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Chapter 276: Chapter 166 Refusal
Shen Yunfang thought about it for a long while, but still felt she couldn’t agree to this matter.
First of all, she was obsessed with her home—it was her territory, where no other woman should enter, even though she was no longer living there, but that was still her and Li Hongjun’s home. Secondly, her feud with Shen Yunxiu was far from over. The idea of repaying Shen Yunxiu’s malice with kindness and solving her housing issue was suffocating to even contemplate.
Why should she? Shen Yunxiu had nearly caused her and her son’s death, and up to now, not a single apology had been heard. Did she really think that they could pretend like nothing ever happened? Impossible.
Shen Yunfang was naturally vindictive, and she would remember this grievance for a lifetime.
"Auntie, don’t worry about it unnecessarily, Shen Yunxiu will never live in my house. She has grand tastes; how could she look down on my adobe house?" Shen Yunfang’s tone had lost the gentleness it had before.
"It’s not like that..." Aunt Shen wanted to make an excuse. It wasn’t about being picky or looking down on the place, but about finding somewhere to live for the time being, and not letting any thoughts hinder that. They could always figure out a solution slowly later.
"Auntie, I don’t know what Shen Yunxiu is thinking. Last time she intentionally let me step on Xiaohua’s ball, causing me to fall. If it weren’t for my strong fortune, who knows where my child and I would be right now." Shen Yunfang started dredging up the past with rapid fire. Although she knew Aunt Shen wouldn’t be pleased to hear this, these words had been bottled up in her heart for too long, and she couldn’t feel at ease until she vented.
"It’s not like that..." Aunt Shen really wanted to offer an excuse for her daughter, insisting it wasn’t intentional.
"Although, in the end, it was the shock from the thief that caused me to deliver prematurely, Shen Yunxiu can’t be absolved from blame. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have had to go to the hospital, and if I hadn’t gone to the hospital, there wouldn’t have been a thief. Auntie, tell me if this makes sense," Shen Yunfang’s expression became a fraction colder.
"No one wanted this to happen..."
"Indeed, no one wants such things, but why does Shen Yunxiu seem to wish for my death so eagerly?"
"..."
"Auntie, if you say Shen Yunxiu didn’t do it on purpose, I’ll believe you," Shen Yunfang complained internally, she didn’t believe it at all, Shen Yunxiu was definitely intentional back then. "But from the time I was hospitalized to giving birth, and until returning home to rest after childbirth—the baby has even had his full month celebration—Shen Yunxiu hasn’t visited me once, nor has she said a single word of apology. Has she forgotten what happened, or does she think my death is none of her concern? Tell me, Auntie, is this how one should behave?"
"It’s not that, Yunxiu wanted to see you too, but her child is also young..." Aunt Shen struggled to finish her sentence under Shen Yunfang’s gaze.
Excuses, all excuses. Both of them were aware of it.
What about the child being young and not being able to leave? What is Shen Yunxiu doing now? Ah, she can find time to go out for a walk, but she can’t find the time to visit, how does that make any sense?
"Auntie, back when Shen Yunxiu gave birth, I heard the news and came to help her produce breast milk. My family might not be rich, but when I came, I brought both money and goods. Now look at Shen Yunxiu—her malice caused my premature birth and since I’ve returned, others have come to visit me, yet she’s been avoiding me. Auntie, I’m not being petty over such trivial matters, but from the looks of it, Shen Yunxiu treats me like I’m a fool," Shen Yunfang spoke with heavy emphasis.
"Auntie, I’ll just speak frankly, I’m really angry with Shen Yunxiu. Even if she came to apologize to me, to make amends, I still wouldn’t forgive her. So, Auntie, if you are thinking of asking me to lend my house to Shen Yunxiu to live in, then please don’t bother, it’s definitely not going to happen." Whatever they say about letting Shen Yunxiu take care of the house, it’s just a nice way of asking to borrow it.
Hmph, with Shen Yunxiu’s character, she was afraid that if Shen Yunxiu moved in, by the time she returned, the name on the property deed would be changed. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Auntie Shen’s face could no longer hold the smile upon hearing Shen Yunfang’s words, and her forced smile vanished completely.
"Auntie, don’t worry, I know very well that Shen Yunxiu is Shen Yunxiu, and you are you. Uncle, I’m speaking my heart, so please don’t be mad."
Li Hongjun and Uncle Shen had already quieted down and were listening to the mother and daughter speak. Uncle Shen felt uneasy hearing his niece speak so directly about the issue.
Last time, it was because of Yunxiu and her husband that he and Yunfang’s family had an unpleasant altercation. When he went home, he thought over that night’s events several times, realizing Yunfang and Hongjun had done nothing wrong, and it was his own daughter to blame. These past days he had been holding it in, unable to bring himself to apologize. So today, seeing Yunfang and her family come to visit him, he felt genuinely happy.
But who would have thought his wife would bring up that girl Yunxiu again, and this time Yunfang was even more blunt, leaving no room to gloss over the matter.
Uncle Shen nodded without saying a word. What was there to say? Anything more would just be ridiculed.
Seeing the atmosphere in the room turn chilly and that everything that needed to be said had been said, Li Hongjun decided it was time to go home to tidy up. He scooped up his eldest son, took his wife by the hand, and went back home.
On the way, Shen Yunfang asked Li Hongjun, "Do you think I was too harsh today, should I have been more subtle?" She felt uneasy seeing her uncle so deeply furrowed in thought.
Out of all her relatives, she had been closest to her uncle. But now, because of Shen Yunxiu, even if she wanted to repair the relationship, being close to Uncle Shen was impossible. Sigh, no matter the lifetime, she had always been so headstrong.
"No, what you did and said today was all very good," Li Hongjun praised her performance highly.
In his opinion, some things could be overlooked, but others demanded a firm stance. As for a thing, a person like Shen Yunxiu, Yunfang had always been too accommodating in the past, which led Shen Yunxiu to act outrageously. If Yunfang had stood up for herself sooner, none of this would have happened.
"Really?" Shen Yunfang touched her face, wondering if she had come across as impressive today.
"Don’t worry about anything else, as long as you’re happy and enjoy life, that’s what matters. You don’t need to inconvenience yourself for the sake of others," said Li Hongjun.
He wasn’t willing to let outsiders bully her, and one could imagine the rage in his heart. He believed that soon, Shen Yunxiu would pay for her past actions.
"Yeah, I think that way too. I’ve been holding back my frustration for more than just a day or two. You don’t know, but every time I went over to my uncle’s place, she would find some reason to chase me away, and I bore with it all. I thought considering my uncle, I couldn’t argue with her, or it would put him in a tough spot. But all my silent endurance led her to think I was a pushover, and she even dared to harm me. When I saw the blood that time, I thought to myself, if my son had been harmed by Shen Yunxiu, I would take up a knife, even if it meant fighting for my life, to go after her. Hmm, I didn’t dare to say this to my aunt earlier. Later, when I managed to keep the baby, I gradually got over it, no longer thinking that way. But now, to acquiesce to Shen Yunxiu again is absolutely out of the question," Shen Yunfang said with conviction.
