After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lu Sijian's thoughts from the other side of the wall left Shen Baolin with a somewhat complicated feeling.

She didn't believe her mother would take no action at all, but what made Lu Sijian so sure that her mother would be able to restrain her voyeuristic and controlling desires just because she loved her?

"Auntie, did you help Baolin screen the job she's looking for?" Lu Sijian suddenly asked.

Yao Yao was somewhat surprised, but still answered: "Baolin doesn't like me interfering in her affairs. Lao Shen is in charge of the work."

She said with a smile, "But Lao Shen only gave her some advice. Bao Lin got the job herself; it was all thanks to her own efforts."

No wonder Shen Baolin was so easily fooled. If Aunt Yao had even met Manager Yuan, her daughter wouldn't have been so manipulated into revealing company secrets.

[Aunt Yao couldn't intervene because Shen Baolin was very resistant to her; but Uncle Shen should know Manager Yuan, right? Couldn't he see it too?]

Shen Baolin's heart tightened. So, was the other party planning to tell her mother?

But what does this have to do with me? I'm not going to meddle in other people's business.

"Oh, I see. Pauline is quite capable. I heard her manager thinks highly of her; she's sure to make a name for herself!"

Yao Yao spoke with great satisfaction about his daughter, saying, "She's grown up and become more sensible."

After a pause, Yao Yao looked at Lu Sijian again, "Ah Jian, Auntie wants to thank you properly. If it weren't for you guiding Baolin's studies and progress over the years, Baolin wouldn't be the person she is today."

Lu Sijian: "Auntie, you're too kind."

Yao Yao shook his head. "I'm not just being polite. I'm truly grateful to you. I was always worried about Bao Lin when she was little. She wasn't a smart child to begin with, and she couldn't stand up for herself. She was afraid of hardship and fatigue... If it weren't for you, she probably wouldn't have even been able to get into university."

Shen Baolin felt a tightness in her chest. What did her ability to get into university have to do with Lu Sijian?

Her mother was always like that, looking down on her from the bottom of her heart, but praising Lu Sijian to the skies!

Right now, Lu Sijian is clearly the one who is nothing, someone who needs her family to spend money to buy her a diploma, so why does her mother still think highly of her?

Since the topic has come up, Yao Yao walked over and took Lu Sijian's hand.

"Jian, you're a smart kid. Auntie hopes you and Baolin can be friends for life. If she ever makes a mistake in the future, please remember to lend her a hand!"

"Auntie, you really think too highly of me..."

In the novel, Madam Shen is just a flat, strong woman, but at this moment, Yao Yao touched Lu Sijian.

Shen Baolin couldn't listen anymore. She turned and walked outside, her eyes catching sight of a figure. "Liang Yue!"

Upon hearing his daughter's voice, Yao Yao quickly realized that Bao Lin had just been outside.

Worried that Shen Baolin would be unhappy, she hurriedly opened the door and went out, calling out, "Baolin!"

Shen Baolin turned around casually: "Mom, you're here too."

"Aunt Yao." Mu Liangyue saw Yao Yao and quickly came over to greet her.

Shen Baolin tugged at Mu Liangyue and said with a smile, "Mom, you should know Liangyue, right? When the hostage situation happened, I almost gave up the college entrance exam because of the injury to my face."

"It was because she came to my house every day during that period to encourage me and helped me study that I was able to quickly cheer up and get into Yuncheng University."

As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at Lu Sijian.

See? The people who truly helped me get into university are here, but they never take credit for it.

Yao Yao certainly wouldn't embarrass her daughter: "I remember you, Miss Mu. So you helped Bao Lin so much back then. Auntie wants to thank you."

Mu Liangyue refused to take credit: "It's all because Baolin is smart and has a good foundation that she was able to get good grades."

Shen Baolin: "I also need you to give me a hand, otherwise I would have really given up back then."

Lu Sijian listened with great interest, "So that's how it happened. Liangyue, you were a victim back then too. I didn't expect you to be able to pull yourself together so quickly to help others."

[As expected of the female lead, she must have faced a lot of criticism and pressure back then, yet she still managed to care about Shen Baolin's mental state.]

She glanced at Shen Baolin again.

[I was just saying that Aunt Yao overestimated my importance; so this is what you're like without me.]

Shen Baolin's smile gradually froze, and her fingers dug into the flesh of her palms.

She hated Lu Sijian's arrogant and self-important attitude the most.

When two people study together, the one who slacks off and tries to cheat will always be the one who does it.

But what did they do wrong? Both of them came from well-off families, with their parents providing for them and ensuring they never had to worry about making a living.

Why make things so difficult for yourself by studying so hard?

Lu Sijian always said, "Just hang in there," completely ignoring how painful and devastating it was for her to persevere.

Since you like perseverance so much, why not take the college entrance examination instead of choosing the shortcut arranged by your family?

Shen Baolin lowered her eyes and swallowed the words that almost escaped her lips.

Lu Sijian has betrayed her own principles, but it doesn't matter. She will prove with her actions that she is the more self-disciplined and excellent person.

"Baolin, what's wrong?" Yao Yao keenly noticed that her daughter's expression was off.

“No.” Shen Baolin composed herself. “Mom, you don’t know, I was the second one to be kidnapped. Liangyue got involved in it while trying to save me.”

For many years, she has remained silent about the hostage situation, and her parents have always protected her well, downplaying the fact that she was also one of the hostages.

But some things have been kept secret for so long that we dare to make them public now.

If Lu Sijian can accept a TV interview and use this incident to promote the hero, then why can't Mu Liangyue?

She did so much, and just because she couldn't stop Lu Sijian from taking the thugs down with her, does that mean all her achievements should be erased?

This is too unfair.

Today, in front of everyone, she is going to clear Mu Liangyue's name.

Mu Liangyue glanced nervously at Lu Sijian: "Baolin, don't say anything more."

Shen Baolin: "Why can't I say it? Liangyue, I'm sorry, I haven't dared to thank you all these years."

Upon hearing that it was about the hostage situation from years ago, the people around became very interested.

"Why don't you say thank you?" someone couldn't help but ask. "If she really let herself be kidnapped to save you, then she's your savior!"

"Was there such a deeply moving story behind the hostage situation back then?"

"Haha, Lao Yan's a reporter, he has a sharp sense of smell, he's seen the news material, hasn't he!"

"Madam, were you one of the hostages back then? Would you mind telling us your story?" Old Yan even took out a recording pen.

Shen Baolin glanced at "Old Yan," a retired reporter from the TV station, whose reports she had read before.

Mu Liangyue became even more uneasy: "Baolin, stop talking."

Old Yan was clearly unwilling to let it go so easily; there was obviously a story behind it, and he wanted to find out more.

"Madam, shall we find a place to sit down and have a long talk?"

"Excuse me." An arm reached out and blocked Lao Yan's way. "My sister doesn't give interviews to reporters."