Chapter 249 Why Their Family of All People?
Shen Zhiye frowned almost imperceptibly.
The matter concerning Song Shuchen's family was not a secret in the capital in earlier years.
The pampered daughter died when she was eight years old.
That's why the whole family immigrated to Italy, afraid that his wife would be reminded of painful memories.
For so many years, I haven't set foot in China.
He suddenly appeared out of nowhere, right in front of me and my wife, and said these mysterious things.
There must be something fishy going on.
Shen Zhiye felt a bad premonition.
After exchanging a few polite words, Song Shuchen clearly had no intention of leaving.
Shen Zhiye's heart sank again.
"Then I'll take Xinyan home first, and we'll find a place to have a couple of drinks."
"Okay, I'll wait for you. Goodbye, sister-in-law." Song Shuchen was satisfied with the reply and stood there smiling as he watched the two leave.
As the car drove away, the smile on Song Shuchen's face faded, and someone behind him handed him a lit cigar.
He faced the river, holding a cigarette in his right hand and his left hand behind his back.
He took a drag of his cigarette, held the smoke in his mouth for three seconds, and then slowly exhaled.
"Ah Dong," he called out.
"Brother Chen." The man who had just offered the cigarette stepped forward.
Do you think my daughter will acknowledge me?
A Dong is forty-five years old and has followed Song Shuchen for thirty-five years.
He was well aware of these things at home.
He was also extremely shocked when he found out that his brother Chen and sister-in-law had a biological daughter outside of their marriage.
but……
“Brother Chen, I’m a rough man, I don’t know.” A Dong paused for a moment, “If Miss’s temperament is like Madam’s, she’ll probably accept it.”
He didn't finish his sentence. If he had a temper like Brother Chen, he probably wouldn't recognize him.
“If it were like me, I wouldn’t admit it, right?” Song Shuchen said it himself.
At this point, his mood suddenly brightened.
Having a biological daughter with the same temperament as him in this world is a feeling that has never been better.
That child doesn't look like him, nor does he look like Qingzhi.
She looks just like her deceased grandmother.
Shen Zhiye's expression changed noticeably after meeting Song Shuchen.
Lan Xinyan saw through it. "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
"It's alright, Xinyan. You go home and get some sleep. I'll go catch up with him first." Shen Zhiye forced a smile. "It's fine."
"We've been together for so many years, do you still think you can hide something from me?" Lan Xinyan frowned. "How can I sleep like this? What does Song Shuchen mean? Isn't his child dead? Why is he suddenly spouting nonsense?"
"Who knows?" Shen Zhiye was unwilling to voice his suspicions, just in case.
What if it isn't?
"Is it related to our silence?" Lan Xinyan's face darkened. "First Song Jingyi appeared, then Song Shuchen appeared."
It was clearly just a good relationship between two men before, and it hadn't escalated to the point where the whole family was involved.
But then they suddenly appeared.
Now that I think about it carefully, when Song Jingyi was at home, his gaze often fell on his daughter.
A man who is rumored to be unruly and extremely arrogant will put effort into preparing little things that his daughter will like.
If this situation isn't because he's interested in her daughter, then there's probably another reason.
Add to that incomprehensible statement from earlier, only a fool wouldn't understand.
"Not necessarily, we should look on the bright side."
"Meng Qingzhi, Meng Qingzhi was also deceived by Yan Qihang, wasn't she?" Lan Xinyan completely ignored Shen Zhiye's words.
That makes sense.
Meng Qingzhi married Yan Qihang while pregnant, and gave birth to a child during the marriage.
She was then taken away by Song Shuchen, and the child was switched by Yan Qihang.
So...so...
"Xinyan, Xinyan." Shen Zhiye hugged his lover's shoulders tightly, comforting her, "Don't be like this, calm down first."
Lan Xinyan's eyes were red and she looked at Shen Zhiye with tears in her eyes, "Why did it have to be their family?"
It has to be this family with connections.
When Song Shuchen was young, he had connections to both the legitimate and criminal worlds.
Upon arriving in Italy, he started a mining business and within just a few years, he dominated the region.
Both the government and the gangsters have to give him some face.
How could someone like that possibly use clean methods?
Not to mention he also has a son who runs a military factory.
Whether they stay in Beijing or not, at least the Shen family can keep them in check.
"Alright, alright," Shen Zhiye gently patted her shoulder, "It's not certain yet, I'll go and meet him first."
“I’ll go with you.” Lan Xinyan grasped his hand. “Zhiye, I’ll go with you.”
“No,” Shen Zhiye patted the back of her hand, “It would be inconvenient for you to talk if you went. I’ll go. Just remember one thing: I’m in pain just like you and can’t speak.”
Lan Xinyan took a deep breath. "Then I'll wait for you at home. Don't drink so much with him, it's not worth it."
"I know." Shen Zhiye kissed his beloved's forehead. "Always think positively."
When they arrived at the door, Shen Zhiye didn't get out of the car. He only told Lan Xinyan to drive after she had entered the house.
"Mom! You're back!" Yan Buyu was overjoyed and ran over. "Mom, are you cold?"
"It's not cold, baby, are you done?" Lan Xinyan forced herself to chat for a few minutes.
Yan Buyu still noticed something was wrong. "Mom, where's Uncle? Didn't you come back together? Did you two have a fight?"
“How could that be? He wouldn’t dare to argue with me,” Lan Xinyan said, looking at her daughter with loving eyes and stroking her fair face. “She just went for a walk by the river and might be catching a cold.”
"Then hurry upstairs and take a hot bath. I'll make you some ginger soup, okay?" Yan Buyu gently helped Lan Xinyan upstairs.
Shen Yanzhou and Shen Yunqi exchanged a glance and sighed.
The truth is like a carbonated drink that has been shaken violently; if you loosen the cap a little, it will gush out.
It can't be hidden anymore.
Without saying a word, Yan escorted Lan Xinyan back to her room, filled the bathtub with hot water, adjusted the temperature, and then went downstairs to brew brown sugar ginger tea.
Lan Xinyan watched her daughter bustling around, her heart filled with a bittersweet mix of emotions.
Why are there so many things happening this year?
Was she celebrating too soon?
Yanzhou is back and gets along very well with her younger siblings.
Yunqi has gotten back on track; he's stopped fooling around and is now working hard.
Not to mention my daughter, she's never caused me any worry in her life.
Why can't God approve of a family of five living happily like this?
Just as Yan Qihang's matter was resolved, Song Shuchen appeared.
She is not afraid of her daughter recognizing her as her family.
Even if the child doesn't say it, put yourself in their shoes—who wouldn't want to know where they came from?
She had already thought it through; it didn't matter if the child was adopted, as long as they got along well, it would be like having another relative.
She was just worried that with so many children, one minute one might not be her biological child, and the next minute the other might be.
It's like a lost child asking for directions, sometimes saying east is it, sometimes saying west is it.
How heartbroken the child must be.
Why must her precious child have to go through all this suffering?
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