entire movie, one of them was absent-minded and the other had a blank expression, which was out of tune with the audience around them who were laughing loudly.
The screen dimmed and brightened with the changing light and shadow, but it failed to make the beautiful face next to her come alive. She had a serious look from beginning to end.
After the Easter egg ended, the crowd finally dispersed. The moment the ceiling lights came on, the fear shrouded in darkness dissipated slightly. She turned her head and looked at Shen Xingchuan: "Can you tell me now?"
He felt uncomfortable because she was so impatient and because she was on pins and needles just now.
But he still kept his promise and told her: "Your mother was in the hospital during that time. She had a miscarriage."
No wonder she became so thin, no wonder she always forced herself to smile. Yao Yingxia suddenly became extremely distressed. She could not tolerate Xu Nian being hurt in any way: "Why did my mother have a miscarriage?"
"It must have been an accident."
"She doesn't want another child, does she?"
"After all, my sister-in-law already has a perfect child."
It turned out that Shen Changhe unilaterally wanted a child.
She was silent for a long time, thinking about how to help her mother, when she heard Shen Xingchuan offer a very tempting condition: "Yingxia, if you are willing to keep your distance from Qingyuan, I can do my best to help you."
She cautiously confirmed, "Do I just need to keep my distance from him?"
Shen Xingchuan couldn't guarantee it, but he told the truth: "For now."
This "temporary" made her hesitate. Yao Yingxia understood human nature too well. The benefits obtained through coercion and inducement would not stop there.
Even though he has enough patience now and will not really force her to do anything, once he succeeds, it will only whet his appetite until he completely devours her bit by bit.
Yao Yingxia felt a chill in her spine: "I'd better think of a solution myself first."
Shen Xingchuan was not discouraged and gave a kind reminder: "Don't let Big Brother know what you did, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."
She said, "Thank you."
I also heard him say: "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me for help."
It would be better if there were no additional conditions, but he is not a good man after all.
Yao Yingxia didn't want to continue the conversation: "The movie's over."
Their first date was over.
No one spoke on the way back. When he parked the car in the courtyard of the villa, he ran into Xu Nian who was waiting for them there.
Seeing Yao Yingxia get out of Shen Xingchuan's car, Xu Nian seemed a little surprised: "Xia Xia, where have you been? Qingyuan couldn't find you."
She no longer had the energy to lie: "I went to the movies with my uncle."
Xu Nian keenly noticed that her daughter was in a bad mood: "Did you have a fight with Qingyuan?"
She shook her head, but suddenly hugged her mother.
Xu Nian immediately looked at Shen Xingchuan, her heart wary and full of suspicion, but he had learned the essence of her lying and spoke frankly without blinking: "The movie we just watched had a tragic ending, which affected her mood."
Yao Yingxia was so upset that she hugged Xu Nian even tighter: "Mom, I want to be your only child."
Xu Nian's heart tightened again. She touched her head and said, "Xia Xia, I just want to be your mother."
She is the best mother and the best daughter. As long as they both want to make each other successful, there will be infinite weaknesses.
Shen Xingchuan didn't want to do this, but there seemed to be no other way.
The next morning, Yao Yingxia went out alone to a shopping mall far from home. She first picked out a birthday present for Shen Qingyuan, then went into a pharmacy downstairs and said to the clerk, "I want to buy birth control pills. Please give me the ones with the least side effects."
She paid in cash and replaced the medicine with a small bottle of VC.
That night, after having dinner with Shen Changhe and Xu Nian, the three of them sat on the sofa and watched TV together.
Yao Yingxia seemed particularly clingy today. She hugged Xu Nian's arm and leaned her head on her shoulder, like a clingy child who couldn't live without her mother.
Shen Changhe was inexplicably unhappy, but he didn't know what to say. He looked at her with a sullen face for a while, then received a call. He stood up and went to the window to answer it, but his eyes were subconsciously fixed on Xu Nian.
Yao Yingxia calmly took out the medicine bottle and stuffed it into Xu Nian's coat pocket: "Mom, remember to take your medicine on time, one pill a day."
Xu Nian almost instantly guessed what her daughter had given her. She was surprised at her daughter's attentiveness and held the small bottle tightly. "Thank you, Xia Xia, we really have a tacit understanding."
Originally, she also wanted to find a time to buy birth control pills, but Shen Changhe always kept her by his side, never leaving her side. Even if he was not there occasionally, he would send someone to keep an eye on her, so Xu Nian had no chance at all.
Shen Changhe didn't notice anything unusual until he finished the call. The mother and daughter on the sofa in the distance seemed to have seen something very interesting and laughed together.
This is not bad. The doctor said that being in a good mood is more conducive to conceiving a baby.
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