After Being Cyber Bullied, She Reveals Her True Identity
Chapter 585: Spin-off: Look at the Once-Damned Person

Chapter 585: Spin-off: Look at the Once-Damned Person

Ever since that incident, Qi Muyu had returned to Shen City after the holidays ended.

She gradually pushed the matter to the back of her mind, and that stone had been tucked away in her drawer.

This was something only the two of them knew about.

When Qi Muyu was six, Shen Yan had given birth to twins.

Suddenly, Qi Muyu had two more family members.

With the arrival of these two brats, Qi Si’s face hadn’t looked good since.

Song Jinwei even personally traveled to Shen City, hoping to persuade Shen Yan to return to Beijing for her postnatal care, where she could help look after the children.

Shen Yan had refused.

Qi Si had hired someone to come directly to their home for nursing care, and he took careful precaution in looking after them, with no need for Song Jinwei to intervene in their little family’s affairs.

Once again rejected, Song Jinwei turned her attention back to Qi Muyu, "Why not let Xiao Yu come with me, then? You’ll be busy caring for the little ones and certainly won’t have the energy to look after her."

Qi Si found it odd, "You want to split up our family."

"..."

Song Jinwei’s lips twitched.

What splitting up? She was just trying to help!

To ease their burden!

"I like Shen City," said Qi Muyu defiantly, "I’ll stay and study here, no transferring schools." She didn’t want to leave her parents.

"Xiao Yu, you used to follow your grandma quite happily, right? If you come back to Beijing with me, your parents will have an easier time."

"I can take care of myself," Qi Muyu was unyielding, "I want to see my brothers every day. Grandma, you should go back."

Song Jinwei: "..."

In the end, Song Jinwei left in a huff.

Shen Yan shook her head helplessly, looked at her daughter, and asked, "Do you want to go back to Beijing to study?"

"No."

"What if mom accompanies you?"

"You’re going back to Beijing?" Qi Muyu thought her mother preferred Shen City.

Shen Yan looked at Qi Si, "In Beijing, there will be more opportunities than in Shen City."

"As long as I have the capability, there are opportunities anywhere. Mom doesn’t need to go to Beijing for my sake, and I like Shen City," Qi Muyu didn’t want to face everything associated with the Qi Family in Beijing.

Song Jinwei’s intentions were becoming clearer to Qi Muyu.

Her words made Shen Yan feel a twinge of pain. She didn’t need Qi Muyu to be so sensible so early like her, but she also hoped Qi Muyu would be wise enough not to let others bully her.

The words of that young girl from years ago still echoed in her ears.

Over the years, Shen Yan had also been paying close attention to her daughter’s situation, and none of what the girl had said had come to pass.

But she still felt uneasy.

Qi Si handed the children over to two nannies and approached, "Since she doesn’t want to go back to Beijing, there’s no need to insist. Our children don’t need those Beijing resources, and if one day we return, what is meant for our children will still be theirs, and no one can take it away."

So it didn’t matter where they were, what mattered was maintaining their own strength, which would shine anywhere.

Shen Yan nodded.

Seeing that her parents wanted to talk, Qi Muyu said, "I’m going to check on my brothers."

Shen Yan watched Qi Muyu’s retreating figure, with a hint of worry flickering in her eyes.

"What are you worrying about?"

"Do you remember what that young girl said seven years ago?"

Qi Si frowned slightly, "Isn’t Xiao Yu all right?"

"I’m worried that what I injected might affect her, Qi Si, I regret it," she didn’t want whatever she had injected to affect her daughter.

Qi Si held her, "Don’t worry unnecessarily, it’ll be fine."

"I hope so."

"Yanyan, we’ve come this far; nothing more will happen," and even if it did, they would turn danger into safety.

Qi Si’s reassurance did little to ease her concerns.

Years had gone by when nightmares once again sought out Shen Yan.

Awakening with a start, Shen Yan found Qi Si holding her, offering comfort, "It’s okay, I’m here."

"I had a nightmare."

"Mhm, I know, Yanyan. What still frightens you?"

"I’m worried about Xiao Yu..."

"I’ll watch over her, I won’t let anyone target her," Qi Si kissed her forehead as he reassured her.

Qi Si got up and fetched a clean towel to wipe her sweat.

Crying came from the nursery, and soon a nanny arrived, carrying two children who were crying at the same time.

Qi Si looked at Shen Yan with eyes full of pity.

He regretted his soft heart once again, nodding in agreement with Shen Yan.

There was no need for this pregnancy.

*

Shen Yan worried about Qi Muyu possibly encountering some problem, but as it turned out, she grew up without a hitch until she was fourteen.

Shen Yan’s heart eased.

All three children had started school, which also lightened Shen Yan’s own burdens.

She was extremely satisfied with the decade and more she had spent with Qi Si.

Every time she remembered the past, she would feel a sense of unreality.

News from those people in that place kept coming in; they didn’t die but their lives were worse than death.

She said she’d make them pay, and so they did, year after year.

As time went by, although she had forgotten much, the occasional recollection was exceptionally vivid.

Those pains had long been branded in her bones, persisting even after ten or twenty years.

"Shen Yan, what are you thinking about?"

Qin Ding Yue, who had arranged to meet with Shen Yan in Beijing, stepped out of the car and saw Shen Yan standing in the open space in a daze, then raised her hand with a smile.

Qin Ding Yue hadn’t married in over a decade; it was unclear whether she was waiting for someone or if she simply had no such inclination.

Qin Ding Yue had matured a great deal compared to the past; now she played motherly roles, yet her face still maintained youthful softness.

Shen Yan, seeing her old friend, raised a smile, "You’re here."

"Your husband didn’t come with you today?" Qin Ding Yue couldn’t resist teasing.

"He’s busy with work."

"Beijing’s Vinegar King can actually bear to let you out alone?"

Shen Yan helplessly replied, "He’s coming to pick me up."

Qin Ding Yue rolled her eyes in speechless disbelief, "I should’ve known."

"How long are you staying in Beijing?" Shen Yan sat down with her and asked.

"I just accepted an interview show. Are you interested in joining me? I came with a sincere offer. Don’t worry, the payment won’t be short. After all, your status is not ordinary now."

"My status? Those days are long gone for me." Although Shen Yan was in her thirties, her condition wasn’t much different from when she was in her twenties; even in idol dramas, she wouldn’t feel out of place.

Shen Yan’s comment made Qin Ding Yue dramatically pull out her phone, turn on the camera, and scan her face left and right, "If you say that, doesn’t that make me an old woman?"

Qin Ding Yue, in her forties, was also in a good state.

In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed.

"You still look the same as before; nothing’s changed."

Qin Ding Yue, buoyed by the compliment, instantly smiled, "You always know the right thing to say!"

"I’m afraid I can’t make it to your interview," Shen Yan said.

Qin Ding Yue looked disappointed, "When can we share the stage again?"

Shen Yan’s gaze drifted, and she spoke dreamily, "When I return, there will be a chance."

"Return? Where are you going?"

"To see those who should have died..."

Qin Ding Yue stared at Shen Yan, not quite understanding her words, but she gathered that Shen Yan was about to embark on a lengthy journey.