freenovelworld Chapter 66 From this day forward, even if I die, I will never say that I knew you.
Chapter 66 From this day forward, even if I die, I will never say that I knew you.
Shen Wancheng and the other two returned to their residence.
Shen Yao was yawning because she had experienced a lot today, and planned to go back to her room to wash up and go to sleep.
She noticed that Shen Wancheng was still sitting on the sofa and showed no sign of going to sleep, so she asked in confusion.
"Sis, aren't you sleepy today? I'm so sleepy."
Shen Wancheng looked at Shen Mei and said, "Shen Mei has something to say."
Shen Mei, who was hesitating with her head down, suddenly raised her head upon hearing Shen Wancheng's words.
"you know?"
Completely unaware of the situation, Shen Yao was even more bewildered. "Know what? What does my sister know about you?"
Shen Mei did not respond to Shen Yao's question, but only looked coldly at Shen Wancheng.
"Since you know what I'm thinking, why do you keep pretending you don't know anything, treating me like a clown, watching me hesitate and struggle like a monkey? Does that make you happy? Shen Wancheng."
Shen Wancheng said coldly, "You're overthinking it. Your hesitation and indecision are your own business, and I have no interest in them."
"I only know that you talked to Guo Tao on the phone for almost an hour tonight, so you must have made up your mind."
"hehe."
Today, Shen Mei made up her mind to call Guo Tao. She used the same courage she had when she escaped from the Shen family to have the determination to fight for her future. She couldn't wait to confirm the feasibility of the matter with Guo Tao. During the hour-long conversation with Guo Tao, she was filled with fighting spirit for her future.
The thought that all of this was under Shen Wancheng's surveillance filled Shen Mei with a sense of shame, as if she had been completely exposed.
"Yes, I called Guo Tao. I want to participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant and become one of those glamorous women today. Am I wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yao finally understood what was going on.
“My sister didn’t say you couldn’t go. If you want to go, then go. Why are you making it sound like we’re deliberately trying to harm you?”
"Ha, you didn't mean to harm me, you just couldn't stand to see me doing well."
Shen Yao's eyes widened, and her drowsiness vanished instantly. "Huh? Who can't stand to see you get better?"
"If you wanted me to do well, you wouldn't have assigned me such a lowly job as a kitchen helper. Who cares about your fake kindness?"
"Now I understand. Since you've always known that I'm upset and that I'm jealous of you, and you still kept me by your side, it's just so you can use my rusticity to highlight your extraordinary nature, just like at the banquet today."
Shen Mei thought about everything that had happened in the past few days, and about her jealousy of Shen Wancheng, which Shen Wancheng knew all about.
Shen Wancheng knew all about her despicable actions, and it was even possible that Shen Wancheng did it on purpose.
She felt like a complete joke, her face felt like it was being stomped on and rubbed by an invisible foot, and her heart felt like it was being squeezed.
Thinking of all this, Shen Mei couldn't stop her tears from falling.
However, she saw that Shen Wancheng was still looking at her with the same indifferent expression as when she came home, without any change in her expression.
The resentment in Shen Mei's heart made her want to tear Shen Wancheng's face apart, to rip apart her cold and unchanging expression.
"Shen Wancheng, why aren't you saying anything? Did I hit a nerve with your disgusting thoughts, and now you're unwilling to admit it?"
Shen Wancheng said calmly, "You're overthinking it. I'm not as bored as you think, and I won't do anything pointless to prove myself. My cold indifference these past two days is simply because I have no obligation to pay for your negative emotions. As for using you to highlight my own excellence? Do you think I need to?"
Shen Wancheng retaliated tonight, verbally abusing Xu Zi until she was completely speechless, and Xu Zi eventually had to apologize.
Shen Wancheng proved with her own abilities that she doesn't need anyone to highlight her excellence.
Shen Wancheng's blunt question, "Do I need to use you to highlight my own excellence?" completely tore away Shen Mei's fig leaf.
Shen Mei bit her lower lip until it bled, but she had no way to refute it.
There seemed to be a thousand words of indignation in my heart, yet I had nowhere to vent them.
Shen Wancheng lost patience with her at this moment.
"Since you've made up your mind, pack your things and leave."
Shen Wancheng's words were a clear indication that she was trying to get rid of him.
These words shattered Shen Mei's deepest hopes.
Shen Mei wouldn't admit it aloud, or even in her heart, but deep down she still hoped that Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao would support her in entering the entertainment industry.
Just as he supported Shen Yao becoming her jockey, Shen Wancheng will support and help her break into the entertainment industry.
She hoped that Shen Wancheng wouldn't break up with her, that she wouldn't lose the house she was living in, the gorgeous dress she was wearing, or her current living conditions.
But at this point, all those expectations were shattered.
Shen Wancheng was resolute, giving her no chance to have any illusions.
Shen Mei glared at Shen Wancheng, her words sounding as if squeezed out from between her teeth.
"it is good."
Shen Mei quickly went into her room and came out a few minutes later with a small bundle.
She didn't linger in the lobby and walked straight to the entrance door.
As she stepped out of the entrance door, Shen Wancheng suddenly spoke.
"and many more."
Shen Mei paused, turned around to look at Shen Wancheng, and waited to hear what Shen Wancheng had to say.
"Once we step out of this door, we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore. I don't want any rumors about you, me, or Yao Yao circulating in the entertainment industry, understand?"
Shen Wancheng's words were too straightforward.
She forbade Shen Mei from using her and Shen Yao's reputation for anything at any time.
This statement also implies that Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao will definitely be more successful and have more prestige than Shen Mei.
Shen Mei almost couldn't catch her breath when she heard Shen Wancheng's words.
Shen Wancheng was incredibly heartless.
"Don't worry, from today onwards, even if I die, I will never say that I know you."
"I will repay you the HK$2500 I borrowed from you within three months, with interest."
Shen Wancheng nodded slightly. "It's good that you still remember."
"Clang."
The door was closed.
Shen Wancheng stood up, stretched, and patted Shen Yao, who was standing there in a daze.
"It's all done, you can go back to your room and sleep now."
Shen Yao snapped back to her senses and reached out to hug Shen Wancheng.
"I want to sleep with my sister tonight."
Shen Wancheng frowned, "You're thirty or forty years old in both your lives combined, and you're still acting like a child?"
"I wasn't pretending to be a child. I just felt that people's hearts are too complicated, and I felt safe sticking to my sister."
Shen Wancheng rubbed her forehead.
"Okay, I'll go wash up first. I'm really sleepy. Grandpa will need to see me again tomorrow."
Shen Yao tilted her head and thought for a moment, "He's already thinking about inheritance rights so early?"
Shen Wancheng raised an eyebrow, her eyes conveying a meaningful look, "Otherwise what?"
"If he hadn't been considering it for a while, how could he have thought of Shen Mei, this insignificant little person in his eyes, in everything he did a few days ago?"
Perhaps, when Xu Pingtao learned of Shen Mei's existence, he had already decided to go with the flow and make her a test to examine Shen Wancheng's character.
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One last rambling.
First: From Shen Mei's subtle actions (revealing her pregnancy) to the female lead's falling out with her, the timeline in the book only spans two days. There's no way she would keep a ticking time bomb around. Moreover, when the female lead acquires medical skills, she doesn't take Shen Mei with her when she goes out, and she has people watching Shen Mei at banquets—all out of caution.
Second: The female lead is self-interested, but she also has principles. She used the original body, so she has to avenge the original body's grudges and repay the kindness the original body received. That's why she saved Shen Mei. The female lead and Shen Mei both tacitly agreed to settle their differences on this point.
Third: No spoilers, I'm about to write about the female lead's career and her sweet, grand wedding!