Chapter 748: I can't go back

"I-I want..."

Opening her mouth seemed very difficult for Shen Min, but thinking that she would be sent back by A-Ci sister, she gritted her teeth and those unpleasant memories surged from the bottom of her heart.

"I want to leave that home."

She finally said a complete sentence, and at the same time raised her head.

Her eyes were full of tears, but her eyes were full of determination.

"I don't know what the meaning of my existence in that home is. Is it to take care of my younger brothers and take beatings for them since I was a child? My younger brother cried and I got beaten, my younger brother caused trouble and I got beaten, my younger brother snatched my things and I still got beaten!"

"Or do I have to do housework for my mother? I cook, I wash dishes, sweep and mop the floor, wash clothes, all the housework is done by me. I can do it, of course I can do it, but why do I still get scolded after doing it? I get scolded whether I do it well or not!"

"I really don't understand. They all say that our old home is patriarchal, but I haven't seen any other girls who are looked down upon like me. They all get a little bit of family warmth and parental love, but why don't I?"

"Is it because I have three younger brothers? Has the love been divided up by the time it reaches me?"

"I haven't been loved. I haven't felt love since I was a child. I even have to go to the hospital by myself when I have a fever. The first time I had my period, it was the neighbor next door who taught me how to use sanitary napkins."

"So I studied hard. I wanted to get out by taking the college entrance examination and stay far away from that home."

Speaking of this, Shen Min subconsciously clenched her fists.

Shen Ci noticed the change in her emotions and felt somewhat unbearable: "Xiao Min..."

But Shen Min didn't hear it and continued on her own: "But on the day of the college entrance examination, knowing that I was taking the exam, no one in the family cared. I was in a hurry and could only eat leftovers, and ended up getting a stomach upset."

"My grades were very good, because I knew learning was my only way out, but I messed everything up on the most critical day of my life!"

"I could have gotten into a very good university, I could have!"

Speaking of this, Shen Min couldn't control her crying anymore: "But they were indifferent to all this. I don't ask for them to feel guilty, but I didn't even get a word of comfort. Who am I? At that moment, I really asked myself in my heart, who am I? Who am I in this home?"

"I want to repeat the year. I don't want to admit defeat. I know I can do it if I do it again!" Shen Min shook her head with a bitter smile through tears: "No one agreed. They all didn't agree. I don't understand why they didn't agree."

"Is it just because I'm a daughter? If my younger brothers want the moon in the sky, they would almost build a rocket to go to the sky themselves. Can't I just want to get out and change my destiny?"

Lianxing listened with her small face wrinkled, looking at Shen Ci with heartache.

Shen Ci also felt very uncomfortable. As a girl, although she couldn't fully empathize with Shen Min, she understood her misery and helplessness 100%.

She was really very rational and clear-headed to think about changing her destiny by taking the college entrance examination in such an environment.

Even if she failed the college entrance examination, she didn't completely lose herself, but dragged her suitcase and all her savings to escape from that abyss-like home.

This might be her last bravery.

If she sent her back, could she be brave again in her life?

Was there a chance to be brave again?

But who knew, just when Shen Ci and Lianxing both thought this was all of Shen Min's encounters, Shen Min said something even more shocking.

She looked at Shen Ci with incomparable determination, almost gritting her teeth: "Sister, if you send me back, I will have to marry a divorced middle-aged man in his thirties. Grandmother said that it's better for a girl to marry well than to test well. That man is very rich and can give Grandmother a lot of dowry."

Shen Ci frowned: "What?"

This old lady is too outrageous!

But Shen Ci believed 100% that this was something the old lady could do. In previous years, she hadn't arranged fewer blind dates for her mother, all of which were rich bosses. She didn't know where the old lady found so many rich bosses.

People in the old home could reach so far.

This old lady could really do this kind of thing for money.

"Sister, I heard Grandmother, my dad, and my uncle mention Eldest Aunt and Second Aunt before. They said that Eldest Aunt and Second Aunt went to Shengang when they were teenagers. The money Eldest Aunt earned in the first few years in Shengang was sent back to support my dad and uncle to go to university. But I still envy them, at least they don't have to live in that home all the time."

"I really can't go back, Sister. Please, just pretend you haven't seen me, just say you didn't pick me up, and they won't be able to find me. Let me go!"

Facing her sister's pleading, Shen Ci let out a long breath: "Do you have any friends in Longcheng?"

"N-no."

"How old are you this year?"

"Twenty."

Shen Ci nodded and stood up to help her pull the suitcase: "Come with me."

"Sister!" Shen Min grabbed Shen Ci's hand and cried: "Don't..."

"I'm not sending you back, but I have to arrange a place for you to stay first." Shen Ci softened her tone: "Your eldest aunt is still working at this time. I'll take her to see you tonight."

Hearing Shen Ci say this, Shen Min slowly let go of her hand, but she couldn't completely let down her guard in her heart.

Because she was a frightened bird now, and her heart was instinctively suspicious of everyone.

A chain express hotel, very cheap, but considered clean.

"Because you just arrived, everything is relatively sudden, and you don't have any plans for what happens later, so stay here for the time being. I've opened a room for you for a week. We'll discuss it when your eldest aunt comes tonight."

Shen Ci glanced at the room. The express hotel had basic infrastructure, but extra needs certainly couldn't be met, so she instructed Shen Min: "Winter in Longcheng is very dry. If there's no humidifier, just drink more water. The bottled water in the hotel is free. If you finish it, just call the staff to send it."

Shen Min nodded obediently.

Shen Ci didn't talk much, only caring: "Just be at ease. You are an adult. As long as you don't lose contact, it won't be considered missing, and it's useless for the family to call the police."

"So call your grandmother or your father in a while to ensure they know you are very safe. As for their news, whether they scold you or threaten you, don't look at it. Just report peace to the family at a fixed time."

"I know, Sister." Shen Min nodded in understanding, feeling that what her sister said was very reasonable.

Shen Ci touched her head and sighed helplessly: "Take a shower and have a good sleep in a while. Your eldest aunt and I will come to pick you up for dinner tonight." ===== CHAPTER 749 =====