Shen Meiyan's face turned deathly pale instantly. She stared blankly at Lin Yueshan, as if she hadn't heard what she had just said. An indescribable feeling welled up inside her, a mixture of surprise, anger, and a strange sense of fear.
"What...what did you say?" Shen Meiyan's voice trembled, as if she had suffered a huge blow.
“Your father has been keeping a college student on the side for some time now.” Lin Yueshan raised her head, the weakness and sadness in her eyes had faded, and she spoke in a calmer tone.
Shen Meiyan stood there, stunned, unsure how to react. She recalled her earlier attitude towards Lin Yueshan, and a deep sense of guilt welled up inside her.
"Mom, I'm sorry." Shen Meiyan's voice choked with sobs. "I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong." She held Lin Yueshan's hand tightly and kept apologizing.
Seeing Shen Meiyan's sincere apology, Lin Yueshan's anger gradually subsided. She knew that no matter how willful Shen Meiyan was, she still cared about her family. Thinking of this, she gently patted the back of Shen Meiyan's hand.
Shen Meiyan looked at Lin Yueshan, her eyes flashing with a complex emotion—a desire for the truth mixed with a fear of the unknown. She took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound calm, "Mom, do you know where Dad arranged for this woman to be?"
Lin Yueshan looked at Shen Meiyan, her eyes filled with deep worry. She knew Shen Meiyan was always impulsive and acted without thinking. Therefore, she had to handle this matter carefully to prevent Shen Meiyan from doing anything rash.
"Don't do anything rash. I know how to handle this," Lin Yueshan said. "You're still a child. Don't meddle in adult matters. Mom knows what to do."
However, at that moment, Shen Meiyan suddenly recalled the scene of the Gu family's funeral, and Shen Zhi Qiu's smiling words to her. Those words were like a key, answering all her questions. Her face instantly turned pale, and her eyes revealed a deep shock and anger.
"I just suddenly thought, if you had a younger brother, who would he look like?"
Shen Meiyan's mind went blank. Shen Zhi Qiu knew before her?! This discovery sent a chill down her spine, as if a cold shiver had spread from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
Suddenly, all the fragments came together. No wonder Shen Yanshan was so angry back then, no wonder he urged Shen Meiyan to leave! She had been kept in the dark the whole time.
Seeing Lin Yueshan's distressed state, Shen Meiyan clenched her fists. Her heart was filled with anger and resentment. She couldn't bear the fact that she had been deceived, and even more so, she couldn't bear that her father had done such a thing.
However, how could Shen Meiyan, with her personality, pretend that nothing had happened after knowing about such a thing?
After Shen Yanshan returned from his business trip, Shen Meiyan began her observation plan.
She meticulously observed Shen Yanshan's every move, constantly monitoring his whereabouts. Every day, when Shen Yanshan went out, she would also go out.
Over time, she noticed that Shen Yanshan's life was very regular. Every day, he would either go to the company or go home, and he had almost no other social activities. Sometimes, he would even stop by a florist on his way home to buy a bouquet of flowers for Lin Yueshan. This made Shen Meiyan sigh, and if she hadn't already confirmed that Shen Yanshan was having an affair, she would definitely have thought he was a rare and good husband.
However, just when Shen Meiyan was feeling somewhat exhausted, an unexpected discovery reignited her fighting spirit.
One afternoon, Shen Yanshan left the company early, and he didn't head home. Shen Meiyan immediately became alert. She followed Shen Yanshan cautiously, afraid of being discovered.
Shen Yanshan seemed unaware that Shen Meiyan was following him. He was very relaxed the whole way, and even hummed a little tune.
When he passed by a specialty coffee shop, he went in and bought two boxes of desserts.
The car finally stopped at a place called Haihua Apartments. Watching the car effortlessly drive into the apartment's parking lot, Shen Meiyan's heart sank. She knew that this apartment was definitely related to Shen Yanshan's mistress.
Suppressing her anger, Shen Meiyan followed Shen Yanshan into the apartment building. She saw him expertly enter the elevator and press the button for the 28th floor. Shen Meiyan quietly followed him into another elevator. She decided to start walking up from the 27th floor to avoid alerting him.
She stepped out of the elevator and saw that the apartment layout was two units per floor, so she slipped into the stairwell and waited quietly.
She watched the time tick by, and finally at 6:30 PM, she sent a message to Shen Yanshan: "Dad, why haven't you come home yet? Is something wrong?"
Soon, Shen Yanshan replied to her: "I have a meeting today, and I have to have dinner with a client later. You have dinner with your mom, don't wait for Dad. Dad will bring you some late-night snacks home, sweetie."
Seeing Shen Yanshan's reply, Shen Meiyan was filled with anger and disappointment; she even felt nauseous.
As night deepened, Shen Meiyan hid alone in a corner of the stairwell, enduring the stench of the garbage people had thrown out. Her hands gripped her phone tightly, her mind torn between whether or not to rush out and expose Shen Yanshan's true colors. Her heart pounded faster and faster, and she grew increasingly agitated.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of the door opening outside, followed by the sound of Shen Yanshan talking to a woman.
Shen Meiyan's body stiffened instantly; she felt as if she were about to break her fingers. She held her breath, listening intently to the conversation outside.
"Xiaoling, you must remember what I told you. Buy whatever you need, don't worry about the money. I'll pick you up for your prenatal checkup next week." Shen Yanshan's voice was full of affection, even gentler than when he spoke to Shen Meiyan.
"Prenatal checkup?" A surge of intense anger and disappointment welled up in Shen Meiyan's heart. "The mistress is pregnant?!" She felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She gripped the stair railing tightly, her heart pounding in her chest.
"Ayan, isn't this too risky? I can go by myself." A soft and gentle female voice came from behind, sounding quite young. It must be the mistress named Xiaoling.
"No risk, no risk! For my son, I'd gladly take it all! Don't worry, once my son is born, I'll definitely give you a proper status!" Shen Yanshan's voice was full of confidence and anticipation. He bent down and touched Xiaoling's belly. "My precious son, you must be good! Our Shen family will finally have an heir!"
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