Shen Qi knew this was the Shen family deliberately humiliating her.
But there was nothing she could do.
Because her brother was still in the Shen residence.
So Shen Qi simply stood at the Shen family’s main gate, waiting patiently.
Finally, Shen Yin Yin grew bored and ordered the gates opened.
Shen Qi carried the things inside, set them down on the ground, and asked in a flat tone, "Where’s my brother?"
Shen Yin Yin shot her a mocking glance. "Oh, is this how a bride returns to her family? So shabby. An adopted child is still an adopted child—truly something that can’t be brought into the light. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Look at you, coming back on your return visit dressed like this? And where’s the groom? Why are you alone?"
Shen Qi closed her eyes gently, suppressing the fury in her heart, forcing herself to calm down. She asked again, "Where’s my brother?"
Shen Yin Yin looked at Shen Qi with disdain. "How would I know where your idiot brother went? I’m not his babysitter!"
Shen Qi held back her anger and rushed toward Shen Lu’s room.
When she knocked, she found the door wasn’t even closed.
A bad feeling surged within her.
Shen Qi pushed the door open, and before she could speak, she was stunned by the scene before her!
Shen Lu sat on the floor in a mess, stubbornly drawing lines with a brush that no one could understand. Scattered food lay everywhere.
After a day and night, the food had already begun to emit an unbearable stench.
Shen Qi’s eyes instantly burned.
She had only just left the Shen family, and her brother had already been subjected to such abuse!
Dad, can you see this from heaven? Would it break your heart?
Dad, why did you leave us for the afterlife?
Dad, why didn’t you take us with you back then?
Why did you abandon us to suffer such humiliation in this world?
Shen Qi slowly walked over to Shen Lu and crouched down.
Shen Lu, who had been stubbornly drawing lines, suddenly froze. He lifted his head, and his strikingly beautiful face, impossible to look away from, burst into a radiant glow. "Xiao Qi, you’re back!"
Shen Qi nodded, tears in her eyes. "Brother, I’m back."
Shen Lu carefully studied Shen Qi’s face, then smiled with relief.
Shen Yin Yin stood at the door, a sneer on her face. "Your idiot brother is really something! He refuses to eat properly—when the servants try to feed him, he doesn’t cooperate and even deliberately spills food everywhere."
Shen Qi could no longer contain her anger. "You’re lying! My brother has never spilled food on purpose! He has autism, not brain damage or intellectual disability!"
Shen Yin Yin immediately puffed up with arrogance. "Hmph, so what? He’s still not a normal man! What a waste of a pretty face! He’s just leeching off the Shen family’s food! If he had half a brain, he could at least sell himself for some money. But he’s so dull, even as a gigolo, no one would want him!"
Shen Lu was Shen Qi’s breaking point—something no one was allowed to touch.
Hearing Shen Yin Yin’s words, Shen Qi exploded. "Shen Yin Yin, shut up! He’s your brother too!"
"My brother? Hahaha, don’t make me laugh! I, Shen Yin Yin, don’t have such lowly genes." Shen Yin Yin looked at Shen Lu with contempt. "I really wish your brother would just die already, so he wouldn’t taint my perfect lineage."
Shen Qi couldn’t hold back any longer. She raised her hand and slapped Shen Yin Yin hard across the face!
*Smack*—A clear five-finger mark instantly appeared on Shen Yin Yin’s cheek.