The car soon stopped in front of the Shen residence.
After getting out, Shen Tianxing asked the butler to take Gu Letong to choose another car.
She told Gu Letong to wait for her at the entrance after picking a car.
Shen Tianxing strode into the house.
Her father, Shen Jianlin, and mother, Xia He, were chatting on the sofa, while her eldest brother, Shen Tianhe, and second brother, Shen Tianchen, were discussing company plans in the two single armchairs beside them.
Shen Tianxing looked at the few people who had loved her most in her previous life, all present now. This scene of peaceful, tranquil days was exactly what she had dreamed of.
“Tianxing?” Shen Tianchen called softly.
“Why are you back? Weren’t you going shopping with Letong?”
Shen Tianxing reined in her somewhat sorrowful emotions.
“Yeah, we haven’t gone yet. The car got wrecked, so I came back to swap for another one.”
“Wrecked?”
Xia He immediately stood up, practically rushing to Shen Tianxing’s side.
She looked her over from head to toe, her hands repeatedly patting and checking Shen Tianxing’s body.
“Are you hurt anywhere? Should we call a doctor?”
Seeing how worried Xia He was, Shen Tianxing frowned slightly. In her past life, it was all because she had been too weak, giving that scheming mistress a chance to rise.
And because of her own foolishly stubborn love brain, she had believed that scumbag’s sweet lies, cut ties with her family, and didn’t even see her mother one last time before she was plotted to death by the mistress and her son.
Just thinking about it sent a chill down her spine. Thank goodness she had been reborn!
Shen Tianxing gently hugged Xia He, muttering softly:
“Mom, I missed you so much~!”
“Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking! We just saw each other this morning!”
“I still missed you!” Shen Tianxing clung to Xia He, acting sweet and childish.
“Alright, alright! You’re about to get married, yet you’re still acting like a kid!” Shen Jianlin, flipping through a newspaper on the sofa, teased her.
Get married!
Shen Tianxing had almost forgotten why she came back!
She quickly sat down in another single armchair, her expression instantly turning serious.
“Mom, Dad, brothers, I need to tell you something!”
Shen Tianxing’s sudden seriousness startled everyone.
Shen Jianlin waved his hand, signaling all the servants and butler to leave.
In an instant, the spacious house held only the five members of the Shen family.
“Sweetheart, what’s wrong? Did something happen?” Xia He asked anxiously.
“Mom, I want to call off the engagement. I don’t want to get engaged anymore!”
“What?” Shen Tianhe straightened up abruptly, looking at Shen Tianxing in shock.
“Tianxing, what kind of joke is that? Do you think marriage is some kind of game? Back then, you were desperate to marry Fu Jinyan, and now that Dad has agreed, you want to call it off??”
Shen Tianxing understood why they were so shocked. It was exactly as they said—back then, Shen Jianlin had been the first to oppose her engagement to Fu Jinyan.
Shen Tianxing took a deep breath, her thoughts instantly pulled back to her previous life.
In her past life, she had been a spoiled, willful young lady, the little princess doted on by Shen Jianlin!
The Shen family, as the second most powerful family in the capital, closely followed the Xie family in influence. As the only daughter of the Shen family, Shen Tianxing’s marriage was a matter of great interest in elite circles.
All the young masters from wealthy families were vying to marry her, and of course, Xie Linchuan, the eldest son of the capital’s top family, the Xie family, was no exception.But Shen Tianxing had no interest in anyone else; her heart and eyes were completely filled with Fu Jinyan, the boy she had grown up with.
The Fu family’s standing in Beijing’s elite circles wasn’t top-tier—at best, they were in the second tier. However, the Fu and Shen families had been close friends for generations, so the two households had maintained frequent contact since the children were young.
Over time, Shen Tianxing fell deeply in love with Fu Jinyan, a love so intense it bordered on obsession!
In her previous life, Shen Tianxing gave Fu Jinyan everything he desired. To help him secure and strengthen the Fu Corporation, she even exploited Xie Linchuan’s affection for her to win him numerous projects.
In the end, she personally sent Xie Linchuan to prison for seven years. During those seven years, Fu Jinyan seemed to transform into a different person.
First, he used underhanded methods to cause the deaths of Shen Tianxing’s brothers. Then, he drove Shen Jianlin and Xia He to their deaths and raped Gu Letong, Shen Tianxing’s childhood friend, leading to her death.
Most despicably, he cheated on Shen Tianxing with her closest cousin, Xia Airou. Together, they pushed the pregnant Shen Tianxing down the stairs, causing her to miscarry.
Finally, they forced Shen Tianxing to take illicit drugs and subjected her to relentless torment. During this ordeal, due to an overdose, Shen Tianxing suffered cardiac arrest on that stormy night.
She had desperately wanted to survive the night because dawn would mark Xie Linchuan’s release from prison. She didn’t want to leave this world burdened by guilt; she wanted to apologize to him properly before departing.
But in the end…
She didn’t make it through the night!
Afterward, her spirit lingered, staying by her lifeless body. As expected, the next day, she saw the person she longed to meet!
But when he held her body, weeping like a child, she tried to gently touch him—only to find she could no longer reach him.
Xie Linchuan, the man she had hurt for so many years, was the only one who still treasured her tainted body after her death.
He was the only one who personally exacted revenge on every person who had wronged her. She remembered it clearly—right after Xie Linchuan embraced Fu Jinyan and leaped from a high rooftop, her own soul gradually dissipated.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself reborn 11 years earlier, just two days before her engagement to Fu Jinyan.
Since heaven had shown her mercy!
And given her a chance to live again!
In this life, she would protect her parents, brothers, and friends at all costs!
Of course.
She would also ensure that those wicked evildoers paid dearly for their crimes!
Most importantly, that man who loved her to the core and avenged her until the very end—
In this life, Shen Tianxing would guard him with her very life!
“Tianxing!! Tianxing!!” Shen Tianchen gently shook Shen Tianxing, pulling her swiftly out of her haunting memories.
“Ah!” Shen Tianxing responded softly.
At this moment, Shen Tianxing truly had no desire to revisit those suffocating, painful memories!!
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? You look terribly pale,” Shen Tianchen asked, placing a hand gently on her forehead.
“It’s nothing, I just zoned out for a moment,” Shen Tianxing replied, her voice trembling slightly.
She turned to look intently at Shen Jianlin.
“Dad, I’m not joking. Fu Jinyan is not a good person. You have to believe me. He only wants to marry me so he can use our family as his backing!”
“His goal is to climb to power by stepping on our family. You must trust me on this!”Shen Tianxing’s hands were tightly clutching the hem of her clothes as she struggled to control the unease within her.
Seeing Shen Tianxing’s instantly reddened eyes and agitated state, everyone’s expressions flickered with various shades of astonishment and bewilderment!
Just last night, Shen Tianxing had been talking about quickly having a little Fu Jinyan with Fu Jinyan, yet after going out today, she seemed like a completely different person!
Shen Jianlin put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Shen Tianxing with great seriousness.
“Tianxing! You need to understand – all the invitations for the day after tomorrow’s engagement banquet have been sent out. And do you even realize what this engagement means in high society? What would breaking it off imply???”