CHAPTER 232: CHAPTER 232 ACTING PITIFUL (2)

"Jiajia, what’s wrong?" Mi Jing quickly turned her face and glanced sideways, just in time to see Shen Jiajia’s reddened eyes.

"Sister-in-law." Shen Jiajia looked at Mi Jing with great grievance, her voice thick with sobs.

"You...why are you crying?" Mi Jing was a little surprised. Although she hadn’t interacted much with Shen Jiajia, they were family after all. Seeing her cry, Mi Jing couldn’t just look away.

"Sniff..." Shen Jiajia sobbed sadly again, biting her lip, not saying a word.

Um!

What should she say under such circumstances?

Mi Jing was not good at comforting others, especially people she wasn’t familiar with. So, at this moment, she really didn’t know what to say or do.

After a while, Mi Jing just foolishly looked at her, and then Shen Jiajia broke the silence, "Sister-in-law, can I talk to you?"

Can she say no?

Mi Jing’s mouth stiffened slightly, and before she could agree, Shen Jiajia muttered pitifully, "Sister-in-law must not have time to listen to me complain, right?"

Hearing this, Mi Jing forced a somewhat awkward smile and said, "I have time, I’m quite free right now."

They walked side by side towards the outside. When they reached the door, Ma Huilian came face-to-face with them. She just gave Shen Jiajia a deep look, her expression mixed with a bit of concern, but she didn’t say anything, her face heavy with thoughts, then she brushed past them and walked into the house.

What’s going on?

Mi Jing noticed Ma Huilian’s expression and thought that the mother and daughter seemed a bit strange, but she didn’t ask anything and followed Shen Jiajia towards the garden.

The weather was very nice today, the sun shining down, sprinkling the garden with golden brilliance. However, despite the good weather, because Shen Jiajia was still sobbing sadly, Mi Jing just couldn’t feel happy.

"Sister-in-law, did I do something wrong? Is that why everyone doesn’t like me?" Shen Jiajia cried very realistically, and as she said this, two tears welled up in her eyes, she cried out.

This...

Mi Jing felt a bit of a headache. She thought, Shen Jiajia had lived in this family for more than twenty years and still couldn’t figure things out. How could she, who just entered this family, know? However, it was obvious to anyone with a clear eye that apart from Shen Zixian, it seemed no one really liked Ma Huilian and Shen Jiajia. So, Mi Jing didn’t know what to say.

"Jiajia, you..."

"Doesn’t sister-in-law also think I’m annoying?" Shen Jiajia looked at Mi Jing with tearful eyes, her tears swirling in her eyes.

"No, I..." Mi Jing felt really frustrated and speechless, opening her mouth slightly, but couldn’t force out a complete sentence.

"Sister-in-law, actually I really, really like Brother Chu Chen, but...but he doesn’t like me." Shen Jiajia wiped her tears, her eyes red, and looked at Mi Jing.

Chu Chen?

Suddenly hearing Shen Jiajia mention Chu Chen, Mi Jing was a little surprised and at a loss for words again.

Not liking is not liking, crying is useless, right? Mi Jing muttered in her mind.

"...."

Mi Jing’s silence once again made Shen Jiajia a bit angry, feeling that Mi Jing was deliberately laughing at her, but she managed to conceal her emotions well, still looking heartbroken.

"Sister-in-law, do you also think that I’m delusional and don’t deserve Brother Chu Chen?" Shen Jiajia continued talking when Mi Jing didn’t speak.

"No, I think you’re quite good. It’s just that..." As she spoke, Mi Jing suddenly faltered, realizing that it might not be appropriate to say things that would rub salt into Shen Jiajia’s wounds.

"Just what?" Shen Jiajia wiped her tears again and sniffled.

"It’s nothing." Mi Jing laughed dryly, "You heard what Chu Chen said during the meal, right? Actually, I think, when it comes to feelings..."

"Sister-in-law, can you help me?" Shen Jiajia probably guessed what Mi Jing was going to say and immediately pleaded pitifully, her sad demeanor now filled with an imploring look.

How could she help with such things?

Mi Jing felt her headache worsen, thinking she wasn’t the matchmaker or Cupid. Even if she wanted to help, she couldn’t.

"Jiajia, I can’t help with this kind of thing!" Mi Jing said with a bit of frustration.

"Sister-in-law, you don’t want to help me, do you?" Shen Jiajia, still refusing to give up, continued to play the pity card with tears in her eyes.

"Uh...it’s not that I don’t want to help, but...but with this kind of thing, I really can’t help." If she could help, Mi Jing would have agreed without hesitation, but Chu Chen’s attitude was already clear enough. He wasn’t planning on committing to anyone for now. If she rashly agreed to help Shen Jiajia, she might cause trouble for both Chu Chen and Shen Lingxing, and might unintentionally hurt Shen Jiajia. After all, no one could guarantee that Chu Chen would definitely like Shen Jiajia back and marry her. So, Mi Jing didn’t want to get herself involved in something that would only bring her trouble.

"Wah..."

As soon as Mi Jing finished speaking, Shen Jiajia suddenly burst out crying loudly, leaving Mi Jing feeling a bit at a loss.

"Jiajia, don’t cry, I..."

"Wah..."

It seemed that Shen Jiajia didn’t want to listen to Mi Jing anymore, she cried and ran away, nearly bumping into Shen Zixian who was coming out of the house.

"Jiajia, what happened?" Shen Zixian grabbed Shen Jiajia, asking concernedly.

"Wah—" Shen Jiajia shook her head, then stared at Mi Jing with tearful eyes, before vigorously shaking off Shen Zixian’s hand, looking extremely wronged, and ran into the house heartbroken.

Shen Zixian stood in place, watching Shen Jiajia’s retreating figure, then stepped forward and walked up to Mi Jing.

"Dad." Seeing Shen Zixian, Mi Jing called out a bit apprehensively.

"Jingjing, we’re all family, we need to get along well." Shen Zixian said with his hands behind his back, his attitude more serious than usual.

"Dad, Jiajia she..." From Shen Zixian’s words, Mi Jing could clearly sense that he seemed to have misunderstood her.

"Jiajia is a sensible child. If there is indeed something wrong, I hope you can be more understanding." Shen Zixian didn’t give Mi Jing a chance to explain, as he believed what he had seen with his own eyes.

"...Oh."

Mi Jing’s chest felt like it was filled with cotton, muffled and somewhat stifling. She pursed her lips and remained silent for a while before softly responding.

Actually, Mi Jing really wanted to explain, but Shen Zixian had already "sentenced" her. He believed and felt sorry for Shen Jiajia, so he naturally wouldn’t listen to anything else she had to say.