Chapter 2 The Second Miss of the Shi Family
After the payment was made, Shi Yin deleted the extra.
He got up and left the cafe.
A cool breeze blew the withered yellow leaves from the ground, blowing them against Shi Yin's face. She pulled her coat closer, feeling the chill. Then her cell phone rang. It was Shi's mother calling, "It's your sister's birthday tonight. Come to Banbijiangshan Club on time."
"OK."
"What's with that tone of voice? Half a year ago, you went mountain climbing, and Si Nian saved you from a dangerous situation. As a result, Qing He fell off the mountain and broke both legs, forcing her to rely on a wheelchair for the rest of her life. You owe your sister a pair of legs, and you should be humble and repay her. But not only are you ungrateful, you've become a completely different person. You've even lost your former kindness. You have a cold face all day long, and you speak in a sharp tone, as if someone has wronged you!"
"I'm putting it this way, you must be at the birthday party tonight! Si Nian has been taking good care of Qing He for the past six months, and some unpleasant things have been spread in the circle, affecting your sister's reputation. You and Si Nian are engaged, and only if you are there can those rumors be refuted."
Shi Yin and Song Sinian were childhood sweethearts.
Got engaged last year.
Earlier this year, they had agreed to go hiking. At the foot of the mountain, they ran into Shi Qinghe, who had arrived uninvited. The accident had happened so suddenly that by the time Shi Yin realized what was happening, Song Sinian had already grabbed her hand and pulled her back from the edge. Shi Qinghe had fallen overboard and survived several days of treatment at a Beijing hospital, but she was left disabled.
Song Sinian changed after that.
He missed their anniversary and stayed with Shi Qinghe in the hospital. He missed her birthday because it rained heavily that night and Shi Qinghe was afraid of thunder, so he rushed to protect her. Shi Yin had once raised an opinion, but Song Sinian blocked it with one sentence: "Qinghe is disabled for life because of you. I'm paying off your debt! Can you be more sensible, Shi Yin!"
Compared to Shi Yin's taciturn personality, Shi Qinghe's articulate nature is more endearing. Growing up, her parents always favored her older sister, giving her everything they wanted first.
Shi Yin was envious but not jealous.
As blood is thicker than water, she will not resent her sister.
However, Shi Qinghe's legs were crippled, and her parents were heartbroken. Shi Yin heard her parents talking to the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall, saying why Qinghe was the one who became disabled and not her. They said that when the fortune teller said she was unlucky, she should have been given away. They also said that they had hired a lawyer and wanted to leave all their property to Shi Qinghe.
It doesn’t matter if her parents don’t love her.
It doesn’t matter if Song Sinian changes his mind.
Only money is not enough!
Shi Yin must grab this family property and hold her share firmly in her hands!
…
At night, half of the country is like a shining pearl sitting in a corner of the capital.
There was a lot of traffic at the entrance.
There are many guests.
It's very lively.
Shi Yin took a taxi to the halfway point of the mountain. After walking a few steps, she saw workers unloading goods in the distance. A car wrapped with a pink bow was placed safely on the ground.
The font on the gift box was very eye-catching: "Happy Birthday, Princess Qinghe!"
This is a gift from the Shi couple.
She ran around the city dozens of times, and the pictures went viral on WeChat Moments and Weibo. Everyone envied Shi Qinghe and envied her for having such doting parents.
"This is my first time attending the birthday party of a wealthy family in Beijing. Are all the people in Beijing so arrogant?"
"You're wrong. It's not that the wealthy families in the capital are rich, but that the Shi couple treat Miss Shi like a treasure. They hold her in their hands for fear of dropping her, and hold her in their mouths for fear of her melting."
"Young Master Song applied for a fireworks license from the government long ago and spent a huge amount of money to hire the country's top fireworks team. I heard that they will be setting off fireworks worth at least 100 million yuan tonight."
"He's already spoiling his fiancée just because they're engaged. If they get married in the future, Song Sinian will definitely treat Miss Shi like an ancestor at home."
"No, the one who is engaged to the Song family is the second young lady of the Shi family."
"What? The Shi family has a second young lady?"
The people who were talking walked right past Shi Yin, and the last rhetorical question also fell into Shi Yin's ears. Her presence was indeed very low, so low that after living for twenty-two years, many people in the circle were unaware that the Shi family had a second daughter.
Being disliked has become the norm, and Shi Yin will not be sad because of other people's opinions.
She walked up the steps.
Slowly walked towards the entrance of the magnificent banquet hall.
After waiting for a few minutes in a deserted corridor, Shi Yin felt her phone vibrate. She looked down at the WeChat message from Song Sinian: "Qing He's legs are suddenly hurting. The private doctor just arrived in the lounge. I'll come over after I see her. It'll take about twenty minutes. Please wait."
The moment he finished scanning this line of words, Shi Yin keenly noticed someone approaching from behind.
He is tall and slender.
The shadow completely enveloped her.
The moment he caught a glimpse of Han's straight trouser legs, his teasing voice fell from above Shi Yin's head, and he laughed a little playfully: "Your fiancé likes your sister."
Han Zhan had barely finished his words when the woman before him shuddered in fear. Instinctively, she raised her head and looked at him with her clear, bright almond-shaped eyes. She was the most well-behaved girl he had ever seen, her innocent and harmless appearance evoking a desire to protect her.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Shi Yin put away her phone, stepped back several steps, lowered her eyes, and greeted him softly, "Mr. Han."
"You can't wait for your fiancé."
"He will come."
"It's time to come."
"My sister's legs hurt." Shi Yin raised her head, her eyes slightly red. She endured it stubbornly, as if to tell Han Zhan that Song Sinian still loved her: "My sister lost her legs because of me. Sinian took care of her to help me pay off my debts. The rumors outside are all false. There is no private relationship between the two of them."
"Then why do you want to go on a blind date?"
Shi Yin was speechless.
During her silence, drones rose into the night sky outside the window. The illuminated machines arranged themselves into a large heart, with Shi Qinghe's name in the center.
Following the appearance of the gift, Shi Yin saw a man and woman on the lawn not far away. Shi Qinghe was sitting in a wheelchair, while Song Sinian stood behind her, holding her hand and whispering affectionately in her ear.
Tears immediately welled up in my eyes.
Shi Yin wiped her face, turned around and ran away quickly.
Lu Cheng, who was walking towards her, bumped into her. The sight of the beautiful woman in tears was so pitiful that he couldn't help but be stunned for a few seconds. Turning his head to look at his friend in front of him, Lu Cheng frowned and looked at the person in front of him as if he were a beast.
"What expression?" Han Zhan asked.
"Shi Yin has no say in the Shi family and is not well-liked in the circle, but you can't bully her just because she has little influence. You made her cry, which is really pitiful." Lu Cheng muttered.
"Are you blind?"
"Are you still scolding me?" Lu Cheng complained, and his sidelong glance caught the loving scene on the lawn in the distance. He suddenly understood why Shi Yin left crying.
It turns out that it wasn't Han Zhan who caused it.
It was her own sister who stole her boyfriend.
She poached her childhood sweetheart, her fiancé.
Lu Cheng retracted his gaze, and when he looked up, he saw the arc of Han Zhan's lips. He used his elbow to poke the unsympathetic Han next to him: "Shi Yin is so heartbroken that she is crying, and you are still laughing. How cruel."
Han Zhan: "I like to build my happiness on the pain of others."
Just then, Han's mother called.
The person on the other end of the line went on for three to five minutes, starting with soft words, saying that he was old enough to start a family and that he had picked out more than twenty daughters of wealthy families but hadn't found any, and his parents were going to get sick with worry, and then he gave a firm command: "Han Zhan, if I can't drink tea from my daughter-in-law before the end of this month, you don't have to be called Han anymore!"
"I can get married."
Their son's surrender was so sudden that the Han couple on the other end of the phone were stunned and speechless. Without giving his parents a chance to speak, Young Master Han looked in the direction Shi Yin left and said with a smile, "Prepare a gift for the meeting and bring her back to the Han family mansion in a few days."
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