The strokes of this painting were very simple. It was also in the form of a black-and-white picture. However, every stroke seemed to be alive, which infused the soul into the painting.

Amazingly, the simplest brush strokes can depict such a lively galloping horse.

Grandmother Shi was also a person who knows art. When she saw the painting, she immediately put on her eyes and looked at it repeatedly.

"It's a wonderful painting. It's like the horse is alive. The style is very unique. Ning Ning, grandma likes this painting so much. "

Shi Ning: "It's good that grandmother likes it."

Cao Shu: "This painting is really good. I don't know which artist's work it is. I'll go to him and buy two of them some other day."

What she said meant that Shi Ning had bought the painting and not painted by herself.

When Yu Chuyao saw the painting, her heart was still a little uneasy.

Compared with Shi Ning's painting, her painting was too flat and homely. But listening to Cao Shu's words, Yu Chuyao's pride came again.

Oh, she didn't know if she bought or painted it. If she wanted to pretend this painting was hers, Grandmother Shi surely won't like it. A painting of this high-level, she could see that it's bought. Shi Ning was still as stupid as ever.

"Ning Ning, you are really…Aren't you ashamed to have bought such a good painting?" She said with a warm smile.

Shi Ning was usually arrogant and willful. Most people didn't like her.

At this time, someone said sarcastically: "Taking others' painting as your own, who is shameless?"

"No matter what you buy or paint, grandma likes it very much."

"Children have to be honest, mom. You can't pamper the younger generation." Cao Shu said.

The atmosphere in the room was a little repressive. Shi Chen looked at his silent sister and came over to pull her mother's sleeve.

"Mom, talk less."

At the sight of her son defending Shi Ning, Cao Shu was even angrier.

The two people she hated most in her life were Shi Zhanping and Mo Xue. Since she was their daughter, she was also extremely disgusted.

"What? Am I wrong? Shi Chen, listen to me well. Even if you send your mother a piece of grass, you can't take other people's things as your own. My child, you have to be honest." She then looked up and down at Shi Ning.

"I can't believe your mother taught you to lie at a young age."

Mrs. Shi felt that when they divorced, the Shi family felt apologetic for Cao Shu, so even if she wasn't her daughter-in-law, she loved her very much. Now that Cao Shu was acting aggressively, Grandmother Shi couldn't say anything but half-agreed with her.

How could a woman like Mo Xue teach her children well? She was afraid that her granddaughter would be corrupted by her.

Grandmother Shi: "Ning Ning, your aunt Shu is right. Grandmother doesn't like lying."

Shi Ning: "I didn't lie. I did paint it."

After she finished this sentence, her eyes fell on Cao Shu. "What's more, auntie, don't talk to my mother that way. My mother at least taught me that there is no basis for facts. Don't slander others easily. "

"I'm slandering you? Is it not clear what level you are?"

She turned her head and asked Shi Chen, "Xiao Chen, did she go to university as an art student?"

Shi Chen hesitated for a moment but chose to tell the truth. "No."

Cao Shu looked at Shi Ning as if she got the evidence.

"Although Chu Yao had learned how to paint, she couldn't paint like this. You've never learned how to do it. It's not a big deal whether you bought or painted it. I believe Grandmother Shu will like it anyway. Why lie?"

Whether it's a lie or not, we'll know when she shows her skill."

No one knew when Lin Suno appeared. He had a paper, a brush, and paint in his hand.

He went over , spread the pape, and handed the pen to Shi Ning. "Prove it to them."

In the eyes of the audience who didn't believe her, Lin Suno's behavior moved her a little.

"Do you believe me?"

Lin Suno nodded.

Shi Ning smiled. "Good."

She picked up the brush and began to paint.

Half an hour later, a similar picture of the horse that Shi Ning gave appeared.

It's just that this time the horse was not galloping, but lying down and dozing in the grass.

It was still the same as the painting just now. The painting technique was unique, simple in brushwork, and vivid in the eyes.

"I'm surprised. When did Ning Ning become so talented?" Jin Sihan was shocked.

Shi Ning painted the last stroke and raised her eyes to look at Cao Shu.

"What's wrong if I hadn't learned painting? Can't I figure it out myself? Why am I so good? It's just probably because I have talent." She said this and glanced at Yu Chuyao.

"I can't help it when I'm born with good parents. I don't have to work hard."

Yu Chuyao's face turned pale in an instant.

Grandmother Shi was certainly pleased that her granddaughter was so confident in front of so many people. Holding the two paintings, she couldn't close her mouth with laughter.

Shi Ning sat down beside her grandmother and felt wronged, "Grandma, why doesn't everyone believe me? Is it really questionable that children of the Shi Family can paint so skillfully?"

Grandmother Shi also felt very angry when she heard this. She didn't think that painting was not Shi Ning's at first. It was because Cao Shu said that she didn't think her granddaughter could draw it.

Remembering that she also blamed her, Grandmother Shi felt more guilty.

She patted her granddaughter's hand: "Grandma misunderstood you. No one says you can't paint. Children of the Shi family are the best."

"But just now Aunt Shu suspected me and raised the problem of parenting education" Shi Ning nestled in Grandmother Shi's side, hugged her arm, and cried.

Seeing the Grandmother Shi's face getting worse and worse, Cao Shu said quickly, "When did I saw about educating? I'm just talking about your mom."

Shi Ning snatched the words: "Is it only my mother who taught me? I have my father and grandmother."

"Well, don't argue," said Grandmother Shi in a low voice.

Grandmother Shi's voice was calm but with unquestionable dignity, as she looked at Cao Shu. "Xiao Shu, this matter is because you misunderstand Ning Ning. Once you give her an apology, the little girl will stop crying."

Cao Shu's face turned blue and white.

Her pride would never allow her to apologize to that man's woman.

Cao Shu stood up: "Mom, I'm sorry. I won't apologize to her until her mother apologizes to me."

Grandmother Shi frowned and gave her a warning look. She obviously didn't want her to mention these things on this occasion.

"Ning Ning, your Aunt Shu is an elder after all, and today is my birthday. Shall we forgive her this time? You should give grandma some face." Grandmother Shi coaxed Shi Ning.

According to the original owner's character, she would not give up. Cao Shu was waiting for her attack.

Who knew Shi Ning would just cleverly nod. "I see. I'd rather listen to grandma."

The old lady touched her head with satisfaction.

After dinner, the adults got together, and the younger generations stayed in the back garden.

"Sister Ning, you were really excellent just now." Jin Sihan gave her a thumbs up.

"We don't know that you paint so well because you didn't show it."

Shi Ning: "It's nothing."

Chapter 33

The place where she was born was poor and destitute, yet surprisingly there were many talented and excellent people living in the area. Though her level of painting was far worse than those who had studied painting their whole life—she just learned a little bits of their talent.

"It's not big of a deal to be awesome? Could it be that you are hiding a much bigger surprise?" Jin Sihan asked.

Shi Ning looked at him and said,

"Don't everyone have a mysterious side with them? Just like you Sihan."

What she said was very meaningful. Jin Sihan's radiant smile froze for a second, a trace of complex emotions flashed in his eyes but then managed to smile back joyfully.

"Ningning what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Shi Ning refused to talk more. The performance she did in front of Grandmother Shi earlier used up all of her energy, she was a little bit tired and wanted to take a rest.

Walking upstairs Shi Ning saw Lin Suno standing not far away, she walked towards him and handed the drawing she had drawn on the spot.

"Thank you for believing in me."

When so many people were skeptical he was willing to stand up and believe in her—Shi Ning was very moved by his trust.

Lin Suno was frozen for a moment then took the drawing in her hand and looked at her in the eyes,

"You're welcome."

No matter how many time she looked at Lin Suno's face, she is always felt amaze.

'It is completely favored by God—how can a man be so beautiful.'

Shi Ning sighed again.

"You go and play. I need to rest first."

After talking to Lin Suno, Shi Ning went upstairs alone.

Nan Xiao, who hadn't spoken from beginning to end looked at her departing figure and squinted his eyes slightly.

From the moment Shi Ning arrived, none of the boys present could looked away from her. Today, she was too beautiful, completely different from the past.

And at the banquet, her performance was also amazing.

The shocked she cause was beyond any words to describe.

How should he put it, it was obviously the same face but it seems to be a different person.

And he has to say, since she started ignoring him, this woman began to attract his attention.

This feeling made him irritable.

While Shi Ning was walking upstairs, she saw Shu Chen and Yu Chuyao in the corridor on the second floor.

Shi Chen was leaning against the wall, alone in a daze when Yu Chuyao walked over.

"Brother Chen, what are you doing here alone."

"Nothing, I just had a chat with my mother."

Yu Chuyao stood closer to Shi Chen and made a worried expression.

"Aunt Shu should be in a bad mood because of what happened earlier… hey why is Ningning so unreasonable, who doesn't know that her mother is Aunt Su's sore spot in her heart."

Speaking, Yu Chuyao stretched out her hand and patted Shi Chen on the shoulder in a reassuring manner.

"Don't worry. I will accompany Aunt Shu later."

Shi Chen nodded,

"Yeah."

Seeing this scene, Shi Ning's inner thoughts are:

Hey Budhha I just want to rest.

But why won't you let me.!

After solving the major problem here comes another one, ugh!

She felt her head aching.

But since she's already here, then she just needs to face it.

Shi Ning walked towards Shi Chen and Yu Chuyao.

"What do you mean by I'm being unreasonable?"

Shi Ning asked.

Seeing her walking towards them, Yu Chuyao thought for a while and said,

"Ningning don't make it worst, do you know how sad aunt Shu because of you?"

"She feels sad about what I did? I am the one who was questioned and was told that I was raised by my mother without manners and proper education."

Saying this Shi Ning eyes were on Yu Chuyao's hand.

She felt very annoyed seeing her hand on Shi Chen's shoulder.

Such a vicious woman is not worthy to touch her brother.

"Just talk if you want to talk what's with your hands, don't you know that's inappropriate—man and woman should not touch hands when they talk1."

"Ningning what nonsense are you talking? Did I do something wrong? After coming back this time you've been hostile towards me."

Tears immediately filled Yu Chuyao's eyes threatening to fall,

Shi Ning learned everything and knows how to act, she also made an innocent look.

"I'm not hostile towards you. Aren't you the one talking bad things about me to my brother behind my back? Also I am not wrong about man and a woman keeping their distance when talking. You and my brother are not real brothers and sisters, isn't it only right for you to keep your distance? You were so close just now and people who didn't know would thought you are my brother's girlfriend."

1men and women should touch hands when they give or receive things (citation from Mencius) and as we all know, Chinese has a conservative culture.

Yu Chuyao's face changes between green and white, after tonight she could clearly feel that Shi Ning was no longer the same Shi Ning she used to be.

Instead of listening to her, she opposes her every time—if it weren't for the same exact face she would suspect that it was another person standing in front of her.

Currently with her attitude Shi Ning's standing in the family would be much higher—not only does she no longer make trouble unreasonably, but she also became smarter.

"I didn't mean it that way. You misunderstood me."

Yu Chuyao explained, and looked at Shi Chen with a pleading eyes,

"Brother Chen, Chuyao doesn't know what she did wrong, Ningning just suddenly became like this. I just want everyone to be okay, after all Aunt Shu is also a teacher and a mother to me so I would naturally treat you as my older brother."

But before Shi Chen could speak, Shi Ning hooked her arms to her brother's arms and looked at him coquettishly.

"Ningning doesn't care, my brother is my brother alone. If you need some brother go find someone else."

Shi Chen was amused by her words and his original depressed mood suddenly became good.

He stretched out his hands and rubbed his sister's head, curled his lips and smiled softly,

"Fool, who would snatch your brother from you."

"Her, didn't she secretly talk ill of me with my brother while I was not here?"

Shi Ning pointed at Yu Chuyao, while Shi Chen faintly glanced at her.

Yu Chuyao didn't know if she was thinking too much but every time Shi Chen looked at her, she felt that his eyes were chilly but looking closely at his expression, there is not much difference—earlier seemed to be her illusion.

Shi Chen said,

"Don't worry, no one will dare to speak ill of my sister in front of me."

After he said this, he put his hands on Shi Ning's shoulder and face Yu Chuyao.

"She's spoiled, just don't mind her."

On the surface, this words are talking about Shi Ning's willfulness but secretly it means

'this is my sister, deal with it! '

And whether she get used to it or not all he need to do was to protect her.

Yu Chuyao smiled forcefully,

"Of course, I won't mind."

After separating from Yu Chuyao, Shi Ning pulled his brother's clothes and said,

"Brother I have something to tell you."

Shi Chen glance at her and joked,

"When did you like to stick with your brother so much."

"Stop joking, I was just pretending in front of Yu Chuyao."

Acting coquettishly and clinging was just one of the necessary methods.

Chapter 36

Shi Chen could tell that she was faking it, but didn't expect her to admit so quickly.

"Didn't you used to like Yu Chuyao a lot, why do you seem to not treat her well now?"

Shi Ning didn't know how to explained it to him, she couldn't tell her brother,

Hey, the truth is you are a character in a book I read, Yu Chuyao and your mother are the two worst characters in the book.

And you are my favorite character, so I hope that those who hurt you can stay away from you.

"Brother, remember the time when I slit my wrist to commit suicide? I sleep for a long time."

Shi Ning begins 'her story of her enlightenment'.

Shi Chen nodded his head,

"The doctor said that you're injury was not serious, and that you were only sleeping for some unknown reasons."

Shi Ning continued,

"Would you believe me if I said that it was that time that I saw some event in the future?"

Shi Chen stared at her and didn't expect that she would give a strange explanation.

Shi Ning laughed,

"Is it unbelievable? If you don't believe me, just treat it like I'm talking nonsense."

"What in the future we're you talking about?"

Shi Chen found himself somewhat convinced, although it sounds very unscientific, but science cannot explain many things, such as why his sister woke up to be a completely different person.

Shi Ning did not want to tell him about the tragic event in the original book.

"I saw, you and me, also mom and dad, the whole family was fine ah. Dad retired and brother took over the company, the company was thriving and prosperous with brother's leadership. Brother also spoils me very much, that you would agree to everything I ask. If I asked for a star, you would give the galaxy for me."

Shi Chen was once again amused by her, and gently knocked her on the head.

"You wish."

He thought for a moment,

"So this is the reason why you are suddenly good to me? Then what about Yu Chuyao, you suddenly hated her, is it because you saw her doing something bad to you?"

Shi Ning nodded.

"This little girl is quiet superstitious."

After he finished this sentence, his mobile phone vibrated. Shi Chen took out his phone and saw that it was from her mother who sent him a message, it was probably asking him where he was and telling him to find her.

"Well, you stay here, brother has other things to do."

"Brother I have one last thing to say."

"En, what?"

Shi Chen plucked up her courage and carefully said,

"I know that auntie is the person you cared the most, but what she said is not always right, isn't it? Take today, for example, the painting was painted by me but auntie insisted that I had bought it. So…."

"So Ningning has also seen my mother in the future? And saw she done bad things."

Her actions from the very beginning up to the end were not very good, she caused destruction of the Shi family, father Shi became vegetative.

Later Shi Chen discovered that he was just used by her own mother to harm his father, after learning the truth, he then ruined himself and never recovered.

"I'm sure brother will realized it later."

Shi Chen just smiled and walked towards his mother's room.

Chapter 37

It was rare for them to stay in the old house, and since mother Shi and father Shi were not at home, Shi Ning and Shi Chen will have to sleep in the old house for a few days.

After dinner, Shi Ning accompanied her grandmother for a while.

Sitting, Grandmother Shi stared at Shi Ning's hair.

"Ningning, your hairstyle is so pretty, who did it for you?"

"I styled myself."

Grandmother Shi smiled,

"This girl, I haven't see you for a while and now you can do everything on your own."

Shi Ning stood up and walked behind her grandmother,

"Grandma, I'll help you make yours too."

"I'm already old, what's the point of braiding my hair."

Grandmother Shi embarrassingly said.

"Not at all, grandma you are so beautiful and have a good temperament, also you look like you are just over forty."

The granddaughter who was always rebellious and causes troubles has now become so well-behaved. Grandma Shi was very happy and feels that her ancestors finally enlightened their family and the great Buddha finally blesses them.

"Ningning ah, grandma really like you now, every word is so sweet and makes grandma's heart delighted."

"In the past Ningning didn't know anything and was ignorant making grandma angry. Will grandma forgive Ningning's willfulness?"

"It's just that our Ningning is suddenly so sensible, grandma is still a little uncomfortable, can you tell grandma what happened?"

"It was mom, I used to distance myself with grandma because I know grandma doesn't like mom and thinks that grandma wouldn't care about Ningning too. But mom kept telling me that grandma loves me very much, and as long as I show grandma my sincerity, grandma will definitely accept me."

When grandma Shi heard this, she turned her head and asked suspiciously,

"Really? Your mother really said that?"

Shi Ning nodded her head vigorously and opened her big, innocent eyes and looked at directly on grandma Shi's eyes.

"Yes ah."

The old lady thought that Shi Ning was not lying, her words were straightforward and sincere. Thinking of this, it seems that Lin Xuemo was not as bad as she thought she was, at least she was teaching her granddaughter not to be prejudice.

In the past she didn't want to see Lin Xuemo because she knew in her heart she favored Cao Su more than her, and believed that she was the reason why his son, Shi Pingzhan's and Cao Shu's marriage was destroyed.

Chapter 38

However at her age right now, she could easily see people's intentions, she may not really think of her daughter-in-law as an outsider and Cao Shu as one of her people.

One of the reason why she doesn't like her new daughter-in-law was because every time she sees Shi Ning's capricious and arrogant appearance, she thinks it's because Lin Xuemo can't teach her child and has taught her granddaughter badly.

In addition Cao Shu has been fanning flames1, saying that the reason Shi Ning was not close to her was because her mother had taught her so.

That's why she particularly hated Lin Xuemo.

But now, her granddaughter has become sweet and caring, it seems that what Cao Shu said was not entirely true. No matter what, which mother would teach their children in a bad way.

Old people were easily touched, and when grandma Shi heard Shi Ning said,

'I used to distance myself with grandma because I know grandma doesn't like mom and thinks that grandma wouldn't care about Ningning too.'

She felt sudden guilt, no wonder Ningning used to ignore or easily angry with her, it was because she was more bias and treats Lin Xuemo indifferently.

"Grandma you hair is done."

After Shi Ning helped her grandmother braid her hair, she took out the mirror and showed it to her.

It was said that hair was second next to face, the style Shi Ning used on grandmother Shi was elegant and noble, making her look more younger.

Grandmother Shi happily and guilty hold her granddaughter's hand,

"It was your grandma who was wrong before, no matter what she is your mother."

Thinking of it, she had been treating Lin Xuemo so indifferently, while Lin Xuemo had always treated her with respect.

"Later, I'll invite your whole family here in the old house and ask to visit more often. Grandma has nothing else to ask for but to accompany me."

Shi Ning didn't make a sound, Grandmother Shi turned her head,

"What's wrong Ningning?"

As she turned her head, she saw tears in her granddaughter's little eyes,

"Why are you crying?"

"It's okay grandma, I just couldn't hold it for a while…"

She remembered her grandmother who passed away more than a year ago in her previous life, she and her parents did not spend much time together.

It was her grandmother who raised her, it can be said that they are dependent with each other, in the second year after her parents car accident, her grandmother also followed.

Shi Ning remembered that she did not eat nor drink anything, and just cried for three whole days, she cried until there was no voice and strength left, feeling that she was going to follow her grandmother to the netherworld to find her mother and father.

But survival instinct let her endure, she understood that she had to lived, had to get up and live more wonderful life than anyone else, living and experiencing the world her parents and grandmother never did.

As long as she lives and remembered them, then they would always live in her heart.

But she never thought that she would die and be reborn, living the memories of the original body who had everything; mom, dad, brother and grandmother.

Chapter 39

When grandmother Shi said she wanted her family to visit her, Shi Ning's suppressed emotions suddenly overflowed, and couldn't tell for a moment whether her tears were because of missing, regret, sadness or because of warmth touched and happiness.

Shi Ning has always been strong. In the past her neighbors would often say's that Shi Ning from the Li family was smart, sensible and stronger than a man.

But who would wish to be that strong.

All she wanted was to be strong enough to protect her family, and now that she had taken over the old Shi Ning's body, she would surely not let anyone hurt them.

"Don't cry, tell grandma who made our Shi Ning sad."

Grandmother Shi stood up and helped Shi Ning wiped her tears.

Shi Ning bit her lip and shook her head, wiping her tears she said,

"Grandma don't worry Ningning will come to keep you company whenever I have time and I will bring brother, father and mother with me."

After losing someone, that' when you realized that you could have cherished them more, but you could only live in regret.

However with the life given to Shi Ning, she would definitely make up for the original body and cherish every moment so that she would not regret it in the end.

I'll cherish what I have while I still have it and keep it its best!

Shi Ning promised herself.

Grandmother Shi did not understand why Shi Ning started crying again. She wiped her tears that keeps on coming out from her granddaughter's eyes.

But just watching her cry stirred up her emotions, making her a little teary-eyed.

Grandmother Shi held her granddaughter and petted her back to comfort her.

"Stop crying, stop crying, Ningning grandma is here stop crying."

At this time Yu Chuyao came out to the living room with a violin on her hand, seeing this scene she gritted her teeth.

Usually at this time, as long as she was at home, grandmother Shi would sit in the back garden and would listened to her play her violin before going upstairs to have rest.

But now, Shi Ning stole her limelight.

Shi Ning took everything from her, even her grandmother who cared for her the most.

She knows, although grandmother Shi cared for her, she has never been so closed to her.

Was this the difference between a real granddaughter and the adopted one?

Why could Shi Ning get the love from so many people without any effort?

"If you can't even catch Old lady Shi's attention in this family, you will be forever compared and cast away by Shi Ning."

Yu Chuyao heard a voice near her ear, she turned her head and saw Cao Shu standing behind her.

She didn't even notice when Cao Shu had stood there, but surely she also saw Shi Ning and grandmother Shi hugging each other like a loving family.

"I really underestimated her before"

Cao Shu added.

Not only the Old lady Shi, even her son. She could clearly fee a big change in their attitudes towards Shi Ning.

"I always thought that she was the best one to control. I didn't expect that when I came back this time, she would be like a different person."

Chu Yao whispered, and there was a hint of sadness on her tone.

"Aunt Shu am I really inferior to Shi Ning?"

Cao Shu pressed her shoulder.

"Be confident, you are the one I brought here."

Cao Shu encourages, stroking Yu Chuyao face carefully like a piece of art and added,

"Women never rely on themselves, but on men. As long as you get close to the Nan family, will your status in the Shi family, be lower than that of Shi Ning?"

"But I…"

The person she likes was never Nan Xiao but someone else.

Before she could finished her words, Cao Shu glared at her sharply and Yu Chuyao could only swallowed her words back.

"I'll listen to Aunt Shu."

Chapter 40

Shi Ning and grandmother Shi talked happily, there was no room for anyone to interfere.

Yu Chuyao could only looked at them angrily, and after talking to Cao Shu, she went back to her room resentfully.

Walking back to her room, she saw a familiar figure.

"Sihan what are you doing here?"

On the second floor corridor, she saw Jin Sihan standing, and looks like he was waiting for someone.

When Jin Sihan saw her approaching, he hid his hands behind his back and his face a little flustered.

"Sister Chuyao, I …."

Jin Sihan was one or two years younger than all of them, with a delicate baby face and big eyes more beautiful than that of girls, he looked very cute.

Usually, Jin Sihan would act cute and joyful that even those who doesn't like skinny and beautiful boys were willing to spoil him.

But at this moment, Jin Sihan looked so timid, and his hands that were behind his back was obviously hiding something.

He also didn't dare to look at her directly and his ears were obviously red.

This expression—

She had seen many of them.

Those boys who chased her, where all like this.

Yu Chuyao smiled and said warmly,

"Are you here to see me?"

Jin Sihan nodded as his red ears became a shade darker.

Yu Chuyao took a few steps closer to him, smiling gently and her voice were as soft as water.

She put her hand on his shoulder.

"Why are you nervous, you're making me a little nervous too."

"It's been a while since I've seen you…"

"Not at all, we have met many time since I came back."

But I never seen you alone, like this.

Jin Sihan said from the bottom of his heart.

"But yeah, you were right, we've been very busy this days and we really didn't have the chance to chat properly. Sihan it's been a long time, I miss you."

Yu Chuyao smiled and extended her hand towards him.

Jin Sihan looked at her sweet smile and nervously extended his hand also.

"Long time no see.. and I've…. Miss you very much too."

"What's behind you? Won't you let me have a look?"

Yu Chuyao turned her head to look over.