Chapter 45: Shen Yue's Extra Story (One)

  Shen Yue's Extra (One)

  "No matter what happens, you must find a way to survive."

  These words always appear in my mind, it's my mother's voice. As a result, she who told me this sentence to protect me never came back again.

  How ridiculous!

  Maybe because of the different living environment since I was a child, my family is very complicated and even now I don't know who my parents are hiding from. All I remember is that I often followed my parents to move houses, and we would stay in one place for no more than three months before moving to another place.

  Until that day, Father went out and never came back. Mother panicked and put me in the storage room, which was also the last time we met.

  The space in the storage room was not large, I only knew that I slept here and had a very long dream.

  I dreamed of going to an amusement park with my parents, one holding each of my hands, and they were very fond of me.

  As they were crossing the bridge, they walked past.

  And I stand on the other side of the bridge.

  I wanted to call out, but found myself unable to make a sound. My parents' figures vanished from my sight, without even a goodbye.

  A gunshot woke me up, I didn't know what was happening outside, my breathing seemed to have stopped. I heard the slow footsteps "da-da-da" approaching slowly beside my ear.

  Is it because of the dream or have I already gotten used to seeing my parents' worried and fearful expressions, but at this moment, I didn't feel any fear for what was about to happen.

  I admit that not every child will have such an awakening. Compared to these, I am more tired of the days of constantly moving and hiding.

  I don't know what they are afraid of, who they are hiding from. All I know is that I have never done anything to harm anyone, so... why should I be afraid and hide?

  The footsteps stopped in front of the storage room door. After a while, the door was finally pulled open and a figure stood there, staring at me steadily.

  I will never forget this young face.

  There was a long scar under his right eye, making him look somewhat ferocious, and he also held a gun in his hand.

  Was it just him who fired? Was he trying to kill me?

  "What's your name?" The man squatted down and asked me.

  I didn't say a word, although I don't know what I look like in his eyes. But I can be sure that at this moment, I'm not afraid at all, just very tired. Suddenly everything went black before my eyes and I fainted.

  I woke up again and found myself lying on a particularly comfortable bed with high ceilings, and I could hear the sounds around me.

  I blinked, and the people around me seemed to see that I was awake, so they walked up and said, "How are you?"

  This voice I remember, it's the man who opened the storage room.

  I looked around and found that the environment here is better than all the homes I have moved to. Shaking my head, I turned to him and asked: "Why am I here?"

  The man said: "My name is Xu Tai. This is my home. My father asked me to find your parents, but I was a step late and only found you."

  I don't understand what he's saying, I just know it's him who brought me back.

  "Where are my parents?"

  Xu Tai fell silent: "Sorry, I was a step too late."

  Although he didn't say it, I already had a number in mind. My eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, and indeed, that was the case. Suddenly thinking of something, I asked: "Then... the gunshot?"

  "He's the one who killed your mother. I've been following him and that's how I found your house. Sorry."

  It was him who saved me. To the person who saved me, I politely replied with a sentence: "Thank you."

  These two words obviously gave this man a shock!

  "Brother, what are you doing?" Another voice rang out, breaking the silence in the house, and his gaze also fell on me. He asked again: "Who is she?"

  Xu Tai turned around, staring at the child who was about my age, and said helplessly: "Sen, why are you still so restless. This is Uncle Shen's daughter..." Before he finished speaking, Xu Tai turned to me: "What's your name?"

  "I replied: 'Shen Xin.'"

  Xu Tai nodded: "Shen Xin, save heart. Good name." He revealed the intention of my parents in giving me this name.

  Xu Tai said: "This is my younger brother, Xu Sen. Much younger than me, just disturbed you."

  I shook my head, indicating no problem.

  Xu Sen, who was standing at the door, came over to Xu Tai with a twisted expression and looked at me. The two of them were at least 10 years apart in age.

  "Sister, why is she living in our house?" Xu Sen asked.

  "Uncle Shen has passed away, leaving only Shen Xin behind. Father told us to take good care of her. From now on, remember to treat Shen Xin like a little sister and don't bully her, got it?" Xu Tai's tone was very similar to his father's.

  Xu Sen nodded, which was tantamount to agreeing.

  Although I was sad about the death of my parents, there was a moment when I felt grateful that I had survived.

  "No matter what happens, you must find a way to survive."

  In this way, as I grew up, almost every period of time, my mother would tell me once.

  I have been living in the Xie family for five years, which is the longest time I've spent in one place. Learning various modern cultural courses, including kendo, taekwondo, and survival skills, etc., these five years I almost never had a day off.

  I didn't understand why they made me learn these things until the sixth year I was at the Xu's, when Mr. Xu Tai and Xu Sen suddenly passed away.

  Everything in the Xu family was handed over to 25-year-old Xu Tai to manage.

  When I was thirteen years old, I saw it for the first time, and this man's expression had a different change.

  After finishing swordsmanship class, I had just finished washing up and changing into a new set of clothes, preparing to head back to my room for some rest, when I saw Xu Sen walking towards me.

  "Where are you going?" he asked me.

  "Go back to your room." I replied coldly.

  "Why are you always so cold to me? I didn't bully you, did I?" Xusen asked me in confusion.

  I shook my head in denial of his words and asked, "Is there something?"

  "It's okay, my brother asked me to come find you, it seems like he wants to send you abroad for further studies." Xu Sen's tone was reluctant.

  "Abroad?" I looked at him in confusion.

  "I didn't want you to go, but my brother said that he has just taken over everything from the Xu family and needs someone he can trust." Xu Sen was completely honest with me.

  I nodded and walked towards Xu Tai's study.

  After knocking on the door and entering, he was no longer the brother who would often wear a smile on his face.

  "Looking for me?" I asked.

  Xu Tai saw me, his mouth slightly curved up, and nodded: "Xin, can you help me?"

  I stood there in confusion, looking at him, it had been many years since I saw him smile, such a stiff smile, it was actually uncomfortable to watch.

  "My father's death was too sudden, many people in the Xu family don't trust me, I will prove my ability, but I need someone to help me." He paused, his eyes falling on me.

  I didn't say anything and continued standing there until he finished speaking.

  "I need you, Xin. Your calmness and intelligence are evident to me. You had never been to school before, but your progress in these few years is plain for all to see."

  These pleasant words, in such a complicated environment, I naturally understand, continue to remain silent.

  "I'll send you to the best school and let you master more skills. As for things outside of the Xu family, I think I can leave them all to you." Xu Tai's tone was very serious, not like he was joking.

  "I think Sen is better than me, why?" Before I could finish speaking, Xu Tai took over: "Sen is my younger brother, if he's sent out rashly, he'll be questioned."

  I nodded in understanding, but I'm only thirteen years old, is it really suitable for me to bear all this?

  "No matter what happens, you must find a way to survive."

  This sentence echoes in my mind again.

  It's clear that Xu Tai is determined to go through with this. If I can't help him, it's likely that I'll be eliminated. Since I want to survive, I naturally have to follow him.

  Maybe this is why he saved me back then, because even though I was so young, I wasn't afraid of him at all.

  Xu Tai looked at me without a reaction, his eyes revealing a hint of coldness: "Xin, don't forget, your life was saved by me."

  I remain silent because it's a fact. If he hadn't found me, I might not be alive today.

  "Brother, how can you speak so heartlessly." I didn't know when Xu Sen appeared behind me.

  Xu Tai saw Xu Sen and his expression softened a lot: "Sen, why didn't you knock on the door when you came in?"

  "I was just worried and forgot to knock for a moment. Brother, aren't we friends? Why do you have to ask me in such a tone?" Xu Sen said displeasedly.

  I really didn't want them to argue because of me, so I had to interrupt their conversation: "I know, everything will be as you arranged."

  Xu Tai saw me nodding happily in agreement, Xu Sen was unhappy but didn't continue.

  This place I've lived in for six years is going to be left again, and it still feels like a habit.

  "Be careful, something's up over there, come tell me if you need anything." Xu Sen looked worried, but I just nodded lightly.

  It's just that I didn't expect this separation to last for ten years.

  These past ten years, I admit that my days have not been easy, having to live like a normal person while undergoing inhuman training. Fortunately, I made a few good friends because of it.

  For a moment, I almost forgot everything about the Xu family.

  Every time I returned to the training base, I had to complete tasks that those men couldn't. At first, I didn't understand, but later I found out it was all to satisfy Xu Tai's ambition.

  And I was just his beginning.

  I had just graduated from college and was living in an apartment. The moment I opened the door, I saw two people sitting in the living room. I was already used to surprises and shocks in life, so I just froze for a moment, moved my hand away from the doorknob, and looked calmly at Xu Tai and Xu Sen.

  "Anything wrong?"

  "Brother, look. Xin has been here for so long and apart from getting prettier, she still doesn't talk much." After teasing me, Xu Sen came over to my side and hugged me: "I miss you, Xin."

  I fixed my gaze on Xu Tai, who had already acquired the flavor of a middle-aged man, very charming. The scar seemed to have also become one of his symbols with the passage of time.

  "It's been a hard ten years, for my heart." His tone remained calm and collected.

  I shook my head and quietly extricated myself from Huxen's embrace, thinking that life here was about to come to an end again.

  "Although for the past decade, the Xu family has not provided you with any financial support. Those people have almost forgotten your existence. However... I know everything about you, and it seems I didn't misjudge you after all. The external business of the Xu family will be handed over to you from now on. However..." He paused for a moment before continuing: "Your identity needs to undergo some changes."

  I stared at him in confusion.

  He handed me a folder and said, "Here is your new identity, your background, everything. I've changed it all for you. There's no Shen Xin in this world anymore."

  I took the file, opened it, and looked at the name inside, a faint smile playing on my lips.

  "Sounds good. Nice name."

  The author has something to say: This extra chapter only talks about Shen Yue's simple experience when she was a child, which is enough to prove that she didn't have it easy.

  That man with a knife scar has come out before.

  Yes, he is the one who explained that painting with Qian Tong. Xu Tai. (The scar on his face was too obvious, those who forgot can go recall again.)

  There is also a brief mention of Shen Xin's friend, who was one of the people killed by the finger-biting bomber.

  Shen Yue always thought something had happened to them, which I'll write about later. This isn't a spoiler, just to make it clearer for you guys.

  P.S: I didn't know so many people would watch from the heart and not be afraid, You Yue is very happy. However... can you leave a paw print?

  Let me interact with everyone _(:3∠)_

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