Chapter 171: Brother Yujie
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
During the period of Jian Yiling’s hospitalization, Grandma Jian never told Wen Nuan and Jian Shuxing the location of their daughter. She refused to answer all of their questions.
Grandma Jian didn’t let them know until the third day. That was the day when Jian Yiling was getting discharged from the hospital. Grandma Jian had contacted Jian Yuncheng to come to pick up Jian Yiling from the hospital and bring her back to the Old Jian Residence. He was a free source of labor.
Upon receiving Grandma Jian’s message, Jian Yuncheng realized that Jian Yiling was still hospitalized. She had merely been switched to a different room.
Jian Yuncheng watched Jian Yiling climb into his car. She sat quietly in the back seat and held her phone in her hand. Her slim and pale fingers tapped away at the screen and she appeared to look as though she was concentrating on something.
Jian Yiling had been preoccupied with her recent work problems. Due to this reason, she didn’t pay attention to who was driving the car. She didn’t know whether it was their family chauffeur or someone else.
When Jian Yuncheng saw Jian Yiling’s face, he felt a stab of pain in his heart.
There was a time where he was glad that she wasn’t causing trouble and making a ruckus.
However, now, he knew the truth. The way she had acted meant something completely different.
“Yiling.”
Jian Yuncheng called out.
Jian Yiling looked up. Her eyes met Jian Yuncheng’s gaze. There were no emotions in them. There was not a single sign of whether she was happy or sad.
Jian Yiling continued to look at Jian Yuncheng. She was waiting for him to continue speaking.
Jian Yuncheng sat there in silence. There was so much that he wanted to say to her. However, now that they were face to face, he didn’t know where to start. He kept looking into her eyes.
Any of the things that he planned to say seemed to be weak and useless.
“Is your gastroenteritis better?”
“It’s better,” Jian Yiling answered truthfully.
At the same time, Grandma Jian had also gotten into the car. She was speechless. What sort of dumb question was this boy asking? Did she seem like someone who would let her darling out of the hospital if she wasn’t feeling better?
Grandma Jian also noticed that Jian Yuncheng was wearing the sweater and scarf that Jian Yiling had given him.
The sweater was a turtleneck. It didn’t match with the scarf.
Jian Yiling’s way of responding to questions hadn’t changed. She acted the same way as before.
Nothing had changed for her. In the first place, she knew that she hadn’t pushed her brother.
If something or someone had changed, it would be them.
When they reached the Old Jian Residence, Jian Yujie was there to greet her. He also wore the sweater that Jian Yiling had made for him.
Today was the weekend. Due to this reason, Jian Yujie didn’t need to go to school. When he told his mother he wanted to go to the Old Jian Residence, his mother had agreed without any objection.
“Yiling, congratulations on your recovery! You can finally eat delicious food!”
“Mhmm.” Jian Yiling responded. She nodded her response.
“I just supervised everyone in the kitchen! I made sure that they made you all kinds of delicious food!”
Whilst Jian Yujie had been waiting for Jian Yiling to return to the Old Jian Residence, he had been in the kitchen. He was watching the chefs cook.
“Thanks, brother.”
Jian Yiling still wasn’t used to calling someone ‘brother’. However, she was trying to get used to it.
“There’s no need to say thank you! I’ll be happy as long as you like the food!” Jian Yujie smiled. His smile was filled with sweetness and contentment. “Let’s go. The kitchen had stewed some beef with soy sauce and spices. Let’s go and try!”
Jian Yujie took off with Jian Yiling.
Jian Yuncheng had been left out in the cold.
Jian Yuncheng had heard Jian Yiling quite clearly when she had called Jian Yujie ‘brother’.
Her voice was soft and sweet. It appeared as though they had quite a close relationship.
However, it had been a long time since she had called him ‘brother’.
This kind of disparity made Jian Yuncheng’s expression become disappointed and depressed.
Later, Jian Yuncheng had stayed at the Old Jian Residence for lunch.
During lunch, there was a good atmosphere between Jian Yujie and Jian Yiling. Jian Yujie would often pass Jian Yiling food. Although the two of them didn’t speak much, it appeared as though they were very close.
Chapter 172: Mo Family Gets Into Trouble (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Grandpa and Grandma Jian ate in silence. They minded their own business.
As a result, Jian Yuncheng was once again ignored. His eyes, which were usually cold and stern unconsciously, glanced at his sister and younger cousin from time to time.
If Huo Yu saw him like this, he would probably be happy for a few days.
After Jian Yiling finished her meal, she still didn’t speak to Jian Yuncheng. Instead, she got up and left for her study. Her mind was preoccupied with her work.
Jian Yiling didn’t think much of the situation. When they finished eating, everyone typically went off to do their own business.
Jian Yujie followed Jian Yiling. He had brought all his homework over to the Old Jian Residence.
And thus, both of them went to Jian Yiling’s study to do their own work.
Typically, Jian Yuncheng had quite a strong presence. However, the two of them completely ignored Jian Yuncheng.
Grandma Jian had also ignored Jian Yuncheng. She went to talk to her old friend on the phone. There was endless chatter that could be heard.
Fortunately, Grandpa Jian still noticed Jian Yuncheng’s presence. Jian Yuncheng got called over to Grandpa Jian’s study to discuss business matters.
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When Mo Shiyun came back from school, she saw her mother trembling in tears.
“Mother, what’s wrong?”
Mo Sihyun immediately dropped her school bag and ran over to hug her mother.
As far as she could remember, the last time she’d seen her mother like this was when she was still very young. Back then, that bastard of a man hadn’t disappeared from their lives yet.
“Shiyun… What do we do? He’s back… He came back…”
Aunt Mo’s voice trembled in fear.
Her fear of He Jianjun was deeply engraved in her bones.
She could remember the years of pain that she suffered.
She knew it! Mo Shiyun knew that the man would come looking for her mother. Not only did he make a scene at school, but he also came to disturb their peaceful lives!
“Mother, don’t be scared. We’re not related to him anymore. We don’t have to be scared of him!” Mo Shiyun said as she comforted her mother.
“No… Shiyun… You don’t know… He and I… We’re not divorced yet…”
“What?!” Mo Shiyun cried out. She was incredibly confused when she heard her mother say such a thing.
“Back then, he had cheated on me. I just assumed that he would never return again.”
Aunt Mo hadn’t studied much in her life. As a result, she didn’t know what was going on.
Back then, she was preoccupied with earning money to support herself and her child. She didn’t think about anything else.
When Mo Shiyun heard this, she felt a chill go down her spine.
“Mother, let’s go and file a lawsuit. Let’s go and do that right now! He disappeared for so many years. He didn’t care for us a single bit! He had no right to be my father. Nor is he qualified to be your husband! Let’s file a lawsuit. The court will make sure that the divorce will happen!”
“But… I heard that it costs a lot of money to file a lawsuit… I…”
“Mother, didn’t you have some money saved up? Let’s use that money for the lawsuit. We can figure out the costs of my tuition later! There’s nothing more important than getting rid of that man first!”
“No…Shiyun… I… I don’t have that money anymore…”
“What happened? What do you mean? Where did the money go?”
“I lost it… The money is still trapped in the stock market…”
“Trapped in the stock market? Trapped?” Mo Shiyun questioned. She looked at her mother with a stunned expression on her face.
“I… I didn’t want to… I thought that I could make some money…”
“How much money did you lose?”
“All… All of it…”
Aunt Mo hung her head down. She looked incredibly mournful and devasted.
In the last two years, Aunt Mo had saved up around eighty to ninety thousand dollars. This was because the money for her daughter’s private school tuition had been paid by He Yan. The salary that she had received from her job at the Jian family had covered their living expenses. After covering the expenses, there was still a surplus of money.
Chapter 173: Mo Family Gets Into Trouble (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
If Aunt Mo hadn’t spent a lot of money on Mo Shiyun in recent years, she would have saved up even more money.
However, all of that money was now trapped!
All of it…
Mo Shiyun felt as though she got struck by a bolt from the blue.
She knew all too well how hard it was to live without money.
And now, life was finally getting better. However…
Mo Shiyun was angry and sad at the same time when she cried out, “Mother! You’ve never done trading before! Why did you decide to trade stocks all of a sudden?”
Her mother knew nothing about the stock market. Why would she suddenly take all of her earnings and invest it into the stock market?
“I… I saw Aunt An make a lot of money off the stock market! She bought a house in the city with the money that she earned. She said that once she couldn’t work anymore, she would use that money for her retirement… It seemed quite profitable… That’s why I decided to trade stocks as well. At the start, the stocks that I bought were doing quite well… As a result, I invested everything into the market. I wanted to make more money!”
Aunt Mo didn’t understand the stock market. However, when she saw how much money Aunt An was earning, she thought that she could do the same. If Aunt An could earn money like that, why couldn’t she?
“Mother! Why would you do that… Speculating the prices of stocks isn’t an easy thing to do! If anyone could earn money from the stock market, why would anyone work?”
Mo Shiyun was furious. Out of anger, the edges of her eyes were turning red.
“I know… I know I was wrong…” Aunt Mo cried. Her entire body was shaking from her tears.
Aunt Mo knew that she had done the wrong thing. However, there was nothing that she could do about it anymore.
Her money was trapped in the stock market. She couldn’t get her money back out.
Not only did she lose the money that she’d saved up for her daughter’s tuition, but she also couldn’t get the money that she needed for a lawsuit.
Aunt Mo was tormented with agony.
“Mother, don’t be sad. Let’s figure out a way to get the divorce done first.”
Mo Shiyun had recovered from her initial stages of shock and anger.
She couldn’t blame her mother for this. Blaming her mother would achieve nothing. Mo Shiyun knew that her mother was incredibly upset that such a thing had happened.
“I can’t think of a way… I don’t know what to do…”
Aunt Mo’s heart was filled with fear. She had lost all the money that she had. The man she feared the most had come back. It felt as though she had gone back in time.
All her hard work and efforts for the past ten years had just gone down the drain.
“I’ll go borrow the money that’s needed. I have friends that know lawyers. They should be able to handle this matter.”
“Really?” Aunt Mo’s eyes finally lit up with hope again.
“Mhmm,” Mo Shiyun nodded.
“That’s good… That’s good,” Aunt Mo said in a relieved manner.
Sending her daughter to a school for aristocrats was indeed the right choice!
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The first person Mo Shiyun thought of was Qiu Yizhen.
After the incident at the school, her relationship with a number of her classmates had become quite awkward. This included Zhu Sha who she was previously quite close to.
After she got the second-highest score in their monthly exams, the storm had eased. Her classmates’ prejudice against her had lessened.
On the other hand, Qiu Yizhen did not distance herself from her. But rather, she felt quite guilty for failing when she tried to help her out the other day.
When Qiu Yizhen heard that Mo Shiyun was in trouble, she agreed to help her without hesitation.
However, Qiu Yizhen was in a dilemma when it came to lending money.
Her father had reduced her living expenses after she messed around with Jian Yiling. Nowadays, she extorted money off her classmates. She didn’t have any money to lend Mo Shiyun.
Suddenly, Qiu Yizhen thought of an idea. She suggested to Mo Shiyun:
“Shiyun, aren’t you good at chemistry? I heard that there’s a chemistry competition that’s going to be hosted soon. Apparently, there’s a huge prize pool. You can register right now.”
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From Sidekick to Bigshot Chapter 174: Mo family mother and daughter are in crisis (1)
Mr. Jane and Mrs. Jane are very quiet, and they are of their own.
Jian Yuncheng was left aside, a pair of cold and stern eyes on weekdays, from time to time and unconsciously aimed at his sister and cousin.
If Huo Yu were to see him like this, he would be able to stealthily enjoy himself for several days.
After the meal, Jian Yiling still didn't notice Jian Yuncheng, and Jian Yiling, who was focused on work, went straight to the study.
Jian Yiling didn't think there was anything, they used to be like this, they were busy after dinner.
Jian Yujie also went with him. He brought all his homework.
The two brothers and sisters went to the study together to do their own affairs.
Jian Yuncheng, who should have a strong sense of existence, was completely ignored by the two of them.
The old lady seemed to have not seen her grandson, so she went to talk to her old sister on the phone.
Fortunately, the old man finally called Jian Yuncheng to his study to discuss business matters.
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Mo Shiyun returned home after school and saw her mother trembling with tears on her face.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Mo Shiyun dropped her schoolbag and ran over, hugging her mother.
In her memory, the last time her mother was like this was when she was a child, when the bad guy hadn't disappeared from their world.
"Shi Yun, what should I do? He is back, he is back..."
Mo's wife's voice trembled, full of fear.
Her fear of He Jianjun came from the bottom of her heart.
The pain of those years was deeply engraved in her mind.
As expected! Mo Shiyun knew that the man would come to her mother, and it was not enough to make trouble at school, but to disturb her and her mother's peaceful life!
"Mom, don't be afraid of him, he has nothing to do with us, we don't have to be afraid of him!" Mo Shiyun comforted her mother.
"No, Shiyun, you don't know, he and I...have not divorced yet..."
"What did you say?!" Mo Shiyun was also stupid.
"He ran directly with Xiao San back then, and I didn't think he was a person anymore. I never thought he would come back."
Mo's wife hasn't read many books, how can I know the situation here?
At that time, she only cared about how to make money to support herself and her children, and she didn't think so much.
Mo Shiyun heard this and felt a deep chill.
"Mom, let's go to the lawsuit now, go now! He has disappeared for so many years and has not managed half of our mother and daughter. He is not qualified to be my father or your husband. We sue and the court will sentence you divorced!"
"But I heard that a lawsuit will cost a lot of money, I..."
"Mom, didn't you save some money? Let's take it out to fight the lawsuit first, and then slowly save my tuition! There is nothing more important than getting rid of the relationship with that man first!"
"No, Shiyun, Mom... Mom's money is gone..."
"What's the matter? Where is the money you saved? Where did it go?"
"I...I lost...I'm still not stuck..."
"Firming? Stocks?" Mo Shiyun looked at her mother in shock.
"I... I don't want to... I thought I could make money..."
"How much did you lose?"
"All...all..."
Mo's wife hung her head, her face sad.
In the past two years, Mo Sao has saved a total of eighty-nine thousand yuan, because the money for her daughter’s admission to Shenghua Private High School was given by He Yan. There can be extra.
From Sidekick to Bigshot Chapter 175: Mo family mother and daughter are in crisis (2)
If Mo Sao hadn't spent a lot of money on Mo Shiyun daily, she would have saved more money.
And now, the money is all locked up!
All...
Mo Shiyun is like a bolt from the blue.
They know how sad it is to have no money.
It’s hard to live a little better now, but...
Mo Shiyun was angry and sad: "Mom, you've never traded stocks, why would you suddenly do this kind of thing?"
Her mother doesn't understand stocks at all, how could she suddenly take all her belongings to stocks?
"I... I was watching Mrs. An who was trading in stocks and making a lot of money. She used the money she made from stocks to buy a house in the city, saying that she would wait for her to take care of her care if she couldn't do it later... It looked like it was very profitable, so I followed her to buy it. At the beginning when the stock rose, I wanted to make more money at once, so I bought it all!"
Mo's wife doesn't understand, but seeing that An's wife is making a lot of money, I think they are similar, An's wife can make money, and she should be able to make it.
"Mom! Why are you... where are the stocks so good! If anyone can make money from the stock market, who still needs work?"
Mo Shiyun has red eyes.
"I know I was wrong, I know..." Mo Sao cried so much that she was shaking.
Mo Sao knew she was wrong, but there was no way.
The stock is locked up, and she can't get her money out.
Not only did she lose the tuition that she had worked so hard to save for Mo Shiyun, but she also couldn't even get the money for the lawsuit now.
Mo Sao was in pain.
"Mom, don't be sad, let's think of a way to divorce you and that man first."
Mo Shiyun has been relieved from the initial shock and anger.
To this day, it doesn't help to blame her mother. Mo Shiyun also knows that this kind of thing happened, and her mother must be the most sad.
"I can't think of a way, I don't know what to do..."
Mo's wife was full of fear. After losing the money, the man she feared the most came to her door again. She seemed to be back more than ten years ago.
Her hard work and efforts over the past ten years have been in vain.
"I will find someone to borrow money. Some of my friends know who are lawyers. I should be able to handle this."
"Really?" Mosao's eyes finally rekindled the fire of hope.
"Hmm." Mo Shiyun nodded affirmatively.
"That's good, that's good." Mo Sao was happy.
Sure enough, sending her daughter to the noble school is the right choice!
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The first person Mo Shiyun can think of is Qiu Yizhen.
Because of the last school disturbance, her relationship with many people has become a little awkward, including Zhusha, who had a good relationship with her before.
Although she got the second best grade in the school because of her monthly exam results, it dilutes the storm and eases the prejudice of the students towards her a little bit.
And Qiu Yizhen, instead of alienating her, felt guilty for her because she was unhelpful that day.
Qiu Yizhen heard that Mo Shiyun was in trouble, so she agreed to help without saying anything.
Just borrowing money, Qiu Yizhen is a little embarrassed.
Because she provokes Jian Yiling, her father has deducted her living expenses. Now she lives by blackmailing her classmates. Where can she lend money to Mo Shiyun.
Qiu Yizhen thought about one thing, so she gave Mo Shiyun an idea:
"Shi Yun, don't you have a good chemistry score? I heard my dad say that there is a high school chemistry competition with a huge bonus, and it is now in the registration stage."