Chapter 145 - Not A Good Mother
Chapter 145 – Not A Good Mother
That night was very long for many people.
Not only You family but even the Shen family was made to remain awake for the whole night.
Inside the large living room, Grandfather Shen sat on the huge sofa with a deep frown on his forehead.
Around him, the whole family stood making a circle and this whole family consisted of Shen Zhilan, Wang Weimin and Shen Yiling.
"Hello"
The three people looked at each other with a relived face when they finally hear sound from the phone in Grandfather Shen's hands.
"Hello, Old He…"
Grandfather Shen called out immediately as he leaned closer to the phone.
"Old Shen…"
A confused voice came from the other side and a moment later, the voice continued
"Old Shen, you remembered me so late at night. Is everything alright?"
Grandfather Shen smiled bitterly at Grandfather's question and said
"No, actually. Old He, I need your help urgently."
On the other side of the phone, Grandfather He switched on the light of the bedside lamp with his left hand as his right one was busy holding the phone.
Butler Zhang who was sleeping on the sofa in the same room was made to open his eyes after getting awoken by Grandfather He's movements.
The old butler sat up on the sofa with a frown and looked at Grandfather He with eyes full of disdain.
"So late at night…don't tell me that you suddenly wish to see your son and grandson and hence want to do some other drama."
Grandfather He's eyes widened when he heard the butler's words and he hurriedly covered the phone in his hands. Glaring at Butler Zhang, he whispered angrily
"Just shut your loose mouth. Can't you see that I am having some important conversation? What if the person on the other side heard you? How will I show my face to others if they heard all this?"
Butler Zhang's eyes narrowed as he noticed the phone in Grandfather's He hands and asked
"Who is calling you so late at night?"
Hearing Butler Zhang's question, this time Grandfather He's eyes were full of disdain as he looked att the old butler.
"Don't try to act as if you are my wife."
Although Grandfather He said these words, he put the phone on the speaker and signed Butler Zhang to shut his mouth who was busy in rubbing the goosebumps on his arms after hearing Grandfather He's suggestive words.
'Who wants to become your wife?' Butler Zhang had wished to say but Grandfather He had already put the phone on the speaker and the voice came from the other side.
"Old He…I don't know if you know but my Shen company was sending its products in international market this year. Tonight, the products were passing through an island that is owned by your grandson. And He Jian stopped the transportation of our company products. Can you help me and ask He Jian t let the products pass the island?"
Grandfather Shen said from the other side of the phone and Grandfather He frowned deeply on this side of phone.
"Jian stopped your company's products?"
Grandfather He whispered to himself and looked at Butler Zhang with the same frown who also seemed to be confused about everything
"Yes"
Grandfather Shen's answer came from the other side of the phone.
Grandfather He bit his lips and was silent for a moment before he said
"Let me talk to Jian, perhaps there has been some misunderstanding on his side."
Sitting inside the living room of Shen Mansion, Grandfather Shen nodded his head and said
"Alright."
And hung up the call.
"He will talk to He Jian."
Grandfather Shen said to his family members but none of them had relief on their faces.
Wang Weimin had already talked to He Jian and he had only a slight hope that He Jian will listen to his grandfather.
On the other hand, Shen Zhilan and Shen Yiling had a bad mood after they had heard He Jian's words mentioning that it was because of Shen Zhilan's mistake that he was doing all this.
Wang Weimin didn't ask Shen Zhilan anything and Shen Zhilan also didn't tell him anything but both the mother and daughter knew inside their hearts what He Jian was talking about.
Shen Yiling's fists were clenched since the moment her mother had told her everything.
'Harm my person….'
That girl was more important to He Jian that she had thought. Shen Yiling licked her lips lightly as she took out her phone and thought of confirming something but then she shook her head and put it down again.
She will not be revealed this easily as she had been very careful.
What she should think now is how to find out more about this girl without being noticed by He Jian.
The night passed by and the Shen family remained wide awake.
The call from Grandfather He never came and the products from Shen Enterprises didn't pass the island.
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Unbeknownst to all this, Mo Roulan slept more peacefully that night.
She was awake even before the alarm clock rang.
Staring at the ceiling of her room, Mo Roulan had a very small smile on her lips.
She felt as if her heart was suddenly very light today…as if she had freed it from some kind of burden. At the same time, there was a kind of emptiness inside it,
Mo Roulan knew what it was.
She had finally emptied her heart completely from He Jian.
After five years of living her present life, she now knew what had kept her binding her with her past. It was her hatred for He Jian which was not complete even hate.
She just had grudges against him. Grudge for not loving her in her past life in the way she loved him. Now she had understood that she was wrong and she had left abandoned those grudges.
She does not have any hope from He Jian inside her heart.
And it felt very good…light and free.
Mo Roulan felt that she was finally a new starting life where even if He Jian was there with her she wouldn't mind it.
She would gladly accept the care he gave to her in her past life and she would also accept his indifference if that's what he would give to her.
Because he Jian no longer mattered to her….or that was what she thought.
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"Good morning Mom, Good Morning Chenchen"
Mo Roulan kissed her mother's cheek and ruffled her brother's hair as she set down her bag on one of the chair and sat down on the other chair.
Mo Chen pouted as he set his hair but smiled usually looking at his Jiejie. However, Lin Qianru looked at Mo Roulan's smiling face silently without wishing her 'good morning' back.
Mo Roulan didn't notice this unusual action of her mother.
She served the breakfast in her plate as she hummed the tune of her favorite song.
"Jiejie seems to be very happy."
Mo Chen said to Mo Roulan with a smile and Mo Roulan nodded her head.
"That's good. If Jiejie is happy, Moo Chen is also happy."
The innocent words of her brother made Mo Roulan laugh and she ruffled his hair again making Mo Chen pout.
The young boy looked at his sister with helplessness filled eyes and this made Mo Roulan laugh out more loudly.
A few moments later, Mo Chen had finished his breakfast and got down from his chair.
Picking up his school bag from another chair, he waved bye to his mother and sister and left the dining room.
The dining room only had the sound of Mo Roulan's humming after Moo Chen left.
Lin Qianru continued to look at her daughter's side profile as she put the butter on the breads with a knife.
"Roulan"
She whispered lightly a moment later.
"Yes, Mom?"
Mo Roulan asked still chewing the bread inside her mouth without looking at her mother.
"You know you can share anything with me."
Mo Roulan paused when she heard these words of her mother. She turned her head to look at her mother as she swallowed down the food in her mouth.
"Yes, Mom I know that.
She told her mother with a small smile and Lin Qianru went silent.
Mo Roulan turned her eyes back to the food in her plate while Lin Qianru had a bitter smile on her lips.
She remained silent again for a few moments with the same bitter smile on her lips as she continued to look at her daughter.
Then suddenly she sat down on the chair that was beside Mo Roulan attracting Mo Roulan's attention.
"Roulan, I thought that I always have been a very good mother. But today I suddenly feel like that I have been wrong always."
Mo Roulan was startled these words from her mother's mouth and she understood that something serious had happened.
She put the glass of juice in her hands on the table and turned her body in her mother's direction completely.
"Mom, why are saying this? You are the bestest mother in this world."
Mo Roulan smiled as she held her mother's hand and assured her.
However, Lin Qianru took her hand back from her daughter's hand. She looked at Mo Roulan and said
"If I am a good mother then why my daughter hides everything from me? Roulan, If I am a good mother then why didn't you tell me about this?"
Saying this, Lin Qianru took out the search warrant she had since last night and put it in front of Mo Roulan and Mo Roulan's face went pale seeing the paper in her mother's hands.