He Nan’s eyes flashed slightly, "Do you really mind being known as an illegitimate daughter?"
Shen Mianmian pouted her lips, "Big Brother He, although one can’t choose their birth, I think that if it were possible to choose, no one would want to be born with the label of an illegitimate daughter. It is like transferring the sin committed by the previous generation to the next one to bear."
No matter who it is, as long as they’re born out of wedlock, people would gossip behind their backs. Even when they reach their seventies or eighties, people would still bring up those issues. Although she looked at things more clearly because she had no choice, now that the truth had come out, she was certainly happy.
At a young age, she thought things through clearly. He Nan gained another level of understanding towards her, "Have you ever thought about looking for your biological parents?"
"No." Shen Mianmian shook her head decisively, "I was picked up, which means I was not trafficked by traffickers. Therefore, the reason I got separated from my biological parents is very likely that they abandoned me. Since they chose not to keep me, why should I bother finding them again?"
In this era, many parents would abandon their daughters in the hopes of having sons; she assumed she had been abandoned for the same reason. She could not accept such biological parents. Rather than finding them and making herself unhappy, it was better not to look for them at all.
After all, they had accepted not having her all these years.
"It’s good that you have made your own decision," He Nan did not want to interfere with her choice, "If you ever want to find them, I will help you."
"Thank you, Big Brother He." Shen Mianmian squinted her eyes, showing a sincere smile, "Big Brother He, I have never felt as relaxed as I do now. I feel like a bird that has escaped its cage; from now on, no one should think about restricting me again. I will study hard, get into Beijing University, then earn money to buy a house, and have a home of my own. I won’t have to worry about being shuffled around, despised, or loathed anymore."
Looking at her eyes, which shone brightly like they were filled with stars, and the smile on her face that finally matched the innocence and naivety of her age, He Nan felt his own heart soften, and a tender light appeared in his gaze.
Because she was in a good mood, Shen Mianmian ate a lot for dinner; her stomach was quite full. She touched her belly and awkwardly got into the car, her thoughts drifting to Li Shiping and the child, suddenly feeling a bit uneasy.
"Big Brother He, should we go check on Sister Shiping?" Shen Mianmian subtly began to disparage Wan Dongcheng, "I ran into Wan Dongcheng yesterday. He was with a female student, looking triumphant and exuding a smell of alcohol. He had clearly been drinking a lot, and I don’t know if he visited Sister Shiping in the hospital."
The sooner Wan Dongcheng’s image was tainted, the sooner Li Shiping could extricate herself, and she wouldn’t have to see Wan Dongcheng’s disgusting face again.
He Nan’s eyes narrowed with a dangerous gleam, but it was quickly concealed; so quickly that Shen Mianmian did not notice, "Do you have a big issue with Wan Dongcheng?"
As far as he knew, the two were not well acquainted, but from the first time she saw Wan Dongcheng, she seemed to harbor some hostility towards him, disdainful to the point of not wanting to acknowledge him.
Shen Mianmian’s heart skipped, feeling alarmed. He Nan was so astute; could her behavior have aroused his suspicion?
Stay calm, she needed to remain calm. Even if He Nan had doubts, he couldn’t possibly suspect her of being reborn.
With this thought, Shen Mianmian calmed down and proceeded to vigorously denigrate Wan Dongcheng again.