Chapter 40. Mom is really leaving. Goodbye. ...
When Shen Jiawan graduated, she was already known as a rising star in the technology industry.
She was more successful in her career than Fu Shi'an in the original story.
Fu Shi'an died in the hospital not long after falling from the building, because his family gave up on treatment.
After all, he and Xu Miaoyan had orchestrated that cyberbullying, so the police still notified Shen Jiawan after their deaths.
Shen Jiawan didn't care about Fu Shi'an's matter; that person had long since lost his appeal. She had more important things to do now, and the police would handle the follow-up procedures.
After getting involved in those businesses, and looking back at the things that had bankrupted my father, I realized it was just a trivial matter. Logically speaking, overcoming this difficulty shouldn't have been a problem, but it was precisely because of such a small thing that our family went bankrupt.
It even drove her father to commit suicide.
It all seems a bit unbelievable.
What's done is done, and she can only learn from it.
The things Xiang Bei gave her even brought Shen Jiawan to the attention of the government, leading to direct cooperation with Shen Jiawan's company.
The system also reminded Xiang Bei, "Host, our current mission progress bar has reached 98%. Once your precious daughter has completely established herself, we can leave here."
Looking at the 98% progress, Xiang Bei felt melancholy again.
The feeling of parting is truly unbearable.
I didn't expect it to happen again.
She both longed for this day to come quickly and wished it would come slowly.
The first thing Shen Jiayuan did after earning her first pot of gold was to help her father move his tombstone to her mother's side.
Looking at the rows of tombstones, Shen Jiawan looked up at the sky and smiled sweetly, "Thank you."
You knew all along that I wasn't your mother, didn't you?
Xiang Bei spoke with great certainty.
Shen Jiawan smiled a little embarrassedly, "At first I really thought you were my mother, but after I ate the breakfast you prepared for me, I knew you weren't my mother."
Her gaze fell on her parents' photos, and she took a deep breath and said, "When my dad was alive, he often said that my mom was good in every way, except that her cooking skills were terrible. He said that the food my mom made was so bad it could kill you."
As she laughed, tears welled up in Shen Jiawan's eyes. She reached out and touched her mother's photo. "But no matter how bad my mother's cooking was, I never ate it."
She felt as if a pair of hands were gently stroking her cheeks, wiping away her tears, just like her mother.
Shen Jiawan smiled again, "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have achieved this. Although you're not my real mother, I already consider you my mother in my heart."
Looking at her parents who seemed to be smiling in the photo, Shen Jiawan said, "I think if Mom and Dad knew, they definitely wouldn't mind me thinking this way, right, Mom and Dad?"
Shen Jiawan said a lot of things, and she even said she wanted to buy the house back.
Xiang Bei inquired about the situation for her. Shen Jiawan is now a well-known tech upstart, especially since she has a collaboration with the government, so people are naturally willing to give her face.
I heard that she wants to buy her old house back home, and quite a few people are helping her with that.
Mr. Shen was once a well-known figure. When people think of him, they feel a sense of regret. They don't understand how a small decision-making mistake could bankrupt the Shen family and drive Mr. Shen to commit suicide.
Hearing what those people said, Shen Jiawan couldn't help but think of the time when her father was still alive.
She bought the house, which had been lived in by others before, and there was no trace of her father and she living there anymore.
Seeing that the project was already 99% complete, Xiang Bei knew that she didn't have much time left to stay, so she gave Shen Jiayuan a gift and asked her to take over the renovation of the house.
Xiang Bei had the system retrieve the Shen family's previous appearance and then helped restore it to its original state.
Blindfolded, Shen Jiawan followed Xiang Bei's instructions and walked forward step by step until she pushed open the door, at which point she removed the silk scarf covering her eyes.
Looking at the familiar scene inside the room, Shen Jiawan's tears streamed down her face.
This familiar scene reminded her of every time she came home from school, her father would walk out of his study and stand on the second floor smiling at her as soon as she opened the door, saying, "My little Yuan Yuan is back! Did you have fun at school today?"
Perhaps her father's parenting style was indeed wrong; after her father passed away, she lost the ability to survive.
She wouldn't have achieved what she has today if it weren't for her "mother's" presence.
But she couldn't deny that her father truly loved her.
Shen Jiawan looked around the whole place, not only the house, but also the yard outside, where her toys that she had casually thrown on the ground were still there.
The greenhouse, which had been demolished, has been restored and is now filled with my mother's favorite roses.
The roses are blooming beautifully.
【Wanwan, go forward, there's something there.】
Following Xiang Bei's instructions, Shen Jiawan walked to a pot of roses and took out a document that had been sealed away for many years.
It was wrapped in a waterproof coating, and inside was a notebook with a dark green cover.
There were some photos inside, all of them of her when she was young.
These are Mom's notes.
It contains a detailed record of what happened after her birth.
Dad loves her.
Her mother loved her just the same.
Every page of the notebook is a blessing left by her mother.
"My dearest Yuan Yuan, Mommy hopes you grow up healthy and happy, always carefree, and without any worries."
The last page had illegible handwriting and even bloodstains.
"Baby, Mommy may not be able to watch you grow up anymore, my dearest Yuan Yuan baby. Mommy will always love you. Mommy will become a star and watch over you from the sky."
Shen Jiawan still felt a little sad when she guessed that the strange characters weren't her mother's.
But after seeing her mother's notes, Shen Jiawan thought, wasn't this also her mother protecting her in another way?
She took the pen and wrote on the last page, "Mom, I am Yuan Yuan. I saw the notes you left. Mom, I love you too."
Shen Jiawan clutched the notebook to her chest, looked at the roses in the flower room, and started crying again as she laughed.
Xiang Bei didn't know there was anything there originally; she only found out when the system was restored.
Shen Jiawan's mother thought a lot, probably never expecting that her husband would jump off a building after going bankrupt. Shen Jiawan was also kicked out, the flower room was demolished, and the notes she left for her daughter were never seen by her daughter.
But Xiang Bei certainly couldn't let Shen Jiawan have this regret.
Shen Jiawan sat in front of the piano her father had custom-made for her, played a random tune, and laughed as she looked at the oil painting of a family of three hanging in front of her.
"I still can't play the piano."
She closed the piano, rested her chin on her hand, and asked, "What's your name?"
[Xiang Bei.]
"How old are you?"
【26.】
"The same age as me? No, wait, have you always been twenty-six?"
That's right.
Shen Jiawan nodded, resting her chin on her hand.
"Can I see what you look like?"
【cannot. 】
"Don't be like that, can't I even see you for a moment?"
If you could see me, I don't think I would communicate with you in this way.
"That's true."
After a long silence, Shen Jiawan suddenly asked, "Are you leaving?"
The conversation between Xiang Bei and the system will not be displayed as bullet comments, so Shen Jiawan definitely did not learn about it through bullet comments.
It took Shen Jiawan a long time to see the two words.
【Yes. 】
As the comments gradually disappeared, Shen Jiawan's eyes reddened. "Can you not leave?"
No comments appeared, but Shen Jiawan already knew the answer.
She laughed, but it was a rather awkward laugh. "So when will you leave?"
Xiang Bei looked at the 99% progress bar.
It'll be soon. I'll let you know when I leave.
"Okay, then you must tell me, you can't just leave without saying a word."
After a while, Shen Jiawan asked again, "Should I prepare some things for you?"
Previously, it was always Xiang Bei who gave her things, and Shen Jiawan thought that she should also give something to this "mother" who had always been there for her and encouraged her.
"Is it to be burned for you?"
Xiang Bei: "..."
No need for that. I don't need those things in my current situation.
She can conjure up whatever she wants herself; there's really no need for all this trouble.
"Alright then," Shen Jiawan replied somewhat disappointedly.
Seeing her expression, Xiang Bei added, "You can also prepare it, just in case I need it."
Shen Jiawan immediately smiled. She had prepared a lot of things for Xiang Bei, a little bit of everything.
Xiang Bei put it directly into her spatial storage, thinking it would be good to keep it as a memento.
After a period of delay, the progress bar finally started moving after Shen Jiawan signed a contract with the government, reaching 100% completion.
"Host, we can leave now. Shall we leave this world now?"
"Wait a little longer."
Xiang Bei looked at Shen Jiawan shaking hands with a group of leaders, realizing that it was inappropriate to say goodbye at this time.
Xiang Bei didn't speak until Shen Jiawan had finished the banquet and returned home.
【Jiawan, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself.】
Shen Jiawan had just taken off her shoes when she threw herself onto the sofa.
I was dressed very formally today, in a white suit and with exquisite makeup. I looked every bit the social elite.
But Shen Jiawan always felt like a child who had stolen an adult's clothes.
I looked up and saw the barrage of comments appearing in front of me.
She had just drunk some alcohol and was still a little tipsy. She leaned over to take a look, and by the time she realized what the words meant, Shen Jiawan's drunkenness had mostly dissipated.
"Are you leaving so soon?"
【My dear Wanwan, don't be sad. Mommy left you some things. Take good care of yourself after I'm gone. If you meet the right man and want to marry him, remember to protect your life and property. With money, you can find any man. If you don't want to get married, be happy and take care of your health. Nothing is more important than your own body.】
[Mom really has to go. Goodbye.]
The comments have disappeared and will never appear again.
The family's housekeeper, Chen Ma, brought Shen Jiayuan a cup of hangover tea. Seeing that she had shed tears, she immediately felt sorry for her. "Yuanyuan, what's wrong?"
"Aunt Chen." Shen Jiawan threw herself into Aunt Chen's arms and cried.
When her father went bankrupt, the housekeeper, nanny, and driver were all fired, but Xiang Bei helped bring them back.
The family and belongings are still there, but Dad is gone.
Now even the people who were there for her through the difficult times are gone, and Shen Jiawan had a good cry.
All the things Xiang Bei left her were locked in a safe. These were meant to be kept and used slowly, as if her mother, who communicated with her through writing, was still there.
As for men, she has no interest in them. She might flirt with someone she finds attractive, but Shen Jiawan really has no intention of getting married.
After graduating, Yu Xin went on a blind date and got married. Her husband was introduced by her family and was also chubby like her. The two of them had a lot in common when it came to food.
Because we live close by, we often get together.
Jian Jingqiu was accepted into a master's program, and her goal is to graduate with a doctorate.
Shen Jiawan spent a lot of money to hire a foreign doctor to treat Uncle Jian, and his health has improved a lot. Now, many people come to Uncle Jian's shop to check in.
But Shen Jiawan still misses the mother who helped her.
She loves Xiang Bei's mother too, and prays that her mother can be healthy and happy.
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