Chapter 79 The Real Shi Shi

Upon recognizing the two faces, Shen He shuddered. Weren't these the Black and White Impermanence?! Was the living Yama about to arrive?

What are you two doing here?

I can't tell the truth. If I knew they were following me, I'd probably have another argument with the boss.

"We bumped into each other by chance, but our boss will be here in a bit."

The moment the third brother uttered those words, Shen He's mind instantly cleared.

Why is Lu Chiye such a persistent ghost?!

"I have to go now!" After saying that, she didn't forget to give the hardworking kitten a tip.

Shen He left too quickly, leaving Xiang Xinran and Shi Shi looking at each other with a belly full of questions.

"Who's your boss? Why did he scare her like that?"

Shi Shi glanced at the two men's dark clothes and buzz cuts. Could Shen He have gotten into trouble with some gangster?

She mentally tapped on Binglu, who was engrossed in short dramas.

"Did I accidentally stumble into some 'gangster tycoon's runaway wife' storyline?"

Binglu looked confused: "No."

Shi Shi: "Can you find out who this boss is?"

Binglu hesitated: "Theoretically it's possible, but not in principle?"

Shi Shi: ? ? ?

"What principles do you, a mere administrator, need?"

"Unauthorized access to other people's data is illegal. The system has detected that Shi Shi has illegal intentions and is issuing a warning."

That's outrageous!

"Then you broke the law too! My arrival here can be considered illegal immigration! Who did you talk to to get me here?!"

Binglu was so disgusted by Shi Shi's criticism that she pretended to be mute.

"Our boss is Miss Shen's good friend." It was the ninth brother who spoke, without an accent.

Xiang Xinran glanced at Shi Shi: "Didn't they say that person would be here soon? Should we wait and see?"

Shi Shi shook her head: "It's obviously nonsense. Only that little fool Hehe would believe it. If their boss really came, wouldn't it be better to just catch her red-handed?"

Xiang Xinran, the fool, also believed it...

After refusing the little fox's offer to contact her, Shi Shi took Xiang Xinran home.

Seeing that Shi Shi and her companion smelled slightly of alcohol when they returned, Aunt Zhang said nothing. She simply made two cups of honey water and washed a plate of the fruit they had bought. After doing all this, she quietly returned to her room. Young people always have their own topics of conversation. The most important thing for a live-in nanny isn't how well she works, but rather being perceptive and knowing how to behave appropriately.

The two sisters took a shower, and Xiang Xinran nestled comfortably in the oversized beanbag chair. She let out a sigh of enjoyment: "This is what life should be like!"

"Be careful, or I'll tell Aunt He on you."

Xiang Xinran licked her dry lips and drank the honey water in the cup in one gulp.

"My mom doesn't care about that at all. She's currently enjoying fighting with people. I don't know when it will end."

"I remember your brother was a real troublemaker when he was young. Is he well-behaved now?"

“He was only recently put into the company by my dad, and he’s already offended a lot of people. If he doesn’t learn to behave himself, he’ll be kicked out.”

"It's good that he's been kicked out; you can take this opportunity to go back and cause trouble!"

"You're so naive, sister. Fighting for inheritance is never a short-term plan, but a lifelong endeavor. To put it bluntly, as long as my dad is alive, he won't transfer the shares to either of us. He'll keep them for himself. What would I do if I went back now? I'd be a slave, and then in a couple of years, if Xiang Zhuoran is doing poorly, he could come back and cry. And then father and son would be back to normal, and I'd look like a fool."

"So you just want to see him hanging around in front of you?"

"Let him be. He'll only make more mistakes if he does more. I'll make no mistakes if I don't do anything. This trip abroad wasn't for nothing. My dad used his own money to help me invest in an original art studio." She then winked at Shi Shi.

"Well done! Using your dad's money to develop your own business. That's a smart move. By the way, your current company... ..."

"Of course I'll continue working! My biggest dream is to get everyone in China playing the games I created!"

"Shall we toast to our dreams?" He clinked glasses with Shi Shi and asked with delight.

"And what about you?"

Shi Shi was somewhat confused: "What?"

“My goals have always been very clear, and I’ve gotten what I wanted. Even if I hadn’t, it wouldn’t matter. Because I’m walking a road with an end. Now your songs are incredibly popular, your company is thriving, and you’ve even moved into such a big villa. But you’re not happy, and I don’t understand why.” Xiang Xinran has always been a very perceptive person.

Shi Shi, who had been in a high mood all evening, fell silent.

Yes, she wasn't happy. Now she's successful in her career and has a happy family. Everything she once could only dream of is now hers.

By that calculation, she actually made a profit.

Has anyone ever asked her what she meant? She often thinks about her childhood. She was adopted when she was just a few years old after living in the orphanage. She used to happily call out "Dad" and "Mom." But when her mother became pregnant, she was sent back to the orphanage.

Real-life orphanages are far from the glamorous portrayals in television dramas. Most of the children are unhealthy; some are born deaf and mute, others are deformed—which is why she, a girl, was adopted. She's too normal; compared to her looks, intelligence, and diligence, her greatest advantage is actually her good health.

A child's world is simple and real. At that time, a wealthy man came to the orphanage to provide financial assistance. The usually well-behaved child, for the first time, disobeyed the director's orders and ran away. Under the gaze of countless reporters, she cried, saying she wanted to go to school. Even though she didn't understand what education meant at the time, she knew that an older girl in the orphanage had escaped by studying. Even though the orphanage was her 'home,' it didn't prevent her from instinctively loathing it.

She got to study as she wished; for a wealthy man, he could sponsor either one. But he didn't like scheming children.

She began to suffer. Plunder is human nature. She always felt that selfishness lurked deep within everyone's soul. She had taken the funding opportunity. One child died because they couldn't receive timely surgery.

She was bullied by other children because she was a 'robber'. This situation lasted for six years.

After graduating from elementary school, the orphanage was too far away, so she had to live at school for junior high. She was especially happy at that time because she no longer had to worry about losing her textbooks after waking up and sleep with her schoolbag all night.

Oh right, during those six years, she was returned to her adoptive families because she was too guarded and couldn't be trusted. She was also returned because she refused to go back to the orphanage to see her friends, and was considered an ingrate.

Three times is the maximum number of times a child can be adopted.

After starting junior high, she began to consciously or unconsciously reduce her contact with the orphanage, pretending she wasn't an abandoned child. She did consider the possibility that one day her parents would come and take her home like gods.

She's so healthy and hardworking.