She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1691: Chapter 1768: How Did I Become an Outsider?

He would make everyone pay the price. Sheng An, Xu Qigang—none of them should even think about having it easy.

Those two were thorns in his eyes and meat in his flesh: one might know his secret, the other was his stumbling block. Only by getting rid of them could he truly feel at ease and boldly show what he was capable of.

Only then could he climb higher and bring the Shen Family back from the ashes.

”Aunt, I’ve got things to do, so I’ll head off first.”

”Not coming home to sit for a bit?” Shen Luhua thought of how he was her nephew and politely extended the invitation.

”No, I’m not. I still have stuff to do.”

”Then walk slowly, be careful on the road.”

”Okay!” Shen Ming said goodbye with a smile, and before leaving he didn’t forget to settle the bill for the wontons. Less than fifty meters from the stall, he inconspicuously turned back to see the drably dressed Shen Luhua still standing where she was, watching him go. The hands in his pockets clenched suddenly, and the disgust in his heart deepened.

For someone of the Shen Family, someone as useless and disgraceful as Shen Luhua simply shouldn’t exist.

What’s more, she had just forced him to kneel. If he didn’t avenge this, it would be the lifelong humiliation of Shen Ming.

Turning the corner, the hands in his pockets slowly relaxed. Expressionless, he pulled the pistol from his waist. Just as he was about to take aim, a loud voice suddenly rang out behind him.

”Mother-in-law, have you eaten yet?”

Mother-in-law? Shen Luhua’s in-law—that would be the Living Yama’s father, wouldn’t it? Shen Ming warily put the gun away and immediately dropped that idea. Killing Shen Luhua already meant taking an enormous risk.

If he took out the Living Yama’s father along with her, there was no way he could smooth over the consequences. Forget it. There would be plenty of chances later; in any case, this humiliation, he would get back.

No need to rush this moment. He’d endured it for so many years; he’d first take care of the Living Yama. Then An’an.

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Xu Xianxiong gulped down the wontons at a crazy speed. When he finished and came out, he happened to see Shen Luhua standing there dazed by herself, so he went up warmly to greet her.

Zhao Lanzi followed behind him, looking around on both sides but not seeing that young man from before, then joined Shen Luhua in exchanging pleasantries.

”Why did you two buy so many things?” Shen Luhua came back to herself, saw the two of them carrying bags full to bursting, and asked in surprise, ”The New Year’s already over—are you planning to celebrate it all over again?”

”Oh dear, look at my lousy memory.” Xu Xianxiong slapped himself lightly. ”Ningning’s coming back tomorrow. She called yesterday to tell us, and I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet. That’s all on me.”

As soon as Shen Luhua heard that Sheng Ning was coming back, she immediately threw the earlier incident out of her mind. ”That really is on you. Her dad and I have been waiting for her to come home!” she said, rubbing her hands together. ”I need to buy more stuff too—good food, and specialties from our countryside.”

The first time Sheng Ning called home, Xu Xianxiong had already come to notify them once. After hearing that Ningning had given birth to a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins, Sheng Laosan and Shen Luhua were so happy they didn’t sleep the whole night.

The next morning, Sheng Laosan busied himself making little wooden horses out of timber, plus small stools and chairs and other things. Every morning after breakfast, whenever he had nothing to do, he’d walk out to the road by the gate, eagerly watching and waiting for his daughter to come back with his grandson and granddaughter.

”Mother-in-law, you don’t need to buy anything—we’ve bought it all.”

”That won’t do. What you buy is what you buy, what I buy is what I buy. How is that the same thing?” Shen Luhua refused firmly. ”Besides, how can I let outsiders buy things for my grandson and granddaughter?”

The smile on Xu Xianxiong’s face couldn’t stay put anymore. He was the children’s birth grandfather—how did he suddenly become an outsider?

Zhao Lanzi was annoyed too. Ha... so she’d come to fight them over the grandkids. That was going too far.

The couple exchanged a look; if they’d known, they wouldn’t have told her.