The young monk went out to prepare tea. A few minutes later, the abbot lifted the curtain and walked out.
She pressed her palms together and bowed slightly to greet them.
The abbot, Hao Ran, was already a sage.
In the end, she sat opposite Shen Fanxing and Bo Jinchuan.
Her gaze lingered on the two of them for a while before she looked at Sang Yu and Xu Qingzhi. She smiled and nodded.
âGreetings, Patrons.â
He smiled as his gaze landed on Bo Jinchuan and Shen Fanxing.
Bo Jinchuanâs facial features were well-defined and gentle. His long eyebrows were flat and his eyes were distant. He was calm and reserved, and no emotions could be seen.
He sat there without moving, his noble aura enough to show his extraordinary status.
Facing the abbotâs gaze, his brows twitched slightly as he glanced at him casually.
The abbot didnât seem to be embarrassed about being caught. He smiled faintly and his gaze landed on Shen Fanxing.
âPatron, do you have anything to ask me?â
Shen Fanxing was surprised by the abbotâs bluntness.
However, she quickly regained her composure.
âThere are so many people here. Why are you so sure that Iâm the only one who has questions for you?â
The abbot smiled and said, âBecause other than this gentleman, youâre the only one whoâs hostile to me. Youâre confident and have an extraordinary fate. Even if you pursue fame and fortune your entire life, you wonât ask for anything. However, a hero is ultimately more difficult than a beautyâ¦â
As he spoke, he paused and looked at Shen Fanxing meaningfully. âAlthough heâs indifferent, heâs too paranoidâ¦â
Shen Fanxing paused and turned to look at Bo Jinchuan.
The abbot smiled again. âYou seem to be dissatisfied with me, so his hostility is too obvious.â
In other words, no one could bully Shen Fanxing. Otherwise, he would not let anyone off.
Looking at Bo Jinchuan, who was frowning at the abbotâs words, Shen Fanxing smiled.
The abbot was right.
âThen, do you have something to ask me?â
Shen Fanxing composed herself and her expression turned serious. Her eyes were filled with coldness and mockery.
âSince the abbot is so resourceful, why donât you guess why Iâm looking for you?â
His words had messed up her life back then.
How could she not complain about him?
His words had nearly destroyed her.
The abbot continued to smile at her as he watched the little monk place the tea tray on the table before pouring tea for them.
When everyoneâs tea was served, she looked up at Shen Fanxing and said slowly,
âPatron, everyone has their own fate. Youâre destined to be in the Shen family.â
Miss Shen was stunned.
Xu Qingzhiâs heart skipped a beat and she looked at the abbot cautiously. âHow⦠do you know her surname?â
âEveryone has their own fate. Thereâs no one else in this world.â
This time, even Bo Jinchuan looked at the old man.
âThe Shen family has a daughter who was born with the fate of a phoenix. The phoenix hides in the forest, and itâs difficult for it to return to its nest. Itâs a villain. Itâs destined to be in many swaddling clothes, and itâs born from death. The phoenixâs nirvana is to live on a tree and choose a phoenix to grow oldâ¦â
Shen Fanxing was speechless.
âOf course, my appearance is also your destiny,â the abbot continued. If he hadnât appeared, Jiang Rongrong wouldnât have believed him and ended up ruining her and Shen Qianrouâs lives.
âItâs true that monks donât lie. Havenât you realized it yet?â
Sang Yuâs eyes widened in shock.
âBorn with a phoenix fate⦠Is this⦠Sister-in-law, arenât you the princess of Country Y?â
Xu Qingzhi continued, âDoes that mean that you couldnât return to the Shen family after you were sent overseas? And after you returned to the country, what Jiang Rongrong and Shen Qianrou did caused you to be unable to return to the Shen family?
The abbot smiled faintly and said, âYouâve lived a noble life, but you have too much karma on you. Karma creates tribulations. The world is unpredictable, but you have to maintain a certain balance. There are gains and losses. Benefits will always be harmful. There will always be returns.â
Shen Fanxing pressed her lips tightly. When she spoke again, her voice was laced with mockery.
âKarma? What mistake did I make? What cause did I sow? Iâm a member of the Shen family. Why do I have to experience that?!â
âThe Shen family should have been my shelter. Everyone in the Shen family should have been my closest kin in this world. Iâve never thought of forcing them to do those so-called fearless and selfless sacrifices to me, but I should have the appearance of a relative. I donât ask them to love me and protect me, but I beg them not to abandon me at the critical moment. Donât hit me when Iâm helpless. Donât try to drag me down when Iâm successful!
If it was someone else, it would be fine. But I would never care about someone I had nothing to do with.
But theyâre not unrelated! Even if Iâm injured by anyone, itâs better than them stabbing me!â
The resentment and hatred that had accumulated for years had finally been vented today.
Although the Shen family no longer had a place in her heart, she couldnât deny that she had been abandoned by the Shen family time and time again. She had been hurt time and time again and pressed down on them step by step. What had her heart experienced to become so calm?
From the moment she found out that Jiang Rongrong had treated her like this because of such a reason, she felt helpless.
Shen Fanxingâs life had been ruined because of a monkâs words.
Betrayal!
Everything she had experienced in the first half of her life was the betrayal of the person closest to her!
What had she done to cause such karma?
Shen Fanxingâs rare coldness and hysteria silenced everyone.
They had been watching her from start to finish.
Xu Qingzhi knew what Shen Fanxing had gone through all these years.
Even if she didnât say it, how could she not tell that she was pretending to be strong?
But even though she was her closest friend, she could not share any of her sadness.
She didnât understand why so many people could say that they were best friends and share the pain.
God knew how much she hoped that Fanxing would feel better. If she could really share the pain, she could definitely do so.
But could he really do it?
âI canât.â
This was something that both she and Fanxing understood.
They had always known that no one could bear the pain for them.
Not at all.
[End of the 25th. Goodnight~~]