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Chapter 210: Hateful People Also Have Their Pitiable Sides

Although it hasn't snowed yet, winter in Yuncheng is still so cold that people shiver.

Today is the official opening day of Pei Xingzhi's new studio, and Xie Zhaoyuan really wanted to go and witness this moment with him. However, because she was still in her postpartum confinement period and it was too cold outside, she could only stay at home and idly watch the videos Pei Xingzhi sent her.

"Zhaozhao, do you want to eat kidney beans? If you do, Mom will soak some beforehand and then stew them with pig's trotters."

Bai Ruiying was busy in the kitchen, while Xie Zhaoyuan lay on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

“I want to eat!” she answered loudly.

Bai Ruiying: "Okay! I think it's about time for him to drink milk, so you can wake him up beforehand."

“No problem!” She sat up from the sofa, went to the crib, and started to mischievously harass Xiangxiang as she slept.

"Little brat, get up and eat..."

"Think about it, is your tummy hungry? Do you want to get up and eat?"

"Little Pei Ye, if you don't get up and eat, your dad's going to spank you..."

"Zhao Zhao, are you planning to scare Xiang Xiang awake?" Bai Ruiying untied her apron and walked towards Xie Zhaoyuan while wiping her hands.

Xie Zhaoyuan said with a wicked smile, "Yes, Pei Xingzhi said something like that to wake him up yesterday when he was feeding him milk, so I wanted to see if he would fall for it again today."

“Hmm…” Bai Ruiying stood in front of her, looking down at Xiangxiang who hadn’t made a move. “Xiangxiang obviously won’t fall for it. This little rascal is smart.”

Xie Zhaoyuan: "I take after that; I'm also exceptionally smart."

"Yes!" Bai Ruiying patted her hair, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "Zhaozhao is so clever, her quirky and mischievous thoughts are just like yours."

Xie Zhaoyuan raised an eyebrow smugly: "Xiangxiang's intelligence comes from me, but her appearance and personality are completely like Pei Xingzhi's."

“Indeed.” Bai Ruiying agreed. “Xiangxiang’s eyebrows, eyes, and nose are practically identical to Xingzhi’s. Only his mouth resembles yours.”

Xie Zhaoyuan gently squeezed Xiangxiang's little hand: "This configuration is already very good. Xiangxiang will definitely be an extremely handsome man when he grows up!"

"By the way, Mom, are Dad and my older brother coming home for lunch?"

Bai Ruiying shook her head: "They all went to support Xingzhi's studio, and they won't be back for lunch or dinner. It's just the two of us at home today."

Xie Zhaoyuan: "Then let's..."

"Madam, Miss, Miss Shen has arrived."

Aunt Fang suddenly interrupted Xie Zhaoyuan. Xie Zhaoyuan turned to look at the door and saw Shen Yanhui standing behind Aunt Fang with a box of toys in her hand. She looked very haggard.

"Little Shen's here." Bai Ruiying greeted her with a smile, "Come in and sit down."

Shen Yan nodded and replied politely, "Hello, Auntie. I'm here to see Zhaoyuan and also to pick up a toy for Xiangxiang."

Xie Zhaoyuan stood up from the sofa and waved to her: "Come in quickly, don't just stand there like an idiot."

Shen Yan responded with an "Mmm," and then carried the toys into the living room.

"Is he still not awake?" She peeked into the baby's crib.

Bai Ruiying bent down and picked Xiangxiang up, letting Shen Yanhui take a good look at him: "It's time for his milk. He'll wake up whether he wants to or not."

"Mmm." Shen Yan touched Xiangxiang's little face, and a hint of a smile appeared in her usually lifeless eyes. "Xiangxiang is so cute." Bai Ruiying said, "Xiangxiang needs his milk. I'll take him upstairs to feed him. You two have fun."

Shen Yan replied, "Okay, Auntie."

"Sit down." Xie Zhaoyuan took the toy from her hand and gestured for her to sit on the sofa.

She glanced at Bai Ruiying's back, then kept her head down and didn't say anything.

Xie Zhaoyuan knew what Bai Ruiying was worried about, and sensibly didn't utter a sound before Bai Ruiying entered the room.

"Oh!"

The crisp sound of the door closing came from upstairs, and Shen Yanhui, who was on the sofa, visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xie Zhaoyuan." She weakly lifted her eyelids and looked into Xie Zhaoyuan's eyes. "I came here today because there's something I want to ask you."

Xie Zhaoyuan stared at her expressionlessly, but didn't respond to her words at all. Instead, she frowned and said with some displeasure, "Shen Yanhui, what's wrong with you?"

“…Huh?” Shen Yanhui was a little confused by the question.

Xie Zhaoyuan raised her hand and touched her dry, frizzy hair: "It's only been a few days, and you've already made yourself look like this again. Didn't you already gain some favorability points? Why is that lousy system still tormenting you?"

"Ah..." Shen Yan tidied her long, loose hair, suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable. "Although I gained some favorability points, my total favorability value is still negative. As long as it's negative, I have to accept the punishment arranged by the system every day."

"What punishment?" Xie Zhaoyuan asked.

Shen Yan shrugged: "It's just torturing me. It's either giving me a headache, a stomachache, or a heartache. As long as it makes me uncomfortable, I can feel pain anywhere from head to toe, and no painkillers work on me."

Xie Zhaoyuan asked with a grim face, "Does it hurt a lot?"

Shen Yanhui forced a slightly pale smile and said, "It's alright, I've gotten used to it."

"...How did this lousy system choose you?" Xie Zhaoyuan bent down, picked up a bowl of strawberries from the coffee table in front of her, and then forcefully stuffed it into Shen Yanhui's arms. "Eat more fruit, you look pale."

"..." Shen Yan stared at her blankly, so shocked that she forgot to say thank you.

"Eat up," Xie Zhaoyuan urged her.

She snapped out of her daze, whispered "thank you," and then picked up a strawberry from the bowl and ate it slowly.

Xie Zhaoyuan: "Shen Yanhui, your Shen family has really taken good care of you. You've become so haggard, didn't your father notice at all?"

“Sigh…” Shen Yan sighed, a bitter smile appearing on her lips, “Perhaps they’ve discovered it.”

"He found out but still doesn't care about you?" Xie Zhaoyuan was shocked.

Shen Yan replied, "He just had a fight with me and is still angry. He probably won't care about me for a while. Besides, I've already moved out of the Shen family home and am living on my own."

"Hmm?" This sentence contained a lot of information, and Xie Zhaoyuan unconsciously sat up straight. "What happened?"

Shen Yanhui did not rush to answer.

She finished the strawberry in her hand, took another one from the bowl, and said while eating, "Nothing much happened, it's just that my dad forced me to go on blind dates a while ago. I went a few times and didn't want to go anymore, but my dad was not willing to give up, so we had a big fight."

“I have a bad temper. After that fight, I didn’t go home for two days. In order to force me to go back to find a husband through arranged marriage, my dad cut off all my sources of income and forbade me to go to work at the company.”

“I refused to compromise, so I moved out of the Shen family’s house overnight.”