Chapter 546 - 576: Too Embarrassing
The bearded man who had shown up earlier was finally paid five thousand yuan and sent on his way.
Of course, with the Shen Family’s power, the man wouldn’t dare cause trouble again.
But the Shen Family had well and truly lost face.
Shen Xiaoya whispered to her husband, "So, do you think they’re actually married, or not?"
Her husband, who was usually a bit of a slacker, saw how tense the atmosphere was and whispered, "Come on, let’s go play cards. We shouldn’t stay here. I bet they’re going to start fighting soon."
Shen Xiaoya wanted to stay for the drama, but she couldn’t talk her husband out of it. She left their daughter with her mother and went with him.
Old Mrs. Shen, holding her granddaughter, looked from one person to another before her gaze finally landed on Lin Nian.
"Were you really with that man before?"
Her eyes red and welling with tears, Lin Nian said pitifully, "I was forced! My family sold me. They took a thousand yuan from that man, so I ran away!"
Shen Zhengfeng’s face was grim. He looked from Lin Nian to Shen Feng, then stood up and shot a glare at Li Xiaomei.
"You’ve brought nothing but shame to this family!"
He got up and left. Li Xiaomei scrambled after him, while Shen Feng also rose and headed for his room.
Although the two were now married, Shen Zhengfeng had bought them a place in the Rose District, partly because it was convenient for Shen Feng’s schooling, and partly because the family home was simply too full.
Shen Xiaoya and her husband, for their part, adamantly refused to move out, even when Shen Zhengfeng offered to buy them a place.
Lin Nian knew the Shen Family was furious—they were so concerned with appearances. But she hadn’t known the man would suddenly track her down.
’But it’s all been resolved now, hasn’t it?’
"Ah Feng!"
Lin Nian had no choice but to hurry after Shen Feng, following him into his room.
This had been Shen Yi’s room. Every time Shen Feng entered, he felt a surge of irritation. ’It seems like I’ve stolen everything that was Shen Yi’s,’ he thought, ’but Shen Yi... he stole my Qin Jiao!’
When he looked up and saw Lin Nian’s red-rimmed, pitiful eyes, he felt even more agitated.
If Lin Nian hadn’t helped solve the crisis at the paint factory, he never would have married her, and his parents would never have agreed to it.
Shen Feng said, "Go back to the Rose District. I need to stay here and try to calm my parents down."
Lin Nian clenched her fists so tightly her nails broke the skin of her palms. She nodded, then turned and left.
’No need to rush,’ she thought. ’I’ve already come this far. Even if the Shen Family doesn’t like me, what can they do?’
’I solved a huge problem for the Shen Family. They should be thanking me, so how could they possibly blame me?’
’As for the incident at the wedding, everyone will forget about it after a while. No one will bring it up again.’
But Lin Nian forgot that while time might pass and no one would speak of it again, the incident would become a thorn, forever embedded in the hearts of the Shen Family.
**
Before long, the day of Qin Na’s due date arrived.
The whole family dropped what they were doing and went to the hospital to wait. Even though this was Sun Jianhua’s second time becoming a father, he was still pacing anxiously in the hallway. Finally, seeing how nervous he was, Qin Zhonghui clapped him on the shoulder and pulled him outside for a cigarette to calm his nerves.
In reality, Qin Na was even more anxious than Sun Jianhua. Fortunately, Su Yun was by her side, constantly reassuring her, which helped her relax a bit.
Qin Jiao and Xiao Shi waited outside, looking after their things, since the new mother would be moved to a recovery room after giving birth.
She was still in the delivery room.
Xiao Shi flinched as she heard her aunt’s cries from the delivery room and whispered to Qin Jiao, "Sis, giving birth sounds terrifying."