Chapter 44: Blind Date

These words sounded very pleasant.

If no one had told her in advance that Shen Chi was also a white-eyed wolf, Si Rong felt she would certainly have been moved right now!

Even if she did not remarry Shen Lan, she would not ignore these two children in the future.

However, she had happened to receive that one phone call.

And, she now also saw the ambition in Shen Chi's eyes.

She did not remember which book she had seen it in, but the book said that men were extremely focused on blood ties deep in their bones.

If Shen Chi could be so heartless toward his own biological mother, then how would he treat her, his adoptive mother, in the future after he achieved success by leveraging the power of the Si Family?

Si Rong could not help but start to imagine: if, if she had not received that phone call, then she would never have discovered the affair between Shen Lan and Li Xuan.

She would have only poured her heart into the family.

Helping Shen Lan sit in the position of County Magistrate, and as for their two children whom they hid from everyone, Shen Chi would be by her eldest brother's side; given his ambition and ruthlessness, if he were to do something at the most critical part of her eldest brother's company, Si Rong simply dared not think further...

She came back to her senses and said more firmly, "No! From now on, our mother-son relationship is severed. Whether you are willing to acknowledge your biological mother is your business, but I will no longer acknowledge you two."

"Don't look at me with that expression," Si Rong's tone carried mockery, "If you want to blame someone, blame the fact that you have such a father; the fault is not mine, nor is it yours. You go!"

Shen Chi looked at her deeply, "Mom, I know you are angry with Father right now and are disgusted with us because of it, but I will keep a place for you in my heart. If you regret this, I will forgive you at any time. I will still treat you as my mother and provide for you in your old age."

After finishing, Shen Chi put down the carnations in his hand before leaving.

Forgive?

Si Rong felt she did not need his forgiveness.

She had done nothing wrong.

The telephone she had taken back from the Shen house was placed by Si Rong in the room on the second floor of the shop she had just renovated, and Wang Ma had also been brought over by her.

After the divorce, her mood was indeed very low; people who used to live in the same residential complex would ask her about her and Shen Lan's affairs when they saw her.

Those people spoke of caring for her, but their gossiping eyes were filled with craving.

A craving for her to tear open her own scars for their entertainment.

But the current Si Rong had already been reborn.

Someone said, "You divorcing Shen Lan is just benefiting another woman; listen to me, go back and endure it, and that's that!"

Si Rong replied to her, "I cannot endure it in the slightest. If you think Shen Lan is such a great bargain, why don't you just divorce and marry him yourself!"

Someone said, "What man doesn't stray? As long as he knows to come home, he's a good man!"

Si Rong, "Do your eldest brother and your husband all stray?"

That old woman was so angered she pouted and left.

Someone sighed, worried for her, "You are already forty years old; what will you do after the divorce? It's not that easy to live at your maiden home! Can your sister-in-law tolerate you?"

"How about this! I'll introduce you to my cousin; he raises pigs and divorced the year before last. Don't look at the fact that my cousin doesn't have a face as fair as Deputy County Magistrate Shen, but he is honest! You marry him and just help feed the pigs every day, and also help take care of the grandchildren; you'll be enjoying life!"

Si Rong refused.

That person pursed her lips, "Si Rong, you must consider this carefully; my cousin is very popular. If you miss this village, you won't find this shop."

Si Rong was speechless.

Thus, other than going home, she was either at the dance studio and rarely went anywhere else.

But unexpectedly, several aunts in the family heard she had divorced and also had the intention of helping her with introductions.

The eldest aunt said there was someone with very good conditions; if not for her own old age, she would have been a bit tempted herself.

She came to the house three times, and what she said made Mother Si interested as well.

In order to put the elders in the family at ease, Si Rong agreed.

Staying single forever was not realistic.

Having experienced this incident, she found that entering a marriage in the state of Ming Zi was more ideal.

If one must go on blind dates, then one must; her mother was getting old, and her father and mother would always worry if she remained single.

Soon, the eldest aunt set the location for the blind date, which was a newly opened Western restaurant in Huaiyang.

After knowing that Si Rong and Shen Lan had signed the divorce agreement, Li Xuan actually felt a sense of loss for a while.

Their grand plan had fallen through.

They had obtained almost none of the benefits from the Si Family.

But the benefit was that she and Shen Lan could finally be together openly.

Regardless of anything else, the two children could be acknowledged.

Although there were constant rumors and gossip outside about them right now, Li Xuan believed that as long as their family was united as one, they would definitely be able to live even better!

Better than Si Rong was living!

At the very least, compared to Si Rong, she now had a husband and children.

In terms of social status, she was the County Magistrate's wife.

Si Rong, however, could only bear the Si surname and did not even have a home of her own.

But Li Xuan waited at home for a day and did not wait for Shen Lan to come find her, so she had no choice but to go to his place.

The door was not locked, the house was full of the smell of alcohol, and Shen Lan was collapsed on the bed.

Holding a pillow, he mumbled in his drunkenness, "Rongrong..."

Li Xuan's face turned black.

They had agreed to act at the beginning, so why were they still acting now that they were already divorced?

She woke Shen Lan up and looked at him with a grievance-filled expression.

"Why did you come?"

The hangover gave Shen Lan a splitting headache; he heard a woman calling him in his daze and thought it was Si Rong!

Seeing that it was Li Xuan, he felt a sudden sense of disappointment in his heart.

Li Xuan was stunned on the spot by his question.

"What do you mean 'why did you come'? You have already divorced Si Rong, do you not intend to marry me yet?"

She had already waited for so many years, and had envied their marriage for so many years as well.

Now that she was on the verge of living such a good life, how could Li Xuan wait any longer?

"No, our plan continues." Shen Lan did not intend to marry Li Xuan right now.

If he married her now, then he and Si Rong would never be able to be together again.

Li Xuan was nearly angered to death by his words, "Si Rong has already divorced you, how can the plan still continue?"

"She will come back." Shen Lan firmly believed this, and attempted to persuade Li Xuan, "She cannot let go of me."

Si Rong loved him deeply.

It was only because of Li Xuan that she had divorced him.

Furthermore, he felt that Si Rong had been forced to sign the divorce agreement, forced by that detestable and hateful second brother of the Si Family.

He did not believe that Rongrong could bear to be separated from him!

As long as they met once, Si Rong would surely have a change of heart and return to his side.

"Have you fallen in love with Si Rong?" Li Xuan asked with a trembling voice.

If, if that were the case, then what would all her scheming behind the scenes for so many years count for!

"Of course not!" Shen Lan immediately denied it.

For eighteen years, he had never forgotten what he was doing.

Although Si Rong was beautiful, he was merely playing along with this little princess.

Remarrying was also just to continue this act.

After sending Li Xuan away, Shen Lan drank some ice water to sober up and decided to go find Si Rong.

Although he dared not go to the Si Family, Si Rong would certainly continue to go to the dance studio.

Just as he was preparing to head out, his secretary Xiao Huang said that an entrepreneur he had previously arranged to meet had agreed to have a meal with him.

Thus, Shen Lan did not hesitate and went to that Western restaurant together with his secretary Xiao Huang.

In any case, Si Rong would always be waiting for him.

Eating with this entrepreneur was much more important; the county was currently planning to develop some tourism projects.

Once completed, it would be of great benefit to the county's economic development.

If he, a Deputy County Magistrate, could get the job done, he would be able to slap the face of the County Magistrate, Jiang Yu.

Thinking of this, Shen Lan felt a faint sense of excitement in his heart.