vrcanaries Chapter 85 The Shen Family
Chapter 85 The Shen Family
Shen Ke didn't force him to leave the entertainment industry. His original intention in creating this program was to prevent talented people like Duohe from being overlooked.
When he started his company, Duohe had just been rescued from a fire and recuperated for more than half a year. His face had changed, and even his temperament had changed.
At that time, his eyes were calm and devoid of any light, filled with desolation. Even Shen Ke could not see a trace of will to live in his eyes.
A year later, Shen Ke invited him to join the show to make up the number of participants, and Duohe actually went to repay the favor.
Shen Ke's thinking was simple: get up from where you fall.
But he never expected that Duohe's physical and mental health would both be unable to withstand the torment.
Seeing Duohe's dejected look, Shen Ke gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, you can leave the entertainment industry. I'll take care of the rest. But you need to get your leg treated. No matter what, your health is the most important thing."
Duohe nodded calmly, "Even if I don't die, I can't be disabled."
Shen Ke ran a hand through her hair, her whole demeanor becoming somewhat irritable. "They're all my ancestors."
The little ancestor hasn't been found yet, and the big ancestor has already become despondent.
He's busy every day, just like taking care of a child.
"I wonder where that girl went. She hasn't spent a penny in all these days? Old Shen doesn't want to cancel the banquet because he's afraid of losing face. If the banquet is held, it will probably be even more embarrassing!"
Shen Ke put one hand on his hip, waving his hand like a fan so fast it was almost a flying shadow. A thin breeze swept across his face, which turned red with anger.
Listening to his words, Duohe, lying on the bed, thought of the girl under the bed and suddenly realized something: the girl under the bed... seemed to be his boss's sister?
Duohe's eyes were unfocused, and he looked at Shen Ke seriously for the first time, his thin eyebrows slightly raised.
But they... don't seem like it?
It could also be due to different genetics.
Shen Ke walked to the window with a frustrated expression, scrolled through her contacts, and finally made a call.
"Hello, Mr. Yan, hello, hello, this is Shen Ke. Yes, yes, it's been a long time since I've seen you and I wanted to invite you to a meal. Okay, no rush? Well, to be honest, I'm quite in a hurry."
Shen Ke looked out the window with sharp eyes, but her tone was obedient and even carried a touch of practiced teasing.
Duohe lowered his eyes, his expression somewhat complicated.
Just then, his arm, which was resting on the bedpost, was gently tugged. He looked down and saw a girl peeking out from under the bed, her bright eyes blinking at him, signaling him not to reveal the secret.
Shen Ke, who was by the window, had just hung up the phone. Looking at the bustling streets outside, she sighed inwardly, wondering how Lu Lu was doing and if she had a place to sleep.
Actually, he had already planned to find someone to pretend to be the groom and then announce the breakup some time after the banquet, which was perfectly normal.
But Shen Lu escaped.
Shen Ke couldn't understand why Lu Lu suddenly wanted to call off the engagement. Before, she made a huge fuss about getting married, but after they finally found out about the man's background, Shen Lu suddenly changed her mind.
Old Shen is still negotiating a piece of land. At this time, countless eyes are watching the Shen family who are bidding for it. If word gets out that the Shen family's daughter has run away from her arranged marriage, the Shen family's stock will fluctuate, let alone participate in the bidding.
Even if he split his heart in two, it wouldn't be enough.
Shen Ke didn't stay in the ward for long before his phone started ringing one call after another. In the end, Duo He couldn't bear to watch anymore and told Shen Ke to go back.
Shen Ke left not long ago.
The girl crawled out from under the bed, using all four limbs and looking disheveled, but she didn't forget to brush the dust off herself as she came out.
"Pah, pah."
Shen Lu felt as if she had inhaled a large mouthful of dust, filling her lungs with a layer of ash.
"Your brother is looking for you."
Duohe waited until she finished dusting off the ashes before speaking.
Shen Lu's expression froze for a moment, then she gave a bitter smile, "It'll be fine once they forget about me."
Duohe sensed something was off about what he was saying. He wasn't usually one to meddle in other people's business, but Shen Ke had been kind to him after all.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
Duohe spoke calmly, then added after a moment's thought.
"You don't have to say if you don't want to."
Shen Lu clutched the hem of her skirt, somewhat embarrassed. Her unadorned face was filled with sadness, and she spoke in a low voice.
“A few days ago, I heard my parents say that I am not the Shen family’s biological daughter, but a child they adopted from an orphanage. My mother misses her biological daughter very much. I feel... I feel that I don’t deserve to be there. I’m taking someone else’s place.”
As Shen Lu spoke, her eyes reddened. She stubbornly tilted her head back, refusing to let the tears welling up in her eyes fall.
Duohe fell silent; he hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
Does Shen Ke know about this?
"I don't know either. My brother has always been very good to me. Actually... they are really good to me."
But the better things were, the more guilty she felt.
Duohe nodded slightly.
Why did you escape?
Instead of comforting her, Duohe asked a pointed question.
All the things that Shen Lu had kept hidden in her heart flashed before her eyes. Her childhood sweetheart boyfriend didn't like her at all. When Shen Lu first discovered that she wasn't the biological daughter of the Shen family, she completely collapsed.
She wished someone could keep her company, but no one answered her calls. Later, she wandered aimlessly along the roadside, watching crowds pass by.
Among the crowd, her boyfriend, her fiancé, was holding another woman in his arms. As Shen Lu approached with a pale face, she heard that familiar male voice ask the woman with tenderness,
"It's too cold at the ski resort, shall we skip it?"
"Why wouldn't I go? I'm determined to go!"
"Okay, okay, let's go, let's go tomorrow."
"That's more like it..."
Listening to their flirtatious banter, Shen Lu, lurking in the shadows around the corner, felt like a clown, utterly worthless, utterly destitute!
Shen Lu understood that Duohe was her brother's friend. There were some things she could confide in him, and some she couldn't. She didn't want her dignity to be trampled on.
Rather than being abandoned, it's better to choose to abandon others.
Duohe sincerely suggests,
"I think you should go back and talk to Shen Ke and the others about their opinions. Since they raised you for so many years without you even noticing, it means they've treated you well. You ran away probably because you felt that the blood relationship between you was unacceptable to you. You should go and have a proper conversation with them."
Shen Lu was at her wit's end and didn't know where to go.
……
Jiang Ci has been extremely busy with his projects lately, while Shen Xi took Xiao Jiangdu for a leisurely stroll through the mall.
Shen Xi loves trying on all sorts of clothes for Xiao Jiangdu, watching the little guy change into different styles of outfits, just like Martin the Conqueror from the cartoon.
Shen Xi picked out a cartoon-themed hoodie for the little guy to try on. Xiao Jiangdu reluctantly picked up the clothes and headed to the changing room.
The sales managers around were all praising Xiao Jiangdu for being good-looking and, more importantly, obedient, unlike their own little monsters who were always causing trouble.
Shen Xi rarely felt like a parent, enjoying the praise that came from her child.
Are you... Shen Xi?
Shen Xi looked up and saw Bai Linlin.