After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Chen Mo bent down and gently nudged Qin Shuyi, "Wake up, go back to your room and sleep."

Qin Shuyi woke up groggily, rubbing her eyes, and said, "Uncle, you're back?"

"I was just chatting with my aunt, how did I fall asleep...?"

As she spoke, she turned around and reached out to wake Lan Yujuan.

Seeing this, Chen Mo stopped her in time, saying, "Don't disturb her, just go back to your room and sleep."

Qin Shuyi was a little confused. "Oh."

But she did as she was told, yawning as she walked toward the second bedroom.

Qin Shuyi returned to her room and was about to turn around and close the door.

When he looked up, he saw his uncle slowly bending down and gently picking up his sleeping aunt from the sofa in the living room not far away, preparing to go back to the bedroom.

At that moment, she was stunned, and her mind instantly cleared.

She was all too familiar with this scene!

When she was very young, she often saw similar scenes when she got up in the middle of the night to drink water or go to the toilet.

Every time Mom lies on the sofa, reading a novel while waiting for Dad to come home from get off work, and accidentally falls asleep, Dad, like Uncle, tries to be as gentle as possible and carries the sleeping Mom back to the room.

The second bedroom was right across from the master bedroom. As she watched her uncle carry her aunt and approach, she even felt that strange feeling again:

She often felt that her uncle, an outsider, was more like a member of the Qin family than she, a member of the Qin family.

Not only do they look alike, but their personalities and temperaments are even more similar!

Chen Mo carried his wife to the bedroom door and stopped. "What are you looking at? Aren't you going to bed?"

He noticed it from a distance; the little troublemaker was standing at the doorway, lost in thought, probably thinking about something again.

Recalling what happened during the day, Chen Mo frowned again and immediately warned:

"This is your aunt's house. Since you're staying here tonight, you'd better behave yourself!"

"If you dare to run away from home again, or cause any other trouble that makes things difficult for your aunt, I'll send you back to my old workplace and exile you to the frontier!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuyi shrank back in fright, her face turning pale.

However, she still tried to sound tough, muttering under her breath, "Uncle, don't try to scare me!"

"Don't think I don't know, this is the same tactic my dad used to use to discipline you, it's completely outdated now!"

"Besides, I like my aunt so much, there's no way I'd give you that chance!"

When Chen Mo heard her say that she really liked Lan Yujuan, his heart softened instantly, and even his brow relaxed.

"It's good that you're sensible!"

After saying that, he turned around, gestured with his chin towards the entrance hall, and whispered:

"Since you're so energetic, go to the door and turn off the light while you're at it."

After saying that, he carried his wife back to their room before Qin Shuyi could react.

With a light flick of his toe, he closed the door and then locked it from the inside.

Qin Shuyi stuck out her tongue and made a face at the master bedroom door, then obediently went to the door to turn off the light.

However, as soon as she reached the entrance hall, before she could even turn off the light, she caught a glimpse of a group of familiar things out of the corner of her eye.

Her suitcase, her backpack, and her cell phone on the entryway cabinet.

Qin Shuyi was overjoyed and almost cried out, but luckily she covered her mouth with her hand before she could make a sound.

But the smile in her eyes and brows was impossible to suppress.

Unable to sleep in the middle of the night and feeling bored, she got her phone back, which made her so happy!

Qin Shuyi took her phone, turned off the lights, and quietly returned to her room, locking the door behind her.

She rolled around in bed and opened a social media app.

I'll check first to see if anyone has left her a message, and also check if Xu Jian has updated his status tonight.

As soon as she turned on her phone, several unread messages popped up on the screen.

"Shuyi, how was your day?"

"You are the only legitimate daughter of the Qin family, you must stand firm in your position."

"No matter how much your family tries to persuade you, you should fight them to the death and resolutely refuse to accept your parents having a second child."

"Your great-grandmother has always favored boys over girls, and your parents have neglected you since you were little."

"If your parents have another son, let alone let you go back to your hometown to pay respects to your ancestors during holidays, you will no longer have a place in the Qin family."

"Shuyi, I didn't mean anything by it; I'm just doing this for your own good!"

It took Qin Shuyi a long time to adjust her mood.

Seeing this series of comments, the little flame of irritation in my heart was ignited once again.

This time, however, she didn't confront her biological mother; instead, she directly picked up her phone and confronted her:

"What's it to you if it's my business!"

"Qin Yaozu, instead of wasting your time, you should really think about your own family matters!"

"My parents only had me. Even if they had another child, they could afford to raise him or her."

"But your family, having seven sons in a row, still dares to get pregnant again? Aren't you afraid that when they grow up, they won't be able to find wives, won't have a house to live on, and will starve?"

After her outburst, she immediately blacklisted Qin Yaozu.

This Qin Yaozu is a cousin of the same generation from a branch of the Qin family.

Not only did they meet during holidays, but they also attended the same high school and were in the same grade.

Qin Yaozu's academic performance was much better than hers. It was her father who arranged for them to attend the same high school.

Therefore, Qin Yaozu used her family's name to claim to be her younger brother at school, and Qin Shuyi just turned a blind eye to it.

But this afternoon, if she hadn't received a phone call from Qin Yaozu instigating her, she wouldn't have argued with her mother, which eventually led to her running away from home and things getting out of hand.

Now that she's calmed down, the more she thinks about it, the more she feels that Qin Yaozu has ill intentions.

Lost in thought, Qin Shuyi fell asleep without realizing it.

When she woke up the next day, she suddenly felt extremely anxious and was even distracted while eating breakfast.

Lan Yujuan saw this and, considering there was still some time before returning to school in the afternoon, smiled and suggested:

"Shuyi, would you like to take a walk along the river and check out my new coffee shop?"

Qin Shuyi looked up and forced a smile. "Auntie, how about next time?"

"My heart started racing when I woke up this morning..."

At this point, the little girl lowered her head and began fiddling with her fingers. After a long while, she finally said:

"I'm a little worried about my mom, so I want to go home and see her before I go back to school."