Chapter 413: Like a Monster

"It's nothing," Shen Yuan felt there was no need to tell her about her past life; for someone like Li Xuan, even if she were given the memories of a past life, it would be of no use.

A fool is always a fool.

Li Xuan, however, was suddenly startled; she had long been suspicious—what Child Prodigy? Shen Yuan had always been more like a monster who knew a great many things.

And she, if she could unlock the secret of this monster, perhaps she could live a life different from the one she had now.

"I'm sorry, it's all Mom's fault for being too impulsive." Li Xuan immediately hugged her and apologized, gently stroking her cheek, "Does it hurt?"

Shen Yuan saw through her hypocrisy; no matter what Li Xuan asked, she refused to speak again.

What made her even more uneasy was the probing look Si Rong had given her while recording the program today, as if she already knew something.

Sigh, in truth, everything is a matter of fate.

What fault did she have? Whether in her past life or this one, she did not believe she was at fault.

What she sought in both lives was nothing more than Jiang Sinian; the path between them should have been smooth, yet it had been artificially obstructed by so many barriers.

Appearing on this program had a huge impact on the Shen family.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't leave the house, but bad news travels a thousand miles.

Although there were not many people in Huaiyang who owned televisions yet, news spread from ten to a hundred, and soon everyone knew that Shen Yuan, the "Child Prodigy," was a fraud.

Their family's stall was still surrounded by many people as usual, but unlike before, everyone wasn't there to buy things, but to watch a joke and mock them while they were at it.

"How shameless! I think your Shen family is dirt poor and went crazy, so you specifically created a fake 'Child Prodigy' just to swindle us all out of our money, right?"

"Teaching a child to lie from a young age, you two deserve it for not being able to produce a son!"

"That's right! Look, the Shen family has an old maid who can't get married, a daughter-in-law who goes out messing around with other men, and they can't produce a male heir at home—I think it's just retribution for being swindlers!"

"I even bought towels and slippers from your place; given your character, they're probably fake and shoddy goods too. Refund my money immediately!"

This was what everyone truly thought, and suddenly, one call brought a hundred responses.

"Refund the money! Refund the money! Refund the money!"

They not only felt they had been swindled, but they also felt that this family of three had disgraced the people of Huaiyang by going on television.

To have the face to go on TV even after everyone knew they were fakes—they must have had too much money to burn!

The Shen family moved their stall back inside and propped the door shut with a table, not daring to go out, just like rats crossing the street.

Later, the neighborhood office had to come out to mediate, ordering them not to engage in fighting or brawling, otherwise, if they failed to be selected for "Most Beautiful Street," they would definitely be fined.

Only then did the entrance to the Shen house return to calm.

But although no one forced them to pay back the money anymore, they could no longer do business.

Because she was called an old maid, Shen Yun became determined to get married this year.

But given the current situation of their Shen family, what kind of good man could she marry?

She couldn't help but think that if her sister-in-law were Si Rong, then the men she went on blind dates with would all be rich or noble.

How could she have fallen to this point?

But there has never been a regret pill in this world.

And Shen Lan was devastated, from then on either drinking or drunk.

Li Xuan's attention remained entirely on her daughter, Shen Yuan.

Even if her daughter wasn't a "Child Prodigy," she had been different from other children since she was small, possessing a unique intelligence.

That phrase she had accidentally let slip, "in my past life," had become an obsession in Li Xuan's heart.

Could it be that Shen Yuan had come from a past life? Or did everyone have a past life?

Then what would her own past life have been like?

Would it have been much better than the life she was living now?

If she knew, she would definitely live this life well.

Unfortunately, no matter how well she treated Shen Yuan, as soon as she brought up the topic, Shen Yuan would shut her mouth and say nothing.

Li Xuan was even more convinced that there was something fishy going on, but she had plenty of patience.

The episode broadcast on television had a huge impact on the Shen family, but the impact on Shen Yuan herself was even greater.

In the Yuhong Class, she used to be the center of attention, but ever since then, classmates began calling her a "little liar."

The classmate leading the charge was none other than Han Jiajia.

Even the teacher's attitude toward her was far worse than before.

But for Shen Yuan, she could endure all of this.

Having gone through such inhuman torture in her past life, these childish words from little kids couldn't cause her any harm at all.

As long as she could eventually have Jiang Sinian, that was enough.

However, she needed to think of a way to become friends with Jiang Sinian first.

Finally, the opportunity came.

That noon, a little fat boy stood in front of Shen Yuan, "My mom said you're a liar and not a Child Prodigy at all! When I grow up, I'm not going to marry you!"

He was huffing and puffing, and she didn't even know what he was angry about.

Shen Yuan originally wanted to say something vicious like, "Who the hell cares who you want to marry, you idiot, keep yapping and I'll slap you to death, you fat pig."

But she caught a glimpse of Jiang Sinian out of the corner of her eye.

She immediately put on a timid and frightened look, "Xiao Pang, don't hit me, wuu wuu..."

She had expected Jiang Sinian to step forward and speak up for justice at this moment, but Jiang Sinian just took one look and walked away.

Shen Yuan:...

This opportunity had been missed again.

She could now confirm and be certain that Si Rong must have taught these two siblings something, which was why they were unwilling to be friends with her.

Yet, she had no way to deal with it.

She could only spend more time dressing herself up, hoping to attract Jiang Sinian.

Just like in her past life, she looked forward to him slowly growing to like her.

Right now they were both still young, so there was no need to be too anxious.

Time flowed slowly, and soon the first midterm exam of their lives arrived.

Shen Yuan did not take the teacher's emphasis on reviewing to heart at all.

Did she really need to review such basic knowledge? Wasn't it a sure thing?

Before the exam, Li Xuan asked her, "Daughter, do you have the confidence to take first place?"

The past life aside, it was usually Si Rong who groomed her children to rank first in the grade.

This time, her child was in the same class as Si Rong's children, so it would be clear whose education was more successful.

Even if she wasn't a Child Prodigy, she could still crush the two children Si Rongsheng had.

"I have confidence."

Shen Yuan replied; if she couldn't even outperform this group of little children, then she had truly wasted her Rebirth.

Li Xuan was very satisfied with her answer and helped her comb her hair, "Tomorrow Mom will take you to buy another outfit! My daughter should be dressed up beautifully."

"Okay." Shen Yuan agreed.

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Li Xuan changed the subject, "Actually, whatever good things Mom has will all be yours in the future, it's just that our family right now, sigh! Your dad is someone unreliable again; if only Mom could earn a bit more money, I could let you live a better life."