Chapter 8: Encouraged by Him

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Little Sen, I know you’ve suffered, but we don’t have anywhere else to go now. Bear with it for now. I’ll think of a way. Everything will get better in the future.”

Bai Lan’s heart ached for her daughter, but with her meager savings, she didn’t dare to leave the family. After the bun shop closed, Bai Lan lost her source of income.

“I’m not aggrieved, Mom. I’m fine.” Shi Sen held back the tears in her eyes, since she didn’t want to cry in front of her mother.

Shi Sen knew that Bai Lan really had no other choice. She was a beautiful widow, so it was already difficult for her to protect herself. How could she escape the Shi family and survive on her own?

“Shi Sen, I’ll work hard to earn more money in the future. I’ll definitely bring you away from here.” Bai Lan’s thin arm wrapped around Shi Sen tightly. Shi Sen was her only pillar of support now.

“Mom, I’m going out for a while. Go make dinner first. I’m hungry.” Shi Sen sounded tearful. Afraid of crying in front of Bai Lan, she forced a smile and walked out of the house.

Bai Lan could tell that her daughter was trying to be brave. Although her heart ached, she had no other choice. After adjusting her emotions, Bai Lan entered the kitchen and couldn’t help but sigh. She hoped that things would be more peaceful tomorrow.

Shi Sen walked through the empty fields aimlessly. This was the first time she had felt so helpless since her rebirth, as if she didn’t have the ability to change anything about her situation. Fang Rou, Shi Yan, Shi Tu, and Luo Yu… They all seemed to be living better lives than her.

“I definitely won’t let my rebirth be in vain!” Shi Sen shouted at the empty field, startling many sparrows.

“Fang Rou! Luo Yu!” Shi Sen’s eyes were red and her expression was very serious as she shouted, “I definitely won’t let you guys off!”

As the sparrows rose, they seemed to bring the grievance in Shi Sen’s heart to the horizon.

“How much have you suffered?” When a pleasant, young voice sounded in her ear, Shi Sen was startled that she almost tripped over a stone.

“Be careful!”

The young man’s warm palm pulled Shi Sen back to reality.

“Chu Liu, why are you here?” Not daring to look into the young man’s clear eyes, Shi Sen pulled her wrist awkwardly and lowered her head.

Why was she always in such an embarrassing state in front of him? When Shi Sen thought of Chu Liu’s future achievements, she felt that her current appearance was really a little embarrassing.

“Why can’t I be here?” When Chu Liu saw the girl’s red eyes, he couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong? Who bullied you?”

Looking at the young man in front of her, Shi Sen suddenly had the urge to confide in him and wanted to tell him everything that Fang Rou and Luo Yu had done to her in her previous life, then cry to her heart’s content.

However, Shi Sen only thought about it. She didn’t want to be treated as a lunatic.

“If someone was schemed against by her cousin and husband, then lost her life as a result, isn’t that person quite pitiful and useless?” Shi Sen said calmly, but the young man beside her became serious when he heard this.

Chu Liu didn’t know why Shi Sen would say such a thing. “You just met some bastards. Why should you blame yourself for it?”

“Don’t worry, bad people will suffer retribution. There’s no need to punish yourself when you’ve already been hurt. You should move on.”

The afterglow of the setting sun gave the young man’s side profile a warm glow. Shi Sen was a little mesmerized by the sight and had mixed feelings.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Looking at the stunned Shi Sen, Chu Liu waved his hand in front of her. “Did something happen to your family?”

Chu Liu’s concern made Shi Sen come back to her senses. Then, she shook her head and smiled brightly at the young man. “No, I just read a novel about it.”

Chu Liu was a little mesmerized by Shi Sen’s smile. Even though she was still a fresh-faced 18-year-old girl, she still had a unique beauty to her.

“I didn’t expect you to be so sentimental. Are the villains in the novel called Fang Rou and Luo Yu?” Chu Liu asked casually, but Shi Sen was stunned.

She nodded awkwardly and changed the topic. “Are you still going to practice table tennis with Mr. Liu tomorrow?”

“Practice? Why? Are you interested?” Chu Liu knew that Mr. Liu wanted Shi Sen to join the national team and he was actually looking forward to it.

“Will I leave this place after joining the national team?” When Shi Sen thought of the Shi family’s attitude towards her and her mother, she was a little tempted.

“Yes. You need to go to the city, but you can still come home.”