Chapter 30: The Final Truth
For some reason, Shen Yi noticed that Song Yang's expression became even more complicated after she said those words.
Shen Yi was a good person. She patted Song Yang's arm to comfort him, saying, "It's okay. Besides me, who knows if you have a cat at home? And writing an essay isn't a narrative. Who says you have to write about real things? It's normal to use your imagination sometimes."
certainly.
It's rare to see someone like Song Yang who writes nonsense throughout the entire piece.
Song Yang hesitated, looking at her as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Finally, he said, "...Thank you?"
Thank you for comforting him?
Shen Yi waved his hand generously: "You're welcome."
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evening.
Following Song Yang's instructions, Shen Yi mentioned Xu Qingzhe's name once, and it worked. Jiang Jiabao became even more obedient than usual.
Shen Yi watched with satisfaction as Jiang Jiabao skipped rope in the courtyard outside the window. He then laid out the test papers one by one on the table and began to review his performance, identifying areas where he could have scored higher.
After reviewing everything, the biggest problem turned out to be in the mathematics.
It's not that she can't understand some difficult or challenging problems, but she doesn't remember some knowledge points clearly, and she can't even recognize the questions if the question format changes slightly.
Thinking about the math teacher's announcement that there would be a pop quiz tomorrow, Shen Yi let out a long sigh—
well!
She patted her head hard, trying to get rid of all the jumbled thoughts in her mind, and concentrated on doing a few more questions to try to master the knowledge points, but the more she looked, the more confused she became.
We're doomed.
I used to know it, but after watching too much, I really can't anymore.
Shen Yi took out her phone, and after some thought, decided to send a message in the group chat.
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[Can someone explain the differences between these three questions?]
Meng Zihan did not reply.
Jiang Yue replied instantly, but she was still in a dilemma.
[Yiyi, I have something to do here, can I look at it for you later?]
Shen Yi quickly replied.
[It's okay! No rush! You go ahead and do your work!]
Yeah, right.
She was anxious.
There's a quiz tomorrow, so it's good to review this knowledge point as much as possible.
I thought about it for a while.
Shen Yi sent another message to Wen Que.
[Are you free? Could you help me look at the differences between these questions?]
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Half a minute later.
Wen Que did not reply, but instead made a video call directly.
Shen Yi was startled. She immediately turned to the mirror to fix her hair, then looked down to make sure her pajamas were appropriate before answering the phone.
The call was connected.
Wen Que was also sitting at his desk, still wearing his school uniform. He held a draft paper and a pen in his hand and appeared briefly on the screen.
The next second.
The camera flipped up to face the blank draft paper.
Wen Que's voice rang out: "Let's take a look at the questions first. The first and third questions are exactly the same type, basically only the values have changed..."
Shen Yi: "???"
Huh? You're just going to start explaining the problem like this? You're not going to exchange a single pleasantry with her?
Although she was confused, her body worked faster than her brain. Chen Yi took out a piece of draft paper, held a pen, stared intently at the screen, and listened carefully to Que's explanation.
Half an hour later.
Shen Yi solved a similar problem that Wen Que had found on the spot, and happily held up the draft paper to the camera, saying, "Wen Que! Look! I figured it out!"
"You got it right. It seems you've already learned it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the camera on Wen Que's side flipped, turning from the desktop to face him again.
Shen Yi adjusted the camera, revealing a relaxed and grateful expression: "Thank you, Wen Que. You explained it so clearly and you're so amazing. I understood it right away. Oh, right... I need to tell Yueyue so she won't have to calculate it for me again after she's done with her work."
Shen Yi brought her phone closer and sent a message in the group chat.
[Solved! I'm so clever!]
Wen Que tidied up the items on the table and asked casually, "Did you ask Jiang Yue first?"
"I asked Yueyue and Mengmeng, but Mengmeng kept ignoring me. I don't know what she's doing."
At this point, Shen Yi seemed somewhat troubled.
Shen Yi knew very well that she was Meng Zihan's special concern, so most of the time her messages would get an instant reply, unless she was eating or busy with something, but this was so rare that it could be ignored.
Wen Que comforted her, "I heard that the Meng family recently acquired some rare calligraphy and paintings, so she's probably admiring them with her elders."
"So that's what happened." Shen Yi nodded, not really caring. She had never understood calligraphy, painting, or literati art, so Meng Zihan rarely mentioned it to her, which was normal.
Wen Que frowned slightly, looking somewhat helpless, and said, "Sometimes, I really envy your friends."
"Huh?"
This sudden topic caught Shen Yi off guard for a moment.
Wen Que's voice was gentler than usual as he said, "In many situations, you seem to trust them more than me, and you turn to them for help first when you have any problems. If possible, I hope that I can be the first person you think of at any time, someone you can rely on and trust more directly."
Wen Que's words made Shen Yi fall into deep thought.
She bit her lower lip, a conflicted look on her face, and said, "Wen Que, this is different. It's not a matter of trust, it's...it's..."
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't quite bring myself to say them.
Wen Que was always patient and never rushed her. He simply watched her with concern, waiting for her to organize her thoughts and information so that she could express them to him more clearly.
After thinking for a long time, I finally mustered up the courage to say, "In front of you, I want to show you my best side as much as possible. As for those reckless and stupid moments, I don't want you to see them for even a second."
Therefore.
She is often most nervous when she is facing Wen Que.
She liked him and trusted him, but she couldn't completely depend on him.
Because Shen Yi knew that once she gave herself completely to Wen Que, it would also mean letting him see her unpleasant side, her annoying but uncorrectable flaws, which she didn't want Wen Que to discover at all.
Although……
They've probably discovered quite a lot by now, but we'll try to cover up as much as we can.
This answer clearly pleased Wen Que, whose expression softened and even became somewhat relaxed. He said, "So that's how it is. I thought there was something I didn't do well enough."
"How could that be!"
Shen Yi interrupted anxiously, staring intently at the screen, even raising one hand to swear: "Wen Que, you are an exceptionally perfect person. Everyone who has met you praises you. I promise, it's true."
Okay.
Wen Que was amused by her words and raised one hand as well, saying, "I also promise that no matter what you are like, you are the best and most perfect in my heart, and my favorite."
Shen Yi instantly covered her face with her hands, so embarrassed that she wished she could squat down and hide outside the screen the next second.
Ahhhhh—!
Don't say things like that out of the blue! Consider her heart's capacity to handle it!
Wen Que seemed to understand her shyness, but mischievously pressed her further: "So, Yi Yi, no matter what happens, you can try to rely on me more, okay?"
Shen Yi lowered her head, not daring to look at Wen Que at all, but still nodded honestly and whispered, "...Okay."
Wen Que never pushed people too hard. Seeing that Shen Yi might get shy and hang up the phone if things continued like this, he changed the subject, saying, "As for Xu Qingyi, whom you mentioned last time, I've investigated and found out that his purpose in approaching you is..."
At this point, Wen Que paused, considering how to phrase his words more tactfully.
Now that Wen Que had obtained the answer, Shen Yi could naturally say, "It was because I was the daughter of the Shen family at that time, and therefore had value, right?"
Wen Que nodded, and then briefly recounted the information Shen Yi already knew about Xu Qingyi, revealing a self-deprecating expression: "He really doesn't take my existence seriously."
He brazenly tried to steal his fiancée away.
However, Chen Yi's focus was not on this.
She quickly said, "Wen Que! Can I ask you for a favor?"
Wen Que looked at her, puzzled.
Shen Yi: "Please tell Jiang Yue all of this as well!"
Although Jiang Yue already knew most of what was going on, who knew if Xu Qingyi had any other tricks up his sleeve? Compared to "dreaming," investigation was more convincing and could solidify Jiang Yue's current decision.
She really didn't want to be punished by getting a high fever or other illness! Wen Que obtained the information through reasonable investigative methods, unlike her who "cheated" her way out of it, so there shouldn't be any problems!
[...]
The system's silence is the answer, indeed.
Wen Que nodded in agreement.
With all the problems resolved, Wen Que suggested, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted to go out with me, Song Yang, and Meng Zihan? Should we make up for that?"
Shen Yi's eyes lit up and he nodded abruptly.
"How about Saturday?"
Shen Yi started counting on her fingers and enthusiastically suggested, "How about adding Jiang Yue, Shen Yu, and Jiang Jiabao?"
Wen Que pondered for two seconds, confirmed that he had nothing else to do that day, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'm fine with anything."
Suddenly.
A heavy thud was heard outside, accompanied by Jiang Jiabao's loud "Waaah!"
Shen Yi quickly said goodbye to Wen Que and hung up the phone, then hurriedly walked into the courtyard.
Jiang Jiabao sat on the ground, his forehead and clothes covered in sweat, panting heavily, crying pitifully.
"Waaaaah, I can't jump anymore! I really can't jump anymore! I'm going to die! Don't take me away, waaaaah—"
Shen Yi: "..."
She seemed to have forgotten something.
Before she went inside, she seemed to have told Jiang Jiabao, "You have to keep jumping rope until I allow you to stop, otherwise Xu Qingzhe will come and grab you."
And then what?
She forgot about it because she was on the phone.
Chen Yi felt very awkward.
She could only wipe away Jiang Jiabao's tears while comforting him, "Don't cry, don't cry. You did a great job today. How about I take you to the beach next time? Your sister will come too."
Of course, Song Yang will probably go too, but she'd better not say that for now, lest Jiang Jiabao cry even harder.
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Shenyi shared her invitation to the beach for the weekend with everyone, and it quickly received unanimous approval.
Jiang Yue just suggested—
[Aren't we going to call Xu Qingzhe along? I'm afraid Song Yang can't handle Jiang Pangbao by himself.]
He replied with deep thought.
[No way, I can already keep him in check with Xu Qingzhe's name, not to mention Song Yang is there too.]
The moon shines over the river again.
[Well, it's all thanks to Xu Qingzhe after all. Should we ask him about it to express our gratitude?]
Shen Yi tilted his head slightly, lost in thought.
Actually, the reason she didn't mention Xu Qingzhe this time was entirely because Wen Que was there.
Although Wen Que never explicitly said he disliked Xu Qingzhe, Shen Yi's intuition always told her that the two of them were somewhat at odds.
Otherwise, why would Xu Qingzhe refuse the olive branch of friendship extended by such an outstanding person as Wen Que!
Wen Que has been rejected before, so isn't it normal that he doesn't like her?
In that case, could she also act as a go-between, helping Wen Que and Xu Qingzhe to turn their hostility into friendship?
But from beginning to end, neither Xu Qingzhe nor Wen Que ever explicitly expressed their dislike for each other, so perhaps she was overthinking it...
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yi patted Meng Zihan on the shoulder in the three-person group chat.
[Mengmeng, do you think it's possible to invite both Wen Que and Xu Qingzhe together? [Thinking emoji]]
As someone who spends every day in Class A, Meng Zihan should know more about their relationship, right? If Meng Zihan says it's okay, then it's okay.
Meng Zihan replied quickly.
Let's not do it.
[Jiang Zhongyue]: Scratching head (jpg).
[Meng Zihan]: I'm not targeting anyone in particular. I just feel that Wen Que doesn't find any of the opposite sex around Yi Yi very pleasing to the eye, except for Song Yang, who is slightly better.
[Save Billion]: Huh? Why is Song Yang special?
[Meng Zihan]: Because Song Yang appeared earlier than Wen Que. Everything should be about first come, first served.
[Jiang Zhongyue]: Okay then, let's talk about it next time. It wouldn't be good if something unpleasant happened.
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Saturday arrived quickly.
After getting off the bus, Jiang Jiabao happily rushed over and hugged his sister. Shen Yu, also excited, jumped off another bus while carrying a Lego set in his left hand and a large bag of snacks in his right, shouting, "Where is my dear brother?"
He completely ignored Jiang Jiabao, his eyes searching around.
Jiang Yue coughed twice.
Shen Yu looked over, and the moment he saw Jiang Jiabao, he quickly stuffed the large bag of snacks back into the car, and held up the Lego set to Jiang Jiabao: "Hello, little brother Jiang, my name is Shen Yu, I am Shen Yi and Jiang Yue's older brother, you can call me brother too!"
Jiang Jiabao held Jiang Yue's hand, staring wide-eyed at the huge box that Shen Yu was holding, containing a Lego model that looked incredibly cool. He even swallowed hard, then looked up at Jiang Yue with a questioning expression.
Jiang Yue nodded.
Then Jiang Jiabao looked at Shen Yi.
Shen Yi looked back, puzzled.
Jiang Yue smiled and said, "He's asking you if he can accept this."
"oh oh."
With Jiang Yue's translation, Shen Yi understood and said, "Of course you can, that's a gift from your brother. But it's not convenient to take it now, so let's leave it in your car for now."
"OK."
Shen Yu readily agreed, then looked at Jiang Jiabao with a smile and said, "I'll give it to you when we get back."
Jiang Jiabao nodded, her eyes narrowing into slits with a smile: "Thank you, brother."
Shen Yu clutched his heart and said dramatically, "What did you say? Say it again."
Jiang Jiabao shouted even louder, "Thank you, brother!"
Song Yang asked, puzzled, "Don't you have two younger sisters? Why are you acting like you're a new older brother?"
What is he so engrossed in?
It looks disgusting.
Perhaps because Song Yang's disdain was too obvious, Shen Yu felt as if his heart had been stabbed, and said sadly, "Have you ever heard any of them call me brother?"
Jiang Yue called for two days, but it only lasted two days.
After learning that Shen Yi almost never called him "brother" but always addressed him by his full name, she started calling him by his full name too!
That's so rude! Absolutely rude! Thank goodness he has a new little brother, sob sob!
A corner that no one cares about.
Shen Yu orchestrated a grand drama within his own mind.
Shen Yi couldn't stand it any longer and looked at Wen Que, saying, "Everyone's here, let's go."
Shen Yu: "?"
They've left?
At a time like this, I shouldn't be crying and hugging him, saying, "I'm sorry, brother, it's my fault. My carelessness made you sad for so long! Brother, brother, brother—?" How could you just leave like that!
Although Shen Yu was very dissatisfied, when he looked up and met Song Yang's mocking expression, his face instantly darkened.
Why is Song Yang here everywhere?
He hated this stubborn tagalong the most!
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Despite my dissatisfaction, I still have to go.
Upon arrival at the destination, everyone had a clear division of labor.
Shen Yu is a good swimmer, so he immediately plunged into the sea and went off to play by himself.
Song Yang bought a swimming ring and put it on Jiang Jiabao, standing behind him and saying, "Can't swim? No problem, no one's forcing you to swim. Yes, just stand in the water and walk forward without stopping! It's buoyant! It can even help you lose weight!"
Jiang Jiabao let out a painful wail.
But Song Yang clearly wasn't going to let him off easily.
Jiang Yue held up her phone and took pictures of the surrounding scenery, pulling Meng Zihan to take photos for her, and also inviting Shen Yi to join in.
Shen Yi then looked at Wen Que and suggested, "Let's go buy some snacks."
Wen Que refused, saying, "You play with them, I'll go buy it and I'll be back soon."
"Oh well."
As Shen Yi spoke, her gaze swept around the room, then she urged Wen Que, "Then hurry up and go! I want coconut water! The one you see as soon as you enter!"
As soon as Wen Que left, Shen Yi immediately picked up the tablecloth and folded mat on the ground, turned around and ran in the other direction of the beach. She quickly selected the largest shovel from the sand play toy set.
Then--
She found a relatively open beach, reached down and dug to make sure the sand was deep enough, then took out the largest shovel from her equipment and started digging.
One spoonful! One spoonful! One spoonful!
soon.
Shen Yi single-handedly created two large rectangular pits, each half a meter wide and more than a meter long, on this beach.
Looking at the giant pit he had created, Shen Yi was very satisfied and stopped digging. Instead, he squatted in the pit and began to shape the sand between the two pits.
She digs, she digs, she digs and digs.
Add a handful of sand here, and another handful there.
Ten minutes passed.
And so, a "dining table" that made Shen Yi very satisfied appeared.
It's perfect!
Exhausted, Shen Yi sat in the pit she had dug, her arms aching, but seeing all this made it all worthwhile.
soon.
Wen Que bought everything she wanted and returned. After seeing that Shen Yi had already arranged everything, he happily patted the empty seat next to him and invited, "Wen Que! Come sit next to me!"
Shen Yi's hands were dirty, and there was clearly some sand stuck between his fingers.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi realized what had happened and awkwardly withdrew his hand, saying, "I'll go wash my hands first!"
"Need not."
Wen Que squatted down next to Shen Yi, took her hand, took out a cleaning wipe from the bag, and carefully wiped each of her fingers, saying, "I guessed it."
Shen Yi looked at him, puzzled.
While wiping her hands, Wen Que said, "You deliberately sent me to the farthest place because you wanted to do something you didn't want me to see. You felt it wasn't appropriate in front of me, but that's what you wanted to do."
After finishing all this, Wen Que threw the used tissues into a separate cleaning bag, picked up the shovel that Shen Yi had left aside, and carefully examined the "seats" she had dug out for people to use, saying, "You should also consider my feelings and those of Shen Yu and Song Yang."
After saying that, he reached out his hand to Shen Yi: "You come out first."
Shen Yi placed her hand on Wen Que's hand, and with his help, stood up and walked out of the pit.
Wen Que took the folding mat out of the pit, walked down, bent down and dug the pit bigger and deeper. He then sat down to check that the size was right before getting up with satisfaction and saying, "This should be fine now."
Shen Yi stood by, holding a coconut the whole time; "shocked" was an understatement.
In her memory, Wen Que had a slight case of mysophobia.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Wen Que also lowered his head to wipe his hands clean before gently patting Shen Yi's head and saying, "As long as it's something you like to do, don't hide it from me. I'm willing to go with you."
He really doesn't like doing this kind of thing.
He disliked it both because it would get his hands dirty and because of the childishness of the behavior itself.
But if these things can make Shen Yi happy, he is willing to try them.
really.
Shen Yi grinned, revealing her signature innocent and satisfied smile. Her doll-like face, covered in sand that she hadn't noticed while working hard, chuckled and said, "Wen Que, you're the best."
Wen Que didn't care.
He reached out and gently ran his fingertips across her soft face, saying, "Go and call everyone to come and rest for a while."
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Wow! This is amazing!
Jiang Yue was the first to jump into the pit, sitting opposite Chen Yi, and said, "I never thought I could play like this!"
After saying that.
She then gestured for Jiang Jiabao to sit beside her, and said, "Slow down, slow down, don't..."
Don't step on the edge! What if he collapses because of his weight?
Of course, Jiang Yue swallowed those words back as Jiang Jiabao jumped into the pit with a "bang" and made no sound.
Song Yang, like a devil, followed closely behind Jiang Jiabao, stopping him from drinking orange juice and shoving another coconut into his hand: "You drink this!"
Although Jiang Jiabao was dissatisfied, he realized that no one would speak up for him, so he could only obediently shut up and endure Song Yang's "torture".
Meng Zihan sat on the other side of Shen Yi, peeled the oranges on the table, and fed a few segments to Shen Yi.
Shen Yu arrived rather late.
He must have made some new friends somewhere. When he came back, he was carrying a large baking tray and a bunch of plates, saying, "Everyone, eat up! I'm going to return all of this after we're done!"
Looking at the iron plate piled high with grilled meat, the sheer generosity was astonishing. Chen Yi asked suspiciously, "Do you have a new younger brother or sister outside?"
If it hasn't reached the point where they've already sworn brotherhood on the spot, this is way too much!
Shen Yu replied with a smile, "The girls over there gave it to me! The price was that I gave them Song Yang's contact information!"
While eating chicken wings, Song Yang asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with me?"
Shen Yu said with a smug look, "They said if I gave you or Wen Que their contact information, they would treat me to all this good food for free, and of course I agreed!"
Shen Yi's lips twitched, and she saw through the matter at a glance: "They asked for your contact information, but you just gave them Song Yang's as an excuse!"
Shen Yu asked in horror, "How did you know?"
Shen Yi rolled her eyes at him.
Isn't that simple?
Although Song Yang mostly followed Jiang Jiabao around, he would occasionally exchange a few words with Jiang Yue and Meng Zihan about Jiang Jiabao. Wen Que stayed by her side the whole time except when buying drinks. Who would be so clueless as to ask for their contact information?
Moreover, even if he wanted to, Shen Yu had never stood with these two people from beginning to end, so who would know they knew each other!
Shen Yi directly rebuked Shen Yu: "Go apologize to them later and pay the money."
Shen Yu stuffed a skewer of meatballs into his mouth: "Why?"
Shen Yi was somewhat displeased: "Can't you afford it? Do you think it's fun to fool people like this?"
Shen Yu was puzzled: "Didn't I learn this from you? When you meet guys outside who want your contact information, when have you ever given me mine? I have at least a dozen random people in my contact list, and I haven't even mentioned you yet!"
Because he and Shen Yi both liked to use pictures of cats and dogs as their profile pictures, which didn't reveal any gender, and since neither of them ever posted selfies on their social media, no one really suspected anything.
Shen Yi slammed his fist on the table: "How can that be the same?"
Shen Yu slammed his hand on the table and demanded, "Then how is it different?"
The fragile "beach" table had two handprints visible through the tablecloth.
Surprisingly, Song Yang took on the role of mediator during the argument: "Calm down, calm down, I don't want to be buried alive in here."
Meng Zihan looked at Shen Yu thoughtfully: "What will happen if you refuse to add them as contacts?"
Shen Yu was puzzled, but still answered directly, "Nothing will happen."
"Shenyi, a girl, was alone outside when several guys much stronger than her asked for her contact information. She was told to just give them any contact information and get away with it. That's what I taught her."
Meng Zihan explained calmly, her gaze sharpening further: "But Senior Shen, you're different. Since those girls won't do anything to you, you're using this method because you want the food but don't want to pay any price. Your behavior is certainly different from Yiyi's."
Shen Yi was heartbroken, tears streaming down her face. "Waaah, Mengmeng! Her mouth double!"
Shen Yi was extremely smug and continued to glare at Shen Yu: "Did you hear that! We are not the same!"
After listening to Meng Zihan's words, Jiang Yue realized the problem and shook her head, joining the condemnation of Shen Yu: "That's right, you went too far."
Song Yang was preoccupied with supervising Jiang Jiabao's high-protein diet and didn't understand at all, but he still chimed in, "Yes! They actually used my contact information! That's outrageous!"
Wen Que then directly severed ties with Shen Yu by standing up and saying, "I'll go pay for them. What else would you like to eat? I'll buy some more."
"Oh dear, I know! I was wrong! I'll do it, I'll do it!"
Shen Yu quickly got up and followed Wen Que, pushing him back and saying, "You sit down, take responsibility for your own actions! I'm going!"
soon.
When Shen Yu returned, he brought another plate of seafood.
Under everyone's puzzled gazes, Shen Yu explained, "They forgave me, saying I'm handsome, honest, and humorous. Even if they don't want to add me in their contacts, they still want to send me some other food."
Everyone: "..."
Shen Yi resisted the urge to go and check the girls' eyes for any problems, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Very good, this proves that honesty is the best virtue!"
Shen Yu held up a large lobster: "I think the key point is my handsomeness."
Shen Yi's instinctive reaction: "Ugh!"
Meeting Jiang Yue's slightly envious gaze, Shen Yi understood what she was thinking. He immediately grabbed her hand and began to instruct her seriously: "Come on, learn from me. If you ever hear Shen Yu say such narcissistic things again, just vomit—!!!"
Jiang Yue laughed out loud, and when she met Shen Yu's unconvinced gaze, she cleared her throat in a playful manner: "Ugh..."
Shen Yi was very satisfied: "Very good, louder, make that sound right in Shen Yu's face!"
"Will this ever end?!"
Shen Yu was extremely indignant: "How could you be so heartless as to say such things to someone with such a perfect face like mine?"
Meng Zihan, always the most dignified person who would never embarrass anyone, also spoke up for Shen Yu, stopping the playful fight: "Alright, let's eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
Song Yang chimed in, "At least don't vomit while people are eating! That's too weird!"
As he spoke, he quietly moved all the shrimp food in front of him and began to eat it with gusto.
Shen Yi wanted to say something more, but then she noticed that Wen Que had placed an oyster, which had been dug out and dipped in sauce, on the plate in front of her. She immediately lowered her head and picked up her chopsticks to eat it.
After lunch.
Shen Yi, Jiang Yue, and Meng Zihan were enjoying sunbathing on the sofa chairs, while Song Yang continued to chase after Jiang Jiabao, forcing him to run all over the beach. Shen Yu, on the other hand, forcibly dragged Wen Que along to join a group of male college students playing beach volleyball not far away.
Shen Yi held a coconut in her arms, her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and soon she tilted her head and fell asleep.
Wait until you wake up.
Shen Yi noticed that a shirt had been placed over her upper body, and the coconut she was holding had been placed on the table in the middle. The person lying on the beach chair next to her had changed to Wen Que.
Shen Yi groggily opened her eyes, and Wen Que immediately noticed that she was awake: "Jiang Yue took Meng Zihan to collect seashells. They didn't wake you because you weren't fully awake. Do you want to go find them?"
Shen Yi shook his head and sat up.
She lowered her head, returned the shirt covering her to Wen Que, picked up the coconut and took a sip, trying to reboot her brain.
Wen Que's gaze fell on her legs, which were almost completely covered by her long dress. He asked, "Does it still hurt? If you need surgery to remove the scars, my family owns a private hospital."
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment before realizing what Wen Que was talking about.
She shook her head: "Thank you, it's okay, I don't care about these things."
Several of the wounds on his body, some minor and some severe, would inevitably leave scars, but as long as they weren't on his face, Shen Yi didn't care much about them.
Today, Jiang Yue and Meng Zihan both wore sundresses that were more suitable for the beach, while she wore a long dress that almost covered her entire body. It wasn't because she cared about the scars that hadn't completely disappeared, but because she didn't have many clothing options right now, and with the weather getting colder, she didn't want to buy a new dress just for today. She didn't expect that Wen Que would misunderstand.
Wen Que examined Shen Yi carefully for a while, and only after confirming that Shen Yi was not lying did he say, "Alright, it's getting late, let's go and call them to join us."
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In theory, everyone should go home after the gathering.
Seeing Jiang Yue and Shen Yu both looking worried, Shen Yi instinctively asked, "What happened?"
Shen Yu didn't hide anything from her: "The maid said that my parents had another fight at noon today. My father went straight to the company, and my mother didn't come back in the afternoon either."
Jiang Yue nodded in agreement and brought up the incident from a few days ago: "The reason I couldn't reply to you in time that night was because Mom and Dad were arguing, but they wouldn't let us listen."
Shen Yu shrugged: "Even if you can't hear them, just looking at the mess in the study, you can imagine how fierce their argument was."
But clearly, neither of them knew the real reason their parents were arguing, so naturally they had no way to reconcile them.
Jiang Yue suggested, "Yiyi, Mom really misses you. Why don't you come home with us for dinner tonight? If they come back too late, we can have breakfast together tomorrow."
Shen Yu nodded: "This method is feasible. Your room will remain the same as before, and the servants will clean it regularly, so it will be very convenient to move in directly. Your favorite brand recently launched new products, and your mother even bought you a few new clothes, saying that she was afraid they wouldn't be available when you wanted them."
Shen Yi felt a lump in her throat when Shen Yu said this, and she couldn't bring herself to refuse.
final.
They decided to send Jiang Jiabao back first, and then go back to the Shen family together.
On the road.
Shen Yu excitedly suggested, "Jiang Yue, you and your parents confirm whether they're coming back today, then we can hire a photography team to see if we can take a family photo."
"OK."
Jiang Yue also agreed with Shen Yu's suggestion and quickly sent a message to her parents to inquire. She soon received an affirmative answer.
"Very good!"
Shen Yu was overjoyed. He put his arms around his two younger sisters and said, "What theme do you want to shoot? I'll call and contact them right now."
Shen Yi retorted helplessly, "We're taking a family photo, not a professional portrait."
Shen Yu: "...Oh, right!"
at last.
Shen Yu casually contacted a photography studio and requested that they hire the most expensive and best stylists, lighting technicians, and photographers. Anyway, the Shen family is not short of money, and they must take the most perfect family photo tonight.
What they didn't expect was—
When I arrived at my doorstep, I first heard my parents arguing faintly from upstairs.
The three people looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang Yue was somewhat troubled: "Why did you start arguing again after you got back? What are we going to do?"
Shen Yi suggested, "How about we go up later, or we can pretend we just got back when they come down?"
Shen Yu looked at them seriously: "Don't you want to know why your parents, who have been respectful to each other for more than ten years, have started arguing every day recently?"
Both of them stared wide-eyed.
final--
The three of them crouched down, with their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them, and tiptoed upstairs together like a train.
Three pairs of ears pressed against the door at the same time.
The Shen family's house was decorated with soundproofing materials, but it couldn't completely block out the noise from the two people arguing so loudly inside.
Unexpectedly, the sound that came from inside was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, leaving the three of them unable to move and unsure of how to react.
The father's voice was as cold as ever, even impatient: "I said, when will you ever stop with this trivial matter? Can't it be okay if Shenyi and Jiangyue are both our daughters? Why do you have to delve into the past, who was right and who was wrong? Can't we just let this family be at peace?"
Mother Shen's voice was choked with sobs, but she still looked firmly at her husband, wanting an answer: "Of course I want to know the reason! Why should my daughter have returned to my side three years ago? As her father, you knew the truth, yet you acted as if nothing had happened, and upon your return, you immediately arranged for Shen Yi to be engaged to the Wen family?"
I really don't understand you anymore. Can you tell me what you're thinking?
"Isn't that simple?"
Another voice rang out, cold yet authoritative: "Your husband made a special trip to the slums back then to see your biological daughter, but he looked down on the poor girl and was unwilling to exchange his daughter, whom he had carefully raised for more than ten years, for her. He wasn't choosing his daughter, but rather choosing his interests."
Shen Yi recognized the last voice as that of Wen Que's mother.
In an instant, she finally understood why Jiang's father said he would sue the hospital but there had been no follow-up, and why Wen's mother's attitude towards her had changed recently.
turn out to be.
Someone knew the truth about all of this before she did.
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