The Rest of My Life

I was stunned.

How could it be my father?

Why did he get mixed up with the court...

After finding out that my mother was the daughter of the Shen family, I asked Zhou Ning to help me look up information about the Shen family.

His name was Shen Fang, and he was fifty-five years old. He was my mother's brother, thirteen years older than my mother.

According to the information, they were the only two people in my mother's generation.

Actually, ever since I asked Shen Zixian about it and he is completely unaware of the situation back then, I have always been looking for an opportunity to meet Shen Fang. I think he should know the truth behind my mother leaving the Shen family …

However, meeting Shen Fang through the grand court gave me a strange feeling.

Could it be … Shen Fang is the backstage employer?

I was aghast.

The court smiled and said to Shen Fang, "This place is very secluded. Don't worry, Mister Shen."

Shen Fang nodded his head.

Sheng Ting said, "You guys go ahead and chat, I'm going out now."

With that, he left with his subordinates.

Shen Fang and I were the only ones left in the room.

Logically speaking, Shen Fang is my senior. I should have greeted him first.

But first, he didn't like me, and second, he was hooked up with the court, which I couldn't accept.

So I stayed silent.

Shen Fang sized me up for a moment before saying, "Leave Zhou Xun."

I frowned.

Not long ago, Aunt Zhou also forced me and Zhou Xun to divorce her.

I couldn't help but smile wryly to myself. Just what was going on? Within a day, two people separated Zhou Xun and me.

Clearly, Zhou Xun and I had just finished our honeymoon, and it was time for us to be in love.

I didn't say anything.

Shen Fang sat on the sofa opposite me and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to leave Zhou Xun, but you have to convince Zhou Xun to live abroad with you and not stay in [Di] Capital any longer."

I frown harder.

To tell the truth, even if I was related to him by blood, he seemed like a stranger to me.

As soon as he spoke, he used the tone of an elder. He wanted me to divorce him, or he wanted me to leave this country.

I can't understand why he would make such an unreasonable request.

Did he think I would follow his orders unconditionally?

I sneered in my heart, but I didn't show any dissatisfaction on the surface. After all, this was someone else's territory, so I naturally had to endure it.

After a few seconds of silence, I asked, "Why did you send me and Uncle Zhou abroad?"

Shen Fang said, "This is for your own good."

He wasn't going to explain much, which made me feel even more speechless and amused.

Even if it's for my own good, it should be made clear to me.

How could I agree to his senseless attitude?

Thus, I changed the topic and said, "I want to ask you a question."

Shen Fang stopped trying to force me. He looked at me and signaled me to continue.

I said, "I want to know how my mother left the Shen family that year … My mother was too young to remember anything. She never knew she was adopted. I learned about it from someone else after my mother died... Can you tell me something? "

Shen Fang's tone was a little strange. "Your mother doesn't know about her own background?"

I nodded. "My mother didn't know about it until she passed away. My grandfather never told us about it."

Shen Fang's eyes flickered, seemingly surprised.

However, he quickly recovered and said, "Your mother was kidnapped. I remember that I was in school that day and my family suddenly sent a bodyguard to take me home. They said that my sister lost …"

I immediately asked, "My mom was so young, so she should have been accompanied by a servant or bodyguard. How did she get kidnapped?"

Shen Fang said, "According to the nanny, when your mother wanted to eat ice cream, the nanny took her to the convenience store. The criminals rushed in through the door and took your mother away. By the time the bodyguards reacted, those people were already driving away."

Then I asked, "What happened next? Did you find the criminal? "

Shen Fang replied, "We've checked for a long time, and found out that those criminals are just a bunch of ordinary traffickers. They abduct quite a few infants, and some children are sold to drug dealers. The circumstances are especially nasty, and with the Shen family's operation, all of them have been sentenced to death. The nanny failed her duty and was sent to prison. But your mother was completely silenced. The trafficker said that he sold your mother to an organization abroad, but when the Shen family investigated further, they realized that there was no such organization … The traffickers insisted that they were right... And just like that, we lost track of your mother... "

I bit my lip.

In other words, my mother was kidnapped by a trafficker and sold again, resulting in her whereabouts being unknown.

Then how did she end up in Flower Landing and being adopted by my grandfather?

What had happened?

There was also Shen Fang's explanation, even though his tone and attitude were all extremely sincere and did not seem like he was lying.

But I didn't know if I should believe him.

The main reason was because he was too rational and did not seem like he had lost his own sister at all. Instead, he seemed more like he was narrating the story of a stranger.

Father sighed and said, "All these years, the family has been searching for her. They have even sent many people to all over the world to search for her … Unfortunately, he couldn't find it … "No one would have thought that she would be in the country, right by our side …"

I looked at him in silence.

There weren't too many flaws in his words. The trafficker said that he sold my mother to an organization abroad, so the Shen family would definitely focus on overseas.

But I still feel that something is not right...

I whispered, "It has been 40 years, has the Shen family really not found any information regarding my mother?"

Shen Fangfang was taken aback for a moment before saying unhappily, "Why would I lie to you!"

I caught a flash of impatience in his eyes.

If he really thought I was a niece, if he was worried about my mother, he wouldn't look like that.

But I was relieved.

He obviously doesn't welcome me back to the Shen family. He doesn't treat me as a relative, so he naturally doesn't think highly of me.

Even though I was a bit disappointed, I still understood. After all, I did reject him quite a bit.

I lowered my eyes and said nothing.

Shen Fang's tone turned more and more unpleasant, "You suspect me?"

I looked up at him, still pursing my lips.

He narrowed his eyes, and after about half a minute, he suddenly gave a helpless laugh and said, "You haven't guessed wrong. I have indeed not tried my best to find your mother all these years …" "But there's a reason for all of this …" He paused for a moment and continued, "Forty years ago, the Shen family was almost on par with the Zhou family in the circle of the Di family. However, after the accident that happened more than 30 years ago, the Shen family fell into a disastrous situation … I was just 22 years old at the time, and it was too difficult. I used almost all of my energy to consolidate the Shen family, so I didn't have any energy left to find your mother … This is what I did to your mother... "But there's nothing I can do …"

As I listened to his explanation, I began to believe him.

It is because the information Zhou Ning gave me also stated that 40 years ago, the Shen family was indeed very powerful. At that time, Shen Zixian's grandfather held a high position and was very prominent.

Later on, Shen Zixian's grandfather died in an accident and Shen Fang had just graduated from university. It was said that he had suffered a lot before he was able to revive the Shen family.

The current rise in status of the Shen family was the result of many years of Shen Fang's management.

He must have had a hard time these few years.

Perhaps noticing the change in my mood, Shen Fang smiled bitterly and continued, "The Shen family has suddenly encountered an unexpected turn of events. I had to struggle to hold on so that the Shen family would not be completely defeated … But I suspect that there's something else going on with Zixu's grandparents, and that the Shen family may have been under the watchful eye of the public all those years ago … I only wanted you to go far away because I was afraid of implicating you. Don't be implicated by the Shen family … "I've already let down your mom, I don't want to let you down anymore …"

He said it so sincerely that I almost believed him.

But I changed my mind, if there really is someone watching the Shen family from behind, then the most dangerous person would be Shen Zixian, after all, Shen Zixian is Shen Fang's only son, and compared to me, Shen Zixian is obviously more of a threat to Shen Fang.

It seems that Shen Fang is exaggerating the truth.

So I didn't answer, but asked, "Shen …" Did someone do something to grandpa and grandma Shen's car accident? "

Since I have already decided to only recognize my grandfather who is at the brink of blooming, then I might as well call Shen Zixian's grandfather's grandma.

Shen Fang didn't correct my words and nodded, "At that time, we found out that Zixu's grandfather's grandmother's car was tampered with, but unfortunately we couldn't find the culprit … I never gave up on the investigation... Fortunately, there have been some developments recently. "

I looked at him nervously.

He glanced at me, dropped a bomb, and said, "The probability is eighty percent that the Zhou family did it."

My eyes widened.

He said, "This is the reason why I wanted you to leave Zhou Xun … Back then when Zhe Wu's grandparents met with mishap, Zhou Xun wasn't born yet, so of course I wouldn't vent my anger on him. But if you're stuck in the middle with him, you will definitely be in a difficult position, so it would be better for you to leave as soon as possible. "

I was so stunned I could barely speak.

How could it be the Zhou family?

How could it be the Zhou family?!

I opened my mouth and only after a long time did I speak up. "Could it be that my mother's matter …?" I asked in a trembling voice. It was also done by the Zhou Family? "

Shen Fang did not say anything.

I became anxious and could not help but urge him, "Please speak quickly!"

Father sighed and said, "I don't have any evidence for that... However, that year when your mother was taken away by a trafficker, Zixu's grandparents were too sad and their health had never been good. Zixu's grandfather even had a huge slip in his work, and the one who benefited from it was a trusted aide of the Zhou family … Who knows if it was the Zhou Family that kidnapped your mother on purpose to destroy the will of Zhi Wu's grandfather and grandma? "

I felt a shiver in my chest.

If that's really the case … It's really like that... How should I face Zhou Xun?

My eyes blurred.

Shen Fang suddenly took something out from his pocket and handed it over to me. "I brought you two old photos so that you can think about it."

I took it.

One of them was from over 40 years ago, Shen Fang was standing by his grandfather's side, while the other one had a baby girl in her arms, which should be my mother.

The other was a picture of Shen Fang holding my mother on the swing. My mother was laughing very brightly.

I looked at the two yellowed photographs, and the tears I had held back for so long finally slipped from the corners of my eyes.

Shen Fang choked with sobs, "I also feel heartbroken by your mother's misfortune. After so many years, she has completely disappeared. I even thought that she was no longer in this world …"

He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, feeling extremely sincere.

At this moment, I finally had a glimmer of understanding that he and I were related by blood.

When he told me about my mother, he was so calm, so cold-blooded, I didn't think he cared about my mother at all, so stone-hearted.

Now I have a better impression of him.

He continued, "Think about it carefully. If you really love that boy of the Zhou family, then let him leave with you."

I looked at him and didn't answer.

He didn't force me, but only reminded me, "If I'm finally sure that the accident happened to Zixu's grandparents, I definitely wouldn't have let the Zhou family off … You should think it through yourself. "