Now it was Shen Jingcheng's turn to frown and Yan: "It's very explosive, right? It's okay, you can digest it slowly. When I first came here, it took me a long time... um, maybe several minutes, or maybe several hours to fully accept it."
Shen Jingcheng: “…” This guy is even worried about himself.
Even if this world is a novel, it is a vivid world belonging to people like them, not just emotionless words.
Wen Yan: "Well, I think you are also a person with a strong ability to accept things. After all, you have already confirmed the existence of the parallel world. So..."
Wen Yan suddenly frowned: "What are you going to do next? Treat me as a living specimen for research? Damn, you don't really have this idea."
At first, Wen Yan treated the man opposite her as a family member, but now, after seeing the information about Pit 46, she began to realize that the man in front of her was an expert in studying parallel worlds.
In a peaceful and prosperous era, most experts are extremely scary, which makes Wen Yan a little panicked.
"Haha, Third Brother, we are still a family after all. If I open the door now, there won't be a group of people waiting for me outside with guns and ammunition. That would be too hurtful."
"Is that what you think of me?" Shen Jingcheng was a little surprised. "If I really wanted to do this, I would have had plenty of opportunities in the past two years. Why would I wait until today?"
"Yeah," Wen Yan was also puzzled, "Why did you choose to tell me today? Is today a good day? Is it your birthday, or did you just get promoted today?"
"..." Shen Jingcheng laughed, "Your thinking is really out of control. I don't have a birthday today, nor do I get a promotion. The reason I chose this time is, first, because there has been new progress in the research of Pit 46, and second, because something happened during this period when you were not at home."
"what's up?"
"This is also the third thing I want to talk to you about." Shen Jingcheng smiled, "Relax first, I promise you that no one outside will arrest you. In fact, these materials are not allowed to be disclosed to non-related personnel. Strictly speaking, I have violated the law by showing you these today."
"Ah? Then why did you bring me to your office? Can't we go somewhere else? Even home is fine."
"There's no place safer than here. Here, I can guarantee that only the two of us know our entire conversation."
"The most dangerous place is the safest place, right?"
"You can say that." As he spoke, Shen Jingcheng took the documents about Pit 46 from Wen Yan.
Then he put all the documents, including the file bags, into the shredder.
Wen Yan already believed that he would not harm her. Then she asked, "What is the third thing you want to tell me? What happened at home when I was not at home?"
After Shen Jingcheng shredded the documents, he sat back down opposite Wen Yan.
"Our parents are pretty open-minded, right?"
"Correct."
"Earlier this year, or late last year, I don't remember the exact time. I talked to my mom." "What did you talk about? About me?"
"Yes. You are our adopted daughter. You have no blood relationship with anyone in our Shen family."
"Yes, that's the truth..."
"So, even if you end up with any of our Shen brothers one day, mom and dad won't have any objections. They will still love you like their own daughter."
Wen Yan: "…………Why are you communicating about this?"
"At this point, there's no need to hide anything between you and me, right? Do you agree?"
"agree."
"Then let me continue. The eldest brother, the second brother, and even the fourth brother, they all like you. You should know this, right? I think that night, when the eldest and the second brother were both injured on their faces, something must have happened between the three of you, right?"
"…………Although I don't know how you knew it, since you already know it, I won't hide it from you. Yes, my eldest and second brothers confessed some of their feelings to me, but I think we are siblings. As for the fourth brother you mentioned, he never said anything to me."
"Then ignore him. So you had already made it clear to your eldest and second brothers that night, right?"
"Not really. The next day, we should have made it clear the next day. I don't want the relationship between them and me to change. I still want to get along with them like before."
"What about them? Did they agree? Did they agree with you?"
"Yes. Later, I clearly felt that my eldest brother and I were alienated. I felt it was a pity, but I didn't dare to take the initiative to contact him more. I thought he might be avoiding me. Whenever I went back, he was either on a business trip or working overtime. But it wasn't like this before."
"Maybe it's not all because of avoiding you." Shen Jingcheng said, "One night, Dad suddenly fainted, and the doctor diagnosed it as a cardiovascular disease. This type of disease cannot be completely prevented, and there is still a possibility of sudden occurrence in the future. It was also at that time that Dad began to realize that he was getting old."
"Wait a minute," Wen Yan interrupted Shen Jingcheng, "When did this happen? How come I don't know about it? Are you hiding this from me?"
"Don't get me wrong," Shen Jingcheng explained, "this is what my parents meant. My eldest brother, Jingchuan, and Yulong, who were at home at the time, all knew about it. Since you and my second brother were not at home, my parents didn't specifically tell us."
After the explanation, Shen Jingcheng continued what he had just said: "After that, Dad felt a sense of crisis. He gave my eldest brother an order to get married and have children as soon as possible."
"Then..." Wen Yan suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in her heart, "Is all the pressure placed on my eldest brother alone? Is it because he is the eldest son, or because he usually listens to his parents the most?"
"It's probably both, but there is another main reason." Shen Jingcheng paused and said, "My eldest brother will be the one who inherits most of the Shen family's assets in the future, there is no doubt about that. Among the four of us brothers, he is the only one who chose to manage the family business, and he can't be left without a successor. If he didn't like you, maybe he would listen to his parents' arrangements, but I clearly feel that he is very opposed to getting married now, because the person he is marrying is not the person he really wants to spend his life with. For more than a year, it's better to say that he is avoiding marriage rather than avoiding you."
Wen Yan didn’t think much of what happened before, but from this moment on, her mood began to feel heavy.
"Is this my fault?" (End of this chapter)
