Miss Shen ran away after finishing her meal, which angered her short-lived uncle to the point of res

Chapter 174 Should I report my own daughter?

"You know? You know and you still did it! What amazing thing did that girl with the same name give you, or what leverage does she have over you that you'd go to such lengths for her!"

Shen Feiwan remained standing in the same spot, not moving.

Upon hearing Gu Mingxi's question, the smile on her face gradually faded, replaced by a calm and profound expression.

“Sigh,” she sighed softly, “Dad, Mom, older brother, that girl named Shen Feiwan who is the same as me… she and her family gave me a second life.”

"What did you say?" Gu Mingxi was stunned. "What do you mean by 'gave you a second life'?"

Shen Mo, who had been silent all along, looked at Shen Feiwan and said seriously, "Wanwan, what exactly is going on? Explain yourself clearly."

“Come here,” he beckoned to Shen Feiwan, his tone much gentler, “come sit down and let’s talk.”

Gu Mingxi wouldn't allow it; she was still angry. "You'd better stand there and talk!"

Shen Feiwan nodded and placed the gift box on the coffee table. "This story begins two years ago, in the winter."

Shen Feiwan's voice was low and slow, as if every word was incredibly heavy.

"During that time, I went to Europe at the invitation of a friend to build a new artificial intelligence data model with them. After it was over, they invited me to climb a snow mountain. But who knew that we would encounter an avalanche that day."

“When I was running away, I got separated from most of my friends. I don’t know if I was lucky or unlucky, but I fell into an ice hole, and one of my friends was swept away by snow right under my nose. I tried to climb out, but unfortunately, an icicle pierced my abdomen and I bled a lot. The ice hole was too deep for me to climb out.”

"Later, a stranger appeared. He was carrying tools, and when he saw that I was injured, he chose to save me without hesitation."

At this point, Shen Feiwan paused and took a deep breath. "It was really cold at the time. I couldn't feel any pain, but I could see my blood gushing out. The man was afraid that my life was in danger, so he rushed to get me out. He finally managed to get me up and push me to the other side of the ice cave. But just as he was about to climb up, a second avalanche occurred. He was buried alive in the ice cave."

Shen Feiwan paused again, her voice choked with emotion, "When he came down to rescue me, he left a bag outside with a flare inside, and I used his flare to call for help. It was freezing cold, and I don't know how long I lay there alone, maybe a few hours. I lost too much blood, and I was almost unconscious at that point. When I woke up again, I found myself in the hospital."

“The nurse told me that I had been unconscious for eight hours. Fortunately, someone donated blood to save me. Because their blood bank didn’t have enough AB type blood, and an avalanche blocked the road down the mountain, they couldn’t even find volunteers. A kind fellow countryman saved me.”

“At that time, I felt really lucky. First, someone pulled me out of the icehouse, and then someone donated blood for me for free. Later I found out that the girl was from the same country as me. After learning that we were compatriots, she immediately agreed to donate blood. I wanted to thank her in person, so I wanted to ask the hospital for her contact information. But the nurse said I didn’t need to call her because she was in the hospital at the time.”

"I only found out when I got there that she was pregnant, but she didn't know it herself and still drew so much blood from me under those circumstances. Plus, her health wasn't very good to begin with, so she collapsed and might not even be able to save the baby."

Recalling this, Shen Feiwan couldn't help but tear up. "She cried as soon as she saw me, and I felt so guilty. I thought, she almost lost her child to save me, she must have felt so helpless. But it turns out that wasn't the reason she was crying. She was crying because her husband had died, and her husband was the one who saved me from the ice cave! She came to the hospital to collect her husband's body, and after learning that I, whom her husband had saved, was in shock from blood loss, she didn't complain or hold a grudge; she immediately chose to save me."

"Coincidentally, she has the exact same name as me, Shen Feiwan. Her husband's name is Lin Zhiyuan. I will never forget them in this lifetime. Mom and Dad, I really owe them so much. If one day she needs me to die, I will not hesitate at all."

...The living room was completely silent, as if everyone had stopped breathing.

Gu Mingxi's expression suddenly changed, and the anger on her face instantly dissipated.

When she looked at her daughter again, her eyes were filled with undisguised worry and heartache.

She stood up abruptly, walked quickly to Shen Feiwan, put her hands on her shoulders, and looked her up and down. "Why didn't you tell us sooner? Where were you injured? Let me see."

Shen Feiwan looked at her mother quietly, her eyes soft.

She didn't answer immediately, but gently hugged Gu Mingxi. "Mom, my injuries have healed a long time ago, and I don't even have many scars left. Because I love beauty, I had scar removal surgery, and these can all be remedied."

She paused, her voice choked with emotion, "But Lin Zhiyuan is gone, and Xiaowan's once happy family is gone too. This is a scar in my heart that can never be erased."

“I can’t bring myself to tell you all this. For a long time, I felt terrible whenever I thought about it. But then, I found something I could do. That was to fulfill her wish and take back what rightfully belonged to her and her daughter. It was a considerable sum of money, so she and her child would never have to worry about material things again.”

Gu Mingxi sighed softly and gently stroked Shen Feiwan's head.

Her tone softened considerably, a stark contrast to her earlier seriousness. "Then you should discuss it with us. If you want to help that girl, we can work together to find a solution."

Shen Feiwan looked up at Gu Mingxi and stubbornly said, "Mom, that wasn't helping, that was repaying a debt. Besides, apart from forging my identity, I always acted openly and legally in everything else. Furthermore..."

She paused, then said, "The matter is now settled."

"You just act first and ask questions later, taking advantage of your skills to do whatever you want." Gu Mingxi released Shen Feiwan, her brows furrowing again.

Shen Feiwan smiled and shook Gu Mingxi's arm, acting coquettishly, "I only entered some unimportant systems. I didn't touch the important ones, and I've already recovered now."

Gu Mingxi glared at her. "That won't work either."

Shen Feiwan pouted, feeling wronged. "Then what should I do? Are you going to report me, Mom?"