MC Bookstore Chapter 1: Everyone's been betrayed, so what's wrong with me having a drink?
Chapter 1: Everyone's been betrayed, so what's wrong with me having a drink?
"Don't hit me..."
Wen Shuyi, who was making soup in the kitchen, heard the sound of something breaking.
She ran out of the kitchen before she could even put down the spatula.
"What's wrong?"
The three-year-old girl rushed over, hugged her leg, and cried her heart out, "Auntie Shuyi, please don't hit me, I didn't mean to..."
Wen Shu was also taken aback, "...?"
"Mimi, what naughty thing have you done now?" Shen Xinwan walked over quickly and, without asking any questions, spanked the little girl's bottom. "Didn't Mommy teach you not to touch Auntie's things? Why don't you listen?"
Shen Xinwan is the widow of Chen Ming, her boyfriend Sheng Li's childhood friend.
One month ago.
A major change has occurred in the Chen family.
The sudden death of Chen Ming, the only son, plunged the entire Chen family into darkness and grief.
Sheng Li and Chen Ming have always had a good relationship, so Sheng Li brought Chen Ming and Shen Xinwan's daughter, Mimi, back and asked Wen Shuyi to help take care of her.
Wen Shu also felt sorry for this little girl.
Take it wherever you go.
I was afraid she would suffer any injustice.
What was broken was a decorative piece, a glass sculpture she had commissioned to be made on the anniversaries of her biological parents' deaths.
The inlaid image is the only family photo of the four of them.
She cherishes it.
It's broken, the photo is ruined, and she's heartbroken. "Why did you break this?"
Wen Shuyi's tone was not pleasant.
The little girl shrank her neck and said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry, I just did it by accident."
"This is someone else's most precious thing, how can you be so blind?" Shen Xinwan wouldn't let go, hitting the child until he cried loudly.
Wen Shuyi didn't know if Shen Xinwan had condoned it.
The little girl had done similar things a few times before.
She broke her cherished hair clip.
Put nails in her shoes.
The worst time was when the little girl took the gardener's pesticide and poured it into her drinking cup.
Every time, Shen Xinwan would hit and scold Mimi in front of Sheng Li, as if she herself had been bullied.
Wen Shuyi only remembered that she was a child.
She had just lost her father.
I didn't mind.
But after it happened so many times, he would inexplicably break her things and then cry and whine. She simply couldn't feel any more pity for him.
Sheng Li heard the noise and came out of the house.
Seeing the broken pieces on the ground at a glance, she frowned and questioned Wen Shuyi, "Is it really that serious? It's just a broken ornament, you can just make another one."
Wen Shuyi was already quite angry.
Sheng Li's words clearly implied that she was being too calculating.
His expression was far from pleasant, not to mention his tone. "It seems I put my things in the wrong place."
"Besides being sarcastic and bullying children, what else can you do?" Sheng Li asked Wen Shuyi with dissatisfaction, his gaze filled with aloofness and disgust. "You're so petty and narrow-minded."
"Ah Li, don't blame Shu Yi. It's Mi Mi who is immature. She doesn't understand how to live under someone else's roof, and she doesn't know how to assess the situation. In the end, it's my fault as her mother for not raising her well. Shu Yi should be angry and should hit her."
As Shen Xinwan spoke, her eyes reddened, and she slapped Mimi twice more.
Mimi cried even harder.
Sheng Li felt sorry for the child and intervened.
She was even more upset with Wen Shuyi, saying, "Chen Ming just passed away, and Xinwan brought her child to stay for a while, and you got angry. Can't you tolerate my friend's family? That's really too much."
Sheng Li lost his temper.
Wen Shuyi has now become an immature person.
"Mimi, apologize." Shen Xinwan tugged at her daughter.
The little girl ran over and knelt down in front of Wen Shuyi with a thud.
"Aunt Shuyi, Mimi is being unreasonable. Please don't send my mom and me away. My dad is gone, and we have nowhere to go. Please have mercy on us. I'll kowtow to you."
The three-year-old girl banged her head repeatedly.
The subtle provocation and darkness at the corner of his lips were caught by Wen Shuyi's eyes.
She took two steps back, her eyes filled with unfamiliarity.
A chill rose from the soles of my feet, and in an instant, my heart turned completely cold.
"Wen Shuyi, look what you've done to this child!" Sheng Li roared, furious.
The little girl, her face streaked with tears, went to pick up the shards of glass from the ground.
"Aunt Shuyi, don't be angry. I'll pick it up right away. I have glue, I'll fix it. Please don't be angry with Mimi anymore, okay? Mimi was naughty, Mimi deserves a spanking, Mimi will learn her lesson, Mimi won't go homeless..."
The little girl cried her heart out.
Shen Xinwan turned away and covered her face, crying.
Sheng Li was heartbroken and raised his hand high, wanting to vent his anger for the mother and daughter, "Wen Shuyi, you..."
Are you going to hit me?
All they do is question and accuse; now they're even going to hit someone.
This man really is putting on an unconditional act of trust.
Wen Shu was also disappointed, and not just with Sheng Li.
Not surprisingly.
The child cut their hand on the glass and cried even harder, "Mommy...it hurts so much..."
Sheng Li's pupils tightened, he withdrew his hand, and hurriedly checked the little girl's injuries. "Are you hurt? Mimi, don't cry. This is Uncle's house. No one has the right to make you and your mother leave. Be good, don't cry. Uncle will take you to the hospital."
Sheng Li picked up the little girl and walked out.
Shen Xinwan hurriedly followed.
Wen Shuyi watched the three figures leave, and for a few seconds, she couldn't hear anything.
He was probably too angry.
My fingers were clenched so tightly they were almost numb.
Every time I face such a situation.
Sheng Li's behavior was not like that of someone who cares about his friend's wife, but more like that of a husband who cares about his wife and daughter.
She suddenly felt like a joke.
I don't know how much time has passed.
The phone rang once.
A headline news story immediately comes to mind.
Regarding Sheng Li and Shen Xinwan.
The location seems to be the day Chen Ming had the accident.
There were hugs, tears being wiped away, and even kisses that looked more like kisses.
The hospital ward serves as a backdrop, creating a fragmented yet aesthetically pleasing scene.
Perhaps it was numbness, or perhaps it was utter disappointment, but Wen Shuyi's heart didn't ache that much; it just felt a little suffocated.
Two years ago.
A marriage contract sent her to the Sheng family.
She became Sheng Li's girlfriend.
When she first arrived at the Sheng family, she was like a stressed kitten.
Vomiting, fever, endless illness.
It was Sheng Li's meticulous care for her and his companionship through countless sleepless nights.
In return, she opened her heart and accepted him.
He said, "Shuyi, I like you. I want to be with you and never be apart."
He said, "Shuyi, I want to marry you. I will only love you for the rest of my life."
She believed it.
Two years.
She had developed an emotional dependence on him.
Even though the Sheng and Wen families had a marriage agreement.
She still practically had the words, "Marry me now, Sheng Li, I want to marry you," written all over her face.
But usually, what she gets in return is his gentle yet undeniable words.
"Shuyi, I love you. What I want to give you is absolute and ultimate love and freedom, not a cage."
Listen to that, how grand and dignified it sounds.
The so-called cage is just that he doesn't want to lock himself in.
result.
Obvious.
It's... a betrayal without any bottom line or shame.
She loved too deeply and deserved to be let down.
Wen Shuyi only regretted that he was blind to his own worth.
Anyone can indulge in pleasure; no one is born with a reputation for chastity.
Alcohol is the best catalyst.
Wen Shu also got completely drunk.
In the Sheng family, women are strictly forbidden from drinking alcohol.
She stopped caring.
She's been betrayed, so she's had a drink. What's wrong?
She not only got herself completely drunk.
She even climbed into another man's bed...