Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Have You Ever Thought About How Sad They Would Be
The person who dragged Shen Xiangnan away was none other than his older brother, Shen Xiangdong. He pulled Shen Xiangnan all the way to his room and shut the door before finally letting go of him and uncovering his mouth.
"What are you doing, Big Brother?!"
Shen Xiangnan glared at Shen Xiangdong, completely baffled as to why he’d been dragged away. If Shen Xiangdong hadn’t stopped him, he would have already been in front of their parents, demanding a clear answer.
"I’m the one who should be asking what you were trying to do."
"I was going to find Mom and Dad and get the story straight, of course! They actually said my sister was found. How is that possible?!"
In Shen Xiangnan’s heart, Shen Nian was his sister—his real sister. ’How could she possibly have been found?’
"And what good would getting a clear answer do? Can it change the facts? Besides, have you ever considered how Mom and Dad would feel if you just barged in and demanded answers from them like that?"
"I..."
Shen Xiangdong’s words left Shen Xiangnan speechless. In the heat of the moment, all he’d wanted was to find out what was going on; he hadn’t thought about anything else.
Questioned like this by Shen Xiangdong, Shen Xiangnan realized his parents had hidden this for eighteen years. They had even gone out of their way to leave home for over half a year back then, all so no one would discover the truth.
’If Mom and Dad found out that I know, they’d probably be very upset!’
But Shen Xiangnan looked up at Shen Xiangdong. ’Am I just supposed to pretend I don’t know anything? No, I can’t do that!’
’Besides, why is Shen Xiangdong acting so calm?’
"Big Brother, did you already know about this?"
’If he didn’t already know, there’s no way he could be this calm.’
Shen Xiangdong didn’t deny it. He had, in fact, known for a long time.
After all, he was four years older than Shen Nian. He still had some vague memories of when she first arrived at their home.
Even if he hadn’t understood as a child, Shen Xiangdong knew after he grew up that his sister and his brother were different.
His brother had come from their mother’s belly, while his sister had been brought home by their parents.
That, combined with a conversation he’d overheard between his parents, meant that Shen Xiangdong had actually known for a very long time that Shen Nian was not biologically a child of the Shen family.
However, knowing the truth had never had any effect on the relationship between him and Shen Nian.
In Shen Xiangdong’s heart, Shen Nian was his sister. Regardless of her origins, she was his sister, his very own sister!
"So you really did know! How could you not tell me something this huge?!"
"And what good would telling you have done? So you could go cause a scene in front of Mom and Dad, just like you were about to? So our little sister would find out she’s not their biological child? Have you ever thought about how devastated Mom and Dad would be if that happened? How devastated she would be?"
"This..."
After Shen Xiangdong’s lecture, Shen Xiangnan wasn’t angry. Instead, he realized he was in the wrong.
’He’s right. If that really happened, how heartbroken would Mom and Dad be? And how heartbroken would his sister be?’
’If even he couldn’t accept that his sister wasn’t his biological sister, then she would have an even harder time accepting it. The fact that she wasn’t a child of the Shen family at all, but was found somewhere, a child from who knows where!’
’He didn’t want to see Shen Nian get hurt. Not at all!’
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