Chapter 174 Where Did She Take Our Other Child?
Mrs. Chen said nothing.
Unable to bear seeing Shang Wanwan suffer, she and her husband had long wanted to teach Huo Dongming a lesson.
However, it was Shang Wanwan herself who came forward to plead for her, so Mr. and Mrs. Chen had no choice but to fulfill her wish.
In the end, it was sad to see her wandering on the streets, leaving the Huo family pitifully carrying a suitcase.
Shang Wanwan was concentrating on teaching Chen Xin. When they met, she found that he had changed back into men's clothes, with short hair and a light-colored T-shirt. He looked very happy.
I don't know where he went to play just now, and he was sweating all over when he came to class.
Shang Wanwan asked him curiously, and he said that he saw fruit on the trees in the yard, so he followed the servant to pick the fruit.
This is a real boy, who likes to climb up and down, run around, play and be naughty, instead of being quiet and well-behaved.
She took Chen Xin to study, completely unaware that Mrs. Chen and Mr. and Mrs. Song Qiaosheng were enthusiastically discussing her marriage downstairs.
Shang Wanwan and Chen Xin stayed upstairs for three hours. In the evening, Mrs. Chen and Mr. Chen stayed for dinner at home. The long dining table was filled with special Chinese and Western dishes, various desserts, and fine wines.
It didn't feel like a home-cooked meal, but more like a small family gathering.
Mrs. Chen and Mr. Chen both knew something about Shang Wanwan. Everyone was talking and laughing during the meal. Everyone picked up things that Shang Wanwan said that made her happy and asked about her previous family.
"I still have a mother at home, but I haven't seen her for a long time."
On Mother's Day, because I was in a depressed mood, and Chen Yao always believed that the deaths of Shang Xingyuan and Shang Yecheng were because of her and refused to see her, I cut off contact with Chen Yao.
Mr. Chen listened to her and nodded slightly. Mrs. Chen couldn't help but ask.
"Do you have a photo of you and your mother? Can you let me see it?"
She wanted to know who raised her daughter. From Shang Wanwan's words, it seemed that she had broken off with her adoptive mother. She could see the sadness in Shang Wanwan's eyes.
Women always find topics to talk about. She wanted to know about Shang Wanwan's past, wanted to find this woman, and also wanted to express her sincere gratitude to her.
Shang Wanwan hesitated for a moment, then said calmly, "Yes."
She pulled out the photo album on her cell phone and first completely deleted the few photos of Huo Dongming that she had secretly taken. Then she handed over the photos of her, Chen Yao, Shang Xingyuan, and Shang Yecheng that she had kept.
Mrs. Chen carefully took the phone and watched it with Mr. Chen.
Out of curiosity, Song Qiaosheng and Yan Kexin also leaned over to look.
There aren’t many group photos inside, but they are very clear.
Most of the photos are of businessmen, their spouses, fathers and sons, or mothers and sons. There are very few photos of Shang Wanwan entering the country. Because she took all the photos, she cherishes the time she spent with her parents and eldest brother.
But they didn't care and thought only little girls cared about this.
When Mr. and Mrs. Chen saw the photo of Shang Wanwan's mother and Shang Xingyuan, they both looked at each other as if they were struck by lightning.
Mrs. Chen even trembled all over, and Mr. Chen's hand holding the mobile phone was also shaking slightly. Both of them could not hide their surprise. Shang Wanwan noticed that something was wrong with them and couldn't help asking.
"What's wrong?"
Mr. Chen tried hard to calm down, and Mrs. Chen put on an expression that was as forced as it could be and returned the phone to Shang Wanwan.
"It's nothing. Your parents seem like nice people."
Mrs. Chen's face was as pale as paper, and her hands under the table were still trembling. Mr. Chen gently held her hands and signaled with his eyes that she should not have any inappropriate emotions.
Song Qiaosheng and Yan Kexin also noticed something, but neither of them was smart enough to mention it.
“Are they nice to you?”
Mrs. Chen tried to look normal, but her red lips trembled slightly: "Did you mention that you have a sister or something like that?"
Shang Wanwan looked confused: "I'm not sure about this. My mother told me in person that I was not her child."
Shang Wanwan was a little hesitant when talking about her own life experience. The main reason was that Chen Yao accused her of being the child of her father's lover outside, and she was kind-hearted enough to bring her back and raise her.
As for whether she has an older sister, Chen Yao did not mention it.
"Did she mention your biological mother and father?"
Shang Wanwan closed her eyelids slightly: "Shang Xingyuan is my biological father, but my mother, I mean my adoptive mother said that my biological mother was my father's mistress outside. I didn't believe it and didn't ask. It's all my own fault..."
Her voice became lower and lower, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.
Mrs. Chen's expression suddenly changed at this moment, and she smashed the chopsticks in her hand directly onto the table.
"She's talking nonsense. Your mother is not a mistress."
Due to her overreaction, everyone looked at Mrs. Chen. Shang Wanwan was even more shocked and didn't know what to do.
Veins popped out on Mrs. Chen's beautiful forehead, and anyone could see that she was trying her best to endure it. Song Qiaosheng also looked unhappy, but he didn't show it.
"Mrs. Chen——"
Shang Wanwan looked at her, then remembered something, and there was a hint of moisture at the corners of his eyes.
"Thank you. I know you don't believe my mom is..."
She didn't say anything, but tears were already rolling down her cheeks.
Shang Wanwan would never believe that her mother would be the third party who destroyed other people's families, because it was ingrained in her genes that she hated mistresses in this world so much that she would feel physically nauseous when she heard these words.
"No, you are such a beautiful and spiritual girl, your mother must be a noble lady, maybe from a famous family, and well-educated. You are talented and have inherited her strengths.
A girl who is talented, beautiful and elegant is well-educated and will not easily become a mistress. Absolutely not."
Mr. Chen kept his hand on the back of his wife's hand while he spoke, and every word he uttered was an affirmation and praise for his wife.
Mrs. Chen understood his intention and felt a little comforted, but she still felt a little blocked in her chest.
"Excuse me for a moment."
Mrs. Chen got up and went to the bathroom. Seeing that she looked so bad, Shang Wanwan couldn't help but stand up.
"I'll accompany you?"
Mr. Chen stepped down and put his hand on Shang Wanwan's shoulder. It was very natural and there was nothing awkward about it. Shang Wanwan didn't mind it at all.
"You guys continue to eat. Xinxin, stay with your teacher Shang. Qiaosheng, Kexin, you guys continue. I'll go take a look."
With Mr. Chen around, Shang Wanwan sat back in her original seat.
She didn't understand what had happened, and everyone seemed to be in a state of great emotional turmoil.
Mr. Chen followed Mrs. Chen into the bathroom with her.
Mrs. Chen leaned on the sink with her hands and tears immediately flowed down.
She looked up in the mirror and saw Mr. Chen standing behind her. Mrs. Chen looked at him, her voice choked with sobs.
"I always thought that the child was lost by us in the orphanage. How could she do such a thing? Since she raised one, why would she abandon the other? Where did she take our other child?"