Chen Heng looked around but didn't find anyone, so she gave up. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she caught a glimpse of a pair of feet coming out from behind the willow tree. The feet were already on the edge of the canal, and one more step would mean they would step into empty space.
Chen Yuan felt that life had no meaning and was better off dying. His mother had died in front of him, and Yao had been constantly speaking harshly to him. The so-called eldest sister, the fourth sister, had even called him a concubine's son.
Just as he was about to step on empty air, a clear voice called out to him, "Chen Yuan."
Shen Yuan turned around and saw Madam Shen, his half-sister.
"Don't be so suicidal, please." Chen Heng met Chen Yuan's lifeless eyes and said kindly, "There's nothing to worry about."
"You don't hate me?" Shen Yuan had had enough of the Shen family's scolding and contempt these days.
"Why should I hate you?" Shen Heng was still worried that Shen Yuan would hate her. Zhou's death was obviously caused by her mother Yao. As Yao's daughter, it was normal for Shen Yuan to hate her.
"Don't you hate my father for raising my mother and me outside?" Thinking of his mother, Shen Yuan's eyes instantly became moist.
She was just a bystander in the affairs of the Shen family. Shen Heng thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to hate someone, you should hate your father. He was the one who hid it from my mother and us three sisters. You are innocent." She couldn't say whether Zhou was innocent or not. It was difficult for women to make their way in this world. Sometimes the choices they made seemed unacceptable to the world, but they might be the only choice they had to survive.
Shen Yuan didn't expect that this sister didn't hate him at all, and even said that he was innocent: "I'm too tired of living."
"If you jump from here, your mother will be so sad if she knows."
Speaking of his mother, Shen Yuan burst into tears.
The young man before him, though he had been through many hardships, held no resentment, not even hatred. Zhou had taught him well, and Chen Heng sympathized with him. "Life is full of hardships, and we have to go through many things. Even to eat a meal, we have to chop wood, wash rice, cook, and stir-fry. No matter how tired we are, we have to grit our teeth and move forward. If we give up because of a little difficulty, then what are all our previous efforts worth?"
There are many people in this world who are suffering more and working harder than them.
Everyone lives a hard life, yet finds joy in suffering.
"I failed the exam." Shen Yuan said in an extremely negative tone.
"Then try again later. There's a Master Qi in our county who failed the scholar exam thirty times in a row, and I heard he failed again today." Such luck is unparalleled. Chen Heng said, "Instead, he becomes more courageous with each setback. Apart from anything else, just this kind of courage is admirable."
Shen Yuan was stunned.
"I think many people are secretly laughing at Mr. Qi, but more people admire his courage in facing setbacks."
"Sister O is different from what I thought." The Shen family said that Sister O was a person without family affection, and that she broke off ties with her natal family for the sake of her husband's family.
Shen Heng smiled, and she knew what the Shen family would say about her in front of Shen Yuan: "Chen Yuan, don't do anything stupid. After this is over, looking back, it's actually just a temporary sadness."
Seeing his sister trying to persuade him gently, Shen Yuan felt even more upset. Before coming to the Shen family, whenever his mother saw him sad, she would try to persuade him gently. After coming to the Shen family, his mother cried all day long, and even the servants dared to look down on them. In the end, his mother committed suicide.
From then on, no one would give him such gentle advice again.
Looking at Chen Yuan's dazed expression, Chen Heng sighed inwardly. She didn't know if this young man had listened to her words. If he hadn't, there was nothing she could do. "That's all I have to say. If you still insist on committing suicide, then I'll leave first."
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