You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"I'll hide here first. I'm a man and I'll always find a way. At worst, I can hide in the mirror." Xiao Yao answered confidently.

"You will die!" Shen Jie yelled, "Physically, literally!"

"It's okay, I've thought of it all," Xiao Yao advised hurriedly, "I can hide here and not open the door, not go out, and pretend to be still angry; because of the symbiosis, I can make a higher-pitched sound, so that people outside won't recognize it as a boy's voice, and..."

"You will die! Physically!" Shen Jie seemed to only know how to say these two sentences. After a dispute, the girl made it clear that she would rather die of old age in this cage than let Xiao Yao take this risk.

"If you die, what's the point of me escaping?" Shen Jie asked, "Everything is meaningless."

Xiao Yao had no choice but to start plan C, leaving his mobile phone and charger to Shen Jie, and then left.

In such a panic, he had no mood to carefully observe and pay attention to the magnificence of this mansion.

Xiao Yao walked towards the side door with extremely complicated feelings, and met a black luxury car head-on, honking its horn to urge him to make way.

He remembered the role he was playing and could only stand aside respectfully. When the car passed by him, he could see clearly that the young man was sitting in the passenger seat.

Xiao Yao's eyes seemed to be spewing fire.

When he returned to the alley where his grandmother lived, Xiao Yao used the public phone at the store at the entrance of the alley to call Yu Bo and report the situation.

Then, he called Yu Luying again.

Because the store owner was present, Xiao Yao spoke vaguely.

He originally thought that he should call Liang Yanan as well, but he didn't remember Liang Yanan's number and had given the phone to Shen Jie, so he had to give up for the time being.

The last call he made was to Shen Jie herself.

The phone was picked up after only two rings, and Shen Jie's deliberately lowered voice came from the other end of the receiver.

"Is it convenient to talk?" Xiao Yao asked Shen Jie.

"It's OK," Shen Jie's voice sounded like she was covered by a blanket: "But it's better to send a message, it's safer."

"I have an old cell phone that I used to own," Xiao Yao said, "but it doesn't have a SIM card. I can just spend fifty yuan to buy a new number, but it's too late today and I don't know where to buy one. I'll have to wait and see tomorrow."

"Yeah." Shen Jie agreed.

"The Zhang family and their son came to visit us just now," Xiao Yao thought for a moment and said, "I saw them when I went out."

"Yeah." Shen Jie answered concisely.

"They didn't bully you, did they?" Xiao Yao said.

"I didn't go out to meet them." Shen Jie told Xiao Yao: "Yu Luying sent you a QQ message just now. It was sent to me. She seems to care about you very much. Remember to call her later."

"I called her, I called her," Xiao Yao said without thinking, and then he felt a little uneasy in his heart - maybe he should have logged out of QQ and cleared the text messages before giving her the phone, otherwise...

"During the time I was away, your relationship with her developed really rapidly - it's quite good," said Shen Jie.

Look, it's starting now.

Xiao Yao's brain was spinning rapidly, thinking about how many texts were in his QQ and inbox that should not be seen by Shen Jie.

"Shen Jie, my wife," Xiao Yao put the receiver in another ear and said tactfully, "Now...now is not the time to worry about these things, right?"

"I don't have anything to do with you?" Shen Jie said in a strange tone.

"Then..." Xiao Yao thought for a moment and changed the subject: "What are you going to do next?"

"I must escape from the Shen family, and I need your help." Shen Jie said as a matter of course.

"I know, I know," Xiao Yao said, "In fact, I have been working hard on this matter for a while, jumping up and down."

"You don't know," Shen Jie said, "When I say escape, I don't just mean leaving this house, nor leaving Shen Hongsheng, but to completely cut off all ties with the Shen family!" Her tone carried the awe-inspiring determination of a martyr.

"..." When Xiao Yao heard Shen Jie's sudden statement, he didn't know how to react for a moment.

In the future he knew, Shen Jie was not only still the eldest daughter of the Shen family, but also the head of the Shen family.

If that is the future, is Shen Jie, who wants to break off all ties with the Shen family, just a child's momentary anger, or does she really mean what she says?

What impact will your choices have on your future?

"Think twice!" Xiao Yao said.

Chapter 251 Heavy Responsibility

2023-07-01

"There's nothing to think twice about. Since I can say it, I've thought it through." Shen Jie said firmly, "I'm not the kind of person who says whatever comes to mind."

"I know - but this matter," Xiao Yao said.

"Wait," Shen Jie lowered her voice, "There's someone knocking on the door. It might be my stepmother. Let's contact each other tomorrow. I'll put my phone on silent mode and reject all calls. You can send me a message. I'll call you when I have a chance to talk."

"Are you really okay being alone?" Xiao Yao repeated this concern, but it was just to cover up his uneasiness.

"I'm not alone... I still have you." Shen Jie said, "Don't worry, I can hold on. You go home and rest first. Text me when your phone is fixed tomorrow. Bye." Shen Jie said goodbye in a low voice. Xiao Yao had already heard a knock on the door through the receiver, and then the call was hung up.

Xiao Yao put down the phone, feeling very upset. The young man lost his temper and went to several telecom and mobile business outlets hoping for a lucky break, but they were all closed.

He had no choice but to go home first. When he opened the door, Shen Tianyun was already waiting there.

When the girl saw that Xiao Yao was the only one coming back, the expectant light in her eyes dimmed, and she just silently brought out the prepared meal.

Xiao Yao had no appetite, but he felt obliged to sit down and have dinner with his daughter. He only told Shen Tianyun that he had successfully met Shen Jie and that she was safe, but he could not take her out for the time being.

Xiao Yao did not tell Shen Tianyun that he had left the phone to Shen Jie. He felt that such an argument of "we can do something, but we can't do it now" would only make the child more disappointed in his parents - he should fix the phone tomorrow.

Shen Tianyun seemed to be particularly well-behaved today. After dinner and clearing away the dishes, she said good night to Xiao Yao and went back to her room.

Xiao Yao was in no mood to stick with Shen Tianyun today. He lay on his bed for a while, tossing and turning.

……

Then, he jumped up, got out of bed, went out and knocked on his uncle's door, but no one answered, maybe his uncle was out driving and hadn't come back yet. He then went downstairs and went straight to Yu Luying's house.

"Lend me your phone card?" Yu Luying seemed a little surprised by Xiao Yao's hasty visit. She lowered her voice and asked, "What's her situation? Didn't you say she was fine on the phone just now?"

"She's fine, but... I'm worried that she won't be able to contact me if something happens..." Xiao Yao hesitated, but still insisted on borrowing a phone card.

Yu Luying felt a little disgusted and annoyed, but she tried not to show it.

First of all, borrowing and replacing phone SIM cards was somewhat beyond her comfort zone and broke her sense of boundaries.

It was obvious that he only needed to spend 50 yuan to buy a phone card during the day, but he couldn't wait all night and had to come and borrow it now.

What time is it? You came to visit me so late at night just for something like this...

Yu Luying gave the phone card to Xiao Yao, turned around and closed the door, ready to deal with Yu Lihua's complaints and questioning.

Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble…

As for Xiao Yao, he ran back home with the SIM card, inserted the SIM card into his old phone, and turned it on successfully.

He immediately sent a text message to his own number: "I borrowed your silly sister's phone number, call this number if you have anything."

The text message fell on deaf ears. Xiao Yao knew that Shen Jie couldn't just take out that phone right now, but he still felt uneasy.

The four words "cut off all ties" that Shen Jie said in a resounding voice on the phone kept echoing in Xiao Yao's ears.

It's really crazy...

Xiao Yao knew very well what this meant.

Does she know what this means?

……

Xiao Yao also knew that this was probably not a good idea.

Besides, he knew he wasn't ready yet.

He really wanted to talk it over with someone, but who could he talk to?

Yu Lihua was certainly not on the list of candidates to consider, and it seemed inappropriate to consult Yu Luying.

Looking for Yu Bo...? What if he asks about the relationship between him and Shen Jie again?

As for my parents, they can't even sort out their own family.

Go and discuss it with Shen Tianyun or the future Shen Jie? It seems that without even asking, one can imagine their reactions.

……

The phone suddenly rang, and Shen Jie replied with two words: "OK"

Xiao Yao quickly started typing: "After you get out this time, what are you going to do in the future?"

After typing this sentence, Xiao Yao sighed secretly - after asking this question, if Shen Jie answered "all up to you", how should he respond?

Is it to brag confidently, "For every sip of soup I drink, you will have a bite of spareribs to eat"? Or is it to deceive yourself and say "things will work out when the time comes"?

So he pressed the phone keyboard again and deleted the text message.

Xiao Yao typed again: "Your father's style may indeed be a bit rough, but he is your biological father after all. Children should still be considerate of their parents..."

Before he finished typing, Xiao Yao was already laughing at himself.

He is not the one who suffers, and when he says such things, his expression must be exactly the same as those demolition gangs who are trying to steal other people's property.

Xiao Yao slapped his face and deleted the words again.

After much hesitation, he edited the following text: "If you escape again this time, will your father let you go and let us go?"

Then, select Send.

Xiao Yao hoped that she had only said those words in anger, and if her attitude softened now, he could also mediate between them.

Shen Jie's reply came quickly: "I will no longer use his money, and I no longer recognize him as my father. If he has the guts, just throw me into the Huangjiang River."

When Xiao Yao saw this message, his heart sank.

While I was thinking about how to reply, Shen Jie's messages came one after another.

"You don't have to worry about me. There are ways to live without money."

"I don't plan to go abroad, and I won't go to No. 7 Girls' High School for high school. I'll go to St. Francis to accompany you."

"After I graduate from high school, I'll find a job. I'm not much of a student anyway."

"Then you can learn from my future self, see what the future holds, and take advantage of the first-mover advantage so that I can support you in getting admitted to a foreign university. When you finish your studies, come back and build a career, buy out my father's crappy company and make him step aside!"

Xiao Yao could feel Shen Jie getting more and more excited just by reading the words, and when he saw Shen Jie said that she would go to work after graduating from high school and would also support her to study abroad, his eyes were filled with tears.

...Fuck you, are you really sick with a fever and your mind is not clear?

Shen Jie never thought of putting the burden of future life on her own shoulders, she was even considering carrying the burden for herself.

But classmates, that’s not how it works!

Xiao Yao raised his hand to wipe away the tears in his eyes, picked up the phone again and typed: "No, you dare!"

Shen Jie: “?”

"Who agreed to you going to work right after graduating from high school? Is my wife such a loser? Even if you come to St. Francis to study, even if you don't go abroad for the time being, you can get a college degree in China," Xiao Yao thought for a while, deleted "college", replaced it with "secondary college", and then changed it to "undergraduate": "There will be no problem getting a college degree in China!"

"No, that's not right. You don't need to transfer schools. I will find a way to support you to go abroad. I won't let you work. For every sip of soup I, Xiao, drink, you will have a bite of spareribs to eat!"

"What's wrong? Doesn't Xiao Yao want to be my classmate? Don't you want to enjoy a sweet campus romance?"

"Yes, I miss you so much." Xiao Yao replied.

"I won't be going abroad anymore. I can stay with you forever. Aren't you happy?"

"Happy, extremely happy." Xiao Yao replied.

"I'm not going to be the eldest daughter anymore, so you don't have to marry into the family, and Tianyun can just take the surname Xiao."

"...For that matter, it doesn't matter what happens."

"You object, are you because you think I've become a poor bastard?"

The last message was followed by an emoticon with punctuation marks, which seemed to be a half-joking tone.

"How is that possible?" Xiao Yao also used punctuation marks to spell out an expression: "Even if you are begging for food, I am mainly attracted by your beauty. This is my primary motivation, okay?"

"Then I feel relieved, haha." Shen Jie said.

"Hahahahaha."

"Hahahahaha."

There was a happy atmosphere on both ends of the text message.