h4Chapter 486: Chapter 486/h4

    I’ve seen people with no filter, but never someone with no filter like this.

    Incredible, he’s just met Zhao Ying once, and he already spilled everything he possibly could, not holding anything back.

    Bo Jingshen silently hung his head, mentally chanting three times, "My own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood."

    Shen Xun didn’t dare to make a sound, quiet as a mouse.

    Zhao Ying couldn’t be bothered to scold Shen Xun here, after all, there were outsiders present.

    To her, Bo Jingshen was undoubtedly an outsider at this moment.

    Zhao Ying said, "Alright,e in first. I’ve made some kelp, mung bean, and water chestnut sweet soup."

    "Is it chilled?" Zhao Xiaole’s eyes sparkled.

    "It’s chilled, but you can only have one bowl. Eating too much will upset your stomach," said Zhao Ying, before turning to Su Lu, "You’ll have yours at room temperature."

    "Understood." Su Lu clung to Zhao Ying’s shoulder, smilingly following her into the house.

    Bo Jingshen followed behind, quiet and unobtrusive.

    So did Shen Xun.

    So even though Shen Xun didn’t care for Bo Jingshen, they were both quiet as mice trailing behind, making them an unlikely pair of troubled brothers for the moment.

    Therefore, seeing Bo Jingshen’s somewhat troubled expression as he walked into the entryway,

    Shen Xun took the initiative to open the shoe cab and handed him a pair of slippers, "Wear these."

    Bo Jingshen smiled, "Thanks, Uncle."

    Uncle suddenly regretted it, why bother with this rascal?

    From inside came Su Lu’s voice, "We’re in the dining room."

    Shen Xun of course knew they must have gone to the dining room; this call was undoubtedly for Bo Jingshen.

    Bo Jingshen curved his lips into a smile, but didn’t hurry, slowly walking in, taking in the house.

    He couldn’t help but ask Shen Xun, "Has Xiaolu been living here these past few years?"

    Shen Xun originally didn’t want to engage with him, but after thinking it over, he felt it wasn’t necessary, and mainly... Shen Xun felt that if he could talk more with Bo Jingshen here, he could dy facing the two most important women in his life inside for a little while longer.

    So Shen Xun replied, "No. At first, her state was very bad. She was already in bad shape during pregnancy, and my mother and I didn’t feel at ease about her, so we brought her over to take care of her."

    "Later, after she gave birth, she stayed in the hospital for a while. Once she was discharged, Xiao Le was still staying in the hospital. And this ce is a bit far from the best pediatric hospital in Beijing. At that time, her state was really bad, she was extremely tense, and even the slightest thing seemed unbearable."

    "So, my mother decided to buy a ready-furnished apartment close to the pediatric hospital. Xiaolu lived there, and my mother stayed with her for a period of time. After Xiao Le was discharged, they gradually got better, and the two of them have been living there ever since. Conveniently, that area is also a good school district, so the kindergarten Xiao Le attends belongs to that district; it’s quite good."

    Bo Jingshen was stunned, not because he was overwhelmed by the hardships Su Lu had gone through.

    He had already been too distressed for her.

    What shocked Bo Jingshen was that Shen Xun would actually tell him so much.

    What brought on this change?

    Consequently, Bo Jingshen, quite ttered, continued to inquire, "What happenedter?"

    Then, he listened, even more incredulously, as Shen Xun detailed further.

    He started with how Su Lu couldn’t do anything at first except care for Zhao Xiaole, her own health being poor and Zhao Xiaole’s condition also critical. Besides, she was dealing with postpartum depression, and her emotional state was terribly affected, especially after the debacle with Bo Jingshen. She was hanging on by a sheer thread.

    Moreover, as Zhao Xiaole grew older and smarter, speaking early and sweetly, always chirping "mommy, mommy", Su Lu felt healed, her state improved progressively.

    Later still, Zhao Ying and Shen Xun both began to encourage Su Lu to get out more, not to stay cooped up at home with the child all the time, living without her own social circle and pleasures.

    They even invested in her first art gallery, which flopped miserably. Fortunately, their family was well-off, and with Zhao Ying secretly helping out, using her connections to market her daughter’s gallery, it gradually survived.

    Shen Xun had said so much.

    To tell the truth, even Bo Jingshen knew that Shen Xun wasn’t a man of many words, not exactly reticent, but definitely not someone who would babble on and on like this.

    At first, Bo Jingshen was pleasantly surprised, then, as time went on, he became somewhat flustered.

    He thought about it and felt he should return the favor somehow.

    So, after much thought, Bo Jingshen finally said, "Uncle has lost some weight recently."

    Shen Xun: "..." Why do I just can’t stand this guy?!

    Although he felt that way, he couldn’t help wanting to listen.

    "I heard from Su Lu that uncle has been obsessed with work recently, a bit neglectful of life, hence the weight loss. Mainly because that Qiao guy went off to travel the world, leaving no one to share the workload," Bo Jingshen continued.

    Shen Xun didn’t respond as if he hadn’t heard, but his lips were tightly pursed.

    Bo Jingshen had nothing else to say, mainly because he wasn’t that gossipy, so he didn’t really ask Su Lu about these things.

    But seeing Shen Xun standing there in silence made Bo Jingshen unsure, was he... still wanting to listen?

    But Bo Jingshen was out of ammo.

    Fortunately, just then, Su Xiaolu finally came to his rescue.

    Su Lu, holding a bowl and biting a spoon, came over, blinking her big eyes at the two of them. She took the spoon out of her mouth and gently tapped the side of the bowl, "You two, what are you doing?"

    Su Lu looked at them suspiciously, eyes rolling about, shifting her gaze from Shen Xun to Bo Jingshen and back to Shen Xun, "You guys... you’re not going to fight, are you?"

    "Is it necessary?" Shen Xun frowned.

    Bo Jingshen waved his hand, "It’s not necessary."

    Su Lu, holding the white porcin spoon, pointed at Shen Xun, "Have you two forgotten? You, once beat him up severely."

    Then, pointing the white porcin spoon at Bo Jingshen, "You were once beaten up by him to the point of vomiting blood. You both have a history, so how could it not be necessary?"

    Su Lu’s words left them both without a response.

    Su Lu continued, "Alright, stop standing around here,e inside. Mom has served your mung bean soup, it’s really tasty,e and have some."

    Bo Jingshen then followed Su Xiaolu into the dining room.

    Zhao Ying’s house had an open kitchen, so the dining table was just a short distance away, almost right in front of the kitchen counter.

    Sitting at the dining table, they could watch Zhao Ying busying herself at the kitchen counter up close.

    Bo Jingshen felt slightly uneasy as he watched Zhao Ying bring over some pastries and set them down on the table.

    In a low voice, Bo Jingshen said, "Thanks for having me."

    Zhao Ying nced at him, and said calmly, "Don’t mention it."

    Bo Jingshen thought about it and felt that some things, more important, should be said in advance.

    "I’m going to marry Su Lu."