After entering the book, I no longer want to be a substitute

When she was five years old, the bustle of the summer festival overwhelmed little Shiya like a tide, and the streets were filled with a dazzling array of sugar paintings and handicrafts.

This is a scene that is particularly vivid and unforgettable in her childhood memory.

In fact, Mom and Dad liked Zhou Xi a little more and didn't love her that much. They didn't often take her out shopping or sightseeing. Such activities were usually taken to her by the housekeeper.

Her parents held her hands, but their eyes kept drifting away, as if they were waiting for something.

How could Shi Ya at that time have expected that her parents would really want to abandon her for commercial interests?

Between Zhou Xi and Zhou Ruo, they chose Zhou Xi without hesitation.

If one has to give up a child, no one would want Ruo Ruo.

The plan didn't work, and Shi Ya narrowly escaped death. But an opportunity soon came: she went out alone that time, and she had a good excuse to say she was lost.

After she got lost, she wanted to find someone to help. Suddenly, a rough big hand covered her mouth and quickly dragged her into a dark alley. After struggling desperately and crying out in fear, the world fell into silence. She was still abducted.

When Zhou Xi was watching the performance at school that day, he recognized Shi Ya, who had grown into a lady from a noble family.

A voice in his heart told him that this was his sister Zhou Ruo, but he was homesick and refused to admit it until he got a definite answer.

The moment the DNA comparison results came out, Zhou Xi understood that some things might have been destined many, many years ago.

Filled with guilt, he found Shi Ya with her favorite doll from childhood.

But the doll is old and time flies, just like their family relationship that has been broken for many years.

Zhou Xi's eyes were moist: "Ruoruo, it's all my fault. I failed to protect you back then. Come home with me now, okay?"

Shi Ya's eyes were as cold as ice, and her hands were clenched until they turned white: "You abandoned me so easily back then, and now I can't afford to make up for it."

Before knowing the truth, Shi Ya really wanted to return to the Zhou family and reunite with her parents.

But the fact is, her disappearance was caused by her biological parents. Is there anyone in this world more miserable than Shi Ya?

"You actually know everything?"

"Did that guy Shi Yu tell you?"

Zhou Xi was panicked and confused. He thought Shi Yu would not tell anyone. How could he tell Shi Ya about such a thing? This man really wanted the world to be in chaos and refused to give him any chance to make amends.

Shi Ya asked with great sorrow, "Does this matter?"

Zhou Xi had nothing to say and was speechless.

She said, don't look for her anymore in the future, just like Su Lin, they were born without fate, so why bother to struggle with it.

I thought we would never have the chance to see each other again, but Shi Ya's company had a lot of unfinished cooperation with Zhou's enterprise, and enemies often meet on a narrow road. Zhou Xi was still the person in charge of the main project.

The penalty for breach of contract is too high, Shi Ya doesn't want to pay it, but it's just a cooperation for a period of time, it's no big deal.

Every time there was a meeting or negotiation, Zhou Xi's eyes would always follow Shi Ya. Seeing her professional response and full of aura, he felt very pleased but also a little sad.

It was obvious that with the Shi family, she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, but because of the blow that incident brought her, she felt that no one in this world was more reliable than herself.

After the last meeting, Zhou Xi stepped forward to stop Shi Ya and said, "Xiao Ya, although I won't let you off at work, I secretly hope to get closer to you. Give me a chance, okay?"

Shi Ya sneered: "Boss Zhou, public is public, private is private, I can tell the difference."

"Also, this is the last time. Our company will not cooperate with you again."

Shi Ya shook off his hand with a determined look on her face.

Soon, Shi Ya learned that her parents were seriously ill.

Yunxiu told her to just follow her heart and not force herself to do things she didn't want to do.

Late that night, she sat alone by the window, the moonlight shining on the old photos - that was a happy family of four.

The warmth of the past and the suffering after being abducted pulled at her heart. Tears fell silently, one by one hitting the photo and soaking it, blurring the already unclear face.

Those were her parents, how could she possibly not care at all?

But years of grievances and resentment built up a high wall, and she finally did not go to the hospital to visit.

During the critical period of the project, a rival maliciously leaked Shi Ya's life experience in an attempt to disrupt Zhou's situation.

Public opinion was in an uproar, and Shi Ya was showered with sympathy, questioning, and slander. Colleagues whispered among themselves, and partners hesitated and watched.

The Shi family could easily help her deal with it, but Shi Ya refused and said she would find a way.

Shi Yu dissuaded Shi Xuncheng, saying that Shi Ya had grown up and could stand on her own.

Zhou Xi immediately held a press conference. Standing beside Shi Ya, he declared, "My sister suffered injustice and hardship back then. I will protect her from now on. As for the company's decisions, I will take full responsibility."

Shi Ya looked at his determined profile, and ripples appeared in her heart.

After all, Zhou Xi cannot be blamed for this matter. It is all their parents' fault.

But she still couldn't let go.

The storm gradually subsided, but Shi Ya fell ill.

In a daze, she seemed to be back in her childhood, lying sick in bed, her mother gently feeding her medicine, her father telling her stories, and her brother making faces to cheer her up. When she woke up, she saw Zhou Xi standing by her bed, his eyes red from staying up all night, holding a bowl of hot porridge: "Xiaoya, eat something, your health is very important."

Shi Ya turned her head away and said in a low voice: "You lost me when I was a child, why are you pretending to care about me now?"

Although the words were harsh, tears welled up in my eyes.

There's no going back, really no going back. She's not a doll that you can throw away when you want to and pick up when you want to.

A few years later, she was about to turn thirty, and her parents' condition worsened again. Zhou Xi begged Shi Ya again and again: "Xiao Ya, your parents know they were wrong. They miss you. Don't have any regrets."

"Back then, that person suddenly betrayed them. They never thought of abandoning you..."

"Originally, Dad had found a good family for you, better than ours, thinking they would foster you for a few years and then take you home. But who could have imagined that they would throw you into an orphanage..."

Shi Ya was struggling internally, and the hatred she had harbored for many years was hard to let go, but the blood ties between them could not be ignored.

Finally, she stepped into the ward.

Looking at my thin and regretful parents lying on the hospital bed, the warmth of the past overlapped like phantoms.

Zhou Jinrong stretched out his hand tremblingly and said, "Daughter, Dad is sorry. No matter what, it was all our fault back then. I understand you can't forgive us."

Shi Ya burst into tears, all the pain and grievances flooded into her heart, extremely unbearable. She held the hand and said softly: "I understand, you don't have to blame yourself anymore, let it go."

"Take good care of yourself."

Walking out of the hospital, the sun warms my body.

Shi Ya knew that the pain of the past was like a scar that was difficult to heal, so it might be okay for her to live alone.

Just make it clear. As for reunion, there is really no need for that.