Since the couple had not had children for more than ten years, Aunt Xu set her sights on Xu Nian.
She brought her two grandsons, both teenagers, and blocked Xu Nian's door, beginning to recount the hardships she had endured over the years.
The elderly woman with white hair was crying so hard that it was heartbreaking; anyone who didn't know better would think she had suffered some great injustice.
Xu Nian, with her sharp eyes, noticed that there were also reporters filming and documenting the event.
Shen Chaoxi also noticed the commotion at the door and followed Xu Nian to watch the excitement from the second-floor window.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he looked at the reporter who was relentlessly filming for sensationalism. "Wife, I'm going out to check."
"Ignore her. Her only goal is our money." Xu Nian was uninterested. No matter how much her second aunt made a fuss, she wouldn't get what she wanted.
So what if she and Shen Chaoxi don't have children?
Even if they donate all the money they earn to the country, they won't leave a single penny to Aunt Xu's family.
Don't even think about trying to gain an advantage through social pressure.
“Niannian, you seem to really dislike Aunt Xu’s family?” Shen Chaoxi previously thought that Xu Nian disliked Aunt Xu’s family because they wanted to take over her house.
It seems that this is not the case now. Over the past ten years, he and Xu Nian have started their own companies, which has also helped many people in Nancheng County make money.
Xu Nian has helped many people in Nancheng County find jobs and start businesses, but she has never helped Xu Ershen's family.
Even if it were to work as a cleaner at her company, Xu Nian wouldn't want Xu Ershen.
To be able to do this much means it's not just a simple matter of dislike.
"There are still some debts she hasn't paid back. I'm still too soft-hearted, which is why she's been able to keep jumping around like this until now." Xu Nian sneered contemptuously.
She thought the other woman would be devastated and devastated by the loss of her two sons, but she didn't expect that not only did she survive, but she still has her eyes on all her money.
She brought her two grandsons over, simply to lament how difficult life had been for her all these years, that she, an old woman, couldn't afford to raise them all herself, and that she wanted Xu Nian to help her.
Ideally, he could also become her heir, so that after she and Shen Chaoxi died, their property would all belong to Aunt Xu's family.
"Niannian, what debt does she owe you? I'll go and collect it for you." Shen Chaoxi knew Xu Nian was soft-hearted, and if she couldn't bring herself to do it, he could do it for her.
Anyone who dares to hurt her will be punished tenfold.
"Forget it, this is too mysterious to talk about." Xu Nian didn't know how to explain to Shen Chaoxi everything that the original owner of this body had encountered in the original story.
She was the original owner of this body, which means that everything she was supposed to experience hasn't happened yet.
“Speaking of mysterious things, I keep having the same dream lately. I dream that I didn’t come back with you, and when I heard news of you again, you had left me forever.” Shen Chaoxi frowned sadly. He knew it was a dream, but every time he woke up, he felt empty inside.
Fortunately, she was in his arms.
Fortunately, she is now his wife.
Fortunately, dreams are the opposite of reality.
"Shen Chaoxi, you?" Xu Nian looked over in astonishment, her eyes flashing with surprise and uncertainty.
Was he reborn? Or did he awaken memories of the original storyline?
"Niannian, are you hiding something from me?" Shen Chaoxi was extremely perceptive and had a keen eye for Xu Nian's emotional fluctuations. Her strange emotional changes made his heart sink.
Xu Nian took a deep breath and asked casually, "Shen Chaoxi, how much do you remember about that dream?"
"That dream was fake. In the dream, I was very timid and didn't dare to do anything inappropriate to you."
“On the day you left the dormitory, I only dared to watch from afar. Later, I returned to Beijing and started doing business to make money. I thought that if I had the ability, I could give you a sense of security.”
"I never imagined that two years later, I would learn of your passing from Yao Tao. She said you committed suicide."
"Niannian, if I hadn't forced myself to come back with you, and Aunt Xu's family had been eyeing you covetously, and they had been ruthlessly plotting against you, would you have thought of committing suicide?" Shen Chaoxi's voice trembled slightly. It was a hypothetical situation, but he was in so much pain that even breathing hurt.
It's as if what he just said actually happened.
It was as if he had really lost her; it was a strange and eerie feeling, yet so real.
If she hadn't been standing right in front of him, he probably wouldn't have been able to distinguish between a dream and reality.
"Shen Chaoxi, do you think I would commit suicide given my personality?" Xu Nian threw the question back at him, letting him think about it himself.
But Xu Nian had the answer in her heart: the original owner was her, and she was also the original owner. If the original owner would make the decision to commit suicide, she would definitely do the same.
Better to be a broken piece of jade than a whole piece of tile.
Knowing there was no way out, she wouldn't choose to live on.
"Niannian." Shen Chaoxi trembled all over, his eyes gradually reddened, tears filled his eyes, and the pain in his eyes became tangible.
He understands; she will.
It was precisely because he understood that he was even more heartbroken.
Perhaps it wasn't a dream, but rather another ending for them.
And she's already been through it!
Otherwise, why wouldn't she laugh at him for having such a dream, but instead ask him how much he remembered?
This also explains why she disliked Aunt Xu's family, because they owed her a lot.
"Niannian, don't worry, I won't let her get away with this." Shen Chaoxi gently hugged Xu Nian, her eyes full of heartache.
"Shen Chaoxi, don't do anything foolish. A person like her isn't worth us risking our lives for." This was also the reason why Xu Nian hesitated to take action.
She still has Shen Chaoxi; she is not without ties.
"I won't do anything foolish. I still want to grow old with you!" Shen Chaoxi patted Xu Nian's head. Seeing that Aunt Xu outside was performing even more enthusiastically, the dark light in his eyes was like an abyss.
After offering Xu Nian a few words of comfort, Chen Chaoxi went downstairs and out to Xu's second aunt.
He politely asked the reporters who were still recording and filming which newspaper they worked for.
When Shen Chaoxi heard the other party mention "Orchid Society," he was certain that it was a newly established newspaper.
No wonder they dared to film his and Xu Nian's explosive moments; it turns out he's a headstrong newcomer.
However, he did not intend to stop him from filming. Instead, he turned to Aunt Xu and said, "Auntie, more than ten years ago you set your sights on our house, and now you're eyeing all our property. You can't be so greedy."
“Nephew-in-law, your aunt didn’t mean that. You’ve wronged her.”
"Auntie came this time to find a way to make a living for these two children. They are only teenagers, and Auntie is too old to support their education."
"Nephew-in-law, I beg you, please have mercy on us. For the sake of our family ties, please help these two children!"
“They call you uncle after all. Can you bear to see them ruined like this, spending their whole lives farming?” Aunt Xu had learned her lesson and didn’t mention the inheritance to the media.
Instead, they took a roundabout approach, first getting Shen Chaoxi to agree to help take care of the two children.
Once the two children have completed their studies, everything that Xu Nian, that money-losing girl, has will still belong to their family.
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