Inside the courtyard, after Shen Bin returned and heard his father’s words, his face remained displeased, especially with his eyebrows forming a tight knot in the shape of the character 川.
"This is sothing neither your mom nor I can decide. It’s a personal matter of feelings, so we had to call you back. Especially since it involves your wife, who’s now pregnant. What if she hears about this and sothing happens to the baby?" Ye Zhenfen spoke up first after the family fell silent, her expression also troubled.
This matter started after Shen Chun began working at the hospital. Once, Zhao Guodong’s grandma fell ill and was hospitalized. By chance, when Zhao Guodong went to visit her, he t Shen Chun, whom he had seen a few tis before on the mountain.
After losing hope in her feelings for Shen Bin, Shen Chun gave up, knowing it was impossible. But seeing Zhao Guodong again sparked a thought. She wondered if being with Zhao Guodong, who liked her sister-in-law, would be a way of stealing soone her sister-in-law admired.
Shen Chun always felt unlucky, that whatever she wanted was always taken away, even the people she liked. So, upon seeing Zhao Guodong, the idea resurfaced. She thought being with him might be a form of revenge against her sister-in-law, and it made her feel a bit better.
With this thought in mind, from that day on, whenever she was free, Shen Chun took care of Grandma Zhao, who ca from a rural area and liked her simple, honest nature. Knowing she was Shen Bin’s sister made Grandma Zhao even fonder of her.
Every ti Zhao Guodong visited his grandma, Shen Chun would act shy in front of her. Grandma Zhao, having lived through much, could easily see Shen Chun’s special attention to her grandson.
After spending so much ti together, Grandma Zhao grew fond of Shen Chun. Once Shen Chun left, she tried to pry details out of her grandson, but Zhao Guodong put a stop to it imdiately.
Grandma Zhao was displeased, so each ti her grandson visited, she would try to persuade him again. Knowing Zhao Guodong’s temperant, after failing with his grandma, he went directly to Shen Chun and told her not to bother him anymore.
Zhao Guodong’s actions stirred up serious trouble, giving Shen Chun the opportunity to claim despair and sha, refusing to ever show her face again. The issue blew up at the hospital, and with the Li Family involved, they couldn’t ignore it.
Shen’s parents went daily to the Zhao Family’s courtyard to make a fuss, demanding an explanation and claiming the Zhao Family damaged their daughter’s reputation. Finally, the Li couple called their son back ho.
After hearing about this from Ye Zhenfen, who detailed the events to Shen Bin, the family of three remained silent again, just like before.
Ye Zhenfen glanced at her son after speaking and added resentfully, "The most infuriating part is that it was clearly Shen Chun who clung to Zhao Guodong, yet sohow your wife got dragged into it. They said she once had sothing with Zhao Guodong, and because she’s your sister, she wanted to ruin your wife’s reputation. Otherwise, I would’ve told you on the phone, but I feared your wife would hear and be upset, causing a miscarriage."
"This isn’t the ti to discuss that. It’s late; stay ho tonight and rest. Tomorrow morning, go to the courtyard and prevent the Shen couple from causing more trouble." Li Houguo spoke up, organizing the plan.
"Exactly, or we wouldn’t have rushed you back during the New Year. The courtyard’s been a ss, our reputation’s been damaged, but we can’t afford to offend the Zhao Family further."
Though it was already late when he got ho, Shen Bin couldn’t sit idle with such a ss. "You sleep first, I’ll head over and have a look." He knew it couldn’t wait until the next day.
Seeing their son’s determination, Li Houguo and his wife didn’t stop him, and let him leave. Shen Bin made his way to the Shen Family, where a lively dinner was underway. Looking at this, his heart tightened, wondering how his parents always caused such uproar.
He hadn’t expected Shen Chun to create such trouble either; the thought disappointed him.
Shen Bin’s sudden return caught the Shen Family off guard, making the room fall silent.
The table was set with steaming dishes, but the atmosphere was awkward. Perhaps out of guilt, the family was too afraid to speak, fearing they would upset Shen Bin.
Only Gao Xique was different, her eyes alight with excitent, especially when they landed on Shen Chun, showing schadenfreude and smug satisfaction.
"Brother, you’re back? Have you eaten?" The first to speak was Shen Chun, her voice calm as if nothing had happened.
Hearing her question took Shen Bin back to his childhood, to their village ho. Yet, his heart sank, knowing they could never return to those tis.
Shen Bing acknowledged with a faint "hmph," striding into the room to sit at the edge of the bed. "Finish your al first, we’ll talk after." He was always a composed person, never acting rashly even in tense situations.
Shen Bin, with a face like the stern Guanyin, intimidated everyone, making it impossible for anyone to enjoy their al.
The room fell into silence again until there was a sudden sound of chopsticks being slamd onto the table.
It was none other than Shen’s father, "Your mom and I raised you, and now, during the New Year, you co ho and throw a fit without saying a kind word. Did we eat your food or drink your drinks?"
While Shen’s father vented, Mrs. Shen tried to diate, "Alright, alright, let’s eat first. Binzi’s back, surely for a reason. Why get angry and not talk to the child properly?"
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