The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 116. So you guys knew each other (third update)

Chapter 116: 116. So you guys knew each other (third update)

Shen Qinglan was stunned, it seemed like the person before her overlapped with a face from her memory, and her heart ached slightly.

She had once looked at someone like this, and that person would gently look at her and say, "Xiaoqi, you are good, really great. No matter how hard it gets, you must hang on, you have to survive. Only by surviving is there hope, and only then can you... come home."

Now she had come home, carrying that person’s hope with her.

"Big sister?"

Shen Qinglan’s gaze flickered and turned around to look at Ya Xi’s childlike visage, speaking gently, "You can tell your parents to let you try once. If you don’t get into B University, or if the results aren’t as desired and you can’t attend a good domestic university, then you can accept their arrangement and study abroad. I think your parents will agree."

Ya Xi looked at her, "Will it work?"

Shen Qinglan nodded affirmatively, "It will."

Ya Xi’s eyes lit up, and she turned tears into a smile. A shimmer of a smile crossed the depths of Shen Qinglan’s eyes—what a child, crying one moment and laughing the next.

"However, you’ll have to learn to face problems in the future; running away won’t solve anything. Don’t worry your family," Shen Qinglan said, her tone not stern, but more like casual talk between friends.

A bit embarrassed, Ya Xi certainly didn’t dare admit she often skipped classes.

"I won’t do that anymore."

Ya Xi’s spirits lifted, and she looked at the delicious food on the table with newfound appetite, "Big sister, can I take one more bite, just one of each?"

Shen Qinglan nodded and watched Ya Xi enjoy the sweets, her eyes narrowed and expression full of pleasure, which seemed to cheer her up a bit.

"I’ll take you back to school now," Shen Qinglan said, walking out of the dessert shop with Ya Xi.

Ya Xi shook her head vigorously, "I won’t go back. Big sister, let me stay with you. You do your things, and I definitely won’t disturb you."

Shen Qinglan paused in her steps and looked at her, "Why would you follow me?"

Ya Xi was taken aback; she didn’t know why, she just simply wanted to follow Shen Qinglan.

"I really have things to do later, and it’s not convenient to take you with me. Either I take you back to school, or you go home by yourself."

Ya Xi’s eyes dimmed, looking at Shen Qinglan like a child about to be abandoned, but Shen Qinglan ignored her pitiful gaze.

"Fine, then can you take me to my brother?" Ya Xi chose a third option; it had just crossed her mind that she always wanted to introduce Shen Qinglan to her brother but never had the chance. Wasn’t the opportunity now presenting itself?

If Shen Qinglan could become her sister-in-law, then... Hehehe, Ya Xi laughed at the thought.

Shen Qinglan didn’t know what was on her mind, and although reluctant to have too much contact with Yan Shengyu, seeing that Ya Xi carried nothing but a phone, she eventually agreed.

Initially planning to drop Ya Xi off at the school gate and leave, Ya Xi wouldn’t let her, clinging to her hand refusing to let go until Yan Shengyu’s figure appeared. Then, giggling, she dragged Shen Qinglan in front of Yan Shengyu.

Yan Shengyu was shocked to see Shen Qinglan and his sister together.

"Bro, bro, I have to tell you, I..."

"Shen," asked Yan Shengyu, puzzled, "how come you’re with my sister?" His voice overlapped with Ya Xi’s excited one.

Ya Xi was startled, "You two know each other?"

"Not at all."

"I do."

Shen Qinglan and Yan Shengyu said in unison.

Yan Shengyu’s face flashed with embarrassment, while Ya Xi looked suspicious, her gaze sweeping between the two before quickly abandoning the doubts in her eyes.

"Brother, this is the elder sister I told you about. She saved me last time in Hang City,"

Yan Shengyu’s eyes widened in surprise as he had not expected Shen Qinglan to be the ’elder sister’ his sister had always talked about—the one he had tasked someone to look for with great effort and yet had appeared before him all along. It truly was amazing how fate worked.

Yan Shengyu felt that he and Shen Qinglan were bound by a miraculous fate.

"I never thought it would be you who saved my sister. I’ve been wanting to thank you but never got the chance. Shen, how about we have a meal together?" Yan Shengyu seized the opportunity to extend an invitation.

"No need, I have other things to attend to."

Shen Qinglan declined and was about to leave.

Ya Xi wanted to persuade her to stay, but before she could say a word, a figure appeared in front of Shen Qinglan, blocking her way.

Shen Qinglan focused her eyes and saw it was Zhao Dong.

"Shen Qinglan, was it you who reported me to the principal?" Zhao Dong’s expression was hostile. Ever since learning that he would be warned and his actions recorded in the archives, he hadn’t rested well.

He didn’t believe the principal could have found out so quickly that it was he who had done it, but now the principal not only knew but also had evidence. He couldn’t believe there wasn’t a whistleblower.

And Shen Qinglan had just been looking for him, right before the principal found out. If it wasn’t her, then who else could it be?

Shen Qinglan did not try to defend herself and looked at him, "So what if I did?" Her voice remained calm and cold, her face showing no expression.

Zhao Dong’s face turned ashen with anger, "Shen Qinglan, you heartless woman, I merely spoke the truth as I knew it. What gives you the right to say I was slandering? Do you have any idea how this punishment will affect my future?"

Shen Qinglan looked at him coldly, "I too only spoke of the truth as I understand it. As for the consequences, if you have the courage to commit the act, then you must have the courage to bear the consequences."

Ya Xi didn’t know what had happened, only that Zhao Dong’s gaze towards Shen Qinglan was very wrong and his words were harsh. Her pretty face turned cold, and she was displeased.

"Hey, who do you think you are, cursing someone as soon as you open your mouth?" She stood with her hands on her hips, exuding the air of a haughty young lady.

Already upset about the disciplinary issue, Zhao Dong saw a brash young girl standing in his way and shoved her with a raise of his hand, "Get lost, you little brat."

Ya Xi, caught off guard, staggered from the push, but Shen Qinglan quickly reached out to steady her.

Yan Shengyu’s expression grew cold as he stepped forward, "What are you doing?"

Zhao Dong took a closer look and then turned to Shen Qinglan, unable to help but laugh, "Shen Qinglan, you truly are shameless, kept by a few old men outside school and hooking up with one inside, what a talent you have."

These words caused a shift in the expressions of the three onlookers. Both Ya Xi and Yan Shengyu looked displeased. Although Ya Xi was young, it didn’t mean she didn’t understand the implication of the words.

A chill crept into Shen Qinglan’s eyes as she glared at Zhao Dong, the hint of a murderous intent barely concealed. She clenched her fists, suppressing the malice in her eyes.

Yan Shengyu went straight up to Zhao Dong and punched him, knocking him to the ground, while Shen Qinglan pulled Ya Xi aside.

Zhao Dong, unwilling to be outdone, attempted to fight back, but he was no match for Yan Shengyu, who kept him pinned and pummeled him.