Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 664: Lingering Sorrow

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

That was right.

Shen Xi was not the Su family’s daughter.

The last bit of concern she had was no more.

Shen Xi was at first worried that Su Yi and Li Jingran, backed to the corner due to the scandal, would claim the moral high ground by exposing her to be their birth daughter. It did not bother Shen Xi at all, but she was afraid Madam Yun and Old Shen might suffer the aftereffects of it.

Yet now, she had nothing to fear. She was not the daughter of the Su family. The bullsh*t blood ties and moral grounds were no threat to her.

“Are…You kidding me?” Yuan Yu was dumbstruck. Who was she if she was not the Su family’s daughter?

“No. You’ll know soon enough. I can guarantee you’d get the shock of your life.” Shen Xi chuckled, but her laughter reflected self-deprecation. “But I need you to keep it a secret for now.”

She was not the daughter of some mediocre family, but rather the Fu family. The Fu family stood at the top of the pyramid and was the most prominent family everyone looked up to.

“Xixi.” Yuan Yu was still in a state of shock. He had questions for her yet had no idea where to begin. Since she was not saying anything much, it was pointless for him to ask.

“Brother, just remember that no matter who I am, you’ll always be my brother.” Shen Xi made it clear. She knew he was riddled with questions, but now was not the time to answer them.

“Okay.” Yuan Yu held his tongue in the end, he talked about something else. “The Li family got involved. Do you know anything about that?”

Shen Xi was taken aback. “I don’t know. What did he do?”

Yuan Yu answered with a smile, “Su Yi’s pockets are emptied out and he’s saddled with billions worth of debt. Su Yi’s probably driven to jump off the building before tomorrow comes.”

If everything went as planned, the Su family would be frozen of all their assets by sunrise tomorrow. Their company would face bankruptcy and liquidation. Su Yi had no choice but to die due to the billions of debt.

“Oh.” Shen Xi leaned against the sofa and rested her eyes.

Hearing her tired voice, Yuan Yu told her to get some rest and not to fret over stuff. He would take care of it all. After hanging up, Yuan Yu walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window and observed the ongoing traffic under the bustling nightlights while curling his lips into a delightful smile.

A year came a lot sooner than he thought. Yuan Yu never imagined vengeance would come so early, and everything was only made possible by the girl.

He lifted his chin and gazed at the fluttering snowflakes as his eyes turned dewy. He opened his mouth to a throaty voice. “Mom, Grandpa, do you see it?”

It would not take long before Su Yi and Li Jingran would join them. However, the couple showed no remorse to this day. Their ugly faces made him sick to his stomach.

Shen Xi snuggled up on the sofa in the hotel’s presidential suite, burying her head into the pillow like an ostrich. Much, much later, she punched the sofa and despondently straightened her back.

Godd*mnit! She was singing the blues!

Today was supposed to be a happy day. Yuan Yu and her plan to expose and ruin Su Yi and Li Jingran in the name of vengeance was a long time coming.

Still, there was not much of a bliss as misery and bitter heartache took over.

If the knucklehead Fu Qingli was the only one in the Fu family, Shen Xi would never return to the Fu family and acknowledge him as her brother despite knowing he had been looking for her.

However, apart from him, Mama Fu, Uncle Jin Yu, Qingye, and Fu Qingxuan were among the Fu family. She was aware of the struggles and sacrifices they had put forth to find their sister and how they yearned for their sister’s return.

Her mind flew back to the afternoon when Fu Qingli spoke with her in a cold and callous tone. Shen Xi began to suspect whether he really wanted to find his sister.

While she was lost in her thoughts, her phone rang. It was a request for a video call from Li Yuan. She got a grip of herself, pinched her cheeks, and smiled before tapping to connect the call. She was in lifted spirits then. “Brother.”

Li Yuan looked at the girl. “Are you getting ready for bed?”

Shen Xi shook her head. “Where are you now?”

It was pitch-dark all around with only a dim yellow light shining on him. It must be the streetlights.

“I just left your home.” Li Yuan whispered so that people could not hear him. He switched the angle of the camera to face the door behind him. He uttered with a smile, “Your dad wanted me to play chess with him. We lost track of time.”

“Did my dad tell you to play chess with him for the next few days?” Shen Xi asked.

Li Yuan hummed in acknowledgment. “I don’t have much work for now.”

Shen Xi burst into laughter. “He’s busy with work though since it’s the end of the year. He has to work late.”

Li Yuan frowned. “Uncle said he wants to relax after work.”

Shen Xi was blunt with her response. “And you believed him? My dad’s afraid you might come and join me here, so he’s trying to hold you off.”

Old Shen’s tricks might slip past Li Yuan but not her. The end of the year was his busiest time of the year. There were times he would not make it back home for days, so he could not possibly be so free to relax.

Li Yuan laughed and softly remarked, “He’s only doing it for your own good.”

Shen Xi nodded. “Have fun with chess. Don’t go at it too long. One or two rounds is enough. You two should be well-rested.”

Li Yuan responded favorably as he stepped into his house. Despite the snowfall, Li Yuan did not use an umbrella and let the snowflakes dance around him.

He reached the courtyard to find a fluff ball jumping off the wall. Toffeecito landed in the snow and stomped around the ground until its paws could not take the cold. It then leaped into Li Yuan’s arms.

“Toffeecito.” Shen Xi sweetly called it. All troubles and worries seemed to fade away with their presence.

Toffeecito stuck its head to the phone and looked at Shen Xi on the screen, meowing and rubbing its head in purrs.

Li Yuan reached out to give Toffeecito’s head some good loving before inquiring, “Did you see the news?”

Shen Xi bobbed his head. “I did.”

Li Yuan expressed acknowledgment and stared at the girl on the phone with his narrow eyes. Since the start of the video call, he had noticed that the girl may look cheerful, but there was a lingering sorrow behind her eyes. She tried to hide it from him, but she could not fool him. “What happened?”

Shaking her head, Shen Xi feigned surprise. “Nothing.”

Li Yuan furrowed his brows. “Tell me if you change your mind and don’t want the Su family to end like this. It’s okay. I’ll always be on your side no matter what decision you make.”

Shen Xi grinned. “Brother, what makes you all think this way?”