A Slap Of Reality

Many times, Mo Roulan wondered that if she met him again in this life, then what would she do?

She had thought she would be able to react very calmly. She thought that she would pass by him as if he was a stranger.

But the large part of her heart wished to never see him again.

She was calm facing the eighteen-year-old He Jian. But how would she hold the pain in her heart facing the man now he would have become, she thought?

The man who was everywhere in her memories till now even after her so many attempts to wipe him away from her memories.

Now In front of her, stood the very man.

His figure, his features very similar to the man in her memory.

She looked away from his ice-cold blue eyes fearing that she would again become lovesick just like her past self.

Her eyes unconsciously fell on the woman standing beside him who was looking at her with a frown on her face at this moment.

Her fingers trembled. The cold sweat drenched her back completely.

Was it possible to feel the fear to this limit, she thought?

Someone suddenly touched her shoulders from her behind and she flinched at the sudden touch. That someone muttered a low 'Sorry' that does not contain any guilt from her behind, but she didn't pay attention to it.

She could not.

Because at this moment, her heart, her mind, her everything was in chaos.

"You killed my child, right? I'll kill yours also."

The sentence buzzed in her ears. Her whole body shivered. She felt she could not breathe. It was at this moment, her mind suddenly commanded her to run away from there.

To run away from him.

To run away from this suffocation.

To run away from these painful memories.

So she ran away.

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Inside the bathroom, Shen Youlin was washing her face with water. Amidst the sound of flowing water, she heard someone talking outside.

"Sis, do you think Shen Youlin is now the favorite of everyone in Shen family? This party organized by her grandfather is so grand. No one can find fault in anything."

"My little sis, you are very naive. The party is for Shen Youlin only to deceive other people. In fact, Grandfather Shen organized this banquet especially so that Shen Yiling and the youngest son of He family can meet each other."

"Really?"

"Yeah, Yiling herself told me about this."

"Sister Yiling is so lucky. I saw the man standing beside Grandfather He. He looked so handsome and cold. Even thinking about him makes my heart beat fast."

"Be careful. If Yiling hears you, she will throw you out of this party. She is crazy about that man."

They walked away from there laughing and chatting.

Inside the bathroom, Shen Youlin heard each and every word and suddenly laughed a little.

A few seconds later, she laughed out loud.

She laughed like a crazy person holding her stomach as she sat down on the floor of the bathroom slowly.

Tears came out of her eyes but she didn't stop laughing.

The people standing outside the bathroom looked at its gate with weird eyes.

The sound of flowing water and her loud laugh echoed in the walls of the bathroom. But she didn't lower the sound at all.

She at least deserved to laugh openly at the joke they had made of her.

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The banquet became suddenly a mess. So Grandfather Shen announced the end of the banquet.

Inside her room, Shen Yiling was shedding tears continuously. Tears slid down through her smooth-tender cheeks.

"Yiling, don't be disheartened."

It was Shen Yiling's mother, Shen Zhilan who was coaxing her daughter in a soft voice.

Even Grandfather Shen patted her head and said

"Yiling, Grandfather promises you that that man will definitely marry you, stop crying now."

But Shen Yiling could not stop crying after remembering how He Jian didn't even glance at her and then left the banquet.

How much preparations she had done for today just to make a good impression of herself in front of him.

Wang Weimin who was standing a step away frowned and said

"Yiling, Dad will find a perfect husband for you. You don't need to cry after a man."

This was the scene Shen Youlin saw when she entered the room.

Her elder sister was shedding tears. Her mother, Grandfather, Father were coaxing her sister. Her elder brother, Shen Weisheng stood lazily a few steps far away from them looking at all of them silently.

She stepped inside as she asked her Grandfather.

"Grandfather, Why did you send all of the people away? I didn't even cut the cake yet."

Everyone was startled by her sudden presence.

Grandfather Shen looked at her innocent smile and said nonchalantly.

"Your sister is not feeling well. We can celebrate your birthday next time."

Shen Youlin dragged an 'Oh' as her lips formed a pout and then she smiled again and blinked her eyes at her mother.

"Mother, you will not wish me?"

Shen Zhilan didn't even turn around to look at her as she said.

"Youlin, go back. We'll talk later."

But Shen Youlin stepped forward and tried to turn her mother around.

"But Mom, you didn't even...."

Slap!

Shen Youlin held the cheek that was slapped by her mother.

Shen Zhilan lowered down her hand as she took a deep breath to calm down. She was already a little irritated on seeing Shen Yiling's tears and now Shen Youlin's unreasonable behavior was only irritating her more.

"I told you we will talk later. Don't you understand? Your sister is crying here and all you care about is yourself. How selfish you are. Get out of this room instantly."

She pointed her finger towards the door.

Shen Youlin raised her head and there was a smile on her lips even after being slapped heavily. She blinked her eyes innocently and said

"Okay."

Shen Zhilan could not help but gape with surprise at this.

Shen Youlin walked out of the room.

While Shen Weisheng looked at her back with a deep look.