Chapter 147
Yi Qiuguo asked cautiously, "Is it okay?"
Shen Yushi replied, "So, who are you hiding from? Yu Xunhuan?"
The two of them had been on edge for as long as Yu Xunhuan had been standing outside, especially Yi Qiuguo, who felt as if she had a child weighing heavily on her back, too afraid to sit down.
Silence enveloped them.
Shen Yushi asked again, "You’re hiding from him for the sake of the child in your belly? He doesn’t want you to have this baby?"
Yi Qiuguo looked up at the sky, while Yu Qingshan silently kicked the wall, turning halfway in the air to face away from Shen Yushi.
Shen Yushi chuckled softly, how amusing. Back in the day, when she wanted to get married, Yu Qingshan wouldn’t allow it. Now, when Yu Qingshan wanted another child, Yu Xunhuan was against it…
She asked, "Does Xun Ge know?"
Yi Qiuguo let out a sigh of relief, finally asking a question she could answer: "Yes, she knows. She was so happy when she heard the news."
Yu Qingshan recalled how Yu Xunge had grinned foolishly, saying, "Mom and Dad, I’m really happy for you!" He hadn’t believed it at first and had immediately activated his lie detection skills. But before he could ask again, Yu Xunge repeated it, and it was the truth—she was genuinely happy for them.
Thinking of this, Yu Qingshan felt a wave of emotion. He was too tired to keep lying to Yu Xunhuan. He choked out, "Yes, Mom, Xun Ge is truly happy for us… but Xunhuan is different. He wants Qiuguo to terminate the pregnancy. The implication is clear: if Qiuguo doesn’t go to the hospital, he’ll take matters into his own hands… Mom, I realize now how wrong I was. It took my own child to make me see how absurd I was back then."
Shen Yushi felt that there was still a missing piece in this story: why was Yu Xunhuan so adamant about Yi Qiuguo terminating the pregnancy?
Logically, since Yu Xunhuan had already married into the Su family, he could have used the child as an excuse to stir up some trouble. Why come all this way just to force Yi Qiuguo to get rid of the baby?
What era was this? Still playing games of running with a ball and flying with wings?
But she wasn’t in a hurry; she would find out eventually. She pushed herself up from the armrest and said nothing.
The next day, when Yi Qiuguo and Yu Qingshan, who had been lowered from the rooftop in the middle of the night, woke up, they were shocked.
The house was empty!
Although Shen Yushi didn’t have any ill feelings toward Yi Qiuguo, she was too lazy to deal with Yu Qingshan. She wouldn’t interfere in this child’s affairs anyway; after all, it hadn’t even formed in three months, so what kind of child was that?
Yesterday, she hadn’t gone out to level up because she was busy studying recipes. Now that she had time, of course, she would level up. As for how Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo were doing, she wasn’t worried; they wouldn’t die.
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**Chapter 859: Has Your Sadness Been Healed by Me?**
Early on the 3rd, as Yu Xunge finished brushing her teeth and pondered what to have for breakfast, she received a reward sent by Zhao Shuying.
Inside the email were two wooden food boxes, each with a wood grain pattern, slightly larger than a palm, resembling the ordinary takeout boxes used in restaurants.
The email contained a few lines:
"The box with a '?' in the upper right corner is yours, and the other one is for you and Tu Lan to enjoy—Food Creator."
"This message is from the food creator for you. This reward can only be triggered once a day, so for the next twenty-nine days, you will receive a reward each day."
"The food box has a preservation function. Each reward contains only one serving. Once you take the first bite, regardless of whether you finish it or gain attribute points, it will no longer have any effect on others."
"If you don’t trigger the effect after finishing the first bite, you won’t be able to trigger it again, and you only have one chance a day. You can take your time eating, but remember to watch the countdown. Once the countdown ends, the food box and its contents will disappear—Zhao Shuying."
Yu Xunge gently traced the '?' on the food box, opened it, and found a palm-sized meat pie inside.
**Meat Pie** (100 points): A common snack found everywhere, but its ingredients and seasonings, the fermentation level of the dough, the ratio and seasoning of the meat filling, the control of temperature during preparation, and even the timing of each flip are all executed to perfection. Consuming it restores 30% of health and has a chance to grant one freely assignable attribute point. The eater's fondness for this food will affect the probability of this effect triggering. This effect can only be triggered once a day. (Creator: Shen Yushi)
Shen Yushi… such a distant name.
In her past life, when she was officially wanted, Shen Yushi had sent her several dishes that could increase attribute points and asked if she needed help.
At that time, she had just begun her escape, stubborn and unwilling to drag Shen Yushi, this elderly woman, into her troubles, so she had decisively refused—after all, the bond between them wasn’t particularly strong.
After leaving B City in her childhood, they had only met a few times in S City, and after she turned ten, they hadn’t seen each other again.
The next time they met was when she became an actress and needed a courtyard as a scene for a drama.
That hot summer, she wore a floral cotton coat, reciting lines in the alley, crying and jumping around. As soon as she wiped her tears, she saw the old lady standing at the alley’s entrance, fanning herself, watching her, not knowing how long she had been there…
That was when they reconnected. Yu Xunge didn’t even realize that after so many years, she had transformed from a child into an adult, and she wondered how Shen Yushi recognized her.
After that, whenever she went to B City, she would ask Shen Yushi if she had time. If Shen Yushi said yes, she would visit her, share a meal, and that was it.
Such a simple relationship made it hard for her to trouble the old lady.
But after she had refused Shen Yushi’s help, the old lady would occasionally send her a wooden box, with a '?' carved in the upper right corner, containing dishes that could increase attribute points.
The number of times wasn’t many; looking back now, it was only five times. Yet those few times had supported her through a long stretch. Each time she hid in a corner, eating those steaming dumplings, she felt she could hold on for a few more days.
Back then, her luck was only 8, but every time she ate the food sent by Shen Yushi, she could gain attribute points.
Eventually, when she found herself in a desperate situation, after receiving another spicy beef bun from Shen Yushi, she mustered the courage to ask her in a private message if there were any organizations in B City that were friendly to solo players and wouldn’t offend the S City guild. She wanted to go to B City but promised not to bring trouble.
**Shen Yushi**: Don’t come to B City! And don’t come looking for me.
After that, she never received another food box from Shen Yushi…
She also didn’t contact Shen Yushi again, not even after her rebirth.
In her past life, she hadn’t felt sad or wronged because she didn’t have time for that. When she saw that message, she didn’t even have time to reply before she had to roll away to dodge an ambush.
She didn’t have the right to feel sad. Although Shen Yushi was her grandmother, she wasn’t obligated to keep saving her, right? She couldn’t be ungrateful.
Now, she had grown strong enough to fear nothing.
But recalling that moment, when the only match in her hand was blown out by the wind, the feeling of grievance was still hard to let go.
She grabbed the meat pie and took a big bite, nearly filling her mouth. Without time to savor the flavor, she swallowed hard, pushing down the lump in her throat.
A voice came from behind her, "What delicious thing are you eating?"
Yu Xunge quickly blinked, smiling as she pushed the other food box toward her. Inside were two meat pies, both rated 99 points: "Meat pie."
Tu Lan stared at her red-rimmed eyes for a moment, then used the **Expert Skill**, a white light enveloping Yu Xunge. A small ice dragon landed on her shoulder, spreading its wings to hug her head: "Has your sadness been healed by me?"
Yu Xunge felt like crying even more. She nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
The two boxes of meat pies added up to just three, and Yu Xunge and Tu Lan shared them, each eating one and a half. After finishing the meat pies, her emotions calmed down.
In fact, she later guessed that perhaps Shen Yushi had encountered some difficulties herself; maybe she was having a hard time too.
But sometimes, when a person is at their most vulnerable and doesn’t get what they want the most, once they get through it, they no longer need it.
Shen Yushi had accompanied her through the most lost and helpless times, and when she was left with no way out, holding onto the last glimmer of hope, it was Shen Yushi who extinguished that hope.
She didn’t know how to face Shen Yushi.
To say she resented her? That would be too ungrateful; she had never blamed Shen Yushi.
But to say she felt nothing but gratitude? That didn’t seem entirely true either.
She just… just couldn’t trust her grandmother anymore.
If she were to fall from the edge of a cliff again, she wouldn’t grasp the hand Shen Yushi extended to her. She wouldn’t hold onto anyone’s hand; she would choose to cling to the rock face, even if it meant her palms would be cut by the sharp stones, even if she ended up shattered to pieces, it would be better than being let go.
So even knowing that the other party had extraordinary talent, after her rebirth, Yu Xunge didn’t approach her. She thought, let it be, it’s enough to interact as ordinary relatives like before.
If she had time to go to B City, she would visit Shen Yushi like before, share a meal, bring her gifts and show her respect. If Shen Yushi were in danger, she would definitely help her… and that would be all.
After finishing her meal, Yu Xunge prepared to take Tu Lan out to continue clearing the level 13 dungeon.
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