After Divorce: Why My Aloof Ex Starts Chasing Me?-Chapter 217 Please Ask Shen Qingqing for Help

Shen Qingqing made herself clear, but at noon the next day, Shu Xian still found the hotel where she was staying.

Shu Xian did not come alone; she brought with her a frail young man.

Unlike the unexpected encounter from the day before, this time Shu Xian had tidied herself up thoroughly.

Although her clothes were washed to the point of fading, they were very clean and neat.

Her hair was meticulously groomed, her face still aged, but carefully made up with a bit of brightness, and her spirit looked different.

She pushed her son and said with a smile, "Xiaoyu, quickly greet her. This is your cousin Qingqing. You always talk about her, and now you’re finally meeting her."

"Cousin, I’m Xiaoyu."

The young man’s complexion was pale, his voice was weak, and he looked seriously ill.

His eyes were evasive, carrying a trace of resistance, clearly not wanting to be here.

Shen Qingqing didn’t want to be involved with them originally, so she didn’t care about their attitude.

She had no intention of inviting them into the room.

If something happened, she couldn’t explain it away with eight mouths. freёnovelkiss-com

No malicious intentions, but she had to be cautious, she didn’t want to be accused of anything.

She reached for the key on the table, took a long stride outside, and casually shut the door.

She said faintly, "If you have something to say, let’s talk in the lobby."

Her attitude was indifferent and very distant.

Even though prepared for this, Shu Xian’s expression froze for a moment.

Forcing a smile, she said, "Auntie made some crispy pastries and pan-fried buns. After so many years without coming back, you must be craving these, right? Let’s talk inside, the lobby is bustling, and you can’t enjoy eating freely."

Shen Qingqing’s slender eyebrows furrowed, and her displeasure became even more apparent.

"Letting strangers in, that’s something normal people just don’t do."

Shu Xian murmured softly, "We are family, with blood ties, we wouldn’t harm you."

Shen Qingqing’s expression was sarcastic, "In the face of major issues, does blood connection work or not? Aren’t you aware?"

Maybe her attitude was too cold, or maybe the sarcasm was too thick, but the young man couldn’t stand it first.

"Mom, let’s go back."

Shu Xian calmed him, "Your cousin needed help then, but we didn’t take her in, so it’s understandable that she holds a grudge."

"Helping is kindness, not helping is duty, why should she demand our help!"

Shen Qingqing nodded, "That makes sense, at that time you didn’t help me, and now I don’t need your help either, I hope you can maintain that position."

Shu Xian’s expression grew flustered, she clutched her son’s arm, "You, child, you used to feel sorry for your cousin, losing her parents at such a young age, why do you want to confront her now?"

"She looks down on us poor relatives, why should we offer our warm faces to cold attitudes!" Xiaoyu growled lowly.

Due to emotional fluctuations, an unusual flush appeared on his pale face.

Shu Xian was worried to no end.

She quickly softened her tone, gently patting her son’s back, "See, you’re getting anxious again, in your twenties already, how can you not be calm?"

"You want me to act pitiful, stoop low to curry favor with her? That’s an insult to me, how can I stay calm!"

Shen Qingqing’s eyes flickered, feeling a strong urge to roll them.

She completely lost the desire to listen further.

Worried they wouldn’t leave, making a noisy scene at the entrance disturbing the neighbors’ rest, Shen Qingqing simply pocketed the key and headed downstairs.

Shu Xian pulled her son along, running to catch up, quickly lagging behind due to his reluctance.

Shen Qingqing didn’t bother with them, walked straight to the front desk.

Thinking to herself, is this family trying to borrow money from her?

Crazy.

She wasn’t some living Buddha!

Although she had long understood that unsolicited kindness was either deceit or theft, Shen Qingqing’s heart still felt congested.

She couldn’t fathom where these people got the gall to think blood ties could erase past events.

Not to mention she still hadn’t repaid the money "owed" to the Jiang Family, even if she had enough savings, she wouldn’t give it to these so-called relatives!

She said to the staff, "I don’t know them, whether you ask them to leave or prevent them from coming up to bother me next time, or report it to the authorities, I leave it to you."

The receptionist immediately apologized to her, "The lady said she was your aunt, so we let her up, sorry, we will handle it right away."

While apologizing to Shen Qingqing, they briskly walked towards the mother and son, asking them to leave.

Shu Xian’s face turned red.

From embarrassment.

Although life had ground down her edges, she considered herself educated, a cultured person, different from illiterate shrews.

Felt her dignity was injured.

"Qingqing, even if there were unpleasant events in the past, there’s no need to create such an ugly scene. We are relatives, and that fact never changes."

Shen Qingqing remained unmoved, "I hope this is the last time we meet."

Shu Xian wanted to say more but was held by her son, "Don’t plead with her, I don’t want to acknowledge her either! Really thinks of herself as some big shot!"

"But..."

The words were interrupted without being spoken, seeing her son’s face turn paler, the situation worse than usual, Shu Xian hastily supported him.

"Mom won’t let you see her, won’t ask anything more from her, don’t get anxious."

"You mustn’t plead her either!"

"Okay, mom won’t come again."

The commotion echoed in her ears, Shen Qingqing glanced back, meeting a pair of eyes filled with resentment.

She rolled her eyes involuntarily, wasn’t she the one being pursued?

It was truly laughable!

She didn’t look back again, and Shen Qingqing left the hotel.

Planning to find a place to sit, eat something, and then return to work.

She hoped by then the trouble would be completely resolved.

"She just walked away like that, mom, did you see! Even if we knelt down to beg her, she wouldn’t soften her heart, let alone give us money!"

Struggling to keep his spirits up, he shouted, "I won’t treat my illness anymore, not be a burden to you and dad, let me die!"

Shu Xian hugged her son, her eyes moist, "Your cousin has a soft heart, she just isn’t aware of your situation, that’s why she’s cold to us, mom will talk to her nicely, she won’t refuse to help us."

A person lives for dignity, a tree lives for its bark.

If possible, she wouldn’t want to humble herself to ask for help, but it was her own son who was sick, what could she do?

At this moment, Shu Xian truly regretted it.

If only she had kept Shen Qingqing.

Anyway, her parents left her an inheritance, raising her wouldn’t have been a financial burden.

Now there would be one more person to support the household, and help treat Xiaoyu.

Her husband worked well, and her in-laws were well-off too.

At that time, she really thought she could live a peaceful life for a lifetime.

Though she envied Shen Qingqing’s inheritance, she had her pride.

She disdainfully learned from others to fight over property with a child.

Raising a child not only costs money but requires a lot of effort.

Including Shen Qingqing as a burden would have been very troublesome.

The more Shu Xian thought about it, the more she regretted.

She shouldn’t have feared trouble and pushed Shen Qingqing away to outsiders!

Shu Xian could only hope Shen Qingqing would sympathize upon hearing her son’s situation and voluntarily help them.

The illness was a bottomless pit, over the years, it had already drained their savings.

She needed Shen Qingqing’s help.

Xiaoyu was still waiting for a lifeline!

A hint of determination flickered in Shu Xian’s eyes.

She also wanted dignity, but if Shen Qingqing didn’t change her attitude, then she could only use that strategy.

In a public setting, Shen Qingqing would probably not want to lose face.

She really had no options left.

For her own son, she was willing to do anything.

Even though it’s embarrassing, isn’t it just human nature?

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