Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

"Lin Lin..." Mrs. Shen hesitated and said, "I wonder what your requirements are for your significant other?"

"Auntie, since it's just the two of us, why don't you just ask me directly: Are you willing to be with Shen Borui?"

Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up, but then quickly changed to an embarrassed look: "Lin Lin is really smart."

From the moment she said she wanted to talk to me alone, Xin Zhuizhui and I had already guessed the purpose of her visit.

"Auntie, please call me Cheng Lin."

"Ah...Okay..." She looked very unnatural, "Then you..."

"I don't want to, and it's impossible." I refused directly.

"He's a very good child!" Mrs. Shen eagerly introduced her son's strengths. "He has a kind heart, is filial to his parents, and cares for his younger brother... Most importantly, he loves you very much, and has loved you for a long time, for a long time you can't even imagine."

"I don't know him, nor do I want to know him. As for what you said about him liking me for a long time...it hasn't been that long since high school."

"You...know?" Mrs. Shen didn't expect me to know, "Then you still..."

"What else can I do?" Her tone seemed to be saying: Look, my son has liked you for so long, and he hasn't been able to forget you for so many years, even finding a replacement! "Should I be touched? And cry my heart out with him? Why? Why should I respond to his love?"

"I've known for a long time that he has someone he loves. When he brought Chen Qin to me, I thought she was it. I tried to like her, but I couldn't do it no matter what. It turns out she's a fake, your substitute..." Mrs. Shen tried to persuade me with her sincerity. "I said my son felt close to you when he saw you. I didn't expect we would have such a fate."

"I think you misunderstood," I said coldly. "Your son and I had no connection in high school and didn't know each other. I only knew he wrote me a love letter a few months ago during the summer vacation. I don't have the slightest affection for him, so how can we be destined to be together? If you insist on saying it's fate, it's between me and the Mu family. I'm not interested in finding out how hard it was for him to have such a secret crush on someone these past few years, to the point where he had to find a replacement. Finding a replacement is none of my business; it's his own choice."

When I mentioned Chen Ruyue, Mrs. Shen assured me again, as if to take credit for it: "Don't worry, we have sent Chen Ruyue away. She will never bother you again!"

"Mrs. Shen, you've made a mistake." My voice grew colder. "Dealing with Chen Ruyue isn't for me, but for your son. Don't shift this responsibility onto me; I can't bear it. Chen Ruyue and I do have a conflict, but it's between her and me, and I'll resolve it myself. Even if she hadn't met me, she would have been unable to conceal her deception of your son sooner or later, and you would have dealt with her, wouldn't you?"

"Your son made a fool of himself, and you're trying to portray this as affection in front of me. I'm sorry, I don't understand the twists and turns of wealthy families, but I'm not stupid."

Mrs. Shen opened her mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing what.

Seeing that her "love" couldn't move me, she began to use threats and inducements.

"This is 3% of Shen's shares. As long as you and Bo Rui are together and sign, it will be yours. After you get married, I will increase it to 5%."

"Cheng Lin, these are real shares of Shen's. I haven't even promised Xiaowan anything." She changed her humble attitude and exuded a strong aura of a strong woman, as if she was not facing me, but a top project that Shen's must win at all costs.

"Besides, don't forget that Xiaowan is now dating our Yuefeng. You two will not only be sisters, but also sisters-in-law. Isn't this a close relationship?"

My eyes were cold, without a smile. "A closer relationship? I might as well just become Xiaowan's sister-in-law. Wouldn't that be closer?"

"As for the shares...Mrs. Shen, do you know how many shares Hua Yuan gave me? Not only that, but several hotels under Hua Yuan's name are mine, not to mention the other small amounts."

"How is this possible! You are just a goddaughter!" Mrs. Shen sat up from the sofa in shock. After saying that, she felt deeply that something was wrong with her. She was neither standing nor sitting.

His fingers gently stroked the sofa chair. "It seems that you are one of those 'people waiting to see Hua Yuan make a fool of himself'."

"Cheng Lin, that's not what I meant! I'm just a little anxious..." Mr. Shen, who was once a big shot in the business world, was now as panicked as a child who had lied and was exposed.

"I understand your feelings as a mother, but you shouldn't try to use me as a tool. You can't control me, and you can't control Xiaowan either. Your promise seems absurd and ridiculous to me! I kindly remind you that your youngest son and our Xiaowan are not engaged yet."

"Aunt Cui, please show the guests out!"

"Cheng Lin! Do you really think they would go against the Shen family for a daughter who is not related by blood?!" Mrs. Shen was furious, without a trace of the business owner's demeanor.

“Of course I don’t have that much confidence~”

Mrs. Shen gave a sarcastic smile that said "I knew it".

“But they always give me confidence~”

Mrs. Shen's sarcastic smile froze on her face.

"Xiaowan... has a very good relationship with my son!" Mrs. Shen emphasized, tapping the table.

"Then you can ask Xiaowan in person, if she has to make a choice between me and Shen Yuefeng, who will she choose?" I may not be so confident about Hua Yuan, but I am 100% confident about Xiaowan.

"Mrs. Shen, I don't know if your decision to come here was your own or if it was Shen Borui's idea. But no matter which one it is, my impression of him is terrible, and the same goes for my impression of you. It seems that rumors or interviews cannot be fully trusted."

"Is this how you speak to your elders?"

Tsk, since you can’t win the argument with me, you start putting pressure on me by using your status as an elder?

To quote a classic line: "I've seen this trick since I was a kid."

I was neither humble nor arrogant: "Respect is mutual. Just because you are my elder doesn't mean I should be servile."

"Humph, without the Mu family, you are nothing!"

"Even if the Mu family didn't exist, if I ever met Shen Borui, I would still look! No! on! him!"

Why should I like a cowardly man who has no courage, no opinion, and no ability?

Mrs. Shen's face flushed and paled, "Good... You are very good... Xin Ruomei really found a good daughter!"

"So the sisterly love between you and Aunt Xin was all an act, right?"

"Oh, sisterly love? In our circle, there's no such thing as sisterly love without interests. Little girl, you're still too naive. Listen to my advice, the Mu family won't be so sincere to you."

"So you admit that Shen Yuefeng doesn't like Xiaowan that much?"

"If she wasn't a daughter of the Mu family, do you think my son would be interested in her?! My son is about to be admitted to the best university, what will Mu Xiaowan, a daughter who returned home halfway, do? In a hundred years, you will see whether Mu Zhenpei and Xin Ruomei will hand over the Mu family's property to Mu Xiaowan!"

"Goodbye!" I gave the final order to leave.