Chapter 112 Mental Illness
Wen Zhou, this is an open conspiracy.
He deliberately brought up the grievances Wenxi had suffered in the past, intentionally to evoke feelings of guilt in Yan Huai'an and Zhou Ruo, and deliberately chose this occasion.
If Yan Huai'an and his wife truly loved Wen Xi, they wouldn't feel uncomfortable even if they guessed it; instead, they would understand Wen Zhou's good intentions.
If he was dissatisfied, he had already expressed Wenxi's grievances.
Yan Huai'an and his wife's dissatisfaction will only fall on him, and they will also feel sorry for Wen Xi.
Wenxi's eyes stung with tears.
After leaving the Wen family, she was no longer their biological daughter, yet her brother was still paving the way for her.
Shang Chen suddenly grasped her hand.
Wenxi turned her head and met Shang Chen's gaze.
Shang Chen gripped her hand tightly, signaling her not to say anything and not to hinder Wen Zhou's performance.
Zhou Ruo wiped away her tears and asked about the things that had puzzled her back then, one by one.
"Xixi says she doesn't feel cold, but why is that?"
Wenxi's hand clenched unconsciously.
Wen Zhou's lips twitched slightly, his face appearing as if covered with a layer of light frost.
"How can a person not feel cold as long as they are alive?"
"If it really comes to this, it's either a serious illness or a congenital disease."
Everyone instinctively looked at Wenxi.
She was lively and energetic, and didn't seem like someone who was seriously ill.
It is even less likely that Wenxi has a congenital disease.
After Wen Zhou finished speaking, everyone suddenly had a guess in their minds.
Zhou Ruo and Yan Huai'an subconsciously looked at Wen Xi.
Wen Zhoucai said calmly, "This is a mental illness."
Even Yan Xu was astonished: "But she seems perfectly normal?"
After he finished speaking, Yan Xu realized that no one around him had made a sound.
It seems he said something he shouldn't have again?
Zhou Ruo clenched her fists tightly, her voice trembling as she asked, "When Xixi was little...did she experience something terrible?"
Wen Zhou: "Once, Xixi was tricked into going to my father's house by his mistress. My mother was very angry. After bringing Xixi back, she locked her on the balcony and made her face the wall to reflect on her mistakes."
"As a result, my mom received a phone call halfway through and ran to catch my dad cheating. She got into a car accident while arguing with my dad on the way."
Zhou Ruo's face was pale, without a trace of blood.
She raised her hand to cover her mouth, "What about Xixi?!"
"She's been locked on the balcony the whole time?!"
Yan Huai'an was also stunned: "Is it in winter?"
“Yes.” Wen Zhou lowered his eyes: “I didn’t find Xixi unconscious on the balcony until I got out of school in the afternoon.”
Yan Huai'an was speechless.
How cold are winters in Beijing?!
It's incredibly lucky that Wenxi survived being left outside on the balcony with a child locked in.
Zhou Ruo exclaimed, "Where are your servants?!"
Wen Zhou remained silent.
But his silence already gave the answer.
If the servants in the Wen family had known that Wen Xi was locked on the balcony, they wouldn't have watched her freeze to death.
Zhou Ruo's voice trembled, "How old was Xixi back then?"
Wen Zhou accurately stated a number: "Six years old."
He calmly said, "It was just one month before my mother threatened to jump off the building while holding Xixi."
After being frozen unconscious, Wenxi fell seriously ill and spent a whole month in the hospital.
The old master of the Wen family was dissatisfied with Wen Haichuan, and also with Ning Jin.
Grandpa Wen scolded Ning Jin for not taking good care of the child, telling her that instead of spending time arguing with Wen Haichuan, she should focus more on the child.
Taking advantage of the situation, Wen Haichuan also accused Ning Jin of being unfit to be a mother and of wanting to bring her illegitimate daughter into the family.
Under pressure from various parties, Ning Jin decided to commit suicide by jumping off a building with her young daughter, Wenxi.
Wen Zhou's cold voice continued, "Xi Xi's inability to feel cold also started from this time."
"The doctor said it's a psychological problem for her; she has a knot in her heart that won't heal unless it's untied."
Because she doesn't feel cold, and the temperature fluctuates greatly during seasonal changes, Wenxi gets sick if she doesn't add or remove clothes in time.
Wen Zhou's cold gaze fell on Yan Xu's face, his tone was indifferent, yet tinged with sarcasm: "Young Master Yan is right, Xi Xi does indeed look no different from a normal person. This is not a serious illness and is not worth mentioning."
Yan Xu's face flushed red.
Wen Zhou had said everything he needed to say, and his mother couldn't stop crying. Then, suddenly, she said something like "not worth mentioning"... clearly trying to attract his hatred.
Driven by a survival instinct, Yan Xu couldn't help but say, "I didn't say it was insignificant, don't wrong me!"
His voice was a little weak: "I just... didn't know the reason either."
If he had known that Wenxi had a mental illness, and that's how it came about, he definitely wouldn't have said that!
Wen Zhou said coldly with disdain, "If you don't know the reason, don't interrupt. I thought that was basic manners."
Zhou Ruo and Yan Huai'an were in shock and paid little attention to Wen Zhou's changed attitude towards Yan Xu.
Yan Xu, his face flushed, apologized to Wen Xi: "I'm sorry."
Shang Chen: "Don't apologize next time."
Yan Xu was taken aback, thinking that Shang Chen was speaking up for him.
The next second, Shang Chen's unusually serious tone was heard: "Your apologies to your siblings are too cheap."
"You never learn your lesson, and 'I'm sorry' has become your get-out-of-jail-free card."
Yan Xu: "..."
Zhou Ruo was consumed by grief and anger.
She suddenly grabbed Wen Zhou's hand, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, "I said I wanted to hug Xixi, but Xixi said she wasn't used to it and refused me..."
Zhou Ruo tried hard to recall every moment she spent with Wen Xi.
Whenever Wenxi reacted even slightly off, she would subconsciously suspect that Wenxi had suffered some injustice, leaving behind lingering effects.
Wen Zhou said casually, "It's probably because my mother jumped off the building with her in her arms, and she was frightened."
The more casually Wen Zhou spoke, the more painful it was for Zhou Ruo.
Zhou Ru murmured, "How could she do this?! Xixi was, after all, her own daughter..."
Wen Zhou's eyes darkened. "When my mother was pregnant with her second child, my father's mistress was also pregnant."
“She heard from somewhere that the other person was having a daughter, and she desperately hoped that she would have a son so that he could outshine the other person.” Wen Zhou: “Perhaps she also hoped that she would have another son to win my father’s heart back.”
"As a result, she had a daughter with her husband."
"Over the years, my mother's neglect and dissatisfaction with Xixi have been more or less due to some resentment."
She blamed Wenxi for not being a boy.
Thinking that if Wenxi were a boy, Wen Haichuan might settle down, and she could also keep the other women in check and get some satisfaction.
These are the things that Yan Zhao should have encountered.
Wen Xi looked surprised as well, "I didn't know that."
Wen Zhou looked at Wen Xi with heartache in his eyes, and his tone softened: "I didn't tell you these things before because it would only hurt you."
"Now... since you're not their biological child, it's okay for you to know."
Wen Zhou stared at Zhou Ruo and Yan Huai'an, slowly lowering his soft knife.
"When Xixi was little, she liked to hide in the closet and cry secretly when she was wronged."
"She once asked me why her parents didn't hug or kiss her, wondering if she wasn't good enough or smart enough."
Wen Zhou's words were like sharp, cold, soft knives, piercing and cutting into the hearts of Yan Huai'an and Zhou Ruo.
"Later I found out that she saw her classmate's mother kiss and hug her when she took her to school, and she was envious. She also got scolded by my mother, so she felt very wronged."
Zhou Ruo's eyes were bloodshot, and she couldn't even make a sound.
Wen Zhou looked at Wen Xi and said calmly, "Xi Xi, it's not that they don't love you, it's just that they don't love that child."
"Whether it's you or Yan Zhao."
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