Chapter 450: So Fond of Seducing Jiang Sinian

Li Xuan trotted a few steps, wanting to catch up and take a look, but that familiar face from just a moment ago had already vanished.

Her heart was beating very fast; although it was only a hurried glance, that girl looked very much like Shen Chi.

There were also traces of her and Shen Lan's features on that face.

Back then in Yunchuan, could it be that her biological daughter hadn't died?

If she hadn't died, she must find her.

To tell the truth, although she had always treated Shen Yuan as her own biological daughter, she actually had the same thoughts as Shen Lan.

What didn't crawl out of one's own belly was, in the end, separated by a layer.

Now that she was older, perhaps it was the mercy of the Heavens; she had already recognized her son, and now it had let her see her biological daughter.

She must find her biological daughter as well.

That way, with a "little cotton-padded jacket" by her side in the future, her later years would surely be very happy.

"Shen Lan, let's remarry!" Li Xuan said, grabbing his hand, "We'll find our biological daughter, too."

Shen Lan shook her off with a jerk, "Are you crazy! I see you won't be satisfied until you've killed me. I nearly lost my life just recognizing one son, and now you want to find a daughter too."

It was hard to imagine that this was the very woman for whom he and Si Rong had separated back then.

"Girls are different from boys," Li Xuan tried hard to persuade him, "A girl is a little cotton-padded jacket; when we're old and the daughter-in-law doesn't care for us, a daughter can serve us."

Once she said this, Shen Lan thought of the daughter of Cui Cui, his second wife; she was indeed very filial and often helped her mother with chores.

His attitude softened, "Remarrying is fine, but from now on in this house, you must listen to me."

"Fine."

"Let's not recognize the son for the time being," Shen Lan said, "Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't live to be old."

Li Xuan:...

What a coward!

"Fine, I'll listen to you."

Anyway, he had already been recognized; it wasn't as if a single word from Shen Dazhuang could deny the blood relationship between them and Shen Chi now.

After returning home, Li Xuan began to interrogate Shen Yuan.

"I'm asking you, was it you who went to find Shen Dazhuang?"

Shen Yuan stubbornly lifted her head to look at her, "Yes."

She only doted on the son and ignored her, the daughter; Shen Yuan only regretted that Shen Dazhuang hadn't hacked her to death.

Slap.

Li Xuan gave her a fierce slap, "Back then, nobody wanted you, and it was I who picked you up. Did I raise you to this size just for you to harm me? What good does it do you to get me killed?"

Shen Yuan stared at her in shock, "I was picked up?"

"That's right, your biological parents didn't want you. It was me—if I hadn't picked you up, could you be harming me today?"

Li Xuan put her hands on her hips, "Do you know that I am your benefactor?"

"Besides, what harm does it do you for me to bring Xiao Chi back? With a younger brother, you'll have confidence wherever you go in the future. If you're bullied after you marry, there will be someone to stand up for you!"

"Haven't you always been eyeing Si Rong's son? Do you know that Si Rong has had such smooth sailing all these years precisely because her maiden family is strong?"

Shen Yuan quickly adjusted her emotions; in her previous life, she had been raised by adoptive parents, and besides, she didn't particularly hope to be the biological daughter of Li Xuan and Shen Lan.

If she could sever ties, that would be even better; perhaps then her path of affection with Jiang Sinian would be smoother.

"Is having a younger brother that important?" Shen Yuan mocked, "Don't you have brothers too? How come I've never seen anyone come to back you up?"

"I don't want a younger brother. If you insist on recognizing him, then I'll leave this house!"

Shen Yuan waited for her to drive her away.

Li Xuan raised her hand again, but this time she didn't strike for a long while.

"Get lost and do your homework!" she roared, then returned to her room to lie down and rest.

Dream on; she had raised her with such difficulty, so even if she wasn't her own, she would still have to provide for her in her old age.

Shen Yuan sat at her desk; she probably couldn't stay in this house for much longer. If only she could confirm her relationship with Jiang Sinian soon.

Given Jiang Sinian's temperament, once she became his partner, he wouldn't ignore her even if she were homeless in the future.

However, she didn't know what was wrong with Jiang Sinian lately.

She had to think of some way to accelerate the relationship between them.

Before Shen Yuan could think of a way, some strange rumors suddenly spread through the school.

Several young hoodlums were all saying she was their girlfriend, and they even got into a fight over her.

And those hoodlums, Shen Yuan didn't even know them!

After entering puberty, she had started to deliberately keep her distance from other male students.

But no matter how she clarified, the rumors only became more outrageous as they spread.

Some even claimed she had already had intimate relations with those hoodlums.

Because she was sulking with Li Xuan, she hadn't eaten breakfast for several mornings; when she lay on her desk clutching her stomach from hunger in the morning, everyone started spreading rumors that she was pregnant.

Shen Yuan:...

She felt a sense of powerlessness that she couldn't explain; if she found out who was spreading this nonsense, she would definitely tear that person's mouth apart.

Shen Yuan specifically sought out Jiang Sinian, "No matter what others say, you believe me, right?"

"What?" Jiang Sinian felt awkward the moment he saw her, "Believe you about what?"

"That I am innocent regarding those hoodlums." Shen Yuan bit her lip.

"That has nothing to do with me." Jiang Sinian turned and put distance between them.

Shen Yuan felt a bit hurt; as she turned, she saw a face with a half-smile.

It was Liang Yu, the transfer student who had joined their class earlier.

Shen Yuan did not take it to heart, merely gazing foolishly in the direction Jiang Sinian had left.

Being cold to her, is that it?

Very soon, Jiang Sinian would take the initiative to contact her.

……

After school that day, Jiang Sinian took the steamed sweet potato and a few pieces of fish he had brought from home at noon, preparing to feed the little cat at the school gate.

However, he searched several times and could not find it.

Usually, as long as he called out "kitty," the little cat would come out.

Jiang Sinian searched for a while longer, but still did not find it.

At this moment, a female classmate walked up to him, "Jiang Sinian, are you looking for that little stray cat? I know where it is."

Liang Yu had her hands behind her back, smiling with a look of innocence.

"How do you know?" Jiang Sinian only knew that this female classmate occasionally played with Yueyue and the others.

"Because I just saw Shen Yuan take it away."

Liang Yu also knew that Shen Yuan hoped Jiang Sinian would be unable to find the cat and go to her.

Since this was what she hoped for, then she would help her by bringing Jiang Sinian over in advance.

"Then thank you, please lead the way."

Jiang Sinian initially only felt the little kitten was pitiful, but if someone wanted to use the little kitten to scheme against him, then his kindness was also limited.

……

At a secluded pine forest in the school.

Few students ever came here, and Shen Yuan sat on a rock holding the little cat.

Because she often fed the little cat on ordinary days, the little cat was very affectionate toward her and loved to rub its head against her.

"Vixen!" Shen Yuan pinched its neck tightly, applying force, her eyes narrowing slightly, "Do you like seducing Jiang Sinian that much?"