After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me-Chapter 590 - 374:

"I will never forgive you for what happened that year!" Shen Qinglin’s voice was resolute, "I am here today to tell everyone that Tang Xi is my daughter, the precious daughter of the Shu Family, the child of me, Shen Qinglin, and Lu Yanlin! She should receive the two shares left behind by Lu Yanlin and me all those years ago; these all belong to my daughter!"

When Lu Yanlin was mentioned, the expressions of several people around changed.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, Shu Chong’an nodded, "Good!"

Since the old patriarch had agreed, the others didn’t say anything further.

Shu Chong’an glanced at Shu Rongjun, who immediately got up and sent the other members of the Shu Family away.

In the entire parlor, only Shu Chong’an, Shu Rongjun, Shu Yiming, along with Shen Qinglin and Tang Xi remained—five people in total.

Shen Qinglin’s gaze swept across the room, "Where is Qin Xuewen? Why isn’t she here?"

She virtually spat out the name through clenched teeth!

Shu Xuewen was an adopted daughter taken in by Shu Chong’an in his earlier years, and it was Shu Jingli who had selected her from the orphanage back then...

The ten-year-old Shu Jingli took a fancy to the twelve-year-old Lu Yanlin at the orphanage and asked Shu Chong’an to bring Lu Yanlin back as her playmate. Lu Yanlin had a sister he needed to protect in the orphanage, not a biological sister but a good friend there, named Qin Xuewen.

The twelve-year-old Lu Yanlin stated that if he was to be taken away, Qin Xuewen had to be brought along as well.

Shu Jingli agreed.

In the face of young princess Shu Jingli’s request, the old master naturally satisfied it, and with a single word, he brought both Lu Yanlin and Qin Xuewen back home.

However, the Shu Family did not officially adopt the two of them.

They were just staying here, serving as playmates for the young princess of the Shu Family, Shu Jingli.

But from a young age, Shu Jingli disliked Qin Xuewen. She hated how Qin Xuewen always clung to Lu Yanlin, hated Qin Xuewen’s tendency to burst into tears and cling to Lu Yanlin pitifully, acting like a white lotus, but most of all, she hated that Lu Yanlin would always protect Qin Xuewen.

She loved Lu Yanlin.

She never had a moment of realization, for she liked him at first sight, desired him, and as she grew older, the heart of the young girl slowly unfurled.

What came afterward was truly a matter of the past.

At this moment, Shen Qinglin’s lips carried a faint trace of coldness, "I disappeared for thirty years, the Shu Family adopted Qin Xuewen, and you got yourself a new daughter. Isn’t that wonderful? Why bother to come find me with such pretense?"

As she spoke, she confronted Shu Chong’an directly.

In Shu Chong’an’s eyes lay a deep sense of guilt.

"Jingli, Xuewen had been with our family for many years. During the time you left home, she represented the Shu Family and married Jiang Zhongbei. Your mother and I discussed it, and we decided... to adopt her and gave her the Shu Family surname."

Shen Qinglin’s complexion did not look good.

"In your eyes, your daughter is nothing but a tool for alliance through marriage, isn’t she? According to your arrangements, I should marry someone I don’t like for the so-called family interests," Shen Qinglin said through clenched teeth, a sneer of disdain appearing at the corner of her eyes, "It’s because of this that I lost the love of my life."

Shu Yiming couldn’t help but speak up, "Aunt, Uncle Lu’s death has nothing to do with grandpa."

Shen Qinglin closed her eyes, her lips trembling slightly.

"I know whether it’s related or not," she said clearly.

Shu Yiming wanted to say more but was stopped by Shu Chong’an, "I know it’s all my fault. Jingli, I am contented just to see you come back while I am still alive. It’s been thirty years, and you are my only daughter!"

"But my daughter was born without ever seeing her parents! She was branded the daughter of a murderer and lived in a cold orphanage. She was ’adopted’ by those beasts from the Su Family; you have no idea what kind of life my daughter had!"

Tang Xi listened to these words, her throat suddenly choked up.

She clenched her hands tightly and lowered her gaze.

She closed her eyes to regulate her breathing.

Because only she knew what kind of life she had lived.

With the Su Family, she had never felt wanted. Her existence was to serve as a backup blood bank for Su Mengshu; she suffered from anemia due to blood donations and lived in an attic that was cold in winter and hot in summer.

She lived a repressed life in the Su Family for nearly 20 years.

Even her true identity was stolen by Su Mengshu for four years.

The people around fell silent.

Only the trembling yet firm voice of Shen Qinglin continued, "I spent four years in prison, what kind of days did I live? After I got out, I searched everywhere for Lu Yanlin, only to find out that he was already dead, and I couldn’t find my daughter either. What kind of life have I lived? I had an accident, injured my face and had to undergo a minor plastic surgery. What kind of life did I live!"

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