"No," Shen Mianmian shook her head, rebirth was definitely something she couldn’t let others know, so she had to come up with a random excuse, "I happened to overhear my parents talking about it."
Speaking of which, she gave a bitter smile, "Actually, I am the child my dad had with another woman. To put it crudely, I’m the illegitimate daughter, which is why my mom hates me so much, always calling me a little bastard."
"What?" Xiaocui opened her mouth in shock, "You’re an illegitimate daughter? How is that possible? My mom said that you were picked up by your dad from outside."
Xiaocui felt that there must be some misunderstanding.
If Mianmian really was Shen Jianhua’s illegitimate daughter, Shen Jianhua should be very good to Mianmian, after all, even if she is an illegitimate daughter, she is still his own child, and definitely closer than Zhou Siyu.
But now, Shen Jianhua is nicer to Zhou Siyu than to Mianmian.
Shen Mianmian let out a self-mocking laugh, "In front of others, of course my dad wouldn’t admit I’m his illegitimate daughter. If this were known, wouldn’t my mom find out too? It would cause a fuss, and my uncle wouldn’t be pleased, nor would my mom agree to keep me. The villagers would all gossip behind my back. He cares about his reputation. Saying I was picked up sounds better."
In her previous life, before she died, Zhou Lanfang made it very clear that she was Shen Jianhua’s illegitimate daughter, which is why she treated her that way.
Looking back at her childhood, Zhou Lanfang indeed changed her attitude suddenly, surely because she had discovered something, and that’s why she began to treat her badly.
She had thought Mianmian was really picked up, but she never expected there to be such a story behind it.
"Mianmian, have you ever thought about finding your birth mother?"
What kind of mother wouldn’t lay eyes on her own daughter for so many years? ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩
"No," Shen Mianmian replied very straightforwardly, "If my own dad treats me , how good can that so-called birth mother be? If she truly cared about me, she wouldn’t have stayed away all these years without even a glance."
In her previous life, she had lived for decades, and her birth mother never came to look for her. The fact proved that she didn’t care about her at all, so why should she bother thinking about it?
Xiaocui looked at Shen Mianmian with sympathy, not knowing how to console her. Mianmian was really so pitiful.
Seeing her sympathetic eyes, Shen Mianmian laughed, "Why are you getting more sentimental than me? In fact, I’ve long been used to it. I’m not sad at all. Now I have money to spend and school to attend, and I’ve met so many nice people. I’m luckier than many others. I’m content."
In her previous life, she was pitiful only because she didn’t stand up for herself. In this life, whether you call her selfish or bad, she was going to put herself first.
She wasn’t going to suffer for Shen Jianhua and Zhou Siyu all her life as she had in her previous life.
"Mianmian, you’re really optimistic," Xiaocui admired Shen Mianmian. If it were anyone else, they wouldn’t have the courage to leave the Shen family, a young girl wandering outside, it’s not easy.
Now, she’s rumored in the village like that, and she wanted to help Shen Mianmian clear her name, but she was powerless to do anything.
Shen Mianmian smiled. What else could she do if not be optimistic?
She didn’t like overly sappy atmospheres, so she changed the subject, "It’s Lu Siyuan’s first time staying in a dormitory, I wonder if he’s getting used to it. I hope he doesn’t have a falling out with his roommates on the first day."
Xiaocui had never stayed in a dormitory and didn’t know what it was like. Hearing what Shen Mianmian said, she began to worry about Lu Siyuan.