Sheng Ning was taken aback for a moment and couldnāt help but say, "You must have been very beautiful before?"
"Not worse than you." She had a craving to light a cigarette but held back when she saw Sheng Ningās big belly.
No one expected that this small gesture would make Sheng Ning remember her for a lifetime.
Perhaps she wasnāt a bad person, just took a wrong step and ended up here, becoming what she is now. Like her past self, from being willful and naive to dying miserably.
The phrase "dying miserably" popped up, and Sheng Ning instinctively felt it was ominous. She quickly shook her head to dismiss this strange thought.
"Iāve been hired by the opera house and wonāt be coming back in the future. Many celebrities debuted from there, and Iāll definitely become Hollywoodās top-earning star."
"You dance?" She didnāt expect Lin Lisha to have this ability.
"I like singing."
"Iām leaving!" Lin Lisha stood up, silently glanced at Sheng Ning, and after a while, said, "Iāll leave Lin En to you. He prefers being your son compared to mine."
"No..." Sheng Ning tried to explain, "Actually, he loves you very much, very..." But she couldnāt finish because Lin Lisha opened the backdoor, where the little one was standing behind it, crying.
Heās just a child! Only four years old. No matter how mature he seems, he still longs for familial love and motherly affection.
Just now, Lin Lishaās words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for him, even more hurtful than her usual scolding and punishment.
Sheng Ning worriedly stood up, looking at the little one with a heartache. All her words were stuck in her throat, not knowing what to say.
Lin Lisha sneered slightly as she twisted and turned away.
"Auntie!" The little one walked up to Sheng Ning, looking at her pitifully, "Auntie, will you also not like me and think of me as a bastard?"
"No, no!" Sheng Ning tenderly held Lin En in her arms, carefully. "Youāre Auntieās little darling; Auntie loves you too much!"
"Waa waa waa..." The little one couldnāt hold it anymore and burst into tears in Sheng Ningās arms.
"Donāt cry, donāt cry, your mom actually loves you." She wondered how anyone could be such a heartless mother. Sheng Ning suddenly thought of Su Yun and could only shake her head helplessly.
She gently patted Lin Enās back, encouraging, "Donāt cry. Auntie, like you, also has a mom who doesnāt like me. But Auntie has other relatives, and they all love Auntie. With so many people liking me, Iām very happy and satisfied."
Thinking about it, Su Yun is actually more heartless than Lin Lisha. At least Lin Lisha raised Lin En for four months.
Four months are still better than not a single day.
***
Sheng Ning never thought her bad premonition would come true. On the tenth day after Lin Lisha left, news of death was delivered.
Early in the morning, just as dawn broke, she couldnāt sleep and was exercising in the yard. Doing some simple yoga moves, the door was knocked from outside. She opened the door with great caution, only to find Gu Yunbo.
"This desolate place of yours is really hard to find." Gu Yunbo wore a pair of Martin boots, with a tight T-shirt on top, looking strong and showing off her good figure perfectly.
She stood with grand presence outside, one hand propping the door, her eyes disdainfully browsing around. "Luckily, I came during the day; if it were night, it would clearly be a chicken coop, and I wouldnāt even step in."