Chapter 52: The Future Phone Rings Again

Her eyes stared blankly, as if she wanted to see this child before her more clearly.

When she gave birth to them in the hospital back then, in order not to affect her plans, she buried her face in the quilt, did not look at them even once, and had Shen Lan take them away directly.

It was just because she was afraid that if she took even one look, she would be unable to let go.

Unable to bear being separated from them, unable to bear them calling another woman "Mom."

But, how could they have turned into this cold-blooded state now?

Could it be that Si Rong deliberately raised them to be twisted?

"Son, I am indeed your biological mother. If you don't believe me, you can go ask your father, ask your Nainai, ask your aunt!"

Li Xuan held back the tears in her eyes.

"If you are my mother, why have you not acknowledged me for so many years?"

Shen Chi asked her with a smile.

"Why wasn't you the first person to hold me? Why wasn't you the one who took care of me when I was sick? Why wasn't you the one who taught me how to walk?"

"Instead, now that I've grown up and can do everything, you pop out."

Li Xuan was left speechless by his questioning.

"Shen Chi, listen to Mom. The reason I left you with Si Rong to be raised back then was because her family was wealthy and powerful, and Mom had nothing. I was afraid you would suffer and endure hardship by my side."

She had her hidden reasons.

Her sleep had not been good these years; she often tossed and turned in the dead of night, thinking of her two children, wondering if they were fed and warm.

"So, why have you come to acknowledge us now?"

Shen Chi held his head in his hands in pain, "Because you became the laughingstock of Huaiyang, so you want to drag us siblings along to keep you company? Let me guess, do you still want me to have my father marry you? Just in time, now that he has already divorced Si Rong?"

"So, what exactly have you been plotting for all these years?"

Shen Chi could not believe that his own mother could be so stupid.

"You go! I will not acknowledge you now."

Shen Chi turned and went downstairs. Xi Xi had already broken up with him, and he really could not muster any interest in other things.

After blowing in the cold wind on the rooftop for a while, Li Xuan decided to go find Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan had always been sensible and always spoke in a soft, slow voice; she had inherited that from her.

But to her surprise, Shen Yuan was supposed to take the College Entrance Examination next year, yet she was actually skipping class!

How on earth did Si Rong raise these two children?

Li Xuan found her in a small alley near the school.

She was puffing away on a cigarette with a few children who had tattoos.

"Shen Yuan!"

A few little girls teased her with giggles, "Shen Yuan, is that your mom?"

"How is she so similar to that mistress who got slapped in the face by the legal wife at the Dance Competition before?"

"Shen Yuan, could your mom be that mistress?"

Shen Yuan immediately denied it, "No! She is not my mom! My mom is the eldest daughter of the Si Family, Si Rong! Haven't you all been to my house before?"

After she finished speaking, she glared viciously at Li Xuan, "You bad woman! Don't you ever appear in front of me again!"

After saying that, she ran away as if fleeing.

Li Xuan's heart felt icy cold.

This made her realize that the verbal abuse Si Rong had directed at her during the livestream had an even greater impact than she had imagined.

Now, neither of the two children was willing to acknowledge her.

No, this could not go on like this.

She had to think of a way to wash off the dirty water of being a mistress from herself.

Clearly, Si Rong was the one who was the mistress.

Li Xuan walked aimlessly on the street until she saw a newspaper office by the side of the road.

……

Si Rong had not expected that learning to drive would be so difficult.

Early in the morning, Jiang Cheng picked her up to learn to drive.

The two of them ate a simple egg pancake and soy milk at a breakfast shop by the side of the road.

Running into a friend, Jiang Cheng solemnly introduced Si Rong's identity, "This is my girlfriend."

Si Rong smiled and nodded.

Hadn't this Jiang Cheng always been reticent at school before?

Why was he so popular now that he could run into three or five acquaintances just by eating a meal?

After finally leaving the breakfast shop, they ran into Lily, that big loudspeaker.

Her gossiping eyes scanned the two of them.

She hadn't originally intended to ask anything, after all, Jiang Cheng, that high-mountain flower, had never had a very gentle temper.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Cheng actually took the initiative to greet her.

"Good morning, I just had breakfast with Si Rong."

"Good morning," Lily was somewhat surprised, "You two, together?"

She had just heard the explosive news that the loving couple Si Rong and Shen Lan had divorced; could it be that she was about to eat some fresh gossip again!

Jiang Cheng tentatively reached out to hold Si Rong's hand and even very gentlemanly asked for her opinion, "Is this okay?"

Si Rong: ……

Since he had already held it, it wouldn't be good for her to tell him to let go in front of an outsider!

She had no choice but to nod with reserve and helplessness.

And so, her small hand was tightly gripped by Jiang Cheng's large hand.

"Mm, Si Rong is my girlfriend now."

Cui Lili was quick to react and immediately said, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

You don't say, you really don't say, back then she had felt that little princess Si Rong and a tall prince like Jiang Cheng were a perfect match.

She hadn't expected that after the passage of time, the two of them would finally be together.

There was a feeling that it should have been this way all along.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Si Rong's hand was once again held in the palm of Jiang Cheng's hand.

She had a shy nature and was too embarrassed to refuse.

Anyway, they had already held hands once, so holding them again shouldn't be a big deal.

The man's palms had thin calluses, which showed at a glance that he trained often.

Being close, she could feel an extremely strong masculine, aggressive aura.

Arriving at a deserted road in the suburbs, Si Rong sat in the driver's seat, and Jiang Cheng stood by the car, explaining the functions of the accelerator, brake, and clutch to her.

On the first day, he only let her simply learn how to move forward, reverse, and turn.

The feeling of holding the steering wheel in her hands made Si Rong feel a bit excited.

However, when she made a right turn, a small accident occurred; she turned too early, and the front wheel of the jeep was left hanging over the edge of the bridge.

Si Rong suddenly panicked.

"Don't be afraid!" Jiang Cheng comforted her, his large hand gripping the hand Si Rong had placed on the steering wheel, "First step on the clutch, shift into reverse, then slowly release the clutch and lightly press the accelerator."

Under Jiang Cheng's direction, the car slowly backed onto the road.

Si Rong's heart slowly returned to calm, and her cheeks flushed slightly as she recalled the brief intimacy between the two just now.

This was perhaps the biggest difference between Jiang Cheng and Shen Lan.

Jiang Cheng's emotions were much more stable; in that situation just now, if it had been Shen Lan sitting next to her, he would have subconsciously blamed her.

"Everyone is like this the first time they drive," Jiang Cheng noticed her nervousness, "Let's stop here for today, and we will continue practicing tomorrow."

"Okay."

Jiang Cheng drove her all the way back to her residence.

There was class in the evening; Ming Zi teased her a couple of times before going to the bathroom to wash up.

Si Rong leaned on the swing chair, recalling Jiang Cheng's serious profile.

A serious man is indeed very handsome; she wondered what Jiang Cheng looked like when he flew a plane.

As calm as if Mount Tai were collapsing before one's eyes.

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

Si Rong's nerves instantly tightened.

She pursed her lips and stepped forward to answer; there was a burst of noise on the other end before a voice came through, "Si Rong, is that you?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, the voice on the other end said, "I am you from the future..."