After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 106 Gu Yunchen is coming back

Seeing the envelope on the table, Jiang Mianmian hurriedly reached out and picked it up, eagerly tearing open the seal and carefully reading the contents.

Before long, she had quickly scanned all the text, and then her face immediately lit up with an ecstatic smile. She laughed excitedly and exclaimed:

"Hahahaha...Great! Is the third brother finally coming back?"

"Really? When is he coming back?" A fleeting look of embarrassment crossed Shen Xiujin's face, which was quickly replaced by a forced smile as he asked.

"He sent the letter five days ago, but there may have been some issues along the way, which delayed him by two days. I estimate that he should be back by tomorrow."

Then, Jiang Mianmian continued with a smile, "And, in his letter, he specifically asked his sister-in-law if she had given him a lovely little niece this time."

"Yes! He was right, he really did give him a little niece?" Shen Xiuyan forced a smile and agreed.

Meanwhile, Shen Xiujin noticed that Jiang Mianmian had suddenly fallen silent for some reason. For a moment, the entire room became unusually quiet.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Mianmian slowly lowered her head, her gaze falling on the letter she was clutching tightly in her hand.

After a long while, she finally let out a soft sigh, a sigh that contained her sorrow and helplessness: "Alas..."

Seeing this, Shen Xiuyan and Li Tingxue exchanged a glance.

They understood that this was not the time to discuss comfort, so they decided to put the matter aside for the time being and find an opportunity to talk to their mother about it later.

...Inside the Shen family study...

The brothers Shen Xiuyan and Shen Xiujin sat facing each other. Shen Xiujin frowned slightly and asked his elder brother, "Brother, should we talk to him about Mother?"

"Well, this is such an important matter, I'm afraid we really need to talk to him properly." Shen Xiu frowned slightly, his tone revealing a hint of seriousness.

"Sigh! I really don't know if the third brother's mouth is reliable or not. What if he accidentally blurts something out?" Thinking of this, Shen Xiujin couldn't help but say with some worry.

Upon hearing his words, Shen Xiuyan immediately rolled his eyes at him and coldly replied, "In my opinion, his mouth is much tighter than yours. Don't forget what he does for a living."

Although he is ostensibly the Emperor's personal bodyguard, we are all well aware of what he does in secret.

"Hmph! That may be true, but it depends on the situation. Besides, what does his official position have to do with whether he can keep a secret? What if he really can't control his mouth..."

Shen Xiujin clearly did not fully agree with his elder brother's views and still insisted on his own opinion.

"Alright, alright, stop spouting nonsense. I think you're just jealous of the third brother." Shen Xiuyan interrupted the second brother without any politeness.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiujin glared angrily at his elder brother and retorted with displeasure, "What am I jealous of him for? You're talking nonsense!"

Seeing the mocking look in his elder brother's eyes, Shen Xiujin's anger flared instantly. He decided to disregard his image and, in a fit of rage, shouted:

"So what if I'm jealous of him? But why should I? Why should I have to give up my place the moment he appears after I've called him 'Mother' for so many years? I'm not convinced, and I refuse to give in..."

Shen Xiujin became more and more excited as he spoke, his chest heaving violently, like an angry little lion.

Looking at his second brother's exasperated state, Shen Xiuyan felt a headache coming on. He sighed helplessly and offered some advice:

"Hey little brother, how old are you? Are you still a three-year-old? You're still playing these childish games of trying to steal your mother!"

Hearing this, Shen Xiujin sneered and retorted, "Heh... If that's the case, then don't try to compete with me!"

After saying that, he raised his chin defiantly and glanced at Shen Xiuyan with a disdainful look.

Seeing this, Shen Xiuyan quickly raised his hands in surrender, muttering, "Fine, fine... I guess I'm incompetent."

In fact, he was well aware that he also had deep feelings for this mother, after all, he had been calling her that for more than twenty years.

However, Shen Xiujin wouldn't listen to any advice at this moment. He rolled his eyes at Shen Xiuyan and sneered without mercy, "You're so spineless!"

His mother is his; why should he give her up? He's been calling her that for over twenty years.

Faced with Shen Xiujin's sarcasm, Shen Xiuyan became somewhat embarrassed and angry, and retorted loudly:

"Hmph! I'm useless? You think you're so great? You're so great, but what were you doing back then? If you're so capable, then don't try that running away from home act!"

Suddenly, the atmosphere between the two brothers became tense.

Shen Xiuyan's lips curled into a contemptuous smile. He crossed his arms, leaned forward slightly, and immediately launched into a jabs at Shen Xiujin's Achilles' heel:

"Shen Xiujin, you're always arguing with your mother and always deliberately going against her!"

Your mother raised you with great difficulty, and what did she get in return? She never imagined you would become such an ungrateful, treacherous son of her enemy!

At this point, Shen Xiuyan paused, a smug glint in his eyes, then continued with a cold laugh, adding sarcastically:

"Back then, it was fine that everyone was kept in the dark. But later, it was clearly you who no longer wanted to be close to your mother, and even avoided her."

Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, you see that your mother just wants to spend more time with her biological child and get closer to her, and you're actually getting jealous!

"you you……"

At this moment, Shen Xiujin was so angry that his face turned ashen, and his lips trembled, unable to utter a word. Faced with Shen Xiuyan's aggressive questioning, he could only stare at him with furious eyes.

However, Shen Xiuyan didn't seem to care about his younger brother's reaction, and instead became even more outrageous.

"Hmph! I never thought my mother would raise such an ungrateful wretch like you. If I had known what would happen today, I should have advised my mother to strangle you back then, instead of keeping you around to cause me so much trouble."

After saying this, Shen Xiuyan suddenly raised his head, his nostrils pointing to the sky, and proudly declared: "But I'm different. I'm much more filial than you!"

From childhood to adulthood, I have never made my mother angry, nor have I ever abandoned her for a single moment. In our family, I have always been the only one who has consistently and dutifully shown filial piety to my mother!

"Yes, yes, you've never made your mother angry, but don't forget that if it weren't for her timely appearance, you would have almost lost Xiao Le'an due to your carelessness."

Oh, right, you also put your sister-in-law in danger and almost killed her, and you were entangled with women. Why didn't you mention any of these things?

"Tch, you keep saying you're filial to your mother, but who knows if you're really after her share of the inheritance..."

"Shen Xiujin, you son of a bitch, stop being so arrogant!"

"What did I do arrogantly? Hmph, don't forget, my boss is also your boss!"

Before the words were even finished, the two brothers from the Shen family were seen arguing incessantly in the study, their voices growing louder and the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense.

In the end, Shen Xiujin, his face full of anger, stormed out, slamming the door behind him, leaving behind a mess and silence.

...inside the restaurant...

Zhou Jingyao sat quietly at the table, listening to Shen Xiujin vent his dissatisfaction and resentment. She couldn't help but feel helpless and could only look up at the sky in silence.

She vaguely remembered that Shen Xiujin had told her personally that he and his older brother had always had a very good relationship!

Zhou Jingyao nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "So, does your mother know about this?"

At this moment, Shen Xiujin seemed to have calmed down a bit. He took a deep breath and then slowly said:

"Even if they are brothers, and even if they have a deep affection for each other, they can still quarrel or even argue when it comes to competing for their mother's attention and affection, or when there are conflicts of interest involved."

Upon hearing this question, Shen Xiujin suddenly fell silent. After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a single word through gritted teeth: "I...know..."

She didn't know why the two of them were arguing; she just thought that their brotherly relationship wasn't very good.

But it was strange that the mother had such thoughts. She felt that since the two brothers were not born of the same mother, it was not unusual for them to have occasional arguments.

"So... what's your relationship with that Gu Yunchen like?"

At this point, Zhou Jingyao no longer held any hope for the relationship between Shen Xiujin and Gu Yunchen.

After all, the person in front of him who had just had a big argument with his elder brother Shen Xiuyan probably didn't have a good relationship with the brother whose identity he had taken away.

But to Zhou Jingyao's utter surprise, Shen Xiujin simply shrugged and casually replied to her question:

"How would I know? Anyway, we've barely exchanged a few words."

Upon hearing his answer, Zhou Jingyao's eyes widened, and she asked incredulously:

"What? You two can't even exchange a few words? How is that possible? You're brothers."

This relationship is just too terrible! How dare you say you didn't know? You're just fooling yourself!