"Because our Ah Chen is normal, unlike you, who’s abnormal," said Little Shushu defiantly. "Even if Linlin trains for another ten or eight years, she might not be able to understand!"
"Ow, Little Shushu, I can’t agree with you there. I was abnormal before, ah, spit spit spit, I mean, I’ve become very normal now... Oh my goodness, why do I feel like the more I talk, the more you’ve twisted my words?" Sun Nanjue tapped his head, looking at Ye Shu with a vexed expression.
Ah Chen, oh Ah Chen, your wife is aiming for the skies!
At that moment, inside Han Ruixin’s bedroom at the Han Mansion, a servant was installing new curtains.
Ever since she had overheard her parents’ conversation, Han Ruixin had been very anxious. She feared, terribly feared, that she could lose Sheng Shaochen any second. So, the first thing she did upon returning to her bedroom was to have the servants change everything in the room to blue, everything that could be changed. She had to secure Brother Chen, for only by becoming Brother Chen’s woman, could she have a future. Otherwise, she meant nothing to the Han Family; though her mother cherished her, her mother was not the head of the family and couldn’t make decisions on many things.
Her father, the head of the family, didn’t love her. If she couldn’t marry a man more powerful than the Han Family, how could she stand firm in the Han Family? She didn’t want to be despised for the rest of her life; she was determined to take the position of Mrs. Sheng. Only then could she stop depending on others’ good graces.
"Ruxin, what are you doing? Mummy knew you liked pink and specially decorated your room in a girly pink style, but this..." Mrs. Han walked in and couldn’t help but express her astonishment.
"Mummy, Ruxin just wants to marry Brother Chen for the rest of her life, so, whatever Brother Chen likes is what Ruxin likes..." Han Ruixin said, as she started to wipe away tears.
She knew that, in the Han Family, only her mother would help her. Therefore, she had to make her mother pity her more. Indeed, upon hearing Han Ruixin’s words, Mrs. Han’s eyes immediately showed a tender look. She stepped forward and embraced her. "Silly girl, Mummy knows, Mummy knows everything. Don’t worry, Mummy will make sure your wish comes true, look..."
Mrs. Han said and opened the news section on her mobile phone. Han Ruixin leaned in, glanced at it, and immediately her eyes filled with joy. "Brother Chen really partnered with our Han Group?" she exclaimed, taking Mrs. Han’s phone and incessantly scrolling through the news.
She just knew that Brother Chen had feelings for her! "Mummy, I want to call Brother Chen. I want to see him right now," Han Ruixin said, casting aside her previous dejection and excitedly pulling out her mobile, opening the contact list. Mrs. Han kept a loving gaze on Han Ruixin’s slender fingers as they slid across the phone screen.
Suddenly, she noticed the contact name ’Brother Chen’ with a note underneath, ’surrogate mother,’ and Mrs. Han’s expression turned quite grim. ’Surrogate mother’? Wasn’t that referring to Ye Shu? When did Ruxin get Ye Shu’s number? Surely, the child hasn’t been in touch with Ye Shu, has she? Ye Shu is sharp-tongued; Ruxin must have suffered quite a bit, hasn’t she? With this thought, a new wave of pity surged in Mrs. Han’s heart.
She reached out gently, stroking Han Ruixin’s hair, her eyes moist with emotion. Ye Shu, Ye Shu, Ye Shu... these two words churned like a curse in Mrs. Han’s mind. Then a bolt of lightning struck her brain... Han Dongliang had mentioned during their argument that the fiery red heart-shaped pendant on Ruxin’s neck was very likely Ye Shu’s!
But at Ruxin’s birthday party that night, she had flaunted that pendant in front of everyone; why did Ye Shu have no reaction at all? Could it be that Ye Shu, just like Ruxin, was traumatized by the accident 21 years ago and, having been too young at the time, didn’t remember anything? As Mrs. Han mulled over this, her heart began to beat with excitement.