Chapter 61: I’m Going to Favor Her Too

Ever since Shu Lingchen could remember, Shu Shu had told him that he actually had a younger sister.

A twin sister who, unfortunately, had passed away early.

At that time, Shu Lingchen was still small and did not understand the painful regret of being separated by death.

He only knew that every time his sister was mentioned, his mother would fall silent for a very long time. That silence would infect him, making him unable to stop himself from feeling aggrieved and wanting to cry along with her.

When his mother picked him up from kindergarten, she would often stare dazed at the little girls his age.

Instinctively, he knew that his mother was missing his sister.

Whenever this happened, he would wrap his arms around his mother’s neck and kiss her cheek. His mother would then turn her head, her lips curling into a gentle smile, and press her forehead against his, as if the desolate look on her face just moments before had been nothing more than an illusion.

From a young age, Shu Lingchen had a subconscious understanding: his sister was an extraordinarily important existence to his mother.

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Shu Shu paused, trying her best to phrase things in simple, easily understandable terms: “Xiao Chen, I know this sounds completely absurd—”

Before she could finish, he cut in.

“Who cares how absurd it sounds? As long as the result is that Muyin is my sister, that’s all that matters!”

Shu Lingchen asked Shu Shu with an excitement that made it seem as if he couldn’t believe it: “Mom, you mean, Muyin is my sister? I have a sister now?”

The very person whose eyes had been red with anger just moments ago, complaining bitterly about “Pei Muyin,” now had a wave of pure joy bursting across his brow.

Young man, your capacity for acceptance is truly impressive.

“…Uh, yeah, you have a sister now.” Shu Shu was surprised for half a second before asking Shu Lingchen with cool amusement, “So now you’re not angry anymore and accusing me of being partial?”

“Mom, to be honest with you, I didn’t sleep well at all last night and had so many nightmares,” Shu Lingchen pointed to the dark circles that had been hanging on his face all day, saying, “I dreamt that you threw me into a trash can, picked up Muyin, and took her home as your new child. You held her hand and told me I wasn’t your son anymore.”

“Then when I grew up, I became a housekeeper at your new home. You didn’t recognize me at all, ordering me around to pour tea and water for Muyin. I was dressed in rags, you wouldn’t give me food, and you even made me sleep by the front door!”

“???” Shu Shu was stunned: “You brat! Is that really what your mom is like in your heart?!”

Throwing him in a trash can and leaving him dressed in rags? She was truly at a loss for words.

Feigning anger, Shu Shu made a motion as if to hit him.

Shu Lingchen instinctively raised his hands to dodge and defend himself: “I—I was dreaming! I didn’t know Muyin was my sister back then!”

“Oh?” Shu Shu sat back down, narrowing her eyes at him: “Now that you know, what are your thoughts? Aren’t you worried I’ll keep favoring your sister?”

“Not worried at all, not in the slightest.” Shu Lingchen fell silent for a moment, his tone becoming much more serious: “Sister hasn’t been by our side since she was little. Just hearing the things she’s experienced, anyone can tell she must have suffered a lot.”

“Forget about being partial—it’s only right for you to lean your entire heart toward her. Because if we’re really talking about favoritism, didn’t I enjoy all of your love while she wasn’t around? When it comes down to it, I’m the one who profited the most, aren’t I?”

The youth raised his eyes, his words filled with utmost sincerity as he declared solemnly: “She has you now, and she has me too. It’s not just you who’s going to favor her—I’m going to favor her too!”

Hearing this, Shu Shu felt deeply comforted. Suppressing a faint sour sting of emotion in her chest, she reached out, ruffled Shu Lingchen’s hair, and muttered under her breath, “Silly boy.”

Silence fell for a moment.

“By the way, don’t tell your sister just yet,” Shu Shu said after a pause. “Given my current situation… things like rebirth and time travel are usually very hard for ordinary people to accept. I’m afraid of scaring her.”

And most importantly, Shu Shu had not yet figured out how her daughter ended up swapped into the Pei family, or whether a pair of eyes had been watching her from behind the scenes ever since she left Capital City, right up until she gave birth…

At this thought, Shu Shu’s eyes darkened slightly.

“Did you remember?”

“Got it.” Shu Lingchen nodded solemnly, but then he suddenly remembered something, and his expression instantly turned guilty.

Shu Shu noticed it and looked over: “What’s wrong?”

Shu Lingchen said remorsefully: “Because I was in a bad mood over the contact names you gave me and sister yesterday, when sister offered me a cola during the day, I rejected it. I think I made her sad.”

His expression turned anxious: “Mom, will sister be angry with me and never talk to me again?”

She won’t, Shu Shu thought to herself.

Muyin is such a soft-hearted and kind child; how could she get angry over such a minor thing?

However, Shu Shu didn’t remind Shu Lingchen of this. Instead, her lips curled slightly as she said: “I really can’t say for sure. She might be, and in her sadness, she might even move back upstairs to live by herself again.”

“Ah…” That definitely can’t happen! Shu Lingchen panicked completely and turned to Shu Shu for help: “Mom, can you say some nice things about me in front of sister?”

“Nope.” Shu Shu turned her face away, looking out the window to hide the playful amusement in her eyes, and said, “You caused this trouble yourself, so you have to solve it yourself.”

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In front of the study door.

Shu Lingchen raised his hand for the Nth time, yet failed to knock.

From over in the kitchen, Shu Shu watched the brat pace back and forth in front of the door, practically sparking friction against the wooden floorboards.

Checking the time, she saw it wasn’t quite time for Muyin to finish her homework and review yet.

So, Shu Shu opened WeChat—

“Muyin, come out and have some fruit first.”

The other side replied in seconds: “Okay~”

If she waited for this brat to build up the courage to knock, they’d be waiting until the end of time.

Meanwhile, Shu Lingchen was still nervously drafting his apology in his head when the door opened in front of him with a “click” without warning.

Shu Lingchen and Pei Muyin found themselves locking eyes directly.

“…”

“…”

Pei Muyin was startled. She instinctively wanted to speak to Shu Lingchen, but as if recalling something, her eyelashes lowered slightly. Clutching her fingers, she timidly tried to brush past Shu Lingchen to walk away.

Seeing this, Shu Lingchen’s heart tightened, and all the apologies he had prepared instantly went blank.

In his desperation, he closed his eyes and collapsed straight onto the floor—

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