In the car, Shen Mianmian saw the reactions of the three people clearly through the rearview mirror. She didn’t think she was being excessive at all. Zhou Lanfang’s temperament was well known to her: insatiable greed, sharp-tongued, and scathing. None of these descriptions were exaggerated when applied to her.
It took great effort to sever ties with them, and if she got entangled again, she wouldn’t have a single day of peace in the remaining two and a half years.
Many people might think she was selfish, but there’s a saying that goes, "Don’t try to persuade others to be kind if you haven’t suffered their sorrows." The debt of being raised, she had already repaid in her previous life.
"If you want to cry, just cry, there are no outsiders here," He Nan glanced at Shen Mianmian and said indifferently.
Shen Mianmian didn’t intend to cry, but his words made her think of the injustices of her past life. Suddenly her nose felt sour, and her eyes reddened. She sniffed and said, "Big Brother He, am I very heartless? No matter what, they raised me, but when I see them, I don’t even want to greet them."
Now, people in the village are probably all calling her an ungrateful wretch behind her back, right?
"No," He Nan said in a deep voice, "Don’t question yourself because of others, unless you don’t want to study and are content with just marrying anyone, living a life of humiliation every day. You’re intelligent and ambitious. You shouldn’t be confined to such a small mountain village."
Even though He Nan didn’t know what Shen Mianmian had experienced in her past life, he could guess from the current situation what kind of life she would face if she didn’t fight back.
Shen Mianmian felt moved when she heard He Nan’s words. In this world, there was probably no one else who understood her like Big Brother He did.
The sense of grievance in her heart dissipated with his words, and Shen Mianmian’s mood quickly lifted.
When they returned to the bottom of the residential building, He Nan got out of the car and then opened the back door, taking out a bag. Under Shen Mianmian’s puzzled gaze, he said, "These are the shoes Auntie Li made for you, for spring and summer."
Shen Mianmian was touched and was about to say something when she suddenly noticed a strange car parked nearby. She had lived here for half a year and was nearly familiar with every vehicle in the area. The car in front of her was unfamiliar and even had a Beijing license plate.
"Big Brother He, I haven’t seen this car before, and it has a Beijing license plate."
He Nan laughed softly, "Good observation. It’s here to pick up Cheng Xining."
"Is Miss Cheng really leaving today?" She had thought Big Brother He was just scaring Cheng Xining.
"Don’t you want her to leave?" He Nan asked, instead of answering.
"..." Shen Mianmian didn’t know how to continue. It didn’t matter to her whether Cheng Xining left or stayed. After thinking, she said, "Miss Cheng has come all this way. Aren’t you going to show her around?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚫𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚫𝕟𝕖𝕥
As for anything else, she didn’t feel it was her place to say more - after all, this was Big Brother He’s private matter, and he was a man of strong convictions, surely with his own plans.
Seeing her expression, He Nan’s eyebrows lifted slightly, "Have you misunderstood something?"
"Ah?" Shen Mianmian blinked, "What do you mean?"
He Nan looked at her seriously and said, "Cheng Xining and I just know each other, there’s nothing more between us."
Why was Big Brother He suddenly telling her this? Could it be that she had really overthought it?
Was it all just Cheng Xining’s unrequited love?
With this thought, she nodded and let out an indifferent "Oh."
Seeing her react so nonchalantly, as if it wasn’t a big deal to her, He Nan suddenly felt a bit dejected. His expression darkened and he said, "Go on up!"