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nChu Cichen’s eyelashes trembled slightly. He didn’t answer this question but said, “She’s no longer around.”

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nNo longer around…

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nShen Ruojing could hear unwillingness to part, reminiscence, and a hint of nostalgia in just these three words.

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nShe shouldn’t have asked too much.

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nChu Cichen used a photo to prove that her so-called past was fake.

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nShe clenched her fists tightly and thought of how she had pestered him during this period. She lowered her peach blossom eyes and said indifferently, “I’m sorry, but I didn’t lie to you about the photo.”

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n“I know.” Chu Cichen looked at her. “Although I don’t understand why such a misunderstanding happened, I think you must have been deceived.”

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nIt would be simple for Shen Ruojing to move into the Chu Family and gain a raise in status if that was what she wanted. She only needed to use the three children to achieve her goal. There was no need for her to lie to him.

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nHe also recalled how the woman’s anger yesterday didn’t seem to be an act.

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nSo Chu Cichen chose to believe her.

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nHe continued, “Miss Shen, can we talk about the three children now?”

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nThe sadness in Shen Ruojing’s heart dissipated. She narrowed her peach blossom eyes and said warily, “I won’t give up the custody of the three children. If the Chu family really wants to bring this to court with me, I’ll push for it all the way to the end!”

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nWealthy families would definitely not leave their children outside.

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nSeeing her like this, Chu Cichen admired her even more.

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nBack then, Lin Wanru had brought Chu Yu to the Chu Family and then abandoned him without any hesitation in exchange for the Lin Family’s wealth. The Shen Ruojing today seemed more like how a mother should act.

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nChu Cichen was silent for a moment before saying, “I won’t file a lawsuit.”

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nThat would break the hearts of the three children.

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nWhen he looked up again, he thought of how Shen Ruojing had been mocked because of the children all these years. He spoke again.

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n“Consider what I said yesterday. If you’re willing, you can bring the children along to move in with the Chu Family. Other than the title of Mrs. Chu, I can give you anything you want. I believe you can also raise your head and not be criticized by others.”

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nHe lowered his eyes. “Don’t worry, I won’t remarry again in this life, so you don’t have to worry that the children will have a stepmother.”

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n(So that’s what he meant by letting me move in with the Chu Family…)

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nAt this thought, Shen Ruojing interrupted him. “No need.”

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nChu Cichen frowned.

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nPreviously, she had said that she liked him and wanted to live together with him. Now that she knew that he wasn’t her boyfriend, she immediately refused to move in to live with the Chu Family?

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nThis woman was really heartless.

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nFor some reason, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

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nShen Ruojing looked at him and said, “The children can take turns to stay with either of us. There’s no need for us to force ourselves to live together. As for what happened five years ago, I’ll investigate it myself further. Goodbye.”

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nAfter saying that, she got out of the car and left without any hesitation.

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nChu Cichen looked at Shen Ruojing’s back view. For some reason, he felt that this feeling was so familiar, just like that person back then…

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nBut how could that be possible?

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nShe was already dead, right in front of his eyes. She had died in an explosion and not even her corpse remained.

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nShen Ruojing got out of the car with extremely complicated feelings.

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nShe didn’t understand why that person wasn’t Chu Cichen even though they were the same person.

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nShe was certain that the matter with the photo was definitely not a coincidence.

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nSo did that mean that someone had set her up behind her back?

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nBut if it wasn’t him, who was the person she had met with every week?

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nOr rather, did such a person really exist?

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nCould she have imagined everything herself?

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nShen Ruojing rubbed her temples and suddenly took out her phone to call Ye Lu. Her sweet voice sounded again. “Baby, what’s wrong? Do you miss me?”

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nShen Ruojing said, “Arrange a health examination for me.”

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n“Are you feeling unwell somewhere? I’m really worried~” Ye Lu spoke nervously.

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nShen Ruojing: “… I want to see if there’s a problem with my brain.”

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nYe Lu subconsciously felt worried. “It couldn’t be a side effect from that explosion, could it? But didn’t we do a checkup back then? … I’ll make arrangements for you right away. I’ll get my father to do a checkup for you!”

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nYe Lu was a part of the medical system, and her father was a renowned neurosurgeon.

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nShen Ruojing replied with a ‘hmm’ and then hung up the call.

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nA minute later, Ye Lu sent a WeChat message to her. Come over to my place at 2 p.m.

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nAfter that, Shen Ruojing put her phone in her pocket and walked back slowly.

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nShe had just reached the door when she heard Matriarch Shen’s voice ringing out from the living room.

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n“I didn’t expect our Jingjing to be blessed with such a rich life. That’s Chu Cichen, the head of the Chu Family! Qianhui, I knew that her face would be useful!”

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nJing Zhen: “… Of course. She takes after me!”

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n“Since our Jingjing has given birth to three children for the Chu Family, then did they say what compensation they’ll give you guys? We can skip the betrothal gifts and stuff like that. The Chu Corporation has recently started a real estate project. Get them to work together with our company!”

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nShen Qianhui: “Mother, that won’t do. The Chu Family has already signed a contract with another company for that project!”

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n“So what? You’re Chu Cichen’s mother-in-law now. Shouldn’t the Chu Family give us some soup to drink when they get to eat meat? Are you too embarrassed to bring this up? Isn’t Chu Yu staying at your house now? Get him to go talk to Matriarch Chu. This matter will definitely succeed!”

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nWhen Shen Ruojing walked in, she saw Shen Qianhui’s expression darken. “Mother, I definitely don’t agree with this! We mustn’t make use of the children! How would Jingjing be able to hold her head up in the future?”

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nMatriarch Shen sneered. “Is she able to raise her head now? Putting aside the fact that she has yet to return to the Shen Family, even if she was still the eldest young miss of the Shen Family, would she be worthy of the Chu Family? Shen Qianhui, I know you have your pride, but it’s useless to have pride in business!”

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nShen Qianhui was so angry that her chest heaved. “Mother, this isn’t business! Both parties must be equal in a marriage!”

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nMatriarch Shen said arrogantly, “Equal? So far, only Z Corporation can say that they are equals in front of the Chu Family. Shen Qianhui, didn’t the Shen Family raise her so that we can benefit from the political marriage she can bring us? If she doesn’t give us anything, then you guys can forget about returning to the Shen Family. Without returning to the Shen Family, you guys won’t even be considered commoners, and all the more you won’t be able to be a match for the Chu Family!”

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nShen Qianhui looked at her with disappointment. She suddenly realized something and said, “Mother, I thought we weren’t part of the Shen Family ever since a long time ago?”

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nWhen Jing Zhen heard his wife’s words, he immediately became excited.

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nHis wife had finally come to her senses!

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nHe said arrogantly, “That’s right, old woman. Didn’t the Shen Family sever ties with our family? You can leave now!”

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nMatriarch Shen didn’t expect to hear such replies to her threatening words. She instantly flared up. “Alright, you’ve climbed up the social ladder now and don’t care for our Shen Family anymore, right? You want a clean break? Sure!”

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n“Shen Qianhui, think about it. How much did you spend from your birth until you went to university? There should be at least a million dollars. Return it to me now! Can you afford to do that? Everything that you own was given to you by the Shen Family! Return them all to me and we’d be considered to have made a clean break!”

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nShen Qianhui looked at her in disbelief. She was so angry that her trembling body started to slowly straighten up…

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