Chapter 30: Family

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

When Yuan Shu heard the voice on the phone, some of the Host’s memories suddenly appeared in her mind.

This woman who claimed to be her mother was actually her stepmother.

The Host’s biological mother had been in poor health after giving birth to her. After giving birth, she was depressed, but still had to breastfeed her child and her husband even had an affair. The Host’s mother persevered until the Host was six years old before she passed away. However, in less than two years, the Host’s father married a new wife, who was the one he had an affair with back then.

At that time, Yuan Shu, who was only eight years old, could only cry to express her dissatisfaction. Her father’s way of handling it was to throw her a bank card and let her go on shopping sprees.

Growing up in such a family environment, it was no wonder that the Host was unruly and willful, but lacked a sense of security. Yuan Shu sighed and interrupted the chatter on the other end of the phone.

“Madam Duan Yan, first of all, you’re not my biological mother, and you didn’t fulfill your duty as a mother during my childhood years, so please don’t say that you’re my mother. You’re not worthy of this title.”

Yuan Shu sighed. She probably didn’t remember their names wrongly.

“Secondly, please tell my father that it’s not my place to interfere in the Shi family’s matters yet. All I can do is try my best to help the Shi family tide over the difficulties until Shi Xiao returns. As for the so-called bridge-building, this is not within my ability. Please find another way to earn a living.”

Yuan Shu hung up after saying that. After she turned around, she saw Shi Lu coming downstairs.

“You heard everything?” Yuan Shu raised her eyebrows at Shi Lu.

The phone rang again, but Yuan Shu hung up without even looking.

“You’re also from a blended family?” Shi Lu suddenly asked.

He wasn’t close to Shi Xiao and Shi Bin. These two people were born by Mr. Shi’s first wife and were the eldest and second son of the first wife.

He was different. In the beginning, he was just an illegitimate child and his mother taught him that he had to know how to please people.

Later, Madam Shi got into a car accident, then Shi Lu and his mother were brought back to the Shi family, becoming the current Madam and Second Young Master. Shi Xiao and Shi Bin didn’t like him. Before he reached adulthood, he had always lived a cautious life. After he got into university, he moved away immediately and rarely contacted the Shi family anymore. Later, when he entered the entertainment industry, he was unwilling to reveal his identity, so he changed his name to Shen Lu.

Originally, he only wanted to go downstairs to find something to eat. He didn’t expect to find out that Yuan Shu was also from a blended family. This surprised him a little.

He had always thought that Yuan Shu’s family must have been blissful and had given her all their love. He didn’t expect them to be a blended family as well.

He looked at Yuan Shu and thought of the ice cream she handed him in the afternoon. For some reason, he had the feeling that they were in the same boat.

“I don’t look like someone from a blended family?” Yuan Shu smiled at him.

“You must be hungry. Come and eat. The shrimp tofu soup cooked by Aunt Wu today is very delicious.”

Shi Lu accepted Yuan Shu’s invitation and sat at the dining table to drink the soup in silence. He wasn’t good at interacting with people to begin with, so he didn’t feel awkward when he didn’t speak during the meal.

Except…

Shi Lu couldn’t help but look at Yuan Shu. Her fair hands held the ancient porcelain spoon as she drank the soup bite by bite. Yuan Shu’s lips were rosy, like freshly plucked cherries. Shi Lu sensed that something was wrong with himself and suddenly choked.

“Ahem…”

“Are you okay?” Yuan Shu looked at Shi Lu with concern. Shi Lu put the bowl down and waved his hands repeatedly. Then, he stood up and ran upstairs.

“I’m full. I’ll go back to my room first.”

At five o’clock in the afternoon the next day, Shi Xiao’s secretary arrived at the Shi family’s villa to pick up Yuan Shu.

“Hello, Madam. I’m President Shi’s secretary, Zhao Mian. You can call me Xiao Zhao. As you rarely attend meetings with President Shi, you’re probably not familiar with the twists and turns. Please speak as little as possible later. I’ll take charge of the situation.”

Zhao Mian’s words were blunt, but fortunately, Yuan Shu wasn’t angry at all. Instead, she nodded and said to her, “Thank you.”

Zhao Mian really couldn’t understand what was going on. She remembered that on the second day of the engagement, Yuan Shu ran to the headquarters and caused a scene. She warned every female employee not to have any designs on the CEO and even specifically ran to her to threaten and show off.

Why did she become so reasonable and easygoing now?