Chapter 17
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nMother Sheng was both angry and amused. “Xiao Xi, you and Sheng Yan are childhood sweethearts. You’re the best match. I watched you grow up. You’re beautiful and sensible. We like you too much. Why would we break off the engagement now?”
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nShi Xi was touched, but she had to break off the engagement!
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n“Thank you, Uncle and Auntie. It’s just that Sheng Yan and I are fated to be apart. Breaking off the engagement has nothing to do with my identity,” Shi Xi said firmly.
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nSheng Yan leaned against the sofa and played with the lighter in his hand. His eyes were languid and indifferent. “In that case, the engagement between us is nullified.”
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nHe would never give Shi Xi the chance to retreat in order to advance!
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n“You unfilial son, shut up!” Father Sheng said angrily.
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n“Sheng Yan, did you bully Xiao Xi and ask her to cancel the engagement?” Mother Sheng guessed from the side.
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nSheng Yan didn’t even light his cigarette. He frowned and denied, “I didn’t.”
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nShi Xi also explained from the side, “This is my own decision. It has nothing to do with Sheng Yan.”
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nFather Sheng became even angrier. “Xiao Xi, don’t speak up for him! Today, I’ll beat him up and let him know who’s in charge of the Sheng Family!”
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nSheng Yan: “?!”
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nSeeing that Father Sheng was really going to make a move, Shi Xi hurriedly stopped him. “Uncle, calm down. This is really me–”
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nHalfway through her sentence, Shi Xi accidentally touched Father Sheng’s hair.
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nHence, she knocked Father Sheng’s wig off.
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nThe scene was stunned once again.
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nShi Xi picked up the wig and returned it to Father Sheng with both hands. “I’m sorry, Uncle. I didn’t do it on purpose!”
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nFather Sheng: “…”
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nMother Sheng quickly eased the atmosphere. “It’s alright, it’s alright. Let’s go to the dining room first.”
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nShi Xi carried her bag and quickly ran away.
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nMother Sheng and Shi Xi got closer and her big gold bracelet was attached to Shi Xi’s bag.
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nMother Sheng lowered her head in confusion.
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nShi Xi was stunned and took out the magnet bracelet she had bought from her bag.
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nWithout the barrier between the bags, the magnet bracelet was happily attached to Mother Sheng’s big gold bracelet.
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nThree minutes later.
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nShi Xi and Sheng Yan stood at the entrance of the Sheng Family home.
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nThe two of them had complicated feelings. They looked at each other and saw the complicated feelings in each other’s eyes.
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nFather Sheng and Mother Sheng were not in a good mood, so they did not stay for dinner.
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nThe fact that they were not kicked out was already the greatest tolerance of the elders toward the younger generation.
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nSheng Yan glanced at Shi Xi and said coldly, “Stop putting on airs. No matter how much you try to act miserable, I won’t marry you.”
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n“I still want to act miserable? I’m really miserable, okay?” Shi Xi thought about her experiences in the past few days — it was really too miserable!
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nIt was so miserable that it could be classified as a torture article even if it was written into a novel.
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n“Heh, if you want to talk about misery, the Shi Family’s biological daughter who has switched lives with you is the one who is miserable, right?” Sheng Yan said coldly.
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nIn Sheng Yan’s opinion, Shi Xi came here today to break off the engagement because she wanted to act miserable so that the Sheng Family’s parents could quickly get engaged to the two of them.
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nShi Xi was silent for a moment and said, “Everyone is quite miserable. Take you for example. You can’t even make the decision for your own engagement. Aren’t you miserable?”
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nSheng Yan was furious. “You!”
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nShi Xi spread out her hands. “Besides, I used to be the favored daughter of the heavens. Now, I’ve become a fake daughter overnight. I don’t know how others will laugh at me behind my back.”
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nSheng Yan didn’t say anything else.
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nShi Xi was his nominal fiancée. Many people had been looking for him in private, asking him to cancel the engagement as soon as possible and draw a clear line with the fake daughter.
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n“Don’t worry. I know you don’t like me. I won’t pester you anymore.” Shi Xi looked at the time. “I’m leaving first.”
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nSheng Yan said sullenly, “I’ll send you off.”
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nThe Sheng Family’s villa was far away, so it was not easy to take a taxi. Shi Xi did not refuse and got into Sheng Yan’s car.
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nBefore getting out of the car, Shi Xi wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she advised, “You have to take care of your hair too!”
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nBaldness was inherited.
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