Chapter 198: Chapter 198: She’s Being Clever Chapter 198: Chapter 198: She’s Being Clever Ye Zhen looked in the direction of the little girl and said, “Under normal circumstances, as long as she doesn’t engage in vigorous exercise, there generally won’t be any major issues, but it would be best to undergo surgery after turning eighteen.”
Shen Zhaozhao could feel Ye Zhen’s concern for the little girl from her tone.
It was evident she was a compassionate person, cold and aloof on the surface, yet with a gentle heart.
But why, then, was her reputation at school so poor?
Even with Ye Wei’an fanning the flames from behind, it shouldn’t be the case.
Especially since the Ye Family’s depiction of her as dumb, arrogant, and overbearing was completely at odds with the person in front of her.
Noticing Shen Zhaozhao’s puzzled look, Ye Zhen couldn’t help asking, “What’s the matter?”
Shen Zhaozhao, “I was just thinking about the rumors about you at school, which are completely different from what I see in you…”
Ye Zhen, “Are you trying to ask why I keep doing foolish things?”
Shen Zhaozhao nodded, “I know it must be Ye Wei’an’s scheming behind the scenes, but looking at you, you don’t seem foolish enough to be continuously tricked by her.”
Ye Zhen’s eyes grew colder, “The Ye Family prides themselves on their status, and they care about their reputation. Even though they brought me back, they also worry I might disgrace them.”
Shen Zhaozhao, coming from a modest family, didn’t quite understand the obsession of the upper class with reputation over blood relations.
“In their eyes, I grew up at the bottom of society, tainted with a commoner’s air, bringing me out would only embarrass them. No matter what I do, I can never measure up to the Ye Wei’an they raised themselves. Since that’s the case, let them see for themselves what someone raised in the ‘streets’ is really like,” Ye Zhen said.
“Are you doing this on purpose, acting out just to spite them?” she had heard that rebellious kids sometimes deliberately do things adults dislike in order to gain their attention.
At her age, she should be past the age of rebellion.
Ye Zhen’s mouth twitched slightly, and with a glance, she said, “No.” She didn’t stoop to competing for favor. Charity love is better refused, “I just feel this family is not worth staying in, better off not to bother.”
“Could it be you’re using this method to make the Ye Family give up on you?” An odd idea suddenly popped into Shen Zhaozhao’s head, and she blurted it out.
Ye Zhen gave her a glance, “You’re not too stupid.”
What did she mean by ‘not too stupid’?
She was never stupid to begin with.
Shen Zhaozhao of the Shen Family was clever!
But, did that mean she guessed correctly?
Yet she still didn’t quite understand.
Shen Zhaozhao, “Why would you choose such a method to leave the Ye Family?”
Ye Zhen, “Those who pride themselves on their status naturally won’t allow their own blood to fall into obscurity. It was fine when they didn’t know, but now that they do, they can’t disregard it; it would damage their face if word got out. If I took the initiative to leave, they would never agree. The Ye Family isn’t short of money, after all, it is just about supporting one more person.”
Only by making them completely disappointed and disgusted with her, she might have the chance to leave that family.
Shen Zhaozhao suddenly felt some sympathy for her.
Ms. Shu Ran and Old Shen, although ordinary workers, managed to ensure she never wanted for food or clothing, and they never had significant demands on her.
Apart from Old Shen being somewhat vain, once almost mistaking someone else’s child for his own, even when she scored zero on a test, they never disdained her or felt ashamed.
Together, the family lived happily, enjoying simple joys.
Compared to Ye Zhen, how much more fortunate she was.
Suddenly, she missed her home, Old Shen, and Ms. Shu Ran.