Chapter 1077: Chapter 1101:
"Cleared... up?" Lu Xingshen staggered slightly, releasing her and stepping back two steps, the light casting shadows beneath his cold gaze as his raspy voice sounded,
"Nuannuan, are you drawing a line with me for another man?"
"No, I’m doing it for myself." Shi Nuan had never felt so relieved; her lips curled slightly, "Second Uncle, for the past eighteen years, I’ve lived for the Shi Family. I’ve been reliant on others, unable to have my own thoughts.
I am a girl, yet for Shi Yue, I could only wear black, white, and gray. I couldn’t grow my hair long, nor wear skirts, and all this merely because Shi Yue didn’t like it.
If she didn’t like it, I couldn’t have it. Otherwise, I was deemed ungrateful. I was adopted by the Shi Family, which gave me a home, and I’m very grateful. But if I had known I’d lose my freedom by having a home, I’d rather have stayed in the orphanage back then.
Though I was an orphan, I did whatever I wanted, even if I wasn’t well-fed or clothed, I was truly happy. The grandmother at the orphanage named me Nuannuan, hoping I would have a warm life.
Yet, after coming here, all I’ve felt is the cold. Second Uncle, I’m really tired. I don’t want to live here anymore, nor do I want to be under your control. I’m an adult now; I should have my own life. Thank you for taking care of me in the past. I will honor you and the Shi Family in the future."
"Your own life?" Lu Xingshen burst into cold laughter, harshly saying, "You paint yourself so pitifully, but have you forgotten? Without me and the Shi Family, what makes you think you deserve the position of Miss Shi? Haven’t you always had the best food and clothes? What is warmth? Warmth is being well-fed, warmly clothed, living without worries. If you had grown up in an orphanage, fighting to the point of injury for a mere bun each day, you wouldn’t dream of this ridiculous concept of freedom!"
"Shi Nuan, you’ve had too many good days and forgotten the miserable ones you lived before. When you came to the Shi Family at three years old, your clothes were tattered, you were skinny like a monkey. Without the Shi Family, you couldn’t even afford school. Why didn’t you talk about freedom then? Now you bring it up, do you even deserve it, Shi Nuan?"
Tears welled in Shi Nuan’s eyes, and she bit her lip, saying, "No matter what you say, I’ve made up my mind."
Lu Xingshen closed his eyes, "You’re really this determined!?"
"I don’t mean to sever ties with you all." Shi Nuan explained, "I just don’t want to rely on you anymore, nor do I want to live here. I still want to continue my studies. I’ll earn my own tuition and living expenses. Once I start my internship next semester, I’ll send money to repay you for your kindness."
Lu Xingshen snorted, "You think I care about your money? Shi Nuan, you understand nothing!"
"Second Uncle, I won’t break up with Chu Zhan. In a while, he’ll come to propose, and I want to marry him."
When Shi Nuan said this, Lu Xingshen’s face contorted.
He said, "Nuannuan, try marrying him, and I won’t spare you, nor him!"
Shi Nuan replied, "You don’t need to threaten me; I’m not scared of what you’ll do to me. As for Chu Zhan, he’s an engineer now; you can’t touch him."
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