"No need."
Chu Yanshen coldly said, "I was only manipulated once."
Madame Chu felt a deep regret in her heart.
But she understood Chu Yanshen's restraint, there must have been a reason for being schemed against back then, and she inadvertently learned that her son had someone he liked, but for some unknown reasons, they had lost contact.
That was also the reason why he had hesitated to give Lin Wanru the rightful status.
But a child always needs a mother.
Madame Chu brought herself back to the present, carrying Chu Xiaomeng upstairs, "Girl, there's an older brother at home, but he is already asleep. When he wakes up tomorrow, let him play with you…"
After tucking the child into bed, Madame Chu left the room, instructing the butler, "Although Shen Bijun is despicable, the child is innocent. Take good care of her."
"Yes."
The butler nodded, hesitated for a moment, then spoke up, "Miss Lin has been spreading a message using the Chus' name, claiming that you are very angry and do not want to see Shen Bijun and her family in Sea City anymore."
Madame Chu's brows furrowed immediately, her innate authority from years of high status apparent, "No wonder Yanshen dislikes her, she has too many petty schemes!"
The butler inquired, "Should we clarify the situation?"
Madame Chu sighed, "To clarify is to slap her face, and slapping her face is to slap Chu Yu's face!"
Chu Yu was the grandson she had personally raised, and it was also for the child's sake that Madame Chu wanted to match Lin Wanru with Chu Yanshen.
Madame Chu waved her hand, "Never mind."
Shen Bijun making an unprovoked scene at the banquet, if there wasn't a bit of punishment, indeed it wouldn't be right.
The next day.
After Chu Xiaomeng got up, Madame Chu led her downstairs for breakfast.
Just as they descended the stairs, she saw a child of the same age sitting on the sofa, and her eyes immediately widened in surprise.
Chu Yu sat there with pride, as the most distinguished young master in Sea City, he was never amiable to others.
He glanced at Chu Xiaomeng.
Hmm, she's quite cute.
Chu Yu sat upright, his chin tilted slightly upward.
His grandmother had told him that a little sister had arrived at their home, and though her mother had a questionable reputation, the affairs of adults should not affect children.
So, should he acknowledge her greeting when Chu Xiaomeng says hello later?
Not acknowledging… seemed a bit rude.
Acknowledging… but the servants said, her mother offended grandmother!
The little fellow sat there seriously, while his mind frantically tried to decide. While he was conflicted, Chu Xiaomeng, with her eyes fixed forward, walked past without even a glance at him.
Chu Yu: !!
She's so cool!!
Even though she comes from a poor background, she isn't servile or fawning.
In his heart, Chu Yu gave her a hundred points.
He had no idea that at this moment, Chu Xiaomeng was walking with her head down, constantly chanting to herself, "He can't see me… He can't see me…"
The world of social anxiety is just that simple!
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At the Lins'.
Lin Wanru had caught a cold, sitting up in bed sneezing.
Thinking back on the humiliation of the previous night, she said viciously, "If I had stolen all three of the triplets back then, there wouldn't be this trouble today!"
Five years ago, Lin Wanru accidentally saw Chu Yanshen and Shen Bijun in a hotel.
Afterward, Chu Yanshen disappeared, and Shen Bijun's police report caused quite a stir, which was how she found out that Shen Bijun didn't even know who the man was that night, and she was pregnant.
So she had her mother keep an eye on Shen Bijun, bribed a doctor, and afterwards, Shen Bijun's prenatal checkup went from triplets to twins.
Shen Bijun gave birth under general anesthesia through a cesarean section and was completely unaware of the change.
But she never anticipated the day that the truth would come out.
Madame Lin also frowned, "Stealing one baby was almost discovered by her father, and besides, what do we need triplets for? You're going to have your own children with Master Shen in the future, so do you want her three children to come and fight for the inheritance?"
Lin Wanru bit her lip, almost on the verge of tears, "But what do we do now?"
Madame Lin comforted her, "Don't be afraid. Shen Bijun can't get in touch with Master Shen now, and in a few days, their whole family will disappear from Sea City. I'll go put pressure on the Shens right now, just wait for the good news!"
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In a three-story small western-style villa.
Shen Bijun got up on time, practiced a set of Tai Chi, then sat on the sofa waiting for the news from the DNA verification agency.
"Creak..."
The front door opened, and her mother, Shen Qianhui, walked in dragging her tired body. After working overtime late into the night, her glamorous melon-seed face still showed signs of fatigue under the light makeup, but excitement twinkled in her eyes, "Junjun, Mom has some good news to share with you!"
Without waiting for a reply, she continued, "I've landed a big project for the Shens, and your grandmother is surely going to reinstate my position as general manager!"
Shen Bijun sipped some goji berry water and responded coolly, "That's the thirteenth time you've said that this year, they're just stringing you along."
Shen Qianhui sighed, "Junjun, I know you have complaints against your grandmother, but she had no choice but to drive us away back then. She hasn't forgotten about us in her heart. After all these years, haven't I still been working for the Shen company? Plus, the Shens give us a living allowance every month..."
"That's because you're capable. If you go to any other company, you'd earn more than that amount of money."
Worry creased Shen Qianhui's brow, "Don't say that... After all, I'm not her biological child, your grandmother has been very decent to me already!"
Shen Bijun fell silent.
In reality, Shen Qianhui was a child adopted by Old Madame Shen.
Old Madame Shen had originally only noticed her beauty, intending to use her for a marriage alliance, but it turned out that Shen Qianhui had a remarkable talent for business, while her two biological sons were good-for-nothings.
Shen Qianhui entered the company at eighteen and made the business thrive.
Old Madame Shen began to harbor the thought of not wanting her to marry anyone. Thus, she cut off many of her suitors, claiming she couldn't bear to part with her daughter, which ultimately led to her marrying the background-less eighteenth-rate small star Jing Zhen into the family.
Five years ago, when Shen Bijun's incident happened, Old Madame Shen used the pretext of a bad reputation affecting a cousin's marriage to drive them out of the Shen family, withdrawing Shen Qianhui's position as general manager and merely giving her a sales position out of charity.
In truth, it was merely a way to take away Shen Qianhui's inheritance rights.
What's better than having Shen Qianhui work her life away for the Shens and not have to share any stocks with her, only giving her a symbolic living allowance?
Unfortunately, her mother, desperate for family love, did not believe any of this.
Shen Qianhui even harbored the hope to ask her, "Junjun, do you think if I do even better, your grandmother will let us come back home?"
"She won't."
Shen Bijun mercilessly burst her bubble.
At that moment, Shen Qianhui's phone rang. She glanced casually at the caller ID, straightened her face immediately, and obediently answered the phone:
"Mom... Come home right now?... Okay, I'll come over at once."
After hanging up, Shen Qianhui became excited, "Junjun, I told you your grandmother isn't that kind of person, and you didn't believe me... See? She's asking me to come home now, she must be reinstating me as general manager!"
She said earnestly, "Once I get back the position of general manager, you'll apologize for slandering your grandmother behind her back!"
With that, she left the house in a hurry.
Shen Bijun was just about to follow her out when her phone rang. It was a call from the DNA verification agency.
The results were in!
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