Chapter 471: Do You Like Me?

This sentence struck precisely at Li Xuan's sore spot.

Over these years, she had envied Si Rong for living well, but when she first met Si Rong, Si Rong was already living well.

There was no helping it; one's parents are destined by heaven and cannot be envied, but men are different—they are chosen by oneself later in life.

How could she have failed to notice a man as excellent as Jiang Cheng back then? How was it that her eyes were as if smeared with excrement, making her insist on setting her sights on this damned Shen Lan?

Now, looking back with the perspective of someone who has been through it, Jiang Cheng was one thing, but even the man found by that shallow creature Ming Zi was quite good.

Word is he's an officer now, successful in his career, good-looking, and the key is that he knows how to cherish his wife.

The more she hated in her heart, the more ruthless her strikes became.

The two of them now viewed each other as enemies, feeling that the reason their lives had fallen into such a miserable state was all the other's fault.

In another room, Liang Yu lay on the bed, listening to the screams of those two fighting outside the door, her heart devoid of ripples.

Let them fight; every one that dies is one less.

Truth be told, she had originally been determined to win over Jiang Sinian, but now, seeing Si Rong's methods for the first time, she felt she had underestimated the target that was Jiang Sinian.

Being able to become an entrepreneur means one is no ordinary person.

Fear sprouted in her heart.

The sounds of fighting outside the door gradually faded, and Li Xuan lay on the floor, gasping for breath.

She was hungry.

But both children kept their doors tightly shut, and not one of them came out to check on them.

At this moment, a thought suddenly popped into Li Xuan's mind: if only Xiao Yuan were here.

She definitely wouldn't ignore her.

Back when she had first escaped from the mountain region, it was Shen Yuan who accompanied her to start over.

Shen Yuan told her not to go looking for trouble with Si Rong again and to live her own life well.

She told her to learn to do some small business, which was why she had been stable and had small savings over these years.

But it seemed that ever since these two children returned, her life had become a mess.

She missed Shen Yuan.

She wondered if Shen Yuan missed her too.

……

Shen Yuan was reviewing her schoolwork diligently every day; she had heard about the scandal between Liang Yu and Shen Chi, and the household must be in complete chaos right now.

But she didn't care, and she had no intention of going home to take a look.

Liang Yu was not a simple character, but that was something Li Xuan had asked for herself.

The high school entrance exam was imminent, and she still had to attend the same high school as Jiang Sinian.

……

Shen Chi was hungry too; he opened the door and asked, "When is dinner?"

Shen Lan, his face covered in fingernail scratches, sat on the sofa and snapped, "Ask your mother!"

Li Xuan: ……

The children didn't show her a shred of concern and only knew how to open their mouths to demand food; she felt a bit disheartened.

But there was no help for it; after Shen Yuan left, no one in this house would cook except for her.

She made some noodles casually, but Shen Chi had no appetite; finding these biological parents was truly meaningless, and he actually started to miss his life in the Pinminku.

Back then, although the living conditions were worse, at least Shen Dazhuang and Wang Dani pampered him in every way.

And now……

Before he could reminisce any further about the happy life in the Pinminku, the door to their home was pushed open.

Shen Lan and Li Xuan were not well-liked, so usually, no one visited their home.

The family of four all looked toward the door in unison.

It was actually Shen Dazhuang and Wang Dani!

Why had these two suddenly come?

Shen Lan and Li Xuan could only be forced to form a united front at this moment: "What are you two doing?"

After entering the room, Shen Dazhuang directly placed the bedding roll he was carrying onto an empty space in the room.

"Doing what? Naturally, I've come to find my son," they said, and the couple moved a stool directly to the dining table, "The son I raised must provide for my old age; wherever he is, we go."

Shen Lan & Li Xuan: ……

Liang Yu's gaze swept over Shen Dazhuang and Wang Dani; these two people looked quite like the desperate criminals on television who were capable of anything.

Brainless, impulsive—they were good blades.

"Hello, Uncle. Hello, Aunt." Liang Yu took the initiative to go to the kitchen and bring them two pairs of chopsticks.

Shen Lan & Li Xuan: ……

"Xiao Yu, this has nothing to do with you. If you're full, go back to your room," Li Xuan said displeased.

This child was still too naive and couldn't distinguish between good and bad people.

"Oh, then if there's anything, remember to call me."

Liang Yu returned to her room, looking back every few steps.

Shen Chi followed her; he wanted to talk to Liang Yu about the two of them.

"Stop!" Shen Lan pointed at his son, "You go back to your room!"

He absolutely could not watch these two children make another mistake.

"Yo~ your family has quite a lot of rules," Wang Dani mocked with a laugh, "What could happen if he goes to that room?"

"Don't say useless things," Shen Lan put on the posture of the head of the house, "Shen Chi is our biological son, and now he is willing to acknowledge us; what is the point of you two coming here to pester us?"

"It doesn't mean anything," Shen Dazhuang saw the white liquor on the cabinet in the room, took it to the table, and started drinking, "He is indeed your seed, but we were the ones who raised him."

"It's like farming; your melon seed, we planted it, fertilized it, watered it, and caught the bugs. After we finally managed to raise it, you just took the melon away. Is that appropriate?"

Shen Lan looked sheepish, "Then what do you want?"

"It's very simple, give me one hundred thousand yuan." Shen Dazhuang opened his mouth wide like a lion, "Otherwise, I will have to live with my son and have him provide for my old age."

Li Xuan felt that this couple was truly too thuggish, "You didn't just raise my son, did you? Don't you have three daughters?"

"There's only one left now," Shen Dazhuang chuckled twice, "One thought I favored your son too much and ran away; another was slept with by your son and also ran away."

Shen Lan and Li Xuan both had expressions of shock.

Shen Chi actually slept with Shen Dazhuang's daughter? No wonder he would have designs on Liang Yu, he really is a beast!

"You, how did you teach your child? You've corrupted my son! If your daughter ran away, go find her! Why come to our house? And you want one hundred thousand yuan, keep dreaming!"

"Not giving the money?" Shen Dazhuang and his wife were full by now, "That's fine, then the two of us will just live here from now on."

Having said that, they directly unfolded their bedding and then lay down on the floor to sleep.

Shen Lan and Li Xuan looked at each other in dismay.

They didn't dare to make a move, because if they started a fight, it was very likely they wouldn't be able to win at all.

In the end, they had no choice but to return to their room, feeling aggrieved.

And when the house became completely quiet, Shen Chi quietly opened the door and then slipped into Liang Yu's room.

He wanted to ask Liang Yu about their future together.

"Liang Yu, are you asleep?" Shen Chi was in great pain.

Liang Yu was not yet.

She was writing in her diary.

Seeing Shen Chi come in, she suddenly pursed her lips and smiled, beckoning to Shen Chi, "Come here."

Shen Chi obediently went over.

"Do you like me?"

Shen Chi nodded, "I like you very much."

"No matter what I have done?" Liang Yu pushed the diary she had been writing in front of him.

Shen Chi's eyes widened instantly.