Chapter 40 - 37: Deserved to Be Slapped
The Shen family’s business and property were completely seized. When Shen Jianian left Beicheng, the only things she took with her were a nearly inseparable cello and a jade bracelet her mother had given her before she passed.
Coming to Yicheng to seek refuge with Yin Chengde, she couldn’t find acceptance from Hu Yuzhi and Yin Shuyao. Using the excuse that the guest room needed renovation, they settled her in the attic on the top floor used for storing miscellaneous items.
The attic hadn’t been properly cleaned for who knows how long; a slight rummage would send dust flying everywhere.
Her good uncle only expressed slight dissatisfaction before leaving it at that.
Shen Jianian, as a newcomer and a dependent, had no room to be picky and made do with the situation. Later, the Yin Family’s villa indeed underwent some minor renovations, like custom wood furniture, changing ceiling lights, and curtains.
Once the renovations were completed, they did not suggest that Shen Jianian move to the guest room, so she continued living in the attic.
The jade bracelet left by her mother accompanied her through countless long and unbearable nights. She didn’t dare wear it on her wrist, fearing that one day she might accidentally break it, losing the only memento from her mother.
She wrapped it in layers of cloth, put it in a wooden box, and stuffed it under the bed.
After Old Madam Qin’s birthday banquet, she broke ties with the Yin Family. When she returned later, Hu Yuzhi’s attitude was aggressive, even wanting to tie her up and send her to Qin Zhongtian as an apology. The scene that day was so chaotic that thinking back on it felt like an escape from death, leaving her no chance to take the bracelet.
She always had this matter on her mind, hoping to find another suitable opportunity to retrieve the bracelet from the Yin Family and the cello left in the hotel that night, ideally when that mother and daughter were not home.
She waited until today, when Yin Shuyao flaunted her mother’s bracelet in front of her with smug pride.
"Shen Jianian, I just can’t stand to see you smoothly sailing through life. Why should you have all the good things to yourself?" Yin Shuyao waved her right hand with the bracelet before her eyes, "I’m not giving it to you; what can you do about it?"