Chapter 178 He's not that kind-hearted.
"I like you more." Si Jingxu wanted to put her down, but she wouldn't let go no matter what he did.
"Sweetie, let go, come down and go to sleep, okay?" Lan Xinyan gently coaxed her, touching her hand beside her.
"No, I want Si Jingxu." Yan Buyu wrapped her arms around Si Jingxu's neck even tighter.
Si Jingxu wanted to laugh, but with elders around, he forced himself to suppress his smile. "I'll come again tomorrow, okay? Get some sleep first."
Not only did Yan Buyu not let go, but she also kept burrowing her little head into the crook of his neck.
Shen Yanzhou and Lan Xinyan's whispered persuasion was to no avail.
"Keep quiet!" Shen Yunqi whispered from the side.
Yan Buyu paused, lifted her head from Si Jingxu's embrace, her eyes filled with confusion, "Huh?"
"Go to bed! Or I won't buy you sweet cakes tomorrow!" Shen Yunqi pretended to be angry.
"Well, alright then." She slowly withdrew from Si Jingxu's embrace.
Under the astonished gazes of several people, she kicked off her high heels, climbed onto the bed, and obediently pulled the blanket up to her chin.
"Brother," she called softly.
Shen Yunqi's voice softened, "Hmm?"
She blinked, her voice sweet and soft, "Brother, we must protect Mom."
Lan Xinyan's nose tingled, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Shen Yanzhou took out a handkerchief and handed it over, "Aunt Lan, let Buyu sleep first."
Si Jingxu frowned; Little Feather must have something on her mind today.
But we can't get any answers now; we'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out.
After Si Jingxu left, the remaining four members of the Shen family who were still conscious held an emergency family meeting.
After Shen Zhiye finished speaking about Yan Qihang, he fell into a brief silence.
"So you reek of smoke because you're afraid that Bu Yu will blame you for sending her own father to jail?" Shen Yunqi spoke first.
Shen Zhiye sighed and reached for a cigarette again, but Shen Yunqi stopped him.
"Old Shen, what kind of ungrateful wretch do you take my sister for?" Shen Yunqi looked at him with disdain. "Is she such an ungrateful child?"
She remembers even the smallest kindness shown to her as a tenfold favor.
Even a kind smile can make her remember it and turn around to return the gesture.
Not to mention that he has treated her like his own child all these years.
“Yunqi is right,” Lan Xinyan said, glaring at Shen Zhiye reproachfully. “Our child isn’t brainless; can’t he tell right from wrong?”
She was eight years old when we took her away.
She remembered clearly how Yan Qihang had treated her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to leave with him.
Shen Yanzhou didn't speak, but simply nodded in agreement.
His sister is such a good girl.
Shen Zhiye rubbed his hands together and smiled awkwardly, "So, I smoked so many cigarettes for nothing?"
“It’s not a freebie,” Lan Xinyan said irritably. “You’ll be sleeping in the guest room tonight.”
"Should we tell Buyu about this tomorrow?" Shen Yanzhou asked.
He had seen his sister, after drinking too much, hugging someone and calling them "Mom," saying how she had been abused.
For his younger sister, Yan Qihang was not her biological father, but rather a source of childhood trauma.
Will telling her this make her uncomfortable?
“Let’s talk about it,” Shen Yunqi said, taking a cigarette from the pack he had just snatched and lighting it. “If Yan Qihang went to prison for money back then, the first thing he would do when he got out would be to ask Buyu for money.”
It's better to be proactive than passive.
Prepare your younger sister mentally beforehand, so she'll be ready when Yan Qihang suddenly appears.
“Ting Yunqi said we’ll talk about it at breakfast tomorrow,” Lan Xinyan sighed and got up. “You guys get some rest. I’m going to help Buyu remove her makeup and change into pajamas.”
When Yan Buyu woke up the next day, she was wearing a clean and refreshing pink silk nightgown.
She rubbed her face. Her last memory of last night was seeing Song Jingyi off.
She seems to be mistaking wine for grape juice.
Then I blacked out.
Sigh, when will I be able to drink without getting drunk?
The phone lay quietly on the bedside table.
She reached out and grabbed it, then opened WeChat.
Si Jingxu sent several messages.
Tell her to get some sleep and reply to his message when she wakes up.
Another red dot has appeared in the "Add Friends" section.
Click to open.
Yan Qihang: [Daughter, you must not have forgotten your father. I wasn't good to you when you were little, but now that I'm rich, I want to make it up to you. Can you add me as a friend?]
She took a deep breath; she was going to show the information to her older brother and brother-in-law.
After changing her clothes, she went downstairs to the restaurant, where four people were present besides her.
"Good morning, Mom; good morning, Uncle; good morning, Big Brother; good morning, Brother." Yan Buyu smiled and walked over with light steps. "You all look unwell. Did I get drunk and act crazy again yesterday?"
"Silly child, what are you saying?" Lan Xinyan beckoned her to sit down next to her.
Shen Yanzhou smiled gently, "It's alright, you were very well-behaved yesterday and didn't cause any trouble."
Shen Yunqi got up and went to the kitchen. After a short while, he came back with a plate of sweet cakes. "Yes, she is not only very good, but also very obedient. Here, here's the sweet cake I promised you."
Yan Buyu didn't remember, but she knew that even if she had no appetite at the moment, she still had to support the event.
She smiled and took a bite, saying, "Thank you, brother."
Lan Xinyan and Shen Zhiye exchanged a glance. "Buyu, Mom has something to tell you."
She had never seen her mother with such a serious expression.
She quickly put down the sweet cake, took the tissue her older brother handed her to wipe her mouth, and asked, "Mom, what happened?"
Lan Xinyan steeled her heart, "Baby, do you...do you still remember Yan Qihang?"
She paused, slightly bewildered, not understanding why her mother had suddenly brought up this name.
She glanced at the serious Shen Zhiye, the worried Shen Yanzhou, and Shen Yunqi, who was crumpling up the cigarette box.
"Did he contact you too?" she asked her mother, turning to her.
"What do you mean 'also'?" This time it was Lan Xinyan's turn to be stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened and she roared, "He contacted you?"
It seems that Yan Qihang did indeed look for someone.
Then she no longer needed to hide it.
Picking up the phone on the table and opening WeChat, I said, "I didn't want you to know. I only wanted to discuss it with my older brother and brother, but if he contacted you too, then I don't need to keep it from you anymore."
Several people gathered around to read the message Yan Qihang had sent.
"Bullshit! He's not that kind! He doesn't have money to compensate you! He'll just trick you into coming here, cut off your kidneys, and sell them for money!"
Lan Xinyan hated Yan Qihang to the core; she didn't believe a single word he said. "Buyu, don't believe him!"
Without saying a word, Yan stood up, pulled the emotionally agitated Lan Xinyan into her arms, and gently patted her back. "Mom, don't get agitated. I won't believe him. I know what kind of person he is better than anyone else."
"He only sent you a message, didn't he call or contact you in any other way?" Shen Yanzhou pushed up his glasses and asked.
Yan Buyu shook his head. "No, he hasn't contacted me in all these years. I don't understand why he would suddenly contact me."
Lan Xinyan calmed herself down and asked her daughter to sit down. "This is what Mom and Uncle want to tell you today."
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