Chapter 10

【She】 was questioned by the police for the better part of the day.

Even though he produced evidence to prove his relationship with Shu Xia, the police still did not believe him!

Because the evidence Shu Xia produced proved that the money he had was borrowed from her.

Seeing the tens of thousands of yuan in the card, he had absolutely no desire to return it.

He felt that Shu Xia was just being difficult with him; he had spent most of his time recently accompanying Lin Miao and rarely cared for her, so she was throwing a huge tantrum.

If she missed him, she should just say so; by causing so much trouble, didn't she know it would only make him like her less?

Fuming with anger, Fu Chenyan made another call to Shu Xia.

Shu Xia happened to be on the subway, and looking at the name "Fu Chenyan" on her phone, she felt a lingering pain in her heart after it had been torn apart so forcefully.

She gripped the phone tightly and answered the call.

Fu Chenyan had originally thought Shu Xia still wouldn't answer, but he hadn't expected her to pick up after just one ring; he understood even more clearly now that she was just putting on an act for him—wasn't it just because she wanted him to coax her more?

"Wife, have I been too busy with work lately and didn't have time to accompany you, so you're angry? Where are you now? I'll come find you right now. We've had this relationship for so many years since high school; don't you understand me yet? The company says they'll issue a 300,000 yuan bonus at the end of the year. I'll give all 300,000 of that bonus to you when the time comes, okay?"

When the end of the year came, he would just find another excuse not to give it to her.

"My mom has always been very good to you, and you know about my mom's illness. Wife, I really love you. All the money I earn in the future will be yours."

Listening to Fu Chenyan's honeyed words, Shu Xia's eyes were filled with hatred, and she said word by word: "Fu Chenyan, you had better return the money immediately, otherwise, wait for my lawyer's letter."

Fu Chenyan thought he had misheard, "Wife? Did you hear something from someone? Since when do you care so much about money? Can our relationship be measured by money?"

Beep, beep, beep...

The call was hung up.

Shu Xia was disgusted by Fu Chenyan's last few sentences.

Fu Chenyan looked at the phone that had been hung up, his face turning dark, and he gripped the phone tightly.

"Shu Xia, what kind of temper are you throwing at me! Do you believe I'll break up with you?"

He took a deep breath.

It seemed he had to transfer the money to her; the police had gone to the company today, and if he received a lawyer's letter right after that, he wouldn't be able to stay at the company.

Give it to her first.

Wait until the evening and have his mom call Shu Xia, and she would transfer the money back again.

After making the transfer, he left a message for Shu Xia on WeChat.

【Wife, I've transferred the money to you. Don't worry about my mom's side, I'll think of other ways. If you're in a bad mood, I'll take you out to have some fun this weekend.】

A few minutes later, Shu Xia received the notification that the money had arrived.

Looking at the 100,000 yuan, she froze for a few seconds.

Then she transferred 90,000 yuan to Jiang Ye, keeping 10,000 for herself.

"Mom, this is money I saved from working part-time during vacations when I was in college, plus the money you usually gave me. There are many places that need money at home now, so you use this first."

Shu Xia sent another WeChat message to Jiang Ye.

Seeing the transfer notification and then Shu Xia's WeChat message, Jiang Ye was anxious and immediately called her back.

"Xia Xia, you haven't been graduated from college for long, and you don't have a job yet; this is exactly when you need money. Mom can earn money now, and your older brother and second brother give Mom money every month. Mom can't take your money. Mom will transfer it back to you. You're a young woman; go to the mall and buy some clothes. Mom really doesn't need the money."

Listening to her adoptive mother's sincere concern over the phone, Shu Xia smiled and said: "Mom, I don't need money right now. You use it first. I'm about to get off the subway. Let's talk again when I come home in a couple of days."

Jiang Ye looked at the phone that had been hung up; while she was happy that her daughter was filial, she also had a gut feeling that her daughter must have encountered something.

How on earth was the Lin Family treating her daughter!

No, she had to ask clearly.

Chen Xiuyue's phone number was saved in her phone.

She had never thought she would disturb Chen Xiuyue one day, but now it concerned Xia Xia.

How could a mother not feel if the daughter she raised had something wrong?

She took a deep breath and called Chen Xiuyue.

"Jiang Ye? Why are you calling me?"

Chen Xiuyue also had Jiang Ye's number saved; she had saved it at the time for Xia Xia's sake, thinking she would delete it later, but she had forgotten.

Having such a person left in her address book made her feel uncomfortable whenever she thought of it.

"I'm not calling for any other reason, I just want to know how Xia Xia is doing." Jiang Ye heard the condescension in Chen Xiuyue's tone and frowned.

But what Chen Xiuyue said next made Jiang Ye's face turn pale with anger.

"Since you asked, then I must speak up. I don't know how you raised her, but Xia Xia is too disobedient and too ignorant! She even talks back to us and has no manners at all. Before, on my birthday, she gave me a painting, and that painting looked dilapidated and worn out. She said it was some Ancient Painting; she just spouted lies off the top of her head. It's clear that there was a problem with her upbringing from a young age. Does she really think we don't know anything?"

"I don't ask for her to be as well-behaved and sensible as Miaomiao, but what she did made us lose face!"

"She's been threatening to run away from home again these past two days. Did she go back to your place? You tell her, if she doesn't come back, we won't acknowledge her anymore! Even if she comes back, she has to think about how to apologize to us properly! Her attitude must be sincere, otherwise, we will absolutely not forgive her easily this time."

Jiang Ye's eyes turned red as she listened, and her whole body was trembling.

She had always been kind to others and rarely spoke harsh words, but now, hearing Chen Xiuyue compare Xia Xia with Lin Miao and describe Xia Xia as worthless, she could no longer hold back.

"Xia Xia has always been sensible; it must be that you did something to make her run away from home. I raised the child, I know her; she would absolutely never do the things you said! You are the ones who should reflect! You are the ones who should apologize!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ye couldn't help but shed tears.

Seeing Chen Xiuyue's attitude, she knew that Xia Xia was not happy in the Lin Family.

Her Xia Xia!

Shu Xia arrived at the Antique Street in Jing City.

Everything could be found on this street.

Walking in was like traveling back to the antique past.

The bag Shu Xia was carrying today was very large, and inside it was the Ancient Painting she had brought out from the Lin Family.

Originally, this broken Ancient Painting had been bought on this street from an old grandfather setting up a street stall for 10,000 yuan.

Because it was not stored properly, the scroll was very dilapidated and had shattered into many pieces; she spent nearly three months restoring it.

At the time, the old grandfather said this was a painting left behind by his grandfather and claimed it was from the Northern Song Dynasty, but because it was broken into such a state, it was impossible to tell who had painted it; the old grandfather had been running his stall for a long time, and even if someone took a liking to it, the highest price offered was no more than one thousand.

Shu Xia could tell that this was the work of a painter from the Northern Song Dynasty, a painter who loved to depict misty rivers and cloud-capped mountains, cold forests and secluded valleys.