Madam Shen held her daughter's cold, trembling body tightly, feeling her silent, desperate cries. Looking at her son's ashen face and the almost bursting flames of pain and rage in his eyes, she felt the world spin. She wasn't a fool; her son's unfinished words and his current reaction said it all! A young, unmarried woman… pregnant?! This was utterly devastating! A scandal that could plunge the entire Shen family into utter ruin!
"What a terrible thing... What kind of terrible thing has this happened..." Madam Shen could no longer hold back and burst into tears, holding her daughter and crying uncontrollably, her voice filled with helplessness and despair.
The small boudoir was instantly enveloped in a deathly silence and despair following the revelation of a huge secret. Only suppressed sobs and Shen Wenbai's heavy, labored breathing echoed heavily in the stagnant air.
Shen Wenbai looked at his mother and sister who were crying together, at his sister's frail body that seemed to break at the slightest touch, and at the bottomless fear and despair in her eyes. His heart felt as if it were being torn apart by a cold hand!
He abruptly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, all the turmoil in them was forcibly suppressed by an almost cruel calmness, leaving only a bottomless, blood-stained, icy coldness. He slowly released his hand from his sister's, his movements stiff yet carrying a heavy resolve.
“Mother,” Shen Wenbai’s voice was terribly hoarse, yet exceptionally clear, carrying an undeniable strength. Each word was like a blade tempered with ice. “Help your sister lie down. What happened tonight is a secret. Not a single word is to be mentioned again.” His gaze swept over the mess on the floor and his mother’s panicked face, finally settling on Shen Yuewei’s eyes, brimming with tears, fear, and a sliver of hope. His voice was low and suppressed. “Wei’er, don’t be afraid. Your second brother is here.”
The phrase "With Second Brother here" is no longer the lighthearted promise he made as a child to pick flowers and catch insects for her, but rather a heavy burden that carries the safety of the entire Shen family and his own life!
Shen Yuewei's tears flowed even more fiercely, but they were no longer purely out of fear; instead, they were mixed with a deeper, unspeakable pain and guilt. She knew that she had ultimately dragged her beloved second brother into this vortex of no return.
Shen Wenbai stopped looking at them, turned abruptly, and strode towards the door. His back was ramrod straight in the dim candlelight, like a sharp sword about to be drawn and drink blood, carrying a resolute determination and a cold, murderous aura.
The door slammed shut behind him, shutting out the weeping and despair inside.
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