Chapter 496 if (End)
In the New Year when Cancan just turned three, something big happened in the Wen family.
It turns out that Wen Zhixia's sister was actually a wrong child. Her original identity was the daughter of the Su family.
Shen Jiazhou was not surprised when he heard the news. He had known about this for a long time. In the previous life, he was the one who personally sent the fake daughter to the mental hospital. He could not remember what happened afterwards as it was too long ago.
And this life is different. Shen Jiachen did not die in the car accident, and Wen Zhixia's illness has been effectively controlled from the beginning. Everyone is moving in the right direction.
He had no interest in communicating with the man named Wen Shuqiao. When Shen Jiachen asked him to attend the banquet, Shen Jiazhou found a random excuse to refuse.
He went on a business trip and did not return until the New Year. After he came back, Shen Jiazhou learned that the sister that Wen Zhixia recognized had changed her name from Wen Shuqiao to Wen Yu.
This was somewhat different from what he remembered. The last time they sat down to eat was on New Year's Eve, when the four adults and Cancan had a reunion dinner in Shen Jiachen's newly purchased villa.
When Shen Jiazhou saw Wen Shuqiao, uh, now she should be called Wen Yu, she looked pretty much the same as in his fragmentary memories. However, this time she was less talkative and less overbearing, and her temperament was much more stable.
Shen Jiazhou couldn't help but think, could one person be so different?
At the dinner table, Wen Zhixia asked about her name change.
Wen Yu drank the juice and said slowly, "There's no real reason. I originally wanted to use the Chinese character 'Foolish' to remind myself to stay calm. But then I went to the temple to ask for a fortune. The master in the temple told me to change it to 'Yu', which means warning and expectation."
Wen Zhixia said, "That's good too."
The two sisters actually had only known each other for a short time and didn't have much to talk about.
Wen Yu put down the cup in her hand, and her eyes swept across Cancan and Shen Jiazhou's faces. She continued: "Besides, the name Wen Shuqiao always makes me feel like I'm taking someone else's place."
Wen Zhixia thought of Wen Sisi, no, it should be Su Sisi now.
Ever since what happened to Su Sisi during the summer vacation after her college entrance examination, the two of them rarely interacted with each other. The few times they met, Su Sisi cried and asked her for money.
At that time, I always thought that she was my sister, so I felt soft-hearted. I never thought that such a thing as the wrong child could happen.
Wen Zhixia's mood was actually complicated, but fortunately, everything was back to square one now.
When Shen Jiazhou heard this, he looked at her twice more, and happened to meet Wen Yu's gaze. Wen Yu nodded slightly at him calmly as a polite gesture.
Shen Jiazhou went to see Cancan and thought to himself that the way she spoke in her life was quite interesting.
*
When Cancan was five years old, the Shen family broke a shocking news.
The Shen Group's tax affairs were investigated and it was found that it had evaded taxes of nearly 3 billion yuan. All relevant personnel were taken away for investigation.
Even Mr. Shen was summoned for questioning. He was so angry that he was sent to the emergency room that day and fell into a coma.
Because of the tax evasion and detention of the main person in charge of the Shen Group, the stock market collapsed completely. For a while, only Shen Fang barely held on for a few months, but in the end, some withdrew their investments, and some fled.
In such a big Shen family, there is no one who can support the Shen family.
Shen Jiazhou and Shen Jiachen took some time off and went to the hospital to see Mr. Shen.
Mr. Shen is somewhat sober now. His aura is completely different from before, and his whole body seems to have shrunk. He lies on the hospital bed, breathing oxygen all day long. To put it nicely, he is waiting for recovery. To put it bluntly, he is actually waiting for his last days.
He looked at the two brothers sitting beside the bed and sighed: "You...are here."
"Grandpa." Shen Jiachen held his hand: "Are you feeling better today?"
Mr. Shen gave a weak smile: "It's not going to get better, it's not going to get better."
Shen Jiazhou peeled an apple, cut it in half, gave half to Shen Jiachen, and ate the other half himself.
Mr. Shen looked at the two brothers and suddenly chuckled: "When you were little, Jiachen always peeled apples for you."
He became more energetic and talked a lot about their childhood. The two brothers listened quietly.
When the doctor came over for a routine checkup, Shen Jiachen said, "Grandpa, we'll be leaving first."
Mr. Shen wanted to raise his hand, but he didn't have the strength. He hummed, "Let's go, let's go."
But after watching them walk a few steps, he couldn't help but call them.
"Grandpa is sorry for you." Old Master Shen said softly, "I hope you don't mind."
The two brothers looked at each other, and Shen Jiachen turned around and smiled: "Grandpa, there is nothing to be sorry for, and there is nothing to be done for. It's just a choice."
Shen Jiazhou also nodded: "Grandpa, take care of yourself."
Mr. Shen closed his eyes and stopped answering them.
He fought for a good path in his family in the first half of his life, but he lived a confused life in the second half of his life!
In September, Mr. Shen passed away.
Shen Jiazhou and Shen Jiachen went to see the old man off for the last time. Now the Shen family has almost lost half its life in just half a year.
The delicate and high-spirited Shen family members are like wilted eggplants. They know that they have to fight for the future on their own.
None of them had imagined that within a few months, the Shen family would fall from heaven into a quagmire, with a tendency to not even be able to get up.
On the way back, Shen Jiachen looked out the window, wondering what he was thinking.
Shen Jiazhou asked, "Do you regret leaving the Shen family?"
Shen Jiachen came back to his senses. He glanced at Shen Jiazhou and chuckled, "What do I have to regret? Didn't you and I expect the Shen family to fall to this point? Could it be that you regret it?"
"I don't regret it." Shen Jiazhou said: "The best choice I made was to leave the Shen family."
Shen Jiachen smiled and happened to see a flower shop not far away. He said to the driver, "Stop in front of the flower shop."
Shen Jiazhou looked at him, and Shen Jiachen said, "Your sister-in-law has been very hard-working taking care of Cancan these past two days. I'm going to buy a bunch of flowers. Do you want to go take a breath of fresh air with me?"
Shen Jiazhou has no interest in flowers, but there is a coffee shop next to the flower shop. He hasn't had a good rest these two days because of Mr. Shen's funeral.
It's ten o'clock in the morning now, and it's still early for a rest in the evening, and I have a meeting in the afternoon.
Shen Jiazhou said: "I'll go downstairs and buy a cup of coffee, would you like some?"
"No, I'll have some tea when we get back later." Shen Jiachen patted his shoulder: "Drink less coffee, tea can be just as refreshing."
Shen Jiazhou ignored him and walked into the coffee shop. There were not many people in the coffee shop at the moment. He walked to the counter and ordered an iced Americano.
After paying the bill, he stood aside and waited.
Just then, the glass door was pushed open and a girl with a ponytail walked in hurriedly from outside.
Shen Jiazhou glanced at it out of boredom, but found that he couldn't take his eyes away.
The girl walked towards the counter. The tiny mole next to her eye, although not noticeable, attracted Shen Jiazhou's attention.
The girl noticed Shen Jiazhou's gaze, was startled for a moment, and quickly looked away.
At the same time, Shen Jiazhou heard the waiter at the counter shouting, "Shu Qiao, come quickly, I can't win anymore!"
Wen Shuqiao pushed open the small door and walked into the operating table. She raised her voice slightly and said, "Here I come!"
Shu Qiao.
Shen Jiazhou silently repeated this name. What a coincidental name.
His eyes followed her figure. It was so strange, he had never seen this girl before, but he felt that he should know her.
Because at this moment, his originally calm heart.
——As loud as beating a drum.
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