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9, Chapter 9(1/2)

This outfit was bought casually by his mother when he was still at home. It was added to the bill by his stepbrother when he went shopping for clothes.

He had worn it for several years and it was very old.

And it was too big, making him look empty and thin, with only a handful of bones left.

After arriving at Huo Zhai, he had no sense of presence. No one noticed the clothes, and he himself never thought about it.

Shen Yuntang was actually the first person to notice his clothes.

The veins on Huo Xihuai's forearm were inexplicably stretched.

The fear and hatred that had just been accumulated suddenly turned into confusion.

Then, he felt uncomfortable all over and was very confused——

Shen Yuntang wants to take him shopping for clothes?

Huo Xihuai deeply remembered that in his previous life, Shen Yuntang had looked at him coldly and said in an extremely hurtful tone: "Do you think you can get away with Huo Yuyan's money by living at his house?"

He had never had that thought, and it was impossible for the older generation in the family to agree. But at that time, Shen Yuntang stubbornly regarded him as an imaginary enemy and was determined not to let him have an easy time.

As a result, Huo Xihuai became more cautious and wrote down every penny he spent on food and clothing in Huo's house in a notebook, and then returned the money to his brother when he was able to become independent.

He carefully avoided expensive ingredients on the table, never let the housekeeper buy him clothes, and wore a few old clothes until he was eighteen.

Whenever I have time, I go to the yard to weed and help the servants.

He never dared to touch Shen Yuntang's things.

But now after rebirth, Shen Yuntang said that he would take him to buy clothes.

What is she planning?

Huo Xihuai felt that his world view was being severely impacted.

Shen Yuntang was willing to spend money for him, which stimulated him even more than just seeing his brother hugging her.

Shen Yuntang did as she said, changing clothes and putting on makeup in one go. She asked the driver to arrange for the car to park at the entrance of Huo's house, and swayed out with her small bag on her back.

After she tucked up her skirt and sat in the car, she looked up and raised her eyebrows, "Aren't you leaving yet?"

Huo Xihuai woke up from a dream. He was stiff and pushed to the car door by the housekeeper who hated iron.

Shen Yuntang stopped the two of them instantly with a gesture, pointed to the other side with his fingertips, and said: "Over there."

The car door slammed mercilessly in front of them. Shen Yuntang leaned back, took out the small mirror without changing his expression, and touched up his lipstick.

It was impossible for her to give up her seat to others, not even in her lifetime.

Along the way, Huo Xihuai was as stiff as a wooden man.

He held his knees tightly with his fingers, lowered his head, and did not dare to move.

Fortunately, Shen Yuntang put down the small table in the middle because he was touching up his makeup, which separated the distance between them.

But the light fragrance of the shampoo is still pervasive in the small space.

Shen Yuntang's presence around him has never been stronger than before.

This environment was too torturous. Huo Xihuai slowly touched his trouser pocket, took out his cell phone, put it on his lap, and carefully turned it over to distract himself.

He was still using an obsolete old-age machine with only the most basic functions. Huo Xihuai saw an unread message in his mailbox, so he opened it and took a look.

"inbox."

The old machine suddenly said something in a clear voice, which scared him so much that he almost stopped holding it.

The mechanical female voice was still reciting: "Sender, 1, 8, 8..."

Huo Xihuai quickly turned off the screen.

Shen Yuntang turned his head and looked over.

Huo Xihuai's heart was beating like thunder, and he held his cell phone motionless.

After a while, he saw Shen Yuntang taking a pair of earplugs and plugging them in for himself.

The disgust is beyond words.

This disgusting attitude made Huo Xihuai breathe a sigh of relief and opened the text message as quickly as possible, leaving the elderly machine with only a chance to say "receive".

The text message was from Huo Yuyan. It was two lines in total and was very short.

Huo Xihuai originally thought it was just his brother who asked him to get along well with Shen Yuntang.

But after he read the text message, he almost lost his grip on the phone, and his worldview continued to collapse.

After a long while, Huo Xihuai slowly raised his head and looked at Shen Yuntang quietly in the rearview mirror.

Even though her makeup was already perfect, she still took the trouble to add all kinds of details, as if she had obsessive-compulsive disorder.

And he completely treated him as nothing, whether it was for fun or deliberate flattery, there was no such thing.

In terms of various details, he is indeed completely different from the previous Shen Yuntang.

Even rebirth cannot make such a change.

Then... probably only dual personality can really explain it.

That's ridiculous.

The person he had feared and hated for two lifetimes was actually...not the same person to a certain extent.

So should he still hate it?

Huo Xihuai silently clutched his cell phone.

Shen Yuntang hadn't gone shopping in three days, and she was almost going crazy from the stress. As soon as the driver stopped at the mall, she immediately got out of the car, slammed the door, and walked in menacingly.

It wasn't until she entered the elevator and saw the number of floors jumping that she remembered that she had lost someone.

She called the driver while pressing the floor, her voice delicate and willful: "Let Huo Xihuai go to the children's clothing area by himself, and ask me to swipe his card later. He walks so slowly for such a big person."

The driver who was shut out by the hastily closed elevator door along with Huo Xihuai: "..."

He’s seventeen years old! He’s still wearing children’s clothes!

Shen Yuntang is a frequent visitor to luxury brands. She has a discerning eye and can locate the latest and most expensive ones at a glance. She has all the off-season items and won't give them away with a single glance.

The brands in the book are similar to those in reality. It has been three days since she last went shopping, but these brands still haven't released a few new products.

She couldn't help but feel a little bored, and she looked unhappy as she picked over and over again.

Several counter ladies looked at each other, and finally one of them came forward.

"Hello, madam, welcome to our store. What do you need?"

Shen Yuntang sighed, "It's boring."

The counter girl twitched her eyes and smiled: "Ma'am, are you joking? Our brand has the most diverse categories in the same price range, and the store in Baichuan Mall is also the largest in the country, ranging from clothing, leather goods, accessories to ski supplies. Everything is ready. What product number do you want? I will check with you in the backend to see if I can transfer the product."

Shen Yuntang was even more disappointed: "Is this the largest in the country?"

Counter sister: "...Yes, ma'am."

There is no choice but to wear the old ones.

Or find time to go shopping in the brand's headquarters city, or ask someone to come to your home to make high-end custom orders, and then ask stylists and buyers who have many sources of information.

Shen Yuntang thought this way, and was about to ask the cabinet sister to pack up these two rows, when suddenly a voice behind her called out her name.

"Shen Yuntang?"

A mother and daughter walked in arm in arm, as if they were surprised to see her here.

Why can we tell that they are mother and daughter? Because the mean look between their eyebrows is exactly the same.

Why do we only talk about eyebrows? Because they both wore black masks and looked mysterious, as if they were afraid of being recognized.

The mother between mother and daughter said: "Mr. Huo doesn't have time to accompany you, and doesn't he find an assistant to help you carry your things?"

The daughter of the mother and daughter said: "Mom, don't make other people sad and be more generous."

The mother continued: "It's my fault. I thought they had such a good relationship as husband and wife."

Nu Ying said in agreement: "I've already made up my mind. Don't worry about my sister and Mr. Huo anymore."

In just four sentences, it is a masterpiece of language art and condenses an unimaginable amount of information.

Only then did Shen Yuntang realize that he also had a plastic sister in the book. Oh, by the way, she was also born to her stepmother, with a difference of half a month.

She didn't read carefully when flipping through the book given by the system, but now she had some impressions. She reluctantly remembered that the family relationship of the original owner was really similar to hers, both had a stupid biological father who cheated on her during marriage.

What is the name of her sister? Shen He or Shen Lian? She should be called Shen Lian. From a creative point of view, it is more appropriate for the character.

Let her guess the plot. Could it be that the stepmother arranged for Huo Yuyan to be a partner for her own daughter and a greasy man for her stepdaughter, and it ended up being self-defeating?

The original owner still has great merits!

Shen Yuntang watched them finish their performance, nodded and turned away.

"If you really have nothing to do, go to the village entrance to collect shoe soles. If you're really in a pinch, it's good to set up a stall at the crossroads in front of you and make some money with your mouth."

Shen's mother always knew that Shen Yuntang's mouth was irritating, but she didn't expect that Shen Yuntang was so irritating and didn't care about offending her at all.
To be continued...
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