《The Hidden Heiress Is a Secret Big Shot》 Chapter 1 - 1 1 Kicked Out of the House Biological Parents ?Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Kicked Out of the House, Biological Parents Are Farmers Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Kicked Out of the House, Biological Parents Are Farmers Ning City, Lin Family Villa, second floor. Lin Xuecheng wore a plain white princess dress and took out a small mirror she carried with her to look at her delicate face. She squeezed her handkerchief, gritting her teeth as she looked at Qingwu, whom she had hated since childhood. ¡°Sister, so the one who¡¯s been occupying the nest was you all along...¡± Last month, after a full family checkup, the Lin Family discovered that the eldest daughter, Qingwu, didn¡¯t match the blood type of either Lin Family parent! Lin Xuecheng held the paternity test report of herself and Mrs. Lin, Qian Yueqiang, her eyes filled with pride. She had grown up with Qingwu, but why was she only the daughter of a nanny while Qingwu was the esteemed eldest daughter of the Lin Family? Now the rightful order was restored; it was all hers! Behind Lin Xuecheng, the Lin Family couple was watching Qingwu. When Qian Yueqiang saw Qingwu looking at her, she reached out to wipe away nonexistent tears from the corners of her eyes. ¡°Little Wu, none of us expected Chengcheng to be our biological daughter. We can¡¯t bear to part with you, but we have to send you back. It¡¯s too cruel to separate you from your biological parents.¡± Lin Jingsheng felt that raising two daughters didn¡¯t matter. But Qian Yueqiang said that Lin Xuecheng had grown up bullied by Qingwu, and it wouldn¡¯t be fair to Lin Xuecheng if they continued living together. As for Qingwu, just as Lin Jingsheng spread the news, he received a call from Qingshan County searching for a family. The accent of the caller was so strong! Lin Jingsheng could hardly understand what the other person was saying. Qingshan County was a poverty-stricken area that even assistance couldn¡¯t uplift, where most people lived by farming! ¡°Little Wu, don¡¯t worry. Even if your parents are farmers, nothing happened. I heard a rooster crowing in the background when I was on the phone, so at least if you¡¯re hungry, you can still have roasted chicken to eat...¡± Lin Xuecheng couldn¡¯t hold back and laughed out loud. What a poor place! They even raised chickens! ¡°Dad, you don¡¯t know how chickens are more precious than people in those poor places. How could they eat them so freely?¡± Her face was full of superiority. Qingwu had long seen through them. The so-called family checkup was just because Qingwu had come of age, and the marriage agreement with the Lu Family needed to be pushed forward. The Lu Family wanted to settle the marriage sooner, and someone was anxious, wanting Qingwu to leave the Lin Family quickly to pave the way for the biological daughter raised under the nanny¡¯s name. Qingwu looked at them with contempt, speaking without any attachment. ¡°I was going to leave anyway, without your mockery. Before I go, give me back my computer.¡± Her expression was indifferent, her eyes shimmering, carrying a grace and elegance that Lin Xuecheng couldn¡¯t imitate. Damn it! Always pretending! ¡°Sister, your computer is over five years old. It¡¯s not like I even want it... Could it be that you accidentally lost it?¡± The maid, chef, and driver behind them also joined in the ridicule. ¡°Indeed, only Miss Qingwu could be so petty, thinking a five-year-old computer is good.¡± ¡°Keep quiet. Miss Qingwu is going back to the countryside, where people probably don¡¯t even know what a computer is...¡± Lin Xuecheng¡¯s face was full of pride. Qingwu looked at her calmly, taking out her phone and gently tapping it, instantly pulling up a clear surveillance video. It was Lin Xuecheng sneaking into Qingwu¡¯s room last night when everyone wasn¡¯t paying attention and taking her computer. In the footage, Lin Xuecheng held the computer with a twisted expression. ¡°Why does the old woman treat you so well! When I¡¯m the real daughter of the Lin Family!¡± Lin Xuecheng: ¡°...¡± Was Qingwu crazy? She even installed surveillance in her room! And caught her cursing the old lady of the Lin Family. Qian Yueqiang quickly pulled Lin Xuecheng behind her as if Qingwu were about to eat her. ¡°Little Wu, you¡¯re so unruly. This is still your home. How could you install surveillance at home, knowing we have many business secrets? What if something leaked out?¡± With Qian Yueqiang¡¯s words, Lin Jingsheng¡¯s expression turned serious. ¡°Little Wu, give your phone to Dad so I can see if you¡¯ve installed surveillance elsewhere.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She really had no interest in the Lin Family¡¯s business. In front of Lin Jingsheng, Qingwu formatted her phone, erasing all files and restoring it to factory settings. Lin Jingsheng looked a bit embarrassed and laughed, ¡°It¡¯s not that Dad doubts you, but better safe than sorry...¡± Qingwu replied coldly, ¡°Mind your words. You¡¯re not my dad anymore. Return my computer; I¡¯m leaving now.¡± Lin Jingsheng awkwardly smiled and turned to Lin Xuecheng to retrieve Qingwu¡¯s computer. Lin Xuecheng muttered, ¡°Sister can¡¯t even part with such an old thing. Qingshan County might not even have the internet.¡± That broken computer couldn¡¯t even boot up anymore, yet Qingwu, who was about to live in hardship, treated it as a treasure. Qingwu glanced at her calmly. This computer was a gift from the Lin Family¡¯s grandmother, which she later modified herself. Although it was indeed precious, it was not irreplaceable. She could reassemble a computer, and these so-called family members, she could also do without! But the item held a different significance for her. Throughout the Lin Family, from top to bottom, everyone favored Lin Xuecheng. Only her grandmother loved her since she was a child, providing her with warmth she valued throughout her life. However, not long ago, the old lady of the Lin Family passed away, and the family meant even less to her. Qingwu turned and walked toward the door, showing no signs of reluctance. At this moment, Qian Yueqiang, who was about to deliver some sentimental jargon, was quite embarrassed. ¡°What¡¯s with this attitude? With an elder speaking kindly to you, you still put on a face. Clearly, you grew up with Chengcheng, yet your personalities and character are worlds apart!¡± From Lin Jingsheng, Qian Yueqiang also learned that Qingwu¡¯s biological parents were not doing well. It was said that they were very poor, living in one of the nation¡¯s most backward poverty-stricken areas without even a proper road in the village. The parents were farmers, with older brothers and sisters, and the grandparents were in poor health. In such impoverished and backward families, if Qingwu went there, she surely wouldn¡¯t have a good life. She might have to support the family at a young age, work hard, and save money for her brothers to pay for their brides! Through the years, Lin Xuecheng¡¯s inferiority squeezed under Qingwu¡¯s foot had turned into confidence, as she got up to follow Qingwu, saying, ¡°Sister, I¡¯ll see you off.¡± Lin Jingsheng disapprovingly glanced at Qian Yueqiang. ¡°Say less. Previously, when you were sick and our mom was ill, Little Wu took care of both of you.¡± Qian Yueqiang glared at him. ¡°Taking care? She was fed and clothed well, not remembering her place. I was only worried she coveted Chengcheng¡¯s marriage. The marriage to the Lu Family belongs to our biological daughter!¡± Lu Mingchuan and the Lin Family had a marriage agreement, naturally reserved for the Lin¡¯s real daughter, not the imposter, Qingwu! Moreover, Lin Xuecheng had been close to Lu Mingchuan since childhood, and their relationship was indeed good. Compared to Qingwu, Lin Xuecheng, the true daughter, was genuinely considerate and sensible. The restoration of her status as the real daughter improved Qian Yueqiang¡¯s mood significantly... Thinking of her marriage, Lin Xuecheng also fawningly leaned in, pinching her handkerchief while smiling with glee. Since she was a child, Lin Xuecheng loved to compete, especially vying for Qingwu¡¯s possessions. From jewelry, food, and clothes to the Lin Family couple¡¯s affection. Out of indifference, Qingwu never paid much attention to it, merely thinking Lin Xuecheng had always occupied the nest, and the Lin Family failed to see through it. As for Lu Mingchuan, if Lin Xuecheng hadn¡¯t mentioned him, Qingwu would have almost forgotten he existed. ¡°Lin Xuecheng, you really are hungry for anything you can devour.¡± Chapter 2 - 2 2 No Conscience This Is Your Sister ?Chapter 2: Chapter 2 No Conscience, This Is Your Sister Chapter 2: Chapter 2 No Conscience, This Is Your Sister Lin Xuecheng was taken aback and rushed forward, pretending to affectionately grab Qingwu¡¯s arm. ¡°Sister, I know you like Brother Mingchuan, but you know full well that Brother Mingchuan and I are in love. I¡¯m begging you, please don¡¯t break us apart! What did you say to Brother Mingchuan yesterday? He hasn¡¯t paid any attention to me today...¡± Qingwu frowned, looked coldly at the wrist Lin Xuecheng was holding, and with a gentle force, shook it free. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t have remembered if you hadn¡¯t mentioned it. Yesterday, some river child asked me for my WeChat. I found it repulsive and didn¡¯t give it. Turns out, it¡¯s your sweetheart.¡± Lin Xuecheng: ¡°...¡± ¡°Qingwu! What are you saying?¡± Qingwu looked at her without any pity at all. She didn¡¯t know what was worth liking about that clumsy, greasy, exaggerated man in Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes. The little darlings, sweethearts, and cuties in Lu Mingchuan¡¯s phones could all easily put on a women¡¯s soccer match for Lin Xuecheng. Their faces all looked the same, in the same series of looks as Lin Xuecheng, anyone who didn¡¯t know might think he was collecting stamps. This kind of scumbag, only Lin Xuecheng would treat him as a treasure. Well, then she could suffer on her own and eat plain porridge. Lin Xuecheng saw Qingwu¡¯s expression and felt her self-esteem was deeply wounded. Why?! Clearly, now she was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Lin Family! Qingwu, this impostor, why would she still look at her with that kind of gaze? A deep jealousy flashed in Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Qian Yueqiang walking towards them, so she shifted her position and deliberately fell. ¡°Ah! Sister, why did you push me!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Qian Yueqiang, seeing her precious daughter being pushed to the ground by Qingwu, hurriedly rushed over to lift Lin Xuecheng up with concern. Qingwu looked at Lin Xuecheng, who was crying nonstop in Qian Yueqiang¡¯s arms, and spoke with great ease. ¡°Stop pretending. You two have always been a model mother-daughter pair.¡± Qian Yueqiang was stunned, ¡°What do you mean by that? Blaming me for favoring Chengcheng before?¡± Qingwu clapped her hands and said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t blame you; I completely look down on you. It¡¯s normal for you not to understand me. After all, I¡¯m not your daughter, and intelligence isn¡¯t something you possess.¡± Qian Yueqiang: ¡°...¡± ¡°You stand still! What are you doing, acting all mysterious every day!¡± A hint of smugness flashed in Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes, and she quickly and obediently comforted the angrily Qian Yueqiang. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t be angry. Sister doesn¡¯t even know how hard life has been for her after returning home. I pity Sister. I¡¯ve heard that girls from mountainous areas have to marry off to get a dowry for their brothers.¡± Hearing this, the nanny who had raised her for many years immediately chimed in. ¡°The eldest miss is right. I see with Qingwu¡¯s temper, even if she marries, she¡¯d only marry some old widower who can¡¯t find a wife. With that mouth of hers, she¡¯d get beaten up as soon as she gets there!¡± ¡°The eldest miss is too kind, still caring for Miss Qingwu.¡± ¡°The eldest miss has always been more diligent than Miss Qingwu since childhood.¡± ... These words were music to Lin Xuecheng¡¯s ears. She curled her lips but found that Qingwu still smiled indifferently, as if not wanting to engage with them. How could Qingwu still smile? It must be fake! Qian Yueqiang, still in anger, suddenly snatched the computer from Qingwu¡¯s hands. ¡°Do you even know who has been feeding you all these years? Even if I have to make you strip naked and roll out today, you listen to me!¡± Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes widened. She watched Qian Yueqiang with great anticipation. Wow! This was so thrilling! Lin Jingsheng hurried over and placed the laptop back into Qingwu¡¯s arms. After all, Qingwu was still his daughter. If things escalated this much, would he still have a reputation in this area? Lin Jingsheng prized his image and couldn¡¯t afford to lose face like this! ¡°Little Wu, before you leave, is there anything you want? Our family is big and wealthy, we can afford to give you something.¡± The nanny continued relentlessly, adding fuel to the fire. ¡°Every time I see Miss Qingwu, I get chills down my spine...¡± ¡°She really comes from some impoverished place, possibly knowing some strange tricks?¡± ¡°I think she shouldn¡¯t be allowed to take anything. A girl who dares to install security cameras at home, really scary when you think about it!¡± ... Qingwu turned a deaf ear, bending down to pack all her things. Then she lifted her clear eyes, staring at Qian Yueqiang and Lin Xuecheng before her. She smiled gently, ¡°You two mother and daughter look so alike, and only just realized it after so many years? You¡¯re only in a hurry now because of an engagement with a river child? Thank you; otherwise, I would have to think of a way to cancel the engagement, which is quite troublesome.¡± Since childhood, no matter what Qingwu did, Qian Yueqiang always favored Lin Xuecheng. She even told her that getting high grades wasn¡¯t necessary since the Lin Family didn¡¯t rely on academic achievements. Only later did she find out it was because Lin Xuecheng had cried to Qian Yueqiang out of jealousy over her grades. If her scores were too high, Qian Yueqiang would scold her for not considering Lin Xuecheng¡¯s feelings. In Qian Yueqiang¡¯s eyes, a so-called ¡®nanny¡¯s¡¯ daughter was more important than Qingwu, her biological daughter. What that represented, Qian Yueqiang, who had done guilty deeds, should know herself. Qingwu curled her lips and looked at Lin Jingsheng. ¡°I want nothing, but as a return gift, I¡¯ve prepared a ¡®grand gift¡¯ for you. I hope Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin will like it. It will be delivered once I¡¯m gone.¡± Those words were chilling, drawing a clear line with the Lin Family, with no intention of further involvement. Lin Jingsheng struggled to maintain his composure. When Qian Yueqiang heard her words, she felt Qingwu was still threatening her even as she was leaving. Burning with anger, she was about to slap Qingwu, ignoring Lin Xuecheng¡¯s feigned attempts to hold her back. ¡°With someone like you claiming you¡¯ll cancel an engagement with the Lu Family? I¡¯m telling you, once you leave, don¡¯t even think about coming back. Even if you cry because you¡¯re forced to feed chickens in the countryside, we won¡¯t acknowledge you again!¡± Qian Yueqiang tried to grab the suitcase from Qingwu, but as she was about to strike, Qingwu sidestepped, avoiding it. The people behind were unable to catch her, causing Qian Yueqiang to slam into the wall, instantly getting a big bump on her head! She let out a loud scream, ¡°How dare you push me?!¡± Lin Xuecheng was startled and quickly rushed forward to support Qian Yueqiang. Qingwu stood still, as cold as frost, ¡°I haven¡¯t even slapped you yet.¡± In her eyes, Qian Yueqiang and Lin Xuecheng were nothing but clowns. This sharp look made Qian Yueqiang feel a bit guilty, and her raised hand hesitated to fall. Lin Jingsheng, wanting to smooth things over, tried to mediate, ¡°Creating such a scene, what¡¯s that supposed to mean? Let¡¯s all go see Qingwu off. Perhaps this is the last time we¡¯ll see each other...¡± Chapter 3 - 3 3 Her Grandpa Sent a Plane to Pick Her Up ?Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Her Grandpa Sent a Plane to Pick Her Up Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Her Grandpa Sent a Plane to Pick Her Up Lin Xuecheng was also afraid that if things escalated, Qingwu would not leave. ¡°Mom, I¡¯ll go shopping with you later to help cool your temper. I heard that Master Ye Yi¡¯s new autumn collection is already out. If we go late, we might not be able to buy it.¡± Master Ye Yi¡¯s works were always sought after, often beyond price. Lin Xuecheng thought about how Qingwu would no longer be able to relate to these high-society luxury goods, and might even need to wake up early to feed chickens and stay up late grinding feed. Her heart was filled with immense joy. She curled her lips, her gaze falling on the person at the door, and deliberately let out a surprised cry. ¡°Oh my, is that Qingwu¡¯s father standing at the door?¡± Everyone followed her gaze. Outside the door stood a simple, honest-looking middle-aged man, wearing a suit covered in dust, with shoes muddied at his feet... Was this man from the chicken farm in Qingshan County? He might even have chicken manure on him... The three members of the Lin Family simultaneously looked disdainful, taking a step back. How shabby was that! Lin Xuecheng raised her chin, confident and proud, ¡°Sister, you¡¯re going to lead a hard life from now on! It¡¯s a pity, I was hoping you¡¯d come to Mingchuan and my wedding...¡± Qingwu gave her a light glance, her eyes filled with a touch of pity, ¡°Illnesses of the body can be cured. Illnesses of the mind, not so much.¡± With Lu Mingchuan¡¯s antics, having visited the infection department six times in two months, Lin Xuecheng¡¯s prospects after marriage didn¡¯t seem promising either. ¡°What do you mean by this?¡± The nanny, seeing Qingwu on the verge of leaving with an air of superiority, approached quietly with a basin of water in her hands. The water seemed to have a strange smell. ¡°Miss Qingwu, since your mouth is so filthy, why don¡¯t you wash it before leaving...¡± A basin of water was about to be poured in Qingwu¡¯s direction; before Lin Xuecheng could let out a joyful cry, Qingwu deftly pivoted and grasped the nanny¡¯s hand, lightly exerting force, drenching the Lin Jingsheng family of three instead! Lin Jingsheng had his mouth agape, utterly shocked! Lin Xuecheng was drenched all over, momentarily forgetting how to react! Qingwu brushed her hands off neatly, taking a step back, ¡°You really do need to wash your mouth, don¡¯t mention it.¡± Qian Yueqiang screamed, ¡°Qingwu, are you crazy! Get out of here now! We have nothing to do with you from now on!¡± This daughter had absolutely no manners, her mind twisted just because she was about to lead a hard life! Qingwu¡¯s eyes were full of mockery, ¡°You never treated me like family, isn¡¯t it laughable to say such things?¡± Last month, before the family health checkup, Qian Yueqiang had bought a house in Ning City for Lin Xuecheng. At that time, she had hardly thought of her ¡°real daughter¡± as Qingwu. Qian Yueqiang knew there was something in Qingwu¡¯s words, felt either guilty or angry, and yelled, ¡°Just leave already, I¡¯m still waiting to take Chengcheng shopping for autumn clothes, you ungrateful, rude girl...¡± After saying that, she pulled Lin Jingsheng and Lin Xuecheng into the house, quickly shutting the door. The middle-aged man standing outside the garden looked at the closed door, feeling something was off. Lin Jingsheng demanded only brand-name cars within the Lin premises. When the security saw that his car had no logo, they haughtily made him get off and walk to the villa entrance to pick up people! The Lin Family might have some status in Ning City, but their manners and behavior showed a petty demeanor. He shook his head and looked at Qingwu approaching with anticipation, wanting to quickly take her away from the Lin Family villa. ¡°Miss, my car is parked outside. The Lin Family only allows luxury cars in, so I¡¯m afraid you have to walk a bit with me.¡± Qingwu nodded, got in the car with the middle-aged man, and fastened her seatbelt. ¡°Even though there¡¯s a sister at home, you¡¯re still our family¡¯s only daughter. The elder said it doesn¡¯t matter what others in the family say; you are the Miss! The other young masters and misses have no opinions, and at home, it will all be according to your decisions! I¡¯m driver Old Zhou. Everyone is eagerly awaiting your return home!¡± Old Zhou wanted to get close to Qingwu, speaking with sincere honesty, his face reflecting the naive smile unique to an honest man. Fearing Qingwu would be displeased, he explained very carefully. Qingwu frowned slightly; the family had its own driver? This family seemed very different from what Lin Jingsheng had described. Nodding to Old Zhou, Qingwu said lightly, ¡°Thank you for picking me up. We¡¯re good to go.¡± Old Zhou was somewhat dazed, then a bit in a trance. Meeting the Miss for the first time, how come it felt so right, she indeed was a daughter of the Shen Family! Old Zhou smiled cheerfully at Qingwu. ¡°Miss, sit tight! We¡¯re in a hurry, so I¡¯ll move a bit faster.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± In the next second, Old Zhou pressed a button on the car. What was originally an ordinary black sedan parked on the ground rapidly transformed, propellers emerging from the sunroof, turning the entire vehicle into a helicopter! ¡°Whirring¡ª¡± The sense of weightlessness came suddenly as Old Zhou expertly piloted the helicopter into the sky, transforming into a star in the distance! Qingwu: ¡°?¡± Old Zhou chuckled, ¡°Scared you, didn¡¯t I? The master gets carsick, so this small helicopter was specially arranged for him. It¡¯s a bit cramped, Miss, please don¡¯t mind!¡± Carsickness so they arranged a helicopter... ¡°I recall that amphibious helicopter and convertible technology only succeeded in trials last month.¡± Discovering Qingwu being so informed, Old Zhou became immediately excited. ¡°Yes, yes, just last month it was arranged! I was in the air force before retiring and came to serve as a driver for the master, hehe.¡± She knew of the technology since her thesis data was sent out last month and the correct experimental results were quickly deduced from it. She hadn¡¯t expected a finished product so soon. Even less did she expect to see it used by her family this quickly; the Shen Family was undoubtedly no ordinary household. Qingwu gazed at the clouds outside the window; the azure sky was pristine, and the Lin Family villa soon disappeared from her view. All the way, Qingwu said nothing, except for looking at her phone occasionally or scribbling on a sheet of paper. Old Zhou glanced over but noticed she was holding blank sheets, and the pen in her hand seemed dry, with no ink coming out even after some time. The paper remained plain white. Old Zhou watched and couldn¡¯t help frowning. The Lin Family didn¡¯t even prepare a pen for the Miss, how stingy! Old Zhou smacked his forehead, pulling out a document from his pocket. He hadn¡¯t even had a chance to enter, forgetting to give out the Shen Family¡¯s thank-you gift; the document was a contract worth billions, accompanied by interpersonal resources! ¡°Miss, your parents prepared some small gifts for the Lin Family, just now... do you want to give them anew?¡± ¡°No need. I have already given them a gift. I cut ties with the Lin Family.¡± Qingwu was speaking truthfully. Any good things given to the Lin Family would be a waste. What she gifted was genuinely good stuff, just a few sheets were enough! Old Zhou was taken aback, then nodded. The Miss, appearing so well-read and understanding, could say such words, indicating that the Lin Family really hadn¡¯t treated her well! Chapter 4 - 4 4 Paternity Test Green on the Head ?Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Paternity Test, Green on the Head Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Paternity Test, Green on the Head Old Zhou coughed twice and, thinking of the task the elder had given him, whispered softly, ¡°Miss, have the Lin Family parents treated you well? Qingwu raised her head lightly, her gaze calm, yet somehow it made Old Zhou feel like he was being pricked in the back. The young lady was only eighteen, but why did her eyes make him feel more intimidated than his own old head? He felt completely seen through by her as if he were transparent. Qingwu withdrew her gaze and looked at the design draft in her hand, her lashes dark as crow feathers. Sensing Old Zhou¡¯s concern, she replied softly, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Old Zhou, how is the scenery in Qingshan County? I haven¡¯t been there yet.¡± ¡°Ah? Qingshan County? Miss Shaojia is indeed doing research there, overseeing a 2000-acre chicken farm. It was the staff from the research institute who called you last time. If you¡¯re interested, we can arrange for you to visit next time. But we¡¯re not going there; your family is waiting for you at home in Beijing.¡± Beijing, the political and economic center of Hua Country, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold. Buying a house in Beijing for the entire family, even if just a small one, would cost a fortune. Yesterday, Lin Xuecheng wanted to buy a house in Beijing due to her university plans but was rejected by Lin Jingsheng, who claimed the investment was not worth it. He said that besides money, buying a house of one¡¯s choice in Beijing also required connections! Lin Jingsheng had the money and connections to barely qualify as the richest person in one of Ning City¡¯s smallest districts. It was previously thanks to Qingwu, who, out of respect for Madam Lin, secretly gave him a lot of resources; otherwise, Lin Jingsheng wouldn¡¯t even be able to afford a villa now. But that title of richest might not last long! ... In the Lin Family villa, after sending Qingwu off, the three of them sat in the living room together. Lin Xuecheng hesitated, ¡°Mom. If in the future, sister doesn¡¯t live well and gets tired of feeding chickens, will she come back to find us?¡± Qian Yueqiang retorted with cold indignation, ¡°Let me tell you, sweetheart, in the future, we should stay away from her. People of our status and those farmers are not in the same class, okay?¡± Lin Xuecheng worried that if the Lin Family saw Qingwu living miserably, they might mercifully take her back. Hearing Qian Yueqiang¡¯s words, Lin Xuecheng felt relieved. ¡°Then a helicopter flew over just now, it shouldn¡¯t have been sister, right?¡± Lin Jingsheng affectionately tweaked Lin Xuecheng¡¯s nose, smiling, ¡°What a joke! That was the latest combat helicopter, and as soon as this technology was developed, how could Qingwu¡¯s family possibly have access to it? She¡¯s definitely taking a bus, probably bouncing along the road right now.¡± As if joking, meeting someone who could ride such a helicopter was something Lin Jingsheng wouldn¡¯t experience in his lifetime. If it were true, he might as well fry fish for Qingwu with his bare hands. ¡°Then they...¡± Qian Yueqiang interrupted discontentedly, ¡°Didn¡¯t your father say? She must be taking a bus back, all dusty and unlucky-looking, so in the afternoon, I will take you shopping, buy plenty of jewelry and clothes for my precious daughter!¡± Lin Xuecheng smiled sweetly, snuggling into Qian Yueqiang¡¯s arms, ¡°I also want Ye Yi¡¯s new collection!¡± With a single piece of Master Ye Yi¡¯s design, even a small handkerchief could allow Lin Xuecheng to have her way in the socialite circle. Qian Yueqiang agreed without hesitation. The maid entered with a package, ¡°Sir, your package has arrived.¡± Lin Jingsheng received so many documents and packages daily that he couldn¡¯t remember them. Opening it, he was dumbfounded by its content! Inside were two paternity test reports. One, between him and his daughter Lin Xuecheng. The other between his wife, Qian Yueqiang, and their daughter, Lin Xuecheng. The results of these two reports proved Lin Xuecheng was Qian Yueqiang¡¯s daughter but not Lin Jingsheng¡¯s! Lin Jingsheng¡¯s hand trembled as he stared at the words and numbers, feeling as if his head were turning green. ¡°What is going on?!¡± Qian Yueqiang hurried over to see the two documents and suddenly recalled what Qingwu said when she left, about the gift she was giving them... This damned girl had to reveal the secret hidden for over a decade¡ªtruly vicious! Qian Yueqiang gritted her teeth, ¡°Honey, it must be that wretched girl Qingwu, this report must be a fake she had made to sow discord between you and our relationship. Paternity tests require a lot of money, and I never gave her any pocket money, so where would she get it?¡± ¡°She just wants to live miserably on her own and wanted to harm Xuecheng before she left!¡± ¡°Honey, Xuecheng resembles you so much, you can¡¯t doubt her, or you¡¯d fall for the trick!¡± Beside them, Lin Xuecheng wept like a pear blossom, tears streaming down her face. Lin Jingsheng looked at her somewhat skeptically, but he did see his own shadow in Lin Xuecheng¡¯s face. He also didn¡¯t believe Qingwu could afford to arrange for paternity tests covertly. Thinking this way, Lin Xuecheng as his daughter seemed genuine. He set down the document, exhausted, ¡°I¡¯m not doubting you and Xuecheng; I just don¡¯t want to acknowledge the wrong daughter. After all, this has already spread out. It must be this child Qingwu, truly twisted, trying to drive wedges between us. Thankfully, we severed ties with her...¡± Ah! Such a vicious girl; sending her away was indeed the wisest move! After Lin Jingsheng left, Qian Yueqiang breathed a sigh of relief. She instructed Lin Xuecheng, ¡°Mommy signed you up for classes specifically to learn various microexpressions. As long as you usually mimic your dad¡¯s expressions and mannerisms, he will think he¡¯s overthinking and will no longer doubt.¡± Lin Xuecheng dared not defy Qian Yueqiang, understanding the consequences if this secret were exposed, so she begrudgingly agreed, ¡°Then Mom can buy me another Master Ye Yi designer piece. I want a headband from the same series!¡± Qian Yueqiang hugged her, laughing lovingly, ¡°Alright, Mommy will buy them all for you.¡± Lin Xuecheng curled her lips contentedly. Qingwu probably didn¡¯t even know who Master Ye Yi was; their lives from now on would be worlds apart¡ªone a princess and the other an ugly duckling! On the plane, Qingwu looked at messages on her phone, selectively replying. She had also participated in the development of this helicopter, which maintained signal even 10,000 meters above ground. Her phone hadn¡¯t been fully formatted, and she could restore it with just a few operations. She had no interest in keeping anything from the Lin Family. Ji Qiurong: ¡°Boss, the latest model is up; I sent the preorder info to your phone.¡± ¡°This design is too amazing! Just released, and it¡¯s all sold out, the money already transferred to the boss¡¯s account. There were even a few ladies fighting over a scarf at the scene!¡± Qingwu replied mildly, ¡°Ensure security.¡± Ji Qiurong: ¡°Boss, rest assured, we¡¯ll make sure they compensate, not a penny less!¡± Those who had worked with Qingwu for a long time knew her character well. Ji Qiurong: ¡°Boss, have you drawn the drafts for the next quarter yet? Of course, I¡¯m not rushing you!¡± Ji Qiurong had witnessed Qingwu drafting; within an hour, before he even finished his meal, she completed an entire quarter¡¯s drafts! Every design was stunningly beautiful; at one point, Ji Qiurong wanted to kneel and worship Qingwu¡¯s hands. Everyone in the circle praised Master Ye Yi¡¯s designs as astonishing beyond compare. If they knew these were sketched between meals, they¡¯d be flabbergasted! Qingwu glanced at a pile of blank paper nearby with no patterns drawn. ¡°They¡¯re done; I¡¯ll mail them over, and I¡¯ll let you know once I prepare the revelatory agent.¡± ¡°Great!¡± Ji Qiurong knew their boss was extremely cautious. Each of her design drafts was drawn with custom paper and pens that most people couldn¡¯t discern the patterns. Every time, the drafts needed Qingwu¡¯s specially formulated revelatory agent to unveil the actual designs. Even if someone happened upon these drafts, all they¡¯d see was blank paper. Obtaining Master Ye Yi¡¯s design drafts was harder than ascending to heaven. Old Zhou, having picked her up, was driving the plane joyously, happier than when he¡¯d won a scratch-card lottery recently. ¡°Young miss, you finally came home; now our family¡¯s engagement with the Pei Family is secured.¡± Chapter 5 - 5 5 Medical Dispute The Medical Authority ?Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Medical Dispute: The Medical Authority Prescribed the Wrong Medicine Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Medical Dispute: The Medical Authority Prescribed the Wrong Medicine Qingwu paused, then slightly frowned, ¡°Marriage arrangement? Isn¡¯t there another daughter in the family?¡± ¡°Miss Shaojia said she¡¯s not a daughter of the Shen Family and is unworthy to take the spot of the heiress. The Elder spoke, what¡¯s yours can¡¯t be taken by anyone!¡± Old Zhou took a call cheerily, spoke respectfully for a few moments, then looked toward Qingwu after hanging up. ¡°Miss, the Elder wants you to go home first to see him. You know he¡¯s not in good health and has been thinking about you for many years...¡± Qingwu had no objections, nodded, ¡°Alright, but the gift I prepared for Grandpa hasn¡¯t arrived yet; wouldn¡¯t it be inappropriate to go empty-handed?¡± Old Zhou hurriedly waved his hand, ¡°If you¡¯re willing to visit, that¡¯s already wonderful. The Elder doesn¡¯t care about those things.¡± Elder Shen had lived so many years, what good things hadn¡¯t he seen? Old Zhou was more concerned about Qingwu declining to go. It was already challenging to think about preparing a gift for the Elder in advance. Considering the Lin Family, living in such a small villa, Old Zhou didn¡¯t think Qingwu could produce a remarkably good gift. But Qingwu¡¯s words were gracious, polite, respectful, yet dignified, greatly improving Old Zhou¡¯s impression of her. Such poise, truly worthy of being our family¡¯s eldest daughter! ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll take you over there.¡± Half an hour later, the helicopter reverted to a regular car, smoothly driving into Beijing¡¯s Qiao Xi Hospital. Old Zhou handed Qingwu a piece of paper with the ward number written on it. ¡°Miss, the Elder doesn¡¯t like too many people around. I¡¯ll go to wash the car, could you go up yourself? I¡¯ll wait here for you!¡± Elder Shen had a short temper, becoming somewhat odd since falling ill in recent years. Old Zhou looked at Qingwu apologetically. Qingwu took the paper and nodded calmly, ¡°Okay.¡± As she reached the third floor, several rowdy children in the hallway knocked over a nurse¡¯s cart, sending the equipment-filled trolley barreling toward Qingwu! ¡°Watch out!¡± The nurses exclaimed in alarm. ¡°Oh no, that¡¯s the medicine for Bed Three. If it spills, it¡¯s all over...¡± Qingwu was just about to dodge when she overheard the nurses¡¯ conversation. Bed Three? Wasn¡¯t that Elder Shen¡¯s bed number? The small cart lost control, speeding up as it barreled toward Qingwu. In the chaos, Qingwu made a swift move, lightly using her knee to stabilize the small cart firmly. Not a single drop of medicine spilled from the cart! The nurses were stunned! Such agility, so deft! ¡°Young lady, are you alright?¡± Qingwu shook her head, just preparing to return the small cart to the nurse, when suddenly, a plump woman lunged at her. The woman¡¯s hand reached out to grab Qingwu¡¯s arm, but Qingwu deftly evaded it at a speed invisible to the naked eye. The woman missed her target, but seized Qingwu¡¯s clothes when she let her guard down, her loud voice echoing for everyone on the floor to hear. ¡°Young lady, come judge for us! Qiao Xi Hospital killed a person, how can we live?¡± ¡°Qiao Xi Hospital killed my son and won¡¯t take responsibility. Young lady, you must judge for us!¡± The woman began wailing loudly. ¡°Qiao Xi Hospital, compensate my son! Give me back my son¡¯s life!¡± ¡°The malpractice killed, your hospital must pay with a life!¡± Patients emerged from every ward to watch the commotion. Medical staff had seen it all before, as the nurses rushed over to pull Qingwu away. The woman pushed a nurse to the ground, wailing, ¡°Oh heavens!! How could my son¡¯s life be so bitter!¡± The nurse, overwhelmed with annoyance, frowned, ¡°Patient¡¯s family, you signed the surgery agreement before the operation. It was post-operative care negligence that led to infection and death. What does that have to do with our hospital?¡± The woman¡¯s voice grew even louder, her wailing buzzing in Qingwu¡¯s ears. ¡°No connection? You say no connection?! My son died in your hospital! The malpractice cost my son a life; you must pay with a life!¡± The woman always relied on shouting to speak, full of vitality, and her tirade left the medical staff struggling. After shouting, the woman pulled out a prescription and sat heavily on the ground, continuing to wail. ¡°Why does no one believe me? My son came to me in a dream, saying it was all your hospital¡¯s fault!¡± The nurse was extremely annoyed yet couldn¡¯t directly evict her. ¡°Stop spewing nonsense. Your son coming in a dream is evidence? Superstitions! Security, quickly, take her out!¡± The woman lay on the floor, throwing a tantrum, determined not to leave without a resolution. A cold voice sounded above her. ¡°Is this your son¡¯s prescription? There¡¯s an issue with this medicine.¡± The woman¡¯s crying stopped abruptly! She looked up to see Qingwu calmly examining her prescription, her calm gaze like water, yet stirring ripples. The woman became excited, raising her voice again, ¡°I knew someone could see it! Finally, someone is standing up for me, Qiao Xi Hospital¡¯s malpractice cost my son a life!¡± This woman came by every few days, and the entire floor¡¯s medical staff was suffering, fed up with this kind of aggressive troublemaking. Doctors looked at Qingwu with hostility. ¡°Young lady, you can¡¯t say whatever you want. What makes you think there¡¯s an issue with our hospital¡¯s prescription? ¡°How can you, at your age, speak out like this? Do you understand this prescription, do you even know the patient¡¯s symptoms?¡± Qingwu glanced at her, her gaze calm. ¡°Glycyrrhizin suppresses the synthesis and release of prostaglandins, inhibits 11¦Â-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity, and raises patients¡¯ blood pressure. This is common knowledge. This prescription contains excessive glycyrrhizin, causing the patient¡¯s blood pressure to surge and leading to death.¡± Meeting her eyes, the nurse was at a loss. ¡°You¡¯re just a high school student, talking common sense with me? This was prescribed by an expert team!¡± This young girl, reading some books, now believes she understands medicine? Without a lesson, she won¡¯t know what respect means! An old voice came. ¡°Enough, what¡¯s all the commotion?¡± The doctors and nurses immediately fell silent, respectfully looking at the elder standing at the ward¡¯s doorway. He wore a patient¡¯s gown, holding a dragon-headed cane, exuding an imposing aura without anger. The nurse rolled her eyes. ¡°Elder Leader, relatives of the former patient from Room Eight are causing trouble again, and this young girl insists our hospital medicine has issues!¡± ¡°The medicine from Room Eight was personally determined by Chen Jianhong, an expert from Capital Medical University, highly authoritative.¡± ¡°Maybe she snuck in here as a spy. I suggest having security remove her!¡± The old man coldly snorted, dignified and majestic. ¡°Letting spies sneak in, is your hospital¡¯s security is not doing its job?¡± The medical staff, quick-eyed and quick-handed, rushed to seize Qingwu¡¯s arm to drag her out. Qingwu smoothly sidestepped, using slight force with her lower leg to slide herself away, the nurse not even able to touch her clothes. The woman shielded Qingwu behind her with one hand. ¡°I see who dares? Anyone touches this girl, I¡¯ll die right here!¡± The medical staff¡¯s heads were aching, with relatives causing trouble and a young girl spouting nonsense, the scene reached a chaotic pinnacle. ¡°Quickly, throw them out!¡± ¡°They must have a problem, coming here to talk nonsense!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She merely mentioned the prescription had a common sense error, how did everyone respond like they went mad? Qingwu¡¯s gaze remained calm, ¡°Is Chen Jianhong so great? He can still make common sense mistakes.¡± She remembered this name; last month, he even emailed inviting her to join their team, but she felt there was no growth opportunity, and declined. Chen Jianhong went crazy contacting her after seeing her publications in top medical journals such as NEJM. Those papers were things she wrote casually when she had nothing else to do. Her words successfully infuriated the surrounding doctors! Professor Chen Jianhong was a prominent figure in the medical field, an authoritative expert on cardiovascular diseases, a recipient of the Hua Country¡¯s National Medal, and carried significant weight in the medical community. Now he was being questioned by a young girl! ¡°What are you saying? Is Professor Chen Jianhong someone you can doubt?¡± Qingwu replied calmly, ¡°I can contact Chen Jianhong and have him admit his own mistakes.¡± Chapter 6 - 6 6 This Tomboy Is Actually the Shen Familys ?Chapter 6: Chapter 6 This Tomboy Is Actually the Shen Family¡¯s Eldest Daughter! Chapter 6: Chapter 6 This Tomboy Is Actually the Shen Family¡¯s Eldest Daughter! People: What is this little girl talking about?! Does she know who Professor Chen Jianhong is? He¡¯s a top-tier doctor who examines the country¡¯s leaders! Does she think she can contact him just like that? The nurse sneered, ¡°If you can get in touch with Professor Chen, I¡¯ll kneel and apologize to you.¡± ¡°Kids these days¡ªmy son even claims he¡¯s Ultraman.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t bother talking to her too much. Quickly get her out of here, let her go to the police station and reflect on herself.¡± Qingwu, in front of everyone, took out her phone and dialed a number. The doctor beside her scoffed. ¡°Just dialing a random number, at least save a fake contact under Chen Jianhong¡¯s name if you¡¯re going to pretend.¡± Qingwu was at a loss for words. He wasn¡¯t someone important, so why would she need to save his number? She remembered the number because he had called too many times. The call was quickly answered. Qingwu pressed the speakerphone button. ¡°This is Qingwu. There¡¯s an issue with the medication you prescribed.¡± A deep male voice came from the other side, ¡°You¡¯ve finally decided to join our lab? Wait, what did you say?¡± ¡°I¡¯m at Qiao Xi Hospital in Beijing. The medication you prescribed for a patient with hypertensive heart disease includes licorice pills.¡± Chen Jianhong slapped his forehead, ¡°Yes, yes. I prescribed licorice pills for a patient, but I only prescribed it once. The dosage is correct, strictly controlled.¡± ¡°You prescribed it five times. The person is already dead.¡± Chen Jianhong: ¡°Impossible! I have the prescription here. I only signed once. Bed eight¡¯s patient can¡¯t endure so much licorice!¡± Qingwu said calmly, ¡°So, you made a mistake.¡± On the other end of the line, Chen Jianhong hurriedly said, ¡°Alright, I made a mistake. If you¡¯re willing to join our lab...¡± ¡°Your lab has no future. I¡¯m not going.¡± After saying that, she asked again, ¡°Who are you?¡± The voice on the other end was obviously stunned, ¡°Chen Jianhong!¡± He stated his name, and Qingwu hung up the phone. On the other end, Chen Jianhong held his phone, stunned. Wait a minute! How could the medication for bed eight be wrong? And someone died! He had to go to Qiao Xi Hospital in Beijing at once, or it would become a huge issue. Besides, maybe he could meet that girl! Back at the hospital, Qingwu hung up the phone and slightly lifted her chin, looking at the nurse. ¡°You said you would kneel to me?¡± It really was Professor Chen Jianhong¡¯s voice! Moreover, he was eagerly inviting the young girl in front of him to join his lab! The medical staff were dumbfounded. This was a titan in the medical field, and he just admitted he prescribed the wrong medication! If this got out, the entire medical community would be shocked. The nurse¡¯s face was flushed, and her neck stiffened, ¡°Even if Professor Chen admits it, we don¡¯t know which family you belong to. You clearly lack manners!¡± Why¡¯s everyone so stubborn these days? Qingwu remained in place, her slightly cold gaze meeting Elder Shen¡¯s eyes. Just standing there, he exuded an authority that made people avert their gaze. The aura of a high-ranking person, long cultivated, was carried by Elder Shen in his mere glance of nobility. Qingwu met his gaze and pointed. ¡°His family.¡± Nurse: ¡°...¡± This young girl actually claimed to be from Chief Shen¡¯s family! How ridiculous! She could tell that the name Qingwu mentioned during her call wasn¡¯t Shen. How could she be from the chief¡¯s family? ¡°Young lady, you can misspeak on meals, but not on words.¡± ... Qingwu had a calm expression, as peaceful as an ink wash painting, without the slightest ripple. She locked eyes with Elder Shen. In that gaze, Elder Shen suddenly felt a bit dazed! At first glance of Qingwu, he could tell she was undoubtedly his granddaughter. That look in her eyes was exactly like the ones at home. Qingwu looked very much like his daughter-in-law when she was young, with faintly familiar traces in her brows and eyes. More composed and graceful, outshining those brats by several levels! Elder Shen grew more satisfied as he looked. The medical staff were still clamoring about throwing Qingwu out. ¡°Chief, this girl is definitely a spy, trying to harm you!¡± ¡°Definitely a problem. I¡¯ll contact security at once.¡± Elder Shen raised his hand to calm the crowd instantly. He gestured to Qingwu, beckoning her over. ¡°Call me Grandpa.¡± Qingwu amiably walked up and stood beside the elder. ¡°Grandpa.¡± ¡°It¡¯s good to have you back.¡± Elder Shen¡¯s gaze swept over the medical staff, and his smile quickly dissipated. ¡°My granddaughter, Shen Lisu¡¯s granddaughter, and you dare to comment? Who said to detain her? I think you guys are the spies!¡± The stunned medical team couldn¡¯t believe Qingwu was actually Elder Shen¡¯s granddaughter! They had just accused Shen¡¯s granddaughter, right in front of her grandfather, of being poorly raised!? With this realization, everyone¡¯s legs turned to jelly. ¡°Chief Shen, we didn¡¯t mean that. We didn¡¯t know she was the young lady of the house...¡± Elder Shen waved dismissively, ¡°Someone will address these matters with you soon!¡± Everyone knew what that meant. They looked forlornly at Qingwu behind Elder Shen. An older woman sat on the ground, tears streaming down her aged face, gratefully looking at Qingwu. Qingwu assured her, ¡°Someone will help you, don¡¯t worry.¡± The woman nodded vigorously, covering her face as she sobbed. She knew she was right! Elder Shen turned and handed the prescription to Qingwu, ¡°Girl, check it for Grandpa. Is there anything in this prescription that shouldn¡¯t be here?¡± Qingwu noted the tense expression on one doctor¡¯s face as she took the prescription. The nurse who had argued with her also discreetly stepped back. Qingwu raised an eyebrow, ¡°Grandpa, there are quite a few who want you dead. You¡¯re not exactly popular.¡± Elder Shen: ¡°...¡± All these years, it was the first time someone dared to speak to him like that! If it were any of those brats at home, he¡¯d have slapped them by now! But a granddaughter was different¡ªshe couldn¡¯t be hit. Elder Shen refrained, retorting, ¡°You¡¯re not that popular either.¡± Qingwu thought her grandpa, besides having a heart problem, might have some mental issues. Elder Shen¡¯s hospital room was single-occupancy, equipped with top-notch facilities, and medication was highly scrutinized. He was attended to by a top-tier medical team. This team also cared for many important talents in Hua Country. If Elder Shen¡¯s medical team had issues, other places would also need tightening control. Elder Shen deliberately asked, ¡°Girl, how should we handle this?¡± Qingwu tilted her chin up and said casually, ¡°As they said, all are enemy agents¡ªdetain them.¡± Everyone shook with fear. Elder Shen nodded, his gaze sharpening. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s do as you suggested.¡± ... A group of medical staff was taken away for investigation. The woman¡¯s face lit with hope, obediently following the police. Qingwu¡¯s phone lit up, an encrypted number flashing. ¡°Grandpa, I have to take a call.¡± Elder Shen knew young people today had their secrets, so he didn¡¯t mind. ¡°Go on.¡± Qingwu nodded and went to the hospital corridor to answer her phone. Her phone had been modified, so she wasn¡¯t concerned about being eavesdropped on. The call from a Pacific Island was crystal clear. ¡°Boss, the Dark Web has a new task, specifying you personally, offering a billion.¡± No wonder her team was excited at that price. Qingwu¡¯s voice was calm, her eyes downcast, ¡°Target.¡± ¡°Hua Country General Shen Lisu. Currently at Qiao Xi Hospital in Beijing.¡± Chapter 7 - 7 7 Top Assassin on the Dark Web Fool ?Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Top Assassin on the Dark Web, Fool! Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Top Assassin on the Dark Web, Fool! Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°Who placed the order?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, an encrypted account.¡± Qingwu reached out to rub her temples, ¡°Reject it, find out the IP and identity of the other party.¡± ¡°Yes, but I see the other party has also posted several identical tasks. Besides specifically targeting you, there are several loose tasks that have already been picked up!¡± Tasks posted on the Dark Web, apart from the ones assigned a specific amount for her and several top assassins, were open for anyone interested to take. The other party arranged for over a dozen assassins to kill Elder Shen! Qingwu asked for the information of those who took the orders and hung up the phone. ... ¡°Is it here? I received information from an informant that Shen Lisu is hospitalized here, in Building Three¡¯s third floor, room three.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, the snipers are in position; the others follow me into the hospital.¡± Across from Qiao Xi Hospital, three snipers aimed at Shen Lisu, who was pacing inside the ward, from different directions! Six assassins, disguised, entered the hospital directly from the main entrance and dispersed toward different buildings. Qingwu stood on the rooftop, with her silenced sniper rifle aimed at the three snipers in the window. She was calculating the trajectory. The snipers were three hundred meters away from her, within her shooting range! The trigger was pulled, three bullets fired simultaneously, hitting the three snipers directly in the center of their foreheads with perfect accuracy, as calculated! The snipers fell before they could even send a distress signal. The Qingwu on the rooftop, as if knowing the outcome in advance, packed up after firing, put on her hat, and went downstairs. On the third floor, a group appeared in the corridor in full force! The person leading was particularly eye-catching, wearing a black shirt with sleeves slightly rolled up, revealing strong and powerful forearms, sharp eyebrows, eyes like stars, a face chiseled as if crafted by God, a masterpiece supremely refined by Nu?wa. Yet, there was a faint smile on his face, appearing elegant and amiable but with a cold aloofness that kept people away. Carrying a whole aura of coldness with a height approaching one meter ninety, only one person possessed this demeanor! The head of the top-notch Pei Family in Beijing, Pei Jue! The Pei Family¡¯s business spanned globally, with Pei Jue¡¯s name consistently topping the Forbes list; this was just the overt part of their enterprise, the true power of the Pei Family was beyond anyone¡¯s reckoning. Spanning both political and business realms in Hua Country, the Pei Family had stakes in real estate, healthcare, finance, and education sectors. Every household in Hua Country had to have items associated with the Pei Family¡¯s businesses! With Pei Jue¡¯s appearance, the entire floor hushed into silence. He scanned with his eyes, a slight smile tugging at his lips, ¡°Excuse me, was there a change in the medical staff?¡± The head nurse didn¡¯t expect the Pei Family leader¡¯s senses to be so sharp, hurriedly explained, ¡°Yes, there was an issue with Chief Shen¡¯s medications.¡± A flicker of cold light flashed through Pei Jue¡¯s eyes before he retracted his gaze. ¡°Zzz¡ª¡± A faint sound, the noise of a bullet cutting through air, suddenly rang in Pei Jue¡¯s ears! He wouldn¡¯t mistake this sound; he had undergone rigorous training since childhood and knew the sound of every type of bullet by heart. This was a sound he had heard before! ¡°Protect the elder.¡± He gave the command and turned to walk down the corridor behind him. Qingwu had her hand clasped around an assassin¡¯s neck, a small knife flicking to sever their artery. Her eyes were calm, her actions swift, precise, and fierce, every move ensuring one assassin after another fell. ¡°This technique, are you the Fool?! Didn¡¯t they say the Fool is not taking orders? How come you¡¯re here!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go, the Fool is here, there¡¯s a trap!¡± Qingwu ignored them, a bullet shot out from the gun muzzle, striking the assassin right in the forehead! Some assassins, frenzied with blood rage upon seeing her, knowing there was no escape, pulled out guns ready for a desperate showdown. ¡°Your opponent is me.¡± A faint male voice echoed from deep within the stairway! A man in a black shirt descended the stairs, black leather shoes striking the ground, every step was like a ghostly specter crawling up from hell. He wore an elegant and composed smile, attacking with a speed invisible to the naked eye, making the assassins unable to react before losing their breath! Qingwu¡¯s gaze fell on him. Unseen before. But those skills and the fierce aura, if not mistaken, were unique in the world to one person. The Singer, leader of Deep Sea, ranked first in the Dark Web assassin leaderboard! Qingwu frowned slightly at the scrutinizing gaze from Pei Jue. Pei Jue knocked out an assassin beside him with a single move, a crackling sound in his wrist, and said with a smile, ¡°I heard your bounty has gone up again?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Is that polite? Her bounty was worth two minor targets on the assassin¡¯s list. Those wanting her dead could form a queue from the Lin Family Mansion to the Pacific Ocean. It was apparent Pei Jue had guessed her identity too. Qingwu deftly stabbed a knife into an assassin¡¯s neck, coolly stating, ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate yourself. Your head is quite valuable as well.¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± He hadn¡¯t expected the famed Fool in the Dark Web assassin list to be so eloquent. Qingwu clapped her hands after taking down the surrounding assassins, lifted her eyelids to look at Pei Jue. ¡°Are you also here to kill Shen Lisu?¡± Pei Jue shrugged, taking out a handkerchief from his pocket to meticulously wipe the blood off his hands. ¡°So what if I am? So what if I¡¯m not?¡± He had also seen the message on the Dark Web, the Fool was specifically named to take the order. He hadn¡¯t thought the Fool would turn out to be a girl, and a girl who didn¡¯t appear that old at that. But Pei Jue knew, age, gender, and appearance, were the least important things! Contrarily, they were the best disguises. Qingwu¡¯s gaze went slightly cold. If the Singer was also here to kill Chief Shen, she was not confident about getting away unscathed. ¡°Withdraw from this order.¡± Pei Jue wasn¡¯t surprised. He leaned against the stairs, hand-tailored shirt pinned with exquisite cufflinks, his every move was filled with untold calmness and composure. Even Qingwu, just by looking at the man, couldn¡¯t guess he was the Singer, notorious for killing ruthlessly and being merciless. ¡°I can, but you must join Deep Sea.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Are you out of your mind? Wasn¡¯t it known in the Dark Web that her High Tower and the Singer¡¯s Deep Sea were rival forces, often engaging in order snatching? Now he wanted her to join Deep Sea? ¡°...I¡¯ll think about it.¡± ¡°Awaiting good news.¡± Qingwu, with a complicated expression, took one last glance at the very composed Pei Jue, then withdrew her gaze and left the corridor. Behind her, Pei Jue lit a cigarette, the smoke concealing his gloomy and chilling expression like a Soul Summoner returning from hell. ... Elder Shen received a few phone calls, and his previously softened demeanor from seeing his granddaughter immediately sank. He picked up a cane and entered the adjacent room. Inside, an elder clad in a hospital gown playing chess by himself looked up, ¡°Why are you here? Didn¡¯t you say today my granddaughter-in-law would come to see you? Where is she?¡± Elder Shen almost hit him with the cane. ¡°I sent her back.¡± Elder Pei slapped his thigh, ¡°You just let her go like that! I haven¡¯t even seen her!¡± Elder Shen snorted coldly, sitting on the sofa, the seasoned old warrior dropping his amiability in front of his granddaughter, exuding an imposing presence like a mountain. ¡°Here in this hospital, quite a few want my life.¡± Elder Pei snorted through his nose, ¡°What does that have to do with me? If you die, just die, don¡¯t expect me to attend your funeral and pay my respects, no money! Where¡¯s my granddaughter-in-law?¡± He looked at his grandson who had just walked in the door. ¡°You still have the face to come? I¡¯m telling you, unless you get married to my granddaughter-in-law this year, I¡¯ll beat you to death!¡± Pei Jue reached up to rub his temples, smiling, ¡°Grandpa, you can¡¯t beat me.¡± The chess piece in Elder Pei¡¯s hand was flung directly at him, and Pei Jue caught it with one hand. Elder Shen acted as if he didn¡¯t see it, smiling, ¡°I heard some commotion earlier, were they here to kill me?¡± Pei Jue nodded, ¡°Yes, all anonymous Dark Web assassins. I suspect the Fool, an S-class assassin who wants to target you. If you need, Grandpa Shen, I can help investigate.¡± Elder Shen waved his hand, taking a step in chess. ¡°No need, this old man knows.¡± ¡°Play chess, let¡¯s not talk about unhappy things.¡± Pei Jue didn¡¯t speak anymore, maintaining a demeanor of a gentleman, calm and composed. The chess piece in Elder Pei¡¯s hand was flung over, ¡°Get out, seeing you is annoying! Go invite my granddaughter-in-law to dinner and a movie, or I¡¯ll die for you to see!¡± Chapter 8 - 8 8 Baby you finally came home ?Chapter 8: Chapter 8: Baby, you finally came home! Chapter 8: Chapter 8: Baby, you finally came home! Pei Jue placed the chess piece back onto the board and turned to leave the hospital room. Just as he stepped out, he bumped into an anxious Chen Jianhong. ¡°Uncle Chen, here for a consultation?¡± Spotting Pei Jue, Chen Jianhong wiped the sweat off his forehead. ¡°President Pei, I got a call saying that the prescriptions I made for the elders had been tampered with, and a patient died from post-operative complications due to the altered prescriptions. I¡¯ve come to see about it.¡± He looked around but didn¡¯t find the person he was searching for. Pei Jue noticed this and raised an eyebrow. ¡°Did you make an appointment with someone, Uncle Chen?¡± Chen Jianhong replied frustratedly, ¡°Ah, I had mentioned to President Pei before about a medical genius I wanted to recruit into my lab, but it looks like I arrived too late; she has already left.¡± ¡°For someone Uncle Chen calls a genius, she must be truly outstanding.¡± Realizing he couldn¡¯t find the person, Chen Jianhong sighed. ¡°If only you had been willing to study medicine back then, you¡¯d have been a genius too. What a pity, you¡¯re only interested in making money.¡± Pei Jue merely smiled without replying. ... As she exited the hospital, driver Old Zhou had already cleaned the car and was waiting respectfully for Qingwu. ¡°Miss, did you meet with the old chief?¡± Qingwu nodded and got into the car. With the car freshly cleaned, she could confirm it was specifically equipped for government and military use. The vehicle was fitted with bulletproof gear, and based on the report she had received during her research and the attitude of those people toward Elder Shen earlier, it wasn¡¯t hard for her to deduce her grandfather¡¯s identity. Such a family had nothing to do with the poverty Lin Jingsheng had spoken of. Perhaps due to their special status, they were particularly low-profile? As for those who tried to kill Elder Shen today, she wouldn¡¯t let them off. Driver Old Zhou chuckled, ¡°The old chief has been talking about you for quite some time. President Shen and Madam already called; they¡¯re waiting for you at home!¡± Qingwu nodded. She now understood that her new home wasn¡¯t the poor family Lin Jingsheng had mentioned. Even though she was mentally prepared, Qingwu was still a bit stunned when Old Zhou drove directly into Zhongchen Shengshi, the most expensive residential area in Beijing. Qingwu remained speechless. To think that the smallest flat in Zhongchen Shengshi could buy five Lin Family villas! Not to mention Old Zhou parked in the villa area of Zhongchen Shengshi! The villa area, surrounded by other grand structures, centered around the building king. ¡°Miss, we¡¯re home.¡± Qingwu looked at the majestic villa building in front of her and the vast three-hundred-square-meter garden, feeling a bit surprised. A three-hundred-square-meter garden might not be much, but this was Beijing! At the villa entrance, Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun stood waiting at the door. As soon as Qingwu got out of the car, the ribbon in the couple¡¯s hands flew out. A large group of servants behind them held flowers; ribbons danced in the air, cascading down on Qingwu, like a grand celebration. They shouted in unison, ¡°Welcome home, Miss!¡± Qingwu was speechless again. What kind of spectacle was this? Old Zhou, seeing how the Shen couple treated the Miss despite her absence over the years, felt gratified and drove back to report to the elder. Qingwu was draped with streams of flying ribbon. Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun rushed forward, each taking one of Qingwu¡¯s hands. Zuo Wanjun hugged her directly. ¡°Darling! Finally, you¡¯re back! Mom missed you so much I could only eat three meals a day, have one afternoon tea, and one snack at night!¡± Qingwu was speechless. That¡¯s not skipping any meal. This embrace was warm. In her memory, Qian Yueqiang never embraced her this way, but she often saw Qian Yueqiang hold Lin Xuecheng in her arms for comfort. Qingwu once thought mothers were just like that. Turns out, a mother¡¯s embrace was so gentle, warm, like spring. It was only after Zuo Wanjun cried enough that she released Qingwu and took a careful look. Qingwu¡¯s face resembled hers a bit, with skin as fair as a peeled egg, standing adorably in front of her. Seeing her daughter grow up so well, so beautiful, Zuo Wanjun¡¯s tears couldn¡¯t help but start to fall again. Holding her daughter, she felt how thin this child was! Nearly 1.7 meters tall yet, hugging her felt like holding a bamboo stick. Who knew how the Lin Family raised children, making her daughter like this. Old Zhou had said over the phone that the Lin Family was very poor, with the entire family living in a small house, and their nanny didn¡¯t even have a separate room. ¡°It¡¯s been tough, darling, but now you¡¯re home, and Mom will protect you!¡± Shen Dongli nodded repeatedly beside her, ¡°Yes, yes, our family might not be extremely wealthy, but we can still provide what you need to eat and wear!¡± Qingwu looked at the row of luxury cars parked on the lawn behind Shen Dongli and was speechless. Shen Dongli followed her gaze and suddenly slapped his forehead. ¡°Oh dear, Xiao Wu must like gardens, right? Our garden is a bit small; Daddy will buy you a castle and estate in France to vacation at right away!¡± Zuo Wanjun led Qingwu inside the villa, cautiously inquiring, ¡°Darling, do you like French estates or Italian ones? Royal ones are fine too, though a bit troublesome, as we¡¯d need to drive them out first.¡± Qingwu was speechless again. The royal family was living in their own homes comfortably, and with just one line, this couple wanted them out? ¡°No need, anywhere is fine; I don¡¯t want to go abroad for now.¡± The two immediately nodded, ¡°Okay, okay, then we¡¯ll buy you one domestically. Mom has a garden in Shangri-La spanning two thousand acres. It¡¯s yours now, Xiao Wu.¡± Inside, the villa was luxuriously appointed, with floor tiles priced at 100,000 yuan per square meter from a certain noble brand, trash bins introduced with a famous luxury purchase of two billion yuan, the ceiling chandelier valued at 60 million yuan, and priceless antiques and master-level artworks everywhere... Zuo Wanjun¡¯s jade bracelet, moreover, was auctioned last month at a staggering six billion yuan emperor-level jade on the international market. This jade set, hand-cut by the Gambling Stone King, emerged from an unremarkable stone material to reveal flawless top-quality jade, including a full set of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and wrist chains, each a masterpiece. Previously contested by many wealthy businessmen at the auction, it fetched 678 million yuan. Unexpectedly, it was Shen Family that acquired it at the auction. Zuo Wanjun noticed Qingwu¡¯s gaze, ¡°Darling, do you like this jade? It¡¯s yours from now on!¡± As Zuo Wanjun was about to remove it for her, Qingwu stopped her, ¡°No, I like Purple Crystal.¡± At her age, the emperor-level jade wasn¡¯t quite fitting, whereas Zuo Wanjun appeared graceful and elegant, perfectly matching such jade. Most importantly, realizing that eighty percent of the six billion yuan from auctioning this jade fell into her own pockets, Qingwu suddenly felt a little speechless... The nanny on the side pursed her lips. This jade set was favored by Miss Yurou, who had asked the lady for it several times, but she refused to give it. This country bumpkin really didn¡¯t know what was good. What value did Purple Crystal hold? They were mere glass beads. Zuo Wanjun immediately agreed, ¡°Purple Crystal is good, it has spirituality. There¡¯s a set of decent Violet in Mom¡¯s room, I¡¯ll give it to you tonight!¡± Feeling overwhelmed, Qingwu asked, ¡°Ziyun Fairy?¡± Zuo Wanjun beamed with delight, ¡°Yes, yes, Xiao Wu knows Ziyun Fairy! It¡¯s beautiful, it¡¯s yours from now on!¡± Qingwu was speechless yet again. She suddenly wanted to know how many stones cut by the Gambling Stone King had ended up in the pockets of the Shen couple. Shen Dongli led Qingwu to sit in the living room. ¡°Your room is ready, and if you don¡¯t like it, Mom and Dad will find you another. We considered giving you our room, but all the furniture is old!¡± Zuo Wanjun handed over a pile of food, ¡°Darling, eat more, look how thin you are. Did the Lin Family treat you poorly? Didn¡¯t they give you food?¡± Although the Lin Family couple was indifferent to her, they did provide meals. Qingwu looked at the bowl of soup in her hands. It looked like a simple cabbage soup, but it was actually the classic national banquet dish, Boiled Cabbage, with a broth worth five figures. It was even rarer to invite a chef capable of national banquets, which wasn¡¯t just about money. Chapter 9 - 9 9 The Shen Family Has Two Other Daughters ?Chapter 9: Chapter 9 The Shen Family Has Two Other Daughters Chapter 9: Chapter 9 The Shen Family Has Two Other Daughters ¡°Doesn¡¯t Qingwu like it? Would you like to try something else?¡± Qingwu said lightly, ¡°I don¡¯t like condiments, don¡¯t like green onion, ginger, or garlic.¡± It was just a small matter, and she didn¡¯t pay much attention to it. After all, in the Lin Family, Qian Yueqiang never cared about what she liked to eat; instead, they would force Qingwu to eat food she disliked just to assert their control. The soup bowl in her hand was immediately taken away by Zuo Wanjun, who looked at the nanny and instructed, ¡°In the future, no dishes in our house should contain green onion, ginger, or garlic!¡± The nanny: ¡°...¡± Miss Yurou¡¯s favorite dishes were scallion noodles and ginger milk pudding! She didn¡¯t dare say anything and secretly glared at the young lady giving Miss Yurou a hard time as soon as she returned home, biting down hard enough to almost crack her teeth. Qingwu blinked, surprised that Zuo Wanjun would actually do such a thing. ¡°No need for that. I¡¯m fine.¡± Zuo Wanjun was unfazed and took Qingwu¡¯s hand, exhorting, ¡°Qingwu, when you have time, write down what you like and don¡¯t like to eat. In the future, what you like to eat, your dad and I will also like. What you don¡¯t like to eat will never appear in our house!¡± Shen Dongli also nodded, ¡°Yes, see how thin Qingwu is. The Lin Family certainly didn¡¯t give you good things to eat.¡± In the eyes of Shen Family parents, the Lin Family had become villains who mistreated Qingwu. Her clothes were ordinary, not good brands, and her luggage was small. Besides an old computer, she had no other belongings! It was too poor! Zuo Wanjun hesitated for a moment but still said, ¡°Darling, you have four brothers at home and one sister. We found out a few years ago that you and Shaojia were switched, and we¡¯ve been looking for you for years.¡± ¡°Your dad and I, it wasn¡¯t on purpose back then. We...¡± Qingwu nodded. No one would intentionally switch babies. ¡°As for Shaojia, she¡¯s innocent. We¡¯ve raised her all these years, and she won¡¯t compete with you. So until she finds her family, we hope she stays home too. Don¡¯t worry, she¡¯s usually doing research in Qingshan County.¡± ¡°Was it her who called me before?¡± She remembered Lin Jingsheng saying there were chicken sounds on the other end of the line. ¡°Yes, it was Shaojia who found you and called you. These past two years, we¡¯ve investigated the past and realized that Shaojia is actually a few days older than you. Your dad and I are also trying to find Shaojia¡¯s family.¡± In fact, in these cases, whether one finds who they¡¯re looking for depends on fate. Shen Family parents simply hoped that Shen Shaojia could stay with them. Qingwu had no objection. Whom the Shen Family parents wanted to raise was their business. ¡°I understand.¡± Shen Family parents both breathed a sigh of relief. They knew their daughter wasn¡¯t someone who would demand that Shaojia leave the Shen Family. Having been together with Shen Shaojia for so many years, even knowing a few years back by coincidence that she wasn¡¯t biological, the Shen Family parents couldn¡¯t bear to send her away! Zuo Wanjun said excitedly, ¡°If you see Shaojia, you¡¯ll definitely like her!¡± Qingwu¡¯s expression remained calm, and she said nothing. The nanny whispered off to the side, ¡°And Miss Yurou...¡± Mentioning Shen Yurou, the Shen Family parents¡¯ enthusiasm and anticipation noticeably reduced. Zuo Wanjun took a sip of soup and said lightly, ¡°Oh, and Yurou, she is an orphan adopted by your grandmother, not our Shen Family¡¯s daughter, no need to mind.¡± The nanny¡¯s expression was somewhat furious, yet it was directed towards Qingwu. It was hard enough for Miss Shaojia to be out doing research and not coming home, leaving Miss Yurou alone as the daughter, and the President Shen and wife would definitely come to like Miss Yurou! And now, a biological daughter had appeared, and Miss Yurou¡¯s rights were about to be taken away! Qingwu noticed the nanny¡¯s hostile gaze but didn¡¯t care. ¡°Why did you adopt her?¡± Mention of Shen Yurou made the Shen Family couple¡¯s attitudes indifferent. ¡°Your grandmother wasn¡¯t in good health before. There was a time she dreamt of a maidservant by the Bodhisattva descending to accompany her, and after being discharged, she adopted Yurou. Yurou usually accompanies your grandmother. Your brothers are all busy, and we¡¯ll introduce you later.¡± Qingwu nodded slightly, lowering her eyes. Shen Dongli clapped his hands, ¡°Qingwu, would you like to see your room?¡± Seeing the expectant looks in the Shen Family parents¡¯ eyes, Qingwu nodded. She followed them upstairs. ¡°Qingwu, Mom heard you¡¯re taking the college entrance exam next month. Do you have a school in mind? It doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re not doing well in school; we can study abroad! Which university do you like?¡± Qingwu hadn¡¯t really thought about this question. She received admission notices from Qingteng University and Beihua University last month and was still considering which to attend. These things, the Lin Family couple didn¡¯t know. Since Qian Yueqiang prevented Qingwu from studying well for Lin Xuecheng¡¯s sake, she wouldn¡¯t share her achievements with the Lin Family couple. ¡°I haven¡¯t decided yet.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, take your time. Your brothers all studied abroad, and Shaojia graduated from the Beihua University junior class and is currently doing her doctorate at the Academy of Sciences. She can give you some advice then.¡± It¡¯s clear that Shen Shaojia should be a genius in scientific research. No wonder the Shen Family parents were so reluctant to let her go. Shen Dongli patted his chest, ¡°You can ask Dad too! Dad is a graduate of Qingteng Academy!¡± Zuo Wanjun exposed him, ¡°It was because you had a Beijing residence permit and Grandfather donated two buildings to Qingteng Academy that you got in.¡± Shen Dongli: ¡°...¡± He smiled awkwardly, pushing open the door to the second-floor hallway. The entire floor had a minimalist style, yet everything radiated understated luxury. An antique shelf worth thirty million, adorned with priceless antiques, a walk-in closet larger than the Lin Family couple¡¯s bedroom, a bathroom with see-through flooring, along with a study, dance room, and game room... Shen Dongli waved his hand grandly, ¡°This entire floor is yours, Qingwu, do you like it?¡± An entire second floor, at least three hundred square meters, all for her alone? Zuo Wanjun chimed in, ¡°Yes, see if you like this style. If not, we can tear it down right away. The third floor is also yours. If you don¡¯t like it, we¡¯ll change it all!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°No need, just the second floor.¡± Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun both feared that Qingwu wouldn¡¯t like it and were relieved when they saw her nod. Zuo Wanjun opened the closet door, ¡°Mom prepared some loungewear for you. See if you like it.¡± Half of the closet was filled with designer logo loungewear, the most eye-catching being a few garments bearing the willow leaf logo. ¡°This is Master Ye Yi¡¯s new design, do you like it?¡± Qingwu felt a bit complex, ¡°...I like it.¡± Zuo Wanjun and Shen Dongli were nearly moved to tears! Their daughter said she liked it! ¡°Darling, rest a bit first. Mom will contact your brothers to come home for dinner together tonight!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Zuo Wanjun and Shen Dongli happily trotted downstairs. Qingwu thought for a moment and sent a message. ¡°Investigate why the Singer is appearing in Beijing and when they took Shen Lisu¡¯s order.¡± ¡°Sure!¡± Five minutes later. ¡°Boss, the Singer took a commission from a Beijing tycoon, but did not take Shen Lisu¡¯s order.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Damn Singer! ¡°Investigate the incident of the Shen Family daughter being switched back then.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Qingwu always suspected that there was more to the incident! Chapter 10 - 10 10 The Brothers Meeting Gift ?Chapter 10: Chapter 10: The Brothers¡¯ Meeting Gift Chapter 10: Chapter 10: The Brothers¡¯ Meeting Gift ¡°Boss, are you suspecting there¡¯s something suspicious about your being switched at birth?¡± Qingwu nodded and calmly said, ¡°The Shen Family isn¡¯t an ordinary wealthy family. Such a family wouldn¡¯t let a mix-up of children go unnoticed for over ten years, especially since it involves several kids.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll get to the bottom of it right away.¡± Five minutes later, the information network Qingwu had established provided the latest news. Back then, she, Lin Xuecheng, and Shen Shaojia were switched at birth during a period when a very serious medical incident occurred at the hospital where their mothers were delivering. The hospital¡¯s maternity ward was moved directly to the neighboring orphanage due to the mishap. Because the orphanage was crowded and noisy, and the security measures weren¡¯t as robust, several children got switched. Qingwu said indifferently, ¡°Give me the location of that orphanage. I¡¯ll visit there in person later.¡± ¡°Boss, the orphanage is right there with that hospital, but the hospital has been closed and abandoned for many years. The orphanage is still there.¡± ¡°For it to stand unfazed for so many years, and still be in Beijing, that¡¯s impressive. Boss, be careful.¡± Qingwu had a hunch that there was definitely something wrong with that orphanage! She checked the address of the orphanage and put away her phone. Shen Dongli¡¯s voice came from the doorway, ¡°Dear daughter, come down for dinner. I didn¡¯t know what flavors you like, so see if it suits your palate.¡± Shen Dongli¡¯s gaze toward Qingwu was filled with loving care, fearing she¡¯d say she didn¡¯t like it. Following behind him, Qingwu asked, ¡°Given our family¡¯s connections, why didn¡¯t you try to investigate me after you found me?¡± Shen Dongli chuckled, ¡°It was your sister Shaojia who said that investigating in advance would lead to preconceived notions. If you hadn¡¯t been doing well before, making amends would be inconvenient for your mom and me, so she suggested gradually learning about you after you came home.¡± Qingwu nodded. The large dining room windows were bright, the luxurious crystal chandelier¡¯s refracted light fell onto a marble wall like gathered stars, with the light forming the large words: ¡°Welcome Baby Home.¡± The Chinese dining table made of 30-million-per-piece ebony sandalwood emitted a natural fragrance, accentuating the exquisite and adorable food on the table. Four men stood before the dining table, looking at Qingwu expectantly yet cautiously. They saw a girl standing on the stairs, bearing a seven-to-eight-point resemblance to their mother, wearing a light purple dress with a pristine Violet Crystal bracelet on her wrist. She exuded an elegant and ethereal aura, beauty still like a fairy in a painting, yet carrying a hint of aloofness and purity like a snow lotus on an iceberg. This was their real sister! Shen Dongli introduced, ¡°Xiao Wu, these are your brothers. Come on, boss, say hello.¡± The man in the lead was elegant and gentle, a gentleman of noble demeanor, dressed in a bespoke Italian suit with precious Ruby cufflinks from last year¡¯s auction, valued at 60 million. Qingwu remembered that those cufflinks were won by the president of Changrong Industrial, Shen Boyi. Shen Boyi was not only the youngest new-generation billionaire topping the rich list but also a renowned oil tycoon on the Dark Web! Shen Boyi took out a black card and handed it to Qingwu. He was unbelievably gentle, his smile practiced to perfection on the way home, perfect and elegant. ¡°Sister, I¡¯m your big brother, Shen Boyi. This is a gift from your brother. Buy anything you like without any limit.¡± Qingwu accepted it and nodded politely, ¡°Thank you, big brother.¡± Shen Boyi¡¯s smile was more dazzling than when he had acquired ten gold mines. The second man to step forward had a somewhat fair complexion, his features exquisitely carved without flaw, with hands that were well defined, like fine Jade that one would want to treasure as an artwork. ¡°Sister, I¡¯m your second brother, Shen Zhongshuang. This is my gift for you.¡± He handed Qingwu a box made of pear wood with a warm luster, every corner meticulously polished. There were also some wood shavings on Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s hands, clearly indicating he made it himself. Inside the box was a hairpin and a card. Shen Zhongshuang smiled, ¡°The card allows you full access in all medical facilities worldwide, regardless of the situation. You¡¯ll receive the best medical care. Of course, I hope you won¡¯t need to use it.¡± ¡°Second brother isn¡¯t as wealthy as big brother. This hairpin was made by me personally; I hope you like it.¡± The name Shen Zhongshuang, Qingwu had seen in medical sci publications. The youngest medical prodigy in the world, the only one capable of surgeries with a zero percent mortality rate, an impossibly skilled hand akin to a deity¡¯s, never successfully poached by numerous international organizations willing to pay premium prices. Qingwu picked up the hairpin, finely carved into an orchid, made from top-grade ten-thousand-piece wood. ¡°Thank you, second brother. I like it.¡± Seeing Qingwu wear the hairpin he crafted, Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s smile was radiantly warming, more satisfying than saving a hundred lives from the hands of death consecutively. ¡°Sister, I¡¯m your third brother, Shen Shushan. You¡¯ve probably seen me before? Here¡¯s a gift from your third brother!¡± Shen Shushan was the most handsome among the brothers, with thick eyebrows, bright eyes, and a nose that was sculpturally perfect, even his hair exuded precision. The youngest grand slam actor in Hua Country, he had continuously snatched every actor crown since his debut, and no one in Hua Country¡¯s streets doesn¡¯t sing his songs. He¡¯s now a red-hot superstar. Qingwu received the luxury yacht keys from Shen Shushan and expressed gratitude, ¡°Thank you, third brother. I like it.¡± Shen Shushan¡¯s eyes sparkled! He had worried throughout the journey that his sister wouldn¡¯t like his gift; her saying so was simply too perfect! The last man seemed impatient as he stepped forward and lifted Qingwu into a spin. Shen Dongli shouted in alarm, ¡°Shen Jishi, put your sister down! If you drop her, I¡¯ll beat you to death!¡± Zuo Wanjun screamed as she rushed forward, nearly kicking Shen Jishi herself, afraid he might accidentally drop their precious daughter. Shen Jishi wore a floral shirt with the top button undone, showing his alluring Adam¡¯s apple. The Shen Family had a predominantly righteous appearance, and Shen Jishi¡¯s hint of roguishness somehow became charming, with the addition of that face. Shen Jishi, the most famous international lawyer, undefeated at the International Court, his cases earned with fees reaching eight-figure sums, truly words worth gold. ¡°Sister, this is your fourth brother¡¯s gift. What¡¯s a young girl doing with a yacht?¡± He clapped his hands, and a group of servants filed in, pushing a giant clothing rack. Six racks were organized by color and type, hanging high-end luxury dresses for the season, with matching shoes, bags, and necklaces to save time on pairing. Besides the racks, six individuals in tailored suits bowed to Qingwu, ¡°Young lady, we are here to tailor and adjust clothes according to your style immediately.¡± Qingwu looked at those clothes, slightly taken aback. She always felt she had underestimated the Shen Family¡¯s wealth. Shen Jishi waved them off, ¡°Take them to little sister¡¯s room. She can try them on once she¡¯s rested.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Qingwu looked at Shen Jishi and earnestly thanked, ¡°Thank you, fourth brother. This is the first time I received so many clothes. I like them a lot.¡± If Shen Jishi had a tail, it would¡¯ve been wagging in the air. Zuo Wanjun wiped her tears. The clothes just now were only worth a bit; she complained about fourth brother¡¯s thriftiness, but her daughter said she hadn¡¯t even had that much before! How poor Lin Family must have been, making her precious daughter live like a beggar, how distressing! A delicate voice came from the door. ¡°Dad, mom, brothers, I¡¯m back.¡± Everyone¡¯s expressions instantly went from joyous to nonchalant. Shen Jishi pulled Qingwu into a seat. Shen Dongli replied indifferently, ¡°Oh, when are you leaving?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± A girl in a pink puff dress stood at the door, hair in perfect curls, wearing an adorable little crown, with charming eyes but thin lips and a small nose, giving a somewhat haggard look. Shen Yurou felt incredibly aggrieved, yet dared not say anything. ¡°I heard elder sister was coming home today, so I especially came to see her, considering she might not know our Shen Family¡¯s rules coming from the countryside.¡± She cast Qingwu a look, emphasizing ¡°our Shen Family.¡± Shen Jishi snorted coldly, his mouth quicker than his brain. ¡°She is my true sister, my parents¡¯ true daughter, the only little princess of our Shen Family. Whatever rules she says for the Shen Family are the rules, and if they aren¡¯t, they¡¯ll change immediately for her. If she doesn¡¯t understand, do you?¡± Chapter 11 - 11 11 Heaven Even Grants Earth to Eat ?Chapter 11: Chapter 11 Heaven Even Grants Earth to Eat Chapter 11: Chapter 11 Heaven Even Grants Earth to Eat ¡°Even though our Shen Family is from a highly educated and reputable background, how did we end up with such an uncouth wild girl who dares to question my own sister, Shen Jishi? Just looking at her is unlucky.¡± Shen Shushan, using a gold-inlaid chopstick, picked a dish for Qingwu while rolling his pretty eyes. ¡°Exactly, and I wonder who comes from the countryside. Heaven gave dirt for eating, and with people like you, going back to the countryside wouldn¡¯t even require farming, as you bring your own land.¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± She clutched her lace-edged white gloves tightly around her skirt, her facial expression slightly twisted. ¡°Third Brother, Fourth Brother, I care about Sister too. Why would you say that? I am also a part of the Shen Family. I just hope the Shen Family can live harmoniously and wonderfully, and Grandma was worried that Sister might not understand the rules, which is why she specifically asked me to come.¡± Mentioning the old lady of the Shen Family, everyone fell silent. Although Shen Yurou was an outsider, the old lady of the Shen Family was their elder after all. Discipline in the Shen Family was very strict; elders were elders. Shen Dongli, impatiently waving his hand, said, ¡°Xiaowu is very sensible and excellent. Our whole family loves her. You should go back and stop disturbing our family dinner.¡± Shen Yurou widened her eyes in disbelief. She had deliberately stood at the door for half an hour, timing her entrance right at dinnertime so the Shen Family could see her impeccable table manners in contrast with Qingwu, who came from the countryside. That way, the Shen Family would know she was the daughter most suitable for them. Why, when they knew Qingwu was so uncouth, did they still side with her? Was it just blood ties? What did it matter without them? Covering her face, Shen Yurou left in shame and anger. Shen Zhongshuang, with his hands worth millions, shelled a bowl of crab meat for Qingwu and handed it over with a smile: ¡°Try it.¡± The crab meat was delicious, with a mellow entrance and rich roe. ¡°It¡¯s very tasty.¡± Shen Dongli smiled and said, ¡°Darling, in the future, just say what you like. Your Fourth Brother is right. In our family, you are the standard; even Mom and Dad will listen to you.¡± Zuo Wanjun said lovingly, ¡°Don¡¯t let Yurou¡¯s words bother you. She has nothing to do with our family. She shares our surname ¡®Shen¡¯ only because your grandma¡¯s surname is Shen. You¡¯re our only daughter.¡± Qingwu nodded. The protection from the Shen Family made her feel warmth she had never experienced in eighteen years at the Lin Family. ¡°Thank you, Mom, Dad, and Brothers. I¡¯ll remember that.¡± ... Shen Yurou stormed out, not shedding a single tear. Holding her still growling stomach, she walked through the vast garden of the Shen Family, nearly getting lost. Seeing a group of servants planting new flowers, Shen Yurou asked curiously, ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡± A servant, smiling, replied, ¡°Hello, Miss Yurou. The eldest Miss likes roses, so President Shen asked us to remove all the flowers here to plant roses for the eldest Miss. Oh, those lilies over there will be removed too. President Shen bought red maple trees from Canada, and they¡¯ll be planted soon.¡± Shen Yurou was taken aback. Those lilies were her favorite flowers! Every year, she swung in the lily field. Why did Qingwu have to take everything from her the moment she arrived? Shen Yurou was nearly dead with jealousy and, moving aside, dialed Shen Shaojia¡¯s number. ¡°Sister Shaojia, you must come back; something happened at home. Mom, Dad, and Brother have all gone crazy!¡± Shen Shaojia coldly replied, ¡°Is that it?¡± Shen Yurou was frantic, her eyes darting continuously before she spoke, having made up her mind: ¡°Sister Shaojia, do you want to know why you were mistakenly taken back in the day?¡± Shen Shaojia squinted her eyes while observing experiment data: ¡°With your IQ, you found out? Stuffed up with nothing to do, you should exercise more; there¡¯s no saving your brain.¡± She hung up the phone, and Shen Yurou¡¯s face twisted! Damn Shen Shaojia, always at odds with her since childhood, just a bookworm who only knew how to study! Stomping her foot, Shen Yurou ran towards Mrs. Shen¡¯s residence. ... Love Orphanage Qingwu had just turned eighteen and hadn¡¯t yet had the time to get her driver¡¯s license. Though she could drive, she didn¡¯t want the Shen Family worrying, so she took a taxi to the orphanage. The orphanage was in the suburbs, surrounded by a private estate that covered a large area, with vast tracts of flourishing rose flowers akin to a sea of blooms. Walking into the orphanage, Qingwu heard a sharp gunshot. Her body reacted instinctively, pressing against the wall to hide herself. Several assassins hurried past her: ¡°Damn Singer, he took our job again!¡± ¡°When did Singer arrive in Hua Country? Had I known he was here, I wouldn¡¯t have taken this job.¡± ¡°Say less, if he finds us, we won¡¯t be able to leave either!¡± Every move of the assassins was rigorously trained and organized; they acted swiftly but not faster than the bullets of the Singer. Bullets whistled through the sky, and the four assassins all fell to the ground in response. Pei Jue emerged from the shadows, the sunlight perfectly illuminating his handsome face while his vintage vest and suit jacket did not affect the direction of his tie. ¡°We meet again, Fool.¡± Glancing at Pei Jue, Qingwu frowned slightly: ¡°You have business here?¡± Pei Jue shrugged: ¡°I live nearby and found someone causing trouble here. I was bored, so I came to check it out.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Living nearby, Love Orphanage was surrounded by barren villages and private estates; being an assassin was a life-risking way to earn money. Singer was probably a poor local. ¡°Target?¡± Pei Jue didn¡¯t hesitate to share what he had found. ¡°The head of the Love Orphanage; the orderer is unknown, but the organization ¡®Blue Whale¡¯ accepted the hit.¡± Feeling something amiss, Qingwu turned and strode inside the orphanage. Inside the orphanage, the head¡¯s office was empty, with papers scattered everywhere. Pei Jue spoke up from behind her, ¡°What are you looking for? I can help.¡± ¡°Some past things; I used to live here.¡± A hint of pity flashed in Pei Jue¡¯s beautiful eyes. Qingwu¡¯s martial prowess was significant. Even in a fight with him, Pei Jue couldn¡¯t guarantee escaping unscathed, suggesting skills not from an ordinary upbringing. So, she was an orphan? Qingwu didn¡¯t find the documents she needed and stood up with a sigh. ¡°I suspect someone knew you¡¯d come here and cleared the place in advance. I swear, they were gone when I arrived.¡± Turning, Qingwu looked at Pei Jue in surprise. ¡°I¡¯m not suspicious of you. If you¡¯d acted, I wouldn¡¯t find a trace.¡± To Pei Jue, this was praise; he smiled pleasantly, with a warm and serene expression like the wind. ¡°I¡¯ll take you back; it¡¯s somewhat remote here, and your way home will be far.¡± Qingwu didn¡¯t refuse, following Pei Jue out of the Love Orphanage. By the roadside were a dusty Volkswagen and a Bentley with gleaming emblems. Approaching the Volkswagen, Qingwu asked, ¡°Is this your car? I¡¯ll pay you for the ride.¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± Meeting Qingwu¡¯s gaze, he seemed to see the most splendid peach blossoms of spring. Grinding his teeth, Pei Jue gently said, ¡°Wait while I get the key.¡± Turning around, he dialed the butler: ¡°Bring me the key of the car parked by the roadside.¡± The butler, puzzled, asked, ¡°Uh? That Volkswagen is what your staff uses to get groceries, do you need it?¡± ¡°Five minutes, the key.¡± ¡°Yes, please wait.¡± After delivering the key, the butler watched as his boss left in the shabby Volkswagen, glancing at the luxurious Bentley. It must be that the Bentley wasn¡¯t good enough, which is why the boss didn¡¯t like it! Pei Jue hadn¡¯t driven a manual car for many years. After driving a while, Qingwu looked at him, ¡°You lied to me last time.¡± Pei Jue chuckled, ¡°Not really, but I genuinely hope you join Deep Sea, no joke.¡± ¡°You¡¯re really charming; you¡¯re the most formidable female assassin I¡¯ve ever seen. Deep Sea needs you.¡± It was the first time Qingwu heard such straightforward words. Her face grew a bit warm, so she turned to face the window. Pei Jue thoughtfully opened her window, ¡°Is it cold?¡± The outside breeze blew in a bit, feeling nice on Qingwu¡¯s face. ¡°Thank you.¡± Not cold, but her face felt warmer. ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡± ¡°Great, I¡¯m always waiting.¡± Chapter 12 - 12 12 Are You Mentally Ill ?Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Are You Mentally Ill? Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Are You Mentally Ill? Qingwu flapped her hand to fan the air. The roses in the manor were blooming all the way, with a rich fragrance. Pei Jue parked the car under the Ruihua Building as Qingwu had said, ¡°Is it here? I¡¯m not familiar with the terrain around here.¡± Qingwu nodded, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s here. I¡¯ll transfer the fare to you.¡± Pei Jue chuckled, taking out his phone and handing it to Qingwu, ¡°Add me as a WeChat friend, then transfer it to me.¡± Qingwu scanned his QR code and, picking up her backpack, got out of the car. Pei Jue watched her back as she jogged into the office building and swiped in with an employee card. There are many companies in the Ruihua Building. Was she an employee here? Qingwu sensed something, turning back to see Pei Jue standing by the car watching her. He stood in the light, elegant and cultured, with a graceful demeanor, completely unlike a top assassin walking on the edge of death. Pei Jue waved at her with a gentle smile on his face, looking more like a noble scion than the eldest brother of the Shen family. Qingwu¡¯s face turned slightly red, and she hurried into the elevator. Pei Jue watched Qingwu leave, then took out his phone and dialed his secretary, ¡°The Ruihua Building can be my property. Give me all the company and employee information here.¡± ¡°Yes, President Pei. I will purchase the Ruihua Building for you immediately.¡± ... Qingwu went all the way to the top floor and found a studio with no nameplate. Ji Qiurong was overjoyed to see her and came up to her, ¡°Boss, you¡¯re here.¡± Qingwu handed him the design draft in her hand, ¡°Use Agent No. 3 and No. 5, with a 70-30 ratio, then use Agent No. 8 for five minutes.¡± ¡°Got it!¡± ¡°Boss, our new store has settled in Changrong Mall under Changrong Industrial. Do you want to have a look?¡± Changrong Mall houses some top-tier blue-blood brands, famous as a top luxury center in Beijing. Many sold-out bags and shoes outside can be found in Changrong Mall. Suddenly, the face of the Shen family elder brother flashed in Qingwu¡¯s mind. Changrong Mall was also his property. ¡°No, from now on, give a 10% profit concession from the sales in Changrong Mall to the Changrong Group.¡± Ji Qiurong was stunned. That was a 10% concession! With Master Ye Yi¡¯s designed products, even a 10% share was a sky-high price. Was the president of the Changrong Group the one who saved the boss¡¯s life in a past life? ¡°Do as I say.¡± ¡°Yes, boss.¡± ... Shen Family Old Residence Mrs. Shen covered herself with a white-washed blanket, listening to Shen Yurou¡¯s lament while sitting in the rocking chair. ¡°Grandma, they are too much. The first time I saw that Qingwu, I felt uneasy all over, as if something was wrong. But my parents and brothers were all charmed by her, and they didn¡¯t listen to me at all.¡± ¡°Grandma, where is there a place for us in this house anymore, boo hoo.¡± Mrs. Shen opened her eyes, the corners full of wrinkles slightly drooping, looking hard to deal with. ¡°Are you serious? Do you think Qingwu looks ominous?¡± Shen Yurou was a maiden the Bodhisattva sent to her. If she felt Qingwu was ominous, she certainly wouldn¡¯t let Qingwu into the family. Shen Yurou kept nodding, ¡°She even made my brothers scold me, chased me out without dinner, and said she was the only daughter of the Shen family.¡± Mrs. Shen snorted coldly. ¡°The only daughter? If I don¡¯t acknowledge her, she has no right to enter the Shen family.¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s face was full of secret joy. ... As soon as Qingwu stepped into the Shen family gate, several tall maidservants blocked her way. ¡°Miss Qingwu, the old lady asked to see you.¡± Qingwu nodded and followed the maidservants. Mrs. Shen usually lived in the old residence and did not stay with the Shen family members. Apart from the four sons visiting her during festivals, they usually had no contact. This was because Mrs. Shen didn¡¯t like Zuo Wanjun and always put on a sour face when she saw her, so the men of the Shen family reduced their meetings with her. The maidservants led Qingwu into the old residence of the Shen family and pointed coldly to the bench in the garden, ¡°Miss Qingwu, please wait here.¡± After saying this, they turned and left. The garden was quite old. The bench was obviously an artifact, not meant for sitting. It was rusty and muddy, tottering precariously. Qingwu knew that this was Mrs. Shen¡¯s intimidation, intended to stand up for Shen Yurou. She didn¡¯t mind. The Lin couple used to make her stand as punishment to stick up for Lin Xuecheng. Qingwu stood in the garden, thinking about the Love Orphanage case. Who on earth took the dean away? Shen Yurou opened the curtain, looking at Qingwu standing in the courtyard, her lips curling into a smile, ¡°Grandma has her way. If she stands all the time, her legs will surely get sore.¡± Mrs. Shen¡¯s Buddha beads rolled in her hand, her eyes not even lifting, ¡°You said she doesn¡¯t know the rules. Indeed, she¡¯s unruly. I asked her to sit, not forcing her to stand. Who is she showing it to? It makes it seem like I¡¯m abusing her, disgraceful.¡± Shen Yurou obediently said, ¡°Grandma is right.¡± One hour later. Qingwu still stood in the courtyard like a statue, not moving an inch. She kept replaying today¡¯s events at the Love Orphanage in her mind, sketching over and over, retracing every visit from the assassins¡¯ perspectives, reconstructing the scene. Qingwu slowly opened her eyes. She found it! The Blue Whale Organization had predicted not only her presence but also Pei Jue¡¯s; those assassins were merely a decoy. A maidservant stood behind Qingwu, ¡°Miss Qingwu, please go in.¡± Qingwu nodded and walked into the small building where Mrs. Shen lived. Her movements were smooth and fluid, showing no fatigue or soreness from standing for an hour. Instead, every gesture was filled with nobility. Mrs. Shen squinted at Qingwu, showing disgust, ¡°No manners, come back when you¡¯ve learned the rules. My granddaughters are only Yurou and Shaojia. Don¡¯t think some random nobody can be my granddaughter.¡± Qingwu observed Mrs. Shen for a moment, then said, ¡°May I ask, do you have some mental issues?¡± Mrs. Shen: ¡°...¡± She suddenly opened her eyes, throwing the Buddha beads in her hand out in rage. Qingwu deftly dodged them, and the beads shattered on the ground. Mrs. Shen roared, ¡°Go learn the rules! Don¡¯t come back if you don¡¯t learn them. Calling me crazy with your first words, I¡¯d like to see how a wild girl like you can enter the Shen family.¡± The maidservants stopped Qingwu, ¡°Please, Miss Qingwu.¡± The tutors Mrs. Shen invited to teach manners were a group of old nuns, stern and rigid. It was impossible to please them. Qingwu wouldn¡¯t dream of returning to the Shen family in under three to five days, and even if she did, she¡¯d be skinned alive. One hour later. The four sons of the Shen family arrived from different directions, surrounding Mrs. Shen¡¯s small building. Shen Jishi, ¡°Elder brother, how long has sister been inside? I said long ago that she shouldn¡¯t have to deal with this old witch.¡± Shen Boyi, ¡°I forgot to tell sister, let¡¯s barge in and take her away, don¡¯t let her be wronged. I¡¯ll explain to Grandma.¡± The next moment, a group of old nuns personally escorted Qingwu out. Their faces even bore rare smiles! ¡°The young lady is amazing; her etiquette reached royal standards. The old lady sends us to teach her, yet we are the ones who are awed.¡± ¡°The old lady said the young lady could leave once she learned well, but we unanimously agreed the young lady needs no teaching. In fact, we need more learning.¡± ¡°Seeing off the young lady.¡± Qingwu nodded to them, her demeanor elegant and dignified, exuding nobility. ¡°Elder brother, why are you all here?¡± The four sons of the Shen family breathed a sigh of relief, seeing her emerge unscathed. Shen Boyi, ¡°Let¡¯s go home, sister. You need not engage with Grandma; she¡¯s old and mentally unstable.¡± Qingwu nodded, having preliminarily diagnosed that Mrs. Shen¡¯s mental state was indeed poor, likely due to long-term use of hallucinogenic drugs with evident aftereffects. Shen Yurou frantically watched the four sons of the Shen family take Qingwu away. ¡°Grandma, why did they just leave? They don¡¯t care anything about you!¡± Mrs. Shen, listening to the old nuns¡¯ praises of Qingwu ringing in her ears, was so furious that her head hurt, and she fainted on the spot. Chapter 13 - 13 13 The Shen Familys Daughter Doesnt Deserve ?Chapter 13: Chapter 13: The Shen Family¡¯s Daughter Doesn¡¯t Deserve You Chapter 13: Chapter 13: The Shen Family¡¯s Daughter Doesn¡¯t Deserve You Mrs. Shen was taken straight to the hospital. Chen Jianhong put away his examination equipment and looked at Shen Yurou, who was waiting beside him, ¡°It¡¯s nothing serious, the old lady¡¯s condition is an old ailment; a few days of rest, and she will be fine.¡± Mrs. Shen slowly opened her eyes only after hearing Chen Jianhong say she was alright. Feigning illness was her old trick; she refused to believe Shen Dongli wouldn¡¯t come and apologize with his sons once he found out. At that point, she would take the chance to make Yurou return to the Shen Family and properly restrain that unlucky jinx. Shen Yurou was so excited to see Chen Jianhong she could hardly speak! This was someone who usually only appeared in the news. This was the first time she¡¯d seen Chen Jianhong because she hadn¡¯t accompanied Mrs. Shen during previous hospital visits. ¡°Professor Chen, I¡¯m the granddaughter of the Shen Family, Shen Yurou. My study direction is also medicine. Would you be willing to accept me as your apprentice?¡± Chen Jianhong chuckled, ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve met the granddaughter of Chief Shen. I didn¡¯t expect you to study medicine as well.¡± Shen Yurou shyly replied, ¡°Yes, my grandparents are not in good health. I want to study medicine to care for them.¡± A hint of resentment was hidden in her eyes. It was all because Elder Shen wanted her to behave and not think about competing with the Shen Family¡¯s four sons for the family inheritance, so he wouldn¡¯t let her study business or finance and only allowed her to study medicine. She couldn¡¯t understand why, as a child of the Shen Family, she wasn¡¯t entitled to an inheritance. If she could follow Chen Jianhong, the Shen Family¡¯s members would realize she was the best! Mrs. Shen chuckled, ¡°Yurou is my only granddaughter. If she can learn under Professor Chen, I would be satisfied.¡± Each of the Shen Family¡¯s four sons had their own merits; presumably, the daughter was no worse. Chen Jianhong readily agreed, ¡°Alright, Yurou can start by observing and learning with me. If she shows talent, I¡¯ll personally mentor her.¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s eyes sparkled with excitement, ¡°Great! Thank you, Professor Chen!¡± Chen Jianhong asked, ¡°Have you published any core SCI articles, or have you led a project team in conducting essential research?¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± What kind of question is that? She didn¡¯t even attend her regular school classes; how would she have time to research for SCI? Couldn¡¯t someone just buy one of those with money? Seeing her awkward expression, Chen Jianhong understood that this young lady was likely all form and no substance. Unfortunately, the Shen Family¡¯s sons were all geniuses; he had hoped to take on an apprentice like Shen Zhongshuang. ¡°I¡¯ll go check on the other patients first, contact me in a couple of days.¡± ¡°Sure!¡± ... Qiao Xi Hospital, Special Rest Ward ¡°Chief Shen¡¯s health is quite good; more exercise, please.¡± Chen Jianhong cheerfully looked at the elderly man lying in bed. ¡°I¡¯m getting old. My granddaughter will be here soon. I¡¯m going to let her take me out to enjoy the sun.¡± Mentioning his granddaughter brought a kind and benevolent smile to Elder Shen¡¯s face. As Chen Jianhong left the room, he bumped into Pei Jue, who had come to see Elder Pei. ¡°Uncle Chen, how is my grandfather¡¯s health?¡± Chen Jianhong handed over an examination report, ¡°All the data is normal, except for high blood pressure, which requires dietary control.¡± Pei Jue took the report and carefully read it over, ¡°Thank you, Uncle Chen. I¡¯ve already investigated the prescription situation from last time; could you come with me?¡± That prescription matter had always been a heavy stone weighing on Chen Jianhong¡¯s heart. After all, the patients here were of great importance; even founding senior generals were recuperating upstairs, so there could be no mistakes. Not to mention harming a patient, Chen Jianhong hurriedly followed Pei Jue, ¡°I have a freshly sourced Pu¡¯er tea cake in my office; please do me the honor, President Pei.¡± Inside the office, the sweet scent of tea wafted through the air, with the aroma of six-figure-per-ounce Pu¡¯er tea filling the room. ¡°That incident involved the Dark Web Assassin Organization, Blue Whale. They colluded with hospital employees to swap Uncle Chen¡¯s prescription. The involved personnel have been apprehended.¡± Chen Jianhong was astonished, ¡°Foreign influence?¡± Pei Jue nodded, sipping his tea, ¡°The elders are of no ordinary status; many foreign forces are focused on them. The previous attack on Chief Shen was also their work.¡± Cold sweat covered Chen Jianhong¡¯s forehead, ¡°I understand. Thank you, President Pei. I heard there¡¯s a marriage engagement between President Pei and the Shen Family¡¯s granddaughter?¡± Pei Jue raised his eyes, smiling, ¡°Uncle Chen isn¡¯t usually one to gossip. Why bring this up?¡± Chen Jianhong hesitated momentarily, recalling Shen Yurou¡¯s beautiful but uninspired and shallow face, especially the pair of eyes filled with interest, which always made him uncomfortable. ¡°If President Pei trusts me, this Miss Shen is not a suitable match.¡± Someone like Pei Jue should have a partner who complements him, someone like Shen Yurou who, no matter how you look at it, isn¡¯t a match for Pei Jue. Pei Jue was a bit surprised, smiled gently while holding his teacup, and didn¡¯t speak further. ... Night fell, the dense darkness enveloping the city¡¯s edges. A blade was drawn, pressing against the assassin¡¯s vulnerable throat. Qingwu spoke coldly, ¡°Where is the director of Love Orphanage?¡± The assassin¡¯s eyes were filled with shock; how did she know they had taken the orphanage director? ¡°Fool, do you think you can rule the world with one hand? Your organization will eventually be replaced by our Blue Whale!¡± The three major Assassin Organizations on the Dark Web, High Tower, Deep Sea, and Blue Whale, were both adversaries and in mutual balance. The assassin fell to the ground. Qingwu rubbed her wrist before turning and walking into a nearby underground fighting arena. ¡°Kill him!¡± ¡°Go, Leopard! Kill that arrogant Burmese in front of you!¡± The cheers were deafening. In the octagonal cage on the stage, the fists of the fighters hit their opponent¡¯s vital points with every punch. The owner of the fighting arena bowed before Qingwu, ¡°Boss, someone has specifically requested your services with an offer of sixty million US dollars.¡± Qingwu shook her head, ¡°Let¡¯s go to the lounge, I¡¯m not stepping into the ring today.¡± ¡°Yes, please follow me.¡± Inside the underground fighting ring was the largest news exchange market in Beijing, where information was auctioned off to the highest bidder. Qingwu donned a mask as she sat in the VIP area, fixating on the auctioneer introducing the information up for sale. ¡°This piece of information concerns the clues of an international organization¡¯s crackdown on the Dark Web, starting at fifty thousand US dollars.¡± Every year, international organizations would round up the Dark Web, with arms dealers, smugglers, and assassin organizations being infamous entities on the list. Qingwu wasn¡¯t interested in this piece of information. If it were so easy to stamp out, High Tower would have long ceased to exist. Finally, the information sold for sixty thousand US dollars. ¡°The next piece of information relates to Tengshan Hospital eighteen years ago, with a starting bid of one million US dollars.¡± The room was aghast! ¡°What information is worth one million US dollars? Last time, the identity of the leader of the Conch Organization was sold for only fifty thousand US dollars.¡± ¡°And something from eighteen years ago? Who would buy such an old piece?¡± Qingwu raised her sign, ¡°One million five hundred thousand.¡± Everyone: ¡°...¡± Is there really a fool willing to buy this piece of information? And in a VIP room at that... no, there must be something valuable about this piece. ¡°One million six hundred thousand.¡± Qingwu raised her sign again, ¡°One million seven hundred thousand.¡± The neighboring VIP room followed closely, ¡°One million eight hundred thousand.¡± ¡°Two million.¡± ¡°Two million five hundred thousand.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Tengshan Hospital was an abandoned hospital beside Love Orphanage. Who else was interested, like her, in the information about Tengshan Hospital? ¡°Two million six hundred thousand.¡± The neighboring bidder raised again, ¡°Three million.¡± In the VIP room, Pei Jue leisurely raised his sign, continuing to up the bid. To him, this piece of information was insignificant, but since Fool was investigating Love Orphanage, they would surely be interested in this information. Thinking of that slim and graceful figure, Pei Jue¡¯s lips curled into a slight smile. Qingwu did not raise her card again. Who knows the extent of this information, and if it¡¯s just a few words, she would have wasted her money. The auction house doesn¡¯t offer refunds. ¡°Three million going once, three million going twice, three million going three times, sold, congratulations to VIP number nine!¡± Chapter 14 - 14 14 You Are Driving for Didi ?Chapter 14: Chapter 14 You Are Driving for Didi Chapter 14: Chapter 14 You Are Driving for Didi The auctioneer cheerfully held the small gavel. ¡°Next up is a piece of public news, the Blue Whale Organization is planning a siege on the High Tower and Deep Sea, with a major operation in Beijing. ¡°The starting bid is three million US dollars.¡± The public portion of the news is free, but details still require bidding. Qingwu was not interested in Blue Whale¡¯s attempt to target her organization, if they had the ability, let them come; it was uncertain who would prevail. For the past two years, she had been busy with her gambling stone business and let the Assassin Organization develop on its own, inadvertently becoming one of the Dark Web¡¯s three giants. What intrigued her was Blue Whale¡¯s actions in Beijing, she guessed it was related to Elder Shen. This piece of information, she had to get it! If she let Blue Whale act against Elder Shen under her nose, how could she continue to survive? Qingwu raised her paddle, ¡°Three million and one US dollars, I am the Fool.¡± Everyone: ¡°...¡± Who did she say she was?! Three million and one wasn¡¯t much, but that last sentence made those present who wanted to bid lower their paddles! The auction staff were also speechless. Originally, they planned for this news to be auctioned for ten million US dollars, but with the Fool present, who dared compete with her? In VIP Room 9, Pei Jue was a bit surprised, and then he also lowered his paddle. It seemed that the previous news he competed for was with her, and since she was interested in it, his three million hadn¡¯t been wasted. Thinking of this, Pei Jue leaned back slightly, a hint of a smile appearing on his face. He had checked all the companies and employees in the Ruihua Building and still hadn¡¯t found Qingwu, as the Fool wouldn¡¯t be easily discovered. With the Fool¡¯s name revealed, everyone on the scene was as silent as chicks, letting Qingwu take the news. ¡°Congratulations to the Fool, sold for three million and one!¡± The auctioneer¡¯s face was full of a broad smile, ¡°Up next is a free piece of news, the Gambling Stone King will publicly gamble with some families next month, and everyone is welcome to attend.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± The title of Gambling Stone King was quite renowned, and anyone involved in the jewelry industry knew it, but her identity remained unknown, her whereabouts were unpredictable, and any stone she cut revealed top-quality emeralds. How did she not know she had a public schedule? Qingwu stood up and went to the information room, swiping her card to get her news. ¡°The Blue Whale Organization will send assassins tomorrow to target General Shen Lisu again, for a fee of one hundred million US dollars.¡± ... At the bottom of the Ruihua Building, a washed but worn-out Volkswagen was discreetly parked, clearly showing its age. As soon as Qingwu stepped out of the Ruihua Building, she saw Pei Jue standing by the car. He waved at her, his refined and handsome face full of surprise, exuding an air of warmth. Qingwu was a bit surprised and walked up to ask, ¡°Are you driving for Didi?¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± His smile froze for a moment, then he met Qingwu¡¯s somewhat skeptical gaze, those eyes particularly beautiful and dazzling. Qingwu looked at the car behind him and thought of the information she had just found about the village near the Love Orphanage. It was poor, extremely poor, with village people either going to Myanmar to scam or to Japan to shoot films. Pei Jue managing to survive on the Dark Web was already quite an achievement. ¡°Would I be honored to give you a ride?¡± Qingwu figured she needed a ride anyway, and any car would do, plus it could boost Pei Jue¡¯s business, so she compliantly got in. ¡°To make you willing to join Deep Sea, I¡¯m giving you a welcome gift.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Who sends welcome gifts now, after meeting several times already? Pei Jue took out a small box of information and handed it to Qingwu, ¡°Open it and see.¡± Qingwu was a bit surprised, ¡°Was VIP Room 9 you? Why did you spend so much money on this news, how long would you need to drive for Didi to earn it back?¡± He¡¯d stayed on the richest list for so long, but it was his first time being mistaken for someone who lived by driving for Didi, making Pei Jue feel complicated, hinting, ¡°I have another main profession.¡± Qingwu suddenly realized, considering he was the leader of the Deep Sea Organization, taking an order on the Dark Web casually would make him a small fortune. ¡°Did you bid on this news just to give it to me? What if I¡¯m not willing to join Deep Sea?¡± ¡°No worries, the value of a gift is to bring happiness, as long as it makes you happy, that¡¯s its greatest value, the by-products are secondary.¡± Spending so much money on news just to make her happy? The box in Qingwu¡¯s hands suddenly felt a bit hot. ¡°Are all the gifts you give to girls this expensive?¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± ¡°You¡¯re the first, I never give gifts to ladies, except when my mother was alive, she loved flowers.¡± Qingwu didn¡¯t expect him to bring up a sad topic and quickly apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to.¡± ¡°No worries. So does my gift delight you?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Who directly asks such a question! When receiving gifts from the Shen family¡¯s four sons, why hadn¡¯t she felt so speechless? Or was it people like them, growing up in poverty, didn¡¯t know what being subtle and restrained was? Did they express all emotions directly? Qingwu had interacted with several international orphans before, knowing they liked to express their thoughts freely, fearing they might not have a chance to speak tomorrow. Thinking of this, Qingwu suppressed that slightly abnormal heartbeat. ¡°... Happy.¡± The smile on Pei Jue¡¯s face deepened, making Qingwu feel inexplicably a bit warm-faced, quickly turning her head. The temperature in this car was still a bit too high! Qingwu thought for a moment, then opened the information box in front of Pei Jue. ¡°The director of Tengshan Hospital and the director of Love Orphanage are the same person, who had contacts with a Ning City businessman, Lin Jingsheng, before disappearing.¡± Lin Jingsheng? How was he involved in this? The Lin Family was indeed involved in the child-switching incident, thinking about it, it wasn¡¯t surprising to see Lin Jingsheng¡¯s handiwork. Qingwu put away the note, slight furrows in her elegant brows. She was stunningly beautiful, her brows expressing emotion but also exuding a killer¡¯s unique coldness, her eyes radiant. This expression added a touch of worldly air, making her seem more like a teenage girl. ¡°Is the information useful?¡± ¡°Yes, thank you, what should I prepare as a return gift? Joining Deep Sea is out of the question, I can¡¯t give up High Tower yet.¡± The assassins of High Tower had followed Qingwu for many years, harboring deep feelings for her and High Tower, she wouldn¡¯t abandon her subordinates. Pei Jue had a faint smile on his face. ¡°Then just tell me your name, I want to know your name, beyond the Dark Web, under the sun.¡± Qingwu was a bit puzzled, was her name worth three million? Wasn¡¯t Singer educated, couldn¡¯t they do basic math? ¡°Qingwu.¡± ¡°Pei Jue.¡± Qingwu nodded, remembering Pei Jue¡¯s name. ¡°Is it convenient for you to take me to Changrong Mall?¡± Ye Yi¡¯s largest brick-and-mortar store in Beijing was about to open, Ji Qiurong had repeatedly urged Qingwu to be there, timing was right now, if she didn¡¯t go, Ji Qiurong would surely make a scene. ¡°Of course.¡± Changrong Mall was Beijing¡¯s largest shopping mall, full of luxury goods, it was normal for a girl like Qingwu to like going there. After dropping Qingwu at the mall, Pei Jue turned the car into Changrong Mall¡¯s parking lot before getting out and heading toward a Maybach parked there. The butler, Old Xu, watched his boss climb out of an old, battered little car and almost couldn¡¯t believe his eyes. What was the boss up to? Suddenly fell in love with minimalism? Seeing Pei Jue looking his way, Butler Old Xu quickly and respectfully said, ¡°President, what you arranged has been done, Elder asked you to visit the hospital tomorrow.¡± ¡°Why tomorrow?¡± Butler Old Xu hesitated for a moment, knowing he couldn¡¯t keep it from Pei Jue, hesitantly said, ¡°It¡¯s because Chief Shen¡¯s granddaughter will be there.¡± Pei Jue closed his eyes and pressed his temples. ¡°I understand.¡± Chapter 15 - 15 15 How Understanding My Little Sister Is ?Chapter 15: Chapter 15 How Understanding My Little Sister Is! Chapter 15: Chapter 15 How Understanding My Little Sister Is! ¡°President, the elder keeps hoping you¡¯ll get married soon so he can hold a great-grandchild.¡± Pei Jue replied coldly, ¡°He already has three great-grandchildren, and he can¡¯t hold even one of them with the condition he¡¯s in now.¡± The youngest of the Pei family¡¯s great-grandchildren was already five years old. Elder Pei had strained his back holding him last year and had to lie in bed for two weeks. Butler Old Xu: ¡°...¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be so stubborn with the elder. His health isn¡¯t good, and besides, our Pei Family and the Shen Family are well-matched. The Shen sons are all extraordinary, so the Shen daughter can¡¯t be bad either.¡± ¡°This engagement has long been settled. It was a mutual decision by both the Shen and Pei families. You have to consider the Shen family¡¯s dignity too.¡± Pei Jue slightly opened his eyes and said, ¡°Shut up, or you can go marry the Shen family¡¯s daughter.¡± Butler Old Xu quickly closed his mouth. He was already fifty-three. That was impossible! ... Changrong Mall Lin Xuecheng held a small purse, her eyes full of impatience, ¡°Mom, is the handkerchief we reserved finally in stock? We have to get it this time!¡± Master Ye Yi¡¯s designs not only needed reservations but also had to be fought for. A reservation letter was just an entry ticket. Being able to buy something on the scene was up to chance. Qian Yueqiang smiled, full of pride, ¡°Of course, dear. To get my precious daughter a design by Master Ye Yi, I¡¯ve arranged for all our family¡¯s staff to try and purchase it together. Darling, didn¡¯t you say Lu Mingchuan was coming with you today?¡± Lin Xuecheng blushed, shyly saying, ¡°Brother Chuan said he¡¯s stuck in traffic and will be here a bit later.¡± Thinking of her gentle and tall fiance?, who would soon be hers, Lin Xuecheng felt pleased. The Lu family¡¯s status was slightly higher than the Lin family¡¯s. Qian Yueqiang had exhausted her connections to get the Lin family acquainted with the Lu family. Fortunately, Lin Xuecheng was ambitious and had been close to Lu Mingchuan from a young age. The mother and daughter lined up, waiting to enter the mall, as Lin Xuecheng tiptoed and looked for Lu Mingchuan¡¯s figure among the crowd. Many socialites were also coming here today. She had to keep an eye on Lu Mingchuan, letting those women know that such an excellent man was indeed hers! Qingwu had just entered Changrong Mall, about to contact Ji Qiurong when a figure blocked her path. ¡°Xiao Wu, is it really you? I¡¯ve missed you so much!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Who was this idiot? Lu Mingchuan was picking new players for his football team among the crowd when he suddenly brightened up at the sight of a graceful figure in a light green dress, especially her face, which was notably charming and elegant! Lu Mingchuan looked closer, and it turned out to be Qingwu! ¡°Even though you are no longer the Lin family¡¯s daughter, in my eyes, you are still my fiance?e. If you are willing, I can take you back to the Lu family right away.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Was he seriously mentally ill? ¡°Xiao Wu, the one I¡¯ve always loved is you, but unfortunately, you weren¡¯t Uncle Lin¡¯s daughter. I was very upset. Knowing that you left, I haven¡¯t been able to eat or sleep. Tears have filled my eyes daily...¡± Qingwu frowned, ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°Xiao Wu, I know you still resent me, but it¡¯s useless. You can only hate me because you have me in your heart¡ªI know you love me!¡± Qingwu nearly vomited her breakfast. ¡°Lu Mingchuan? Your family won¡¯t need to buy oil for the next ten years since you¡¯re oily enough.¡± Lu Mingchuan was always a playboy, eager to flirt with pretty women. Nine out of ten of his smartphones were used to store backup contact information. He even had each backup labeled with a number, down to their height, weight, and menstrual cycle... ¡°Xiao Wu, I can¡¯t live without you!¡± Qingwu couldn¡¯t be bothered with him, so she raised her hand and slapped him across the face. Lu Mingchuan had thought he could use his overwhelming physical strength to pull her hand into his embrace, but instead, she landed a solid slap on his face. Lu Mingchuan was stunned: ¡°...¡± How was Qingwu¡¯s strength so great?! In the distance, Lin Xuecheng screamed, ¡°Ahhh! Qingwu, you bitch, stay away from Brother Chuan!¡± She dragged Qian Yueqiang along, rushing over, and felt distressed seeing Lu Mingchuan covering his face. ¡°Brother Chuan, is she still pestering you? How malicious!¡± Qian Yueqiang looked at Qingwu with disgust, ¡°Why are you here? Didn¡¯t you return to Qingshan County? Did you know that Chengcheng and I were coming to Master Ye Yi¡¯s store and came here on purpose?¡± ¡°I tell you, you have no connection to our family anymore.¡± Lin Xuecheng hung onto Lu Mingchuan¡¯s arm, looking possessive. ¡°Sis, I know you¡¯re still thinking about Brother Chuan, but he is my fiance? and has nothing to do with you. Please don¡¯t disturb our lives, okay?¡± Hypocritical and pretentious. Qingwu frowned slightly, glancing at Qian Yueqiang and Lin Xuecheng, ¡°If you¡¯re sick in the head, go to a hospital. The cure rate for delusions isn¡¯t bad.¡± Qian Yueqiang got angry and was about to lash out, but the mall that hadn¡¯t opened yet suddenly did. Shen Boyi, dressed in a well-tailored suit, stood at the entrance. His previously cold face instantly warmed when he saw Qingwu. ¡°Xiao Wu, come to me.¡± Qingwu walked toward Shen Boyi, and soon the mall¡¯s doors closed again. Lin Xuecheng watched Qingwu¡¯s back suspiciously, ¡°Mom, what¡¯s Sis doing? Who was that person? He seemed unusual...¡± Qian Yueqiang gritted her teeth, ¡°That girl must be unwilling to return to her hometown, using her looks to climb the social ladder! Truly base-born, Chengcheng, if she ever comes to you, ignore her!¡± Lin Xuecheng nodded, turned to talk to Lu Mingchuan, but found his gaze still on Qingwu. Damn Qingwu! Why did she leave yet still compete for everything with her! Clearly, whether it be parents or Lu Mingchuan, they were all hers. Climbing the social ladder¡ªQingwu, a country bumpkin, dared to aim for that! Lin Xuecheng pouted and gave Lu Mingchuan a tug, coquettishly saying, ¡°Brother Chuan!¡± Lu Mingchuan was clearly distracted, so he just comforted Lin Xuecheng with a few words. She must still love him. That person just now was brought by her to spite him. Silly girl. Given Lu Mingchuan¡¯s conditions, it was natural for a young girl like Qingwu, who had no other virtues besides being pretty, to be smitten with him. ... Shen Boyi led Qingwu directly through the VIP channel. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you inform Big Brother beforehand that you were coming here? I would have sent someone to pick you up. There are too many people coming to see Ye Yi today, and what if you got squeezed?¡± Qingwu shook her head, ¡°I didn¡¯t want to disrupt Big Brother¡¯s work.¡± Shen Boyi felt his heart melting! Listen, his sister was so considerate! So lovely and elegant! Those few little devils at home couldn¡¯t say something like this. Shen Boyi felt his life complete. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. As long as you come, no matter the time, Big Brother is happy.¡± ¡°Mm, I got it.¡± Shen Boyi thought about the people he saw earlier. Was someone pulling at his sister? He frowned slightly, ¡°What happened earlier? Tell Big Brother. He¡¯ll help you sort it out.¡± ¡°Nothing much, just came across some garbage crawling out of the trash can¡ªnot important.¡± Shen Boyi called his secretary and instructed, ¡°All those who had a conflict with the young lady just now, kick them out, and never allow them into any of Changrong¡¯s stores, malls, or hotels. Blacklist them immediately!¡± ¡°Yes, President Shen.¡± Qingwu was a bit surprised; Changrong Industrial¡¯s operations spanned the country. If Changrong blacklisted the Lin mother and daughter, Lin Xuecheng would never find a shopping mall again. ¡°Xiao Wu, remember that you are our Shen family¡¯s little princess. No one can let you suffer¡ªnot even Big Brother.¡± Qingwu nodded to show that she remembered. ¡°Thank you, Big Brother.¡± Chapter 16 - 16 16 Qingwu was kidnapped ?Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Qingwu was kidnapped! Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Qingwu was kidnapped! Shen Boyi took out a pass card and handed it to Qingwu. ¡°This is the VIP card for all malls under Changrong. It contains 5% of the group¡¯s shares. Wherever you go, you can enjoy the shareholder treatment of the group, no need to queue to enter the malls.¡± ¡°Shares?¡± Shen Boyi smiled, his handsome face showing a doting expression. ¡°You are my sister. It¡¯s convenient to give you some shares to play with. From now on, when you buy things, just swipe the card your big brother gave you. There¡¯s no limit. If you run out, just tell your big brother!¡± ¡°Do other brothers have this too?¡± Shen Boyi replied as if it were expected, ¡°Why would those little brats ask me for shares? This was prepared long ago, just waiting for you to come home and be given it.¡± Years ago, when the four sons of the Shen Family learned that Shen Shaojia, who lived with them day and night, was not their real sister, they started preparing a gift for their sister when they met. Counting the two cards Shen Boyi handed out, they still have many gifts not yet given! Seeing those obnoxious little guys at home was already annoying, but now their sweet and soft sister finally returned, so naturally, they had to treat her as well as they could! Hehe, she really was their real sister! ¡°Join your big brother for lunch? The sky garden on the top floor was built just for you! How about we clear the area to let you enjoy it?¡± To eat in the sky garden of Changrong Mall was not something one could book with money alone. Qingwu initially wanted to say she had some matters in the evening, but meeting Shen Boyi¡¯s expectant gaze, she found herself unable to refuse. ¡°No need to clear the area, I¡¯ll accompany big brother for lunch.¡± ¡°Good, good, whatever you say.¡± As Shen Boyi looked at his sister in front of him, the more he looked, the more he liked her. The loving expression on his face was almost identical to that of Mr. and Mrs. Shen. Sister was truly sensible and thoughtful! Feeling on cloud nine, Shen Boyi clapped Qingwu¡¯s shoulder a few times, then headed off quickly to attend to work. Meanwhile, A security guard stood in front of Qian Yueqiang and two others, politely yet firmly informing them that they were no longer allowed to shop within Changrong Group. Qian Yueqiang raged, ¡°Why aren¡¯t we allowed to shop? We¡¯re consumers. What¡¯s wrong with Changrong Group? I¡¯m going to file a complaint!¡± Lin Xuecheng chimed in, ¡°Exactly, security uncle, we specially came to purchase Ye Yi¡¯s master¡¯s new products after winning the lottery, why can¡¯t we shop?¡± The security guard maintained a professional smile, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, you offended someone you shouldn¡¯t have. From now on, all enterprises under Changrong Group will blacklist you. Thank you.¡± Qian Yueqiang: ¡°...¡± What on earth was going on? If they were blacklisted by Changrong Group, where would she and Lin Xuecheng go shopping in the future? ¡°Why? We¡¯re here to spend money!¡± The security guard waved his hand, and several other guards rushed over, dragging out the still-struggling trio and throwing them out directly. ¡°Don¡¯t disrupt shopping for our other customers. Our President Shen said you offended our young lady, and will forever be blacklisted by Changrong Group!¡± The security guard clapped his hands and walked away. The surrounding socialites initially wanted to watch a show. But hearing those bumpkins, who sloppily flaunted big-brand logos on their faces, had offended the young lady of Changrong Group, they hurriedly distanced themselves to avoid getting involved. Qian Yueqiang couldn¡¯t believe it! They were actually thrown out like that? Since when had the Lin Family and Lu Family ever been humiliated like this! Lin Xuecheng burst into tears, ¡°Mom, when did we offend the young lady of Changrong Group? We just spoke to our sister earlier!¡± Qian Yueqiang irritably said, ¡°What sister? She¡¯s just some bumpkin from the countryside, how could she possibly match being your sister? Stay away from her in the future!¡± Lu Mingchuan got up from the ground, brushing the dust off his clothes. ¡°I never heard of the President of Changrong Group having a sister. Could it be Qingwu they¡¯re talking about?¡± Qian Yueqiang waved her hand dismissively, ¡°Impossible, that girl¡¯s family is in Qingshan County. You know how poor they are. She¡¯s definitely unwilling and wants to cling to our family. What young lady? Maybe that wretched girl is up to something shady...¡± ¡°Let¡¯s head back, Mingchuan. I¡¯ve seen you grow up, settle down with Chengcheng soon so I can be at ease.¡± A blush spread across Lin Xuecheng¡¯s face, Lu Mingchuan, with a good family background and good looks, was generous, and her childhood crush. She always wanted to marry Lu Mingchuan and become the young madam of the Lu Family. Lu Mingchuan smiled, ¡°Aunt, Chengcheng and I are still young, no rush.¡± Qian Yueqiang was somewhat displeased and said nothing more. Lu Mingchuan received a few calls from fox friends and dog friends, learning a nearby bar had new models, he quickly found an excuse and hurried off. Lin Xuecheng watched his disappearing figure, stamping her foot. ¡°Mama, is he going to find Qingwu? Clearly, I am his fiance?e!¡± Qian Yueqiang also gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Surely that girl contacted Lu Mingchuan behind our backs. It¡¯s normal she¡¯s eyeing the Lu Family, after all, you won¡¯t find a man this eligible in Qingshan County.¡± ¡°What shall we do? What if Brother Chuan gets seduced by her?¡± A glint of cold calculation flashed in Qian Yueqiang¡¯s eyes. ¡°Since that wretched girl didn¡¯t return to Qingshan County, she¡¯s unknown in Beijing. It would be normal if anything were to happen...¡± ... Ye Yi new store¡¯s back office Ji Qiurong handed over a thick reservation list, his face about to split into laughter. ¡°Boss, have a look, this is all our new store¡¯s revenue, the profit is quite substantial! Just, why did you insist on giving Changrong Group a discount?¡± Qingwu casually said, ¡°I hold Changrong shares.¡± Ji Qiurong: ¡°!!!¡± ¡°No way, Boss, this is like moving money from your left pocket to your right, and still making Changrong Group regard us highly!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± That wasn¡¯t what she meant. It¡¯s simply that Shen Boyi had it tough, and she wanted to lend her big brother a hand. Plus, the supplementary card from her brother was in her hands. Helping her brother make money was also making money for herself. Ji Qiurong beamed, ¡°Yesterday, a mega-tycoon ordered a thousand clothes from us, even the piled-up stock sold out, and said they¡¯d continue booking our next season¡¯s new arrivals.¡± ¡°Who placed the order?¡± Ji Qiurong turned to the front page and pointed to a name, ¡°This generous spender... I mean, patron! Shen Dongli, Boss, have you heard of him?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Not only had she heard of him, but she also had breakfast with this patron in the morning. ¡°Give the Shen Family priority in the future.¡± ¡°Priority, how much should we charge?¡± Qingwu shot him a look. ¡°No charge.¡± Ji Qiurong: ? Since when was the boss so agreeable? The priority for the Ye Yi brand cost millions or even billions annually! Who knew what luck the Shen Family had to save such a large sum! ... Coming out of the Changrong Mall, Qingwu was preparing to visit Elder Shen at the hospital. The elderly man had called her over ten times urging her to visit him. Ever since Qingwu unintentionally ran into Elder Shen¡¯s old chess partner when pushing him to bask in the sun, sparking an impromptu chess game, during which Qingwu¡¯s intervention shocked the remaining elderly players, How extraordinary! Shen Old Man¡¯s granddaughter was so skilled! To think they played chess all their lives, yet couldn¡¯t see through her strategy! Since then, Elder Shen walked around the hospital with hands clasped and head held high daily, eagerly urging Qingwu to come, waiting for new opponents to queue for a challenge. Shen Yurou, in a pink lace-trimmed dress, stepped out from Mrs. Shen¡¯s car, carrying an umbrella. If Mrs. Shen weren¡¯t against extravagance, she wouldn¡¯t have had to share a car with her. It was only because Mrs. Shen was ill that she had the opportunity to have the chauffeur take her to shop. Shen Yurou fanned herself, walking toward the line. ¡°Isn¡¯t that Qingwu?¡± Standing by the roadside, Qingwu was adorned in a new dress by Ye Yi Master, making Shen Yurou¡¯s eye twitch! Suddenly, a few masked individuals stealthily approached from behind, with one covering Qingwu¡¯s nose and mouth, dragging her into a van parked by the roadside, which then sped away! Shen Yurou covered her mouth, afraid she might burst out laughing! Qingwu was kidnapped! Fantastic! Truly heaven-sent! Shen Yurou was overjoyed, hoping the kidnappers would be anything but kind to Qingwu. The Shen Family would never accept an unclean daughter; once Qingwu was abandoned, the Shen Family would be hers! Chapter 17 - 17 17 The Whole Family Sets Out to Find Little ?Chapter 17: Chapter 17 The Whole Family Sets Out to Find Little Wu! Chapter 17: Chapter 17 The Whole Family Sets Out to Find Little Wu! The van shook all the way as it drove towards the outskirts of the city. Qingwu noticed it was heading toward Qiao Xi Hospital; these kidnappers had even given her a free ride. ¡°Who sent you?¡± The kidnappers chuckled lewdly, their faces full of malice. ¡°Little girl, we don¡¯t want to hurt you either, but who told you to have an evil heart and covet things that don¡¯t belong to you?¡± ¡°When we find a mountain area, we¡¯ll toss you out. Don¡¯t worry; we¡¯ll make sure you never get out in this life!¡± ¡°Luckily, you¡¯re pretty. This face could sell for thirty to fifty thousand in the mountains, and then you can bear a few big boys. How nice.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She reached for the small knife tucked at her waist, quickly knocked out a few of the kidnappers beside her, and pressed the knife against the driver¡¯s neck. ¡°Who sent you? Tell the truth. My patience is limited.¡± The driver was so scared his hands trembled on the steering wheel, ¡°Ah, ah, please spare me, lady knight. We¡¯re just doing this for money. It was Madam Lin, Qian Yueqiang, who sent us! She gave us a hundred thousand to sell you anywhere in the mountains!¡± Qian Yueqiang hadn¡¯t said this girl actually knew martial arts! Qingwu replied plainly, ¡°Head to Qiao Xi Hospital.¡± To the driver, her voice was like death sharpening its scythe. The steering wheel almost caught fire as he hurriedly drove her to Qiao Xi Hospital. As soon as Qingwu got out of the car, she shouted to a few guards at the entrance, ¡°They kidnapped me!¡± She had been coming and going from Qiao Xi Hospital these past days, so the guards recognized her as the pretty granddaughter of the Chief Shen family who could also play chess. The guards at Qiao Xi Hospital were all special forces soldiers from the army, stationed there regularly. Hearing Qingwu, they quickly stepped forward and subdued the criminals in no time. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome. Miss, please go in. The chief has been talking about you for a while now. Leave this to us!¡± They had a high opinion of Qingwu: beautiful, polite, and well-educated, worthy of being the eldest lady of the Shen Family. As soon as Qingwu walked into the ward, she heard Elder Shen¡¯s strong voice, ¡°Where¡¯s my precious granddaughter? Didn¡¯t you say she was already on the way?¡± ¡°Grandpa, have you taken your medicine today?¡± Elder Shen¡¯s eyes lit up as soon as he saw Qingwu! ¡°Come here, today your Grandfather Mu from Building Three wants to play chess with you.¡± Upon hearing that, Qingwu knew Elder Shen hadn¡¯t taken his medicine and was obviously trying to change the subject. She gave a look to a few attendants, fetched the medicine Elder Shen had to take every day, and handed it over, ¡°Grandpa, be good.¡± Reluctantly, Elder Shen swallowed the medicine with a grimace, ¡°Terrible! My dear granddaughter, why are you only here now?¡± ¡°I went to the mall this morning and had lunch with my eldest brother.¡± Afraid that Elder Shen would worry, she didn¡¯t mention the kidnapping. She could handle what Qian Yueqiang had done on her own. ¡°What¡¯s so good about having lunch with the eldest? Shopping is fine. My granddaughter, Shen Lisu, should dress beautifully. Later, Grandpa will send you some jewelry and trinkets as toys.¡± ¡°Thank you, Grandpa.¡± Elder Shen took her hand enthusiastically and led her toward another ward, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s play chess with Grandpa!¡± Back when they worked in the same unit, Old Man Mu often had him losing at chess. This time, he definitely had to regain some face! After a few rounds, Elder Shen¡¯s smile nearly overflowed the screen. Heh heh, his granddaughter was amazing, won every round! Old Man Mu, who was once the second-in-command in Hua Country, looked at the chessboard, his eyes full of admiration. Watching chess was like reading a person. This granddaughter of the Shen Family was quite remarkable, and Elder Shen had really found a gem! Old Man Mu chuckled, ¡°Little Wu, if you ever have any trouble, come find Grandpa Mu. Grandpa will help you sort it out!¡± Elder Shen was displeased, ¡°Who asked for your help? I¡¯m not dead yet!¡± ¡°Whether you die or not doesn¡¯t matter. I¡¯m more effective than you.¡± ¡°You old rascal! Qingwu, go play by yourself. I must have a showdown with this old man!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She nodded, bowed to Old Man Mu, and walked out of the ward. As soon as she stepped out, the smile on Qingwu¡¯s face vanished, replaced by a chilling and murderous coldness. She sensed the presence of an assassin. It seemed the Blue Whale Sect¡¯s assassin had already arrived! Qingwu turned and entered the safety tunnel flashing with green lights, drew out a specially-made silenced handgun, and melted into the pitch-black darkness. ... Shen Family Villa As soon as Shen Yurou entered, she rushed toward Zuo Wanjun, who was busy watering flowers. ¡°Mom, something terrible happened. I saw Sister Qingwu being taken away!¡± Zuo Wanjun was so shocked that the three-million-worth Jade kettle in her hand fell to the ground and shattered to pieces! ¡°What did you say?¡± Shen Dongli heard the commotion and came out of the study with Shen Family¡¯s four sons following him. They had just been discussing which country to buy Qingwu a castle in when they heard Shen Yurou¡¯s startling announcement! ¡°I saw Sister Qingwu get into a van. I was so scared I rushed back to tell you, and I¡¯m worried something might happen to her! I even saw those people touching her...¡± Zuo Wanjun almost fainted on the spot! Shen Boyi, with a stern face, asked, ¡°Where did you see this? Why didn¡¯t you call us or the police first? What if something happened to Little Wu!¡± Shen Yurou cried pitifully, ¡°I was too scared. I fell on the way back, and my phone broke. I was worried about Sister, so I hurried back to tell you! It was three in the afternoon at the entrance of Changrong Mall.¡± She cried as she showed her fractured phone and her bruised knee. This was because she was too happy when she saw Qingwu in trouble and accidentally fell. To give those thugs ample time to commit their crime, she even went shopping, ate, and had a full skincare treatment at Changrong Mall to be in her best condition to see Qingwu kicked out of the Shen Family! Shen Zhongshuang picked up the phone to call the police. Shen Jishi frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s something that happened at three in the afternoon, and you¡¯re only saying it now? What were you doing before?¡± Shen Yurou wiped her tears and pitifully said, ¡°What do you mean, Fourth Brother? Of course, I went to the hospital to take care of Grandma. Since Grandma was hospitalized, I¡¯ve been looking after her, and Sister hasn¡¯t visited Grandma even once...¡± Shen Dongli shouted, ¡°Everyone shut up! Now the whole family will go and find Little Wu!¡± ¡°Eldest, go check the mall¡¯s surveillance; Second, seek the police; Third, drive along the route to find your sister; Fourth, come with me to the traffic police brigade! Little Wu suffered so much outside, and now something so major happened under Shen Family¡¯s eyes. You four are all docked a year¡¯s allowance!¡± The Shen Family¡¯s four sons responded gravely, ¡°Yes!¡± Qingwu stood at the door, watching the Shen Family¡¯s four sons and Shen Dongli with solemn expressions. ¡°Dad, brothers, where are you all planning to go?¡± Zuo Wanjun rushed forward like a gust of wind, embracing Qingwu. ¡°Honey, are you okay? Let Mom take a look; Yurou said she saw you get kidnapped. Mom was scared to death!¡± While checking Qingwu from head to toe, ensuring not a single hair was out of place, Zuo Wanjun cried bitterly. Qingwu hurried to wipe her tears. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I did encounter kidnappers, but Grandpa sent people to save me, and the kidnappers have now been taken away.¡± ¡°Luckily, Elder Shen was sharp. If Mom lost you again, she wouldn¡¯t live!¡± Zuo Wanjun was highly emotional. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I accompanied Grandpa for dinner before coming back.¡± She took out her phone, showing a photo of her having dinner with Elder Shen. Shen Yurou¡¯s handkerchief nearly got torn to pieces. ¡°Sister, I was so worried! I saw those people even touching you. Are you really okay?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Does she want the Shen Family to believe the kidnappers did something to her? Couldn¡¯t this method be just a bit more sophisticated? ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Shen Yurou concealed the resentment in her eyes. Why! Qingwu, just a wild child who had just returned home, why would Elder Shen care so much about her? After getting further acquainted, Elder Shen would realize that she was the granddaughter most suited for the Shen Family. Blood relation didn¡¯t matter at all! She was determined to drive Qingwu out of the Shen Family! Chapter 18 - 18 18 Theres a Bomb in the Ward ?Chapter 18: Chapter 18: There¡¯s a Bomb in the Ward Chapter 18: Chapter 18: There¡¯s a Bomb in the Ward Shen Yurou watched everyone surround Qingwu with concern and care; she felt both angry and jealous. Clearly, she was also a daughter of the Shen Family, so why couldn¡¯t she receive the same treatment? Qingwu was thoroughly checked by the whole family from top to bottom. Shen Dongli, seeing Shen Yurou still standing there, waved his hand, ¡°Yurou, your sister is back now, you should leave.¡± Shen Yurou swallowed the tears in her eyes and reluctantly walked away. It was all Qingwu¡¯s fault! Why did she have to come back and take everything away from her? Shen Yurou headed straight to Mrs. Shen¡¯s hospital room, crying uncontrollably as soon as she entered and leaned beside her. ¡°Grandma, what did I do wrong? I saw my sister being kidnapped and rushed to tell mom and dad, even broke my phone, yet they didn¡¯t believe me and drove me away!¡± Mrs. Shen opened her eyes, her sharp gaze twinkling. ¡°You mean that girl Qingwu was kidnapped?¡± ¡°Yes, I even saw the kidnappers lay hands on her and strip her clothes...¡± Mrs. Shen¡¯s eyes filled with both disgust and excitement! She frowned and slowly spoke, ¡°Our Shen Family doesn¡¯t want an impure granddaughter. Yurou, remember, you are the only granddaughter of the Shen Family from now on, understood?¡± Shen Yurou was ecstatic! ¡°But what about mom and dad...¡± ¡°I¡¯m not dead yet. The Shen Family listens to me.¡± Mrs. Shen patted Shen Yurou¡¯s hand, her face full of wrinkles breaking into a smile, ¡°You must hold onto the marriage contract with the Pei Family. As long as you marry over there, you¡¯ll forever be the only daughter of the Shen Family!¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s eyes lit up! Yes, the marriage contract between the Shen and Pei Families! She grew up in the Shen Family, raised with the manners and poise befitting a noble lady. As long as Pei sees her, he¡¯s bound to know she¡¯s the most suitable betrothal match for him. Qingwu is just a wild girl from the countryside, what right does she have to compete with her? Once she becomes the young mistress of the Pei Family, both the Shen and Pei Families will be hers! ¡°Grandma, I¡¯ll do my best. I¡¯ll visit Elder Pei shortly! As long as Elder Pei likes me, Young Pei will know I¡¯m the best, and I certainly won¡¯t disgrace Grandma.¡± Mrs. Shen smiled contentedly. Shen Yurou was a granddaughter sent by the Bodhisattva, gentle, lovable, and understanding from a young age, unlike Shen Shaojia and Qingwu who weren¡¯t fit to be her granddaughter! ... Qiao Xi Hospital Just as Qingwu entered the hospital, she received an encrypted call from a small island in the Atlantic. ¡°Boss, a new batch of assassins has arrived. This time something feels off. Blue Whale has been quite active lately, heard they¡¯ve made contact with the Drug King on the Dark Web in Southeast Asia.¡± The Drug King, a drug lord walking in the grey zones of the dark web! Dominating the largest poppy fields and mercenary groups in Southeast Asia, topping the International Police¡¯s wanted list, and always a mysterious presence. Qingwu slightly furrowed her brow, ¡°No wonder Blue Whale is acting so wildly, seems they want to expand their market within Hua Country. Use my account to contact the International Police and send this information out for free.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± After hanging up, her message inbox began flashing. Singer: ¡°The Drug King and Blue Whale are teaming up, a batch of medical staff at Qiao Xi Hospital have been bribed, be cautious.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Why was he telling her this information? Was he addicted to sending messages? Obtaining such information required tapping into the innermost core of each power, yet Singer casually handed over his findings, making Qingwu feel a little flushed. As she entered the ward, she heard Elder Shen loudly yelling, ¡°You brat, don¡¯t think about chickening out, stop playing dead, get up!¡± ¡°Grandpa.¡± Elder Shen was holding a few chess pieces; upon turning and seeing his precious granddaughter, his face broke into a massive smile. ¡°Come, come, Little Wu, this is your Elder Pei.¡± ¡°Hello, Elder Pei.¡± Upon seeing Qingwu, Elder Pei¡¯s headache and waist pain vanished instantly. He sat up from the bed, his eyes gleaming at the girl before him. Her features exquisite, beautiful and graceful, her behavior composed and measured, with a particularly captivating demeanor. ¡°Good, good, really good, hahaha, this old man finally gets to see my granddaughter-in-law...¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Granddaughter-in-law? She restrained her expression, her crow-black eyelashes slightly trembling, the dust in the air seemingly suspended in her eyes, and in the next second, Qingwu raised her head solemnly looking at Elder Shen. ¡°Grandpa, there¡¯s something off about this ward, it wasn¡¯t like this when I came yesterday.¡± Elder Shen was somewhat surprised, but since his granddaughter said so, he chose to believe her unconditionally. ¡°You check, Grandpa will cover for you. Come on, come on, Old Pei, let¡¯s continue our chess game.¡± Elder Pei, now entirely focused on his prospective granddaughter-in-law, had no mind for chess, his eyes practically glued to Qingwu. He was very satisfied! Initially, the elder had reservations about Shen Yurou¡ªthough pretty, she lacked depth and wasn¡¯t quite fit to be the young mistress of the Pei Family. As for Shen Shaojia, Elder Pei liked her, but the thought of a bookworm standing next to his own introverted grandson gave him a headache. Qingwu was excellent, truly excellent! Cautiously, Qingwu inspected every corner of the ward. Having once collaborated with the International Police to capture an arms dealer relying on her uncanny profiling ability, she was honored as an honorary ally by them. With a tap of her finger on the floor, Qingwu¡¯s brows furrowed slightly. ¡°Grandpa, something isn¡¯t right here.¡± Elder Shen set aside his chess pieces and got out of bed, wearing his coat. A section of the floor was distinctly hollow; lifting it revealed a bomb hidden beneath! The timer on the bomb showed only two minutes left! Elder Shen was shocked, grabbing Qingwu to get her out of there, ¡°Hurry away, since there¡¯s a bomb in here, outside surely isn¡¯t safe either. Little Wu, Grandpa¡¯s life doesn¡¯t matter, but you can¡¯t be hurt!¡± Elder Pei, having seen his share of intense situations, nodded in agreement, ¡°Yes, granddaughter-in-law, you leave quickly, the grandpas will protect you!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Did she say she was leaving? ¡°Grandpa, I can defuse this bomb, let me handle it.¡± Elder Shen didn¡¯t hesitate, immediately entrusting the task to Qingwu. Qingwu crouched down, picked up small scissors from the ward, and held her breath as she examined the bomb. She had defused plenty before; this bomb was a standard BLU-3/B Pineapple Bomb, an aerial bomb with significant damage in a small range. A modified Pineapple Bomb could flatten the entire Qiao Xi Hospital! Cushioned with cotton underneath, she picked it up, flipped it with its tail facing upwards, removed the T-shaped pin, and in an instant, the tail fins expanded, while the scissors in her hand swiftly entered the safety slot... ¡°Grandpa, it¡¯s done.¡± Elder Shen could barely contain his grin! ¡°Good, good, my granddaughter is truly amazing!¡± Elder Pei, filled with satisfaction, was about to speak when he clutched his heart and collapsed! Elder Shen was startled, just about to press the emergency call button when he saw his granddaughter frowning, looking seriously at him. ¡°Grandpa, the medical staff outside aren¡¯t safe; we can¡¯t entrust Elder Pei to them.¡± Elder Shen understood this logic, having weathered many storms himself. It was just seeing his old war buddy collapse that made him anxious. Qingwu, calm and composed, slowly spoke, ¡°I can treat Elder Pei¡¯s illness.¡± Chapter 19 - 19 19 She Is His Fiancée ?Chapter 19: Chapter 19: She Is His Fiance?e Chapter 19: Chapter 19: She Is His Fiance?e Elder Shen¡¯s eyes lit up! Yes, his granddaughter was skilled in medicine and quite proficient at it. The prescription he was using now was Qingwu¡¯s creation, and she would check it every time before he took his medicine. With his beloved granddaughter around, what could possibly happen to Elder Pei? The hospital room door was pushed open, and several medical staff wearing masks stood at the entrance. ¡°Old Chief, Elder Pei has fainted. We need to take him to the operating room now.¡± These people were clearly prepared. Their faces were completely covered, preventing anyone from seeing their true appearances. Elder Shen snorted coldly, ¡°I want to see who dares to take Elder Pei away while I¡¯m here!¡± The medical staff showed no expression and spoke in a deep voice, ¡°The elder¡¯s health is paramount. If something were to happen to him in your hospital room, even the Shen Family would not be able to explain it. It¡¯s best to leave him to us.¡± Elder Shen was furious. ¡°Nonsense! I¡¯ve never heard of anyone daring to trouble me, Shen Lisu! Those who dared to threaten me died on the old Vietnam battlefield. You dare as well?¡± The medical staff looked at each other, exchanging glances. The leading medical staff moved forward, surprisingly attempting to forcefully take Elder Pei away directly! ¡°Old Chief, apologies, but Elder Pei¡¯s health is urgent; we must take him!¡± Qingwu¡¯s hand moved swiftly, inserting needles into Elder Pei¡¯s acupuncture points with the speed that even the human eye couldn¡¯t detect. Before the medical staff could approach, Elder Pei had already opened his eyes. He lifted his foot and kicked the lead doctor hard in the chest. ¡°Get lost!¡± The doctor hadn¡¯t expected Elder Pei to suddenly rebel; he held a sharp knife, the blade glinting with a chilling light! Elder Shen sneered, ¡°So, your target is Elder Pei.¡± The guards, who had been lying in ambush, sprang out from under the bed, arresting the bewildered medical staff. Qingwu¡¯s eye twitched. When she had been searching for the bomb earlier, she had spotted those special forces soldiers hiding under the bed. She hadn¡¯t expected they were lying in wait, ready to catch people at a critical moment. Elder Pei, just awake, coughed up a mouthful of blood and fainted again. Qingwu spoke, ¡°Grandpa, Elder Pei needs surgery to remove the blood stasis; let¡¯s arrange an operating room.¡± Elder Shen nodded, fully trusting her decision. ¡°You go ahead, leave the rest to Grandpa.¡± Whatever remaining troublemakers there were in the hospital, Shen Lisu would face them! Three hours later. Qingwu took off her mask and emerged from the operating room, having independently performed a heart surgery. Elder Pei was still unconscious, but he was out of danger. ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯m heading back now. If Elder Pei¡¯s condition changes, call me immediately, and I¡¯ll be right there.¡± Elder Shen looked at his granddaughter, whose clothes were soaked with sweat, even the surgical gown was drenched, and he felt a pang of distress. Elder Pei was indeed lucky! If he hadn¡¯t met his beautiful and kind-hearted granddaughter, he might already be down with King Yan playing chess. ¡°Alright, alright, you head back first. Leave everything at the hospital to Grandpa, and Grandpa will handle those medical staff!¡± If Qingwu guessed correctly, the pineapple bomb in Elder Shen¡¯s hospital room was also the work of those bribed medical staff. Poisoning Elder Pei and planting a bomb in Elder Shen¡¯s room, a double-edged plot. Elder Shen noticed Qingwu¡¯s concern and patted her shoulder, ¡°Don¡¯t worry; there¡¯s surveillance in Grandpa¡¯s hospital room.¡± Qingwu nodded and, after greeting Elder Shen, left the hospital. At the hospital entrance, Shen Yurou adjusted her clothes for a long time and walked in, carrying an insulated container. She must win enough favor in front of Elder Pei to show him how perfect she was for the Pei Family! She was truly the best daughter of the Shen Family! Shen Yurou opened the hospital room door and saw Elder Pei lying in bed, with many tubes inserted into his body, appearing to be in a deep sleep. ¡°Elder Pei? I am Shen Yurou, daughter of the Shen Family. I¡¯ve come to see you!¡± Elder Pei slowly opened his eyes. ¡°Shen... Yurou?¡± How did he remember the Shen Family daughter next to him wasn¡¯t this one? Shen Yurou nodded excitedly, placing the prepared chicken soup by the elder¡¯s hand. ¡°Grandpa, I personally made chicken soup for you, it¡¯s very good for your health!¡± She spoke while glancing towards the door. A clear voice came from the door, carrying an indescribable authority and dominance! ¡°Who are you?¡± Pei Jue walked into the room, followed by a trail of bodyguards. He had cleared out the entire hospital staff! Otherwise, it was due to Elder Shen not leaving some openings last time for those people to get in; otherwise, Pei Jue had deliberately left a loophole, and now with his thunderous methods, it would be almost impossible for ¡°Blue Whale¡± to interfere with Qiao Xi Hospital again! Shen Yurou looked at Pei Jue in front of her, a man in a black suit with a resolute and handsome profile, exuding noble demeanor, a crisp tie, and gold-rimmed glasses reflecting a cold light, emanating a kingly aura! ¡°Young Master Pei, I am Shen Family¡¯s Shen Yurou. I¡¯ve come to bring soup for Grandpa, this is the soup I made myself...¡± Pei Jue¡¯s expression was icy, his gaze landing on the chicken soup that Shen Yurou was holding. He furrowed his brows, speaking coldly, ¡°Take your soup and get out.¡± Shen Yurou bit her lip. How could he be so mean to her? He clearly didn¡¯t know she was his fiance?e! Once he found out, he certainly wouldn¡¯t kick her out! After Pei Jue finished speaking, he spared no more glances at Shen Yurou, who was conspicuously unnecessary in the hospital room. ¡°Grandpa, are you okay? I heard someone tampered with your medicine. I¡¯m sorry I was late.¡± Elder Pei waved his hand, coughing several times, and spoke weakly, ¡°Alright, how can you be everywhere? I know what¡¯s going on. I remember it was a granddaughter from the Shen Family who saved me...¡± The elder, just waking, was a bit out of sorts, and as he continued talking with Pei Jue, he drifted back to sleep. Pei Jue carefully covered him with a blanket, his gaze warm, his sculpted features stern, but his black obsidian-like eyes carrying an unfathomable depth and mystery. Looking at his profile, Shen Yurou felt her heart pounding wildly! The man before her was outstandingly handsome, both in demeanor and appearance, perfectly matching her! Moreover, he was the richest on the list of prominent entrepreneurs! Imagining marrying into his family, Shen Yurou could hardly fathom how wonderful her future life could be! Pei Jue looked up at Shen Yurou in front of him, frowning, ¡°Why are you still here? I said, get out.¡± Shen Yurou put on a shy face, speaking softly, ¡°Pei Brother, we have an engagement. Did you forget... I¡¯m the granddaughter from the Shen Family, my grandma has only me as a granddaughter, I¡¯m your fiance?e!¡± Only one? Earlier, Elder Pei mentioned it was a granddaughter from the Shen Family who saved him. Pei Jue showed no emotion, his gaze cool and distant. ¡°You mean you saved my grandpa?¡± Shen Yurou nodded quickly! Elder Pei must have remembered wrongly; there were only a few granddaughters from the Shen Family. Shen Shaojia was still in Qingshan County; it couldn¡¯t possibly be that country bumpkin Qingwu who saved him, could it? ¡°It was me, I¡¯m Professor Chen Jianhong¡¯s student. It¡¯s my duty to save Grandpa. I¡¯m willing to do anything to make Pei Brother happy...¡± Pei Jue retracted his gaze, nodding. ¡°Alright, then get out. Don¡¯t come back again.¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± How could he act like this? She had already told him that she saved Elder Pei, yet he still kicked her out? ¡°Pei Brother...¡± Impatient, Pei Jue waved his hand, and a few bodyguards promptly stepped forward, escorting Shen Yurou out by her arms. Shen Yurou stood at the hospital room door, on the verge of tears, looking at the tightly closed door. She would definitely be back! Inside the hospital room, Pei Jue¡¯s expression was stern. The secretary behind him stepped forward, bowing, ¡°President Pei, do you think there¡¯s something wrong with the Shen family¡¯s young lady?¡± Pei Jue massaged his temples, the corners of his mouth curling into a bloodthirsty smile! ¡°If she really saved Grandpa, why would she bring him chicken soup? Obviously, she¡¯s a fool trying to claim someone else¡¯s credit. Investigate and find out how many daughters the Shen Family actually has!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chapter 20 - 20 20 Does the Shen Family Have Another ?Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Does the Shen Family Have Another Daughter? Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Does the Shen Family Have Another Daughter? Pei Jue stayed with Elder Pei for a while, then got up and walked out of the hospital room. Outside, Shen Yurou looked eagerly at Pei Jue. ¡°Brother Pei, let¡¯s have dinner together! I know a place in the city that¡¯s really good, perfect for couples. It¡¯s so romantic, I¡¯ve always wanted to go there with Brother Pei...¡± Pei Jue didn¡¯t even glance at her, his profile as pristine as a marble sculpture, eyes shining like diamonds. ¡°Scram.¡± The surrounding bodyguards blocked Shen Yurou from getting close to Pei Jue. Shen Yurou stomped her foot in frustration! Once Pei Jue realized how outstanding she was, he would surely fall in love with her! He must have kicked her out because he didn¡¯t know about the marriage agreement. Shen Yurou thought for a moment and then dialed a number on her phone... ¡°Hello, I¡¯d like to buy a trending topic about the marriage agreement between the Shen Family and the Pei Family!¡± ... Pei Jue sat in the doctor¡¯s office, pondering over Elder Pei¡¯s poisoning. Chen Jianhong jogged into the office, his forehead covered in cold sweat. ¡°President Pei, I¡¯ve thoroughly examined Elder Pei¡¯s prescription, and there¡¯s nothing wrong with it, but some ingredients in his medication have been switched. I checked Elder Pei¡¯s condition, and the surgery was very successful! Luckily, the person who operated on Elder Pei was exceptionally skilled, and they appeared to be a master!¡± Pei Jue relaxed a little and asked, ¡°Exceptionally skilled? Shen Yurou claimed she performed the surgery.¡± Chen Jianhong swore. ¡°Damn it, I had her in a class just yesterday, and she couldn¡¯t even tell the types of scalpels apart, and yet she¡¯s supposed to perform surgery? The person who operated on Elder Pei must be experienced, possibly even a genius! The technique seemed familiar, like that of the second young master from the Shen Family.¡± Pei Jue nodded. ¡°Thank you, Professor Chen, for taking good care of my grandfather.¡± ¡°Of course, I¡¯ll go check on the ward now.¡± Chen Jianhong was still mulling over the beautifully managed surgical wound he had just seen! If it weren¡¯t for Elder Pei¡¯s esteemed status, he would¡¯ve wanted to take pictures for further study... Shen Zhongshuang was renowned as a genius in the medical field and was Elder Shen¡¯s grandson. If he happened to be present, it wouldn¡¯t be impossible for him to be the one to have operated on Elder Pei. It¡¯s rumored that when Elder Pei¡¯s condition flared, he was in Elder Shen¡¯s hospital room. It¡¯s also possible that Elder Pei, post-surgery and in a daze, confused the grandson with a granddaughter! A bodyguard holding a phone entered from outside and whispered, ¡°President, the young lady from the Shen Family bought a trending topic.¡± The secretary screamed and quickly grabbed their phone. At the top of the trending list was the supposed grand marriage between the young lady of the Shen Family and someone from the Pei Family! The post had an official-looking introduction of Pei Jue and the young lady from the Shen Family, indicating that the Shen Family only had one daughter! There were also comments from internet onlookers beneath, quoting what Shen Boyi had said during an event, ¡°I, Shen Boyi, have only one sister, and the Shen Family will always have only one daughter!¡± The comment section was buzzing. [What kind of prominent family alliance is this? It¡¯s like a love story between a domineering CEO and a princess!!] [Miss Shen Yurou looks like a perfect match for President Pei, pure aristocratic grace.] [Gossip time, when¡¯s the wedding?] The secretary was stunned! ¡°Luckily, it didn¡¯t have a picture of you, boss. Is Shen Yurou crazy? She uploaded so many heavily retouched photos of herself, she doesn¡¯t even look like that!¡± Pei Jue¡¯s lips curved into a cold smirk, his entire being exuding an icy aura! Those familiar with him knew their boss was genuinely angry this time! A sharp glint shone in his dark eyes. Pei Jue¡¯s voice was cold, ¡°Delete the post, find out who¡¯s behind it, bankrupt those marketing accounts, and take them to court.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Prepare two gifts to send to the Shen Family.¡± The secretary became excited, ¡°Oh my, President Pei, did you remember your engagement with Ms. Shen just now when reminded by her? Are you planning to propose?¡± Two gifts must be for Ms. Shen and the Shen Family parents! The assistant standing by spoke up, ¡°Are you stupid? If the president intended to propose, he wouldn¡¯t have just told Ms. Shen to scram. How can he propose after she bought that kind of trending topic?¡± Secretary: ¡°...¡± That¡¯s true, the president just called Ms. Shen a fool! ¡°Then why is the boss going?¡± Pei Jue¡¯s expression was dignified, his nose sharp as he spoke indifferently, ¡°One gift for the second young master of the Shen Family, to thank him for saving grandfather, and one for the parents of the Shen Family. I¡¯m calling off the engagement!¡± The secretary nearly bit their tongue! ¡°President, Elder Pei just woke up, and you¡¯re calling off the engagement? If Elder Pei finds out, won¡¯t he get upset all over again?¡± The assistant chimed in, ¡°Are you dumb? With Ms. Shen like this, buying such an insane trending topic, if the president doesn¡¯t break off the engagement, Elder Pei might actually die of anger.¡± The assistant handed over an iPad, ¡°President, the Shen Family indeed has another daughter, Shen Shaojia, currently doing research in Qingshan County. The nationally shocking case last year of making chickens fly was from her lab.¡± Pei Jue took the iPad. A photo of a girl with an expressionless face came into view, Shen Shaojia was in a lab coat holding a test tube, at peace with the world. The secretary exclaimed, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the Shen Family to actually have another daughter, and this Ms. Shen is a genius, an 18-year-old postdoc student and honorary member of the Academy of Sciences, she¡¯s definitely a daughter of the Shen Family!¡± ¡°Boss, do you intend to call off this engagement too?¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± He wasn¡¯t engaged to every Miss Shen out there! ¡°I¡¯m engaged to the Shen Family, not any specific Miss Shen. Prepare the gifts, I¡¯ll visit to break off the engagement in a few days.¡± The assistant knew Pei Jue¡¯s decision wouldn¡¯t change but still wanted to try and sway him. ¡°President, the Shen Family sent an invitation for their daughter¡¯s birthday next week. How about attending first, then discuss breaking off the engagement? The Shen and Pei families are old allies, after all, directly breaking off the engagement would embarrass the Shen Family.¡± Pei Jue nodded, ¡°Let¡¯s do it that way. I intend to announce the annulment on Ms. Shen¡¯s birthday banquet.¡± The secretary thought the Shen Family would be infuriated. That Ms. Shen, she better brace herself! ... ¡°Birthday banquet?¡± Qingwu was eating when the Shen Family parents solemnly proposed holding a birthday banquet for her, and her first instinct was to refuse. She didn¡¯t like drawing attention to herself, and during her time with the Lin Family, she never received birthday gifts, only Lin Xuecheng got a birthday cake. Qian Yueqiang didn¡¯t allow her to waste money but could buy cakes worth thousands for Lin Xuecheng. Supposedly to compensate Lin Xuecheng so she wouldn¡¯t feel bad. Zuo Wanjun cupped her face, looking at Qingwu cautiously. ¡°Darling, we¡¯re sorry that we¡¯ve never celebrated your birthday over the years. This time, we plan to announce your existence to the world! To tell them you¡¯re the only daughter of the Shen Family!¡± Shen Dongli nodded continuously next to them. He had found out that while Qingwu was with the Lin Family, she never celebrated birthdays. How miserable! Thinking about how much his daughter had suffered, Shen Dongli almost wanted to cry. Oh sob, sob, life hadn¡¯t been easy for their daughter! They had to make up for it properly! ¡°Darling, don¡¯t worry, from now on, your mom and dad will celebrate every birthday with you, making you the happiest little princess in the world!¡± The four Shen brothers nodded along. They even began planning on how to host the birthday banquet right there. Seeing them so enthusiastic, Qingwu couldn¡¯t bear to refuse and agreed. Shen Boyi gently stroked Qingwu¡¯s silky hair, smiling, ¡°Sister, don¡¯t worry, you don¡¯t need to do anything; just being there is enough. Your brothers will handle everything else!¡± ¡°Yes, we¡¯ll throw the grandest birthday banquet for our little sister!¡± The handkerchief in Shen Yurou¡¯s hands, who was thick-skinned enough to sit on the sofa, was almost torn to bits! Why should Qingwu have such a good life? She was also a daughter of the Shen Family, and no one ever cared as much for her birthdays, nor did she ever receive any presents. Was blood relation really that important?! Chapter 21 - 21 21 Sister Came Home ?Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Sister Came Home! Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Sister Came Home! The vermilion door, valued at three million, swung open as Shen Shaojia, wearing a white lab coat, set down her suitcase. ¡°Mom, Dad, Brother, and Little Sister, I¡¯m back.¡± Zuo Wanjun darted over, grabbing Shen Shaojia¡¯s hand. She examined her as thoroughly and carefully as she had Qingwu earlier, her heart aching terribly. ¡°Shaojia, why are you even thinner? Is the food in Qingshan County still no good? Mom prepared bird¡¯s nest and ginseng for you to nourish yourself.¡± Shen Shaojia shook her head, ¡°No need, I¡¯m fine.¡± She turned, her gaze locked onto Qingwu, who was surrounded by the four sons of the Shen family. The young girl standing before her was graceful and elegant, her small face bearing a striking resemblance to Zuo Wanjun, yet her eyes carried the sharp authority of Elder Shen. This contrast made her seem like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, exceptionally beautiful. Shen Shaojia silently admired her; indeed, her sister was unmistakably a daughter of the Shen family, looking so breathtakingly pretty! ¡°Hello, I am Shen Shaojia, and this is my gift for you.¡± Shen Shaojia took out a small box from the side of her suitcase, revealing a colorful feather hairpin. Each feather shimmered under the light like gold, with an enchanting glow as dazzling as diamonds. ¡°This was refined from my experimental materials; it¡¯s not valuable, but if you don¡¯t like it, that¡¯s fine...¡± After all, her experimental materials consisted of tens of thousands of chickens. Upon learning that this hairpin was made from those chickens, Shen Yurou took a big step back. ¡°Sister Shaojia, it¡¯s one thing for you to enjoy research, but how could you bring something like this directly back home? It¡¯s so dirty!¡± Qingwu was somewhat surprised. She was aware of this hairpin. A month ago, Research Institute No. 3 in Qingshan County reportedly developed an experimental product closely resembling chicken species from three thousand years ago, Vermilion Bird No. 6. The No. 3 Research Institute was an SS-level confidential project among all the research institute projects in Hua Country. She had not expected Shen Shaojia to be the head of No. 3 Research Institute! The chicken feather hairpin in front of her wasn¡¯t something whose value could be measured in money. It represented a major advancement in human research, with far-reaching implications for the development of various fields in Hua Country! Qingwu accepted the hairpin, ¡°Thank you, Sister, I really like it, but it is too precious; is it appropriate?¡± The inappropriateness she mentioned referred to the numerous procedures likely required for such a hairpin to leave the research institute. Shen Yurou pouted. Obviously, she was a bumpkin who had never seen the world. To her, even a chicken feather hairpin was a treasure. A country bumpkin indeed. For the first time, a smile appeared on Shen Shaojia¡¯s face. Her slender frame, along with the elegant short hair tucked behind her ears, revealed two small dimples on her graceful face. Her sister had just called her Sister! Sure enough, sisters were the loveliest and gentlest beings! ¡°I¡¯m glad you like it, the procedures aren¡¯t important. If it weren¡¯t so inconvenient for me to go through all the procedures to get out, I would¡¯ve welcomed you home myself the day you arrived. It¡¯s such a hassle; I¡¯ll definitely blow up the research institute eventually and strive to get home every day!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Blowing up the research institute was certainly not necessary. Getting out once wasn¡¯t easy; each time, she was accompanied by more than a dozen special forces soldiers ready to ensure Shen Shaojia¡¯s safety. Even Elder Shen needed to submit a report to meet her, and all the back-and-forth made Shen Shaojia feel so annoyed that she decided not to come home. Unable to resist, Shen Shaojia stepped forward and hugged Qingwu. Ah! Her sister smelled so nice! Completely different from those brothers who looked like they smelled! The four sons of the Shen family watched her with resentment and jealousy. They wanted to hug their sister too! Unfortunately, fearing she¡¯d get angry, they could only ruffle the fluff on her head and watch Shen Shaojia cling to Qingwu endlessly. Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± Was Shen Shaojia crazy? She was actually hugging that country bumpkin! Definitely because she had stayed in the mountains too long and picked up some rustic habits. Clearly, Shen Yurou was the most beautiful and elegant daughter of the Shen family. ¡°Sister Shaojia, I have something to discuss with you.¡± Shen Shaojia released Qingwu and looked at Shen Yurou: ¡°Why are you still dressed so poorly? Those in the know would say you prefer rustic style, while those who don¡¯t would think you come from the urban-rural fringe as a disco girl, don¡¯t be an eyesore, go take care of Grandma.¡± Shen Yurou was almost in tears! She grabbed Shen Shaojia¡¯s sleeve: ¡°Sister Shaojia, I really have something very important to tell you.¡± Shen Shaojia was so irritated, Shen Yurou had no sense of the situation and kept disrupting her and her sister¡¯s bonding time. ¡°Fine, come to the study with me.¡± Each child in the Shen family had their independent study, and Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun never interfered with their matters, letting them develop freely. In the study, no sooner had Shen Yurou entered than she began to sob while pulling on Shen Shaojia. ¡°Sister Shaojia, don¡¯t be deceived by Qingwu, she¡¯s a cunning green tea. On the first day back, she purposefully dressed in tattered clothes to make Mom, Dad, and Brothers feel guilty. Today, she was even pulling and shoving with several men by the roadside...¡± ¡°We¡¯re the true Shen family daughters. She will definitely take everything from you and leave you with nothing!¡± ¡°Sister Shaojia, you should be the daughter of the Shen family. Why give all your things to someone else?¡± ¡°You can¡¯t do this. We should team up to kick Qingwu out. Having a daughter like her only brings shame to the Shen family. Grandma was made ill by her and is still lying in the hospital.¡± To validate her words, she even showed a video on her phone of Mrs. Shen in the hospital. In the video, Mrs. Shen appeared full of energy, consuming several oranges in a row, showing no signs of illness whatsoever. Shen Shaojia raised an eyebrow, acting as if serious: ¡°Grandma looks like she¡¯s got a healthy appetite. At her age, she shouldn¡¯t eat such sweet things. How are you taking care of Grandma? And those little cakes, are they really suitable for someone her age?¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± Those items were specifically bought to appear filial to Mrs. Shen! After all, Mrs. Shen enjoyed them very much. Why did Shen Shaojia, who hasn¡¯t been around Grandma, have the right to question her? ¡°Grandma got sick from being angry at Qingwu! Sister Shaojia, didn¡¯t you hear what I said? As soon as she came back, she took Mom¡¯s Purple Crystal and even forbade the kitchen from cooking with scallions and ginger!¡± Shen Shaojia nodded: ¡°Oh, Qingwu doesn¡¯t like scallions and ginger, huh? You say she likes the Purple Crystal? I have a set right here; I¡¯ll give it to her later!¡± Finally, she knew what her sister liked! Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± Why! From childhood to adulthood, Shen Shaojia never cared for her, always disdained her for being too stupid, for not doing well in school, in third grade even failed to solve calculus. She thought she was ugly and embarrassing and never took her along. Why now be so kind to Qingwu? She must¡¯ve realized she wasn¡¯t the daughter of the Shen family and purposefully fawning over Qingwu to stay! Shen Shaojia happily went to find the Purple Crystal, ¡°Close the door when you leave; I¡¯m going to give the Purple Crystal to Qingwu.¡± Shen Yurou glared at Shen Shaojia¡¯s back, her gaze suddenly landed on the just-opened laptop... Half an hour later. Qingwu looked at the entire set of premium quality Violet Crystal before her, a bit surprised. She remembered unearthing this set at a stone gambling fair a couple of years ago, with an auction price of a hundred million. She didn¡¯t expect the Shen family had bought it for Shen Shaojia. Shen Shaojia rubbed her hands, watching Qingwu with anticipation: ¡°Sister, I heard you like Purple Crystal. This was the gift my parents gave me upon my doctorate graduation two years ago, and now it¡¯s yours!¡± After thinking it over, she found the Vermilion Bird Hairpin too trivial. It¡¯s better to gift something substantial! ¡°Thank you, Sister.¡± Shen Shaojia beamed with happiness even more than when her experimental data had a breakthrough. Seeing them getting along so well, the Shen family parents showed gratified smiles. They had known it; Shaojia, their personally nurtured daughter, would certainly cherish Qingwu just as they did! Chapter 22 - 22 22 My Sister Is Simply a Genius ?Chapter 22: Chapter 22 My Sister Is Simply a Genius! Chapter 22: Chapter 22 My Sister Is Simply a Genius! Shen Yurou shamelessly stuck around the Shen Family for dinner. After all, she was raised by Mrs. Shen, and when she wasn¡¯t causing trouble, the Shen family couple and their four sons mostly just ignored her and didn¡¯t do much else. After dinner, Shen Dongli gathered the four sons of the Shen Family to discuss Qingwu¡¯s birthday party. Shen Boyi said, ¡°Our house is a bit small, and Qingwu¡¯s birthday party might feel a bit cramped for her. Why don¡¯t we buy a house now? I noticed the king tower at Leisure Inn is pretty good¡ªit¡¯s a thousand square meters and only one billion. We can just put it under Qingwu¡¯s name.¡± Shen Dongli agreed, ¡°Leisure Inn is barely acceptable. The luxury homes in Beijing are getting worse every year. Next year we should go to Italy to buy Qingwu a castle. This year feels too petty, but your grandparents¡¯ health isn¡¯t good enough for them to travel abroad.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Shen Zhongshuang suggested, ¡°Let¡¯s import fresh flowers from Bulgaria for the venue. Since Qingwu loves roses, we should make her a crown with a Pink Diamond for her birthday.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Shen Shushan said, ¡°We¡¯ll invite all the media, live stream everything with helicopters and drones, and tell the whole world she¡¯s the princess of our Shen Family! As for the fireworks display, use the set from Queen Elizabeth¡¯s birthday. I¡¯ve also got the royal orchestra lined up. Master Ye Yi has agreed to tailor a gown for Qingwu!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Was this extravagant arrangement just for her birthday? Qingwu was about to decline when Shen Shaojia pressed her hand. ¡°This year is rushed, so it might feel inadequate, Qingwu. I know you¡¯ve never had a birthday celebration at the Lin Family before, but that¡¯s okay. We¡¯ll make it up to you and give you the best of everything in the world.¡± Zuo Wanjun was on the verge of tears. And all this¡ªshe still felt it was too rushed and couldn¡¯t give her precious daughter the best experience. Yet her precious daughter had never even had a birthday before! ¡°Sweetheart, Mom and Dad are sorry. Why didn¡¯t you tell us you were living so poorly before?¡± Zuo Wanjun had a classic beauty look, with the Zuo Family being a scholarly family. Zuo Wanjun had elegant features and eyebrows, with affectionate eyes. When she cried, it was as delicate as a tearful pear blossom. The four sons of the Shen Family quickly comforted her, flustered. Shen Shaojia patted her mouth, ¡°It¡¯s all my fault for saying the wrong thing and making Mom upset!¡± Qingwu grabbed Zuo Wanjun¡¯s hand, helping wipe away her tears. ¡°I¡¯m doing well and haven¡¯t suffered.¡± Zuo Wanjun knew her daughter was trying to comfort her, feeling both heartache and affection. Shen Shaojia knew that Zuo Wanjun would have a headache if she cried, so she quickly changed the topic. ¡°I¡¯ll take care of the fireworks show at the party. Our lab recently developed fireworks that are odorless and non-toxic, with some pretty cool effects. I¡¯m sure my little sister will love it!¡± Most of what came out of Shen Shaojia¡¯s lab was directly supplied to the state. When she said something was good, it meant you couldn¡¯t buy it for any price elsewhere! ¡°I¡¯ll go grab my computer to file a report and show you the models!¡± All her experiments were crucial and required an intense level of focus. Her data was extremely important; even the smallest deviation could cause irreversible loss and harm. As soon as she returned to her study and opened the computer, Shen Shaojia frowned! Her data was definitely off! ¡°Who just entered my study?¡± Zuo Wanjun looked up at Shen Shaojia, who was holding her computer with a serious expression, ¡°What happened? Mom and Qingwu just went inside for a moment to change the flowers in your study.¡± Shen Shaojia frowned, ¡°Someone tampered with my computer data.¡± Not a bit of discrepancy was allowed in her computer data! Shen Yurou was practically turning green with envy hearing about Qingwu¡¯s birthday arrangements. ¡°Everyone knows you can¡¯t mess with Shaojia¡¯s computer, except maybe Qingwu wasn¡¯t aware. It was probably Qingwu who accidentally fiddled with Shaojia¡¯s computer. Don¡¯t worry, Qingwu, it must have been unintentional. Everyone will forgive you!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Why would she mess with Shen Shaojia¡¯s computer? ¡°It wasn¡¯t me.¡± Shen Yurou, in a sweet and irritating tone, continued her manipulation, ¡°Qingwu, just admit it already. Shaojia¡¯s data is very important, and even the slightest alteration can lead to big problems. You should admit it even if it was by accident.¡± Qingwu furrowed her brow slightly and repeated, ¡°It wasn¡¯t me.¡± Zuo Wanjun nodded in agreement, ¡°We really didn¡¯t touch your computer. Mom can vouch for that.¡± Shen Yurou rolled her eyes. ¡°Mom can¡¯t shield Qingwu just because she¡¯s newly home; it¡¯s bad for her growth. Grandma always taught me to be honest and trustworthy, how could Mom do this?¡± Zuo Wanjun was feeling conflicted. She clearly remembered that neither she nor Qingwu had touched Shen Shaojia¡¯s computer. But the data on the computer couldn¡¯t possibly change itself, right? Shen Yurou grinned slightly. Shen Shaojia valued that data more than anything else; if Qingwu had tampered with it, she¡¯d definitely go all out with Qingwu! If the two of them ended up fighting each other, then she¡¯d be the only daughter in the Shen Family! From now on, whether it was a birthday party or the Pei Family¡¯s marriage proposal, it would all be hers! Shen Shaojia nodded. ¡°I trust Qingwu. If she says it wasn¡¯t her, then it wasn¡¯t. But you... Yurou, if I recall, you lingered in my study for a while before dinner. Did you mess with my computer?¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s expression turned panicked! ¡°No, not me! I know not to touch Shaojia¡¯s computer. How could it be me? Qingwu is the only one unaware of this in the family, so...¡± Shen Shaojia, with a frosty face, had sharp eyes that glinted with cold light. Despite her young age, she held a high position, carrying a demeanor that intimidated her subordinates. Even a single glance made Shen Yurou shiver all over with goosebumps! ¡°My study has surveillance. We¡¯ll know once we check it.¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± What the hell was wrong with Shen Shaojia?! Installing surveillance even in the study¡ªhow little trust did she have in this family? Qingwu¡¯s voice sounded serenely, ¡°Sister, need some help? Mind if I take a look at your data?¡± Shen Yurou was full of disdain. She couldn¡¯t even understand Shen Shaojia¡¯s messy data, and yet Qingwu, this country bumpkin, thought she could? ¡°Qingwu, Shaojia¡¯s data isn¡¯t child¡¯s play. You won¡¯t understand it.¡± Shen Shaojia never allowed anyone to view her data! Shen Shaojia hesitated for a moment, then nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± It was her sister¡¯s first request, and she really couldn¡¯t bring herself to refuse! Moreover, her sister probably wouldn¡¯t understand the data, so showing her was not against any rules. Qingwu took the laptop and swiftly scanned the complex and tedious data with a serious demeanor. She selected one piece of data and looked at Shen Shaojia, ¡°Sister, is this the part with the issue?¡± Shen Shaojia leaned over, astonished, ¡°Yes, how did you figure it out? This experimental data uses numerous control groups, and fixing it might be a bit troublesome. I should find time to visit the lab.¡± Qingwu¡¯s slender fingers tapped across the keyboard, producing a series of crisp sounds. ¡°Is it this data?¡± Shen Shaojia: !!! ¡°Yes, yes, it is! How did you know? This value is complicated. I couldn¡¯t even recall it!¡± Qingwu nonchalantly stated, ¡°I calculated it. You laid out the previous data, and with a few formulas, it was easy. Sister, you just forgot because you were too anxious.¡± Shen Shaojia was overjoyed! The four sons of the Shen Family grinned foolishly at Qingwu. Their sister turned out to be so brilliant, practically a genius! Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± Qingwu spoke of things she didn¡¯t even remotely understand, and surely, it was deceit. How could she possibly calculate Shen Shaojia¡¯s data? It was all Shen Shaojia¡¯s act to cover for her! She had completely forgotten it was her who had tampered with the data. Shen Yurou¡¯s face twisted as she stealthily slipped out when no one was watching... The family hadn¡¯t noticed one person missing. Shen Shaojia showed Qingwu her latest experiment results. The moment the fireworks soared into the sky, flower petals would scatter, forming an extraordinarily romantic sea of flowers! Amidst the sea of flowers, several fireworks spelled out bright and dazzling words! ¡°Qingwu, Sister loves you!¡± Chapter 23 - 23 23 Qingwus Boyfriend is a Didi Driver ?Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Qingwu¡¯s Boyfriend is a Didi Driver? Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Qingwu¡¯s Boyfriend is a Didi Driver? The fourth child of the Shen Family: !!! Shen Shaojia was sneaking in personal matters! Shen Zhongshuang smiled meaningfully, his eyes shimmering with ripples, as his gaze settled on the hairpin on Qingwu¡¯s head. On the hairpin he had personally carved, he had also secretly written in French, ¡°I love you, sister!¡± The butler hurried forward, ¡°President Shen, Young Master Pei San has sent two gifts.¡± Shen Dongli scratched his head, ¡°Two gifts? One should be for the elders of the family, and one for little Wu, right? After all, little Wu still has an engagement with him, that kid is quite considerate!¡± Zuo Wanjun was somewhat puzzled, ¡°But Young Master Pei San didn¡¯t know about little Wu coming home, so how could he send a gift for her?¡± The butler spoke up, ¡°One is said to be for President Shen and Madam, and the other for the second young master. It¡¯s to thank the second young master for saving Elder Pei.¡± ¡°When did I save Elder Pei?¡± Qingwu understood clearly that the Pei Family¡¯s gift was meant for her, but they mistook the person for her second brother. She quietly reached out to tug Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s hand, lowering her voice, ¡°Brother, accept them.¡± Shen Zhongshuang was suddenly grasped by a soft little hand, and his heart was about to melt! Thinking that his sister had been in the hospital recently, she might know what was going on, Shen Zhongshuang immediately abandoned all rationality and said with a gentlemanly smile, ¡°It was me, I previously helped Elder Pei with a prescription, Young Master Pei is being too polite.¡± Zuo Wanjun reproached, ¡°You child, not saying anything beforehand nearly made me think Young Master Pei had mistaken someone. We¡¯ve invited Young Master Pei to little Wu¡¯s birthday banquet, so we can introduce the two kids then!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± What has it to do with her? What era is this, still with arranged marriages? Seeing everyone in the Shen Family obviously so excited, Qingwu didn¡¯t speak up to dampen their spirits. ... Beijing Qiao Xi Hospital, VIP ward Shen Yurou carried the nourishing soup in her hand, standing at the door of Elder Pei¡¯s ward, tidying her appearance for quite a while. ¡°Brother Pei, this is the soup I made for Grandpa...¡± Inside the room, Pei Jue was at an impasse with Elder Pei about taking medicine. ¡°I won¡¯t eat it! There¡¯s nothing wrong with me, last time I fell ill because of the wrong medicine! These are all bad things meant to harm me!¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± Last time, the tampering with Elder Pei¡¯s medicine was indeed his slip-up, and now it served as Elder Pei¡¯s excuse not to take his medicine. ¡°Grandpa, this time the medicine was made on a dedicated production line for you, I oversaw the process myself, there¡¯s nothing wrong with it.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear it! I won¡¯t take it!¡± Shen Yurou saw she was being ignored and quickly stepped forward, her hat extravagantly adorned with a large bunch of silk flowers, and a skirt with more than a dozen layers and an oversized hoop, making it necessary to sidestep when entering. The parasol in her hand nearly poked Annie, the secretary, in the face. Annie: ¡°...¡± What is with Ms. Shen? Her taste is too psychedelic! Moreover, this is a hospital, not some catwalk for bizarre clothing! Both are young ladies from noble families, how come her taste is like someone who just crawled out of a mountain ditch? President Pei always prefers clean and crisp outfits, and Ms. Shen¡¯s outfit completely stepped on her boss¡¯s landmine. Annie, adhering to the professional ethics of a senior assistant, said, ¡°Ms. Shen, kindly go change your outfit, it simply doesn¡¯t align with the elegance and etiquette of a noble lady.¡± Shen Yurou arrogantly raised her chin, looking at Annie, who was a head taller and wore a professional suit. Who was this woman? How dare she criticize her meticulously chosen outfit to meet Brother Pei? Shen Yurou¡¯s gaze swept over Annie¡¯s model-like face and figure with disdain, saying, ¡°Where did this tramp come from? You think you¡¯re fit to stay by my Brother Pei¡¯s side? When we get married, I¡¯ll have him fire all the female employees in the company!¡± Annie: ¡°...¡± ¡°Ms. Shen, aren¡¯t you a woman too, how can you be gender-biased at work?¡± ¡°Hmph, I¡¯m not like you lower-class people, I am Brother Pei¡¯s fiance?e, the future mistress of the Pei Family!¡± Annie was stunned! Even before marrying she¡¯s like this, if Ms. Shen really marries President Pei, won¡¯t the entire Pei Group fall into a workplace gender crisis for women? Elder Pei looked at Shen Yurou, seeing a large blob of multicolored people standing there. ¡°Who is this?¡± Shen Yurou hurriedly squeezed past Annie, tiptoeing close, ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯m the Shen Family¡¯s granddaughter, Shen Yurou, here with soup especially for you!¡± Elder Pei looked at her shiny eyelids and felt his eyes getting dry just watching. ¡°Shen Yurou? Haven¡¯t heard of a granddaughter in the Shen Family by that name.¡± Obviously, the old man didn¡¯t recognize her. Pei Jue¡¯s gaze was cold, devoid of any color. ¡°Grandpa, she claims to have saved you last time.¡± Elder Pei¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief, ¡°What? No, no, no, certainly not, the one who saved me last time was much more good-looking than her, with a better aesthetic, definitely not this peacock...¡± Shen Yurou panicked when her lie was exposed. ¡°Brother Pei, I didn¡¯t intend to deceive you, I really am Professor Chen Jianhong¡¯s apprentice, I know how to take care of Grandpa, let me stay to take care of him. It would be even better if you can stay here all the time...¡± Pei Jue frowned, eyes faintly showing anger and indignation, his aura so powerful he seemed like a born Satan, ruthless and loveless! ¡°Get out, you are not allowed to visit Grandpa ever again, I have no relations with you.¡± Shen Yurou was shocked, how could he be so cruel to her! ¡°Brother Pei, I¡¯m your fiance?e...¡± Pei Jue sneered, his gaze profound, ¡°A mere adopted daughter of the Shen Family dares call herself my fiance?e? When did the Shen Family get so bold?¡± Adopted daughter! How did Pei Jue know? Shen Yurou was completely flustered! ¡°I truly love you, Brother Pei, I am the only one most suitable to be your fiance?e, you will know I am the best once you marry me!¡± Pei Jue impatiently waved his hand, and immediately a bodyguard came forward to lift Shen Yurou and tossed her out, because her hat and skirt were too extravagant, the bodyguard carried her out horizontally! Finally, Elder Pei¡¯s ears were at peace again. ¡°Oh dear, this girl is so noisy, chattering away, last time it was quiet, she played chess so well too, what was her name, I can¡¯t remember...¡± After the surgery, the old man couldn¡¯t quite recall things anymore. He was probably talking about Shen Shaojia, a national youth chess champion from several years ago. ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯m leaving now.¡± ¡°Where are you going? To meet my granddaughter-in-law?¡± Pei Jue glanced at him indifferently, ¡°To talk to Dr. Chen about your medicine.¡± Elder Pei immediately closed his eyes and pretended to faint. Pei Jue walked out of the ward, tall and slender, merely standing there as if glowing, the natural nobility of a king. He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message. ¡°I got word that Blue Whale Organization¡¯s Tarzan will appear at X bar tonight, I¡¯ll pick you up.¡± Qingwu quickly replied. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll wait for you at the entrance of Qiao Xi Hospital.¡± She too was at Qiao Xi Hospital? Probably investigating the issue with Blue Whale implanting assassins here. Pei Jue quickened his pace, ignoring Shen Yurou who lingered in the corridor unwilling to leave, with even more subtle smiles on his face. Shen Yurou was unwilling, lifting her skirt to chase after him! She couldn¡¯t be without Pei Jue! The bodyguards blocked her outside, and by the time Shen Yurou chased out, there was no sign of Pei Jue. Shen Yurou was furious and flustered, standing at the door peering around for a long time, she suddenly saw Qingwu! Qingwu had inherited Shen Family¡¯s genes, tall, with a slim graceful figure like Zuo Wanjun, her long cloud-like hair flowing loosely, making her stand out in the crowd. ¡°What is this country bumpkin doing here?¡± She crouched down to sneak over, only to see Qingwu getting into a shabby-looking Volkswagen! That must be Qingwu¡¯s boyfriend picking her up! Country bumpkin is a country bumpkin, no taste, finding a boyfriend who can only drive such a wrecked car, it looks like worth only a little over ten thousand, not enough to buy her a handbag. Shen Yurou had an idea and deliberately took pictures of Qingwu getting into the car... If the Shen Family knew Qingwu was dating a Didi driver, they would surely kick her out of the house! Chapter 24 - 24 24 Pei Jue Violently Beats Lu Mingchuan ?Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Pei Jue Violently Beats Lu Mingchuan Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Pei Jue Violently Beats Lu Mingchuan The black car smoothly drove out of the range of Qiao Xi Hospital. ¡°Earlier, what you saw was not my girlfriend.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°It was my secretary.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± What¡¯s it to her? As one of the three major leaders of the Dark Web, it was normal for Pei Jue to have several secretaries, not to mention that the secretary lady looked like a woman with very strong abilities, and her professional skills should be quite impressive. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Pei Jue continued to explain, ¡°The outstanding abilities and highlights of women in the workplace cannot be replaced, so I employ many female employees.¡± Qingwu nodded, ¡°I agree. My brother¡¯s company also has many female employees. He says no one falls in love with the boss at work, character, and professional capabilities always surpass gender.¡± Pei Jue laughed lightly, ¡°Your brother and I think alike.¡± ¡°Male employees can fall in love with their bosses too. It has nothing to do with gender.¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± That wasn¡¯t what he meant! Pei Jue touched his nose to hide the stiffness at the corner of his mouth. ¡°You must have heard about Tarzan¡¯s entry.¡± ¡°Yes, Tarzan is likely here to meet with the Drug King.¡± As the leader of the Blue Whale Assassin Organization, Tarzan actually chose to meet with the Southeast Asia Drug Lord in Hua Country¡¯s capital! ¡°What do you think?¡± Qingwu glanced at him faintly and said, ¡°The Drug King wants the Hua Country market, and Tarzan wants to eliminate us. It¡¯s just a temporary alliance.¡± Both were foxes navigating the Dark Web, and together, Tarzan and the Drug King¡¯s cunning could circle the earth three times. They each had no less than eight fox tails behind them. Hearing her say ¡°us,¡± the corners of Pei Jue¡¯s mouth lifted slightly, an indescribable pleasure filled his heart, sweet as honey. Qingwu saw the smile at the corner of Pei Jue¡¯s mouth, feeling a bit speechless. Had Singer gotten a brain injury during some mission? She just said that Tarzan and the Drug King wanted to team up to eliminate them, and he could still smile? Qiao Xi Hospital¡¯s neurology department wasn¡¯t bad either; there should be a chance to have Singer checked out. ... Changrong Group, President¡¯s Office. Shen Boyi, dressed in a suit and tie, sat behind the massive desk. His shirt was without a single crease, and his sculpted, handsome face exuded a refined elegance typical of high society gentlemen. His special assistant, wearing a business suit, stood respectfully by his side, ¡°President Shen, we¡¯ve investigated everything about the young lady¡¯s past in the Lin Family.¡± ¡°Speak.¡± ¡°The young lady did not have a good life in the Lin Family. Her monthly pocket money was two thousand yuan, and due to frequent deductions, she only had five thousand yuan in pocket money for the entire last year, which was barely enough to pay for her tuition herself.¡± ¡°The current Miss Lin Xuecheng of the Lin Family grew up with her, and her monthly pocket money exceeded five thousand yuan, receiving a total of one hundred thousand yuan last year, all given secretly by Madam Lin.¡± Shen Boyi rubbed his temples, suppressing the anger in his heart, ¡°Continue!¡± ¡°The young lady originally had a marriage engagement with the eldest young master of the Lu Family in Ning City, Lu Mingchuan. However, the Lu Family¡¯s young master is very fickle. The Lin Family wanted Lin Xuecheng to marry the Lu Family¡¯s young master, so they drove the young lady out. When the old chief sent someone to fetch the young lady, they even suffered humiliation.¡± ¡°The young lady¡¯s kidnapping yesterday was instigated by the Lin Family mother and daughter. They hope to sell the young lady to a mountain village, wishing she would never return in her lifetime.¡± The special assistant was alarmed. This family was unbelievably wicked! Shen Boyi¡¯s grip on the steel pen almost caused it to snap in two! ¡°Good, very good! Damn the Lin Family! It¡¯s okay to be a little poor, but they actually treated my sister this cruelly!¡± Shen Boyi was always known to be amiable and elegant, it was the first time the special assistant had seen him this angry. ¡°President Shen, President Mo of Huaying Group has invited you to discuss business at X Bar tonight. Additionally, Lu Mingchuan will also be at X Bar tonight.¡± Shen Boyi sneered, ¡°Tell President Mo I¡¯ll be there right away.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ... X Bar. The massive dance floor was crammed with people. As soon as Qingwu stepped inside, she felt a few people deliberately bumping into her arm. Pei Jue grabbed Qingwu¡¯s hand, pulling her to his side, his tall figure casting a shadow that enveloped Qingwu. ¡°Sorry, she¡¯s with someone.¡± Those who intended to hit on her saw Pei Jue¡¯s icy face and instinctively took a step back. Qingwu was suddenly pulled into his arms, her face pressed against Pei Jue¡¯s shirt, his cologne seeming like sandalwood, faintly filling her nostrils, causing her face to slightly flush. It was the first time Qingwu had been so close to a man. She held her breath, just about to pull away when Pei Jue¡¯s hand pressed against her back. ¡°Shh, Tarzan is over there.¡± He leaned close to Qingwu¡¯s ear, his low voice tinged with barely restrained joy and intimacy, filled with magnetic hormones. Qingwu¡¯s face reddened further, her back stiffened as she looked in the direction Pei Jue indicated. Sure enough, she saw Tarzan drinking on a booth seat. Qingwu had interacted with Tarzan years ago and knew his appearance. The unfamiliar man sitting at the same booth must have been the Southeast Asia Drug King! Pei Jue¡¯s hand patted Qingwu¡¯s slender back, from an outsider¡¯s perspective, it appeared as though they were embracing. ¡°Tarzan brought thirty assassins, and the Drug King has over fifty henchmen with him, not to mention there might be more drug lords hiding around here.¡± Qingwu quickly calculated the number of people present. Pei Jue was somewhat surprised, the little girl already figured out how many people Tarzan and the Drug King had with them in such a momentary glance? She smelled nice, making him a bit unwilling to let go. ¡°Apologies for the abruptness, but to avoid being discovered by the Drug King and Tarzan, some disguise is necessary.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Such disguise was truly unnecessary! Across the booth, Lu Mingchuan¡¯s lustful gaze swept over the graceful dancers in the dance floor, searching for tonight¡¯s target. ¡°Young Master Lu, isn¡¯t that your fiance?e?¡± A person beside him tapped his arm, pointing to the two people embracing at the edge of the dance floor. The man in the black shirt was whispering something to the girl in his arms, in the ambiguous lighting Qingwu¡¯s face was charming and mesmerizing. Lu Mingchuan¡¯s eyes lit up! But he said disdainfully, ¡°My fiance?e is Chengcheng, she¡¯s the real daughter of the Lin Family. Qingwu is just an impostor, she refused me before, but now she comes to nightclubs to work as a hostess.¡± Though he said this, his feet didn¡¯t falter, and he walked straight toward Qingwu and Pei Jue¡¯s direction. Lu Mingchuan adjusted his expression, forcing a greasy smile. ¡°Little Wu, it¡¯s been a long time, I think about you every day!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Oh, X Bar wasn¡¯t her brother¡¯s property, it was normal for Lu Mingchuan to be let in. ¡°Lu Mingchuan? If you¡¯re sick, go to a psychiatric hospital.¡± ¡°Little Wu, how could you chase me here? Alas, although I can¡¯t marry you, I can barely have you as my mistress...¡± Lu Mingchuan believed the condition he offered was tempting enough, with a sense of assured victory. At this moment, Pei Jue withdrew the smile from his face, looked down at Qingwu, ¡°Sorry, give me a minute.¡± Lu Mingchuan didn¡¯t even notice Pei Jue by Qingwu¡¯s side, assuming he was Qingwu¡¯s client for the evening. Pei Jue casually rolled up his sleeves, revealing a well-built arm, his fist the size of a sandbag landed directly on Lu Mingchuan¡¯s face! ¡°Ah!¡± Blow after blow like a storm crashing down, Lu Mingchuan immediately felt several teeth in his mouth shatter! ¡°You know who I am...¡± The shiny leather shoe stepped onto Lu Mingchuan¡¯s face, Pei Jue grinding down mercilessly, his voice cold as a nighttime Asura! ¡°Just an ill-bred bastard.¡± With a wave of his hand, someone emerged from the shadows, dragging the half-dead Lu Mingchuan away as if he were a dead fish. Such things weren¡¯t uncommon in the bar; the lights were dim enough that barely anyone noticed Lu Mingchuan getting beaten. Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Pei Jue turned around, a hint of anger still flickering in his deep eyes, he looked at Qingwu with remorse and slowly began to speak, Chapter 25 - 25 25 Cant Let My Sister Be Wronged ?Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Can¡¯t Let My Sister Be Wronged Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Can¡¯t Let My Sister Be Wronged ¡°I¡¯m sorry for startling you.¡± Even when Pei Jue fought, his movements were graceful and pleasing to the eye, as if every punch was meticulously planned, full of explosive force! Qingwu was momentarily stunned. For the first time in her life, someone stood up for her! Since the death of the Lin Family¡¯s matriarch, no one in the whole family had ever taken her side. Every time she encountered Lu Mingchuan, even if Qingwu did nothing, Qian Yueqiang would find some excuse to lock her up at home and allow Lin Xuecheng to date Lu Mingchuan. Even when Lin Xuecheng was only a maid¡¯s daughter, her treatment in the Lin Family was still better than hers. But she never cared about Lu Mingchuan and Lin Xuecheng. The Lin Family¡¯s matriarch once held her hand and gently said, ¡°Our Nannan deserves the best man, one who will protect you unconditionally.¡± Looking at Pei Jue adjusting his sleeves in front of her, Qingwu felt an inexplicable warmth on her face! Pei Jue lowered his head, and the light scent of sandalwood reached Qingwu¡¯s nose. His deep, magnetic voice softly resonated, ¡°Did I frighten you? Sorry, I couldn¡¯t hold back just now.¡± He seemed a bit nervous, momentarily forgetting that standing in front of him wasn¡¯t just an ordinary young lady, but a top international assassin! ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Who was that guy just now?¡± Qingwu¡¯s expression was indifferent, ¡°Just some trash, not important.¡± ¡°He said he was your fiance?.¡± Qingwu shrugged, ¡°I have better taste than that.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s eyes showed a hint of dark joy. Even though he knew that the man had no connection with her, hearing her deny it brought a wave of happiness over him. ¡°Tarzan and the Drug King should have gone to the private room, let¡¯s head over.¡± Qingwu nodded, bending down to pick up the ruby cufflink Pei Jue had dropped on the floor and handed it to him. Instead, Pei Jue extended his hand, the empty cuff of his sleeve in front of Qingwu, his eyes filled with mischievous humor. Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Helping a man put on a cufflink seemed a bit overly intimate, but since Pei Jue had just stood up for her, it wouldn¡¯t be right to pretend not to know him! Thinking this, Qingwu didn¡¯t refuse, lowering her head to help him fasten the cufflink. Her fingers carried a slight chill as they brushed against Pei Jue¡¯s wrist, stirring up a ripple of sensation. Pei Jue clasped Qingwu¡¯s wrist, leading her out of the dance floor and toward the private room. Qingwu helplessly watched him! It¡¯s not like she couldn¡¯t walk, so why was he holding onto her? Her hand was soft, not at all like that of a sharpshooter without a single callus, warm to hold, making him reluctant to let go. ¡°There are a lot of people, don¡¯t get separated from me, apologies.¡± Though he said apologies, Pei Jue¡¯s smile never faded from his lips! ... X Bar, back street. Lu Mingchuan was thrown by several bodyguards directly next to the garbage bin in the back street. The intense pain left him without the strength to move. ¡°Damn it, Qingwu, aren¡¯t you just here to drink with people? Who do you think you are, acting so aloof? Just wait until you fall into my hands, let¡¯s see how you¡¯ll beg for mercy... hsss...¡± ¡°What a little b****, a country bumpkin is still a country bumpkin, it¡¯s her fortune that I fancy her! Qingwu, you just wait!¡± That pretty boy hit too hard! Once he finds out the truth, he¡¯ll make Qingwu and her little lover pay with their lives! A strong flashlight beam shone at the alley entrance, and the vagrants originally sitting in the corner immediately ran over to relay what Lu Mingchuan had just said to Shen Boyi. Shen Boyi¡¯s eyes were filled with malice! This scum dared to covet his sister and speak so rudely? Doesn¡¯t he know his own limits? It seemed that at the time he encountered him at the mall entrance, he should have investigated further, or his sister wouldn¡¯t have been kidnapped and suffered unwarranted calamity. It was his failure as a brother worrying that his sister wouldn¡¯t like it! Shen Boyi suppressed the fury in his heart, his thin lips lifted slightly, ¡°Beat him, leave him breathing.¡± A dozen thugs surged forward! From the alley came Lu Mingchuan¡¯s screams and pleas for mercy. Standing in the shadows, Shen Boyi lit a cigar. Between the swirling smoke, a look of regret and self-reproach covered his handsome face. He left Lu Mingchuan alive so that he could watch the Lu Family go bankrupt with his own eyes! ... Inside X Bar, there were hundreds of private rooms. The top-level rooms couldn¡¯t be entered without an X Bar SVIP. The champagne here started at hundreds of thousands, and the floor was gilded, stepping onto it felt like walking into a Saudi palace! ¡°Sir and madam, do you have a reservation?¡± The waiter stopped Pei Jue and Qingwu. All the guests with reservations that evening had already arrived, but these two stood out with their regal presence, and the waiter dared not offend them. Pei Jue presented his card. The waiter quickly took it and hurried off to verify. ¡°Mr. Pei, please go ahead, your exclusive private room is ready!¡± ¡°No need, the European guests who just went to that room are my friends. I¡¯ll join them instead.¡± The waiter quickly replied, ¡°Mr. Tarzan is in private room 8, please!¡± Pei Jue put away his card and led Qingwu towards private room 8. ¡°Do you come here often?¡± Otherwise, why would you have the card? ¡°No need to explain, I understand.¡± Pei Jue smiled, warm like the breeze, showing no trace of aggression, yet his tone carried a hint of panic! ¡°Deep Sea bought a room here; I had many domestic missions last year, and it¡¯s convenient here. The cocktails are pretty good, I¡¯ll take you to try them sometime.¡± It was normal for the Assassin Organization to operate in nightclubs, and Qingwu also had an exclusive room in this bar! She was just asking, so why was he so nervous? Outside private room 8 stood many bodyguards, burly men in black suits and sunglasses glancing around, alert to every passerby. Each man had a bulge at his waist, clearly carrying firearms! ¡°Who goes there? Leave immediately!¡± Pei Jue extended his hand, encircling Qingwu¡¯s waist, pulling her closer to him as they walked into the adjacent room to room 8. The bodyguards frowned at the door of room 9 for a long time. Several burly men stepped forward, ears pressed against the door, trying to hear what the people inside were doing. Pei Jue opened the door, the top button of his collar undone, his expression gloomy, ¡°Scram!¡± Seeing this, the bodyguards assumed they were just lovebirds looking for a private spot and relaxed, returning to their original posts. Qingwu watched as Pei Jue undid his collar button right before her, revealing a seductive Adam¡¯s apple, and awkwardly shifted her gaze. ¡°You¡¯re quite adept at this.¡± ¡°It turns out this is a good disguise, though it¡¯s my first time using it.¡± After all, he hadn¡¯t had a suitable partner to disguise with before! ¡°Does that mean you often use other disguises?¡± Pei Jue paused, feeling Qingwu¡¯s words had an underlying meaning. ¡°You¡¯ll find out what disguises I use in the future.¡± Qingwu furrowed her brow slightly. Why should she care about his disguises?! Room 9 was inconspicuous, the smallest on X Bar¡¯s fourth floor, barely accommodating both Qingwu and Pei Jue. But being an independent room on the fourth floor, room 9 had its unique value! Qingwu reached out, using her fingerprint to unlock the electronic display in front of them, revealing a live feed from room 8! Pei Jue¡¯s deep eyes were filled with surprise and delight! ¡°The High Tower isn¡¯t to be underestimated; you¡¯re lucky you picked my room.¡± ¡°I think the fortunate part wasn¡¯t the choice of room, but the choice of person.¡± Qingwu looked up at Pei Jue¡¯s chiseled side profile in the darkness, with his pronounced jawline as if sculpted by knives, his lips curved in a slight smile, eyes fervently gazing at her! Her heart skipped a beat, as if a tiny seed in the darkness had broken through the soil... Chapter 26 - 26 26 The Weather is Getting Cold the Lu Family ?Chapter 26: Chapter 26: The Weather is Getting Cold, the Lu Family Can Go Bankrupt Now Chapter 26: Chapter 26: The Weather is Getting Cold, the Lu Family Can Go Bankrupt Now In the surveillance, every move inside private room number eight could be seen clearly. As the owner of X Bar, Qingwu had initially reserved a special room for herself that could monitor all the private rooms! Only she had the access to this room! The surveillance had been personally modified by her to see every detail in the corners. The actions of the Drug King and Tarzan were all within the monitoring range. Pei Jue frowned slightly, pointing at the box of US Dollars in Tarzan¡¯s hand on the screen, ¡°They actually plan to trade here?¡± ¡°It seems so.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s call the police, if they successfully trade, who knows how many families will suffer.¡± Qingwu nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve already called the police. This video is directly shared with the international anti-drug police.¡± Pei Jue was slightly surprised. ¡°You have contacts with the international anti-drug police?¡± ¡°About three years ago, I dealt with them while on a job in Myanmar North.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s pupils slightly contracted; three years ago, he was also in Myanmar North! ¡°Did you save someone in Myanmar North?¡± ¡°I saved many people.¡± Qingwu¡¯s brows furrowed slightly, her glass-like eyes shining brightly in the dark, instantly reminding Pei Jue of the time three years ago when a masked girl reached out to him as he nearly fell off a cliff! That girl also had such eyes! So it was her! Qingwu looked at the surveillance, her gaze falling on Shen Boyi in the corner downstairs. Why was Big Brother here? She looked at Pei Jue, ¡°Let¡¯s split up, you go to the third floor, there¡¯s another group of traffickers meeting there, I¡¯ll go downstairs for a look.¡± Pei Jue grabbed Qingwu¡¯s wrist, his handsome face filled with concern, ¡°Be careful, I¡¯ll take you home later.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± ... In the card seat, Shen Boyi and the man in a suit sitting opposite were having a lively conversation, toasting each other. Qingwu squeezed through the crowd and found Ye Zhi dancing, ¡°There are a few bombs on the second floor, send someone to defuse them.¡± ¡°Hey hey hey, Boss! You¡¯re everywhere... ah, I¡¯ve just danced for five minutes, and now I have to defuse bombs, can¡¯t catch a break!¡± ¡°Stop talking, get to defusing, I¡¯ll give you half an hour.¡± As High Tower¡¯s second-in-command, Ye Zhi¡¯s bomb-defusal skills were among the best in the international mercenary corps. Except for being severely beaten by Qingwu a few years ago, he completely admitted defeat and had no rivals. ¡°Half an hour, you underestimate me.¡± ¡°There are twenty-three.¡± Ye Zhi: !!! This was insane! If so many bombs caused a chain reaction, let alone the bar, half the district would be razed! Giving him only half an hour to defuse twenty-three bombs was too heartless! ¡°If you don¡¯t finish, I¡¯ll dock a year¡¯s salary.¡± A year! Indeed, all bosses were damn capitalists! Ye Zhi was furious but dared not speak! Shen Boyi¡¯s voice sounded behind Qingwu. ¡°Xiaowu? What are you doing here?¡± ¡°Big Brother.¡± Shen Boyi pulled Qingwu outside, protecting her from being bumped by random people, meticulously leading her to the card seat. ¡°Let me introduce you, this is my younger sister, Qingwu. Xiaowu, this is Mr. Mo.¡± While introducing, Shen Boyi personally washed a glass, wiping it clean, then poured a cup of juice for Qingwu. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell Big Brother you were coming here?¡± ¡°Just here to have fun.¡± Lu Mingchuan¡¯s annoying face flashed through Shen Boyi¡¯s mind. He frowned and asked, ¡°Are you alone?¡± ¡°I have a friend, he¡¯s upstairs.¡± Being upstairs meant not meeting with Lu Mingchuan as planned, and Shen Boyi breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Xiaowu, it¡¯s not that Big Brother doesn¡¯t want you to go out, but people outside are really dangerous. Next time, let Big Brother know in advance, and if necessary, take a brother with you. Never go out alone!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She really wanted to tell Big Brother that she was eighteen, not eight. But seeing Shen Boyi¡¯s worried and pained face, and his almost tangible concern, Qingwu felt warmth in her heart. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to Big Brother.¡± Mr. Mo, who was being ignored, was extremely surprised to see Shen Boyi like this. A decisive oil tycoon in the business world, a negotiation expert for contracts worth hundreds of millions, turned out to be like this in front of his sister? ¡°It¡¯s getting late, Big Brother will take you back.¡± ¡°No need, I¡¯ve arranged it with a friend, he¡¯ll take me home.¡± Shen Boyi nodded, reaching out to ruffle Qingwu¡¯s hair. Qingwu¡¯s peripheral gaze caught sight of a few plainclothes officers, and she gave Shen Boyi a sweet smile, ¡°Big Brother, my friend is here, I¡¯m leaving.¡± Shen Boyi felt uneasy but didn¡¯t want to meddle too much and make Qingwu unhappy, so he just gave her a ton of reminders, watching her meet up with a few people in the crowd. Mr. Mo¡¯s glasses were about to fall off! Shen Boyi turned around, the warmth on his face disappearing, replaced by a touch of coldness. ¡°Mr. Mo, about the Lu Family in Ning City that we mentioned earlier, I want them bankrupt within a month. Preferably make it big, I want everyone to know about their bankruptcy.¡± The Lu Family in Ning City was a minor family in the eyes of the Shen Family, not worthy of Shen Boyi¡¯s personal attention. Shen Boyi approached him only because of the tens of thousands of marketing accounts he had. The Lu Family was really lucky, a bankruptcy could still make Shen Boyi care. ¡°Rest assured, President Shen.¡± ... The international police stood in front of Qingwu, speaking respectfully, ¡°The organization received the video you sent. We can definitely capture the Drug King and Tarzan this time!¡± Thanks to Qingwu¡¯s help, many anti-drug operations had been conducted smoothly! Qingwu received a message from Ye Zhi that all the bombs had been successfully defused. She nodded to the officers and sent a message to Ye Zhi. ¡°Announce that X will cease operations tonight, except for private room number nine on the fourth floor. Clear the venue without regard to losses.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± All the speakers in X Bar began announcing the clearing out! ¡°Why is it closing so early today?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go. You forgot that the last time the place was cleared, some people caused trouble, and their families all went bankrupt?¡± X Bar had its own special security department, with over a hundred burly men standing at the entrance, faces darkened as they escorted guests out. Shen Boyi¡¯s car was parked outside; he didn¡¯t see Qingwu even after waiting for a long time. Mr. Mo reassured him, ¡°President Shen, Ms. Shen should have left with a friend. I just saw all the internal guests leave.¡± Shen Boyi was extremely anxious! He called Qingwu over ten times, but she didn¡¯t answer! Just when he couldn¡¯t hold back any longer and was about to rush in to find her, Qingwu¡¯s call came in. ¡°Big Brother, I didn¡¯t hear the phone ring earlier. I¡¯m on my way home, see you at home.¡± ¡°Good, as long as you¡¯re okay, Big Brother¡¯s heading home too!¡± ... Pei Jue¡¯s car entered the main road of the second ring road in Beijing, merging into the traffic stream. He glimpsed at Qingwu¡¯s face out of the corner of his eye, the light falling on her gentle, beautiful face, like a serene beauty in a painting under the lamp. ¡°Tired? You can take a nap, I¡¯ll wake you up in a while.¡± His voice was remarkably gentle, with some blood droplets on his cuffs blending with the dazzling ruby cufflinks, intertwining ruthlessness and tenderness on him, as if angels and demons were whispering together! Pei Jue took a bag from the seat behind and handed it to Qingwu. The bag contained some fruit milk and cake brought out from the bar. The action tonight was quite extensive, something he hadn¡¯t considered in advance¡ªwhether Qingwu had eaten. Seeing her face a little pale might have been low blood sugar. He blamed himself for not arranging everything in advance. Qingwu looked at the bag placed on her lap, ¡°...¡± He still had quite a bit of blood on him, imagining the crisis earlier, yet at such a time, he still remembered to bring her something to eat?! Qingwu suddenly felt a bit emotional about what kind of perverse opponent she had met. Perhaps, also a friend... Pei Jue watched her nibble on the cake, her fair side profile slightly pouting, flawless skin glistening and smooth, as cute as a little hamster. ¡°Qingwu, do you know the Pei Family in Beijing?¡± ¡°Do you have a task?¡± Pei Jue touched his nose and coughed lightly. ¡°Sort of.¡± Qingwu shook her head, ¡°I don¡¯t know, nor do I care. I¡¯m not interested in aristocratic families.¡± Her wish had always been to live peacefully and stably, without any intention to poke around those top aristocratic families. This led to her only finding out the Shen Family was one of the three major aristocratic families in Beijing after she returned. Chapter 27 - 27 27 Does Qingwu Have Someone She Likes ?Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Does Qingwu Have Someone She Likes? Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Does Qingwu Have Someone She Likes? Originally thought to be poor and destitute farmers, her parents turned out to be the top tycoons on the Hua Country¡¯s rich list for over a decade! Because Elder Shen kept a particularly low profile, yet the four sons of the Shen Family and Shen Shaojia were outstanding, the Shen Family now shone like a pearl embedded in the map of Hua Country. The Pei Family was also one of the top three wealthy families. Pei Jue suddenly felt a bit nervous, his voice carrying a tremor even he didn¡¯t notice, ¡°What if you marry into a wealthy family?¡± Qingwu instinctively furrowed her brows. It wasn¡¯t about marrying into a wealthy family; she simply hadn¡¯t thought about getting married at all! Seeing her frown, Pei Jue¡¯s heart sank slightly, and he gripped the steering wheel tightly. Qingwu said calmly, ¡°What does that have to do with you?¡± He wasn¡¯t part of a wealthy family, so why ask such a question? Pei Jue was somewhat lost; he sighed softly, and the smile on his lips carried a touch of self-mockery. ¡°You¡¯re right, it has nothing to do with me.¡± He currently had a damned marriage contract; until it was annulled, he wasn¡¯t qualified to talk to her about such things! Even if he wanted to go further, he had to wait until the marriage contract was annulled; this was, in Pei Jue¡¯s view, the most basic respect he owed to Qingwu! Qingwu thought she had spoken too harshly and provoked Pei Jue. After all, even though he was the leader of Deep Sea, he still needed to drive for ride-hailing services to make ends meet; his family must have been struggling. With the same surname Pei, yet the Pei Family was an echelon he could never reach in his lifetime. What she said was truly cruel! ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant. You should work hard, make money, and not envy the wealthy families; their lives may not be what you like.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± In an instant, Pei Jue¡¯s face lit up with a radiant smile! He laughed lowly, his voice resonating with magnetic and hormonal appeal in the small car¡¯s cabin, making Qingwu¡¯s heart skip a beat. Pei Jue parked the car outside the gate of the Shen Family¡¯s neighborhood and leaned over to help Qingwu unbuckle her seatbelt. ¡°Do you live here?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯m staying here temporarily.¡± According to Shen Boyi, she wouldn¡¯t be living here for much longer; the transfer process for the King of Leisure Inn was completed under Shen Boyi¡¯s efficient pace, and Qingwu¡¯s name was signed on it. Qingwu opened the car door and got out. Pei Jue waved to her, ¡°Good night.¡± He seemed to have a smile in his voice, and Qingwu felt her chest vibrate; she didn¡¯t look back and hurried into the neighborhood. Pei Jue didn¡¯t turn around to leave until her figure disappeared; he drove toward the place he lived, Leisure Inn. Shen Yurou was skulking behind the bushes at the door; she originally planned to use the time to make an impression on the Shen parents but unexpectedly saw Qingwu getting out of the man¡¯s car from the daytime. That car, even the Shen Family¡¯s maids disliked using it to buy groceries! It couldn¡¯t even drive inside the Shen Family¡¯s community gate and had to park at the entrance; there was still a long walk from there to the Shen building, forcing Qingwu to walk back by herself! This man surely didn¡¯t have a good family background; he seemed quite impoverished! Shen Yurou captured the entire process of Qingwu getting out of the car, even the sweet smile on Qingwu¡¯s lips as she alighted. This man must be Qingwu¡¯s boyfriend! Of course, a country bumpkin remains a country bumpkin; her taste in men is so poor she¡¯d even fancy a ride-hailing driver. What right did she have to compete with her? Shen Yurou, in high spirits, walked into the Shen Family¡¯s gate. As soon as she entered, she ran toward Shen Shaojia¡¯s room. ¡°Sister Shaojia, I think I saw Sister Qingwu¡¯s boyfriend!¡± Shen Shaojia: ¡°...¡± ¡°In the middle of the night, don¡¯t go crazy; you came just in time to explain to me why you tampered with my computer and blamed Xiaowu, saying she did it?¡± Shen Yurou had almost forgotten about the computer data incident! ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to; Sister Shaojia, I know how important your computer data is. I couldn¡¯t possibly touch it! Believe me, I truly remembered wrongly. I originally just wanted to help you wipe the desk, since it¡¯s been months since you returned home!¡± Shen Shaojia frowned at her for a moment, seemingly trying to discern some genuine expression from her heavily foundation-caked face. Afraid Shen Shaojia would make things difficult, Shen Yurou hurriedly laughed it off. ¡°You see, Sister Shaojia, Sister Qingwu got out of this car both in the day and at night; she even smiled at the man driving it! He must be Sister Qingwu¡¯s boyfriend!¡± Shen Yurou spoke confidently, prompting Shen Shaojia to glance at her phone. In the video, Qingwu got into a car during the day and got out at the community entrance at night; indeed, she smiled at the driver when she got out. Could this really be Xiaowu¡¯s boyfriend?! Shen Shaojia grabbed the phone, watching it for a long time. Shen Yurou was immensely smug! Now let¡¯s see how Qingwu will explain this! Shen Shaojia watched the video several times, then cupped her face with an indulgent smile, ¡°Xiaowu looks so good even when catching a ride; she¡¯s so adorable!¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°!!!¡± Was Shen Shaojia crazy? How did watching this short video make Qingwu seem cute? ¡°Sister Shaojia, if Sister Qingwu has a boyfriend, what about the marriage contract with the Pei Family? I think Sister Qingwu quite likes this person; we can¡¯t separate them!¡± Shen Shaojia smiled. This fool was keeping an eye on the Pei Family marriage contract! She assumed that with Pei Family¡¯s stature, a brainless fool like her, only skilled at tantrums, could be worthy? She was giving up the marriage contract because she wasn¡¯t interested in men or the Pei Family, only wanting to focus on research. She had enjoyed the Shen Family¡¯s privileged life and good education; she had received the best of everything. Moreover, those things legitimately belonged to Qingwu! Shen Shaojia put away the phone, coldly looking at Shen Yurou. ¡°Yurou, even if Xiaowu doesn¡¯t want those things, you have no right to covet them. Neither the Pei Family nor the Shen Family has anything to do with you. It¡¯s best you know your place and quit thinking otherwise.¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s face burned with fiery humiliation! Both being foster daughters, why did Shen Shaojia get to warn her? She was sure Shen Shaojia wanted to marry Pei San herself; that¡¯s why she said this! No! Whether it¡¯s the Pei Family or the Shen Family, they should both belong to her! Watching Shen Shaojia¡¯s cold back, Shen Yurou gritted her teeth viciously, quietly dialing Mrs. Shen¡¯s phone. ¡°Grandma, I clearly saw Qingwu dating a poor guy. Why won¡¯t Sister Shaojia believe me?¡± Mrs. Shen smiled mysteriously. ¡°Foolish child, your evidence isn¡¯t impactful enough. If Shen Shaojia doesn¡¯t believe you, show it to more people. Aren¡¯t they going to throw a grand birthday party for Qingwu? Release it then and let her be utterly disgraced in high society! Let¡¯s see how the Shen Family protects her then!¡± In high society like the Shen Family¡¯s, fame is critical among prominent families. Mrs. Shen coaxed, ¡°Once they find Qingwu cavorting with a poor boy, will Pei San be interested in her? He¡¯ll know who¡¯s the most suitable match for him. If Pei San approves of you, you¡¯ll be the rightful daughter of the Shen Family!¡± Mrs. Shen wasn¡¯t worried one bit that Pei San would choose an uncultured girl to become the future mistress of the Pei Family. Shen Yurou listened, her face alight with excitement! The marriage contract was with the Shen Family¡¯s eldest daughter, meaning as long as the approved person was the legitimate Shen Family¡¯s eldest daughter! ¡°Grandma, I know just what to do!¡± Chapter 28 - 28 28 Simply Dont Care About Your ?Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Simply Don¡¯t Care About Your Reconciliation Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Simply Don¡¯t Care About Your Reconciliation Ning City First People¡¯s Hospital, ICU ward Lu Mingchuan was covered in tubes, his breath faint, and any slight movement brought him pain all over! His once handsome face was swollen beyond recognition, like a pig¡¯s head, completely obscuring his original features. The three members of the Lin Family stood before him, all stunned! Lin Xuecheng looked at her beloved in such a state, wanting to hold Lu Mingchuan¡¯s hand, but couldn¡¯t find a gap through the mass of tubes! That face was unrecognizable! Lin Xuecheng let out a sharp scream! ¡°Mingchuan brother, how... how did you become like this?¡± Qian Yueqiang was also stunned. Lu Mingchuan had been refined and handsome since childhood, so when he was still swaddled, she made an agreement with Lu¡¯s mother for this marriage, worrying that a man with such a good family background and looks would be snatched away; she booked him early. Now, seeing Lu Mingchuan¡¯s face, Qian Yueqiang couldn¡¯t even recognize him! ¡°Mingchuan, how did you become like this?¡± Lu¡¯s mother wept continuously beside them, ¡°Who knows, Mingchuan originally went to the company for a business meeting, but halfway there, someone appeared out of nowhere and beat him up! It¡¯s simply lawless!¡± Lin Xuecheng¡¯s heart was in her throat, ¡°Did you call the police? This is too much, you must call the police! Get justice for Mingchuan brother!¡± Lu¡¯s mother hesitated, ¡°...¡± If they called the police, the whole circle would know about Lu Mingchuan¡¯s antics at the bar, including calling over a dozen hostesses. Lu¡¯s mother didn¡¯t dare call the police, worrying that any trouble stirred up was because of some woman Lu Mingchuan provoked. If the Lin Family found out, their marriage agreement could be ruined! Lu Mingchuan extended his hand, his voice hoarse, uttering intermittently, ¡°Qing... Qingwu!¡± The three members of the Lin Family: ¡°...¡± Qian Yueqiang frowned slightly, ¡°Could it be that Mingchuan means his beating is related to that brat Qingwu? But Qingwu...¡± Wasn¡¯t Qingwu already kidnapped? They hadn¡¯t contacted the kidnappers for days and weren¡¯t sure if the matter was successful, probably due to poor reception in the mountainous area! That damn girl might already have been sold by now. Lu Mingchuan gritted his teeth, ¡°Qingwu! It¡¯s all... Qingwu!¡± Lin Xuecheng ached seeing him struggle to speak, ¡°Mingchuan brother, do you mean your beating is related to Qingwu?¡± Lu Mingchuan nodded with difficulty. Lin Jingsheng, unaware of what Qian Yueqiang and Lin Xuecheng did, hurriedly explained, ¡°Qingwu has already been sent back to her mountainous hometown; maybe she didn¡¯t want to leave Ning City, so she found a place to work as a waitress?¡± Lu¡¯s mother, who was known as a notorious shrew in her youth, immediately stared wide-eyed! ¡°So you¡¯re saying my son ended up like this because of your family?! The Lin Family must give me an explanation; I only have Mingchuan as a son, and he¡¯s already been issued a critical condition notice three times by the doctors!¡± Qian Yueqiang quickly spoke, ¡°No, Qingwu has nothing to do with our family; Chengcheng is our daughter. I¡¯ll immediately announce in the papers that we sever all ties with Qingwu.¡± That damned girl, how did she escape from the kidnappers? Lu¡¯s mother raised her eyebrows, ¡°So you admit it is related to that girl? You must give me an explanation.¡± The Lin Family was stuck in a dilemma, unable to bear Lu¡¯s mother¡¯s tantrum echoing throughout the ICU, they had no choice but to agree. Once chased out of the ICU, the three members of the Lin Family stood at the door, looking at each other in dismay. ¡°Mom, did Qingwu escape with the help of the rich man who called her at Changrong Mall last time?¡± ¡°That must be it, who¡¯d have thought that girl would have such luck.¡± Lin Xuecheng was relentless, ¡°Mom, she must be entangling Mingchuan brother again; how could she be so bad! She won¡¯t try to snatch Mingchuan brother away from me, will she?¡± This was a marriage agreement she had gained with great effort! There was no way she would let such a good man as Lu Mingchuan be taken by Qingwu! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Chengcheng, as long as we find Qingwu and warn her properly, next time we¡¯ll watch her return to the mountainous area with our own eyes, there¡¯s no way we¡¯ll let her affect your marriage agreement.¡± Thinking of finding Qingwu gave Qian Yueqiang a headache. What if that girl was now squatting in some dingy diner, washing dishes to earn money? High-class aristocrats like them couldn¡¯t possibly go to such places to look for her, could they? Lin Jingsheng spoke up, ¡°Just get a few hooligans to look for her; Qingwu isn¡¯t capable of causing trouble for people who would stand up for her. Maybe Lu Shao was beaten by a business partner. Recently, the Lu Family¡¯s business has encountered some problems; we must pay close attention to Chengcheng¡¯s marriage agreement...¡± ¡°Dad, do you mean to find me a different marriage partner? I don¡¯t want to! I only like Mingchuan brother!¡± More importantly, those young masters who visited Lin¡¯s home since she was young all only wanted to be around Qingwu, but only Lu Mingchuan was different towards her since childhood. She believed she and Lu Mingchuan were genuinely in love with each other! Lin Jingsheng, a businessman, always viewed things from a benefit perspective. ¡°We¡¯ll see, but if the Lu Family really can¡¯t recover, we can¡¯t let Chengcheng join them.¡± Qian Yueqiang nodded. As they walked to the hospital entrance, the family bumped into several uniformed police officers, who stopped them. ¡°Ms. Qian, Ms. Lin, you are suspected of involvement in a kidnapping case and are now under arrest by law. Please cooperate with the police investigation!¡± The three members of the Lin Family: ¡°...¡± ¡°Officer, there must be some mistake; how could my wife and daughter be involved in a kidnapping case?¡± The officer presented his credentials and documents, ¡°Ms. Qian and Ms. Lin are suspected of instigating Li San¡¯s group to kidnap Ms. Qingwu; please come with us!¡± Lin Xuecheng was completely panicked, tears bursting forth. ¡°Mom, didn¡¯t Qingwu end up fine? She could even seduce Mingchuan brother; why are they arresting us!¡± ¡°Yes, Officer, Qingwu even had my fiance? beaten up; aren¡¯t you going to arrest her too?¡± Seeing how they were still being unreasonable, the police officer had no goodwill towards the family. ¡°Come with us first!¡± Qian Yueqiang and Lin Xuecheng, sobbing, were taken into the police car, leaving Lin Jingsheng confused in the breeze alone. What on earth was going on?! Lin Jingsheng contacted a lawyer first, then instructed his secretary, ¡°Find the phone number that called me before claiming to be Qingwu¡¯s family; contact them and see if Qingwu is with them, and have her come see me immediately!¡± As for Qingwu¡¯s phone number, he never saved it. He never had any reason to contact Qingwu before, and he didn¡¯t even know her number. Now to find Qingwu, he could only look for the bumpkin who contacted him last time. ¡°Mr. Lin, I didn¡¯t save that number last time either.¡± ¡°Check with the telecom company, since it came from Qingshan County, we must find Qingwu and have her sign a settlement agreement. Certainly, she¡¯s looking for a chance to return; we¡¯ll just give her a little sweetener!¡± The Lin Family absolutely wouldn¡¯t let Qingwu return. That girl even managed to have Qian Yueqiang and Lin Xuecheng arrested by police; clearly she had a sinister and cunning mind, and her heart was dark! ... Shen Family¡¯s Villa The family sat together for a meal, with fresh flowers that were changed daily adorning the large dining table; the light falling on the dishes added a warm touch. When Shen Shaojia¡¯s phone rang, she was peeling shrimp for Qingwu. She wiped her hands and pressed the answer button, ¡°Hello, can I help you?¡± The Lin Family¡¯s secretary haughtily responded, ¡°I am Mr. Lin Jingsheng¡¯s secretary. I am now instructing you to immediately let Qingwu go to the police station and draft a settlement agreement with Mrs. Lin and Ms. Lin, forgiving them.¡± Shen Shaojia frowned slightly, ¡°What have they done that needs forgiveness?¡± ¡°Although Ms. Lin and Mrs. Lin called for Qingwu to be kidnapped, it was just to help her recognize her current status and assist her in returning to her mountain hometown; it¡¯s just kidnapping, they did nothing wrong at all! Hurry and send Qingwu to the police station!¡± Shen Shaojia: ¡°???¡± Listen to this¡ªis it even human speech? ¡°Mr. Lin said, if Qingwu doesn¡¯t go to the police station, he will immediately announce in the papers that she is severed from the Lin Family, better think it over!¡± Chapter 29 - 29 29 The Weather is Cool Again and the Lin ?Chapter 29: Chapter 29 The Weather is Cool Again, and the Lin Family is About to Go Bankrupt Chapter 29: Chapter 29 The Weather is Cool Again, and the Lin Family is About to Go Bankrupt The attitude on the phone was quite malicious, ¡°I¡¯ve said all the good things I can, quickly get Qingwu to the police station. If she angers the Lin Family, she won¡¯t be able to handle the consequences! I hear your whole family farms and raises chickens in Qingshan County, be careful, you might not even have land to farm on in the future!¡± Shen Shaojia: ¡°...¡± Is this called good words? This doesn¡¯t even sound human! Although her phone number was registered in Qingshan County, her account was fully monitored by the National Security Bureau, essentially making it a government-issued phone. As for not letting her raise chickens, are you challenging the Chinese Academy of Sciences? Is the Lin Family some kind of prestigious family? Does the daughter of the Shen Family fancy the status of the Lin Family? The veins on Shen Shaojia¡¯s hand bulged, and a welling flood of profanity brewed in her mouth, but when she met the concerned gaze of Qingwu sitting across from her, she swallowed it back. Thinking about how her adorable sister had lived in such a family, Shen Shaojia was so frustrated that the iron chopsticks in her hand bent out of shape! ¡°...Crazy.¡± Shen Shaojia took a deep breath, hung up the call, blocked the number, and continued using her insured hand to peel shrimp for Qingwu. ¡°Here, these shrimp were just flown in, eat more.¡± ¡°Thank you, sister.¡± Shen Boyi glanced at the chopsticks beside Shen Shaojia, his eyes flickering with a cold light, ¡°Who called you and made you so upset?¡± ¡°A few crazies, it¡¯s not important. Big brother, let¡¯s broadcast Little Wu¡¯s birthday banquet worldwide, I happened to buy a few screens at Times Square and they¡¯ll be on loop then!¡± She wanted everyone in the world to know that Qingwu was the daughter of the Shen Family! Not some damned stray cat or dog that anyone could bully! Zuo Wanjun was the first to cheer, ¡°Ah yes, wonderful. I originally thought the spectacle wasn¡¯t grand enough and Little Wu was being too wronged. Shaojia, can you contact the publicity department and make sure everyone watching TV sees Little Wu¡¯s birthday broadcast?¡± ¡°I can, I¡¯ll call the publicity department right away and ask. Big brother, come with me to the study and we can discuss how to make it happen!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Shen Boyi donned his blazer and followed after Shen Shaojia. Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She was just having a birthday, and it was going to be broadcast worldwide, was that necessary? But seeing the whole family brainstorming for her birthday, meeting Zuo Wanjun¡¯s teary eyes, Qingwu¡¯s heart softened again. In the study, Shen Shaojia put away her smile, her beautiful face turning serious, ¡°Big brother, what kind of days did sister live through before? That Lin Family called me, actually saying that if sister doesn¡¯t forgive the Lin Family mother and daughter, they¡¯d make her life unlivable!¡± Shen Boyi knew that Shen Shaojia called him to the study for other matters too. Upon hearing this, his originally gentle and handsome face filled with a cold smile! ¡°The damn Lin Family! Dealing with them is simple, but we still have to ask Little Wu¡¯s thoughts first. After all, she lived with the Lin Family for so many years, she might have some feelings, and we don¡¯t want to do anything that might upset her.¡± Shen Shaojia was also aware of this reasoning. ¡°I¡¯m also worried that sister might still have feelings for their family and knowing how they¡¯ve treated her would make her sad. That family keeps calling us poor farmers, they must think that our family is very poor!¡± Shen Boyi: ¡°...¡± Since the founding of the country, it was the first time someone said the Shen Family was poor. He pursed his thin lips, stretched out his long fingers to take off his glasses, and cleaned them with a tissue. The whole motion was smooth and graceful. ¡°To deal with the Lin Family, we have many methods, but still, we need to ask Little Wu¡¯s opinion. No matter what she says, we must respect her wishes.¡± Shen Shaojia nodded. As soon as she stepped out of the study door, she saw Qingwu standing with a platter of fruit, her soft hair cascading behind her ears, wearing home clothes, making her look exceptionally obedient. ¡°Mom asked me to bring this, you didn¡¯t eat much before.¡± Zuo Wanjun treated all children equally, naturally also noticing that during dinner, Shen Shaojia and Shen Boyi were focused on serving Qingwu and hadn¡¯t eaten much themselves. ¡°Thanks, sister. Come in, there¡¯s something we need to tell you.¡± Qingwu followed her in as Shen Shaojia explained everything about the phone call to Qingwu in detail, then cautiously asked, ¡°Sister, what do you think we should do about this?¡± Qingwu¡¯s expression remained calm, without a trace of sadness. ¡°I won¡¯t go to the police station, nor will I forgive them.¡± To her, the Lin Family was already in the past. Shen Boyi breathed a sigh of relief. Although he would support Qingwu¡¯s decision no matter what, seeing her unbothered by the Lin Family¡¯s attitude also put his mind at ease. Qingwu smiled, looking at the concerned faces of Shen Boyi and Shen Shaojia. ¡°I won¡¯t be upset over people who aren¡¯t worth it. Now my family is Grandpa, Mom, Dad, my brothers, and my sister.¡± As for the Lin Family, when she left, they no longer had any relation to her! Shen Shaojia thought of the video Shen Yurou showed her, rubbed her nose, and tentatively asked, ¡°Little Wu, do you have a boy you like?¡± Shen Boyi instantly tensed up too, sitting straight while watching Qingwu. Qingwu shook her head. ¡°No, why do you ask?¡± Shen Shaojia gave her a knowing look. Her sister must be shy! ¡°Little Wu, no matter who you like, it doesn¡¯t matter. Our Shen Family doesn¡¯t care about family background, even if the other party is poor and lacks power, as long as he¡¯s good to you and you like him enough, he can become part of the family.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± For some reason, what Shen Shaojia said suddenly reminded her of Pei Jue. But for someone like Pei Jue to join the family, he probably wouldn¡¯t want to... Thinking so, Qingwu¡¯s face suddenly felt a bit warm. ¡°Although our family has a marriage engagement, if you don¡¯t like the young master of the Pei Family, we can call off the engagement!¡± Shen Boyi lightly coughed twice, interrupting Shen Shaojia¡¯s nonsense. ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, calling off an engagement like it¡¯s nothing. The engagement with the Pei Family was arranged by the grandfathers, it¡¯s not so easily changed. If Little Wu has someone she likes, she can bring him home. As my sister, so what if you have a few more men?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± What do you mean by bringing him home? And so what if you have a few more men? Has the Shen Family become this open-minded? Shen Boyi patted Qingwu¡¯s head, ¡°Big brother will help you settle the Lin Family matter, don¡¯t worry. How could our Shen Family¡¯s little princess suffer this kind of grievance?¡± ¡°Thanks, big brother. I¡¯ll go rest now.¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± Qingwu knew that Shen Shaojia and Shen Boyi still had things to discuss, so she closed the study door and left. Shen Boyi¡¯s face instantly darkened, clouds shrouding over it. ¡°Shaojia, call the National Security Bureau, inform them that someone is threatening your lab, making multiple harassing calls, suspected of stealing national secret information.¡± Shen Shaojia agreed, the siblings exchanged glances, reading the immense fury in each other¡¯s eyes. The Lin Family, truly impressive! ... Lin Family Villa Lin Jingsheng paced back and forth in the living room, restless. ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯ve contacted people in Qingshan County and notified them to make Qingwu come back and forgive Madam and Miss.¡± ¡°What did they say? When will Qingwu arrive?¡± The secretary hesitated, ¡°Those farmers were so unreasonable, they actually hung up on me and said that you, Mr. Lin, are insane!¡± Lin Jingsheng was so angry that his head was pounding loudly! ¡°Shouldn¡¯t have been kind and raised Qingwu all these years, Chengcheng is my biological daughter, Qingwu just can¡¯t stand seeing Chengcheng living well now, trying hard to return to the Lin Family!¡± ¡°Chengcheng and her mother kidnapped her? Was that a kidnapping? They obviously arranged for someone to send her back to Qingshan County, otherwise she¡¯d have stayed clinging to Beijing forever! Such a societal leech!¡± The secretary stepped forward and stood beside Lin Jingsheng. ¡°Mr. Lin, Madam and Miss said they kidnapped... took Qingwu at Changrong Mall, maybe you should check there? If you can have her sign a settlement agreement, Madam and Miss will be safe.¡± A trace of delight flashed in Lin Jingsheng¡¯s eyes! Chapter 30 - 30 30 Shen Yurous Jealousy Madness and Dark ?Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Shen Yurou¡¯s Jealousy, Madness, and Dark Crawling Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Shen Yurou¡¯s Jealousy, Madness, and Dark Crawling As long as he found Qingwu, he didn¡¯t believe she wouldn¡¯t soften when she saw him! After all, he had raised her for over a decade as her father! Lin Jingsheng hesitated a bit. ¡°That girl must be working as a cleaner at Changrong Mall, but who knows what time she goes to work every day? If she doesn¡¯t show up, do I have to wait indefinitely? It¡¯s simply beneath my status.¡± No matter what, he was a wealthy businessman in Ning City, and to squat at the entrance of a mall waiting for a cleaner, how would he face people later? ¡°Mr. Lin, you could just find a coffee shop near Changrong Mall and wait, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll see Qingwu soon.¡± Lin Jingsheng thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and agreed. ¡°It¡¯s all that brat Qingwu¡¯s fault, just wait until Yueqiang and Chengcheng come out, and see how I¡¯ll deal with her!¡± ¡°Of course, the Qingwu family is just a group of unreasonable farmers. When the time comes, they still need to listen to Mr. Lin...¡± ... Shen Family Villa The spacious living room was filled with jewelry boxes. Diamond necklaces and gemstone necklaces shone in velvet boxes, and in the middle was a pink diamond necklace worth ten billion yuan, with each diamond three carats in size. The central diamond was as big as a pigeon egg, dazzling! Shen Yurou was blinded by the large spread of diamond necklaces as soon as she entered the door! Did Shen¡¯s mother buy all these? Zuo Wanjun always loved jewelry, buying a lot every year. As the matriarch of Shen Family¡¯s stature, jewelry was an indispensable adornment on Zuo Wanjun. Shen Shaojia wasn¡¯t interested in these things, so every time she was accompanied by Shen Yurou to choose them. Zuo Wanjun bought a lot, meaning Shen Yurou would always get some benefits too... Seeing that large array of diamond necklaces, Shen Yurou¡¯s mouth watered! She even imagined which necklace would adorn her neck! ¡°Mom, what are you doing?¡± Zuo Wanjun waved her over, ¡°It¡¯s almost Qingwu¡¯s birthday party, and I¡¯m choosing a necklace to wear by then. Come and help me see which one suits me best?¡± Shen Yurou feigned difficulty, picking up an old-fashioned jade necklace. ¡°This suits Mom the best, the pink diamond is pretty but a bit too youthful, jade suits Mom¡¯s temperament.¡± That necklace had caught her eye as soon as she walked in! Of course, Zuo Wanjun wasn¡¯t unsuitable for the pink diamond; a beauty like her could pair any jewelry elegantly and resplendently. But Shen Yurou knew that as long as she said so, Zuo Wanjun wouldn¡¯t choose the pink diamond... So, the pink diamond would be hers! Sure enough, Zuo Wanjun picked up the jade necklace she mentioned and compared it on her own neck. ¡°You¡¯re right, then I¡¯ll wear this one. Let¡¯s pass on the pink diamond to Qingwu.¡± The smile on Shen Yurou¡¯s face froze! ¡°Mom... is that necklace for Sister Qingwu?¡± Zuo Wanjun nodded, pointed at the collection of jewelry before them, ¡°All these are for her. Mom took advantage of Qingwu¡¯s light to buy a jade necklace.¡± Shen Yurou: !!! This was a joke, right? At least a hundred necklaces before them, all diamonds or rubies, and a few rare Australian white pearls; these together could buy a house on the second ring road in Beijing! Were all these for that bumpkin? In the past, she accompanied Zuo Wanjun to select jewelry for an afternoon, and at most got a two-carat little diamond necklace, but the bumpkin came back and could have so many good things! ¡°Mom, this is way too much, Qingwu¡¯s room wouldn¡¯t be able to hold them all...¡± Zuo Wanjun waved her hand, ¡°It won¡¯t, if there¡¯s no space, then we¡¯ll buy another house. It¡¯s just a few items, it shouldn¡¯t be a space issue. We just don¡¯t know if Qingwu would like them, if not, we¡¯ll buy more!¡± Shen Yurou, ¡°... Why should all these belong to that bumpkin, Qingwu! Wasn¡¯t she also a daughter of the Shen Family! Watching Zuo Wanjun shuttle back and forth among the pile of jewelry that should have belonged to her, Shen Yurou¡¯s expression almost twisted! No, these should clearly be hers! The maid stood behind Shen Yurou, softly speaking, ¡°Miss Yurou, these clearly belong to you. Miss Qingwu just came back, she isn¡¯t even qualified to fight with you!¡± Shen Yurou looked at the maid in surprise. ¡°I used to take care of the old lady, watched Miss Yurou grow up, and know Miss Yurou¡¯s character the best. You are the most suitable daughter for the Shen Family, the most suitable daughter-in-law for the Pei Family...¡± ¡°Do you mean it? Then what should I do? Now, Mom and Dad are all turned around by Sister Qingwu.¡± The maid lowered her voice, ¡°I overheard while cooking that Miss Qingwu might have had a fiance? before, you can investigate, maybe she¡¯s a woman with a past, not worthy of Shen and Pei Family.¡± Shen Yurou was filled with joy! Unexpectedly, the bumpkin had a fiance? before! She must make her too ashamed to stay in the Shen Family! ... Changrong Mall Lin Jingsheng shuffled his feet at the mall entrance. He¡¯d been waiting here for several days! Every time, he¡¯d wait until the coffee shop closed and drove people away, yet he never saw Qingwu. Are mall cleaners so leisurely these days? He would come over after lunch and a nap, waiting until the coffee shop¡¯s closing hours without sight of Qingwu. Lin Jingsheng was utterly frustrated, his feet sprouting blisters! A black Cayenne pulled up on the roadside, its emblem¡¯s shining light made Lin Jingsheng¡¯s eyes dazzle. Qingwu opened the car door and stepped out, wearing a light blue dress paired with a white cape, a light blue hat atop her head, her beauty unmatched, her complexion like jade, quintessentially graceful and poised like the elegant princess of a noble family stepping out of a fairy tale. Lin Jingsheng almost didn¡¯t recognize this was Qingwu! He leaped forward in agitation! ¡°You ungrateful girl, I asked you to get your mother and sister released from the police station, and you¡¯re in the mood to shop? Do you have a conscience!¡± This outfit on Qingwu had no logo, surely some random fake bought online. Dressing like this, she clearly didn¡¯t want to leave Beijing and the Lin Family! ¡°You immediately come back with me, make sure to get your mother and sister out!¡± As Lin Jingsheng was about to grab Qingwu¡¯s wrist, a man blocked him, delivering a hard kick to Lin Jingsheng¡¯s leg, sending him sprawling! ¡°Oh my, you even dare to hit me, you rebellious girl!¡± Shen Jishi flicked the creases on his clothes and frowned, looking at Lin Jingsheng sitting on the ground. ¡°Sir, you just verbally disrespected Qingwu and resorted to aggressive behavior, the surveillance here can attest.¡± If he hadn¡¯t noticed the missing brooch on his sister¡¯s cape during dinner, he wouldn¡¯t have come to Changrong Mall. He should have just sent the designer directly. Shen Jishi felt regretful, glancing at Lin Jingsheng with distinct unfriendliness. Interrupting the time with his sister was utterly abhorrent! In front of Changrong Mall, several cameras focused in one direction, making Lin Jingsheng feel a bit guilty. This man clearly exuded extraordinary presence, his car was also a limited edition Cayenne. Surely, Qingwu must have hooked up with this man in Beijing! He wondered why she dared to hang up on him, she found a new backer. He got up, stubbornly speaking, ¡°This is a family matter, who are you to interfere? We raised this girl for over a decade, and just for a minor issue, she sent my wife and daughter to the police. She¡¯s simply inhumane!¡± Shen Jishi, ¡°... So this troublemaking old geezer was the poor wretch who raised his sister? The Lin Family, who kidnapped his sister and demanded her forgiveness? ¡°I am Shen Jishi, Qingwu¡¯s lawyer. Say whatever you have to say.¡± Lin Jingsheng¡¯s eyes widened! Shen Jishi, a renowned lawyer with unbeaten case records, he¡¯s the living judge who could resurrect the dead in court! Lin Family had previously tried to hire Shen Jishi, but his fees were too high for Lin Jingsheng, so they settled for another lawyer. And such a man was the lawyer for the wild girl Qingwu? Chapter 31 - 31 31 The Boss is Really Working Too Hard ?Chapter 31: Chapter 31 The Boss is Really Working Too Hard! Chapter 31: Chapter 31 The Boss is Really Working Too Hard! This was Shen Jishi! His secretary couldn¡¯t even see him when they tried to invite him, the top lawyer Shen Jishi, who required a financial report just for a meeting, and poor people didn¡¯t deserve him to represent them in court! How did Qingwu contact him? Lin Jingsheng was astonished! Shen Jishi, with a hint of anger, said, ¡°Mr. Lin, even if you once raised Qingwu, you no longer have any relation to her! Qingwu has her own family. Mrs. Lin and Miss Lin are not her mother and sister, so please watch your language!¡± Lin Jingsheng spoke with a strained neck, ¡°We raised her for eighteen years, and now she turns her back on us for a little thing. Is it wrong to ask her to release her mother... my wife and my daughter?¡± Besides, he waited here for Qingwu for several days! Shen Jishi let out a cold laugh. ¡°In Mr. Lin¡¯s eyes, kidnapping is a minor issue?¡± ¡°How can that be kidnapping? My wife was worried about her and wanted to send her back to the mountain village out of goodwill. Mr. Shen, don¡¯t blame me for not warning you, Qingwu cannot pay your lawyer fees, don¡¯t be tricked by her!¡± Shen Jishi almost laughed with anger! He restrained his fury, turned his head to Qingwu, and spoke gently, ¡°Qingwu, if I do something kind later, just pretend you didn¡¯t see it, okay?¡± Qingwu nodded obediently, ¡°Okay, but I have something I wish to ask him.¡± Lin Jingsheng looked at Qingwu warily, with a cold attitude, ¡°What do you want to ask me? If you want to come back to the Lin Family with me, forget it! I don¡¯t want a heartless daughter like you!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t come back with me, I¡¯ll dig up your grandmother¡¯s grave and let her rest in unrest!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± There was a faint anger in her eyes! The Lin Family¡¯s old lady was also Lin Jingsheng¡¯s mother, who toiled to raise him. How could he say such a thing? She was the one in the Lin Family who treated her the best. When Lin Jingsheng and his wife were busy working and neglected her, it was the old lady who personally raised her, holding her in her arms while rocking back and forth in a cane chair, providing the warmest moments of her childhood! When she got food poisoning from candy given by Lin Xuecheng, the Lin Family couple didn¡¯t even return to check on her. It was the old lady who, despite her age, carried her around to find a doctor and took care of her herself! Lin Jingsheng struggled to start his own business, and it was the Lin old lady who took out all her savings to support him. Thinking of Lin Jingsheng saying such things, Qingwu felt sad for the old lady. ¡°If you do this, I¡¯ll make you regret it. Whether grandmother¡¯s spirit rests in peace doesn¡¯t depend on me but on you!¡± Lin Jingsheng felt a bit guilty, knowing he only said it to scare Qingwu, not genuinely intending to dig up the old lady¡¯s grave. ¡°Grandmother? She¡¯s not your grandmother, she¡¯s Chengcheng¡¯s grandmother!¡± Qingwu spoke calmly, ¡°What is your relationship with the director of Love Orphanage?¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°...¡± How did this brat know about Love Orphanage? Did she find out something? ¡°Do my college classmates have to report to you? Qingwu, I¡¯m telling you, if you don¡¯t come back with me today, I¡¯ll publish an article to sever ties with you tomorrow! Unfilial girl! You¡¯re simply unfilial! Qingwu, has a dog eaten your conscience?¡± Qingwu ignored his roar and walked obediently back behind Shen Jishi. ¡°I¡¯ve asked what I needed to.¡± Shen Jishi clapped his hands, and immediately a group of burly men in black suits stepped out from behind a Cayenne, surrounding Lin Jingsheng. ¡°Since Mr. Lin claims to have good intentions, I¡¯ll be kind as well, and send Mr. Lin back to his hometown!¡± The burly men immediately stepped forward, effortlessly lifted Lin Jingsheng like a chick, tossed him into a van, and took him away! Lin Jingsheng, over fifty with numerous social engagements every day, was physically weak and no match for the strong bodyguards; even when his arm got dislocated from struggling, he couldn¡¯t break free! Qingwu tugged on Shen Jishi¡¯s sleeve. Shen Jishi immediately looked at Qingwu, slightly lowered his head, and asked softly, ¡°Qingwu, is there something you want to say?¡± ¡°His hometown is in Xing City.¡± Lin Jingsheng started his business in a small, impoverished southwestern town, even poorer than Qingshan County, and he hadn¡¯t returned in twenty years. Traveling from Xing City to Ning City required taking an ox cart out of the village, a tractor to town, catching a bus to the city, then buying a train ticket to the airport; it would take three to four days! Shen Jishi¡¯s eyes lit up with delight, ¡°Great, fourth brother guarantees to send him back to his hometown! Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll take you to buy brooches, we¡¯ll buy a hundred! I heard Master Ye Yi¡¯s shop has new items, fourth brother will buy them all for you!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Last time, Shen Family¡¯s eldest brother emptied Ye Yi¡¯s stock to send her clothes! No one knew better than she did what was new in Ye Yi¡¯s store. Those designs were created on the plane on her way back to the Shen Family that day, and even a random sketch became a must-have in Beijing¡¯s social circles. Ji Qiurong stood in the store, seeing Shen Jishi in hand-tailored suits, her smile almost reached her ears! Here he came, the big spender who called asking them to clear the shop... the patron saint of prosperity had arrived! Seeing the heavenly beauty behind the patron, Ji Qiurong was speechless. Isn¡¯t that the heartless boss of hers?! Could this be the boss¡¯s latest method of inspecting the store? Qingwu signaled Ji Qiurong not to reveal their relationship. ¡°Bring out the newest brooches, I want to buy them all for my sister!¡± The shop assistant immediately brought out all the brooches, including those from the previous year. Shen Jishi waved his hand grandly, ¡°Pack them all! And clothes, whatever suits my sister, buy them all!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Why buy so many clothes? ¡°Fourth brother, I already have plenty of clothes, my closet at home is full, I don¡¯t need any more for now.¡± ¡°The closet is full? Then I¡¯ll buy you a new house right away, do you like this estate? Fourth brother has a unit here, you might as well have it.¡± Shen Jishi immediately took out his phone, showing Qingwu the famous South City Mansion in the center of Tiancheng next to Beijing. Qingwu hurriedly declined, ¡°Fourth brother, no need, I prefer staying with Dad, Mom, and you all together.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, then I¡¯ll buy it for you as a birthday gift.¡± Ji Qiurong: ¡°!!!¡± This handsome man buying houses as easily as picking vegetables is actually the boss¡¯s family? Her boss was the heiress of a top financial tycoon¡¯s family! Shen Jishi, looking at the spread of clothes, stroked his chin, ¡°Clothes are still necessary, girls love dressing up. With matching shoes and accessories, pack it all, deliver them to Shen Mansion.¡± Ji Qiurong¡¯s smile bloomed like a flower, ¡°Hello, that will be one hundred and fifty million, with a friendly discount it¡¯s one hundred million. Cash or card?¡± Ye Yi never offered discounts, but since it was their own boss buying, Ji Qiurong feared being crippled if he didn¡¯t offer one. Shen Jishi was speechless, ¡°One hundred million in cash?¡± Even if he could gather it, how would it fit in the store? Ji Qiurong skillfully took out the card machine, ¡°Please.¡± Her boss was truly remarkable; bringing her brother to the shop to boost sales, it really was brilliant! With her boss working so hard, how could Ji Qiurong not keep up? After returning, she¡¯d bring her family to shop too! Chapter 32 - 32 32 Lets Throw a Party for Little Wu to ?Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Let¡¯s Throw a Party for Little Wu to Celebrate! Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Let¡¯s Throw a Party for Little Wu to Celebrate! Qingwu watched as Shen Jishi skillfully swiped his card, feeling a bit of a headache. Forget it, she thought, knowing that a portion of the one hundred million would end up in her big brother¡¯s pocket. Earning Fourth Brother some extra money didn¡¯t feel as uncomfortable now. Maybe next time she should let her big brother¡¯s mall have some extra profit! While Shen Jishi was settling the bill, Qingwu whispered, ¡°Arrange for someone to keep an eye on Lin Jingsheng, place people around Grandma Lin¡¯s grave, and don¡¯t let anyone disturb her peace.¡± She was always worried that Lin Jingsheng might act out of desperation and do something disrespectful to Grandma. It would make Grandma sad, watching from above. ¡°Okay, I got it. Boss, you really brought your own brother here to boost sales, huh? I was wondering who asked me to close the shop early for this spectacle!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Shen Jishi signed with a flourish and waved to Qingwu, ¡°Xiao Wu, let¡¯s head upstairs to have dinner with Big Brother!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Jishi had bought his sister a whole load of clothes, feeling quite cheerful as he led Qingwu to the same sky restaurant where Shen Boyi had taken her before. Inside the restaurant, Shen Boyi had already prepared the dishes, standing in front of a flower-covered table in a sharp suit and gentlemanly pulled a chair out for Qingwu. ¡°Thank you, big brother.¡± Shen Boyi clapped his hands, and the waitstaff streamed in, placing an array of desserts in front of Qingwu. ¡°Try it, Xiao Wu. It¡¯s a new creation from Big Brother¡¯s restaurant.¡± The cakes before her were exquisitely crafted, each made into a small and adorable shape that immediately whetted one¡¯s appetite. Qingwu took a bite with a little gold spoon and remarked, ¡°Delicious, there seems to be some lemon juice added, it¡¯s refreshing without being cloying.¡± ¡°This dessert is a bit lacking though, the amount of cocoa powder seemed to overpower the cake¡¯s original aroma.¡± Shen Boyi nodded, motioning for the head chef to come over. Jakes, the French chef with his chef¡¯s hat on, was not pleased about someone critiquing his desserts. These Easterners couldn¡¯t possibly appreciate how delicious his desserts were! He had heard that the one critiquing his desserts was the eldest Ms. Shen who had just returned home, but what did a girl from the countryside know about desserts?! As Jakes followed the waiter out, he saw Qingwu, elegantly dining at the table. Jakes: !!! Wasn¡¯t this the prodigious young lady who had critiqued his cooking in France before? Thanks to her advice, he managed to win the championship at the international culinary competition! Thinking about Qingwu¡¯s assessment of his desserts just now, Jakes felt a pang of embarrassment on his face! Qingwu saw Jakes and was clearly surprised that her big brother¡¯s restaurant¡¯s pastry chef was him. ¡°Sorry, Ms. Shen, I will certainly practice my culinary skills diligently, the recipe for this dessert was a bit of a misstep, and it¡¯s unworthy of your refined palate!¡± Shen Boyi said indifferently, ¡°Take it away, Xiao Wu said the cheesecake was delicious, keep that for the future, no need to serve the others.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Jakes wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed to Qingwu, and took the batch of failed cakes away. What an embarrassment! The restaurant manager jogged in and stopped in front of Shen Boyi. ¡°President Shen, there are a few police officers who say they need to see the eldest Ms. Shen.¡± Shen Boyi and Shen Jishi both looked over, frowning slightly, and stared at the manager with seriousness and anxiety. ¡°They¡¯re looking for Xiao Wu? Did they say what it¡¯s about?¡± ¡°No, they just said the eldest Ms. Shen should know.¡± Shen Boyi frowned, ¡°Could it be about the kidnapping incident? But why didn¡¯t they contact us? I was the one who called the police, and Fourth Brother is Xiao Wu¡¯s lawyer. Why would the police go directly to Xiao Wu?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She finally understood why the Lin family mother and daughter were arrested; it was her big brother who reported it. ¡°I don¡¯t know either, let the police in.¡± Shen Boyi and Shen Jishi exchanged a glance and instructed the manager, ¡°Let the police in.¡± Three plainclothes officers in International Police uniforms strode in from outside, standing before Qingwu. Two officers held a banner on either side of her. [Thanking the Helpful Citizen Qingwu, the International Police Alliance Salutes You!] The three officers saluted Qingwu, ¡°Thank you for your outstanding contribution to Operation D! We salute you!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She had said many times that she didn¡¯t need a banner; she had no place to put it even if they gave it to her! ¡°You don¡¯t need to bring it next time; I don¡¯t have room at home.¡± Back when she was at the Lin Family, she had received one as well, and Qian Yueqiang scolded her, saying that the banner was too unsightly and clashed with the Lin Family¡¯s decor, and told her not to bring such worthless things home. Shen Boyi immediately stood up, a polite and warm smile on his face. ¡°Xiao Wu is just joking; we have plenty of space at home. Thank you very much!¡± Shen Jishi stepped forward, accepting the banner, his smile broader than when he wins a lawsuit! ¡°Thank you for going out of your way to deliver this. Our Xiao Wu wasn¡¯t involved in any dangerous operation, was she?¡± In his mind, anything that warranted a banner personally delivered by international police surely involved a relatively dangerous operation. Since the banner didn¡¯t specify the operation, it must be highly confidential! More than the banner, they cared for Qingwu¡¯s safety. Qingwu quickly spoke up, ¡°No, it was just that I happened to come across some suspicious-looking people at the bar last time, and I thought something was off, so I called the police.¡± Shen Boyi extended his hand, shaking hands with the lead officer, exuding the aura of someone in charge. ¡°I¡¯ll see you out.¡± ¡°No need, please stay; we¡¯ll return to our station after delivering the banner!¡± After the officers left, Shen Boyi realized his forehead was covered in sweat! ¡°Xiao Wu, you really didn¡¯t do anything dangerous? Although the banner makes Big Brother proud of you, we don¡¯t lack these things. There¡¯s no need for a girl to put herself in the spotlight, your safety is always the most important!¡± Recalling the time at the bar when Qingwu encountered a dangerous situation, Shen Boyi felt a wave of dread! Had he known, he would have kept his sister by his side all along! Qingwu quickly explained, ¡°Big Brother, I didn¡¯t participate in anything dangerous; I just made a phone call to the police.¡± Shen Boyi and Shen Jishi breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the bright red banner, Shen Boyi began contemplating where to hang it! ¡°Let¡¯s hang it in the living room! Alongside the Jade Smoke Residence Painting!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± The living room¡¯s Jade Smoke Residence Painting was the final piece by a contemporary master of Chinese painting, auctioned at a staggering six hundred million. To place her banner alongside such a masterpiece? Shen Jishi: ¡°That¡¯s inappropriate; it should be in my office!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Frequent visitors to Shen Jishi¡¯s office included billionaires and important government officials, along with many international figures. Seeing her banner there felt embarrassing... ¡°Bring it home first; Xiao Wu is so impressive, we should throw a party to celebrate!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± This was the smallest banner she had ever received. Previously, when she personally participated in international rescues, she had been awarded honorary medals from the United Nations. If she brought everything out, would the Shen Family need to honor them all directly? Seeing the look of excitement on the Shen brothers¡¯ faces, Qingwu swallowed her words again. Forget it, when her brothers find a place to hang the banner, she would quietly take it down later! Chapter 33 - 33 33 The Woman I Love Most Is You ?Chapter 33: Chapter 33: The Woman I Love Most Is You! Chapter 33: Chapter 33: The Woman I Love Most Is You! Xing City, Lin Family Ancestral Home The bodyguards arranged by Shen Jishi took a helicopter and dumped Lin Jingsheng out when they were still a meter from the ground, right at the Lin Family¡¯s ancestral home gate. Lin Jingsheng was over fifty, and his old bones nearly shattered from the fall! ¡°Damn it... Do you people even know the law? This is intentional harm!¡± The bodyguard, wearing black sunglasses, mocked coldly, ¡°Our Shen Lyu said this is a good deed to send you back to your hometown. You know exactly how you treated Miss Qingwu!¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°...¡± Is that even the same thing? Qingwu was just a heartless country girl, while he was the dignified president of the Lin Group! The bodyguard left after delivering the person, taking off in the helicopter. The wind from the helicopter¡¯s rotor made Jingsheng¡¯s hair a mess, his suit wrinkled, and dust and dirt clung to his face, making him look like a beggar. A few beggars at the gate of the Lin Family ancestral home almost thought he was one of them. Jingsheng was furious, taking out his phone to call the police, only to find there was no signal here! Old Ma, who was responsible for guarding the ancestral home, saw Jingsheng and hurriedly ran out to greet him. ¡°Mr. Lin, why didn¡¯t you let us know you were coming back? Are you here to make a donation?¡± Jingsheng: ¡°...¡± He valued appearances and rarely returned, and when he did, it was a big affair under the guise of making donations, giving thirty to fifty thousand, making the whole village aware. Jingsheng changed the topic, ¡°Why is there not even a road in the village?¡± ¡°Oh, is Mr. Lin back to build a road for the village? That¡¯s great! I¡¯ll inform the village chief immediately!¡± Jingsheng quickly stopped him! ¡°No, no, let me leave first. My phone doesn¡¯t have a signal, I can¡¯t donate!¡± ¡°What? Mr. Lin also wants to build a signal tower for the village? That¡¯s wonderful!¡± This damn Old Ma was deliberately misinterpreting his words! Jingsheng couldn¡¯t say he didn¡¯t want to donate, but he really didn¡¯t want to give money to these country folks, so he grabbed Old Ma. ¡°I have a big business deal to negotiate outside, take me out first. Does our village have any vehicles?¡± Old Ma laughed humbly, ¡°Yes, wait for me to bring it!¡± Jingsheng: ??? What kind of vehicle needs to be brought over?! While Old Ma went to get a vehicle, Jingsheng glanced at the Lin Family ancestral home. He had lived here as a child, worked hard to build a successful name in Ning City, became a renowned tycoon, and was never willing to return. Now, as he looked at the ancestral home, the house seemed to have been renovated? Using the best materials, even planting an Osmanthus Tree at the door, a species and age of Osmanthus Tree that Jingsheng knew could fetch at least two hundred thousand at auction. He certainly didn¡¯t do the renovations. How could he spend money to fix this run-down house? Could it be that Lu Mingchuan, for Chengcheng¡¯s sake, secretly renovated the ancestral home as a surprise for their family? The more Jingsheng thought about it, the more plausible it seemed! This son-in-law was really perfect! Even though the Lu Family¡¯s business had recently faced some issues, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, and the Lu Family was always above the Lin Family. Thankfully, Chengcheng had been close to Lu Mingchuan since childhood, unlike Qingwu, who was always cold to those aristocratic boys. After going back, he definitely had to discuss Chengcheng¡¯s engagement with the Lu Family. Such a good son-in-law shouldn¡¯t be snatched away! While Jingsheng was lost in his sweet thoughts, Old Ma came over with a bullock cart! The old ox was obviously past its prime, needing to rest after every step! ¡°Mr. Lin, this is the only bullock cart in our village. Come aboard, and we can definitely reach the town before dawn!¡± Jingsheng¡¯s voice trembled, ¡°Will there be cars after reaching the town?¡± ¡°There will be, tractors; then you transfer to a bus, and you¡¯ll reach the city center of Xing City!¡± Jingsheng: ¡°...¡± He remembered why he hadn¡¯t wanted to return for so many years: it was extremely challenging to get out of this place! Xing City didn¡¯t have its own airport. He would even need to take a green train to the nearest airport... A few years ago, the hometown invited him to donate for road construction. He dismissed it for lacking publicity value, donating to Ning City¡¯s overpass instead, barely squeezing onto the tail of the donations list of wealthy donors... Old Ma enthusiastically urged, ¡°Mr. Lin, hop on. If you wait any longer, old yellow ox will go plow the fields!¡± Jingsheng, cursing, pinched his nose and boarded the bullock cart covered with cow manure and dry grass! Old Ma called over a beggar, ¡°Come, take Mr. Lin to town.¡± The bullock cart shook violently after moving just two steps, nearly making Jingsheng vomit his afternoon sandwich! Old Ma laughed as he watched Jingsheng¡¯s departing figure. He took out a satellite-positioning phone and called Qingwu. ¡°Miss Qingwu, I¡¯ve recorded Mr. Lin¡¯s promise to build roads and signal towers for the village and will send it to you!¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t a hassle at all, Miss Qingwu. If not for you watching over us, the village couldn¡¯t survive, let alone repair the ancestral home and village!¡± ¡°That¡¯s Grandma¡¯s home, it¡¯s only right.¡± Qingwu looked at the video sent by Old Ma and turned off her phone. A small village in the mountains of Xing City was where the Lin Family¡¯s old lady spent her life. She would protect it for sure! ... Five Days Later, Ning City Police Station The police opened the cell door, releasing the Lin Family mother and daughter. Lin Jingsheng waited outside, unshaven and looking utterly exhausted. Qian Yueqiang was stunned to see Jingsheng¡¯s appearance! ¡°Honey, how do you look even more worn out than me after a few days inside?¡± Jingsheng felt like crying! He finally made it back from Xing City and used all the Lin Family¡¯s connections to bail them out. ¡°What¡¯s important is you¡¯re out, let¡¯s go home.¡± Qian Yueqiang held Jingsheng, ¡°Did that damn girl Qingwu agree to reconcile?¡± ¡°I used connections to bail you out. If Qingwu wants to press charges, you¡¯d be going back in...¡± Lin Xuecheng covered her mouth, sobbing, ¡°Boo hoo, what should we do, Dad? I can¡¯t go back in there; it was too terrifying! How could Sister Qingwu be like this? How did our Lin Family ever wrong her! She¡¯s so heartless...¡± ¡°Honey, Qingwu must have hooked up with some wealthy guy, otherwise, how would she have such guts?¡± Jingsheng thought the same! The mere thought of Shen Jishi¡¯s King Yan-like face made his legs shake! ¡°Chengcheng, Lu Mingchuan is a good son-in-law, you must hold onto him. We¡¯ll have your wedding once he¡¯s discharged! As for Qingwu, let¡¯s publicly cut ties and ask her not to bother us again!¡± Lin Xuecheng blushed, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go see Brother Mingchuan tomorrow!¡± ... First People¡¯s Hospital, ICU Lin Xuecheng handed Lu Mingchuan a bowl of soup, ¡°Brother Mingchuan, I made this soup myself. Have some.¡± Under the careful care of the Lu Family, Mingchuan could finally speak. He held Lin Xuecheng¡¯s hand and, with tubes all over, forced a tender expression. ¡°Chengcheng, you are the woman I love most in this life, I will marry no one but you! When I first saw you, I fell deeply in love!¡± Lin Xuecheng blushed, her face turning red. ¡°Brother Mingchuan~ I love you too~ Let¡¯s get married once you¡¯re better!¡± Married? No way! These two words hit Lu Mingchuan¡¯s ears unpleasantly. He wanted to enjoy his life; so many beautiful women awaited his affection, how could he limit his life to just one woman? Remembering what Mother Lu had instructed, Mingchuan forced a smile. ¡°Sure thing, Chengcheng. Once I¡¯m better, we¡¯ll have a wedding. I¡¯ll give you the grandest wedding ever, making you the envy of all! But Chengcheng, the ring I wanted to give you...well, our business has hit a little problem...¡± He tightened his grip on Lin Xuecheng¡¯s hand, gazing deeply, ¡°Will you help me? As the future mistress of the Lu Family?¡± Future mistress of the Lu Family! Those words, like pink bubbles, made Lin Xuecheng euphoric! Chapter 34 - 34 34 Only the Person I Like Can Call Me That ?Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Only the Person I Like Can Call Me That! Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Only the Person I Like Can Call Me That! ¡°Brother Mingchuan, what should I do?¡± ¡°Just find a document in Uncle Lin¡¯s study and bring it to me, Chengcheng. The future of the Lin Family and the Lu Family is yours and mine. You won¡¯t let me feel upset, right?¡± Lin Xuecheng hesitated slightly! She didn¡¯t have permission to enter Lin Jingsheng¡¯s study. ¡°Chengcheng, don¡¯t you want to marry me? Once this issue is resolved, I can buy you a diamond ring the size of a pigeon egg. Chengcheng, just like last time, bring me Uncle Lin¡¯s document. You can do it.¡± A diamond ring the size of a pigeon egg! Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes sparkled! ¡°Okay! I will surely bring it to you! Brother Mingchuan, wait for me~¡± Lu Mingchuan grabbed Lin Xuecheng¡¯s hand, a bright smile playing on his lips. ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you!¡± As soon as the ICU visiting time ended, Lin Xuecheng left with great reluctance, turning back every few steps. Her father had urged her to marry Brother Mingchuan quickly, so he would definitely support her decision. She decided to tell her father about it once the Lu Family crisis was over... ... The Lin Family villa. Lin Xuecheng quietly slipped into Lin Jingsheng¡¯s study and found the document Lu Mingchuan mentioned among a large pile. She carefully took it out. Her heart was racing! The thought of soon becoming Lu Mingchuan¡¯s bride filled her with bubbling happiness! Too bad her happiness couldn¡¯t be witnessed by Qingwu, or she would surely be envious to death! Qian Yueqiang sat on the sofa, enjoying a massage from the maid. The thought of having spent such a long time in that kind of place because of Qingwu, that nasty girl, made her entire body uncomfortable! ¡°Where did Chengcheng go?¡± ¡°The young lady went to the hospital to see Young Master Lu.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. Chengcheng is sensible, after all. She needs to secure the marriage contract with the Lu Family, and after getting married, she¡¯ll enjoy a good life! As for Qingwu, that wretched girl...¡± The more Qian Yueqiang thought about it, the more something felt wrong! She got up and found Lin Jingsheng, who was watering the flowers in the garden, and pulled him to sit on the bench. ¡°Honey, do you think the old lady secretly left money for that wretched girl Qingwu when she died? Otherwise, why did she leave so decisively?¡± Thinking about it, Lin Jingsheng thought it was entirely possible! ¡°The old lady always doted on Qingwu, she would never have left without leaving something behind. If she managed to connect with Shen Jishi, it had to be using the money the old lady left her!¡± Frowning, Qian Yueqiang said, ¡°That¡¯s not right, the money from the old lady should belong to Chengcheng; Chengcheng is the daughter of the Lin Family. Why should Qingwu get any?¡± Lin Jingsheng nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll personally call Qingwu¡¯s family and demand she return the money that belongs to the old lady. That all belongs to Chengcheng!¡± There was no way to take a penny from the Lin Family! Once Lin Jingsheng made up his mind, he went upstairs to the study. Five minutes later, he ran out of the study, sweating profusely! ¡°Where did my document go? That was a very important bid document for our group!¡± Qian Yueqiang also started to panic. ¡°Did anyone enter your study? Chengcheng and I just returned home and have never gone in there. When was the bid document prepared?¡± ¡°It was prepared the day Qingwu left. I haven¡¯t looked at it since!¡± Lin Jingsheng slapped his forehead, gritting his teeth angrily: ¡°Fine, it must have been taken by Qingwu... that girl is truly heartless, to take my bid document. Does she intend to get back at the Lin Family?¡± ¡°So what should we do now? We should report this to the police!¡± The bid document contained a lot of sensitive information. If Lin Jingsheng reported it, Qingwu would be hurt more, but it would bring shame upon himself... If the matter blew up, his reputation in Ning City would be ruined. ¡°No, no, let¡¯s first contact Qingwu and demand she return the document. If we provoke her, and she joins our competitor with it, what do we do then?¡± ¡°That damned girl! If only I had...¡± Qian Yueqiang stopped herself halfway, realizing she had almost said something she shouldn¡¯t have! Fortunately, Lin Jingsheng was preoccupied with thoughts of the bid document and didn¡¯t notice her slip... ... Beijing, Qiao Xi Hospital. Qingwu had just left Elder Shen¡¯s ward when a familiar car stopped at the hospital entrance. The setting sun cast a warm glow over the black car and the man leaning against it, its light trailing along the contours of his figure. There was a faint smile on his handsome face, and as he looked over, Qingwu¡¯s heart skipped a beat... ¡°Please.¡± Qingwu got into the car, slightly frowning, ¡°Can¡¯t you get other gigs? Why do you always end up picking me up?¡± Pei Jue chuckled softly, his voice beguiling. ¡°My car isn¡¯t great. The platform doesn¡¯t approve it, but you don¡¯t mind.¡± Indeed, the car was somewhat worn out, and most rideshare drivers in Beijing drove better cars. With Pei Jue¡¯s special status, getting approval was indeed difficult. Pei Jue bent over to help Qingwu buckle her seatbelt, the faint scent of sandalwood lingering around her, as if even the air was seduced by the fragrance he carried... ¡°...I can manage.¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s just that this seatbelt is a bit tricky to fasten. I do apologize. I will strive to work hard and get a better car.¡± How was his changing cars any concern of hers? She suppressed the warmth flushing her cheeks, and coldly said, ¡°Tarzan fled. To be precise, Tarzan never went to X Bar; the one meeting with the Drug King was his brother.¡± ¡°My team discovered the same. Incidentally, Deep Sea had some information about Tarzan. Interested in taking a look together?¡± Qingwu shot him a cold glance, ¡°Deep Sea gathered this information. Why share it with me?¡± Deep Sea and High Tower were two assassin organizations that stood irreconcilably opposed! Pei Jue wore a gentle smile, ¡°Why not? I act on my own intentions, not rules.¡± Intentions? Qingwu turned her head, feeling a bit uncomfortable. ¡°Alright, anything High Tower finds on Tarzan, I¡¯ll share too.¡± ¡°In that case, let¡¯s find somewhere to have a meal and chat.¡± Pei Jue drove into the city, finding a restaurant wrapped in twinkling neon, a rotating platform that from the outside appeared extraordinarily romantic. Likewise, the restaurant was quite costly. Just one meal could easily start in the five-figure range! ¡°Do we need to choose such an expensive place to eat?¡± Pei Jue moved to her side, opened the car door, and placed a hand over the frame to prevent her from bumping her head. He bent slightly, his deep-set eyes flickered with a hint of dark ripples, ¡°For the first meal together, I want it to be special. Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s just one meal. I still have enough to buy a car.¡± Why did it matter how much he had...to her? She simply thought Pei Jue had a tough time financially, having to earn a living and support a whole organization. Spending so lavishly would make things even harder. What car he bought was not her decision! Inside the restaurant, Pei Jue led Qingwu to a window seat, with a spectacular view of Beijing¡¯s nightscape. ¡°What do you like to eat?¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± Pei Jue nodded and called the waiter to order. His phone rang, and Shen Yurou¡¯s pretentious voice came through the receiver, ¡°Brother Pei, when will you come pick me up? I want to have dinner with you~¡± ¡°Who gave you my number?¡± ¡°If you care enough, you can always find out. Brother Pei, I truly like you!¡± ¡°Scram!¡± He ended the call, quickly blocking the number, and messaged Annie to investigate who it was that had given Shen Yurou his number. Looking up, he saw Qingwu sitting across from him with a teasing look on her face! ¡°Brother Pei?¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s voice calling him that just made Pei Jue feel disgusted, but when Qingwu said it, Pei Jue found it particularly pleasant! The girl across, smiling and fair-faced, had lips glistening like gelato, and the name she called out sounded enticing... ¡°There¡¯s nothing between her and me. I really dislike her.¡± Qingwu nodded, ¡°It means even people you dislike can call you that? Brother Pei?¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± He stood up and poured Qingwu a glass of red wine. ¡°Only those I like can call me that.¡± Chapter 35 - 35 35 Cancel the Engagement with the Shen ?Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Cancel the Engagement with the Shen Family! Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Cancel the Engagement with the Shen Family! The three words suddenly became so hard to say! Pei Jue unbuttoned his suit with one hand and sat down like a gentleman. ¡°Let me introduce myself again, I am Pei Jue, single, and I have grandparents who are not in great health, a useless father, and two foolish brothers. As you can see, I¡¯m working hard to support my family.¡± Qingwu glanced at him lightly. What did his family have to do with her, and what did it matter if he was single? ¡°The woman who just called me has nothing to do with me.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never been in love, no romantic experience whatsoever.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s handsome face was lit with a gentle smile like a breeze, the gold-rimmed glasses reflecting a bright light that added to his charm. ¡°I need a favor, and I was hoping you could help me.¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± ¡°I want to meet the Ghost Doctor ¡®Chang Yue¡¯ from the High Tower. My grandparents are not in good health, especially my grandfather. His heart condition hasn¡¯t been promising these past two years, and to be honest, I¡¯m numb from signing critical condition notifications.¡± On the Dark Web, the name Ghost Doctor Chang Yue was quite famous, but aside from knowing Chang Yue was affiliated with the High Tower, no one knew more about her. Rumor had it that Chang Yue single-handedly saved all severely injured members during a collective mission with the High Tower, and even the King Yan couldn¡¯t claim a life from her hands! Qingwu pressed her lips together. ¡°Sure, when?¡± ¡°As soon as possible.¡± ¡°Will the twenty-first work?¡± On the eighteenth, the Shen Family was hosting a birthday party for her, so she couldn¡¯t find time to see Pei Jue¡¯s grandfather. ¡°Of course, I¡¯ll take care of everything, and I¡¯ll come to pick you up by then! Just trouble you to contact the Ghost Doctor. I¡¯ll have the consultation fee ready.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Qingwu agreed and then remembered Pei Jue¡¯s financial situation, adding, ¡°The consultation fee doesn¡¯t need to be too much.¡± The fee for a visit from the Ghost Doctor ran into thousands, and given Pei Jue¡¯s situation, he might not be able to afford it. Pei Jue chuckled softly. This was the first time anyone worried about him not having money! And yet, the girl in front of him was so pure and untainted, like a piece of uncut jade, making him reluctant to tarnish her beauty. Pei Jue admitted he thoroughly enjoyed this concern! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have it under control.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± After the meal, the two walked out of the restaurant, and the long streets on either side were brilliantly lit. A slightly old BMW was parked under the warm yellow streetlights, Lin Jingsheng came down from the car and rushed in front of Qingwu. ¡°Qingwu, did you take your grandmothers¡¯ shares? I tell you, those belong to Chengcheng, you better return them! I can still forgive and forget!¡± He tried to grab Qingwu¡¯s hand, only to have an iron-like grip seize his wrist! Standing in front of Lin Jingsheng was a cold-faced, handsome young man, nearly six feet tall like a wall. Clearly, he looked gentle and handsome, yet his hold made Lin Jingsheng unable to struggle at all! The fear instilled by Shen Jishi was still lingering in Lin Jingsheng¡¯s mind! ¡°Let go of me! I¡¯m reprimanding Qingwu, what does it have to do with you?¡± Pei Jue frowned slightly, turning to Qingwu, ¡°Can I hit him?¡± ¡°You can, but there are cameras here.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go to the alley over there.¡± Lin Jingsheng¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief! What were they talking about? ¡°You still want to hit me? I tell you, your grandmother¡¯s things are all the Lin Family¡¯s; you must give them back to me!¡± Qingwu said indifferently, ¡°You didn¡¯t attend grandmother¡¯s funeral; she waited for you in the hospital for three days hoping to see you one last time, but you didn¡¯t show up.¡± ¡°I, I was too busy with work. If I hadn¡¯t been working hard, how would your grandmother have afforded such a good hospital room?¡± ¡°In the years grandmother was ill, you visited her a total of three times, each time less than ten minutes. The one who took care of her was me.¡± When Old Lady Lin was gravely ill, she couldn¡¯t recognize anyone and would repeatedly call out Qingwu¡¯s name. Before she passed away, she wanted to see Lin Jingsheng once more, to remind her incapable son to take good care of Qingwu. But Lin Jingsheng thought Old Lady Lin had too many critical moments, which delayed his dinner appointment with a model he had just met... For Old Lady Lin¡¯s funeral, Qian Yueqiang thought it was inauspicious, and Lin Jingsheng also thought that, as a businessman, it was not suitable for him to attend a funeral, too unlucky... He never went to see Old Lady Lin for the last time. ¡°I¡¯ve been working hard in the Lin Family, you think you¡¯ve grown up on nothing? Now you have nothing to do with the Lin Family, Chengcheng is my biological daughter, everything in the Lin Family must be returned to me!¡± Qingwu said calmly, ¡°I didn¡¯t take anything.¡± The day she left, she only took the computer that Old Lady Lin had bought her before! ¡°Since you didn¡¯t take anything, where are your grandmother¡¯s shares?¡± Qingwu sneered sarcastically, looking at Lin Jingsheng as if he were insane: ¡°Don¡¯t you know whether grandmother had shares?¡± Old Lady¡¯s shares? Reminded by Qingwu, he remembered that he never had any shares from Old Lady Lin... What would a rural old lady do with shares? ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about shares. Where¡¯s the proposal you stole from me? Give it back quickly!¡± Proposal? With Lin Jingsheng¡¯s intelligence, even the proposal he made, Qingwu felt it was insulting her eyes. Someone who¡¯d been in business for decades could still come up with such a lousy proposal, Lin Jingsheng sure had a talent. ¡°I¡¯m not interested in taking your things, and as for where your proposal is, just go back and check the surveillance.¡± The study at Lin Jingsheng¡¯s house always had surveillance cameras! Previously, it was to guard against Qingwu and Old Lady Lin. After Qingwu left the Lin Family, he almost forgot he had surveillance... After saying that, Qingwu walked away, not giving Lin Jingsheng even an extra glance. These people were mentally disturbed, and she didn¡¯t want to waste a second more on them. Pei Jue released Lin Jingsheng¡¯s nearly dislocated hand and followed her. His heart twisted with waves of pity! So these were her family? This was how she had been living! Qingwu walked in the night, her slender body brimming with resilience, her cloud-like hair draping behind her ears. Just a gentle look from the girl standing under the street lamp was enough to stir a storm in one¡¯s heart! Yet, at this moment, Pei Jue felt a faint sense of sorrow from the Qingwu before him! Pei Jue stepped forward, held Qingwu¡¯s hand, wrapping her small hand in his palm. Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°I drank too much; just support me for a bit.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°They aren¡¯t walking with you anymore; you don¡¯t need to be sad for them.¡± Qingwu shook her head: ¡°I¡¯m not sad, but you can let go.¡± She had long seen through the kind of person Lin Jingsheng was. But thinking of Old Lady Lin, who, even in her final moments, kept looking towards the door with reluctance, those weary eyes filled with tears, her grip on Qingwu¡¯s hand gradually losing strength... Thinking about that scene, Qingwu still found it hard to let go! Pei Jue graciously released her hand. Watching Qingwu leave by taxi, Pei Jue stood where he was, feeling a trace of reluctance. Annie parked the car behind Pei Jue, sighing, ¡°I say, boss, you¡¯re really bad at pursuing, aren¡¯t you? She told you to let go, and you really did?¡± Pei Jue¡¯s smile faded, turning back to a face of icy sharpness. ¡°You don¡¯t understand, I can¡¯t openly pursue her until my engagement is annulled; it¡¯s unethical.¡± ¡°So you just let her take a taxi herself? I was waiting behind you to bring her into the car!¡± ¡°She doesn¡¯t know my identity, and I don¡¯t want to burden her. It seems she doesn¡¯t like wealthy families very much.¡± Thinking about his previous probing, Pei Jue felt a slight headache. He was afraid of scaring Qingwu away and had to disguise himself in the simplest way to earn her concern and trust. Annie: ¡°...¡± Unbelievable, people! Her boss, who dominated the business world with deals worth billions, turned out to be an innocent boy in love! ¡°What about the Shen Family engagement?¡± ¡°I will attend the Shen Family¡¯s young lady¡¯s birthday party, and you prepare a gift for that day. I will propose breaking off the engagement with the Shen Family then!¡± Chapter 36 - 36 36 The Lin Family and Qingwu have cut ties ?Chapter 36: Chapter 36 The Lin Family and Qingwu have cut ties! Chapter 36: Chapter 36 The Lin Family and Qingwu have cut ties! ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be improper to call off the engagement at Ms. Shen¡¯s birthday party?¡± After all, the Shen and Pei families have been friends for many years, and the engagement was meant to bring the two families even closer. Pei Jue calling off the engagement at Ms. Shen¡¯s birthday party would undoubtedly embarrass the Shen Family... Pei Jue spoke coldly, ¡°I will definitely call off this engagement. I can¡¯t wait any longer!¡± Without breaking off the engagement, he couldn¡¯t pursue Qingwu in a perfect state! Even if Shen Yurou¡¯s character wasn¡¯t to his liking, they were still engaged, and breaking it off was the right thing to do for both her and Qingwu! It was also the respect this relationship deserved! Annie thought of Shen Yurou¡¯s troublesome antics and couldn¡¯t bring herself to like her. Before she even married in, she wanted to fire her would-be mother-in-law, so Annie had no good feelings. In comparison, Ms. Qingwu was far better! ¡°Yes, I understand!¡± ... Ning City, Lin Family Villa The maid handed Qian Yueqiang a bowl of bird¡¯s nest soup and spoke in a hushed voice, ¡°Ma¡¯am, Mr. Lin seems to have gone to see Qingwu.¡± Qian Yueqiang was well aware that the old lady of the Lin Family didn¡¯t have any shares! She secretly took the money that Lin Family lost to support her own family! If Lin Jingsheng found out, there would be arguments again; just the thought of it gave her a headache. ¡°Ma¡¯am, that girl Qingwu is as cunning as a fox. She has never been on your side since she was a child. I believe she¡¯ll try anything to return to the Lin Family, and Mr. Lin is easy to sway. If Qingwu succeeds, what will happen to Miss Chengcheng?¡± ¡°What you say makes sense; Qingwu stays because she hasn¡¯t let go of her feelings for the Lin Family. Last time, she flirted with Mingchuan right before my eyes... Contact the newspaper, we need to sever all ties with her officially in public!¡± ¡°Got it!¡± ... Beijing, Shen Mansion As Qingwu walked into the house, she saw Zuo Wanjun wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen. ¡°Mom, what are you doing? Let me help you.¡± ¡°No, no, I made a cake for you, but I just can¡¯t get this little bunny right!¡± Zuo Wanjun came from an intellectual family. Elder Zuo had once won the Huanor International Literary Award, and Mrs. Zuo had made significant scientific contributions to the country. Zuo Wanjun had never cooked for herself. Qingwu watched as her mother¡¯s flawless hands picked up a small knife and stabbed it into the chocolate, splitting the bunny right in half. ¡°Oh no, I messed up again! I¡¯m really useless!¡± The nearby trash can was filled with failed bunny carcasses! ¡°No need, it¡¯s nice like this, it looks... very cute.¡± ¡°Really? I¡¯m so glad you like it!¡± Qingwu picked up a small cake and ate a bite in front of Zuo Wanjun, ¡°It tastes great. Thank you, Mom. You don¡¯t need to do this for me.¡± ¡°How can that be? I¡¯ve done nothing for you, and you¡¯ve suffered so much; just the thought of my baby having such a hard time makes my heart ache!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not having a hard time.¡± Zuo Wanjun patted Qingwu¡¯s hand, ¡°You eat first, I have a gift for you!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± When Shen Yurou entered, she saw Qingwu sitting alone at the table, eating a cake that looked unrecognizable! How pathetic! As a daughter of the Shen Family, she always ate pastries made by Master Jakes. It was only a wild girl like Qingwu who would think anything tasted good. ¡°Sis, what are you eating? Ugh, what is that? I know you¡¯re used to being poor and like to save, but not everything garbage should go in your mouth...¡± Qingwu gave her a faint look but didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°But come to think of it, even the home that raised you for eighteen years can abandon you, so I¡¯m sure you haven¡¯t seen anything good, have you?¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s face brimmed with arrogance! ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°Oh, you didn¡¯t know? It¡¯s pitiful; your foster parents have announced in the newspaper that they¡¯re breaking all ties with you. They don¡¯t want you pestering them!¡± Qingwu replied lightly, ¡°Oh.¡± It was good that the Lin Family did this themselves; it saved her a lot of trouble. Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± What does ¡®oh¡¯ mean? Shouldn¡¯t she be crying her heart out upon hearing this?! Even the family that raised her for so many years could abandon her, which shows how bad Qingwu¡¯s character is! If Shen Family¡¯s parents knew about this, they would surely be disappointed in her. Then they¡¯d know that she, Shen Yurou, was the most graceful daughter of the Shen Family! Shen Yurou took out a newspaper, full of confidence! Zuo Wanjun, who came down the stairs, snatched the newspaper from her hand and read it carefully. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°Mom! Qingwu¡¯s foster parents announced breaking ties with her in the newspaper! Doesn¡¯t this mean...¡± Zuo Wanjun said angrily, ¡°That family is really too much! How can they treat my child like this? It makes me furious!¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± Shouldn¡¯t the blame be on Qingwu? Why start scolding the Lin Family people? Zuo Wanjun hugged Qingwu tightly, her heart aching terribly. ¡°Good daughter, don¡¯t be sad, people who treat you like this will surely get their retribution! Mom will protect you!¡± Qingwu patted her mother¡¯s trembling back, feeling warm inside. She didn¡¯t care about the Lin Family; the only emotional attachment she had for them was already buried. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m not sad.¡± Thinking about the life Qingwu must have had before, Zuo Wanjun was so angry she wanted to tear the Lin Family to shreds! ¡°Xiao Wu, this is a necklace Mom just bought for you, wear it as you like. There¡¯s an auction tomorrow, and Mom will bring back something else for you.¡± Shen Yurou looked at the dazzling Pink Diamond in Zuo Wanjun¡¯s hand, feeling a headache with envy! Why was Zuo Wanjun still buying such an expensive necklace for Qingwu after all this! Shouldn¡¯t she have been kicked out already? Shen Yurou was extremely disappointed with the scene before her! While the mother and daughter weren¡¯t paying attention, she sneaked to the corner of the room and dialed Mrs. Shen¡¯s number, spicing up the story before telling her... ¡°Grandma, isn¡¯t Sister Qingwu unlucky? Otherwise, why would they not want her? If Grandma suddenly said she wouldn¡¯t raise me after all these years, I would be heartbroken, but Sister Qingwu isn¡¯t sad at all, she looks quite happy...¡± ¡°Hmph! That heartless and unlucky girl! Even people from the countryside don¡¯t want her, what makes her think our Shen Family would? If she wants to enter the Shen Family, it depends on whether I agree or not! Yurou, your priority is to get in touch with Pei San, securing the Pei Family is your reliable hope!¡± Laying on the hospital bed, the old lady squinted her triangular eyes and sneered, ¡°As for that girl Qingwu, I have plenty of ways to deal with her!¡± ¡°Grandma spoils me the most! I got it, I¡¯ll call Pei San right away. Don¡¯t worry, Grandma!¡± ¡°Hm.¡± Mrs. Shen called Zuo Wanjun¡¯s phone. ¡°I¡¯ve been ill for so long, the kids don¡¯t come to see me, but that¡¯s fine; why doesn¡¯t Qingwu, my granddaughter, come to take care of me? In the eyes of the Shen Family, do I still exist as a grandmother? Make Qingwu take care of me at the hospital tomorrow!¡± Hearing her voice gave Zuo Wanjun a headache. ¡°Mom, aren¡¯t there caregivers in the hospital? How could Xiao Wu know how to take care of anyone?¡± ¡°Stop with the excuses! She has nothing to do all day, not coming to take care of me, does she intend to flirt with men outside?¡± ¡°Mom, please don¡¯t say such harsh words...¡± ¡°She must come tomorrow! Otherwise, let¡¯s see how you¡¯ll handle it!¡± Mrs. Shen hung up the phone, leaving Zuo Wanjun with a headache. That old hag, she bullied her enough when she was young, and now she¡¯s targeting her daughter again! But Mrs. Shen was an elder, and she didn¡¯t want the kids to hold a grudge against their grandmother... At worst, she¡¯d grit her teeth and go herself, but she couldn¡¯t let her daughter suffer! ¡°Xiao Wu, if you don¡¯t want to go, then don¡¯t, Mom will shield you!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll go tomorrow.¡± Chapter 37 - 37 37 Mom Personally Made Small Cakes ?Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Mom Personally Made Small Cakes Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Mom Personally Made Small Cakes Zuo Wanjun was still a bit reluctant. At the thought of Mrs. Shen¡¯s tactics, she felt a chill in her heart. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mom. Grandpa is also at Qiao Xi Hospital, so I¡¯ll go check on him too.¡± ¡°Hey, Xiao Wu, you got this. Mom¡¯s not going! I¡¯ll make you a cake tomorrow instead!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She didn¡¯t actually expect Zuo Wanjun to go with her. Shen Yurou: ¡°!!!¡± The unidentifiable lump Qingwu ate was actually a homemade cake by Zuo Wanjun! Her face twisted slightly from the acidity. The thought of Qingwu going to the hospital tomorrow and getting into trouble in front of Mrs. Shen somewhat comforted Shen Yurou! If this continued, Qingwu would definitely take everything from her! ... Beijing, Pei Mansion Annie, holding a newspaper, knocked on the door of Pei Jue¡¯s study and placed the newspaper on his desk. ¡°Read it, I don¡¯t remember having a habit of reading newspapers.¡± ¡°Boss, you said it, so I¡¯ll read it! Ning City¡¯s Lin Family (ancestral home Xing City Ankang Village), Lin Jingsheng and Qian Yueqiang, have officially severed all ties with their foster daughter, Qingwu. The Lin Family has no further connection to Qingwu. Please don¡¯t get entangled; let¡¯s part ways...¡± She cleared her throat. The official announcement was delivered dramatically but was taken away by Pei Jue before she could finish. ¡°A public notice from the Lin Family?¡± ¡°Yes, they have cut ties with Miss Qingwu. I checked¡ªMiss Qingwu is their foster daughter, and now their biological daughter has been found and brought back. Miss Qingwu was kicked out of the house.¡± Kicked out of the house?! How could they dare! Pei Jue saw the words, and an image of her soft yet stubborn little face flashed in his mind. She cared so much about her family, yet was treated this way... His heart ached uncontrollably! He wanted to see her, right now! Annie was somewhat indignant, ¡°Miss Qingwu is so good, how could they do this¡ªit¡¯s just too much!¡± Pei Jue pressed his fingers to his brow, stood up, grabbed his coat and the car keys left on the table. This beat-up car had recently become his exclusive ride; even the chauffeur, Master Chen, who bought groceries for the manor, had gotten a new car... ¡°Boss, are you going to find Miss Qingwu? Why not use another car? This car is really too shabby!¡± Every time Annie saw her boss, dressed in a fully custom-made suit, driving a car that cost less than one of his cufflinks, her heart sank. For six consecutive years, the third young master of the Pei Family had topped the list of the world¡¯s youngest billionaires, yet here he was driving a manual sedan worth only a hundred thousand dollars, even moonlighting as a Didi driver... Saying it aloud, no one would believe it! Annie sighed deeply, ¡°I fear if Pei Clan¡¯s partners see it, they¡¯ll think Pei Clan went bankrupt...¡± ¡°She likes it.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°Boss, listen to me! No girl would like a junky car. Now Miss Qingwu is definitely in a bad mood after seeing the newspaper; you should switch cars to pick her up!¡± Pei Jue frowned slightly, uncertain, ¡°Won¡¯t I scare her off?¡± ¡°Absolutely not! Switching cars now shows off your strength, it¡¯s very important!¡± ¡°Alright, I understand.¡± On the other side. At Changrong Mall, in the back of Ye Yi¡¯s shop, Qingwu¡¯s slender fingers typed on the keyboard, and a series of garbled characters appeared before her eyes. Qingwu paid no attention to the data, as a site she developed was quickly brought up. A secured call came through the internal network. ¡°Boss, Tarzan is currently looking for the mysterious doctor ¡®Chang Yue,¡¯ even putting out a recruitment post on the Dark Web, hoping Chang Yue would join their organization.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t pay any mind.¡± Tarzan¡¯s recruitment message for Chang Yue also appeared on the Dark Web account related to Chang Yue. ¡°Yes, besides, we¡¯ve had a business deal go south recently. Initially, we were going to lose some money, but someone helped us out. I checked, and it¡¯s coming from Deep Sea¡¯s IP. Boss, are we collaborating with Deep Sea recently?¡± ¡°A little.¡± ¡°The Lin Family published an announcement severing ties with you. Should we also cut off all collaborations with the Lin Family?¡± Ye Zhi became agitated, thinking about it. Without the boss¡¯s help in the shadows, Lin Jingsheng wouldn¡¯t be anywhere close to what people thought¡ªa business genius. With his limited brainpower, forget about making money; it would be impressive if he could avoid losing all his assets! Our boss did so much for the Lin Family, yet Lin Jingsheng severed ties, seemingly afraid the boss wouldn¡¯t let go of their family¡¯s measly wealth and glory... Just thinking about it made Ye Zhi want to puke! Qingwu remained silent for a moment, her slender white fingers gently tapping on the table, as if in thought. She spoke softly, ¡°No, according to the market collaboration agreement, claim compensation from the Lin Family.¡± Ye Zhi: ¡°!!!¡± As a partner of Lin Group, they had the right to claim compensation from Lin Jingsheng for causing business losses! The more Ye Zhi thought about it, the more excited he got! ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll draft the contract right away! Let Lin Jingsheng taste what bankruptcy feels like!¡± Qingwu gave a brief response, ignoring the complex information on the Dark Web and closed the webpage. Lin Xuecheng pushed the recently recovered Lu Mingchuan, walking along the luxury street outside Changrong Mall. ¡°Mingchuan brother, you treat me so well, coming to Beijing to buy me a bag as soon as you¡¯ve recovered a little. I¡¯m so happy!¡± Lu Mingchuan waved his plastered hand a few times, revealing what he thought was a charming smile. If it wasn¡¯t for Lin Xuecheng bringing him out, he hadn¡¯t the chance to leave Ning City to attend the latest nightclub opening in Beijing... Thinking about the new models showing up tonight, Lu Mingchuan felt a thrill within. Buying Lin Xuecheng a few bags was just to keep her busy so she wouldn¡¯t follow him tonight. ¡°Chengcheng, it¡¯s lucky you brought the documents over; it solved our Lu Family¡¯s urgent issues. Rest assured, I will treat you well!¡± Lin Xuecheng¡¯s face was full of happiness, a blush of a shy little woman clear as day. ¡°Isn¡¯t that Qingwu? Why is she still in Beijing?¡± Lin Xuecheng frowned, staring at Qingwu standing at the entrance of Changrong Mall. She wore a plain dress and got into a black Bentley... ¡°It must be those shady men Qingwu is seducing, I really don¡¯t know what they see in her!¡± A hint of darkness flashed in Lu Mingchuan¡¯s eyes. Damn Qingwu, if it wasn¡¯t for her, he wouldn¡¯t be in this state. ¡°Don¡¯t mind her. She¡¯s chosen to live like this. Chengcheng, you¡¯re my destined bride.¡± Lin Xuecheng nodded shyly, her gaze never leaving the car Qingwu got into. The man driving seemed middle-aged, older than Lin Jingsheng, and balding, presumably Qingwu¡¯s current sugar daddy... Lu Mingchuan thought the same. Once she¡¯s abandoned by these men, she will definitely come crying to him... Inside the Bentley, Pei Jue handed Qingwu a stack of documents. ¡°Information on Tarzan, courtesy of Deep Sea.¡± ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll share High Tower¡¯s information with you as well.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s face was graced with a gentle smile, seemingly unconcerned about the sharing of files. ¡°News from the International Police says the Drug King plans to sell the newly developed Snow Crystal No.2 in Hua Country. If it succeeds, it¡¯ll be another tough battle.¡± ¡°Snow Crystal No.2? Has the Drug King grasped the formula to refine Snow Crystal No.2?¡± Qingwu¡¯s brow knitted slightly, her ivory skin emanating a faint pink. Her slightly annoyed expression made her seem as if she walked out of a painting, exuding a queen-like aura! Snow Crystal No.2, renowned as the world¡¯s purest drug, a mere gram could ruin an ordinary family, leaving them shattered and homeless, while also representing absolute profit! Three years ago, while Qingwu was navigating the international circuits in Yundian, she had once promised someone that Snow Crystal No.2 would never enter Hua Country¡¯s borders! ¡°Yes, but fortunately, the Drug King has been captured, so Snow Crystal No.2 is currently in the hands of the International Police. You don¡¯t need to worry.¡± ¡°Hmm, you changed the car?¡± Pei Jue was a bit nervous, ¡°Do you like it?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± What did it have to do with her? The driver chimed in cheerfully, ¡°Ah, this was to pick you up. President Pei said the old car was getting on in years and worried it wouldn¡¯t be comfortable for you, so he switched it out.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s eyes sparkled like stars as he smiled. ¡°I read the newspaper, and worried that if I drove, I might do something impulsive, so today, I can¡¯t be your driver, sorry.¡± Impulsive? Qingwu¡¯s mind flashed to Pei Jue at the bar, hitting Lu Mingchuan, his explosive and suppressed rage-filled punch replaying in her mind, making her heart inexplicably race... Chapter 38 - 38 38 Grandma You Can Eat Apple Peels Too ?Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Grandma, You Can Eat Apple Peels Too Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Grandma, You Can Eat Apple Peels Too Beijing, Qiao Xi Hospital, VIP ward. Mrs. Shen squinted her eyes, lying on the bed, and looked arrogantly at Qingwu who pushed the door open and walked in, coldly snorting, ¡°What time is it? Do you even respect your grandmother?¡± Qingwu replied calmly, ¡°It¡¯s seven in the morning. Can¡¯t you tell time? I remember second graders learn to tell time; I¡¯ll buy you a digital clock tomorrow, one that announces the time.¡± The wall clock was hanging right beside Mrs. Shen¡¯s bed; there was no reason she couldn¡¯t see it. So she must indeed not know how to tell time. Mrs. Shen was so enraged her chest was heaving, and she could barely hold onto the Buddha beads in her hand! ¡°Alright, alright, you little girl, are you trying to anger me to death? You¡¯re supposed to take care of me; you think you¡¯re here to act like a young lady?¡± Qingwu said, mystified, ¡°Grandma, your emotions are quite unstable; I suggest the neurology doctor visits you.¡± Mrs. Shen looked at Qingwu, whose face had a sixty to seventy percent resemblance to Zuo Wanjun¡¯s, and she was so angry her mouth and nose almost twisted together! ¡°Hmph, as long as you¡¯re here, don¡¯t think you¡¯ll have a good life. Come here, I want to eat an apple, peel one for me.¡± Qingwu obeyed and sat down, took an apple from the fruit basket, and peeled it for Mrs. Shen. As soon as she finished peeling, Mrs. Shen frowned, ¡°What kind of apple peeling is this? You peeled away half the flesh! What am I supposed to eat?¡± Qingwu held up the thin, almost translucent apple peel. ¡°If you don¡¯t like apple flesh, you can eat the peel, though I wouldn¡¯t recommend it.¡± Mrs. Shen was furious! A girl from the countryside was indeed different; who knows how many vulgar farm chores these hands had done. Peeling an apple, something ladies from the upper class wouldn¡¯t possibly do themselves. Mrs. Shen looked at Qingwu, her eyes full of contempt. ¡°I¡¯m not eating it; pour me a cup of water. I want it hot.¡± Qingwu stood up, poured a cup of water for Mrs. Shen, and handed it over. ¡°You wretched girl, are you trying to scald me to death?¡± Qingwu took out a thermometer, ¡°This cup of water is forty degrees; if you think it¡¯s hot, there might be a problem with your brain nerves.¡± Mrs. Shen: ¡°...¡± Who carries a food thermometer around?! ¡°Are you cursing that something is wrong with my brain? You¡¯re really trying to anger me to death! Is this how your parents taught you? Ha, truly a good daughter of the Shen Family!¡± ¡°Thank you for the compliment, Grandma; I think I¡¯m quite alright too.¡± This wild girl was impenetrable to both soft and hard tactics! ¡°Go to the nurse¡¯s station and bring me my medication for today; just seeing you annoys me!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Qingwu easily obliged, walked out of the ward to the nurse¡¯s station, and took Mrs. Shen¡¯s medication for the day. Looking at the medicine box in her hand, Qingwu frowned slightly. ¡°These are all Mrs. Shen¡¯s medications?¡± The nurse quickly explained, ¡°Yes, some of them are what the old lady herself requested to add. We only prepare them daily, and we don¡¯t know anything beyond that!¡± Qingwu furrowed her brow slightly. Added by herself? Patients can add medications for themselves these days? The nurse looked troubled, ¡°She told us not to inform Doctor Chen! She said if we did, she¡¯d file complaints against us. How could we dare to offend the old lady?¡± Qingwu somewhat understood what kind of person Mrs. Shen was. She indeed did things oppressively, and these newly graduated little nurses couldn¡¯t afford to offend Chief Shen¡¯s wife. ¡°I understand. You all can get back to work.¡± There was clearly something wrong with these medications! But it was evident they weren¡¯t arranged by the medical staff; Mrs. Shen must¡¯ve brought them in herself. Qingwu thought for a moment, then took out her phone and dialed Chen Jianhong¡¯s number. ¡°This is Qingwu; do you have time to come to Qiao Xi Hospital?¡± ¡°You finally decided to call me! I¡¯m coming right away! Wait for me!¡± Chen Jianhong wanted to say something more, but Qingwu hung up and immediately blocked him. This doctor was just too talkative; it made her head ache. ¡°Grandma, I brought your medication.¡± Mrs. Shen sat up, took the medicine from Qingwu¡¯s hand, and frowned as she scrutinized her for a moment. ¡°Did you switch my medication? Why does it look different from when Yurou brings it to me?¡± Qingwu now suspected Mrs. Shen might also suffer from severe paranoia. Who had the time for such a thing? ¡°You can check the surveillance; I took it directly from the nurse¡¯s station.¡± ¡°Hmph, I reckon you don¡¯t have the guts either. I¡¯m telling you, don¡¯t think you can stir up trouble in the Shen Family just because I¡¯m not home. As long as I¡¯m alive, you can forget about stepping through the Shen Family¡¯s door!¡± Qingwu said calmly, ¡°I go in every day.¡± Otherwise, how would she get home? Mrs. Shen was nearly driven to fury! This nasty girl and her mother were just as infuriating with their words! She was simply unlucky, incomparable to the sensible and auspicious Yurou. After taking her medication, Mrs. Shen began ordering Qingwu around again. ¡°Come, help me to the bathroom; I need to go.¡± ¡°Grandma, when did you become paralyzed?¡± ¡°What do you mean? Are you cursing me?!¡± Qingwu was puzzled, ¡°Non-paralyzed people should be able to take themselves to the restroom. If you think you can¡¯t, I can contact the doctor to fit you with a catheter.¡± Seeing Qingwu¡¯s innocent look, Mrs. Shen had no choice but to get up and go to the bathroom herself. This girl was nowhere near comparable to the considerate and lovely Yurou! Yurou always escorted her to the bathroom! When she returned from the bathroom, Mrs. Shen began clutching her heart and lamenting dramatically. ¡°Oh my, why is my life so bitter? Even the Bodhisattva would feel pity on me, oh my...¡± ¡°Grandma, are you going to divorce Grandpa?¡± Instantly, Mrs. Shen¡¯s headache vanished, and her waist no longer hurt. She sat up, trembling as she pointed at Qingwu. ¡°You, you, you, you are going to drive me to my grave!¡± ¡°What do you mean? Is this what your mother taught you? Ha, I always knew Zuo Wanjun was up to no good!¡± Qingwu remained calm, meeting Mrs. Shen¡¯s increasingly frantic stare, ¡°If you¡¯re not divorcing Grandpa, then your life is quite fine. What do you think?¡± Mrs. Shen came from a poor background, and after marrying Shen Lisu, she had lived quite a smooth life. For all these years, she never failed to brandish Mrs. Shen¡¯s authority. This girl was hinting at something! She must have been taught by Zuo Wanjun! Mrs. Shen nearly lost her breath, and as the medicine took effect, she fell asleep. Qingwu tucked her in and walked out of the ward. Chen Jianhong hurriedly approached, only to see a young girl looking like a high school student standing outside Mrs. Shen¡¯s ward. She didn¡¯t seem very old; her face was radiant and captivating, as if it presented the allure and grandeur of the mountains and the moon, but it still carried a hint of youthful baby fat, making her appear just about ten or so. ¡°Are you Qingwu? I¡¯m Chen Jianhong!¡± ¡°It¡¯s me. Let¡¯s talk over here.¡± ¡°Come to my office; no one will disturb us.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± With the office door closed, Chen Jianhong excitedly asked, ¡°Have you finally decided to join my lab?¡± ¡°No, no future there.¡± ¡°How can there be no future! Our lab has the country¡¯s top equipment, second only to Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s lab!¡± Qingwu handed the medication she was holding to Chen Jianhong. ¡°There¡¯s a big problem with Mrs. Shen¡¯s medication; take a look.¡± Chen Jianhong took it and carefully examined it. Once he understood, cold sweat almost dripped down his face! ¡°Isn¡¯t this the Divine Medicine, Primordial Energy Pill, that¡¯s been rampant on the black market? Overconsumption of this stuff could be fatal!¡± The Primordial Energy Pill was famed not because it was miraculous but because it induced hallucinations in patients, tricking them into believing they were healed, leading to gradual mental instability... In severe cases, it could cause drug dependence or even death! How did the Primordial Energy Pill end up in Mrs. Shen¡¯s medication? This wasn¡¯t a prescription he had given! Chapter 39 - 39 39 Why Is Pei Jue So Cruel to Her ?Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Why Is Pei Jue So Cruel to Her! Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Why Is Pei Jue So Cruel to Her! Qingwu said calmly, ¡°I know it¡¯s not something you prescribed, but if you don¡¯t come, and something happens, this medicine would become your responsibility.¡± Cold sweat dripped down Chen Jianhong¡¯s forehead! What was the identity of Mrs. Shen, the wife of Chief Shen! In ancient times, she would at least be at the level of an Imperial Decree. If something happened under his care, his career could be declared over... Just thinking about it gave Chen Jianhong a fright! ¡°How did this medicine appear in Mrs. Shen¡¯s medication?¡± ¡°The nurse said she added it herself, but you know that the Primordial Energy Pill is elusive even on the black market, and the control over this medicine in our country is very strict.¡± Chen Jianhong nodded, frowned, and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. Even with my connections, getting this medicine is difficult, let alone for an elderly lady in her seventies or eighties...¡± Because this medicine was so hard to find, if anything happened to Mrs. Shen, it would be entirely his responsibility as her attending physician! ¡°I¡¯d like to ask you to give Mrs. Shen a comprehensive examination. Based on my observation, she¡¯s showing some mental issues.¡± When Mrs. Shen just fell asleep, she was sleeptalking, worrying if Elder Shen was having an affair! At this age, still worrying about a husband¡¯s infidelity, that¡¯s most likely a sign of Alzheimer¡¯s, a precursor to dementia... Chen Jianhong nodded. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll examine her later. What about this medicine?¡± Even just looking at the medicine in his hand made Chen Jianhong feel uneasy! Qingwu glanced at him calmly. ¡°I replaced it with sugar pills this morning, and she didn¡¯t notice. Find something similar to replace it for now, and don¡¯t let the patient take it.¡± ¡°Alrighty, why are you here? Did the Shen Family invite you to examine Mrs. Shen? Would you like to join my lab? We offer six insurances and two funds!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± The reason Chen Jianhong had been blocked by Qingwu so many times was because he talked too much! She found an excuse without any patience, ¡°I joined Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s lab. You can stop talking now.¡± It¡¯d be fine to let her second brother know afterward. Chen Jianhong: ¡°!!!¡± What a pity! In the ward, Chen Jianhong smiled and said to Mrs. Shen, who had just woken up, ¡°Madam, let¡¯s do a more detailed examination today; Chief Shen is already done on his end.¡± After spending so much time with Mrs. Shen, Chen Jianhong had figured out her temperament. Whenever he mentioned that Chief Shen had undergone some examination, Mrs. Shen would not want to be left behind and request the same for herself. Sure enough, when Chen Jianhong mentioned it, she immediately extended her hand to him. ¡°Thank you, Professor Chen.¡± As Chen Jianhong examined her, he cheerfully asked, ¡°Madam, I noticed there is a very special medicine in your regimen; was it you who requested it to be added?¡± Mrs. Shen had considerable trust in Chen Jianhong¡¯s medical skills. When she mentioned that medicine, the wrinkles on her face stretched into a smile. ¡°It was sent by our Yurou, said she specially requested the Divine Medicine in front of a Bodhisattva for me. You won¡¯t believe it; after taking it, I felt all relaxed!¡± Sent by Shen Yurou? The Divine Medicine was indeed remarkable; taking it made one feel as strong as an ox, but an overdose could be lethal... How did Shen Yurou get the Primordial Energy Pill? ¡°Our Yurou is so sensible and filial, unlike some people...¡± As she spoke, she glared viciously at Qingwu, standing at the corner of the room. Totally ignorant of what¡¯s going on; here she was, being examined, and this silly girl just stood there watching. Didn¡¯t even offer a hand! If Yurou were here, she would definitely be at her beck and call! After the examination, Chen Jianhong gave Qingwu a meaningful look. ¡°Madam, the results will be out tomorrow, but you¡¯re very healthy for now.¡± ¡°Thank you, Professor Chen. Qingwu, see Professor Chen out.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± The two walked out together. Mrs. Shen watched their backs as they left. Chen Jianhong was still saying something to Qingwu, and her brow furrowed heavily. Professor Chen was usually very reserved, only caring about how to take care of her body when Shen Yurou was around, unwilling to speak a single extra word to Shen Yurou. So why was he so amiable in front of this wild girl, Qingwu? Was it possible there was something wrong with her health that Chen Jianhong dared not tell her? If he dared not tell her but told Qingwu, it must have been arranged by that disgusting Zuo Wanjun! The more Mrs. Shen thought about it, the more it made sense, and she hurled the glass in her hand downwards! ¡°You all want to see me dead! I won¡¯t let you have your way! Zuo Wanjun, I¡¯m not done with you!¡± Screams echoed continuously. Chen Jianhong was at the ward door, just about to discuss Mrs. Shen¡¯s condition when chaos erupted inside! The sound of caregivers attempting to calm Mrs. Shen could be heard. Qingwu said calmly, ¡°We can confirm it: a precursor to Alzheimer¡¯s, and it¡¯s severe, irreversible.¡± Mrs. Shen had a severe case of delusion. Just from that perspective, her condition was not mild either. Chen Jianhong sighed. ¡°I understand, I¡¯ll arrange to adjust the madam¡¯s medication.¡± ¡°Thank you for your efforts.¡± ... In the most expensive golden CBD area in Beijing, the Pei Building The towering skyline was incredibly imposing. The Pei Clan¡¯s office buildings were arranged in a row, dominating the entire park; as far as the eye could see, it was all Pei Family property. Shen Yurou, dressed in an exaggerated little dress, still wielded a small parasol with lace even in the office building, entangling with the receptionist. ¡°I am your President Pei¡¯s fiance?e, and you dare to stop me from going in? Do you believe that when I marry into the family, the first thing I¡¯ll do is fire you?¡± The receptionist maintained a polite smile on her face. ¡°Sorry, miss, without an appointment, I can¡¯t let you in.¡± ¡°What is an appointment! I want to go in now! Call Brother Pei for me; he will definitely let me up!¡± The receptionist retained a professional smile, ¡°You can also contact President Pei yourself.¡± Shen Yurou did wish to call Pei Jue, but Pei Jue had blocked her number! Today, with Qingwu called to care for their grandmother, she didn¡¯t want to spend the whole day stuck in a boring hospital room. So she came to the Pei Building, and this damned receptionist wouldn¡¯t let her in! Shen Yurou was furious! The crucial thing was, there were quite a few young and pretty female employees in Pei Corp; once she¡¯s the lady of the Pei Family, she¡¯ll get rid of all of them! Pei Jue stepped out of the exclusive elevator, charismatic, his suit flowing elegantly around him. Shen Yurou¡¯s eyes lit up when she saw Pei Jue! She glared fiercely at the receptionist and approached him. ¡°Brother Pei, I¡¯ve come to pick you up from work; let¡¯s go shopping together!¡± Pei Jue didn¡¯t spare her a glance, coldly instructing, ¡°Security, throw her out. In the future, if anyone unrelated tries to enter the Pei Building, consider your jobs done.¡± Security hurried over, pulled Shen Yurou aside, and threw her out! Shen Yurou: ¡°!!!¡± How could Pei Jue be so heartless to her! She had clearly expressed her feelings for him! She wouldn¡¯t believe it! Pei Jue surely didn¡¯t know how great she was; once he did, he would definitely have a change of heart... Chapter 40 - 40 40 All Are Birthday Gifts for the Shen ?Chapter 40: Chapter 40 All Are Birthday Gifts for the Shen Family¡¯s Eldest Miss Chapter 40: Chapter 40 All Are Birthday Gifts for the Shen Family¡¯s Eldest Miss The news that the daughter of the Shen Family was hosting a birthday party spread throughout the entire circle of elite families! Lin Xuecheng also heard about it, and looking at the spectacle posted by marketing accounts on her phone, her face twisted with envy. ¡°Mom, what kind of background does this Shen Family have? They actually bought the king of buildings at Leisure Inn for their daughter¡¯s birthday party. I heard they spent fifteen billion including renovations...¡± Qian Yueqiang peeled off her facial mask and rubbed her eye wrinkles. ¡°The Shen Family is no trifling matter; they are a top-tier elite family in Beijing... Darling, have you discussed marriage with Mingchuan?¡± Lin Xuecheng nodded with a flushed face. ¡°Yes, Brother Mingchuan said once he recovers, he¡¯ll get engaged to me.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good!¡± With such a great son-in-law like Lu Mingchuan, Qian Yueqiang would only be at ease once she had him firmly in hand. Thinking of Lu Mingchuan¡¯s gentle and considerate nature, Lin Xuecheng felt very satisfied. Lin Jingsheng had just returned from outside when Lin Xuecheng rushed up to him: ¡°Dad, I want to buy a necklace to wear for my engagement...¡± ¡°Alright, Dad will buy it for you!¡± ¡°Thank you, Dad! Just need three million!¡± Lin Jingsheng was taken aback: ¡°What kind of necklace costs three million? Chengcheng, our family¡¯s money doesn¡¯t grow on trees. Don¡¯t be so extravagant and wasteful, and don¡¯t try to compare our family¡¯s background with others. All the money in our family is earned through your father¡¯s hard work!¡± Lin Xuecheng felt extremely aggrieved. Why did the Shen Family¡¯s young lady get to wear diamond necklaces worth several small targets for a single birthday party? Was she being wasteful for wanting a three-million necklace? Lin Jingsheng¡¯s phone rang. ¡°Mr. Lin, our recent project investment failed, the loss is quite large...¡± ¡°Oh, investment failures are quite normal, what does Beishan Financing say?¡± Lin Jingsheng was not too concerned about the investment failure; in any case, he had about eight to ten investment failures annually. With Beishan Financing and Nanshan Financial backing him, the Lin Group would not lack other partners. The secretary¡¯s voice was somewhat hesitant: ¡°Other companies have severed business relations with us.¡± ¡°Let them sever then, a bunch of snobs! Anyway, there¡¯s still Beishan and Nanshan. With the two big entities behind Lin Clan, what is there to worry about?¡± Beishan Financing emerged as a prominent financing company domestically in recent years, quickly establishing its own place in the market with sharp investment insights and a complete funding chain. It even secured several super big awards, showcasing strong competence. Nanshan Financial ranked just behind a few monopoly enterprises in Beijing. Last year, it opened an oil mine in Beihai, with projects continuously flowing in, drawing numerous partners eager to collaborate with them... With Beishan and Nanshan in cooperation with Lin Clan, plenty of companies flocked to curry favor with them. ¡°Mr. Lin, Beishan and Nanshan sued us, claiming our investment losses were too significant, and they want to pursue legal accountability!¡± ¡°What did you say?!¡± Lin Jingsheng jumped up from the sofa in shock! ¡°Have Beishan and Nanshan gone crazy!¡± It was known that although their cooperation terms indeed included a betting agreement, it had never been enforced... ¡°And West Sea Media says our company¡¯s films caused them huge losses, demanding three hundred million in compensation...¡± West Sea Media was a renowned film company in Beijing. Lin Jingsheng had previously invested in a few movies utilizing West Sea Media¡¯s actors and directors, but had replaced several leading roles with models from around him... Having West Sea Media¡¯s film emperor and film queen play supporting roles for his models... ¡°Wasn¡¯t West Sea bothered by it earlier? Why are they asking for compensation now!¡± ¡°East Sea Culture also demands compensation, saying the artists we sent have poor conduct, causing recent public opinion to entangle them, thus asking us for compensation...¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°!!!¡± He did indeed send a few models to East Sea Culture, hoping to make these models around him debut as stars, saving him a sum of money... But those models¡¯ private lives weren¡¯t exactly clean, significantly tainting East Sea Culture¡¯s reputation! ¡°Why is everyone demanding compensation from me? Quickly contact a lawyer! Let our company¡¯s legal team prepare immediately, I want to personally meet with the bosses of those companies!¡± This was certainly a misunderstanding! He must¡¯ve been dreaming; otherwise, how could he hear so much termination news... ¡°Our company¡¯s legal team previously infringed several documents, now Shen Jishi¡¯s firm contacted the People¡¯s Procuratorate, filing a public prosecution...¡± Lin Jingsheng almost fainted on the spot! Lin Group¡¯s legal department normally used whatever document was at hand, saving money whenever possible. Shen Jishi¡¯s legal documents were all over the place; any famous case was under his penmanship... To access Shen Jishi¡¯s legal documents, one must pay a copyright fee to his law firm, which Lin Jingsheng had never paid... Viewing one document cost ten thousand! Lin Jingsheng gritted his teeth: ¡°Get the legal department moving, pay if we must pay, let finance allocate the funds.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, you previously said you wanted to build roads and signal towers in your hometown, today finance has already transferred the money, so there¡¯s no additional cash flow available at present.¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°???¡± ¡°When did I say I wanted to build roads in my hometown?¡± That godforsaken place, what use is a road there? No media would report his benevolent acts! ¡°Your video has been posted online already, I thought it was your intention...¡± Lin Jingsheng quickly exited the call, and opened the trending search online. [The rural entrepreneur cherishes his hometown, throws five million to build roads and towers in his hometown.] His disheveled look, directing as he stood in front of Old Ma¡¯s head, was filmed and posted online... Many comments even said he was balding... And in the video, he clearly stated rebuilding roads and signal towers in his hometown! Five million! What road is worth five million! ¡°Contact those company bosses for me, I¡¯m heading to the company immediately, to invite them for a meal together.¡± There were too many companies, and the thought of inviting them separately made Lin Jingsheng¡¯s heart ache... Anyway, during the last cooperation talk, the bosses were together. ¡°Let¡¯s go to that hotel we went to last time, it¡¯s cheaper...¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll contact them right away.¡± Ending the call, Lin Jingsheng exhaled deeply. Those companies must be insane! They actually all started demanding compensation collectively! Calculating it all, after paying compensations, the Lin Group would entirely become a second-rate company... they¡¯d never be able to lift their heads in Ning City afterward. ¡°Chengcheng, contact the Lu Family and ask them to help out.¡± ¡°Okay, Dad, I¡¯ll call Brother Mingchuan right away, he¡¯ll definitely help us!¡± Thinking of Lu Mingchuan, Lin Jingsheng¡¯s expression improved quite a bit. Such a good son-in-law, even secretly repairing the old mansion for them, surely wouldn¡¯t stand by doing nothing, with the Lu Family¡¯s help, the Lin Family will undoubtedly survive this! * Leisure Inn, Shen Mansion The two buildings occupying the center of Leisure Inn complemented each other beautifully, appearing like a dragon and phoenix from above. The Dragon Building was bought by the third Pei Family son. The Phoenix Building was purchased by the Shen Family and given to the Shen Family¡¯s eldest daughter as a birthday gift. Early in the morning, the area in front of the Phoenix Building was bustling. All the notable figures from Beijing rushed to present gifts to the Shen Family¡¯s eldest daughter! Just looking at this scale shows how spoiled the young Miss Shen is; anyone who can hold onto Ms. Shen¡¯s thigh will surely rise to prominence in the future! Chapter 41 - 41 41 Lin Jingsheng Was Kicked Out ?Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Lin Jingsheng Was Kicked Out! Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Lin Jingsheng Was Kicked Out! Sure, here is the translation: Leisure Inn was bustling with activity early in the morning, packed with people from both the Shen Family from the Phoenix Building and the Pei Family from the Dragon Building. After all, the Pei and Shen families¡¯ houses were right next to each other! They just happened to prepare two gifts, what if one of the families took a liking to them? The gift-givers were almost wearing out the threshold of the Shen Family! Several wealthy heiresses who were close with Shen Yurou were envious seeing such a grand scene! ¡°Yurou, your family is so good to you; I heard they transferred the ownership of this house to you for your birthday.¡± ¡°My God, Yurou, you¡¯re so lucky. I heard today¡¯s event is being broadcast globally. Your parents really love you!¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s expression was somewhat stiff! ¡°It¡¯s not my birthday...¡± The girlfriends thought she was just being shy. ¡°We know your birthday is next week, but since the Shen Family has only one daughter, if it¡¯s not your birthday, whose is it? Your parents and brother must want to celebrate with you alone next week, so they¡¯re celebrating early!¡± ¡°The carpet at the entrance cost three million! As expected of the Shen Family! We¡¯re so envious!¡± Shen Yurou was extremely embarrassed. But she had no idea how to refute them! Heavens knows how much she wished all of this was hers! ¡°Don¡¯t say that... My parents don¡¯t like being so high-profile...¡± Her girlfriend nudged her with her shoulder playfully, raising an eyebrow and smiling: ¡°You¡¯re really lucky, your fiance? even bought the next building to be with you¡ªthose two buildings are like a perfect match. Ah, it¡¯s so enviable to think about.¡± ¡°Pei San is really that romantic?¡± ¡°Ahhhh I also want a romantic and thoughtful fiance? like this!¡± Pei Jue actually bought the next building? It must be because of her! He had no idea there was another daughter in the Shen Family, so buying this house must have been for her... Shen Yurou¡¯s heart felt sweet for a moment. ¡°Not really; I¡¯ll invite you guys to hang out there sometime.¡± The girlfriends made envious and jealous noises. On the other side. Lin Jingsheng waited at the hotel for most of the day, but not a single company boss showed up for the meal. The cheapest banquet he booked for 999 was about to go uneaten. The secretary made over a dozen calls and finally came running to Lin Jingsheng, sweating nervously. ¡°Mr. Lin, the bosses of the four companies from east, west, south, and north all went to the Shen Family to give gifts to Lady Shen; I heard today is her birthday banquet...¡± Lin Jingsheng perked up: ¡°If four company bosses are going to give gifts, the Shen Family must be extraordinary. Prepare a gift, and we¡¯ll go to Beijing to give it to Lady Shen too!¡± If he could win the Shen Family¡¯s favor, he¡¯d never have to worry about lacking partners in the future! Lin Jingsheng began fantasizing about how, as long as the Shen Family was willing to take him along, the Lin Group could become the richest family in Ning City by tomorrow! ¡°What would be good to give to Lady Shen?¡± Lin Jingsheng took a bite of food and almost spat it out. The 999-table banquet from which he had taken quite a bit of commission used ingredients that weren¡¯t fresh, even the cucumbers were a bit spoiled. He put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth. ¡°The Shen Family is used to seeing good things, Lady Shen wouldn¡¯t be impressed by anything. It¡¯s the thought that counts!¡± ¡°Take something from Madam¡¯s jewelry box, and we¡¯ll head to Beijing immediately.¡± ¡°Got it, I¡¯ll go get it now!¡± Whenever it came to giving gifts, Lin Jingsheng would always choose to take something directly from Qian Yueqiang¡¯s dressing box. Afterward, even if Qian Yueqiang found out, she couldn¡¯t really complain. Cost-effective and free. ... An hour later, Lin Jingsheng¡¯s car stopped at the entrance of Leisure Inn in Beijing. As soon as he got out of the car, Lin Jingsheng was stunned by the sight before him! ¡°Oh my, Lady Shen¡¯s birthday party is really extraordinary, there are so many people!¡± The big bosses you¡¯d usually only see in economic news were now holding gift boxes and lining up at the Shen Family¡¯s door to register! ¡°Here, bring up our gift, as long as a boss shows interest in our company, the Lin Family will rise... if the Shen Family takes a liking to us, even better.¡± Lin Jingsheng held a box that was neither new nor old, glanced at the pearl necklace inside, and entered the line to give the gift. ¡°The Lin Family from Ning City, here to give Lady Shen a gift.¡± Lao Zhou, who was recording the gifts, thought: ¡°...¡± The name sounded familiar, as if it was the same family he¡¯d seen when he went to pick up Lady Shen before. Lao Zhou looked up, and as expected, he saw the familiar face of Lin Jingsheng! Thinking about how their family had even published a notice severing ties with Lady Shen, Lao Zhou was so angry he wanted to curse! Lady Shen was such a good child, since her return, she basically visited the old master every day, and everyone from the old master¡¯s former comrades to the gatekeeper at Qiao Xi Hospital praised her! Lao Zhou said coldly: ¡°We won¡¯t accept it, you can leave.¡± Lin Jingsheng panicked! ¡°Why won¡¯t you accept it? I came to give Lady Shen a gift and wish her a happy birthday!¡± Lao Zhou turned to the servants behind him: ¡°Go call the young master.¡± As soon as the four sons of the Shen Family heard that the Lin Family was causing trouble in the banquet hall, they put on their coats and walked out, one after another, exuding an intimidating aura! All four of them were paragons among men, their tall stature complemented by black tailcoats, appearing like princes and knights straight out of a fairy tale; yet their cold expressions and sharp auras made everyone outside the banquet hall tremble along! When Lin Jingsheng saw these four, his calves involuntarily twitched... If only one of them could be his son-in-law, the Lin Family wouldn¡¯t have to worry for generations... Shen Boyi said coldly: ¡°Our Shen Family doesn¡¯t welcome you, now leave.¡± Lin Jingsheng broke out in a cold sweat from anxiety! ¡°I just came to give Lady Shen a gift, President Shen, no need to be so harsh... After all, it¡¯s Lady Shen¡¯s birthday, wouldn¡¯t it be good to accumulate some virtue?¡± Shen Zhongshuang: ¡°I don¡¯t mind beating you half to death and tossing you out.¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°...¡± When did he ever offend the Shen Family? Why start threatening to beat people as soon as he opened his mouth? Shen Shushan: ¡°Lao Zhou, next time anyone causes trouble at our door, just throw them to the dog park. My newly bought Tibetan Mastiff is still hungry!¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°!!!¡± Did the Shen Family have no regard for the law! Shen Jishi grabbed Lin Jingsheng by the collar and tossed him out! ¡°Today is my sister¡¯s birthday, anything unsightly can simply get lost.¡± Shen Boyi looked at the silent crowd, curled his lips, and flashed a cold, domineering smile. ¡°Sorry for the disturbance, today is our little sister¡¯s birthday banquet. The Shen Family only welcomes those who come with true blessings, unlike the Lin Family who can¡¯t tell right from wrong and even abandoned the daughter they raised for eighteen years. Our Shen Family wouldn¡¯t associate with them!¡± With that, the four sons of the Shen Family turned and left. Lin Jingsheng held his backside, nearly split in two from the fall, his heart in turmoil. What on earth was going on? Why was the Shen Family so unfriendly to him? As the Shen Family made their stance clear, people who wanted to curry favor distanced themselves from Lin Jingsheng on the spot, making it clear they were not with him. They didn¡¯t want the Shen Family to misunderstand! Lin Jingsheng¡¯s face burned with embarrassment as he clutched his rear and ran away with the secretary¡¯s help. On Shen Yurou¡¯s side, a group of heiresses from prominent families noticed the commotion at the entrance and seemed puzzled. ¡°Yurou, what¡¯s up with your brothers? Did the Lin Family offend you?¡± ¡°Yurou¡¯s brothers are so handsome, ahhh, each one is my type...¡± Shen Yurou maintained a graceful smile, but her handkerchief was nearly torn to shreds in her grip! The Qingwu was already kicked out by the Lin Family, so why were the Shen Family¡¯s four sons still so good to her! If only she could make them declare at the birthday banquet that she was the Shen Family¡¯s only daughter... then everything at this banquet would rightfully be hers! A glint of calculation flashed in Shen Yurou¡¯s eyes... Chapter 42 - 42 42 The Open and Honest Pursuit of Her ?Chapter 42: Chapter 42: The Open and Honest Pursuit of Her! Chapter 42: Chapter 42: The Open and Honest Pursuit of Her! Leisure Inn, second floor, Qingwu was putting on makeup. An international top-tier makeup team was invited by the Shen Family to serve Qingwu. ¡°Lady Shen¡¯s face is just too beautiful, and her figure is fantastic. This is the slimmest waist I¡¯ve ever measured!¡± ¡°OMG! This is definitely Nuwa¡¯s graduation project! In comparison, my face is just a lump of mud she randomly pinched...¡± In the makeup mirror, Qingwu¡¯s face was adorned with a light makeup that further enhanced her stunning beauty, making it impossible to look away! Zuo Wanjun was extremely pleased, ¡°Darling, you¡¯re gorgeous! As expected from my child!¡± Shen Yurou walked in from outside and handed over her phone. ¡°Mom, Grandma needs you.¡± Mrs. Shen¡¯s powerful voice came through the receiver, ¡°Qingwu, why didn¡¯t you come to serve me today? Get to the hospital quickly!¡± Zuo Wanjun felt a bit awkward and explained, ¡°Mom, it¡¯s Xiaowu¡¯s birthday party today, and we¡¯re taking her to meet many family friends later, so there¡¯s really no time to go to the hospital. I¡¯ll arrange twenty caretakers for you...¡± ¡°How can caretakers be as suitable as my own family? If Qingwu finds me, the old woman, annoying, just say so.¡± Zuo Wanjun¡¯s smile became stiff! Qingwu spoke faintly, ¡°I do find it annoying.¡± Mrs. Shen: ¡°...¡± ¡°Heh heh! I knew you found me annoying! But it¡¯s no use! As long as you are a child of the Shen Family for one day, you must call me Grandma! Today, I don¡¯t care what you are doing, you must come to the hospital! Otherwise, I¡¯ll tell the reporters you¡¯re unfilial and unworthy of being a child of the Shen Family!¡± Mrs. Shen snorted coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know you stole my Buddha Beads. What a shallow-eyed brat...¡± Zuo Wanjun scolded, ¡°Mom, Xiaowu is Dongli and my biological child, your and Dad¡¯s granddaughter. What do you mean by ¡®brat¡¯? It¡¯s too much!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, her conduct is improper. Even my Buddha Beads are gone! No idea who she inherited that from!¡± Zuo Wanjun was almost amused with anger. Mrs. Shen certainly wouldn¡¯t speak ill of Shen Dongli, so she was implying her conduct was improper, making Qingwu turn bad! Shen Yurou was about to die laughing! ¡°Qingwu, did you really take Grandma¡¯s things?¡± Her eyes were full of anticipation! If Qingwu really took Mrs. Shen¡¯s things, with so many people at the party today, the Shen Family definitely wouldn¡¯t want a daughter with dirty hands... Qingwu slightly frowned, her eyebrows looking as beautiful as an intoxicating landscape painting. ¡°The necklace on my neck is worth six hundred million, the earrings three hundred million, the bracelet one hundred million, and the dress is custom-made by Master Ye Yi, priceless. I wouldn¡¯t care for a thirty thousand Buddha Beads.¡± Mrs. Shen was furious, ¡°What do you mean by that? Are you saying I¡¯m poor?¡± ¡°If you want to think that, I can¡¯t help it. However, when I left yesterday, the Buddha Beads were on your wrist.¡± Mrs. Shen always wore that string of Buddha Beads. Whether or not Qingwu took them, she knew in her heart. The makeup artists, hearing the value of the items on Qingwu, clenched their fists, almost stuffing them into their mouths. Although they knew the Shen Family was a top dynasty, this kind of wealth was unbelievable! Shen Yurou was abnormally jealous upon hearing the value of those items! Why couldn¡¯t these things all be hers! As long as Qingwu was called away by Mrs. Shen and kept in the hospital, unable to return when the global livestream began, she would have to take her place, becoming the true daughter of the Shen Family! Mrs. Shen¡¯s voice carried a tone of anger, ¡°So you¡¯re saying you¡¯re not coming today? I¡¯m going to contact the reporters immediately to say that you¡¯re unfilial and don¡¯t acknowledge me as your grandmother!¡± Mrs. Shen¡¯s phone hung up with a snap. The room was silent. Is this the struggle of a wealthy family? Would they be silenced?! Zuo Wanjun couldn¡¯t hold back and began crying in grievance, crying beautifully like a delicate flower in the rain. ¡°She used to treat me like this. Your father and I didn¡¯t even have a proper wedding; your grandparents always felt the Shen Family was disgraceful... It¡¯s been so many years, and they still refuse to step into the Shen Family...¡± ¡°Letting me wash clothes in the courtyard in the middle of winter, serve her, make food for her. Your grandparents never ate a meal I cooked! I wasn¡¯t allowed at the table during meals...¡± ¡°When your elder brother was born, she only let me eat vegetables every day, not even giving me rice, saying I was fat... I almost suffered from postpartum depression, but luckily your dad took me away!¡± ¡°Why is she coming after my daughter now! I¡¯ve had enough!¡± Hearing their wife crying and mother and sister being wronged, Shens¡¯ father and son rushed over. Shen Dongli held Zuo Wanjun tightly, heartbroken. ¡°It¡¯s all your fault, your mother is just too much! Tormenting me wasn¡¯t enough, now she¡¯s bullying my daughter! Shen Dongli, I¡¯m telling you, if anything goes wrong at Xiaowu¡¯s birthday party today, I¡¯m divorcing you!¡± ¡°Divorce?! No way, honey, how could I live without you!¡± Shen Boyi slightly frowned and looked at Qingwu. ¡°Sister, you don¡¯t have to go, we¡¯ll go instead.¡± After all, Mrs. Shen just wanted to find fault. Shen Yurou quickly spoke, ¡°But Grandma wants Qingwu to go. Grandma doesn¡¯t confuse people. Otherwise, I could go. I really don¡¯t wish for Qingwu¡¯s first birthday party back home to be interrupted...¡± Qingwu spoke calmly, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I have a solution.¡± She took out her phone and dialed Elder Shen¡¯s number, briefly explaining what had just happened. Elder Shen laughed, ¡°Understood, enjoy your birthday. I¡¯ll handle your grandmother.¡± Elder Shen was not in good health and, due to his special status, generally did not appear at grand occasions. Qingwu was somewhat skeptical, ¡°Grandpa, are you sure?¡± ¡°What are you saying, watch and see what Grandpa can do!¡± Elder Shen, feeling challenged, ran out of the ward immediately and went to Mrs. Shen¡¯s ward. He sternly said to the lying Mrs. Shen, ¡°If Xiaowu can¡¯t celebrate her birthday today, I¡¯m divorcing you!¡± The Shen Family members: ¡°...¡± Is that even possible?! Would Mrs. Shen fall for this... she actually would! Mrs. Shen remained silent for a moment, seemingly in disbelief, then burst into tears! ¡°You rotten old man...¡± Elder Shen grinned at the phone and boasted, ¡°Beloved granddaughter, is Grandpa impressive or not? Enjoy your birthday, Grandpa¡¯s gift is on its way!¡± ¡°Thank you, Grandpa.¡± Everyone in the Shen family breathed a sigh of relief, and Zuo Wanjun finally stopped crying. Shen Yurou: ¡°!!!¡± Why would Elder Shen side with Qingwu? They must not know her true colors! As soon as the Shen Family found out Qingwu was secretly dating a small gangster who drove for DiDi, they¡¯d surely be disappointed in her! ... Leisure Inn, Dragon Building Annie handed the gift to Pei Jue and bowed, ¡°President Pei, the gifts for the Shen parents and Lady Shen are all ready, and the Blue Diamond necklace you acquired at the last auction is also packaged.¡± ¡°What for?¡± Annie spoke confidently, ¡°So that after you call off the engagement today, you can openly give a gift to Miss Qingwu! The necklace you bought at the last auction perfectly suits Miss Qingwu¡¯s temperament, she will love it, and sense your heart!¡± Pei Jue was somewhat tempted. The Blue Diamond, hailed as the Queen¡¯s Crown, was exceedingly rare, with its previous owner being the most noble princess of the Nordic Royal Family, a value beyond simple monetary assessment. Just imagining Qingwu¡¯s enchanting and captivating face adorned with that necklace... it indeed matched well! ¡°Give it to me together, after the engagement is called off, I¡¯ll look for Qingwu.¡± ¡°Yes, may you win the beauty¡¯s heart!¡± Importantly, Miss Qingwu seemed every inch a fantastic boss lady! Chapter 43 - 43 43 Qingwu Is the True Eldest Daughter of the ?Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Qingwu Is the True Eldest Daughter of the Shen Family! Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Qingwu Is the True Eldest Daughter of the Shen Family! Annie eagerly said, ¡°Today, the setting at the Shen Mansion is really quite grand.¡± As the senior assistant to the president of Pei Group, Annie had quite a few distinguished ladies in her social circle. ¡°I saw many ladies posting photos with Ms. Shen, but it¡¯s clearly a birthday banquet, and Ms. Shen is dressed so plainly... I don¡¯t understand how she passed the noble etiquette class...¡± A wealthy family¡¯s birthday banquet required rather intricate etiquette and rules! Shen Yurou was still wearing a lace-trimmed dress with at least ten layers, with an exaggerated hat, completely not up to the standard for attending a birthday banquet... ¡°How her etiquette class passed is none of my business, but I will be there when the birthday banquet begins in the evening.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s tone revealed undisguised disgust for Shen Yurou! ¡°Yes, I will go prepare now.¡± Annie bowed and left Pei Jue¡¯s study. Standing in front of the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, the man¡¯s tall figure and handsome face were as perfect as ice-sculpted, exuding incredible dominance! He looked at his phone, frowning slightly. ¡°Is she very busy today, or is there a task from the High Tower?¡± Qingwu had not replied to his message all day! The message screen was still paused on the previous day, where Qingwu had transferred a million to him, noted as taxi fare! It could be said this was the first time in Pei Jue¡¯s life he received such a small amount of money! Yet it made him more excited than when he achieved his first small goal at fifteen. His business empire was completely under his control, but for Qingwu... he admitted he lost control! A wild joy seized him, and he could hardly wait to see her! Pei Jue put away his phone, looking out at the splendidly beautiful Shen Family. No rush! Once he successfully annulled his engagement today, he could pursue her! On the other side. The entire Shen Family, even the pets, wore bow ties worth one hundred thousand for the occasion, while every servant had bathed three times and put on new clothes for the birthday banquet! Besides being an emperor in the entertainment circle, a super idol, Shen Shushan also held control over the world¡¯s largest entertainment company! ¡°Over here, get the live camera in position, ensuring my sister¡¯s beauty is showcased without any blind spots! You mentioned using filters? You¡¯re insulting my sister¡¯s peerless beauty! Look at me, does my sister need filters?¡± Shen Shushan¡¯s face was hailed as a divine visage of the universe, reigning on the global most handsome list for five consecutive years. The assistant thought, President Shen might not need them, but that Ms. Shen Yurou certainly seemed in great need! ¡°Yes, yes, we¡¯ll adjust the equipment right away! Guarantee the eldest miss¡¯s face will be fully displayed soon!¡± Shen Jishi accompanied Shen Boyi in welcoming guests. Guests coming and going all ranked within the top hundred on the annual billionaire list, and anyone beyond the top hundred was not qualified to receive an invitation from the Shen Family! Even for the Shen Family¡¯s eldest miss¡¯s birthday, not everyone was privileged to set foot in the Shen Family. Shen Yurou looked at this grand spectacle, feeling both sour and aggrieved... Just wait! Soon you all will know, in a wealthy family like the Shen¡¯s, even if there¡¯s a blood relation, a tainted daughter wouldn¡¯t be acknowledged! ... As night fell, the birthday banquet commenced! Outside the Phoenix Building, eighty-eight salutes rang out in unison, and the venue was filled with freshly flown-in flowers, with ribbons dancing in the air! Several ladies on good terms with Shen Yurou were dying of envy! ¡°How lucky Yurou is, it¡¯s just a birthday banquet...¡± ¡°Oh, is that President Pei over there! President Pei must have come specifically to attend Yurou¡¯s birthday banquet!¡± In the evening, a vast number of people followed behind Pei Jue, with Annie in a business suit holding several gift boxes in her hands. Pei Jue, solitary as the moon, was detached and distant, the moonlight falling on his supermodel-like physique and face, exuding a murderous aura! Seeing Pei Jue, Shen Dongli hurried over. ¡°Well, President Pei, long time no see, I thought after sending you the invitation, you wouldn¡¯t have the time to come!¡± Pei Jue smiled lightly, ¡°Uncle, just call me Pei Jue. Since today is the eldest miss¡¯s birthday banquet, I certainly should attend, I also have very important things to discuss with Uncle.¡± Shen Dongli exchanged a glance with Zuo Wanjun beside him. Apparently, they had both forgotten about Pei Jue! Even if they hadn¡¯t forgotten, who would have thought he¡¯d really make time to attend! Pei Jue had been at the top of the global richest person list for several years, with numerous businesses in hand, too busy to even touch the ground with his feet, not even Elder Pei could see him anytime... The invitation was sent, but the Shen Family had forgotten that Pei Jue had never even met Qingwu before this! Meeting his fiance?e for the first time at the birthday banquet was something even the Shen Family thought was sudden... Pei Jue was surely here to talk about the marriage! Shen Dongli patted Pei Jue¡¯s shoulder, speaking reservedly, ¡°Dear nephew, how about waiting a moment till our little Wu comes out, and we all sit down and talk together, huh?¡± Little Wu? It should be Little Five, the eldest miss of the Shen Family was just the fifth in the family. Pei Jue looked around and indeed did not find any trace of Shen Yurou. ¡°Very well, I¡¯ll listen to Uncle. Here¡¯s a gift I prepared, one for you and Aunt, and another for Ms. Shen.¡± ¡°You, kid, always courteous! Rest assured, Little Wu will definitely know the gift is from you! Haha...¡± Look at this kid, running businesses so large yet without any airs, how thorough with proper manners! Shen Dongli was increasingly fond of Pei Jue with every glance! Outside the window, fireworks bloomed! The entire sky was covered with brilliant fireworks, splendid sparks forming patterns in the sky, descending in the form of bouquets! Everyone was stunned! No wonder it was the Shen Family; look at how grand it is! Flowers descended from above, forming a colossal swing, suddenly appearing from the most resplendent spot of the fireworks, and on the swing sat a fairy-like girl in a gown! At the end of the fireworks, a large script appeared in the night¡ª ¡°Happy Birthday to Little Princess Shen Qingwu!¡± The four sons of the Shen Family lined up, kneeling on one knee to extend their hands toward the fairy on the swing. Qingwu placed her hand in Shen Boyi¡¯s, stepping down from the swing. Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun looked at their son and daughter approaching, nearly moved to tears! Qingwu wore a dress designed by Master Ye Yi, its hem inlaid with diamonds that sparkled under the light, like a true fairy walking on the Milky Way, every step was exceptionally graceful and beautiful. Walking alongside the four sons of the Shen Family, one could tell she was the daughter of the Shen Family! She lifted her skirt, performing a dignified curtsey to the Shen Family parents, a movement as fluid and beautiful as it was in a courtly dance! Pei Jue, watching Qingwu walk onto the stage step by step, found his breath caught! Shen Qingwu! So her last name was Shen, not Lin, nor Qing... Shen Dongli held Qingwu¡¯s hand, facing the audience. ¡°This is my and Wanjun¡¯s youngest daughter, Shen Qingwu, who, due to certain reasons in the past, didn¡¯t grow up with us. We are so grateful she has finally returned to us! Thank you all for attending our little girl¡¯s birthday banquet, Shen is deeply grateful!¡± Qingwu also lifted her skirt, curtseying in gratitude to the crowd. The four sons of the Shen Family, along with Shen Shaojia in formal dress, stood below the stage, like knights surrounding their princess, also bowing in acknowledgment! Shen Dongli continued, ¡°Little Wu is our youngest daughter, while Shaojia is the adopted daughter of the Shen Family, also my and Wanjun¡¯s daughter. In the future, please take care of these six juniors of the Shen Family...¡± Six juniors! Annie covered her mouth in astonishment, implying that Ms. Shen Yurou wasn¡¯t even recognized... She wasn¡¯t a miss of the Shen Family at all! The real eldest daughter of the Shen Family was Qingwu, the one her boss had been yearning for! Chapter 44 - 44 44 Gifts of the Bright Moon in My Heart ?Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Gifts of the Bright Moon in My Heart! Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Gifts of the Bright Moon in My Heart! Pei Jue¡¯s gaze was fixed on Qingwu standing on the stage. He had imagined a thousand possibilities, but he never thought she would be the eldest daughter of the Shen Family! She looked beautiful in that dress! The thin silk perfectly highlighted her slender waist. The expertly tailored dress had every hem and fold meticulously designed, moving like waves and clouds; her swan-like neck adorned with a pink diamond necklace, her hair cascading like a mist, she looked just like a fairy tale sprite... Shen Dongli led Qingwu around to meet people, while also accepting numerous birthday gifts. Pei Jue, however, began walking towards Qingwu! ¡°Hey, I remembered, doesn¡¯t the Pei Family have a marriage agreement with the Shen Family?¡± ¡°Yes, you see, Pei San is heading towards Lady Shen. I must say, they look like a match made in heaven...¡± ¡°They truly are a perfect match. Only someone from a family like the Pei Family would be suitable for a heavenly lady like the eldest daughter of the Shen Family.¡± Hearing the whispers around, Pei Jue¡¯s lips curled into a faint smile. ¡°Happy birthday. This is my gift for you.¡± Qingwu turned to meet Pei Jue¡¯s gaze, a flicker of surprise flashing in her eyes. Shen Dongli slapped his forehead, quickly introducing, ¡°Oh, oh, Xiao Wu, I forgot to introduce you. This is Pei Jue, your fiance?. The two of you had a childhood engagement, and now you finally meet.¡± ¡°Nephew, this is my daughter, Shen Qingwu!¡± Pei Jue nodded, his lips curling into a teasing smile, ¡°Shen Qingwu? What a lovely name. I¡¯ll remember it!¡± Perhaps intentionally, Qingwu felt he had emphasized the ¡°Shen¡± in her name! As for the fiance?... she had long known she had a fiance?, but she never expected it would be Pei Jue! What happened to making a living as a rideshare driver? ¡°This is my gift for you.¡± Pei Jue handed over a carefully wrapped box, the box made of pearwood and carved with a flourish of dragon and phoenix characters. [¡°For the bright moon in my heart. Pei Jue.¡±] Seeing the box, Shen Dongli couldn¡¯t stop smiling! ¡°Didn¡¯t he just prepare a gift for Xiao Wu? Why is he giving another one? That¡¯s quite thoughtful!¡± Pei Jue¡¯s gaze fell on Qingwu¡¯s face, as gentle as the moonlight. ¡°That one is for Ms. Shen, this one is for Xiao Wu.¡± Shen Dongli scratched his head. What¡¯s the difference? He couldn¡¯t understand the romance of the young people at all! Aren¡¯t they both gifts for Xiao Wu? How can Pei Jue make such a fuss about giving them? But he knew, if Pei Jue went to such lengths to present two gifts, he was certainly very fond of their Xiao Wu! The children were getting along well, which made him, the elder, feel delighted and warmly satisfied, already pondering whether the grandson¡¯s surname would be Shen or Pei... Qingwu said lightly, ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome, fiance?e.¡± Was this person ill? She was speechless for a moment, but faced with the crowd¡¯s gazes around her, she couldn¡¯t very well embarrass Shen Dongli, so she accepted it. ¡°Ms. Shen and President Pei look like a perfect couple, making people envious just seeing them.¡± ¡°Ms. Shen is beautiful, and she¡¯s more than suitable for President Pei!¡± ¡°Their children are bound to be beautiful!¡± ... To the Shen Family, these words meant something entirely different. Their little sister had just returned; they hadn¡¯t even had the chance to take care of her enough! How could she be taken away by a fiance? who appeared out of nowhere! Shen Boyi stepped in front of Qingwu, scrutinizing Pei Jue. ¡°My sister just got home, and she¡¯s got her own name. President Pei, don¡¯t scare her.¡± Shen Zhongshuang adjusted his glasses, smiling seemingly amiably, ¡°Xiao Wu is still young, there¡¯s no rush to marry. Our Shen Family doesn¡¯t plan on marrying off daughters for the next ten years.¡± Qingwu glanced helplessly at her brother. In ten years, wouldn¡¯t she be an old maid? Shen Shushan frowned at Pei Jue, pulling Qingwu behind him to shield her, ¡°Not to mention, President Pei is already twenty-four, right? My sister is only nineteen, still intending for old cows to eat young grass?¡± Pei Jue was taken aback! He had just turned twenty-four; how did he become an old cow? Shen Jishi eyed Pei Jue with displeasure, ¡°President Pei¡¯s gift has been delivered. Can you leave now?¡± Shen Shaojia stood beside Qingwu, seemingly chatting with her, but her sharp gaze stayed on Pei Jue, unusually vigilant. ¡°Xiao Wu, if you don¡¯t like him, just say it. Our Shen Family doesn¡¯t need to marry off daughters for a business union, your happiness is what¡¯s most important!¡± A smile crept onto Qingwu¡¯s lips! The Shen siblings completely shielded Qingwu behind them, leaving no room for anything to slip through. Seeing how well the children got along, Shen Dongli was moved almost to tears! ¡°Don¡¯t make a fuss, President Pei came here specifically to bring a gift for Xiao Wu. You all need to entertain the guests quickly, or people will laugh at us...¡± Shen Boyi extended his hand to Pei Jue. ¡°President Pei, come along. I see several families that cooperate with you.¡± Pei Jue maintained his refined and gentle smile, ¡°No need, elder brother can go alone. I¡¯d like to stay with Xiao Wu.¡± Shen Boyi: ¡°...¡± Who are you calling elder brother! Since when did he, Shen Boyi, become his elder brother! Shen Zhongshuang also showed some displeasure at Pei Jue¡¯s expression. ¡°Is President Pei always this enthusiastic with pretty girls, or is he just like this with Xiao Wu? Because...¡± Pei Jue gave a gentlemanly smile. ¡°It¡¯s only Xiao Wu that I treat this way. Don¡¯t worry, second brother, I¡¯ve met Xiao Wu many times.¡± Shen Zhongshuang: ¡°...¡± You¡¯re just making it up! They had been busy with the birthday banquet preparations these days, barely seeing their own sister, yet Pei Jue apparently met Xiao Wu many times? Shen Shushan, the most hot-tempered, spoke, ¡°President Pei¡¯s words make it sound like he¡¯s deeply in love with our Xiao Wu. You¡¯ve got to be kidding!¡± Pei Jue¡¯s gaze landed on Qingwu. ¡°It¡¯s enough that Xiao Wu understands my feelings.¡± Shen Shushan: ¡°...¡± How thick-skinned this Pei guy was! In the center of the banquet hall, the giant screen suddenly displayed a video! People, confused, looked over, covering their mouths in shock! ¡°Isn¡¯t the person in this video Lady Shen? Why¡¯s she getting out of such a beat-up car?¡± ¡°Could it be that Ms. Shen actually has a boyfriend, while President Pei is...¡± It really did seem like he was being cheated on! But no one dared to say it and pretended they hadn¡¯t noticed. Shen Yurou hid in the operations room, eagerly waiting for the scene to erupt, ready to seize the chance to rush out and tell Pei Jue she could be his bride! Just thinking about it made Shen Yurou so excited she wanted to scream! Qingwu¡¯s eyes settled on the video. A video compiled from several different angles. Showing clearly how every time she got out of the car, she had a sweet smile on her face. While waiting for the car, her anticipation could even be felt... Shen Shaojia, having seen the video earlier, hurriedly tried to cover for Qingwu! ¡°This video must be synthesized, it¡¯s clearly full of Photoshop marks!¡± The Shen brothers were on high alert! They didn¡¯t care about the Shen Family¡¯s reputation, but if this video circulated, people would certainly gossip about their sister! She was still a young girl, and gossip like that would be hard for her to bear! Chapter 45 - 45 45 Pei Jue Confesses in Public ?Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Pei Jue Confesses in Public? Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Pei Jue Confesses in Public? Shen Boyi thought for a moment. If this video was real, and his sister liked someone else, then if this person was brought into the Shen Family in the future, wouldn¡¯t Qingwu never leave the Shen Family for her entire life?! As for Pei Jue, the Pei family, being a prominent family in Beijing and even worldwide, surely had their own disputes. If his sister truly married over there in the future, they might not even have much time to meet! Shen Boyi restrained his brother and sister, who were about to lose their temper. He looked at Qingwu with a gentle face, ¡°Qingwu, do you like this person? You don¡¯t need to feel troubled, in our family, as long as you like them, it doesn¡¯t matter who they are! If you don¡¯t like them, we won¡¯t want an affluent family; if you do like them, it doesn¡¯t matter if they drive for DiDi!¡± Qingwu was speechless. Pei Jue¡¯s eyes shone instantly as he looked at Qingwu with anticipation! ¡°It¡¯s not about liking or not liking, we¡¯re just friends.¡± Shen Boyi nodded, ¡°Being friends is good too, there¡¯s always room for development in the future.¡± ¡°President Pei, since our Qingwu has someone she likes, I think your engagement can be reconsidered. After all, I assume you wouldn¡¯t like this kind of engagement set by the older generation either. Young people should marry for love.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s face was adorned with a smile as radiant as the morning sun. ¡°I think so too, so Qingwu and I are in love. The person driving the car in this video was me.¡± The four brothers of the Shen Family were speechless. Shen Dongli exclaimed, ¡°!!!¡± What did you say? This car wasn¡¯t even worth a fraction of a button on Pei Jue¡¯s clothing, and he claimed that the driver was him?! Shen Shaojia was stunned. He had seen people embellishing themselves, but never seen anyone putting a cuckold cap on themselves... Pei Jue turned around, walked to the large screen, and looked exceptionally striking in his well-fitted suit. He connected his phone to the large screen and quickly pulled up a video from his phone. It was from the driver¡¯s perspective, capturing a video of Qingwu standing by the road waiting for a car. It was only two or three seconds long but had everything necessary. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, I didn¡¯t expect that someone would capture this video of me and Qingwu. It was just a joke between us, and I hope everyone will grace us with their presence at our wedding banquet in the future.¡± Everyone was shocked! Who would have thought that the person driving this worn-out car was Pei Jue! ¡°Don¡¯t say that, this car actually looks pretty trendy. I¡¯ll go get one too.¡± ¡°President Pei and Lady Shen have such a good relationship that it seems like he picks her up from work almost every day!¡± The Shen Family looked bewildered. Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun were almost crying with joy! It turned out that all this time, it had been Pei Jue picking up and dropping off their daughter, even choosing such a shabby... vintage car to keep a low profile, how sentimental! It seemed that Pei Jue was quite satisfied with their daughter, and their precious daughter didn¡¯t seem to be without feelings for Pei Jue either. Look at that smile every time she got in the car, it was just like them when they were in a relationship... Shen Jishi said discontentedly, ¡°President Pei, you just drive such a crappy car to pick up my sister? Are you looking down on our Shen Family?¡± Pei Jue replied politely, ¡°How dare I, it¡¯s just that when Qingwu and I first met, she picked this car, so I thought she liked the brand. As a gift, I¡¯ve bought the entire auto brand for Qingwu.¡± The expression on Shen Jishi¡¯s face improved considerably. Since it was his sister¡¯s choice, there must be nothing wrong! Qingwu looked at Pei Jue, her expression somewhat complicated. ¡°When did you shoot this video?¡± ¡°I sensed someone around recording, so I took this video in advance just in case, and of course, I also wanted to capture you.¡± Qingwu was speechless. The assassin¡¯s sensitivity to the surrounding environment was real, but what did the second half of that sentence mean? Shen Dongli watched them get along so well and beamed happily. ¡°President Pei, Qingwu, since you¡¯re both here, how about an opening dance? The first dance at Qingwu¡¯s birthday party, with President Pei accompanying her, would be perfect!¡± They were originally planning to have the four brothers of the Shen Family take turns dancing with Qingwu. Now that Pei Jue was here, and since the two of them still had an engagement, indeed, he was the best choice! Pei Jue had a slight searing heat in his gaze, as he bent slightly and extended his hand to Qingwu. ¡°May I invite you to the first dance, fiance?e?¡± ¡°...¡± According to etiquette, the first dance couldn¡¯t be refused, and seeing the expectant looks from the Shen Family couple and Pei Jue¡¯s deep eyes, Qingwu had no choice but to agree. ¡°Okay.¡± A romantic waltz sounded, with the concertmaster of the top royal orchestra playing his violin, and a piano tune filling the room as it flowed across the elegant skirts and graced the venue. Pei Jue held Qingwu¡¯s slender waist, and together they gracefully waltzed across the dance floor. ¡°You look very beautiful today, fiance?e.¡± Qingwu was speechless. She did have her own name; why was he always calling her fiance?e? Was it revenge for Shen Boyi¡¯s suggestion to withdraw the engagement? She didn¡¯t know he could be so petty! The handsome man was tall and imposing, while the girl in his arms was petite and beautiful. Their dance steps were perfectly synchronized and filled everyone¡¯s hearts with amazement! It was truly perfect! This opening dance could be directly placed in an etiquette textbook! As expected from the daughter of the Shen Family and the head of the Pei Family, they were simply elegant! Shen Yurou bit her handkerchief, watching the pair dancing in the center of the floor, feeling so envious she could explode with resentment. The person who should have danced with Pei Jue was supposed to be her! She had specifically worn her favorite dress today to stand out at the banquet, to outshine everyone... But her prepared video was not only useless, but it was also admitted by Pei Jue! Shen Yurou turned to the maid beside her. ¡°What do you say now? Brother Pei is dancing the opening dance with that woman, and I¡¯m just a joke, boohoo!¡± She wore such a beautiful dress, yet no one invited her to dance! Even Shen Dongli didn¡¯t acknowledge her existence! The maid was nonchalant, comforting her, ¡°Miss Yurou, being in the spotlight now doesn¡¯t mean you will always be. The higher you climb, the harder you fall. When President Shen realizes that you are the best daughter of the Shen Family, the limelight will definitely be greater than now. After all, Miss Qingwu isn¡¯t even listed in the family register yet...¡± Family register! To be registered in the Shen family¡¯s genealogy, Elder Shen and Mrs. Shen both had to agree! Given Mrs. Shen¡¯s current attitude toward Qingwu, it was certainly impossible for her to be registered in the genealogy; as long as she wasn¡¯t registered for one day, there was still a chance... ¡°You¡¯re right, but now Brother Pei treats her so well, what chance do I have!¡± ¡°President Pei has just met Miss Qingwu; he hasn¡¯t seen a girl from such a poor family before, and it¡¯s all for appearances... It¡¯s all just for show. In my view, Miss Yurou still has a chance!¡± Shen Yurou watched Qingwu and Pei Jue finish the first dance in the dance floor. Pei Jue was bending down to kiss Qingwu¡¯s hand! Though this was an indispensable part of aristocratic etiquette, Shen Yurou was still wildly jealous! As the dance came to an end, servants ran in a row, lined up in front of the Shen Family. ¡°President Shen, Madam, this is the gift for Lady Shen from Chief Mu Chan, a Tang Dynasty painting.¡± Everyone was shocked. Chief Mu Chan, wasn¡¯t he the previous leader?! ¡°President Shen, Madam, the elder Hai Xin has gifted Lady Shen a pair of agate bracelets.¡± Hai Xin, the gambling stone king of the older generation in Hua Country, now practically all the stone gambling and maritime trade industries were under his name! Lady Shen actually had such connections? ¡°President Shen, Madam, Mr. Shi Yujiang has gifted Lady Shen a Wei and Jin Dynasties ancient zither.¡± Shi Yujiang, contemporary grand scholar of the ancient zither, a world-class authority on ancient zither, he authored the textbooks on ancient zither! ... ¡°President Shen, Madam, Chief Shen has gifted Lady Shen an LC-5 helicopter!¡± Everyone was astounded again. Isn¡¯t this the latest model of hybrid car-helicopter? There¡¯s only one in the world! The Shen Family¡¯s elder was just so doting on this granddaughter. If they could curry favor with Lady Shen, there would be no worries about collaborations with the Shen Family in the future... Shen Dongli was also dazed seeing the heap of gifts in front of him. These super bigwigs, he didn¡¯t even have the nerve to send invitations to, after all, it was just a junior¡¯s birthday, how could he have the nerve to send out invites... ¡°Qingwu, are these all masters you know?¡± Qingwu looked at the pile of gifts her masters sent, feeling somewhat speechless. Given the level of her masters, they should have figured out she was a daughter of the Shen Family the first day she came home. Qingwu shook her head, ¡°They should be grandfather¡¯s friends.¡± ¡°Ah, then it must be that your grandfather wanted to surprise you, then everything is fine! Who knew your grandfather was so attentive, truly the older, the wiser!¡± Chapter 46 - 46 46 Shen Yurous Face Is Slapped by the Shen ?Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Shen Yurou¡¯s Face Is Slapped by the Shen Family Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Shen Yurou¡¯s Face Is Slapped by the Shen Family No one knew how wide Elder Shen¡¯s connections were, not even Shen Dongli! Shen Yurou looked at the pile of priceless gifts and felt faint! A ghostly voice sounded in her ear. ¡°Shen Yurou, where do you think you¡¯re going?¡± ¡°Ahhh! Sister Shaojia, why do you have to scare me like that? You nearly gave me a heart attack!¡± Shen Shaojia was practically whispering in Shen Yurou¡¯s ear, frightening her so much she jumped! ¡°Stop pretending. You were the one who released that video, weren¡¯t you? You even showed me the video before. Don¡¯t tell me someone stole your phone and deliberately played it at Qingwu¡¯s birthday party!¡± Shen Yurou cried like a weeping beauty, with a hint of playfulness, ¡°I only did it for Sister Qingwu¡¯s good! What if she has someone she likes and doesn¡¯t want to marry President Pei? I can¡¯t bear to see her unhappy! How could you think I did it on purpose, Sister Shaojia!¡± Shen Shaojia frowned, staring at Shen Yurou, who looked guilty. ¡°Sister Shaojia, Grandma is still in the hospital with no one to care for her. I¡¯ll head to the hospital now. Can we talk about anything else when I get back?¡± ¡°Go on.¡± Shen Shaojia watched Shen Yurou flee, her eyes filled with scrutiny. What was it about Shen Yurou that seemed increasingly suspicious? ... After the banquet, Shen Dongli looked at Pei Jue, ¡°Didn¡¯t President Pei say he had something to discuss with us?¡± The four sons of the Shen Family looked at Pei Jue with guarded expressions. If he were to say anything about taking their sister from them, they¡¯d chase him out immediately! ¡°It¡¯s my grandfather. He hopes Qingwu will visit him. Also, someone from the Shen Family previously bought some trending topics online that weren¡¯t beneficial for both Shen and Pei families. I¡¯ve already dealt with it, but Uncle and Aunt still have the right to know.¡± Shen Dongli grew tense. ¡°What trending topics?¡± Annie handed over the phone respectfully, ¡°President Shen, it was a trending topic bought by a Miss called Shen Yurou, claiming she was the only daughter of the Shen Family.¡± ¡°Oh dear, how did I forget about that girl Yurou?¡± Shen Dongli looked around but couldn¡¯t find Shen Yurou. ¡°How could she be so careless as to buy such trending topics? Luckily, President Pei discovered it in time, or else both our families¡¯ reputations would have been ruined! I don¡¯t have such a daughter; at most, she¡¯s just a granddaughter my mother adopted.¡± Shen Dongli apologized, ¡°The old lady¡¯s health isn¡¯t great, and it¡¯s normal for her mind to get a bit confused... As for the Elder wanting to see Qingwu, that¡¯s simple. Qingwu visits her grandfather every day, so she¡¯ll check in on Elder Pei as well.¡± Qingwu had already agreed to help Pei Jue with his grandfather¡¯s treatment, and she wouldn¡¯t change her mind when she found out he wasn¡¯t just a poor cab driver. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go tomorrow.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow. I live next door, so we¡¯ll be neighbors from now on.¡± Shen Boyi: ¡°...¡± If he had known Pei Jue had bought a house in Leisure Inn, he¡¯d have opted for a castle for Qingwu instead! He refused to believe Pei Jue could still be Qingwu¡¯s neighbor after buying a castle! ... In Ning City, at the Lin Family Villa Lin Xuecheng clutched her phone, filled with envy and resentment, watching the global live broadcast of the Shen Family¡¯s eldest daughter¡¯s birthday banquet! Even a random wine glass at the banquet was enough to cover her living expenses for a month... Yet when the Eldest Lady Shen made her entrance, the video stuttered, leaving Lin Xuecheng unable to see what she looked like. ¡°Why do these things never happen to me when we¡¯re all just people...¡± When the video resumed, Lin Xuecheng¡¯s sharp eyes spotted a corner of the screen, where someone arm in arm with an old man turned out to be Qingwu! ¡°Mom, isn¡¯t that Qingwu? How is she at the Shen Family¡¯s birthday banquet?¡± Qian Yueqiang gave a disdainful glance. ¡°That old man looks eighty at least. Qingwu¡¯s managed to hook up with someone so old. Once his family finds out, they¡¯ll break her legs!¡± Lin Xuecheng felt the mood sour and turned off the live stream after a few more glances. She snuck into Lin Jingsheng¡¯s study, lifted a few documents, and caught a cab to the Lu Family... ... In the Shen Family¡¯s four sons¡¯ study, all four, plus Shen Shaojia, wore serious expressions. Shen Boyi, ¡°I think Pei Jue genuinely likes Qingwu.¡± Shen Zhongshuang, ¡°What¡¯s the use of liking her? Qingwu just got back home. I won¡¯t let her marry so soon! At least not before she¡¯s thirty!¡± Shen Shaojia, ¡°... If you say thirty, not only Qingwu but Dad, Mom, and Grandpa will all want to kill you.¡± Shen Shushan, ¡°To marry our beloved sister from us is no simple task!¡± Shen Jishi, ¡°I¡¯ll immediately check for any legal loopholes in the Pei Group and see if they¡¯ve done anything illegal; otherwise, I won¡¯t be at ease with Qingwu marrying into their family!¡± The five of them exchanged glances, sensing the gravity in each other¡¯s eyes! Just the thought of Qingwu getting married so soon was something they couldn¡¯t accept in a million years! Shen Shaojia suddenly spoke, ¡°What if, and this is a big ¡®what if,¡¯ Qingwu actually likes him?¡± Everyone: ¡°!!!¡± Shen Boyi adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, speaking sternly, ¡°Regardless of whether Qingwu likes him or not, we must ensure she isn¡¯t deceived!¡± Their sister was pure and adorable, knowing little. This family still relied on them to protect it! Meanwhile, in Qingwu¡¯s room. She looked at a long string of messages on her phone, all from Pei Jue. They were nothing but questions about where she was, if she needed a ride, if she was tired today, and if she had any recent assignments... He¡¯d been messaging her non-stop after the banquet ended. Qingwu promptly blocked him and turned her attention to replying to her mentors. ¡°I¡¯ve received the gift. Thank you, Master.¡± Hai Xin: ¡°Girl, I¡¯ll be going to Beijing next month to see you. I¡¯ve heard the Gambling Stone King will be there. Have you heard anything about it?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll welcome Master next month.¡± ¡°Alright. See you next month.¡± The previous Gambling Stone King and the current Gambling Stone King were both in the group¡ªhow many more Gambling Stone Kings would be heading to Beijing to open stones? It seemed likely Hai Xin Elder was going to stir things up. Qingwu also wanted to see who dared to impersonate the Gambling Stone King, someone who dominated the black market. In the villa next door, Pei Jue held his phone. ¡°Chang Yue will go to the hospital.¡± He replied with an ¡°okay,¡± but was met with a glaring red exclamation mark. Clearly, Qingwu had blocked him! It appeared she was still angry about his identity! The little girl looked gentle and amiable, but she was quite stubborn and determined. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have become the leader of a rival assassin organization. Pei Jue felt anxious, wishing he could rush over and explain everything to her face-to-face, but propriety and manners held him back. Tomorrow, he definitely needed to clear things up with her! ... Early the next morning, Pei Jue donned a well-fitted dark brown suit and knocked on the door of the Shen Mansion. Shen Dongli saw him arriving so early. It was clear how much he valued their daughter! ¡°President Pei, you¡¯ve come so early! Come, come, have breakfast with us!¡± The Shen Family was having breakfast. Qingwu held a bowl of porridge, still a bit sleepy and dazed¡ªa side of her he had never seen before! Who knew she could be so adorable just after waking up. Zuo Wanjun called out warmly, ¡°Come, sit next to Qingwu. We don¡¯t know what you like to eat; tell us next time, and the kitchen will prepare your favorites!¡± ¡°Thank you, Uncle and Aunt. I¡¯ll have the same as Qingwu. Whatever she likes to eat, I¡¯ll like too.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Shen Jishi, displeased, said, ¡°President Pei, we¡¯re a family having breakfast. Is it appropriate for you to come over just to join us for a meal this early?¡± Zuo Wanjun gave him a sharp glare. ¡°You be quiet! Soon, President Pei will also be a family member. There¡¯ll be plenty of meals with us together!¡± Pei Jue smiled gracefully, ¡°Auntie, you can just call me Pei Jue. I¡¯m the younger generation, and I should honor you alongside Qingwu.¡± Zuo Wanjun and Shen Dongli were thoroughly pleased with Pei Jue! Look at him¡ªthis was the demeanor of nobility, measured and considerate, and he cared for their daughter deeply. He was undoubtedly the perfect son-in-law! Chapter 47 - 47 47 Qingwus Disguise Falls Off x1 ?Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Qingwu¡¯s Disguise Falls Off x1 Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Qingwu¡¯s Disguise Falls Off x1 The four sons of the Shen Family looked at Pei Jue with unfriendly eyes. This guy was here to steal their sister away! He had his own meals at home yet insisted on coming to the Shen Family early in the morning for breakfast, what was he up to! Zuo Wanjun, however, looked at Pei Jue as if he were a perfect son-in-law, the more she looked, the more she liked him. She gave Shen Dongli a meaningful glance, ¡°You never used to have breakfast with me, saying you were too busy with work, but look at young Pei, how nice he is to Qingwu!¡± Shen Dongli quickly smiled and reassured her, ¡°From now on, I¡¯ll have breakfast with you every day. After all, the company¡¯s matters can be handled by the kids, and we can eat whatever you like every day...¡± ¡°That¡¯s more like it.¡± Everyone in the Shen Family: ¡°...¡± They were used to the couple showing off their affection obliviously, so they simply lowered their heads to eat as if they saw nothing. Pei Jue¡¯s lips curled into a gentle smile. ¡°I¡¯ll have whatever you like, and I¡¯ll accompany you every time.¡± ¡°No need, I actually enjoy skipping breakfast.¡± Qingwu wasn¡¯t lying, back when she was with the Lin Family, the couple never prepared breakfast for her, insisting that it¡¯s healthier for children to be hungry... Eventually, due to work, she often forgot to eat breakfast. ¡°Then I¡¯ll make sure you have breakfast from now on. The Pei Family has a few chefs who make excellent breakfast. I¡¯ll have them come to your place later.¡± ¡°...¡± Shen Dongli was moved to tears, ¡°Young Pei, you¡¯re so considerate. She really doesn¡¯t like breakfast much, so I¡¯ll leave it up to you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my duty to take care of Qingwu.¡± The smiles on the faces of the Shen Family¡¯s sons were almost about to crack! This guy was definitely here to steal their sister, there was no doubt! Zuo Wanjun turned to Qingwu, ¡°Honey, I¡¯ve prepared some gifts for you. Later, take them to Elder Pei. It¡¯s our first visit, so we mustn¡¯t be impolite.¡± ¡°Alright, I got it.¡± Qingwu took the gifts and got into Pei Jue¡¯s car. The extended Rolls-Royce glistened in the sunlight, its global limited edition price reaching a billion, not to mention its numerous modifications, to Qingwu it smelled like the scent of money... Inside the car, Qingwu spoke up, ¡°Driving the old car was truly unfair to President Pei.¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± ¡°It¡¯s no trouble, I really liked it. Having the chance to drive you is my honor. Besides, I hope for an opportunity to explain.¡± Qingwu coolly nodded. She didn¡¯t care for his explanation, just like he never asked about her identity, so they were even. ¡°I initially wanted to tell you who I was, but after thinking it over, I didn¡¯t want our relationship to be burdened with other meanings. I approached you as the Singer, not as Pei Jue interacting with Miss Shen Qingwu.¡± ¡°So, my gifts, one is for Miss Shen, and the other for you.¡± Qingwu recalled the words carved on the necklace box: ¡°A gift from my heart¡¯s bright moon!¡± Did he mean she was the bright moon in his heart? ¡°I hope you don¡¯t get upset; even if you do, don¡¯t ignore me. Also...¡± Pei Jue paused for a moment, as if choosing his words carefully. ¡°You don¡¯t know how happy I was to see you yesterday!¡± The girl he wanted to pursue turned out to be his betrothed fiance?e! Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°I blocked you because you talked too much and it was distracting me from work.¡± Sitting in the front passenger seat, Annie: ¡°!!!¡± She had been working with her boss for so many years, and she never thought she would hear someone successfully block her boss! Miss Qingwu is incredible!! ¡°Now that you¡¯ve heard my explanation can you unblock me?¡± When did she ever say she needed these explanations? ¡°Alright.¡± The Rolls-Royce stopped at the entrance of Qiao Xi Hospital. Pei Jue opened the car door, slightly bowed, and extended his hand to Qingwu, ¡°I¡¯m glad you¡¯re willing to join me in visiting Grandpa, my dear fiance?e.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She took a deep breath, reminding herself that this was the etiquette of social interactions among wealthy families! Qingwu placed her hand in Pei Jue¡¯s palm and got out of the car with him. He carried a faint scent of sandalwood, warm like spring. Behind them, Annie quickly snapped a photo of the boss and his fiance?e holding hands! Their back view was a perfect match at first sight! Inside the ward, Elder Pei and Elder Shen sat together, staring intently at the entrance. ¡°Elder Pei, why haven¡¯t your grandson and my granddaughter arrived yet?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t even give a gift for my granddaughter¡¯s birthday yesterday, and you still have the nerve to complain?¡± Elder Pei grumbled a response. ¡°Who said I didn¡¯t prepare a gift? My gift is for my future granddaughter-in-law! You think it¡¯s just something you can give casually?¡± Elder Shen snorted, his beard bristling. ¡°You really have your little schemes, but in reality, you¡¯re just reluctant!¡± Elder Pei got defensive! ¡°What do you mean reluctant! What do I have left to be reluctant about! Who told you not to inform me that you had another granddaughter in your family? I thought Shen Yurou was your only granddaughter!¡± Thinking about Shen Yurou, who dressed so flamboyantly as if she were going to be displayed as an art exhibit, always gave Elder Pei a headache. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Yurou? I never said she was my granddaughter. I only have two granddaughters, Shaojia and Qingwu¡ªno one else counts.¡± Elder Pei waved his hand dismissively, showing impatience. ¡°I don¡¯t care about the twists and turns in your family stuff. It¡¯s just that you yourself had a messy youth, and now you¡¯re facing the consequences! As for that girl Yurou, as long as you know what¡¯s up, it¡¯s fortunate she¡¯s not my granddaughter!¡± Elder Shen smiled slightly, exuding an authoritative air without anger. ¡°Who hasn¡¯t had a messy past? As long as we feel no guilt to the country and the younger generation, it¡¯s fine! Concerning Yurou, she¡¯s not inherently bad; she just needs to quietly accompany her grandmother.¡± Elder Shen had always turned a blind eye to what Shen Yurou did, largely because of Mrs. Shen. After all, they had been married for so many years, and there were things he didn¡¯t want to push too far! Elder Pei studied him for a moment, persisting that he wanted to see his granddaughter-in-law. Qingwu and Pei Jue entered the ward, presenting gifts to the two elders. ¡°Grandfather Shen, this is the gift I bought for you and my grandfather, and this is the gift Qingwu prepared for you both.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± When did she ask Pei Jue to help her prepare gifts? Elder Pei looked at the two young ones before him, grinning ear to ear! ¡°Ah, wonderful, I just hope to see my granddaughter-in-law once before I pass!¡± Elder Shen also looked at them, his eyes full of loving kindness. ¡°Who could have imagined that Qingwu is actually old Shen¡¯s granddaughter? He would have been too embarrassed to admit that it was you who treated him, sweetheart. It was thanks to you that your grandfather could return from the brink unharmed. Grandpa owes you, and I¡¯ve taken note of it, passing it onto A-Jue!¡± Pei Jue looked at Qingwu with some surprise! He thought it was the second young master Shen who had saved his grandfather, and he had even sent a gift to the Shen family, without realizing it was actually her! No wonder the Ghost Doctor Chang Yue was supposed to come to the hospital today but never showed up; it turned out that the fearsome Chang Yue, infamous on the Dark Web, was actually this little girl! Pei Jue bowed his head, looking tenderly at Qingwu. ¡°Thank you, this debt now falls on me.¡± ¡°No need, it was just a small gesture.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t do; last time my gift was taken by your second brother. Today, I have more things to bother you with, so a proper compensation is certainly in order!¡± Chapter 48 - 48 48 Elder Shen Elder Pei please stop arguing ?Chapter 48: Chapter 48 Elder Shen, Elder Pei, please stop arguing! Chapter 48: Chapter 48 Elder Shen, Elder Pei, please stop arguing! Elder Pei was delighted! The last time he heard Shen Yurou say she saved him, it really troubled him! He thought maybe his old eyes were failing him, remembering wrong, but he distinctly remembered that the one who saved him was a very beautiful girl, not the ordinary Shen Yurou at all... When he asked the old man Shen, that crafty old thing feigned ignorance and wouldn¡¯t tell him the truth! If he hadn¡¯t seen yesterday¡¯s live broadcast on TV, he would¡¯ve remained in the dark about Qingwu being the Shen Family¡¯s daughter and having danced the first dance with his grandson... That old man, truly cunning! ¡°Xiao Wu, I didn¡¯t give you a gift for your birthday yesterday, but I¡¯ve got something prepared for you for a long time!¡± Elder Pei mysteriously took out a box and handed it to Qingwu. Elder Shen said in surprise, ¡°Old Pei, isn¡¯t this what you bought when you married your wife? How could you bring out your coffin savings as a gift?¡± ¡°Go, go, that¡¯s not right to say, old man. This was agreed upon in our family from the beginning, each granddaughter-in-law gets one! I thought I¡¯d never get the chance to give it away in my lifetime, thankfully, Heaven has been merciful...¡± Elder Pei¡¯s eyes were full of affection as his aged hands caressed Qingwu and Pei Jue¡¯s hands, placing them together and giving them a pat. ¡°Open it and see if you like the gift Grandpa gave you!¡± Qingwu met Pei Jue¡¯s equally expectant gaze, and obediently opened the wooden box. A set of Emperor Level emerald jade appeared, each piece flawless with no defects, worth at least ten small fortunes in Qingwu¡¯s expert opinion, having opened countless stones. ¡°This is too valuable, I can¡¯t accept it...¡± Elder Pei immediately clutched his heart, as if he was on the verge of a heart attack, ready to depart from this world! ¡°Old Shen... I think I see Cui Hue, the tofu seller from our village...¡± Elder Shen joked, ¡°Cui Hue probably doesn¡¯t want to see you at all, she¡¯s busy with her great-grandchildren, while you¡¯re still without hope.¡± ¡°My heart hurts... Ah Jue, remember to follow the will I wrote before...¡± Qingwu quickly spoke up, ¡°I¡¯ll accept it, but it¡¯s too valuable, I¡¯ll hold onto it for now and return it to Grandpa later.¡± Elder Pei was instantly rejuvenated, as if he could climb five floors right on the spot! ¡°In the future, Grandpa may not be around, so since this has been given to you, it¡¯s yours, there¡¯s no taking it back! If others found out our Pei Family took back a meeting gift to a granddaughter-in-law, I wouldn¡¯t want to face anyone!¡± Elder Shen chuckled, ¡°In a few years, you won¡¯t be considered human at all, only a ghost.¡± ¡°You just want to anger me to death, hmph! Such an excellent granddaughter will be part of my family in future, a little concession doesn¡¯t matter!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± The two old men were well-used to bickering, taking verbal jabs like children. Qingwu looked at the jade in her hand, feeling a bit troubled. Pei Jue softly said, ¡°If it¡¯s a burden, just hold onto it for now. This set of jade is more traditional because Grandpa always thought I¡¯d marry at forty or fifty, fitting for a daughter-in-law then.¡± Qingwu glanced at him, intending to have him take the gift back but unexpectedly lost herself in his smiling eyes, deep with unfathomable emotion! ¡°You suit the necklace I gave you yesterday more, why didn¡¯t you wear it today?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like wearing accessories.¡± She was either out to kill or on dangerous missions, wearing jewelry would only be a hindrance! ¡°When you¡¯re not on a mission, you should wear it, it suits you well!¡± Yesterday, at the birthday banquet, all the jewelry she wore was perfect, adorning her and making her shine as bright as a star! Qingwu inexplicably glanced at him. Whether she wore jewelry or not, what did that have to do with him? ¡°Elder Pei, let me give you a check-up.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, alright, you come, you come, girl, I trust your medical skills! Last time Professor Chen visited, he praised my good recovery!¡± Elder Shen, seeing how attentive Qingwu was to Elder Pei, sourly commented, ¡°Hmph, granddaughter is still mine, I¡¯m sick too, I want a check-up as well!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She grabbed Elder Shen¡¯s wrist in one hand, and Elder Pei¡¯s in the other, checking both their pulses simultaneously! A gleam of amazement flickered in Pei Jue¡¯s eyes! Rumor had it that Ghost Doctor Chang Yue could check the pulses of ten people simultaneously, diagnosing their ailments in record time, snatching people from the grip of death! Her slender, fair fingers rested on the old men¡¯s pulses, her picturesque eyes narrowed, like a masterpiece painting. ¡°Grandpa, you stayed up late last night, if you do it again, I¡¯m taking away your comic books. Elder Pei, you stayed up late too, and you¡¯ve been quite irritable recently, your liver heat is a bit high.¡± Elder Shen immediately covered his comic books hidden under the covers, ¡°No, no, you can¡¯t! Since you bought them for me, there¡¯s no way you¡¯re taking them away!¡± ¡°If you¡¯re up past three, don¡¯t even think about touching them.¡± Elder Shen was a bit deflated after being scolded by his granddaughter. ¡°Alright, alright, you¡¯re fiercer than your brothers. Even your second brother didn¡¯t scold me this much during check-ups.¡± The thing was, Zhongshuang majored in clinical medicine and didn¡¯t know how to take pulses like Qingwu, let alone precisely calculating his sleep schedule! Qingwu looked at Elder Pei, ¡°Elder Pei, your body is generally fine, but the previous poisoning did deplete your energy. Also, have you been eating anything you shouldn¡¯t have recently?¡± Pei Jue also became nervous, looking at Elder Pei. ¡°Grandpa, after getting poisoned from wrong medication last time, why are you still eating carelessly?¡± Elder Pei was quite aggrieved, ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten anything reckless! I¡¯m just taking my medicine, having my meals, and often playing chess with Old Shen here, occasionally enjoying some afternoon tea from the Shen Family chef... I swear I didn¡¯t eat anything else!¡± His medicine and food had been thoroughly checked to prevent any recurrence of the past incident! Not to mention, the Shen Family¡¯s afternoon tea was truly delicious! Qingwu looked at Pei Jue and explained, ¡°Grandpa¡¯s afternoon tea is a medicinal diet customized by me, Elder Pei having some is beneficial, no problem at all, but his pulse shows something off, may I see his medicines?¡± ¡°Of course, one moment, I¡¯ll get it for you!¡± Pei Jue¡¯s long legs took him to the next ward to fetch Elder Pei¡¯s medicine box, handing it to Qingwu. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± She picked up a few pills from the box, frowning slightly. Elder Pei was also a bit puzzled. ¡°Hey, what is this? I don¡¯t even know¡ª let me think... Oh, I remember, Yurou girl brought it by some time ago, said it was good for my health, probably supplements? She mentioned old Shen and Mrs. Shen were taking it, so I accepted.¡± The most important thing was, when Elder Pei saw the enormous dress on Shen Yurou, bigger than his sickbed, he couldn¡¯t think straight... Quickly sent her off without checking the items properly. He had also forgotten about it the past few days, taking them along with his medications as usual. Pei Jue frowned, very worried, ¡°Xiao Wu, what is this stuff?¡± Qingwu spoke calmly, ¡°Black market Divine Medicine, Primordial Energy Pill!¡± Chapter 49 - 49 49 Elder Shen Designs to Interrogate Shen ?Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Elder Shen Designs to Interrogate Shen Yurou Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Elder Shen Designs to Interrogate Shen Yurou ¡°¡±¡± Black market¡¯s divine medicine! Of course Pei Jue had heard of the Primordial Energy Pill! The organization that Deep Sea had tried to use the name of the Pei Clan to acquire the Primordial Energy Pill, but all the messages sent out vanished without a trace, showing that the forces behind the Primordial Energy Pill were unimaginable. ¡°How could this be in Grandpa¡¯s medicine!¡± Annie accessed the surveillance footage from Elder Pei¡¯s hospital room. As soon as Elder Pei saw it, his eyes widened in disbelief! ¡°Hey, when did you, kid, install surveillance in my room behind my back? Didn¡¯t I tell you not to!¡± Pei Jue remained calm, with an unyielding tone. ¡°Grandpa, it¡¯s for your safety.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care! I¡¯m already eighty-six, don¡¯t I get any privacy? This is a violation of citizens¡¯ legal rights, I¡¯m going to sue you!¡± Pei Jue ignored Elder Pei¡¯s protests and turned on the surveillance. ¡°It was indeed Shen Yurou who brought the medicine. How did she get hold of such a thing?¡± Elder Shen¡¯s expression was also quite grim. After all, Shen Yurou bore the Shen surname, and if it got out that the Shen Family tampered with Elder Pei¡¯s medicine, the whole Shen Family wouldn¡¯t be able to face the Pei Family! ¡°Qingwu, what exactly is this thing?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a divine medicine from the Southeast Asian black market, one pill costs a million. It temporarily gives people the illusion of being strong and healthy, but long-term use makes one confused and even dependent on the drug; stopping it abruptly leads to sudden death. Last time, Elder Pei also experienced a drug reaction between the Primordial Energy Pill and the other medicine he was taking.¡± Elder Shen frowned and said, ¡°Then why hasn¡¯t it knocked him out now? Last time, he was drugged; it should have been the same this time!¡± Qingwu was silent for a moment. ¡°Because Elder Pei is picky with his pills. If the pills don¡¯t look good, he doesn¡¯t take them and avoids those that react with the Primordial Energy Pill.¡± Elder Pei looked smug. ¡°Hmph, now you see, it¡¯s best to do things my way. Thanks to my wits, otherwise I¡¯d be on my way to see King Yan by now!¡± The entire room was speechless. The old man was actually proud of being selective with his medicines! The caregiver was sweating profusely, looking at Elder Pei¡¯s box of medicine, terrified and trembling: ¡°Miss Shen said she was coming to see Elder Pei, we couldn¡¯t stop her...¡± Pei Jue coldly said, ¡°I have said before, chase Shen Yurou away every time she comes, did you think my words were just empty sounds?¡± ¡°Dare not, dare not! But she said...she said she is President Pei¡¯s fiance?e...¡± ¡°My fiance?e is Qingwu. If you can¡¯t even recognize people, you have no place in the Pei Family anymore! Annie, replace everyone in Grandpa¡¯s hospital room!¡± The group of caregivers knew they had done something wrong and Pei Jue definitely wouldn¡¯t spare them, but they were really reluctant to give up the high care fees from the Pei Family... They all looked pleadingly at Qingwu. Qingwu said indifferently, ¡°You¡¯ve been receiving money from Shen Yurou, haven¡¯t you?¡± ¡°No, Lady Shen, it¡¯s a false accusation! Since we¡¯re paid by President Pei, how could we receive money from Miss Shen Yurou...¡± Qingwu pointed to the video, ¡°At one minute and thirty seconds, Shen Yurou handed you a card.¡± Annie quickly rewound the video and indeed saw Shen Yurou handing a bank card to a caregiver! The caregivers were completely silenced and were dragged away by the bodyguards! Elder Pei was nonchalant and said, ¡°How many batches have been replaced already? It¡¯s impossible to guard against every possibility. It¡¯s better not to guard at all and let me leave the hospital directly!¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± The previous medical staff had loopholes because the old man himself wanted to use himself as bait to fish out any sneaky figures lurking in the hospital. Unexpectedly, after changing the medical staff once, there was still a problem with Elder Pei¡¯s medicine! Elder Shen said apologetically, ¡°Old Pei, this was our family¡¯s fault, and we will definitely give you an explanation!¡± ¡°All is well, as long as your granddaughter-in-law marries over... Hey, it¡¯s not like she added the medicine to yours?¡± Elder Shen smiled mysteriously. ¡°I only take the medicine Qingwu prescribes for me, even if it¡¯s given by Chen Jianhong, I won¡¯t take it.¡± Elder Pei: ¡°...¡± Fine, so it¡¯s only you who¡¯s smart! Elder Shen took out his medicine box, proudly saying, ¡°These are prescribed by Qingwu. She sends them to me every day, not more. These were taken from the hospital, I haven¡¯t taken a single one.¡± Qingwu squatted down and picked up the medicine box. ¡°There are also Primordial Energy Pills here, but Grandpa hasn¡¯t taken a single one.¡± Elder Pei protested. ¡°I also want Qingwu to prescribe my medicine! Granddaughter-in-law, you can¡¯t favor one over the other; Grandpa is still waiting to see the two of you get married!¡± Pei Jue also looked at Qingwu with expectant and pleading eyes, ¡°Qingwu, I don¡¯t trust any medicine other than yours. Grandpa¡¯s medicine has had several problems, I really feel bad about it.¡± Qingwu nodded, ¡°Alright, from now on I will have my medicine sent along with Grandpa¡¯s, but let me be clear, the medicine I prescribe is not as sweet as the Primordial Energy Pill; it tastes bitter.¡± Elder Pei¡¯s face turned bitter; how did this girl know that he kept taking the Primordial Energy Pill because it¡¯s sweet! Elder Shen was the first to speak up: ¡°It¡¯s just a few pills? If Qingwu wants Grandpa to take them, Grandpa should take them. Some old guy keeps saying he loves our Qingwu, but doesn¡¯t even dare take a few pills¡ªhow is that love.¡± ¡°...Okay, okay, I get it! I¡¯ll take them, isn¡¯t that enough!¡± Qingwu looked at the Primordial Energy Pill in her hand and said, ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯d like to take it to see what¡¯s in it.¡± The two old men quickly waved their hands, looking as if it were nothing good. ¡°Take it, take it, if you don¡¯t take it, Grandpa wouldn¡¯t dare keep it!¡± Elder Shen pondered, ¡°That girl Yurou doesn¡¯t have that much money to buy a Primordial Energy Pill. This pile would cost over ten million.¡± ¡°There¡¯s still quite a bit with Grandma, and it seems she¡¯s been on them for a while.¡± Elder Shen nodded, with a glint of slyness in his eyes. ¡°Professor Chen told me, but I didn¡¯t expect that we and Old Pei also have these things ... Qingwu, Grandpa is not convenient to show up in this matter, you and Little Pei should investigate it clearly. Our family needs to give justice to your grandpa!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She could investigate by herself, it wasn¡¯t necessary to be with Pei Jue. Elder Pei also looked at Qingwu, full of expectation: ¡°Qingwu, Grandpa is relying on you for this matter. You saved Grandpa once, surely you wouldn¡¯t bear to see him collapse again; that would waste all your effort!¡± When Qingwu performed surgery last time, Elder Shen knew it was Qingwu who did it independently. He felt both proud and worried! He hadn¡¯t even let his granddaughter do surgery; that old Pei was really lucky! Pei Jue also looked at Qingwu, his eyes shining with anticipation. ¡°...Alright, I understand.¡± Elder Shen called Shen Yurou in front of everyone. Shen Yurou¡¯s coy voice that made one cringe came over the receiver. ¡°Grandpa, how come you¡¯re calling me? Do you miss me? I¡¯ll come to the hospital to see you right away!¡± ¡°No need, I just want to ask, what medicine did you give your Grandpa Pei? Now Old Pei is in the ICU, the Pei Family is asking me for you, think carefully about how you¡¯ll explain this to the Pei Family! If this matter doesn¡¯t have a proper explanation, I won¡¯t spare you!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Elder Shen certainly knew how to put words together out of thin air! ¡°¡±¡± Chapter 50 - 50 50 This is a laboratory not a nursery ?Chapter 50: Chapter 50: This is a laboratory, not a nursery! Chapter 50: Chapter 50: This is a laboratory, not a nursery! Elder Shen let out a cold snort. ¡°Where did you get the money to buy something so expensive? And who did you buy it from?¡± Shen Yurou stammered, ¡°Just some herbal medicine merchants, they sold it to me for one hundred thousand each. After Grandma took the Primordial Energy Pill, her health improved a lot, so I bought it for Elder Pei too! It cost me a lot of my allowance! Grandpa, I genuinely want Elder Pei to get better. How could there be a problem with the Primordial Energy Pill?¡± ¡°The Pei Clan¡¯s lawyer will come to you. You need to explain everything and provide all the contacts of those herbal medicine merchants, or the Shen Family won¡¯t be able to protect you!¡± Shen Yurou quickly agreed! How could there be a problem with the Primordial Energy Pill! Elder Shen hung up the phone and frowned, ¡°With that girl¡¯s intelligence, she couldn¡¯t have done this all by herself. The rest of the matter is in your hands now. Qingwu, don¡¯t worry, no matter what you find out, Grandpa is on your side.¡± ¡°Okay, Grandpa.¡± Stepping out of the hospital, Qingwu looked down at her hand still held by Pei Jue. ¡°Can you let go now?¡± They had held hands earlier to reassure the two elders, but why were they still holding hands now? Pei Jue had a smile on his face. ¡°The last time I let go of your hand, I regretted it. But back then, I didn¡¯t know you were my fiance?e, so I dared not act rashly. If I had known earlier... I wouldn¡¯t have let go.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Was he talking about the time they met Lin Jingsheng? ¡°Let go.¡± ¡°No.¡± Qingwu faintly frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t make me hit you.¡± ¡°If my fiance?e is interested in sparring with me at the hospital entrance, I¡¯d be delighted to oblige. But both grandpas are watching us right now.¡± ¡°Besides, I¡¯d rather find a more suitable place to spar; you can spar however you want.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Why did she feel like he was saying something else? Qingwu looked back and indeed saw the two elders sticking their white-haired heads out of the window, watching them with loving smiles. If they started fighting at the hospital entrance now, the two elders might end up in the ICU in shock. Pei Jue opened the car door for her, gentlemanly and polite, ¡°Where would you like to go? I¡¯ll drive you.¡± Qingwu thought for a moment and said, ¡°To my second brother¡¯s lab. I want to borrow his experimental equipment.¡± Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s lab had the most advanced equipment in the world, capable of obtaining results in no time, with an accuracy rate of 98.9%. ¡°You have your own lab too, don¡¯t you?¡± Ghost Doctor Chang Yue, of course, had her own lab. She developed the medicine for Elder Shen herself! ¡°Yes, but my equipment isn¡¯t as good as my second brother¡¯s, with a precision of 98.5%.¡± She hadn¡¯t had time to replace her experimental equipment yet, and a set of experimental equipment was quite expensive, requiring complicated approval procedures. ¡°I¡¯ll deliver it to your lab. Just give me an address, and I¡¯ll have someone send it over. If you don¡¯t want me to know its location, you can have your people pick it up from the Pei Clan.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Her lab¡¯s equipment required a very high level of precision; a set might cost tens of millions, and he just offered it like that? ¡°Your consultation fee and the cost of the medicine for Grandpa later, it isn¡¯t expensive.¡± ¡°Chang Yue has some international caregivers you can trust, but they¡¯re a bit pricey.¡± Price wasn¡¯t an issue; the Pei Family had plenty of money. ¡°Thank you, Qingwu, I couldn¡¯t face Grandpa without your help this time!¡± ¡°It was no trouble at all. I¡¯ll send you the address; just take me to my second brother today.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s eyes showed a hint of regret! In the medical field, the Pei Clan couldn¡¯t compare to the Shen Family. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t need to go to Shen Zhongshuang when she needed a medical laboratory! Annie, driving, was visibly excited! Miss Qingwu said she¡¯d send the boss the address, meaning she didn¡¯t mind the boss knowing the lab¡¯s location! What did that mean? It meant the boss would have all the opportunities to pick up Miss Qingwu from work, and they could even enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner sometime... No more overtime for her! Shen Zhongshuang had received Qingwu¡¯s call and was already waiting at the lab entrance. ¡°Thank you, President Pei, for bringing Qingwu here. Next time, just let me pick her up.¡± Pei Jue smiled, cultured and refined, ¡°It¡¯s my duty to take my fiance?e wherever she needs to go. No need for formalities, second brother. I¡¯ll pick Qingwu up for dinner later, will you join us too?¡± He looked at Pei Jue with a complex expression, as if he had swallowed a fly. ¡°Oh, sure, let¡¯s all go together.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± These two, combined, were over fifty, yet still competing? ¡°Second brother, let¡¯s go inside.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Pei Jue watched the siblings disappear into the lab before looking away, ¡°Annie, investigate all of Shen Yurou¡¯s connections. I need to know where every single Primordial Energy Pill in her possession came from.¡± ¡°Yes, President, do you think Shen Yurou is unaware of these matters?¡± Pei Jue let out a cold laugh, a mocking curve on his thin lips. ¡°She¡¯s a fool, but that doesn¡¯t mean the people behind her are fools too. A million a piece, the Primordial Energy Pills are priceless and rare. There being so many in Shen Yurou¡¯s possession only shows she herself doesn¡¯t know what they are!¡± With Shen Yurou¡¯s intellect, she probably believed the Primordial Energy Pill had some other effects, which was why she gave them to several elders to consume! Annie was also aware of the seriousness of this matter. Although Elder Pei didn¡¯t express any reproach in the hospital room, President Pei actually felt quite guilty! ¡°Understood!¡± Over on the other side, inside Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s lab. ¡°Qingwu, I¡¯ve prepared all the equipment you asked for, but I have another surgery coming up. You¡¯ll need to wait a bit.¡± As a genius doctor, Shen Zhongshuang had countless patients lining up daily, most of whom the Shen Family couldn¡¯t refuse. Qingwu knew Shen Zhongshuang was busy and dutifully said, ¡°I understand, second brother, can I use the equipment?¡± Shen Zhongshuang tenderly smiled, tousling her soft hair with a satisfied smile. ¡°Of course, you can, feel free to use whatever equipment interests you! If you break anything, second brother will just buy new ones!¡± His tone was like an indulgent parent spoiling their child. ¡°What I mean is I can analyze the Primordial Energy Pill data myself. You can go for your surgery; just give me access to the equipment, and you have nothing to worry about.¡± Shen Zhongshuang was overjoyed, not doubting his sister¡¯s ability to handle the equipment for a second. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll give you access permissions. You can use my card for anything you need. All the equipment passwords are your birthday.¡± ¡°Okay, go do your work, second brother.¡± Shen Zhongshuang instructed his assistant to accompany Qingwu throughout, in case any issues arose while he was in surgery. ¡°Miss Qingwu, I¡¯m President Shen¡¯s assistant, Bai He, please follow me.¡± Qingwu nodded and followed Bai He into the lab prepared by Shen Zhongshuang. A group of busy doctors looked up at Qingwu as she entered, curious about how this girl, who looked like a high schooler, had gotten into the lab. The lab was not a place ordinary people could enter. ¡°Bai He, what¡¯s going on? This isn¡¯t a daycare, why is there a kid touring?¡± Bai He quickly gave them a look, ¡°This is President Shen¡¯s sister, watch yourselves!¡± ¡°Even if President Shen¡¯s sister is visiting, she shouldn¡¯t be in the lab. There¡¯s a lot of experimental data here; if anything goes wrong, President Shen won¡¯t have a way to...¡± Chapter 51 - 51 51 Fatal Ingredients of the Primordial ?Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Fatal Ingredients of the Primordial Energy Pill Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Fatal Ingredients of the Primordial Energy Pill Bai He explained, ¡°Miss Qingwu is here to conduct an experiment, not to visit family.¡± Conduct an experiment? How old is this young girl, does she understand medicine? Does she even know what a medical experiment is? Qingwu glanced past the crowd¡¯s gaze, ¡°I have arranged to meet someone here, I hope you don¡¯t mind?¡± Everyone: !!! ¡°Lady Shen, do you think this is a field trip? Even if you are President Shen¡¯s sister, you need to respect science!¡± Bai He looked a bit troubled; President Shen didn¡¯t mention that Lady Shen would be inviting anyone! ¡°Miss Qingwu, our laboratory has some strict guidelines; it may not be convenient for your friend to enter...¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, he should have an entry pass.¡± A group of doctors exchanged glances. What did this Lady Shen take their laboratory for?! Does she think just anyone can come and go as they please? Chen Jianhong rushed in like a bolt of lightning from outside, fearing Qingwu would start the experiment without him. ¡°Qingwu, I¡¯m here, I¡¯m here. You haven¡¯t started yet, right? I didn¡¯t miss it, did I? I don¡¯t care! If you¡¯ve already started, you must let me take a look!¡± ¡°If you were any later, you would have missed it. Come in, but you can only be an assistant.¡± Chen Jianhong nodded eagerly, ¡°Being an assistant is great! Just getting to watch you experiment is amazing, I¡¯d even be a cheerleader!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She didn¡¯t need a cheerleader for the experiment. Chen Jianhong followed Qingwu into Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s laboratory, and the group of doctors was almost in an uproar! This was Professor Chen Jianhong! No one in medical research circles didn¡¯t know him! He was actually going to be an assistant to a high school student and was so delighted about it! The doctor who had looked down on Qingwu earlier panicked and hurriedly asked Bai He, ¡°Bai He, who exactly is Lady Shen? How come we¡¯ve never heard of her having any achievements in scientific research?¡± ¡°She¡¯s President Shen¡¯s biological sister. Could she be a genius like President Shen? Impossible! We should go up and take a look!¡± A group of doctors made up their minds and followed them into the laboratory. ¡°Lady Shen, may we watch you conduct the experiment?¡± Qingwu nodded, ¡°You can, just don¡¯t disturb me.¡± The researchers in Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s laboratory were all his capable subordinates. Qingwu didn¡¯t mind them observing. ¡°Microscope, planar cut the pills, make one hundred control groups.¡± ¡°Reagents melted, use the centrifuge.¡± ¡°Apply the IHC test, use the medical microscope.¡± ... Chen Jianhong immediately began following Qingwu¡¯s requirements, without any airs. Bai He, seeing he was overwhelmed, also took the initiative to assist Qingwu. The group of doctors transitioned from disbelief to shock! Lady Shen from the Shen Family not only knew how to conduct experiments, but the specimen she was experimenting on was a Primordial Energy Pill worth millions on the black market! Qingwu¡¯s eyes sparkled as she looked at the dumbfounded group of doctors. ¡°Please, is there anyone skilled in recording data?¡± ¡°Me! It would be an honor to serve Lady Shen!¡± ¡°We need three hundred sample slides.¡± ¡°Me! My slide prep is especially well-done!¡± Qingwu selected more than a dozen doctors to join her experiment, and those chosen looked as excited as if they had published ten SCI papers back to back! Two hours later. Qingwu held the report in her hand, frowning slightly. ¡°So it is; it seems my suspicion was correct.¡± Chen Jianhong was looking at the series of data, astounded! ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that besides the Primordial Energy Grass, there¡¯s also Illusion Heart Grass in the Primordial Energy Pill!¡± Illusion Heart Grass, a well-known hallucinogen and banned substance, causes dependency when used in excess, rendering patients mentally confused. Most uniquely, during prolonged states of mental confusion, a patient¡¯s consciousness becomes turbulent, and during this time, whoever speaks near the patient gets perceived as the patient¡¯s own thoughts! On the Dark Web, Illusion Heart Grass is known as the brainwashing tool; many organizations inject members with it to maintain control over them! ¡°Primordial Energy Pills also vary in quality, the Illusion Heart Grass content varies greatly in these pills, considered trace amounts, unseen in the early stages.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this a chronic poison? This substance cannot be absorbed in the human body, affecting the nervous system, long-term use leads to brain death!¡± The Illusion Heart Grass content in these Primordial Energy Pills Qingwu acquired was very low, and unless Elder Pei¡¯s medication had some conflict with the Primordial Energy Grass, it wouldn¡¯t have been discovered he was taking Primordial Energy Pills. ¡°Mrs. Shen¡¯s Primordial Energy Pill contains the highest level of Illusion Heart Grass.¡± Chen Jianhong wore a solemn expression. Long-term use of Primordial Energy Pills leads to Illusion Heart Grass addiction, and the demand for it grows... In other words, Mrs. Shen has been taking Primordial Energy Pills for quite some time! Qingwu picked up the report, motioning for Chen Jianhong to sign. Chen Jianhong: ¡°...¡± ¡°Why are you looking at me? This is a high-level pharmaceutical analysis experiment, why shouldn¡¯t you sign?¡± This wasn¡¯t her laboratory; a copy of the experiment report needed to be kept on record. ¡°But it was your experiment, I was only an assistant!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a qualification certificate.¡± Medical experiments require a certificate issued by the Hua Country Pharmaceutical Research Institute; Qingwu found it troublesome and had never obtained one, making her an uncertified practitioner for now. Chen Jianhong understood! This girl had him join the experiment not to discuss with him but to let him take the fall... After all, it was the Primordial Energy Pill; Chen Jianhong could already foresee the institute calling him for inquiries in a few days! She left herself with no trouble at all! ¡°Why don¡¯t you have your second brother sign?¡± ¡°Why leave such troublesome things for family? If you don¡¯t sign, don¡¯t come for my next experiment.¡± Chen Jianhong immediately penned his flamboyant signature as the main experimenter! ¡°I¡¯m leaving, could you tell my second brother I have something to attend to, and give him a copy of the experiment report?¡± Bai He now admired this lady to the point of utter devotion! ¡°Yes! Lady Shen, please come again next time! Our laboratory¡¯s equipment is the finest in the country! Don¡¯t go to Professor Chen¡¯s laboratory!¡± Chen Jianhong: ¡°...¡± He was still standing here! Was it appropriate to critique his lab just like this? As Qingwu stepped out of Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s laboratory, her gaze fell on the man standing by the road. He was dressed in a high-collar cashmere sweater, revealing a seductive Adam¡¯s apple, and his khaki trench coat flapped in the breeze, exuding an aura of ¡°stay away,¡± immeasurably cold. Seeing Qingwu exit, Pei Jue quickly walked up to her. ¡°The experiment is done?¡± ¡°Yes, why are you here?¡± ¡°To pick you up for dinner; didn¡¯t I mention it earlier? Where¡¯s your second brother?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Why did it seem like he called her second brother so smoothly, as if he were not an outsider at all! ¡°He¡¯s performing surgery, here¡¯s the experimental data.¡± Elder Pei was also a victim of the Primordial Energy Pill, so Pei Jue had the right to review the analysis resultat. ¡°Illusion Heart Grass? How could something like this re-enter the market? I remember three years ago, Myanmar North descended into chaos because of this!¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s that. I suspect the Drug King¡¯s collaboration with Tarzan this time might also involve Illusion Heart Grass, given its value.¡± Pei Jue frowned at the report in his hand, ¡°How is Professor Chen the main experimenter?¡± ¡°He conducted the experiment.¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± He knew the little girl didn¡¯t like to be in the limelight and didn¡¯t want too many people knowing she was the Ghost Doctor. The reputation of the Ghost Doctor was just too much, stirring evil intentions even in Beijing. If she met any danger and he wasn¡¯t there, it wouldn¡¯t be good! Thinking back, Chen Jianhong must have mentioned encountering a medical genius, and it was her. Pei Jue hid his expression and chivalrously opened the car door for Qingwu. Qingwu sat inside, expression serene. ¡°A few years back, the cost of a single Illusion Heart Grass was 80 million, and though expensive, it was incredibly rare. For the Drug King and Tarzan, that amount of money wouldn¡¯t mean much. Tarzan must want it for another reason.¡± Pei Jue immediately grasped her meaning! ¡°For example, needing Illusion Heart Grass in medication for his family¡¯s illness, and the only ones in the world who can use Illusion Heart Grass are Ghost Doctor Chang Yue!¡± Recently, Tarzan had posted multiple recruitment advertisements for Ghost Doctor Chang Yue on the dark web. The offered price had even reached one billion US dollars! Qingwu shook her head, ¡°That¡¯s not it; besides the Ghost Doctor, at least one other person can use Illusion Heart Grass.¡± ¡°You mean the person who made these Primordial Energy Pills?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Chapter 52 - 52 52 The Inhumane Beidou Star ?Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Inhumane Beidou Star Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Inhumane Beidou Star The phone rang, and Qingwu picked up her cell phone, pressing the answer button. On the other end, Tian Shu, a researcher at Chang Yue Laboratory, was howling. ¡°Boss, someone sent us the latest experimental equipment to the lab. I saw the logo and it¡¯s actually from the Pei Clan! And they said it¡¯s a gift for their fiance?e. Do we even have women in our lab? Isn¡¯t it all men and livestock? Can we even accept this? What if there¡¯s a bomb inside?¡± ¡°If it blows us up, would there still be experimental value? Could two pounds of dazzling wisdom be extracted from my flesh?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°The equipment is for me.¡± ¡°What? You¡¯re joking, right? Although you are a woman, who would really dare to treat you as one! Wait, this stuff is really for you? Since when did you know the President of the Pei Clan?¡± The Pei Clan is now a super conglomerate across Asia, Europe, and America, with their presence in everything from oil to toilet paper. ¡°Just accept it, less nonsense.¡± ¡°No way, the Pei Clan also sent a lot of potions, things money can¡¯t buy. Boss, are you sure you didn¡¯t do anything unethical? Don¡¯t tell me you robbed the Pei Clan!¡± A voice from beside Tian Ji chimed in, ¡°How¡¯s that possible? Our boss isn¡¯t like that. If she robbed the Pei Clan, it definitely wouldn¡¯t be just that little! At the very least, she¡¯d take the whole Pei Clan!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Next to her, Pei Jue suppressed a laugh, covering his mouth with his fist. He was clearly amused by the group of fools around Qingwu. ¡°Shut up, accept the stuff, record the data, and if you say another word, I¡¯ll vivisect you in the next experiment.¡± Two ghostly screams came from the other end of the phone, ¡°Ahh, I knew our boss was a heartless fascist! She¡¯s terrifying!¡± ¡°Wait, is our boss the fiance?e of the Pei Clan¡¯s president? Does that mean I¡¯m part of the dowry?¡± ¡°What do you know? We¡¯re the dowry maids! Hee hee, when the boss gets married, do we have to wear wedding dresses too?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She hung up the phone in exasperation. Pei Jue stifled his laughter, his shoulders shaking. It was rare to see her looking a bit embarrassed, he thought, how cute! ¡°Your lab¡¯s researchers?¡± ¡°Mm, all orphans taken in by the High Tower, picked up from international battlefields.¡± The international battlefield was cruel, and the researchers of the Chang Yue Laboratory were orphans saved by Qingwu. There was an undeniable tenderness in Pei Jue¡¯s eyes. ¡°You¡¯re very kind.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not kindness. If you saw the scene, you¡¯d have taken them away as well.¡± She took away a whole medical laboratory of researchers. In that medical lab, these orphans were the research subjects! Their intelligence was constantly developed with an endless array of drugs, electric shocks, and physical stimulation to stimulate their brains over and over to reach the limits of human intelligence! Qingwu couldn¡¯t stand it and simply dismantled the laboratory named after Beidou Star. Pei Jue said in surprise, ¡°The genius organization Beidou Star that disappeared internationally was actually taken away by you?¡± The disappearance of Beidou Star caused quite a stir on the Dark Web! Who would have thought it was Qingwu who took them away! It¡¯s known that every member of Beidou Star was an absolute genius. In every field, they were unparalleled in their ability. The previous members of Beidou Star are now giants active in the world, with extraordinary influence! Qingwu frowned slightly, not agreeing with his statement. ¡°Yeah, I just happened to adopt twenty-four orphans and met a few old men in passing.¡± Those old men were the surviving former members of Beidou Star! They later became Qingwu¡¯s teachers, teaching her what the twenty-four Constellations excelled in. Thankfully, Qingwu was smart enough to surpass her teachers without any means to forcibly stimulate her brain development. The twenty-four Constellations all had varying degrees of mental issues and couldn¡¯t accept anyone close except for Qingwu. Over time, she let them stay by her side, becoming her most loyal companions! Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± No wonder the person on the phone said if she robbed, she¡¯d take the entire pot... turns out this was all precedent! This little girl might be small, but she was full of surprises that left him amazed! Pei Jue¡¯s gaze at Qingwu grew more and more tender. ¡°If you want my company, no need to rob, I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°With only one condition, take me with you, everything I have is yours.¡± ¡°...¡± Was he crazy? Qingwu looked at him speechlessly, as if saying, ¡°Are you out of your mind?¡± Annie sat in the passenger seat, unable to hide her smile, even with her mouth covered with an AK! She had been worried that her boss wouldn¡¯t be able to woo someone, but with this kind of sweet talk, it was like a master class! ¡°What do you want to eat?¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± ¡°I asked Mrs. Shen in the morning for a list of what you like and dislike to eat. From now on, nothing you dislike will appear in the Pei Family¡¯s kitchen or in any of the restaurants under its banner.¡± Qingwu was speechless and choked up. Was this necessary? She hadn¡¯t even said she would definitely marry him! Meanwhile. Since receiving a call from Elder Shen, Shen Yurou had been unable to sit still, in a state of panic! The Pei Family¡¯s legal team soon knocked on Shen Yurou¡¯s door. ¡°Hello, Ms. Shen, may I ask where you purchased the Primordial Energy Pill? President Pei requests that you provide the contact information for the seller.¡± Shen Yurou immediately put on a weak and headache-induced demeanor! ¡°Oh dear, my head hurts... Am I sick too? I want Brother Pei to ask me himself. Where is he?¡± ¡°President Pei is accompanying his fiance?e, Lady Shen, to a candlelight dinner.¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°!!!¡± How could Pei Jue go to dinner with that country bumpkin! And a candlelight dinner at that! It must have been the Pei Family¡¯s elder and the Shen Family¡¯s elder who forced him. Just the thought of Pei Jue having to look at Qingwu¡¯s face while eating made Shen Yurou¡¯s heart ache... Brother Pei must find it utterly disgusting! In a while, he¡¯ll grow to abhor that country bumpkin! ¡°Ms. Shen, please cooperate with us! Otherwise, we will file a lawsuit against you according to the law. Elder Pei is still in the ICU!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not uncooperative but the other party always contacts me. The phone number he uses changes every time, usually calling once every two or three months, and I don¡¯t know how to reach him!¡± To prove she was telling the truth, Shen Yurou took out her phone and searched for a while, ¡°These are the numbers he called from. Each time he gives me a different banking account, and I can¡¯t contact him unilaterally!¡± ¡°He told me the Primordial Energy Pill was good stuff, and I spent so much money on them for my grandparents¡¯ health and longevity!¡± The legal team recorded all the phone numbers and bank accounts and asked Shen Yurou a few more questions. ¡°When did they last contact you?¡± ¡°Last week.¡± The legal team frowned. Judging from the pattern of the calls, the next one might not come for several months! ¡°Okay, thank you for your cooperation. We¡¯ll inform President Pei. We need to take your SIM card, but here¡¯s a new account from the Pei Clan. The number remains unchanged, so it won¡¯t affect your life.¡± Shen Yurou asked eagerly, ¡°Can I visit Elder Pei? Elder Pei likes me a lot!¡± The legal team member thought to themselves that the elder was still playing chess with Elder Shen, and if he saw her, he might really have to be sent to the ICU! ¡°That¡¯s not for us to decide, goodbye, Ms. Shen.¡± The legal team hurriedly slipped away. Shen Yurou checked her phone account, only to find it was completely drained! After buying Primordial Energy Pills, some cosmetics, and bags last time, her money was all used up. Mrs. Shen was still lying in the hospital bed, probably forgetting to send her pocket money. The nanny, seeing her distress, suggested, ¡°Ms. Yurou, I heard that Ms. Shaojia said there are often high-priced orders on the Dark Web. With your intelligence, you could surely earn some pocket money, and perhaps even showcase your talents, earning the admiration of President Shen and President Pei!¡± Chapter 53 - 53 53 Shen Yurou Impersonates Qingwu and Gets ?Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Shen Yurou Impersonates Qingwu and Gets Slapped Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Shen Yurou Impersonates Qingwu and Gets Slapped ¡°Miss Yurou, there are plenty of wealthy people on the Dark Web. You can easily earn a lot of money.¡± Shen Yurou couldn¡¯t resist the temptation and carefully opened the Dark Web. Sure enough, she found many high-priced orders. The orders at the top were all from the same account, but no one had taken them. ¡°Tarzan is hiring Ghost Doctor Chang Yue to treat a family member, offering one billion US dollars! That¡¯s so much money! But I don¡¯t know anything about medicine...¡± Even though she had studied medicine in college, she never attended the classes. Those people were terrifying; they even dissected mice and rabbits. Just watching them made Shen Yurou feel they were uncouth and filthy. So, for all the courses, she paid people to take them for her... To this day, not only did she not learn medical skills, she couldn¡¯t even understand basic prescriptions! The nanny was unconcerned. ¡°Didn¡¯t you study medicine? Isn¡¯t it easy to treat a patient? I¡¯ve seen many doctors simply search online when treating patients and prescribe medicine casually. If there¡¯s any problem, you can just ask Dr. Chen. This is a rare opportunity to showcase your talents.¡± The key point was one billion US dollars! Shen Yurou was itching with desire! However, she was afraid she wouldn¡¯t be able to say anything at the time, so she decided to look at other orders first! She closed the computer, not noticing that she had inadvertently pressed ¡°accept order¡±... ¡°I¡¯m going to school to take an exam first, I¡¯ll check later if there are any simpler orders.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Yurou always paid someone to take exams for her, but now she didn¡¯t have a penny on her. She couldn¡¯t afford to pay someone... she had to go take the exam herself! ... Shen Zhongshuang rushed to the lab immediately after finishing a surgery, without even taking a break. He knew very well the personalities of the doctors in his lab. Each one was proud and arrogant. It had taken him a lot of effort initially to get them to willingly listen to him! If he returned late, those guys would definitely bully his sister! As soon as he entered the lab, Shen Zhongshuang saw Chen Jianhong sitting there, attentively observing over 300 samples. ¡°Professor Chen? Why are you here? Where¡¯s my sister?¡± ¡°She went to eat with President Pei. I wanted to take another look at the data, waiting for you to analyze it with me.¡± Pei Jue was so good at timing! He knew that Pei¡¯s invitation to eat was just an excuse; he merely wanted a date with his sister! Chen Jianhong handed the research data to Shen Zhongshuang. Shen Zhongshuang scanned through the data swiftly, his expression turning serious as his eyes landed on Chen Jianhong¡¯s signature, understanding the situation. After all, this matter involved Elder Pei and his own grandfather, so his sister probably wanted the data quickly, which is why she called Professor Chen to run the tests. With Chen Jianhong¡¯s help, it was normal for the experiment data to come out so quickly! ¡°Professor Chen, this experiment succeeded thanks to you. We just received a batch of new agents, let¡¯s give you a sample!¡± Chen Jianhong was beaming with joy! A sample from Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s lab was something many people would dream of obtaining. He didn¡¯t expect such a huge reward for assisting; Shen Family people are indeed generous! ... Meanwhile, Pei Jue took Qingwu to a private restaurant in the city center. The quaint courtyard was adorned with many expensive plants, and the peony flower in the center of the yard was the flower king sold for three million at the last auction. Dining at this restaurant required a prior financial verification, with a minimum of ten million in savings needed to even become a target customer here. The owner of the private restaurant bowed before Pei Jue, ¡°President Pei, the private room has been prepared for you. This way, please.¡± ¡°Xiaowu, shall we?¡± The dishes were listed one by one, each served in a small dish. The owner explained, ¡°President Pei wants to know what Miss likes so he can only serve dishes she prefers in the future! We won¡¯t sell any other dishes!¡± Qingwu slightly frowned, ¡°Isn¡¯t that a bit troublesome? What about other guests?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Miss. Our restaurant has been transferred to your name, and from now on, it caters solely to your taste!¡± Pei Jue chuckled, ¡°I drove by here last time and noticed you liked this courtyard, so since it¡¯s a Pei Clan property, I transferred it to your name.¡± Last time, she had casually mentioned how vigorous the welcoming pine looked at this place¡¯s entrance... and now she inexplicably had a restaurant? ¡°No need to serve everything according to my taste, this is a restaurant, it can operate as usual.¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s yours now, you have the authority over all matters.¡± The owner was almost in tears! Miss was truly kind-hearted! Actually, even if the restaurant didn¡¯t operate for a year, the salary would still be substantial, but who wouldn¡¯t want a caring boss? Qingwu paused for a moment, looking at the owner. ¡°When I come here, no need to avoid any foods, give me a taste of everything.¡± ¡°Sure, Miss! We got it!¡± Since she owned the place now, it wouldn¡¯t be a problem to occasionally guide the kitchen staff on the dishes. The chef she advised last time became an international dessert master, although his skill level remained quite ordinary. Pei Jue gazed at Qingwu with tender affection. ¡°Do you like it here? Pei Clan has other properties with the same style, I can take you to see them later.¡± Why should she visit all of Pei Clan¡¯s properties? ¡°I appreciate your help with my grandpa¡¯s medication.¡± Qingwu nodded, her eyes clear and rippling, enchantingly beautiful. ¡°Your grandfather and mine are probably fishing together, the incident in the ward isn¡¯t your fault, no need for self-blame.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s eyes lit up! Of course, he noticed the two elders had planned this fishing activity; otherwise, the hospital wouldn¡¯t have so many accidents. The elders were providing opportunities for those people to exploit gaps, and also assisting them younger generations, but Pei Jue wished Elder Pei could enjoy his later years! ¡°Thanks for your comfort, fiancee, I¡¯m very happy!¡± When Annie cautiously knocked on the door of the private room, Pei Jue was rolling up his sleeves to peel shrimp for Qingwu, the ruby cufflinks on his cuffs sparkling brightly. He wore them when they went to the X Bar together last time, and hasn¡¯t taken them off since! ¡°Boss, I have new information...¡± Pei Jue elegantly wiped his hands, his demeanor graceful. ¡°Just say it, don¡¯t worry about Qingwu, she can know everything about me.¡± ¡°Yes, Ghost Doctor Chang Yue accepted Tarzan¡¯s invitation on the Dark Web.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Why didn¡¯t she know she accepted Tarzan¡¯s order? ¡°Tarzan offered one billion US dollars, after accepting, Chang Yue went offline, and Tarzan blocked her IP.¡± ¡°Hmm, I got it.¡± The two in the private room exchanged glances, silencing themselves for a moment. ¡°May I ask, do you know any other ghost doctors?¡± Qingwu eyed him for a few moments, feeling he meant something with his words. With his intelligence, he surely guessed that ghost doctors were actually a group! ¡°I do, one just got buried last month, the grave is still warm, would you like to visit?¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± ¡°Could the person who accepted the order be the maker of the Primordial Energy Pill?¡± ¡°Maybe.¡± Qingwu operated her phone, sending encrypted messages to Tian Ji. [Post to deny using Chang Yue¡¯s account.] [Okay.] Five minutes later, a post from Ghost Doctor Chang Yue appeared on the Dark Web. Seeing the post, Pei Jue¡¯s mouth twitched into a smile! ¡°The people under you are quite amusing!¡± Qingwu was puzzled. Pei Jue handed his phone to her, they were almost leaning against each other and could smell each other¡¯s perfume. The warmth from his arm made Qingwu¡¯s face slightly flush. [I have always respected Mr. Tarzan, didn¡¯t accept the order, didn¡¯t jump ship, didn¡¯t take money, even tofu pudding has brains, yet Mr. Tarzan doesn¡¯t. Ghost Doctor Chang Yue.] Qingwu: ¡°...¡± The screen was full of sarcastic remarks, which was indeed something Tian Ji would do... Chapter 54 - 54 54 Mrs. Shen Is Dying Qingwu Sees Through ?Chapter 54: Chapter 54 Mrs. Shen Is Dying? Qingwu Sees Through the Plot Chapter 54: Chapter 54 Mrs. Shen Is Dying? Qingwu Sees Through the Plot Qiao Xi Hospital in Beijing, VIP room. Mrs. Shen lay on the bed, her eyes closed, listening to the nurse beside her reciting Buddhist scriptures. Shen Yurou sobbed non-stop at the bedside of Mrs. Shen. ¡°Grandma, you have to save me! Grandpa says he¡¯s going to turn me in!¡± ¡°What happened? Your grandpa¡¯s not out of his mind, where would he turn you in?¡± Shen Yurou started with the words she had long prepared, crying pitifully. ¡°I spent half a year¡¯s allowance to buy Primordial Energy Pills for Grandpa, and yet he says he wants to hand me over to the Pei Family¡¯s legal team to send me to jail... Grandma, if I¡¯m gone, who will take care of you!¡± Hearing this, Mrs. Shen grew a bit anxious. ¡°Yurou, do I still have enough Primordial Energy Pills?¡± If Shen Yurou was taken away by the Pei Family, at least she wouldn¡¯t run out of medicine! ¡°Yes, Grandma! You haven¡¯t had today¡¯s dose yet, so take it now!¡± Mrs. Shen, with Shen Yurou¡¯s help, took the Primordial Energy Pills. Her brows visibly relaxed, and with the Buddhist scripture in the background, she slowly began to doze off, unable to see the surrounding scene clearly... ¡°Grandma, you must help me, I am your only granddaughter.¡± In a daze, Mrs. Shen nodded, repeating Shen Yurou¡¯s words... Shen Yurou contentedly tucked Mrs. Shen in, her eyes full of triumph. If Elder Pei took the Primordial Energy Pills, perhaps he would listen to her just like Mrs. Shen! In Elder Shen¡¯s hospital room, Chen Jianhong held two exam papers. ¡°Elder, does your family have two people named Shen Yurou?¡± Elder Shen was confused, putting down the chess in his hand. ¡°I received two identical exam papers in Yu Cheng, both under the name Shen Yurou, look at this...¡± ¡°Let me see.¡± On the two exam papers, both clearly had Shen Yurou¡¯s name written! One failed, while the other passed with high marks. ¡°I compared Shen Yurou¡¯s handwriting; the failed one should be hers, the other... must be someone else she hired. Additionally, many teachers reported not having seen her since the start of the semester.¡± Elder Shen frowned, taking out a phone. ¡°Yurou, come to my room.¡± ¡°Okay, Grandpa, I¡¯ll be right there.¡± As soon as Shen Yurou entered the room, she saw Chen Jianhong, feeling secretly pleased. It must be Professor Chen reporting to Grandpa that she was a genius in studying medicine. Finally, Grandpa realized her importance! ¡°Yurou, explain this.¡± Shen Yurou looked at the two identical papers, utterly stunned! Didn¡¯t she already not pay for it, why did the replacement still take the exam? ¡°Grandpa, she¡¯s pitiful, please forgive her! Although she bullied me on campus, preventing me from attending classes, I had to prove my ability this way...¡± Elder Shen squinted his eyes and said sternly, ¡°You mean you were threatened? Then why didn¡¯t you tell your family?¡± ¡°I was afraid my classmates would say I was abusing my power. There had already been people bullying me just because I am from the Shen Family. My parents and brother are so busy, I didn¡¯t want to trouble the family...¡± She took out her phone, which indeed contained many indecent messages. ¡°These are all insults from classmates, Grandpa, I¡¯m really scared! But please don¡¯t trouble these classmates, they didn¡¯t mean it...¡± Elder Shen frowned, ¡°Then what about the exam?¡± ¡°The high score is mine. Even though I didn¡¯t attend school, I studied secretly at home. I would never disgrace the Shen Family!¡± Elder Shen frowned, ¡°Go back, I¡¯ll handle this.¡± Shen Yurou relaxed, leaving the room crying. Chen Jianhong was stunned! Such acting skills... she was wasted on studying medicine! ¡°Old chief, do you believe her?¡± ¡°No, she¡¯s full of lies just like her grandmother.¡± ¡°Then how do we deal with this?¡± Elder Shen pondered for a moment, taking out the phone to call Shen Boyi, briefly explaining the event. ¡°Look into what Shen Yurou has been doing at school, and don¡¯t trouble the classmate she had take the test; handle it gently!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± ... In the Lin Family¡¯s villa in Ning City. Lin Jingsheng walked into the study and saw his desk in chaos as if a thief had been there! He was shrewd enough to install a monitor in the study last time the bid documents went missing. When he checked the feed, he saw that Lin Xuecheng had secretly entered his study more than once, taking away many Lin Family documents and giving them to the Lu Family... He had said that recently there were many losses in the Lin Family, and it turned out the Lu Family was meddling! The Lin Family had developed so well under his management, but it had never faced such a rough time! Lin Jingsheng dialed the Lu Family¡¯s number. ¡°Your Lu Family certainly has nerve! Taking so many of my documents, if you don¡¯t fill the company¡¯s losses, I¡¯ll take you to court!¡± Recently, the Lu Family¡¯s business, for some reason, faced obstacles everywhere, losing money no matter what they did. The entire Lu Family was quite unlucky and annoyed. Being scolded by Lin Jingsheng, they immediately flared up! ¡°Who the hell wants anything from your damn family? You really think you¡¯re some business genius? How dare you come ask for money from us!¡± Lin Jingsheng scoffed. ¡°I have evidence. If you deny it, we¡¯ll just see each other in court!¡± The Lu Family didn¡¯t fall for it. ¡°Evidence? The garbage your daughter brought? Pah! She brought it eagerly; we didn¡¯t even want it!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know, you tried desperately to present gifts to Lady Shen and got thrown out. Now no one in both Beijing and Ning City dares to do business with you! Such bad luck!¡± The Lu Family quickly hung up the call. Lin Jingsheng was so furious he was nearly spitting curses! That family truly had no shame! He wanted to confront Lin Xuecheng, only to find she wasn¡¯t home, having gone shopping with Lu Mingchuan instead... First wolves, then tigers! Lin Jingsheng was utterly panicked! ¡°Hurry, invite the four board directors of East, West, South, and North for dinner, book the most expensive room in Royal Hotel!¡± ¡°The most expensive room isn¡¯t cost-effective, at least 300,000 a night. How about the last hotel, we could get the 1299 package?¡± ¡°Fine, book the 1299, I must have a good talk with the four directors! If they are willing to come around, there¡¯s still hope for the Lin Family!¡± Lin Jingsheng left the house, truly troubled. Meanwhile. Qingwu, just getting out of the car back at the Shen Mansion, received a call from Tianfu. ¡°Boss, Lin Jingsheng wants to invite the four of us to dinner. That old tightwad is too stingy, wears a suit that costs 38,000 but buys a 1299 meal that includes drinks!¡± ¡°Last time, I didn¡¯t want to say, but Tian Tong got diarrhea when he got home, and Po Jun ended up with gastroenteritis in the hospital; it was infuriating!¡± Qingwu responded, ¡°Don¡¯t go; block him and send a letter from the lawyer.¡± ¡°Great! Boss, it looks like the Lu Family is running into many issues lately, they seem to be heading towards bankruptcy. Did you do it?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°I knew it, if it were you, at least the Lin Family would also be doomed, right? I sent a video to your phone, take a look.¡± Qingwu opened the video on her phone, which showed Mrs. Shen¡¯s hospital room. Inside, Shen Yurou handed Mrs. Shen a small pillbox, watching as Mrs. Shen swallowed it... ¡°Grandma, I am your only granddaughter, you must stand by my side...¡± Mrs. Shen began to repeat her words, clearly brainwashed! Tianfu said, ¡°This idiot probably thought the Primordial Energy Pill was some brainwashing gadget, that¡¯s why she would do everything possible to get the boss¡¯s grandpa to take them.¡± Qingwu looked at Mrs. Shen¡¯s state and frowned, ¡°She¡¯s dying!¡± Chapter 55 - 55 55 Is Qingwu Going to Debut ?Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Is Qingwu Going to Debut? Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Is Qingwu Going to Debut? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, just follow the protocol.¡± Lin Jingsheng was concerned about his reputation; the bet-on agreements he signed could add up to quite a loss for him. As for the Lu Family, she never took them seriously. The delight of Tianfu hearing her words was almost enough to set off a string of firecrackers to celebrate with Qingwu! ¡°Alright!¡± After hanging up the phone, Shen Boyi gently knocked on Qingwu¡¯s room door. ¡°Big brother, come in.¡± ¡°Little Wu, Grandpa wants me to visit Yurou¡¯s school. Since you¡¯re about to attend university too, do you want to come along with your big brother for a look?¡± Shen Boyi spoke like this, but he just wanted an excuse to spend more time with his sister! Their work was so busy that managing to have breakfast together was already difficult, and there was hardly any other time to spend with his sister. Qingwu thought about it. The Medical University had the most detailed top-secret archives on the Primordial Energy Pill; she might as well go take a look. ¡°Alright.¡± As one of the top universities in Beijing, the Medical University boasted incredibly strong teaching resources. The Chen Jianhong Medical Laboratory, ranked second in Hua Country, was located here, with the Shen Zhongshuang Laboratory being the first. Lu Mingchuan was being pushed by Lin Xuecheng and immediately sensed a youthful vibe as they entered the university. Teenage girls in miniskirts and doctors in white coats were everywhere, instantly provoking his fetish for uniforms! This place was simply amazing! Lu Mingchuan tugged at the gauze on his face, searching for a target to hit on. Lin Xuecheng noticed him looking around constantly and felt a surge of jealousy. Those female students were wearing such revealing clothes, with their fair and long legs exposed, obviously intent on seducing her fiance?! ¡°Qingwu? What is she doing here?¡± Lu Mingchuan, ever sharp-eyed, spotted the girl stepping out of a deep purple Porsche. Her slender legs and the master Ye Yi limited-edition high heels accentuated her perfect figure... Shen Boyi tossed the car keys to his secretary, caught up quickly in a few steps, and walked beside Qingwu, tenderly touching her hand. ¡°A bit cold, big brother forgot to remind you to bring extra clothes. Next time, I¡¯ll keep a coat in my car for you.¡± While speaking, Shen Boyi gallantly removed his suit jacket and placed it on Qingwu. She wore a light green chiffon dress, and paired with the ebony fragrance of the suit, it added a touch of elegance and grace, with her eyes exuding an air of disdain. ¡°Thank you, big brother.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go to the academic office; I¡¯ve already arranged a meeting with the director of the Medical University.¡± Qingwu followed closely beside Shen Boyi, her outstanding looks and poise attracting a crowd of students. Lin Xuecheng¡¯s fingernails nearly dug into her palms! Lu Mingchuan was also rather excited, pointing at Shen Boyi¡¯s silhouette, almost trembling like Parkinson¡¯s! ¡°Him! Him! Him! I knew he definitely had something to do with Qingwu, and he¡¯s the one who hit me last time!¡± ¡°Brother Mingchuan, was it him who hit you last time? But that man seems really wealthy; it¡¯s hard to believe he¡¯d assault you over Qingwu...¡± Lu Mingchuan glared at Shen Boyi with three parts anger and seven parts fear. Just thinking of his originally handsome and suave face¡ªwhich could¡¯ve led him to debut as a star¡ªbeing ruined due to Shen Boyi¡¯s jealousy of his looks made him seethe with anger! ¡°Chengcheng, Qingwu only fell this low because she couldn¡¯t marry me. Forgive her!¡± Lin Xuecheng, hearing Lu Mingchuan still defending Qingwu, felt a surge of jealousy. Qingwu, now undeniably stunning¡ªeven when Qian Yueqiang at the Lin Family refused to let her dress up, she attracted a group of nobility sons waiting for her outside the Lin Family villa, let alone now, associating with a wealthy person... That green chiffon dress, you couldn¡¯t even buy it at Master Ye Yi¡¯s shop¡ªit was custom-made! Lin Xuecheng nearly died of jealousy and pushed Lu Mingchuan, storming forward to block Qingwu¡¯s path. ¡°Sister Qingwu, why did you have someone hit Brother Mingchuan? You must apologize to Brother Mingchuan! Even if you can¡¯t marry Brother Mingchuan, you should give us your blessings. You¡¯ve brought such disappointment! Look at what state you¡¯ve left Brother Mingchuan in!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Was this mummy Lu Mingchuan? She thought Lin Xuecheng had a hobby of pushing artifacts around. Shen Boyi stepped in front of Qingwu, his sharp brows radiating coldness. ¡°Miss Lin, I believe I warned you last time!¡± Lin Xuecheng felt somewhat afraid seeing Shen Boyi. After all the stores under Changrong Group¡¯s banner blacklisted her last time, Lin Xuecheng went back to investigate Shen Boyi¡¯s identity, only to find out he was the chairman of Changrong Group, worth billions in US dollars! How on earth did someone like that get involved with Qingwu... In terms of looks, she wasn¡¯t lacking! ¡°You must apologize to Brother Mingchuan and cover all his medical expenses! Sister Qingwu, Dad and Mom always taught us not to bully others, but you still frequently sought Brother Mingchuan after leaving home. Then to do such things after he rejected you...¡± Qingwu slightly furrowed her brows, looking at Lu Mingchuan, ¡°You say I pursued this river imp? Sorry, I don¡¯t have an ugly fetish.¡± A burst of thunderous laughter erupted from the few students watching nearby. The university director hurriedly approached, trotting over to Shen Boyi. ¡°President Shen, Miss, welcome to our university tour! The information is ready; please follow me.¡± Shen Boyi didn¡¯t even glance at Lin Xuecheng and Lu Mingchuan as he escorted Qingwu into the director¡¯s car and rode away. He left Lin Xuecheng in a cloud of exhaust fumes... ¡°Was that the university director just now? Why would he address Qingwu as Miss?¡± Lu Mingchuan received messages from a few brothers, asking him to visit a bar outside the university. Casually, he responded, ¡°Who knows what hobbies these wealthy people have. If you like, I can call you Miss Lin too; let¡¯s step outside first.¡± Lin Xuecheng gritted her teeth, watching Qingwu¡¯s departing figure, but the Medical University was so vast that she couldn¡¯t see anything anymore. On the electronic screen of the University City Mall, a lavish poster displayed, showing Qingwu in a light blue princess dress admiring flowers in an ancient-style courtyard. The radiant diamond crown on her head made her smile with a beauty no less than that of an international supermodel! A flowery inscription read, ¡°Happy Birthday to Princess Shen Qingwu!¡± Lin Xuecheng gaped wide-eyed! How was Qingwu¡¯s photo displayed on the mall screen, and with the surname Shen... Could it be she had any ties with President Shen of Changrong Group? That¡¯s impossible! ¡°Brother Mingchuan, could Sister Qingwu be related to President Shen?¡± Lu Mingchuan too saw the picture, unable to hide the amazement in his eyes. Ever since he was young, he knew Qingwu was a beauty, but he hadn¡¯t expected that with diamonds, she could appear so captivating as to render people immobile... ¡°How could they be related? Uncle Lin said their family raised chickens in Qingshan County; maybe they¡¯re just both surnamed Shen!¡± Lin Xuecheng glanced at the poster¡¯s words, ¡°San Shen Entertainment Media¡ªdid Sister Qingwu change her stage name, planning to enter the entertainment industry?¡± San Shen Entertainment was currently the largest entertainment company in Beijing, boasting numerous supermodels and award-winning actors and actresses, with resources beyond imagination. If Qingwu truly intended to debut through San Shen Entertainment, with her looks, she¡¯d undoubtedly rise to stardom in the entertainment industry quickly... Chapter 56 - 56 56 Lin Xuecheng Gets Publicly Embarrassed ?Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Lin Xuecheng Gets Publicly Embarrassed Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Lin Xuecheng Gets Publicly Embarrassed Lin Xuecheng was almost dying of jealousy! ¡°I heard the boss of San Shen Entertainment is an old man, over fifty, also named Shen. Now that Sister Qingwu is called Shen Qingwu, has she perhaps acknowledged some godfather...¡± Such things were not uncommon in the entertainment industry. Lu Mingchuan felt a thrill looking at that poster. If Qingwu really intended to enter the industry, it would indeed be a good thing. As long as he had some dirt on her from the past, he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about her not being obedient in the future! Lin Xuecheng was in turmoil, thinking she would rush home and ask what on earth was going on. If Qingwu really ventured into the industry, she wouldn¡¯t last long anyway! On the other side. The chairman brought Qingwu and Shen Boyi to the principal¡¯s office, respectfully handing over some documents. ¡°President Shen, this is Miss Shen Yurou¡¯s information in the school. She was admitted because Mrs. Shen donated a building to the school, combined with the Beijing household registration and minority extra points; otherwise, she barely got in... Her foundation is indeed quite weak.¡± Shen Boyi first produced a blue and white porcelain cup from somewhere, poured water for Qingwu, felt the temperature with his hand, and handed it to her before speaking unhurriedly. ¡°I won¡¯t look at the information, just tell me verbally. Yurou indeed hasn¡¯t been good at studying since she was a child. Do you think this could be a reason for the other students to bully her?¡± The chairman shook his head like a rattle. ¡°President Shen, are you joking with me? Who would dare bully Chief Shen¡¯s granddaughter!¡± It would be nice if she wasn¡¯t the one bullying others... Shen Boyi understood Elder Shen¡¯s personality. He never used his privileges to seek benefits for the Shen family¡¯s children in school, let alone use his status to oppress others. He frowned, ¡°Has my grandfather come to the school to see Yurou?¡± ¡°No, he hasn¡¯t come. The old chief is busy with affairs of state all day¡ªhow could he have time? It¡¯s Miss Shen Yurou herself who announced high-profile at the opening ceremony she is Chief Shen¡¯s granddaughter...¡± Even though Chief Shen kept a low profile, some people insisted on being high-profile! Shen Boyi: ¡°...¡± ¡°Miss Shen Yurou rarely attended classes since she enrolled. She claims she takes care of Chief Shen in the hospital and would share pictures of herself looking after the old chief on social media.¡± ¡°This time, for the exam, Miss Shen Yurou had someone else to take it for her. This is the test paper.¡± Two test papers lay in front, one of which shockingly scored only 58 points. Shen Boyi frowned, ¡°Did she have someone else take all her exams?¡± ¡°Yes. But our college exams are notoriously difficult. Yurou hasn¡¯t attended a single day of class, so getting 58 in an exam is quite something...¡± Cold sweat was about to drip from the chairman. These were compliments he crafted painstakingly, even finding them outrageous himself. Given how President Shen cared for the sister next to him, it was likely the same for the sister, Shen Yurou. If displeased, the school would surely be the unluckiest one... Qingwu glanced at the test paper and said calmly, ¡°Do you have a blank test paper? And please give me a pen.¡± Shen Boyi thought she was bored, so he instructed the chairman, ¡°Bring a blank test paper.¡± The chairman rummaged for a while, finally finding a graduate-level medical competition paper. ¡°This is all I have. This paper is extremely hard; even Professor Chen Jianhong scored only 80. Feel free to take a look, Miss.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± The chairman worried that this Shen family miss might mess around. If she scribbled something later, he would have to find a way to praise it... But seeing this young lady handling herself with such poise, she was a far cry from the arrogant Shen Yurou, who came to the office every time. The chairman now got a headache whenever he heard, ¡°Do you know who my grandfather is?¡± ¡°How is Yurou¡¯s relationship with others at school? Just speak truthfully.¡± ¡°Quite good, mainly because Miss Yurou looks down on the other students, calling them hillbillies and paupers. Plus, she doesn¡¯t attend class... so she doesn¡¯t interact with the classmates at all! The relationship is still very good!¡± ¡°...¡± Knowing Yurou¡¯s character, Shen Boyi could guess what she would do at school. Qingwu put down her pen and handed the test paper to the chairman. ¡°Miss, you¡¯ve finished? There are a lot of technical terms on this test. It¡¯s normal if you don¡¯t understand... Hmm?! Wait a minute!¡± The chairman nearly choked on his saliva looking at the answers and enumerated formulas on the test paper! He didn¡¯t even have the answers to this test; he needed to retrieve them from the internal medical network. ¡°President Shen, please give me a moment!¡± Five minutes later, the chairman felt his pores open wide, looking at Qingwu as though she were a once-in-a-generation genius! This test paper even Professor Chen Jianhong scored only 80, yet the Shen family miss scored 99! A point was deducted because her draft was full of calculation processes, costing some presentation points... But it also proved she genuinely completed this test in the past ten minutes! ¡°Miss, might you be interested in enrolling at our school? We¡¯ll offer you a straight-through invitation from bachelor¡¯s to doctorate degree!¡± Qingwu shook her head, ¡°No.¡± She was just passing time out of boredom, and incidentally wanted to see how difficult this school¡¯s questions were. It turned out she happened upon a test she had authored; Chen Jianhong actually scored only 80. She then casually noted the calculation processes of several key questions. Just used it as a reward for assisting her with experiments. Shen Boyi¡¯s eyes lit up as he looked at Qingwu with exceptional tenderness. ¡°Xiaowu, are you interested in medicine? Your second brother can take you along if you¡¯re interested. As long as you like it, your elder brother will set up a lab for you right away.¡± ¡°No, it was just... my grandmother, who raised me, was in poor health, so I picked up a little. I wouldn¡¯t call it a passion.¡± If not for taking care of Mrs. Lin, she would have never studied medicine. The chairman showed a slight regret, looking eagerly at Qingwu. ¡°If the miss would reconsider, please do come find me!¡± Qingwu nodded, looking at the failing paper on the desk, ¡°As for this test paper, it¡¯s excessively easy. If your school needs questions in the future, you can find me.¡± ¡°Alright, alright! Even if she doesn¡¯t attend school, her guidance would be wonderful!¡± Her test questions might significantly raise the Medical University¡¯s drop-out rate. ¡°Xiaowu, what major do you want to study?¡± ¡°Not sure. Anything is fine, but a school close to home is better.¡± The Shen family parents and brothers enjoyed inviting her for meals. If it were too far, the Shen family would be the first to disagree. She didn¡¯t particularly want to go to college either; to her, the knowledge offered in universities was already known. Attending would be a waste of time. It was because on many nights, Mrs. Lin cradled her in the ancestral home¡¯s rocking chair, gently swaying while watching the moon. ¡°Nannan, you must attend a great university, go to the best school. Our Nannan will walk out from here, to the best places!¡± ¡°If I go, what about Grandma?¡± Mrs. Lin fanned herself cheerfully, gently patting her back. ¡°Grandma will become the moon, always watching over you from the sky. So, Nannan mustn¡¯t go astray and has to attend university!¡± ... Those memories lay sealed away, yet they were the beautiful moments this life made unforgettable for Qingwu. Qingwu¡¯s phone flashed with a string of encrypted numbers. She stood up, ¡°Elder brother, I¡¯ll step out to take a call.¡± Shen Boyi also had a few questions he wanted to ask the chairman alone, ¡°Alright, don¡¯t go too far.¡± Qingwu stood in the corridor and pressed the answer key. ¡°Boss, we have news from the old house in Xing City. Qian Yueqiang plans to relocate Mrs. Lin¡¯s grave!¡± ¡°Relocate the grave? Isn¡¯t Grandma¡¯s grave perfectly fine?¡± Mrs. Lin¡¯s grave is an extremely rare feng shui treasure. Qingwu had spent a fortune to have someone determine it. It could protect descendants with prosperity and enrich the tomb. ¡°Yes, Mrs. Lin¡¯s grave has excellent feng shui, which is why Qian Yueqiang wants to remove Mrs. Lin¡¯s coffin and place her own parents inside! She claims the Lin family¡¯s recent misfortunes are due to poor ancestral grave feng shui, so she intends to disturb Mrs. Lin¡¯s resting place.¡± ¡°Boss, the grave was purchased by our clients for a huge sum. If someone digs it up, where will Mrs. Lin rest?¡± Chapter 57 - 57 57 Learning to Complain to Brother ?Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Learning to Complain to Brother Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Learning to Complain to Brother Sure, here¡¯s the English translation of the provided text: ¡ª Speaking of these matters, everyone at Beidou Star was infuriated. Qian Yueqiang and Lin Jingsheng never truly understood how they treated the eldest. When their eldest was just born, it was actually the Qian family¡¯s parents who took care of her. However, when Grandma Lin went to see her granddaughter, she discovered that the Qian family disliked the eldest for being a girl and would only give her boiled water, almost causing the child to die! If it weren¡¯t for Grandma Lin taking the child away and raising her with great care, how would they have such an outstanding and beautiful eldest! Did the Lin family really think that children could grow up just drinking dew? Their eldest¡¯s skills were honed by fighting bears when she was young in the countryside and deep forests! Yet, Lin Xuecheng was always kept by their side under the pretext that Qian Yueqiang needed a nanny. Now the Qian family has taken a fancy to Grandma Lin¡¯s grave and plans to seize it! ¡°Big Sis, what exactly is Qian Yueqiang thinking? The grave would be useless to her even if she took it!¡± Qingwu frowned, ¡°Aren¡¯t Qian Yueqiang¡¯s parents still alive?¡± ¡°Exactly, she stated it¡¯s a grave she planned for herself and claimed that Grandma Lin¡¯s grave has good Feng Shui and wants to be buried there after she passes!¡± What kind of outrageous people are they, fighting over land with the dead while still alive? ¡°Inform Lin Jingsheng about this and tell him that spot is a rare gem in a hundred years, ensuring prosperity for future generations.¡± Tianfu agreed, gritting his teeth in hatred. ¡°I think even if we inform Lin Jingsheng, he might still be deceived by Qian Yueqiang. What if they really disturb the grave?¡± Qingwu sighed softly, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, if they dare to touch Grandma¡¯s grave, I¡¯ll make them regret it.¡± Tianfu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling reassured with the eldest¡¯s words! Inside the office, Shen Boyi retrieved all the records of Shen Yurou since her enrollment, including every instance of her hiring others to attend classes and take exams for her. ¡°President, what are the disciplinary requirements from the school?¡± The president hesitated for a moment before honestly replying, ¡°One year of repeating the grade, retaking all subjects, a serious reprimand, a warning of expulsion with probation. If she doesn¡¯t pass the retakes, she¡¯ll be expelled...¡± Shen Boyi nodded, ¡°Let¡¯s proceed accordingly. Please ensure that all teachers take attendance every class and don¡¯t miss Shen Yurou. I¡¯ll donate a batch of equipment to the school, and from now on, all attendance will be verified with facial recognition.¡± The president was beaming with joy! What a great method! Qingwu pushed the door open and walked in, feeling a bit embarrassed hearing this. If Big Brother really went through with this, the entire Medical University might secretly curse him... ¡°Big Brother, you¡¯re tearing up someone else¡¯s umbrella just because you¡¯re getting rained on.¡± Shen Boyi smiled, the corners of his thin lips curving gracefully. The president disagreed, ¡°Miss, our school is a Medical University. Diligent study now ensures fewer errors on the operating table in the future, and more accurate lab data! Liberal arts majors can afford to skip classes occasionally...¡± Qingwu nodded, realizing that the Medical University had very strict standards and understood how to tailor education to individual needs. ¡°If Miss is interested, please consider joining our school!¡± ¡°I will.¡± After handling Shen Yurou¡¯s issues, Shen Boyi led Qingwu out of the school. ¡°Xiaowu, after you got off the phone just now, you didn¡¯t look very happy. Can you tell Big Brother why? Of course, if you don¡¯t want to, that¡¯s fine too!¡± Qingwu thought for a moment. Initially, she didn¡¯t want to trouble her family with the Lin family¡¯s mess, but after seeing Lu Mingchuan earlier, she realized that Big Brother already knew about those things and had helped her quietly! Shen Boyi reached out and gently brushed Qingwu¡¯s hair, speaking softly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s normal for girls to have concerns. Was it that brat Pei Jue bullying you? Tell Big Brother, and I¡¯ll take someone to teach him a lesson!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± What did this have to do with Pei Jue? She hesitated for a moment before sharing what had happened and her concerns. Shen Boyi understood, knowing Qingwu¡¯s deep feelings for Grandma Lin. Without Grandma Lin, his sister wouldn¡¯t be who she was today, and their family owed Grandma Lin a debt of gratitude! ¡°Xiaowu, Big Brother will arrange for someone to find a better resting place for Grandma Lin. Maybe she would like to stay by your side. We¡¯ll relocate her grave to Beijing and buy the Lin family¡¯s ancestral home, ensuring no one disturbs her peace again, making it convenient for you to visit her!¡± ¡°If she were still alive, our whole family should express our gratitude. She¡¯s the reason Xiaowu turned out so well! Big Brother will take care of this, rest assured. Even though you¡¯re back with us, Grandma Lin will always be your grandmother and my elder!¡± Their sister, beautiful and gentle, was the best sister in the world, with her strength and sensibility marking the way. All of this, though, had nothing to do with Lin Jingsheng and his wife. Qingwu had initially chosen to place Grandma Lin¡¯s grave there because Grandma Lin wanted to return home before she passed. She had buried Grandma near the ancestral home for this reason. Perhaps, as Big Brother said, Grandma wanted to be with her! ¡°Alright, thank you, Brother.¡± On the other side, the phone from the Medical University¡¯s academic affairs office rang on Shen Yurou¡¯s phone. Hearing the school¡¯s decision, Shen Yurou was nearly driven mad. Expulsion and stay-on-exam probation? If the Shen family found out about this, she would be scolded to death! ¡°What? Are you crazy! How can hiring someone to take an exam be this serious? Do you know who my grandfather is?¡± The president calmly replied, ¡°I have reported to the old commander, and he fully supports the school¡¯s decision.¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± Yesterday, she had just told Grandfather she was the one being bullied. What was going on! Shen Yurou had no desire to waste another year in school, attending classes daily with a bunch of poor students. She¡¯d rather spend her time dressing up and socializing with young ladies; those were the real resources! After hanging up the phone, Shen Yurou hurriedly prepared to go to the hospital to ask Elder Shen for help. As long as Elder Shen was willing to call the headmaster, no one would dare pursue this matter. ¡°Mrs. Zhang, where¡¯s the driver?¡± ¡°Miss Yurou, the driver was sent out by Madam to pick up some goods.¡± Zuo Wanjun had her own dedicated driver, so why use another driver? ¡°What goods require so many people?¡± Could it be that Mom finally realized her birthday was coming up and was preparing a gift for her? ¡°They said it was white marble.¡± White marble! It must be the piece she had fancied last month! Shen Yurou had always wanted a piece of white marble for bracelets and earrings, which would perfectly suit her style. Wasn¡¯t it great that Mom secretly bought it, planning to surprise her... If Mom agreed, she might not even bother attending university. She could easily buy a degree! The more Shen Yurou thought about it, the more excited she became! ¡°Did they mention what it¡¯s for?¡± ¡°They said it¡¯s for replacing Miss¡¯s bathroom floor; the current floor doesn¡¯t match the decor.¡± Replacing Qingwu¡¯s floor?! Her bathroom!! ¡°Doesn¡¯t Sister Qingwu live here anymore?¡± She had the king suite at the Leisure Inn, so why bother redecorating this room? ¡°Madam said it¡¯s all Miss¡¯s home, and since she won¡¯t be staying here for the next few days, she decided to plan a new decor scheme.¡± Shen Yurou almost lost her breath. Why did the Shen family treat Qingwu so well? That country bumpkin didn¡¯t understand what was good! Using such precious stone for flooring, didn¡¯t she feel like a nouveau riche! ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll take a taxi myself! It¡¯s more important to see Grandfather right now.¡± From the Shen Mansion to where taxis were allowed was several kilometers away; after all, those who lived with the Shen family all had their own cars, and taxis weren¡¯t allowed in this area. By the time Shen Yurou reached the gate, her ankles were blistered and painful. A car stopped in front of her, a man with a knife scar on his face rolled down the window, casting a malicious gaze at her. ¡°Miss, where to?¡± Without thinking, Shen Yurou got into the car, ¡°Qiao Xi Hospital, hurry up!¡± The driver adjusted his cap, hiding his face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely take you where you need to go.¡± ¡°What do you mean? I¡¯m going to Qiao Xi Hospital, don¡¯t you understand?¡± Shen Yurou felt uneasy, sensing something off about the man. Could he be a villain eyeing her beauty? Chapter 58 - 58 58 Shen Yurou Was Kidnapped ?Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Shen Yurou Was Kidnapped Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Shen Yurou Was Kidnapped As soon as she thought of this, Shen Yurou became anxious. ¡°I warn you not to mess around. Do you know who I am? Do you know who my grandfather is? I am a Shen Family member!¡± ¡°Miss Shen? What a coincidence, I¡¯m actually looking for a Miss Shen. Since you¡¯ve accepted my order, you should act according to the rules, right?¡± Shen Yurou was dumbfounded. An order? What order? Lately, she was short on cash and hadn¡¯t played cards in a long time; there shouldn¡¯t be any order, right? The driver¡¯s voice was fierce, with the veins on his arms showing. A mountain tattoo was prominently displayed, and the scar on his face was particularly ferocious. ¡°My name¡¯s Tarzan. You¡¯ve accepted my order, so it doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re the Ghost Doctor Chang Yue. Today, you must come with me!¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°???¡± What Ghost Doctor nonsense was he babbling about... Was he talking about that one-billion US Dollar order on the Dark Web?! She still wanted to say something, but a heavy blow to the back of her head made her roll her eyes and pass out. The unlicensed taxi moved silently, blending into the night. ... Ning City, Lin Family Villa Lin Jingsheng slammed the surveillance footage onto the table, his beard trembling with anger. ¡°Chengcheng, you tell me, what¡¯s all this about? How many of our family¡¯s orders have you shown the Lu Family?!¡± ¡°Not many, Dad. I really couldn¡¯t help it... Mingchuan said that if I didn¡¯t show him, he would break up with me. He said since it¡¯s about us both, when we get married, won¡¯t we all be one family?¡± Qian Yueqiang also stepped up to calm Lin Jingsheng down, ¡°Yes, honey, and besides, the business scope of our family and the Lu Family don¡¯t even overlap. Many of these orders are just coincidences. Now that Chengcheng has shown Lu Family our contracts, when they get married, can¡¯t she show you the Lu Family contracts too?¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°...¡± That seems logical. Even though the Lu Family¡¯s business hasn¡¯t been too good lately, it still does a lot better than the Lin Family. Plus, Lu Mingchuan is absolutely a good kid. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t help the Lin Family renovate their ancestral home. ¡°Don¡¯t do this in the future, but if you find a chance, let Dad see the Lu Family¡¯s contracts...¡± Lin Xuecheng, seeing that he was no longer pursuing the issue, quickly agreed, ¡°Once I marry in, I¡¯ll let Dad know everything. Mingchuan is very good to me and wouldn¡¯t hide anything from Dad.¡± Lin Jingsheng nodded but then began to worry about the Lin Family¡¯s recent business situation. He had gone through great expense to entertain four bosses, but none showed up, and he ended up eating the entire feast himself. The ingredients were not fresh, causing him many days of distress... Lin Xuecheng thought of the Qingwu poster she saw on the university campus, bit her lower lip, and brought up her idea. ¡°Dad, I seem to have seen that Sister Qingwu plans to debut. I don¡¯t know if she wants to act or sing... I¡¯ve never heard that Sister Qingwu has talent in these areas. If she¡¯s planning to make certain negative films, it won¡¯t be good.¡± Lin Jingsheng got angry just thinking about Qingwu. That ungrateful girl¡ªshe had connections with Shen Jishi, and when he asked her for an introduction, she blocked him! A true traitor and ungrateful wolf! ¡°Who cares about her, anyway? She¡¯s already severed ties with our family. Chengcheng, you¡¯re a lady of a noble family; you mustn¡¯t imitate her and pick up all her bad habits.¡± ¡°I know, Dad. Isn¡¯t our family being sued by East Sea Culture now? Why not let me debut? I also want to help our family.¡± With her looks and talents, she would surely outshine Qingwu once she debuted. When the time came to marry into the Lu Family, no one would look down on her as the child raised by a nanny! Lin Jingsheng rejected it outright. ¡°No way, my daughter is my darling. What does she want to become an actress for? A girl should stay home and take care of her family. How improper to show her face everywhere. You should use this time to sweet-talk Lu Mingchuan into marrying you soon and discuss the bride price with the Lu Family.¡± The key point is, Lin Xuecheng doesn¡¯t know anything. Even as a vase, she wouldn¡¯t qualify if she debuted. Lin Jingsheng had thought it through. For a wealthy family like theirs, marrying off a daughter, the bride price should be at least two billion if not three billion. Perfect to fill the gap of various company compensations! Lin Xuecheng felt somewhat wronged. Why could Qingwu do what she couldn¡¯t? If she debuted, she¡¯d certainly be more successful than Qingwu! ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not bring up this matter again. When Dad resolves these issues, he¡¯ll prepare a generous dowry for you!¡± When his daughter got married, no matter what, the dowry should reach at least five million, right? The problem was, the Lin Family couldn¡¯t currently come up with that money... Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes darted around, ¡°Yesterday I heard Mingchuan say that the president of Pei Group has been visiting Qiao Xi Hospital every day recently. Maybe we should try our luck too?¡± ¡°You mean the president of Pei Group, Pei San? He probably isn¡¯t feeling well and is getting check-ups. Normally, you wouldn¡¯t get to meet such an important figure...¡± If they could latch onto the Pei Group, Lin Jingsheng wouldn¡¯t worry about any future business difficulties. Never mind the Lu Family giving him a hard time, he could kick them away and find a better in-law! The compensation amounts would be a trivial matter in the eyes of the Pei Group; probably, Pei San would spend that kind of money on one meal... ¡°Arrange it. We¡¯re going to Beijing tomorrow!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Jingsheng happily made the arrangements as the secretary¡¯s call came through. ¡°Mr. Lin, someone has offered three million to buy the Lin Family¡¯s old house in Xing City.¡± ¡°Who? That house is so old. I haven¡¯t lived there for more than twenty years. Who would be interested in it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s someone from the village, saying they like the Osmanthus Tree in the yard. If you don¡¯t agree, I will refuse them.¡± Lin Jingsheng immediately sat up on the sofa. ¡°Agree! Why wouldn¡¯t I agree? The market value of that house is at most twenty thousand, but someone is offering so much for that old house! Of course, I¡¯m selling it!¡± He had little attachment to that house, and wasn¡¯t the villa he was living in enough? What was he doing thinking about that old broken-down house? Now that someone was willing to overpay three million, he would obviously sell it to get some cash. ¡°Agree to their offer, and see if you can raise the price. Can¡¯t raise it? Three million will do.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ... Changrong Group, CEO¡¯s Office. ¡°What did you say? Lin Jingsheng wants five million? How can he be so shameless!¡± The secretary was also a bit speechless. Their boss was willing to offer three million for that house just to thank Old Madame Lin for her affection toward the young lady. Why would Lin Jingsheng dare to demand the moon? Qingwu, sitting on the sofa, spoke indifferently, ¡°Maybe it was the secretary¡¯s idea, trying to pocket two million. Contact Lin Jingsheng directly and let him know that our initial offer was five million but now it¡¯s reduced to one million. Take it or leave it.¡± Shen Boyi chuckled along. Knowing Lin Jingsheng¡¯s character, not only would he feel aggrieved for not getting a good deal, but he¡¯d probably also want to tear his secretary apart. ¡°Do as the young lady said.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Qingwu picked up the latest financial news, intending to check the recent economic trends. As soon as she picked it up, she saw a man in a suit on the front cover. Pei Jue¡¯s face appeared, with a half-smile. The photo alone was full of intimidating charisma. It seemed like he had deliberately exposed his ruby cufflinks on the sleeves, and the English report highlighted that his fiance?e had put them on for him... Qingwu: ¡°...¡± If she remembered correctly, how long ago was that? Pei Jue¡¯s phone rang three times before Qingwu answered. She put down the newspaper, unafraid of the presence of Shen Boyi, and picked up the call. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t I just miss you?¡± Qingwu felt speechless and was about to hang up. ¡°More importantly, Shen Yurou was taken by Tarzan¡¯s people, probably mistaken for the Ghost Doctor Chang Yue.¡± ¡°Got it. Anything else?¡± ¡°Do I have the pleasure of having dinner with my fiance?e tonight? Of course, we can take five minutes to discuss Tarzan. Any longer would be improper, since I really don¡¯t like discussing other men with my fiance?e.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Was something wrong with this person? Qingwu thought for a moment and coldly declined, ¡°Then we could skip dinner and just talk for five minutes.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t do. We haven¡¯t seen each other for days. To have dinner with you, I¡¯ve worked overtime for several days. If you say this, it would break my heart!¡± Chapter 59 - 59 59 Questioning Qingwus Plastic Surgery Has ?Chapter 59: Chapter 59 Questioning Qingwu¡¯s Plastic Surgery? Has Lin Xuecheng Gone Crazy! Chapter 59: Chapter 59 Questioning Qingwu¡¯s Plastic Surgery? Has Lin Xuecheng Gone Crazy! Pei Jue¡¯s voice sounded somewhat aggrieved. Pei Clan¡¯s work was busy, and he had been an on-call chauffeur for someone for a while, accumulating a lot of work. Now she wouldn¡¯t even spare him time for a meal, was he less attractive than Tarzan? ¡°I want to see you, is that okay?¡± This voice was pitiful. Qingwu¡¯s mouth twitched, so she had to agree. ¡°Alright, but I have something to do later.¡± ¡°Send me the address, I¡¯ll pick you up.¡± Qingwu responded and hung up the phone. Shen Boyi lifted his head from a pile of documents and casually asked, ¡°Is that Pei San?¡± ¡°Yes, he asked me to have dinner tonight.¡± Shen Boyi said nothing, handing Qingwu a bank card, a low-key yet luxurious black-gold card, the Changrong Bank logo particularly prominent. ¡°Why are you giving me money?¡± ¡°The Shen Family¡¯s dinners are reciprocal, even if Pei San has a marriage contract with you, you must hold the initiative, understand?¡± Although Shen Boyi didn¡¯t particularly like seeing Qingwu and Pei Jue alone together, since Qingwu had agreed, he wouldn¡¯t force a reason to keep his sister. ¡°The daughters of the Shen Family can play or lose, even with the Pei Family, they can¡¯t force us if we don¡¯t want to marry our daughters. You don¡¯t have to feel pressured around Pei San. If you don¡¯t like him anymore, just text your big brother ¡®TD¡¯ to unsubscribe; big brother will immediately go to the Pei Family to break the engagement for you!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± An engagement could be canceled with a ¡®TD¡¯? Qingwu was almost dumbfounded! Shen Boyi smiled sheepishly, gentle and kind like jade. ¡°Recently, big brother¡¯s been conducting high-end client research, occupational hazard. Just between us, keep the money, and if it¡¯s not enough, big brother will transfer more.¡± ¡°Thank you, big brother.¡± ... East Sea Culture, Chairman¡¯s Office Wearing a custom suit from Ye Yi, Tianfu stood before Qingwu, reporting on recent work. ¡°Boss, Shen Yurou was taken by Tarzan and may leave the country. Should we notify the Shen Family?¡± ¡°No need.¡± With the Shen Family¡¯s sharpness, they would soon discover Shen Yurou¡¯s situation; at the right time, just give them some news. ¡°We almost tracked Tarzan¡¯s location, but Deep Sea¡¯s people intercepted it! They even said for you to ask their boss yourself; Deep Sea is so malicious. Boss, please don¡¯t go!¡± Qingwu said speechlessly, ¡°I¡¯m having dinner with Deep Sea¡¯s leader tonight.¡± Tianfu: ¡°!!!¡± Tianfu turned and hugged Po Jun, crying with snot and tears. ¡°Our boss is too self-sacrificing, clearly has a fiance?, yet sacrifices herself for our organization¡¯s cause... Boss, what if Deep Sea¡¯s leader is a pervert?¡± Po Jun smacked his head and corrected him, ¡°You idiot!¡± ¡°If she¡¯s a pervert, won¡¯t it be perfect for our boss¡¯s plan? With our boss¡¯s looks, what¡¯s not doable? Boss, don¡¯t tell your gullible fiance? about this. I heard he just sent new equipment to the lab!¡± ¡°Could it be boss is actually using Pei Clan¡¯s CEO as a backup? Oh, this is too exciting! Who are we going to accompany into marriage after this?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Sometimes dealing with these eccentrics alone could be quite frustrating. ¡°Tonight, add two more groups to your experiments; don¡¯t sleep until they¡¯re done.¡± The two brothers cried even harder, what kind of heartless boss was this! ¡°Lin Jingsheng has called me several times recently; I haven¡¯t answered, I¡¯ve blacklisted him.¡± ¡°Mm, ignore it.¡± Since the Lin Family announced cutting ties with her and even decided to move the Lin matriarch¡¯s grave, after transferring Lin Family¡¯s ancestral home, she would have no relation with them! Outside the office, a meticulously dressed Lin Xuecheng stood nervously. She had painstakingly found the contact number for East Sea Culture¡¯s CEO from Lin Jingsheng¡¯s contacts; as long as the East Sea boss liked her, she could still debut! Lin Xuecheng was very confident in her appearance, but the security at the door wouldn¡¯t let her pass. ¡°Please let me in; I really have something important to see President Tian about¡ªbrother, please let it slide.¡± Security blocked the entrance, expression cold. ¡°You can directly call President Tian; if he agrees, you can enter.¡± Lin Xuecheng was about to die of anxiety! It¡¯s not like she didn¡¯t want to call President Tian; it¡¯s just that he wouldn¡¯t take calls from strangers, and directly blacklisted her! ¡°I¡¯m here to apply for a job; if I¡¯m in your company, I¡¯ll definitely become famous.¡± The security laughed and looked Lin Xuecheng up and down. ¡°Miss, our company has no shortage of good-looking and confident people; your looks aren¡¯t enough for us!¡± Security pointed to a rolling poster on the big screen at the entrance. ¡°Look, you need to be at least as beautiful as Miss Qingwu to qualify!¡± The Shen Family had bought all the mall¡¯s big screens to celebrate Qingwu¡¯s birthday, and Beidou Star also collectively changed to Qingwu¡¯s birthday posters; seeing the boss¡¯s face at work made everyone more motivated! When Qingwu first walked in, she felt helpless; however, Tianfu said since East Sea was an entertainment company, it¡¯s fine as long as it wasn¡¯t hung at Chang Yue¡¯s entrance... If Qingwu hadn¡¯t stopped them, they would have put her poster on the latest satellite, letting their boss travel through space... Lin Xuecheng didn¡¯t expect to be humiliated by Qingwu¡¯s face even at East Sea Culture! She gritted her teeth, unwilling, ¡°She had surgery! She didn¡¯t look like this before...¡± The office door opened, revealing a pair of slender, long, and glossy legs. The high heels clattered on the ground like the waltz of a princess entering. The girl wore a charming and beautiful face; her eyes, like autumn ripples, were cold yet affectionate, with a transcendent aura that dared not be violated. Seeing this face, Lin Xuecheng covered her mouth immediately. Did she hear what she just said? Even if she did, so what... She had always offended Qingwu since childhood, yet still, nothing changed! Tianfu stood respectfully behind Qingwu. ¡°Be careful, I¡¯ll see you to the door.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Seeing Tianfu, Lin Xuecheng got excited, rushing forward to speak with him, persuading him to package her for debut. Security didn¡¯t expect the woman to suddenly go crazy¡ªPresident Tian had OCD, if she touched him, he might vomit on the spot! ¡°Miss, please watch your behavior!¡± Lin Xuecheng was blocked, stomping in anger; these blind security! It was her only chance! Watching Qingwu being escorted away by Tianfu and Po Jun, she anxiously shouted, ¡°Sister Qingwu! Can¡¯t you help me?¡± Qingwu didn¡¯t stop, her high heels clicking on the marble floor, crisp and pleasant. Po Jun turned around, displeased at security. ¡°Increase the company¡¯s security, don¡¯t let any trash near Miss!¡± Security was about to hate Lin Xuecheng! ¡°Yes, yes, we understand! Miss, please leave at once!¡± Lin Xuecheng was still dazed; that seemed like West Sea Media¡¯s boss, Po Jun, right? Why were they addressing Qingwu as ¡®Miss¡¯? And with such respect... Could it be that East Sea and West Sea were actually Shen Family properties, and Qingwu, as Shen Boyi¡¯s kept woman, was allowed inside? The more Lin Xuecheng thought, the more possible it seemed! ¡°Shameless, degrading yourself to sell your body. Who knew Qingwu was so filthy, utterly unworthy of being the Lin Family¡¯s daughter!¡± She watched Qingwu boarding another luxury car with Tianfu and Po Jun, feeling both sour and bitter, wishing she were the one sitting there... After all, she had snuck out without letting Lin Jingsheng know, still needing a taxi or even a shared bike ride to get home... Chapter 60 - 60 60 Cruise Date ?Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Cruise Date Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Cruise Date Ì츮 and Po Jun were so eager to send Qingwu off because they wanted to see what the boss of Deep Sea looked like! In the end, they didn¡¯t see him, only catching a glimpse of Pei Jue, who was sitting in the car looking dignified. When Pei Jue glanced over, both Tianfu and Po Jun felt attacked by his gaze, those hawk-like eyes seemingly filled with scrutiny and caution, watching them hold Qingwu¡¯s hand. Gosh, the boss of the Pei Clan was truly terrifying! Tianfu whispered, ¡°Do you think there¡¯s a chance that the boss of the Pei Clan is actually that singer from Deep Sea?¡± ¡°Is that even a question? The way he looked at us almost cut us, his murderous aura was heavier than mine.¡± ¡°Jeez, I thought our boss was having an affair! The Pei Clan is wealthy and powerful, but do they kill people for fun in their spare time? Oh well, who would¡¯ve thought we still have to form an alliance with Deep Sea now!¡± Po Jun said speechlessly, ¡°Our boss isn¡¯t much better. What if the Singer was brought over by deception? Or maybe even by force.¡± ¡°You have a point.¡± The two exchanged glances, watching the Cayenne¡¯s dust and exhaust fade into the distance, leaving them speechless. In the newest Cayenne, Pei Jue handed Qingwu a cup of hot water and reached out to touch her small hand. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t too cold, she didn¡¯t seem to have frozen. Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She wasn¡¯t a three-year-old child who couldn¡¯t keep herself warm. ¡°It¡¯s only been a few days without seeing you, and I found myself missing someone this much.¡± Annie in the passenger seat got goosebumps all over! The old man was worried that President Pei wouldn¡¯t know how to be in a relationship, but with this mouth, he should be worried if Miss Qingwu could handle it! Pei Jue watched Qingwu take tiny sips of water, his smile growing deeper. Qingwu closed the lid to her cup, casting a coquettish glance at Pei Jue, and said lightly, ¡°Do you always speak so directly?¡± ¡°Not really. When I was young, I actually hated expressing emotions. After my mother passed away, I always regretted if I had expressed my feelings more while she was alive, she¡¯d have known I loved her.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s voice carried a hint of melancholy, his clear and stern brows revealing some bitterness, his smile turning slightly sad. ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t mean it that way.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, everything I say to you is from the heart. If you don¡¯t like it, I¡¯ll learn to change. Please give me some time.¡± His voice had a deep, magnetic quality, making it feel like even the tips of one¡¯s ears would tingle listening to it. Annie shivered, thinking to herself how Miss Qingwu would ever say no to him with this kind of approach! Sure enough, Qingwu said lightly, ¡°It¡¯s not necessary.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s face lit up with a joyful smile, exceedingly surprised, ¡°Does that mean my fiance?e likes to hear me speak this way?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± How had she not noticed before that he was so overly enthusiastic? Annie silently took out earplugs from her bag and put them on expertly, maintaining the professional demeanor one would expect from a top assistant. ¡°What do you want to eat? Do you have other plans for tonight?¡± Qingwu shook her head. ¡°Anything, no plans.¡± Shen Boyi knew she and Pei Jue were going to dinner, and the Shen Family wouldn¡¯t wait for her to eat. Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun were now hoping Qingwu would spend the whole day with Pei Jue, under the pretense of cultivating a relationship... ¡°Then let¡¯s have dinner first, and afterward, I want to take you somewhere.¡± ¡°Where?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll find out when we get there. Just leaving a little suspense. I heard you went to the Medical University with your brother today, do you want to study there in the future?¡± Pei Jue knowing where she went didn¡¯t surprise her at all. The Pei Clan personnel at the corners and junctions, she simply ignored them. ¡°Can¡¯t I?¡± Pei Jue held her hand, feeling the warmth from her soft hand in his own, which brought a sense of comfort, sweeping away all the fatigue and scheming nastiness! ¡°Why not? It¡¯s just that studying medicine can be tiring, often spending most of your time in the lab, you probably want to save some of your time for other things.¡± Qingwu had her own organization, and she certainly wouldn¡¯t abandon it. To have time for orders, indeed not all of her time could be arranged for school. In the past, she only needed to divide her time between Lady Lin and tasks, now she had to include the Shen Family and Pei Jue, for the first time, Qingwu felt her time was stretched too thin! ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll consider it.¡± Pei Jue smiled, his handsome smile radiant and dizzying. If Qingwu pursued medicine, she¡¯d likely have less time for him. Their time together would surely decrease, and that could not do! Moreover, with the little girl¡¯s talents, she entirely didn¡¯t need to waste time at university. ¡°I¡¯ve already arranged the medicine for Elder Pei, it¡¯ll be delivered tomorrow.¡± ¡°Thank you! I¡¯ll come to get you then.¡± Along the riverbank of the Bund in Beijing, the shimmering ripples of the river reflected the palace-like French restaurant on the roadside, the piano music inside elegant and melodious, lingering in the air. Pei Jue pulled out a chair for Qingwu, inviting her to sit with gentlemanly grace, before sitting across from her. ¡°What¡¯s the deal with Shen Yurou?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. She was tempted by the amount offered by Tarzan, impersonated Chang Yue to take the order, and was taken by Tarzan. She should be at the port now.¡± Qingwu frowned slightly. Shen Yurou was still, nominally, part of the Shen Family, if she were taken abroad by Tarzan just like that, the Shen Family could face some trouble. Pei Jue poured her a glass of wine, his gentle gaze settling on her face, always finding his mood becoming peaceful whenever he saw her. ¡°Relax, she can¡¯t leave. Grandpa Shen¡¯s status is special, if any Shen Family member left the country abruptly, it would certainly trigger an investigation from above.¡± ¡°Did you arrange people at the port?¡± Pei Jue swirled the wine in his glass, smiling meaningfully. ¡°Didn¡¯t my fiance?e also arrange that? Our thoughts coincided, indeed you and I have a mutual understanding.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± The mutual understanding between them probably existed ever since both organizations were eyeing the same assassin jobs non-stop, they¡¯ve had many public and secret confrontations. That¡¯s why Tianfu and Po Jun were so curious about his face! ¡°When will we take action?¡± Pei Jue placed the steak he had cut in front of Qingwu, elegantly and calmly. ¡°No rush, at least let my fiance?e fill her stomach first. This restaurant¡¯s steak is excellent, care to try it?¡± ¡°It is indeed good.¡± After a meal, Pei Jue took Qingwu directly to the seaside, leading her onto a yacht. The yacht was brightly lit, hosting a low-key evening banquet, Pei Jue¡¯s arrival attracting plenty of attention, but most gazes were still on Qingwu, whom he led by the hand! Under the glow of lights, Qingwu maintained a calm demeanor, like a queen surveying her subjects, brimming with exquisite elegance. ¡°Is that the young lady from the Shen Family? She¡¯s indeed beautiful, a perfect match with President Pei.¡± ¡°The young lady looks even more stunning than on television!¡± Pei Jue extended his hand, indicating for Qingwu to join him, and despite not being informed in advance of attending the banquet, her etiquette remained impeccable. ¡°Banquet?¡± ¡°No, just passing by, this yacht will pass by the port where Tarzan plans to leave.¡± Pei Jue wrapped his arm around Qingwu¡¯s slender waist, and with the rhythm of the waltz, they gracefully entered the dance floor, under the shimmering lights, looking over the boundless waves of the high seas. Pei Jue leaned close to Qingwu¡¯s ear, lowering his voice, his magnetic and sensual tone falling into her ear, bringing a tingle. ¡°By the way, I also want to spend more time with my fiance?e. These days, I¡¯ve missed you a lot. Have you thought of me?¡± Chapter 61 - 61 61 Fortunately Not Like Your Dad ?Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Fortunately, Not Like Your Dad! Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Fortunately, Not Like Your Dad! Qingwu didn¡¯t speak, her expression slightly awkward! These past few days, she had been busy with Beidou Star and making medicine for Elder Pei, she truly hadn¡¯t had time to care for Pei Jue... Besides, he was an adult, did he need her concern? Pei Jue saw her expression and immediately knew what she was thinking. He chuckled softly, a magnetic laugh that came from his chest, making one¡¯s ears itch... ¡°Alright, little heartless, just remember to think of me in the future, hmm?¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Pei Jue smiled contently, wrapping his arm around her waist as they swayed in the dance floor. The cruise ship¡¯s banquet was brightly lit, filled with prominent figures from all circles, yet they all gave way to the central dance floor for the head of the Pei Family and the eldest daughter of the Shen Family! On the edge of the cruise, a young woman in a neatly tailored suit carefully helped an elderly man with white hair to sit down. ¡°Elder, be careful. I¡¯ll go get you something to eat.¡± ¡°No need, I¡¯ll just sit here.¡± This elderly man was none other than the now internationally renowned literary figure, Master Zuo Jing¡¯an, who had received numerous world literary achievements and held a significant position in the global literary arena. ¡°Who are those dancing? They look somewhat familiar.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure; if you¡¯re interested, I can go ask.¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an shook his head, but his gaze lingered on the girl dancing, her green chiffon dress fluttering like an elf, each dance step meticulously crafted like a work of art, truly a masterpiece! The more Elder Zuo watched, the more excited he became, instructing his secretary, ¡°Go call her over; I want to see if this young lady is willing to be the model for my new book!¡± ¡°Yes, sir, please wait.¡± The more Elder Zuo watched, the more intriguing he found it, feeling as if this young lady had suddenly brought him boundless vitality and youth! It reminded him of past times, and he suddenly found his creative bottleneck breaking through! ¡°Miss, our elder would like to have a chat with you. Do you have some time?¡± Qingwu looked at the old man by the window, surprised. Zuo Jing¡¯an, a literary master who appeared weekly on the Hua Country Literary Times¡¯ front page, wasn¡¯t he her grandfather? Zuo Wanjun¡¯s parents had been abroad for recuperation due to health issues and hadn¡¯t attended her birthday banquet! Pei Jue also noticed Zuo Jing¡¯an and led Qingwu over to the elder. ¡°Elder Zuo, long time no see.¡± ¡°Pei Family boy? Wait, aren¡¯t you engaged to my granddaughter? Why are you holding this young lady? Let me tell you, just because your family is big and rich, don¡¯t think you can bully my granddaughter! Watch out, or I¡¯ll teach you a lesson! Explain, what¡¯s your relationship with this pretty young lady? I saw it, you were holding her hand and hugging her just now!¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± Back in the day, Elder Zuo had been a war correspondent for a while; his temper was quite fiery. Even talking to him like this was considered restrained. Qingwu politely said, ¡°Grandfather, are you feeling better?¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an: ¡°...¡± Wait a minute! What did this little girl call him? Grandfather! ¡°Are you little Wu? I said you look so much like your mother when she was young! Thankfully, you don¡¯t resemble your father; if you did, it would be a disaster. Look at your brothers, especially the third one, who looks like your father and is simply too ugly to see.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Shen Shushan, though he looks most like Shen Dongli, has a face that is universally recognized in the entertainment industry as divine! ¡°Come, come, sit by Grandfather. Little Ning, go get something for little Wu, but Pei Family boy can stand, looking just like your grandfather isn¡¯t a good thing!¡± The secretary suppressed a laugh, bowed apologetically, signaling Pei Jue not to be upset, as the elder had always been this way. ¡°Yes, Miss, what would you like? I¡¯ll get it right away.¡± ¡°Anything will do; I¡¯ve already eaten.¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an took Qingwu¡¯s hand, his face beaming so wide that the wrinkles were nearly gone. ¡°Little Wu, who named you? It¡¯s such a wonderful name! Just hearing it, I knew you were a child of the Shen Family!¡± ¡°It was the grandmother of the family that adopted me.¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an looked at Pei Jue standing at the table, frowning and waving him over. ¡°Sit down; standing like that looks odd. Is that how the Pei Family elders educate their grandchildren?¡± ¡°Yes, thank you, Grandfather.¡± Pei Jue understood Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s temper. He never got along with his own grandfather, and with the engagement to little Wu, it was normal for the elder to be displeased with him. The term ¡°Grandfather¡± seemed to smooth most of the wrinkles from Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s face, clearly satisfied! This boy had good taste. If he found out Pei Jue was misbehaving and disrespecting his granddaughter, he¡¯d certainly break his legs! ¡°Why is little Wu here? What brings her?¡± ¡°He brought me.¡± Pei Jue explained, ¡°Grandfather, the scenery on this high sea is beautiful. First, I brought little Wu to relax, and second, to introduce to the public, since little Wu is destined to be the future mistress of the Pei Family.¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an gave Pei Jue an approving look, though still snorting. ¡°At least you¡¯re sensible! Little Wu, Grandfather just got back, and I couldn¡¯t attend your birthday banquet in time; don¡¯t be upset!¡± ¡°That won¡¯t happen; I see Grandfather looks well. Has the headache been better lately?¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s look at Qingwu became even gentler, saying with a chuckle, ¡°Did your mother tell you that? Much better, your grandmother has been working on a very important experiment lately, secluded from information, even I can¡¯t see her! She doesn¡¯t know you¡¯ve returned, but she¡¯ll be thrilled once she finds out!¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an, speaking of this, was eager to tell his wife about seeing their granddaughter. ¡°You have no idea, the last time I saw her, it was Shaojia who brought me in! Tell me, is she spending her life with me or with the lab?¡± Though he spoke like this, there was undeniable longing in Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s eyes. Pei Jue sent a few messages from his phone, and soon received confirmation from the other party. He looked up, a warm smile on his face. ¡°Grandfather, I¡¯ve arranged it; Grandmother can come home this weekend.¡± ¡°Really? Oh my, Pei Family boy, you¡¯ve finally done something good! Little Wu, bring Shaojia home with you then; your grandmother must miss you terribly! I wonder if it¡¯ll affect her experiment!¡± Qingwu obediently nodded. ¡°Shaojia seemed to have returned to Qingshan County yesterday and prepared a gift for Grandfather and Grandmother, which I¡¯ll bring to you this weekend.¡± ¡°Good, good, you¡¯re all well-behaved children.¡± Shen Shaojia was raised by Elder Zuo and his wife since she was young, and they held deep affection for her. Seeing Shen Shaojia and Qingwu getting along so well put their minds at ease! ¡°Though I say this, it still makes Grandfather feel ashamed, but little Wu, Shaojia was innocent. We initially suspected Shaojia wasn¡¯t your parents¡¯ child and even did a paternity test which showed she was! That¡¯s why we¡¯ve been muddled for so many years and only found you now!¡± Reflecting on past events, Zuo Jing¡¯an couldn¡¯t help but sigh. ¡°Why was there suspicion? And why was there a parent-child relationship?¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an replied matter-of-factly, ¡°Wasn¡¯t it because she was too smart? Everyone said daughters take after their fathers, and I felt your father¡¯s intelligence couldn¡¯t produce such a clever daughter, so we went for a test!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°I¡¯m not talking about you, little Wu. You take after your mother; being smart is expected!¡± ¡°As for why there was a parent-child relationship back then...¡± Chapter 62 - 62 62 Are We Also Part of Your Game ?Chapter 62: Chapter 62 Are We Also Part of Your Game? Chapter 62: Chapter 62 Are We Also Part of Your Game? Zuo Jing¡¯an sighed deeply and drifted into memories. Qingwu didn¡¯t urge him, placing the warm milk brought by the secretary next to the elder¡¯s hand. The elder was not in good health, likely suffering from long-term sleep disturbances, and drinking some warm milk would be more conducive to his rest. ¡°This matter makes me angry every time I think of it. If it weren¡¯t for that doctor who performed the paternity test causing problems, we wouldn¡¯t be bringing you back only now!¡± ¡°Back then, we had it all planned. Shaojia was a good child, and your grandma and I couldn¡¯t bear to let her go. If she wasn¡¯t our biological granddaughter and we couldn¡¯t find her family, we were ready to adopt her ourselves. At worst, we¡¯d let her take the Zuo surname!¡± ¡°As it turned out, the report showed complete parent-child relationship compatibility, and we felt at ease. But then a couple of years ago, Shaojia¡¯s experimental data received commendation. And something went wrong within the organization; they insisted on proving her parents were indeed hers.¡± At this point, Elder Zuo began to curse. ¡°The result of the paternity test revealed she wasn¡¯t a child of the Shen Family!¡± ¡°So how could it have matched the results back then?¡± At this moment, Elder Zuo was nearly enraged. ¡°Can you guess? That doctor back then found the results incorrect and assumed we would surely abandon Shaojia. Believing the child to be innocent and in need of a home, he altered the results on his own! What an idiot, don¡¯t you think?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She had considered many possibilities but had never thought that the incident back then was a complete blunder. However, why they were switched at birth would probably require finding the director of Love Orphanage to find out! ¡°If it weren¡¯t for that initial incident, Shaojia might have found her biological parents long ago, and you wouldn¡¯t have suffered outside.¡± Elder Zuo¡¯s eyes filled with tears, and he patted Qingwu¡¯s hand, filled with immense regret. ¡°Grandpa, the grandma who adopted me was very good to me, and Sister Shaojia lived well with us, too.¡± Pei Jue quietly listened to the conversation between the two. Only after the elder turned away to wipe his tears did he speak up. ¡°If Ms. Shen needs help finding her family, please tell me, Little Wu. The Pei Clan¡¯s network is quite extensive.¡± Elder Zuo snorted coldly, ¡°Why ask? If you truly cared, you¡¯d do it yourself. Are you asking Little Wu just to make sure she remembers your favor? The Pei Family, all pompous with no substance.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°Yes. I understand! It¡¯s just that our family¡¯s education isn¡¯t bad, and if Grandpa wants to know more, you can find my grandfather. He would certainly welcome it.¡± ¡°Forget it. Why would I want to see him? At his age, almost half-buried, I really don¡¯t want to start a quarrel!¡± The thought of Elder Pei¡¯s face made Elder Zuo feel uncomfortable all over. Just looking at him made one feel like he was up to no good! Elder Zuo stood up, aided by the secretary. ¡°Little Wu, remember to come home this weekend. Grandpa wants to ask a favor of you! Grandpa¡¯s tired and will head up to rest first.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll remember.¡± Elder Zuo, being old, was mentally exhausted after just a little chat. After greeting a few people he knew at the banquet, he went to rest. As the yacht docked, Pei Jue led Qingwu away, striding towards the Rolls-Royce parked by the shore and opening the car door to get inside. The night was deep, and the entire international waters, besides the brightly lit yacht, were exceptionally tranquil. In the distance, a taxi was surrounded by a crowd. Shen Yurou was held hostage by Tarzan, evidently used as leverage. Shen Jishi sneered at Tarzan, with a menacing look, like an eagle in the dark targeting its prey! ¡°Mr. Tarzan, I advise you to release her now. Trying to leave Hua Country with Shen Family¡¯s people, you must have a death wish!¡± Tarzan squinted, looking at Shen Jishi standing at the dock. ¡°Even on the international tribunal, Lawyer Shen couldn¡¯t do anything to me. Now I¡¯m taking someone away, and you think you can stop me?¡± Seeing how much the Shen Family valued Shen Yurou, Tarzan was almost certain this woman was likely the Ghost Doctor Chang Yue he was after! This time, risking coming to Hua Country, Tarzan was in search of the Ghost Doctor Chang Yue; now, having found her, how could he just let her go? Shen Jishi was quite annoyed. He clearly had the opportunity to go shopping and dining with his sister tonight, only to stumble upon such matters. Shen Yurou couldn¡¯t do anything decent! ¡°Mr. Tarzan, never underestimate the Shen Family. Leave her now, or don¡¯t blame me for being unkind to you!¡± Shen Yurou had her mouth covered by a foul-smelling cloth by Tarzan, and tears were stinging her eyes from the stench. Fourth Brother really was something; she had a chance to follow this person and make money, and they must¡¯ve found out about his order worth a billion US Dollars, wanting to hog the money for themselves! Shen Yurou flailed her arms, indicating she wanted to speak. Yet no one cared about her; Tarzan found her troublesome and knocked her out, carrying her on his shoulder. Shen Jishi laughed, unbuttoning his floral shirt and leisurely taking off his suit jacket. This outfit was bought with his sister accompanying him; it wouldn¡¯t do if it got dirty later! Pei Jue looked at Qingwu, frowning, ¡°Looks like Fourth Brother is about to make a move.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°My Fourth Brother should be slightly younger than you.¡± He casually called him ¡°Fourth Brother,¡± wasn¡¯t he annoyed by it himself?! ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter; I¡¯ll just call as my fiance?e does.¡± Anyway, it was just a form of address. If it could make her happy, then it was a transaction with no loss! Qingwu knew this person always had his standards, so she couldn¡¯t be bothered. ¡°Suit yourself. But we can¡¯t let my Fourth Brother and Tarzan fight; Fourth Brother definitely won¡¯t beat Tarzan...¡± Tarzan, ranked third among assassins on the Dark Web, was no match for Shen Jishi. Qingwu couldn¡¯t just watch Shen Jishi get into trouble right before her eyes. Shen Yurou couldn¡¯t be taken away so easily, either. Qingwu pulled out her small laptop, removed the hairpin from her head to unlock it, and booted up the system through fingerprint and iris dual verification. ¡°One-time treatment privilege: Auction, limited to ten minutes. Ghost Doctor Chang Yue.¡± This message instantly sent ripples across the Dark Web, and Tarzan¡¯s phone started ringing. He appeared somewhat hesitant. ¡°Boss, since Chang Yue just posted an auction on the Dark Web, it¡¯s certain the person we caught is a fake. Let¡¯s just throw her into the sea!¡± ¡°Even now, the price of the auction has reached twenty million US Dollars. Boss, hurry up, or it¡¯ll be too late!¡± Biting his teeth, Tarzan tossed the unconscious Shen Yurou into the sea and hopped into the taxi to make his escape! Shen Jishi looked at the pitch-black sea, waving impatiently. He was anxious to return and have fun with his sister! As for why Tarzan suddenly released her, Shen Jishi couldn¡¯t care less. ¡°Fish her out and send her to the hospital, find out what happened.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen Jishi¡¯s men quickly fished out Shen Yurou, and the convoy disappeared by the harbor. The two groups secretly lurking in the shadows quietly retreated as well. Qingwu¡¯s phone rang. ¡°Boss, your auction was won by the Singer for three hundred million US Dollars!¡± ¡°Boss, weren¡¯t you having dinner with him tonight? What kind of romance are you playing? Tossing around three hundred million US Dollars casually and dragging the entire Dark Web along as a sideshow. Are we part of your play?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± It seemed she needed to find time to properly enforce internal discipline soon. To prevent these people from blurting out whatever comes to mind! Chapter 63 - 63 63 Truly a Good Child ?Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Truly a Good Child Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Truly a Good Child The person on the other end of the phone was unaware that their few casual remarks had caused the entire organization¡¯s task load to soar overnight. ¡°Boss, you¡¯re really heartless, scamming even your fiance? out of money. Was competing for tasks with him your way of dating in the past?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°Get lost, I want to see the latest data on Reagent No. 3 by tomorrow morning.¡± A piercing scream came from the other end of the phone! ¡°Boss, just because we interrupted your date, you¡¯re making the brothers stay up all night. That¡¯s too cruel!¡± Fearing more experimental data might be added, Tian Tong quickly hung up the phone and blocked his boss¡¯s number. Pei Jue¡¯s smile grew even wider. A muffled laugh emanated from his chest, particularly alluring. ¡°So my fiance?e likes this kind of date? Then Deep Sea will cooperate more with High Tower in the future, giving us more opportunities to date.¡± Like what? This kind of thing was called a date? Qingwu glanced at him inexplicably and said calmly, ¡°Why did you place the order?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not that generous and don¡¯t want my fiance?e treating other men.¡± ¡°Your grandpa is also a man.¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t he? Then next time, I¡¯ll tell Elder Pei you¡¯re saying he¡¯s not a man.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s smile was completely stifled by her, a rare embarrassed look appeared on his handsome face. His eyes were tinged with a blush, making his exceptionally attractive face appear even more beautiful. Qingwu¡¯s lips curved slightly, revealing a satisfied smile! This man was just petty. As a doctor, why would she care about a patient¡¯s gender? He just wanted to find fault! ¡°How do you know Tarzan is seeing a man?¡± Pei Jue took off his gold-rimmed glasses and handed them to Qingwu, ¡°Wipe them for me, can¡¯t see the road clearly.¡± ¡°Even plain glasses need wiping? I think you see better without them.¡± ¡°They¡¯re special glasses.¡± Qingwu picked them up, adjusted the angle of the lenses, and a thin data board appeared before her eyes, revealing a miniature surveillance device! This device was a high-priced research item from Beidou Star, sold on the black market. She didn¡¯t expect Pei Jue to have bought it... All Beidou Star¡¯s data came from her hands. Seeing this surveillance device, Qingwu understood what Pei Jue meant. ¡°You installed surveillance around Tarzan?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you do the same? I said, my fiance?e and I are always in sync.¡± Qingwu was silent for a moment, took out a handkerchief she carried with her, and carefully wiped the lenses clean before handing them back to Pei Jue. ¡°My people aren¡¯t spying on Tarzan; they¡¯re looking for the director of the Love Orphanage.¡± Tarzan had taken the director of the Love Orphanage, and Beidou Star¡¯s people had been tracking them. Pei Jue liked watching her seriously wipe his glasses like this, the girl under the night slightly lowering her head, her crow-like eyelashes blocking her starry eyes, giving him more time to look at her. Thinking of this quiet and elegant appearance was due to her wiping his lenses, Pei Jue¡¯s heart softened, feeling warmth he hadn¡¯t felt in a long time. It was Qingwu¡¯s magic, always making him want to be closer to her... He put on his glasses and drove the car back towards the city. ¡°The people I arranged got near Tarzan, and caught along with the Drug King was Tarzan¡¯s brother. He has another brother with a terminal illness. That¡¯s why he¡¯s been frantically searching for Ghost Doctor Chang Yue.¡± ¡°Yes, he approached the Drug King seemingly to make money in Hua Country, but he actually wanted the Illusion Heart Grass in the Drug King¡¯s possession. I¡¯ve analyzed the components of Illusion Heart Grass, and it indeed has a medicinal effect on some cancers.¡± ¡°So he won¡¯t give up easily. Be careful these days.¡± Qingwu nodded. A team constantly followed her, making it difficult for Tarzan¡¯s people to approach her. ¡°So let me drive you around for now, or else I won¡¯t be at ease.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Lately, she had been rotating between accompanying her three brothers, video-calling with Shushan who was filming, and Shaojia who was experimenting. When she had time, she¡¯d go to Qiao Xi Hospital to play chess with the elders. Did she really need him to drive her? ¡°You haven¡¯t got a driver¡¯s license yet. I¡¯ll be my fiance?e¡¯s exclusive driver, how about that?¡± Qingwu glanced at him blandly, ¡°If you like being a driver, you could register as a Didi driver and earn some spare cash.¡± ¡°Is my fiance?e already planning for me? So considerate! Rest assured, your fiance?¡¯s money-making skills aren¡¯t bad; you won¡¯t go hungry in the future. The Chang Yue order we just took is considered your consultation fee, and if Grandpa¡¯s medicine costs anything, just come to me, understood?¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Is that what she meant? ¡°If anything dangerous happens, remember to come to me, okay?¡± Could she find him in a real emergency? Pei Jue drove onto a small path, stopped under a dim streetlight, and suddenly leaned in, placing one hand on the car window beside Qingwu, looking at her with overwhelming intensity. ¡°Qingwu, I know you¡¯ve always been independent and impressive. My fiance?e isn¡¯t like the average girl. But you have family now. If you can, I¡¯d hope you¡¯d trust me. Whatever the Shen Family can give you, I can too. Whatever they can¡¯t, I still can.¡± His voice carried a deep, mesmerising allure, like a siren softly singing by the shore. ¡°For instance, I can offer you my embrace and my back.¡± Qingwu¡¯s eyes widened slightly, her long eyelashes trembling a bit. They were both assassins; they knew their backs were only shown to their most trusted partners in life and death! ¡°So, try to trust me, rely on me, and think of me a little. When you need, let me pick you up, okay?¡± His tone carried a hint of hurt, as if accusing her or maybe pleading, making Qingwu¡¯s heart soften immediately. ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± Pei Jue gently patted her head, his hand warm and slightly moist. Only he knew how nervous he was facing Qingwu so closely. If he weren¡¯t afraid of scaring this young girl, he¡¯d have done something more outrageous. But not yet; she was still too young and might be afraid of him. Pei Jue didn¡¯t hold back in praising her, ¡°Such a good girl.¡± ... Qiao Xi Hospital, Beijing In Mrs. Shen¡¯s ward, Zuo Wanjun watched as Mrs. Shen drowsily nodded off and subtly shifted her feet after standing for two hours. She had been called here early in the morning, and without a word being said, was just left standing! Whenever Mrs. Shen was in a bad mood, she¡¯d torment her like this, and Zuo Wanjun had somewhat gotten used to it. ¡°Eldest daughter-in-law, when did you get here? Did I ask you to come?¡± Eldest daughter-in-law? Mrs. Shen had only Shen Dongli as a child, and thus only one daughter-in-law, so where was there an eldest or second? Zuo Wanjun was a bit puzzled, wondering if Mrs. Shen had come up with some new way to torment her? ¡°Mom, it was you who called me early this morning wanting porridge from home, so I brought it for you.¡± The porridge, placed by Mrs. Shen¡¯s side, emitted a rich rice fragrance, making one¡¯s mouth water just by smelling it. Mrs. Shen¡¯s expression turned a bit confused, completely forgetting about calling Zuo Wanjun over. ¡°Oh, hand it over to me.¡± Zuo Wanjun held the porridge, preparing to feed Mrs. Shen. Yet, Mrs. Shen stretched out her hand, suddenly knocking the bowl from Zuo Wanjun¡¯s grasp to the floor! ¡°Get out! You¡¯re trying to harm me! You poisoned the food; I¡¯m calling the police!¡± Chapter 64 - 64 64 How about you divorce my mom ?Chapter 64: Chapter 64: How about you divorce my mom? Chapter 64: Chapter 64: How about you divorce my mom? The porridge had been kept in the thermos, and after two hours, it was still scorching hot. When it spilled onto Zuo Wanjun¡¯s wrist, it immediately turned a large area of her fair wrist red. Mrs. Shen saw this scene and did not think she had done anything wrong. Instead, she laughed strangely in a low voice. ¡°Serves you right for trying to harm me, you wicked woman! Get lost! Hurry up and leave!¡± Zuo Wanjun¡¯s tears welled up in her eyes as she endured the pain and walked out of the ward. She raised her head and bumped into Qingwu, who had just come from Elder Shen¡¯s ward. She had heard that Zuo Wanjun was with Mrs. Shen and was worried that Mrs. Shen would make things difficult for her. After delivering the medicine to the two elders, she rushed over quickly. ¡°Mom, what happened to you?¡± Seeing the porridge on Zuo Wanjun¡¯s wrist, Qingwu hurriedly pulled her to the restroom, rinsed it with cool water, and applied ointment she had made herself. Zuo Wanjun managed to hold back her emotions, but seeing her daughter taking care of her so attentively made her feel extremely heartbroken. ¡°Little Wu, don¡¯t you think your grandmother is sick in the head! She called me over just to make things difficult for me! She called at 5:30 to get me to bring porridge, and then, after I stood there for three hours, she accused me of poisoning her!¡± Qingwu carefully applied the ointment to Zuo Wanjun¡¯s wound. Having developed the ointment herself, she was relieved that the porridge wasn¡¯t as hot after a few hours as it was right from the pot. This kind of injury would heal within a week. Qingwu breathed a sigh of relief and brought Zuo Wanjun to Elder Shen¡¯s ward. Elder Shen understood what had happened at a glance. ¡°Wanjun, what¡¯s going on? Did that old woman bully you again?¡± ¡°Dad, you have to stand up for me!¡± ¡°It¡¯s been so many years since I married into the Shen Family, did I ever do anything wrong to you both? The Shen Family is a noble family, but our Zuo Family isn¡¯t lacking either!¡± ¡°Why does Mom always make things difficult for me, and even calls me the eldest daughter-in-law, isn¡¯t this just to show me who¡¯s boss? You still have a few daughters-in-law! Does she still want Shen Dongli to marry her nephew from her mother¡¯s side? If that¡¯s the case, just let me know, and I¡¯ll divorce Shen Dongli!¡± Elder Shen was a bit embarrassed. When they were younger, Mrs. Shen was never satisfied with Zuo Wanjun. Back then, she was adamant about having her niece marry Shen Dongli. The Shen Family was a family of higher education, how could they condone such feudal and corrupt practices as marrying cousins? Besides, Shen Dongli had fallen in love at first sight with the gentle and pretty Zuo Wanjun in school and wouldn¡¯t leave the Zuo Family. When Elder Zuo made pig¡¯s feet, he would shamelessly stick around to eat a few pieces! Elder Shen saw that the Zuo Family was also a scholarly family, and Zuo Wanjun was clearly a good daughter-in-law, so he agreed to the marriage. Mrs. Shen always felt that Zuo Wanjun blocked her niece¡¯s good match, preventing them from becoming in-laws! Over the years, she often made things difficult for Zuo Wanjun over trivial matters. Elder Shen was busy with work and could only spare time to say a few words to Mrs. Shen, but she still thought everything was Zuo Wanjun¡¯s fault and even asked if Zuo Wanjun fancied her father-in-law and wanted to become Shen Dongli¡¯s stepmother... Gradually, Zuo Wanjun felt embarrassed to make a fuss, and Elder Shen felt it was a disgrace. Shen Dongli got the news from somewhere and slid in with a knee slide from outside, directly kneeling and hugging Zuo Wanjun¡¯s leg! He hugged while crying! ¡°Baby! You cannot divorce me! You are the only one I love in this lifetime! You can¡¯t leave me¡ªah ah ah ah! If you divorce me, I will jump out of Dad¡¯s ward right away, I¡¯ll leave this world on the spot!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Elder Shen: ¡°...¡± Shen Dongli completely ignored that his father and daughter were still present. He only knew that if he arrived late, his wife would be gone! ¡°Baby!! You are my only one, my darling, my life, my whole world!¡± ¡°Your mom always bullies me like this, I absolutely must divorce you!¡± Shen Dongli, seeing his wife¡¯s flaming red wrist, became anxious. He looked at Elder Shen and stammered, ¡°Dad, why don¡¯t you and Mom get divorced instead, then Wanjun wouldn¡¯t be considered my mom¡¯s daughter-in-law anymore, you can¡¯t let me lose my wife! Anyway, you don¡¯t need a wife anymore, so why not split up?¡± Elder Shen struck down with a cane, muttering curses. ¡°Get lost, you little brat, even if I divorce your mom, you¡¯re still her son, Wanjun is still her daughter-in-law!¡± What kind of son resorts to this roundabout way of rescuing his loved one? He even thought about selling his own father! Zuo Wanjun painstakingly withdrew her leg from Shen Dongli¡¯s embrace, crying, ¡°I¡¯m going back to my family! Goodbye!¡± Shen Dongli quickly chased after her, shouting sweet nothings still. Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Elder Shen also felt embarrassed and waved his hand, saying, ¡°Ignore them, your parents have always been like this. Every time your mother and grandmother argue, she goes back to her family. Didn¡¯t your grandpa and grandma return recently? Have you seen them?¡± Qingwu obediently nodded, ¡°I have seen Grandpa, Grandma will come home this weekend.¡± Elder Shen sighed faintly. ¡°When you go back, take something to Elder Zuo, a token of apology from Grandpa. It¡¯s been tough on your mom all these years. If it wasn¡¯t for the conflict between your grandmother and your mother, you might not have gone missing back then.¡± Qingwu was somewhat curious, sitting beside Elder Shen, massaging his calf. Her touch was just right, as she accurately grasped each acupoint, making Elder Shen feel quite comfortable. Thinking about that pair of funny parents earlier, he decided his granddaughter was still the best! See, how considerate! ¡°What exactly happened back then, the conflict between Grandma and Mom has something to do with me?¡± ¡°Back then, your mom had a difficult pregnancy with you and was bedridden in the hospital for fetal protection. Despite this, your grandmother claimed your mother was being melodramatic and wouldn¡¯t let her stay in our hospital, she insisted on sending her to that countryside Tengshan Hospital, saying she knew people who could take care of your mom. Then the Tengshan Hospital and Love Orphanage caught fire, and amidst the chaos, babies were swapped!¡± It turned out it was because of Mrs. Shen that Zuo Wanjun went to a place like Tengshan Hospital back then? ¡°Why was it Tengshan Hospital?¡± ¡°This I¡¯m not sure; though the medical standards at Tengshan Hospital couldn¡¯t compare to ours, it wasn¡¯t bad, so your mom agreed. Thinking about it now, if she hadn¡¯t agreed back then, you wouldn¡¯t have suffered!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not suffering.¡± Elder Shen smiled, satisfied with his granddaughter¡¯s sensibleness! ¡°Qingwu, Grandpa¡¯s getting old, and there¡¯re many things beyond his capability, but as for the issue between your grandmother and your mother, it¡¯s truly the Shen Family that has wronged your mother! If they ever have a greater conflict, we at the Shen Family will stand by your mother! Understood?¡± ¡°Got it, Grandpa.¡± Chen Jianhong pushed the door open and came in. ¡°Elder, Miss Yurou fell into the water and is now under observation in the ICU.¡± Elder Shen was a bit surprised, ¡°How did she fall into the water for no reason?¡± ¡°Young Master said she wanted to learn swimming, she tried swimming back to the Shen Family estate from the port in Beijing, and ended up almost drowning.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Did Shen Jishi really spout such nonsense without any issues? Elder Shen¡¯s eyes flickered, a shrewd look mixed with some contemplation on his face. ¡°Alright, take care of her; don¡¯t bother with the rest.¡± ¡°Got it, got it.¡± Chapter 65 - 65 65 Your Pei Jue Can Only Stay Single ?Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Your Pei Jue Can Only Stay Single Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Your Pei Jue Can Only Stay Single Chen Jianhong came to the hospital early in the morning for rounds and only then found out about Shen Yurou¡¯s situation. He quickly got dressed and went to the ICU for a look, and only felt relieved when he saw she was alright. Why on earth would a well-to-do person just jump into the water for no reason? The spring seawater was still chilly! ¡°Chief Shen, do you think it might be because of the school¡¯s punishment that Miss Yurou couldn¡¯t think straight?¡± Elder Shen was aware of the punishment meted out to Shen Yurou by the school. The school¡¯s punishment was completely fair and just, and they even gave some consideration to the Shen Family by not delving too deeply; otherwise, Shen Yurou would have been expelled by now. How did the child he watched grow up turn into this? ¡°Couldn¡¯t think straight? What did she have to be troubled about, forget it! You all should keep a close watch, we¡¯ll discuss when she wakes up!¡± Chen Jianhong agreed and meticulously examined Elder Shen¡¯s health. He was personally responsible for the health of all these old leaders and knew Elder Shen¡¯s health condition like the back of his hand. Just last month, some data were unstable, but now it seemed to be much improved! ¡°Elder, your health is good enough to be called that of a strong man! Compared to the previous situation, it has improved so much; if this continues, you can go home to recuperate next month.¡± Elder Shen was getting on in years and loved nothing more than hearing such healthy tidings! ¡°Really? It¡¯s all thanks to the medicine Qingwu made for me. Being discharged is great; I¡¯m about to turn into the smell of disinfectant here in the hospital!¡± Hearing this news, Elder Shen jumped out of bed, swaggered, and kicked open the door of the neighboring ward. He placed his hands on his hips and shouted with energy from his belly, ¡°Elder Pei, I¡¯m going to be discharged and go home next month! Ha ha ha ha ha! You old fellow will just stay here in the hospital!¡± Elder Pei could not sit still, bounced off the bed, ran to hold Qingwu¡¯s hand, and implored, ¡°Granddaughter-in-law! Grandpa also wants to be discharged!¡± ¡°Discharge, Qingwu, Grandpa, I beg you!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Seeing Elder Pei¡¯s pitiful eyes, much like those of a little minion, she swallowed the words of refusal back down. ¡°Okay, just take the medicine I gave you, get checked daily, exercise more, don¡¯t stay up late, don¡¯t be picky with food; you can be discharged next month.¡± ¡°Mm hm! Granddaughter-in-law is the best!¡± Elder Pei, brimming with pride, propped himself on his cane and sidled up to Elder Shen, even bumping him with his shoulder. ¡°Pfft, pfft, pfft, I¡¯m not the only one with a granddaughter; Qingwu is my granddaughter too!¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t let Qingwu marry over, your Pei Jue will only end up single!¡± ¡°Try me!¡± ¡°Watch me!¡± Qingwu was already used to the two old men who would occasionally get physical. At their age, even if they wanted to fight, it wouldn¡¯t come to blows, at most pull a few already thinning hairs... She looked at Chen Jianhong and said softly, ¡°The illness of Elder Shen Madam has worsened, you should go take a look.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll send you a report later, regarding the Elder...¡± Chen Jianhong looked at Qingwu with eyes full of stars, almost ready to shamelessly kneel and hug her legs to ask for Elder Shen¡¯s prescription! ¡°Next time, if you give me a hand, we can discuss it.¡± Chen Jianhong: ¡°!!!¡± He actually had a chance to watch Qingwu experiment! ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll first go check on Elder Shen Madam, you handle things here!¡± As soon as he walked out of the ward, Chen Jianhong expertly ignored the crowd gathered outside the door. The old masters here held special statuses, if it wasn¡¯t someone looking for one, it was another, gift boxes were delivered in rubbish trucks directly to anti-corruption departments. Finally seeing someone come out, Qian Yueqiang quickly perked up, only to open her eyes to see a doctor in a white coat¡ªnot the Pei family member they were waiting for! Qian Yueqiang looked at Chen Jianhong, feeling he was somewhat familiar but unable to recognize him fully due to the mask. Maybe he was some internet-famous doctor. The Lin Family seemed disinterested, wondering where the promised Pei Clan¡¯s president was, as they still hadn¡¯t seen him despite waiting all morning! Lin Jingsheng complained: ¡°The president is too unfilial, what time is it, and he hasn¡¯t visited his grandpa yet, making us wait here all morning!¡± Lu Mingchuan, sitting in a wheelchair, took the opportunity while no one was noticing to glare at him unhappily. What kind of person is the Pei Clan¡¯s president? Would he have to tell Lin Jingsheng in advance when he planned to visit the hospital? Someone had an inflated sense of self-worth! The Lu Family came here today mainly because all their businesses were being constrained by Shen Boyi; as long as they could latch onto the Pei Family, even if the Shen Family openly boycotted their family in the industry, it would be of no consequence! Only the Pei Family could save the Lu Family now! Lin Xuecheng looked at Lu Mingchuan in the wheelchair; she was even a bit envious... She also wanted to sit down... After standing for five hours straight in high heels, her feet were burning with pain. ¡°Mom, do we even know if President Pei will come today?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know either, let¡¯s keep waiting; can¡¯t you see all these people waiting here too!¡± But unlike them, these people were evidently prepared in advance, seamlessly pulling out newspapers from their pockets as they arrived and sitting right down! It felt like a spring outing! Is this the attitude of people seeking favors? Or is this how people in Beijing act now? Yet, the staff at Qiao Xi Hospital didn¡¯t chase them away; rather, they stood together with them, which made Qian Yueqiang feel like her overall aura had diminished... The ward door opened, and Elder Shen, wearing a mask and hat, sat in a wheelchair pushed out by Qingwu. Elder Shen¡¯s attire made Qingwu want to laugh! The old man disliked socializing, every time he saw too many people at the door, he would cover his face to stop himself from inadvertently rolling his eyes at them... As she came out, several people sitting at the door immediately popped up, stashing their newspapers and standing at attention, neatly blocking Elder Shen and Qingwu! ¡°Chief, 302nd Army of the Land Forces, ready to escort you!¡± The Lin Family and Lu Family hadn¡¯t snapped out of their shock at seeing Qingwu here when they witnessed the group of seemingly rural folk around them springing up, exuding an aura of iron and blood! These folks weren¡¯t farmers but specially commissioned soldiers... ¡°How many people?¡± ¡°Fifteen, all under control, rest assured, chief!¡± Elder Shen nodded, chuckling: ¡°Fewer than yesterday, not bad, looks like it¡¯s about time I went home; Qingwu, did you hear that?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll arrange your discharge time.¡± ¡°Go check on the wife.¡± No matter how lacking in gentlewomanly virtues Zuo Wanjun was, she was still the biological mother of several grandchildren in the Shen Family. Old Grandpa Zuo was an old comrade from his youthful years; if he knew his daughter was being wronged by the Shen Family, and they did nothing, he¡¯d fly off the handle. Qingwu pushed the wheelchair away, directly disregarding the two families standing by the roadside. Seeing Qingwu who seemed to have a good relationship with Elder Shen made Lu Mingchuan itch with curiosity. He wondered what Shen Boyi was thinking, trusting his secret mistress to care for his own grandfather; no wonder rich people are so eccentric. Lin Jingsheng was stunned to see Qingwu. ¡°Qingwu, what are you doing here? When did you get to know Chief Shen, why didn¡¯t you tell Dad!¡± He was almost unplugged with excitement! Qingwu might have been hired by the Shen Family to care for Chief Shen; if she was willing to speak a few kind words, the Shen Family would certainly regard the Lin Family favorably and support them towards a prosperous future! Chapter 66 - 66 66 Mental Illness Needs Treatment ?Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Mental Illness Needs Treatment Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Mental Illness Needs Treatment Chief Shen¡¯s gaze turned noticeably colder. He squinted his eyes and took a closer look at the two families standing in front of him, quickly realizing that they were the adoptive parents of his precious granddaughter. How dare that family come before his precious granddaughter? Qingwu said calmly, ¡°If I remember correctly, you have already announced in the newspaper that you severed ties with me. Now we are strangers. Please step aside. Otherwise, don¡¯t blame me for being impolite.¡± Lin Jingsheng was a bit embarrassed, but he couldn¡¯t bear to let Qingwu go. Lu Mingchuan looked at Qingwu affectionately. ¡°Xiaowu, come back to me. I want to rekindle our old love. I know you love me. I haven¡¯t been able to forget you for a single day. You are the most wonderful woman in my heart. I know you¡¯re just testing my feelings for you!¡± Qingwu was speechless. Was he out of his mind? Lin Xuecheng¡¯s face looked extremely unpleasant. She bit her lip hard, staring at Qingwu with humiliation and resentment. This damn woman surely contacted Brother Mingchuan in secret! She¡¯s already someone else¡¯s mistress, yet she keeps haunting us like a specter?! Qingwu glanced at him, ¡°There¡¯s a mental disorder called delusional infatuation, it fits your symptoms perfectly. If you have time, go to the psychiatric department and get that brain of yours treated.¡± Lu Mingchuan¡¯s face was full of confusion! Delusional infatuation? Mental illness? What on earth was this! The nurses standing nearby couldn¡¯t help but cover their mouths and chuckle. It seemed Lady Shen could insult without using any foul language! Seeing Qingwu about to push Chief Shen away, Lu Mingchuan panicked. ¡°Xiaowu, don¡¯t leave me!¡± Qingwu said calmly, ¡°Major Gou, could you please clear them out?¡± Major Gou immediately saluted and respectfully said, ¡°Yes!¡± A few special forces soldiers formed a solid wall in front of the two families, leaving no gaps at all. ¡°Please leave!¡± Lin Jingsheng still wanted to resist, holding the prepared gifts with a hopeful look, ¡°Brother, we haven¡¯t yet given the gifts we prepared for Chief Shen! Could you please do us a favor, or could you pass them to that nurse lady from earlier; I¡¯m her father! Let her hand them to Chief Shen!¡± Major Gou: ? Who did you say is a nurse? Lady Shen? And you claim to be Lady Shen¡¯s father, utterly delusional and downright crazy. Just this morning, Mr. Shen and the lady had left the ward together; they had already seen Lady Shen¡¯s biological parents! Upon hearing that Qingwu was just a nurse, the passion in Lu Mingchuan¡¯s eyes waned a little. Major Gou completely ignored them and motioned for his men to escort the two families away. Mrs. Lu, encountering such a situation for the first time, turned a mix of green and red, looking mockingly at the Lin Family. ¡°Some people mistake fish eyes for pearls, picking up trash and calling it a treasure. Now, running around like headless chickens, no one will entertain them.¡± Lin Jingsheng felt a bit awkward being told off, ¡°In-laws, isn¡¯t that inappropriate? Chengcheng is our biological daughter...¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you just hear Mingchuan say he likes Qingwu? The girl picked from the trash tries to become a phoenix, ha.¡± Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes and bumped into Lin Xuecheng, who stood deathly pale, pushing Lu Mingchuan out of the hospital. Qian Yueqiang was furious! ¡°What on earth does the Lu Family mean? Saying they fancy Qingwu, Qingwu is just a nurse now!¡± Lin Jingsheng was also furious, looking at Qian Yueqiang with anger. ¡°I told you not to rush, but you insisted on announcing the severing of ties with Xiaowu in the newspaper. Now look what happened! That kid is completely resentful of us! If she speaks ill of our family in front of Chief Shen, what will we do then?¡± ¡°Then what do you suggest? She has even blocked me!¡± Thinking about it made Qian Yueqiang feel that Qingwu was indeed heartless. Nothing like how understanding and considerate Chengcheng is! ¡°Here¡¯s what we¡¯ll do. I¡¯ll call her later and send a red envelope. Coming back to our family is impossible, but at least she could say something nice in front of Chief Shen. President Pei hasn¡¯t come today yet, so let¡¯s wait a bit more.¡± Lin Xuecheng stood behind them, her face devoid of any blood! When she was young, she participated in a painting competition and tried to secretly replace her painting with Qingwu¡¯s midway, only to end up being thrown into a trash can by someone. It took the Lin Family¡¯s bodyguards several days to find her! This was her greatest humiliation! The Lu Family bringing it up was like rubbing salt into her wound, with no regard for her feelings at all... They must still have Qingwu in mind! If only she could find a way to expose Qingwu¡¯s secrets... Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes spun around, filled with unwillingness! A luxurious Cayenne smoothly drove into the hospital, speeding past the Lin Family, leaving a magnificent silhouette. ¡°That¡¯s President Pei¡¯s car! Quick, let¡¯s follow it!¡± The Lin Family hurriedly ran after the car, afraid of missing Pei Jue getting off. Annie saw the three people running behind through the rearview mirror, ¡°...¡± Aren¡¯t they the foster family of our young madam from before? Have they discovered a new hobby, training for a marathon at the hospital? ¡°President, the foster family of the young madam is behind your car. Should we handle it?¡± Pei Jue¡¯s brows furrowed slightly. These people were bothering Xiaowu again? ¡°Ignore them, but investigate why they¡¯re here for Xiaowu.¡± Annie pouted disdainfully, ¡°It mustn¡¯t be anything good. Their family treated the young madam poorly; they¡¯re surely here to bother her.¡± Pei Jue¡¯s gaze turned cold, his always gentle and elegant face now covered in frost. They dared bully his fiance?e; how could he let them go easily! ¡°They need a lesson.¡± ¡°Got it!¡± Annie¡¯s eyes were filled with excitement. She turned the car around towards the Lin Family. Lin Jingsheng saw the car turn around and almost jumped with excitement. ¡°President Pei must have seen us and wants to discuss business with us! Lin Family is saved now. Chengcheng, pay attention to your appearance, you can¡¯t embarrass us in front of President Pei!¡± Lin Xuecheng was also thrilled. Although she liked Lu Mingchuan, if Pei Jue took a liking to her, she might gain a better marriage prospect... Qian Yueqiang looked at the Cayenne, a bit unsure, ¡°Husband, is he really coming to discuss business with us? Something doesn¡¯t feel right...¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to feel off!¡± Lin Jingsheng was still dreaming, but he soon realized the Cayenne showed no sign of slowing down; the driver even stepped on the gas! The car sped by, almost brushing against the Lin Family, even knocking off a corner of the roadside flower bed! The Cayenne quickly disappeared at the corner, driving fully into the hospital. The Lin Family was almost scared out of their wits! Lin Jingsheng wore a shocked expression. It was as though the cold gust of the car brushed past his face like a knife, both painfully and terrifyingly cutting through. This wasn¡¯t just a car; it was Death¡¯s scythe! Qian Yueqiang was so frightened she sat down on the ground, utterly distraught. ¡°This is attempted murder! They want to kill us! I¡¯m calling the police!¡± Lin Jingsheng gritted his teeth, his rare intelligence kicking in as he angrily said, ¡°Calling the police? What happened to you? What evidence do you have? We couldn¡¯t even get the car into the hospital, but President Pei can race his car inside! Even if you call the police, the Pei Family laughs at you?¡± Qian Yueqiang rolled her eyes and fainted! Lin Jingsheng and Lin Xuecheng hurriedly rushed her to the emergency room. It was a good thing they were already in the hospital; getting treatment was convenient. Qingwu stood upstairs, speechless, watching the scene unfold below. She wasn¡¯t concerned about the Lin Family; whatever they did now had nothing to do with her. As for Pei Jue... She glanced at Pei Jue, who had just entered the ward and was taking off his coat, walking toward her. His eyes, filled with a sly smile but endless tenderness, met hers. ¡°Are you three years old? Immature.¡± ¡°If I were three years old, I¡¯d beat them up directly.¡± Pei Jue approached Qingwu¡¯s side, leaning in close. His smile carried gentle tenderness, as intoxicating as the spring sunlight. ¡°I¡¯m not so magnanimous as to let anyone who bullies you off lightly.¡± ¡°Since my little friend can¡¯t learn to complain, I shall find out your grievances myself.¡± Chapter 67 - 67 67 I am reporting my whereabouts ?Chapter 67: Chapter 67: I am reporting my whereabouts Chapter 67: Chapter 67: I am reporting my whereabouts Pei Jue felt somewhat regretful. He reached out, grabbed a lock of Qingwu¡¯s hair, and toyed with it in his hand. ¡°If it were somewhere else, like on the international line, their outcome wouldn¡¯t be like this.¡± On the international line, he was the leader of the fearsome Assassin Organization, Singer. People who fell into his hands often had only one fate! Death! The Lin Family should be grateful that they raised Qingwu for nearly nineteen years; otherwise, what they faced wouldn¡¯t have been so simple! Pei Jue squinted slightly and reached out to shield the sunlight from Qingwu¡¯s eyes, making her meet his gaze. ¡°I want the Lu Family to go bankrupt. Does my fiance?e mind?¡± ¡°Why should I care?¡± What does the Lu Family have to do with her? Even if there was a childhood engagement between Lu Mingchuan and her, the engagement was with the Lin family¡¯s daughter, not her. ¡°You don¡¯t need to tell me everything you¡¯re planning to do. Haven¡¯t you already started bankrupting the Lu Family?¡± Qingwu was speechless at this point. Did Pei Jue have some kind of problem? No matter what he did every day, he would message her about it, sending pictures of his meals, videos of his social events, or even informing her whom he had met. If she didn¡¯t reply, he would call her. She had no choice but to reply with a sentence or two each time Pei Jue messaged her. Over time, she basically knew exactly what Pei Jue did all day. Pei Jue chuckled. This little ingrate, didn¡¯t she understand why he told her everything he did? ¡°I am reporting my whereabouts to ease my fiance?e¡¯s mind and, incidentally, to make you think of me. Since you don¡¯t have the habit of missing me, I can cultivate it!¡± She was not used to having him around yet, but that was okay. He would gradually make her accustomed to it! ¡°Tarzan messaged me, hoping I would relinquish Chang Yue¡¯s consultation rights. What does my fiance?e think?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you call me something else?¡± He kept calling her that; the whole world would soon know she was his fiance?e. Qingwu felt quite embarrassed... ¡°I can. How about ¡®baby¡¯ or ¡®dear¡¯? Other names are also acceptable, but I hope you save them for after we are married.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± ¡°Forget it, just call me whatever you want. How much is Tarzan offering?¡± ¡°Are you willing to treat him?¡± Qingwu nodded. Tarzan still held the head of the Love Orphanage. She needed to find someone to uncover the truth of the events from years ago. With a family like the Shen Family, she didn¡¯t believe they would easily mix up a child. Additionally, given Shen Shaojia¡¯s matter, the doctor, who considered himself humanitarian, was also from Tengshan Hospital! These things surely had even greater secrets behind them. Qingwu had to get to the bottom of it. ¡°Understood, I will contact Tarzan, but I have one condition.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Pei Jue held Qingwu¡¯s slender waist with one hand, pulling her closer to himself until they were almost touching, creating an incredibly intimate atmosphere that even the air became tinged with a romantic aura. ¡°You must take me with you when you meet Tarzan!¡± ¡°...If Tarzan sees you, he might go crazy.¡± Tarzan only wanted to see Chang Yue for his brother¡¯s treatment, not to meet Deep Sea¡¯s leader, right? ¡°It¡¯s okay to use a different title; he doesn¡¯t know my identity. I don¡¯t want my fiance?e to be with other men for too long. I would get jealous.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± She was a doctor, just visiting a patient; what was there for him to be jealous about? Did this person have some brain problem! ¡°Oh, the last time I performed surgery on your grandfather, I also removed his clothes and touched his chest. Go ahead and be jealous.¡± Pei Jue: ¡°...¡± His face changed color several times, turning from blue to white, completely rendered speechless by one remark from Qingwu, feeling uncharacteristically embarrassed. Qingwu¡¯s eyes contained a mischievous glint. Shen Yurou woke up slowly on the ICU bed. ¡°Ms. Shen, you are awake, so you can be moved to a regular ward.¡± ¡°Why am I here?¡± While recording Shen Yurou¡¯s information, the nurse said, ¡°You forgot? Last night you insisted on swimming back from the harbor to Qingshan County, nearly drowned, and Shen Fourth Young Master brought you to the hospital. Since you woke up, everything is fine.¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°...¡± She wanted to swim back from the sea to Qingshan County?! How did she not know about this! It was clearly Shen Jishi disrupting her plan; otherwise, she would have ten billion US dollars by now! Shen Jishi appeared suddenly, definitely not wanting her to make a fortune or steal Qingwu¡¯s limelight. It seemed she needed to find other business opportunities on the Dark Web... The nurse pushed her bed and glanced downstairs. ¡°That looks like President Pei¡¯s car. President Pei is really filial, visiting the hospital every day to see the elder.¡± Oh right! Pei Jue! If Pei Jue saw her looking so delicate and fragile now, surely he would be attracted! If she could arouse some sympathy from him, she would conveniently tell Pei Jue how excessive the Shen Family had been to her... After sending Shen Yurou to the general ward, the nurse left. Shen Yurou sneaked away, heading toward Elder Pei¡¯s ward. Elder Shen and Elder Pei were downstairs, playing chess with a few gray-haired old men. That meant... Pei Jue was alone in the ward! The more Shen Yurou thought about it, the more excited she became. She quickened her pace, adjusting her clothes at the door of the ward, unbuttoning a few buttons... ¡°Brother Pei, I¡¯m here~¡± By the balcony, Pei Jue held Qingwu by the waist, whispering in her ear. Qingwu responded occasionally, looking remarkably harmonious. As soon as he heard that sickly sweet voice, Pei Jue raised his head, slightly annoyed. ¡°Get out!¡± Shen Yurou: ¡°!!!¡± Why was Qingwu here! And why were she and Pei Jue holding each other! It was simply shameless... Even before marrying Pei Jue, she came to the hospital to seduce him. Those unrefined country folks were like this. If it weren¡¯t for her ruining her plans, the one Pei Jue was holding now would be her... Major Gou rushed in, hoisted Shen Yurou over his shoulder, and ran off with her. He completely ignored her screams, quickly taking her away from the ward. He also made sure to close the ward door afterward. Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Major Gou seemed to be quite practiced in this action, indicating Shen Yurou had been dealt with multiple times before and he had gotten used to it. ¡°Does she come often?¡± ¡°I have nothing to do with her, trust me.¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Who he was involved with had nothing to do with her. ¡°I won¡¯t allow her to visit my grandfather. However, considering Elder Shen is here, she¡¯s from the Shen Family, so I can¡¯t control that.¡± Each time Shen Yurou used the excuse of visiting Elder Shen to harass Elder Pei, she was whisked away by Major Gou. Over time, Major Gou would pounce on her at first sight, package her, and take her away very adeptly. Qingwu nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll have Major Gou stop her directly from now on. She doesn¡¯t need to see Grandpa either.¡± Who knows if Shen Yurou still had any Primordial Energy Pills. If she mixed them into Elder Shen¡¯s medicine when he wasn¡¯t paying attention, that would be troublesome; better to guard against it. ¡°Tell Tarzan to exchange the head of the Love Orphanage. I want him alive.¡± Pei Jue understood her meaning, ¡°Just the person, not easy.¡± Only asking for the person might reveal some clues about Qingwu¡¯s identity to Tarzan, which wouldn¡¯t be good. ¡°Then add some money, ten billion. How about that? It¡¯s a little low, but I checked Tarzan¡¯s assets; too much more and the money might not be clean.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Pei Jue held her hand, and lowered his head to plant a kiss on the back of her hand. ¡°I¡¯ll come to pick you up tomorrow. Remember to wait for me.¡± Chapter 68 - 68 68 Grandpa Can Do Anything for You ?Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Grandpa Can Do Anything for You! Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Grandpa Can Do Anything for You! Farewell ceremonies were quite common, and Pei Jue¡¯s movements were elegant and appropriate, always composed. However, Qingwu always felt that the back of her hand grew a little hot along with it. ¡°Why are you picking me up?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you visiting your grandparents? I¡¯ve already prepared the gifts.¡± Elder Zuo had indeed invited her to the Zuo Family for dinner the next day, and since the Shen Family parents had argued today and returned home, she planned to go with Shen Shushan then. Shen Boyi had gone abroad for business, Shen Zhongshuang had a surgery and would return in the evening, Shen Jishi was in court, leaving only Shen Shushan who had just returned home after wrapping up his movie. ¡°Isn¡¯t the fiance?e planning to take me along? Grandfather did invite me as well.¡± When did her grandfather invite him? If her grandmother managed to come home from the lab, it indeed owed much to Pei Jue¡¯s efforts. Moreover, the two families had always been acquainted, so it would indeed be inappropriate not to let him come. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll wait for you.¡± Pei Jue affectionately tapped her perky little nose, ¡°Good girl.¡± Pei Clan still had plenty of business to attend to, so after reminding Qingwu of a few things, he left the hospital. As soon as Pei Jue left, Lin Jingsheng sneaked into the ward, avoiding Major Gou who was patrolling outside. ¡°Xiao Wu, you must help your father! Your mother was hit by someone and hasn¡¯t woken up. Since you¡¯re Chief Shen¡¯s caregiver, say a few good words for us, let the Shen Family help us out!¡± ¡°Our family hasn¡¯t done anything wrong to you. It wasn¡¯t easy raising you. All these years we¡¯ve given you everything you wanted. You can¡¯t just burn bridges like this!¡± Qingwu curled her lips in a mocking smile. ¡°When I was in school, Grandma asked you for money, and you said girls didn¡¯t need to study much. It was Grandma who secretly picked up trash and sent me to school.¡± Lin Jingsheng looked a bit awkward! This was when Qingwu was four or five years old. How did this annoying girl remember it so clearly! ¡°At that time, our family had no money. Your mother and I scrimped and saved outside, there truly wasn¡¯t any money to send you to school...¡± Qingwu smiled. Back then, Lin Xuecheng was attending a private kindergarten that cost five thousand a month thanks to Lin Jingsheng¡¯s money! And as for her, she had to rely on Grandma Lin secretly collecting bottles, saving money to send her to school. Lin Jingsheng wanted to do business, taking away all of Grandma Lin¡¯s savings, not even leaving school money for Qingwu. ¡°When I was in middle school, it was also Grandma who provided the living and tuition fees. You thought five hundred a month was too much and told me to eat less. You weren¡¯t poor then.¡± At that time, Lin Jingsheng had already bought a villa, and the whole family moved to Ning City. ¡°I wasn¡¯t wrong, Xiao Wu. Girls who have too much money are bound to go astray. Dad did it for your own good, five hundred was enough to fill you up. Back then, Dad only spent three hundred a month on meals!¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, at that time, you and your wife were eating bird¡¯s nest that cost three thousand, one bowl a day.¡± Lin Jingsheng: ¡°...¡± This annoying girl! What was the point of remembering all these trivial things so clearly? Even he couldn¡¯t remember those insignificant matters... This girl was heartless, remembering worthless things. Why didn¡¯t she ever mention the good things they did for her? Besides, if they¡¯d truly mistreated Qingwu, could she have grown so tall and beautiful? ¡°Dad did this for your own sake, worried that if you ate too much, it would stretch your stomach, making it hard for you to slim down and look good when you grew up. Look at how great you look now!¡± ¡°Dad raised you for so many years. Even if there was no merit, there was hard work, Xiao Wu. Your grandmother is also from the Lin Family. Her kindness to you was our kindness to you too!¡± ¡°You should take some time to speak well of us to Chief Shen, let him support us. It¡¯ll only benefit you once our family prospers!¡± The ward door was pushed open, and Elder Shen, with a face of iron, was pushed in by Shen Shushan, who wore a similarly dark expression, wishing he could kill Lin Jingsheng on the spot! Elder Shen had always thought the Lin Family had raised Qingwu, and no matter what, they were her benefactors. But now, they found out that Qingwu¡¯s past life was even worse than what their investigation revealed. Who was so poor that the child couldn¡¯t even fill her stomach! The only daughter of their Shen Family had to rely on an old lady picking up trash to fund her education, how heartbreaking! ¡°Shen... Chief Shen, I¡¯m Qingwu¡¯s father. I came here to...¡± Elder Shen gripped the wheelchair¡¯s armrest tightly, unwilling to make a scene in front of his granddaughter towards this shameless person, and gritted his teeth, ¡°Get out!¡± Faced with the murderous Elder Shen, Lin Jingsheng couldn¡¯t utter a word and was carried out of the ward by Major Gou. Elder Shen had tears in his eyes, and he beckoned Qingwu over. ¡°Child, come here.¡± ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯m fine.¡± Elder Shen held Qingwu¡¯s hand, full of heartache and sorrow. ¡°Xiao Wu, if you want us to deal with their family, just say the word. Grandpa will do anything for you!¡± Qingwu shook her head, ¡°There¡¯s no need to dirty our hands for unworthy people, Grandpa. I already have a family now; the past doesn¡¯t matter anymore.¡± Elder Shen¡¯s eyes brimmed with tears, and he turned away to wipe them. He couldn¡¯t speak, only patting his granddaughter¡¯s tender hand heavily. ¡°Good kid, you¡¯re breaking your grandpa¡¯s heart!¡± ¡°From now on, you¡¯re only a part of the Shen Family. Your elder brother said he¡¯d move that old lady¡¯s grave, and the Shen Family will commemorate her. Even if it¡¯s moving her to the Shen Family¡¯s ancestral grave, grandpa agrees!¡± If not for Madam Lin¡¯s care, such a great granddaughter might not have been seen by him. If Madam Lin didn¡¯t mind, the Shen Family¡¯s ancestral grave was the best place for eternal rest! ¡°No need, Grandpa. Grandma Lin would likely prefer to stay at her own home. I¡¯ve arranged for brother to place her in the ancestral home; we¡¯ve bought the ancestral home too.¡± Shen Shushan stepped forward, embraced Qingwu, and gently patted her back. ¡°Sister, whenever you feel wronged, be sure to tell your brothers. If that person bothers you again, come find me.¡± ¡°Got it, third brother.¡± Shen Shushan held Qingwu tightly, pressing his face against her shoulder. The damp touch surprised Qingwu slightly. Was her third brother... crying? Shen Shushan¡¯s voice was a little shaky. ¡°We¡¯re sorry for not protecting you better. You clearly have come back, yet such scum managed to disturb you. It won¡¯t happen again!¡± What did this have to do with the Shen Family? It was Lin Jingsheng who sneaked in. The Lin Family had always been shameless, and the Shen Family, thinking they were Qingwu¡¯s previous family, hadn¡¯t been harsh. The Shen Family was reasonable, while the Lin Family was shameless. Guarding against Lin Jingsheng wasn¡¯t easy. Qingwu patted Shen Shushan¡¯s shoulder, comforting her brother in turn. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I don¡¯t care about the Lin Family. Don¡¯t worry about me.¡± Elder Shen watched the embraced siblings, curled his little finger, and Major Gou bent down, leaning close to his side. ¡°Arrange a team to protect the young miss constantly, keep those people off her once they approach, and expel them directly. You may take action if necessary, regardless of consequences.¡± These words, ¡°regardless of consequences,¡± showed how truly angry the Elder was! ¡°Yes! We¡¯ll certainly protect the young miss!¡± Chapter 69 - 69 69 Expel Qingwu from the Shen Family ?Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Expel Qingwu from the Shen Family Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Expel Qingwu from the Shen Family Lin Jingsheng was directly thrown out of the hospital building. Major Gou, hearing the words he had just uttered, showed no mercy and tossed him straight onto the concrete ground. It hurt so much that Lin Jingsheng grimaced in pain, feeling as if his butt was about to burst open! What exactly was going on with the Shen family, always enjoying throwing people out every time! The last time he went to deliver a gift, he was thrown out by the Shen family too, and now he was being tossed just for speaking with one of Elder Shen¡¯s caregivers! Qingwu was truly an ungrateful girl. If it weren¡¯t for them driving her out of the house, would she have had the chance to meet the Shen family? Now that she climbed up to higher circles, she no longer cared about the life and death of the Lin family. Lin Jingsheng returned to Qian Yueqiang¡¯s hospital room, filled with rage. ¡°If it weren¡¯t for you deciding on your own to sever ties with Xiaowu, she¡¯d still be our daughter, and I wouldn¡¯t be so humiliated.¡± Qian Yueqiang was also full of anger. ¡°She¡¯s just a caregiver. You calling her daughter isn¡¯t embarrassing to you, but it certainly is to me!¡± ¡°That girl is nothing but an ingrate, you can¡¯t count on her. Instead of looking for her, you should think of other solutions.¡± Lin Jingsheng wondered, ¡°What other solutions could there be?¡± Qian Yueqiang leaned against the pillow, offering a mysterious smile. ¡°I just overheard the nurses saying that the old Mrs. Shen is also in this hospital. Whether it¡¯s Elder Shen or the old lady, they¡¯re all Shen family. If one road doesn¡¯t work, we take another.¡± Lin Jingsheng¡¯s eyes lit up! The old lady should be easier to talk to than the old man. When the time came, he could whisper sweet words about their family to Elder Shen, and the Lin family could perhaps come back to life. ¡°Fortunately, the gifts are still with us, we can take them to the old lady now!¡± Like getting an adrenaline rush, the Lin family carried their gifts and headed toward Mrs. Shen¡¯s hospital room. Mrs. Shen was lying on the hospital bed, listening to Buddhist scriptures. She appeared calm and serene, and the sunlight outside the window fell on her white hair, making her seem like a kindly old grandmother to those unaware. ¡°Mrs. Shen, we are from the Lin family in Ning City. We heard you¡¯ve been unwell, so we brought gifts especially for you!¡± Mrs. Shen opened her eyes, seeing three strangers standing by her bed. Bringing her gifts? Ever since Elder Shen forbade her from interacting with prominent families, no one had brought her gifts in years! What was this family up to? Mrs. Shen looked at the three petty-looking people before her and snorted coldly. ¡°Take them back, I don¡¯t care for them.¡± ¡°The old lady, we just came from Elder Shen¡¯s side. It was Elder Shen who asked us to bring these gifts to you, saying that he was concerned about your health!¡± Upon hearing it was Elder Shen who sent them, Mrs. Shen¡¯s eyes widened! She knew the old man still cared about her. They had spent a lifetime together, he wouldn¡¯t be so heartless. ¡°Leave them then, you can leave now.¡± Lin Jingsheng had a fawning smile on his face, rubbing his hands together. ¡°Old lady, we are Qingwu¡¯s adoptive parents, and we wanted to ask about whether that girl Qingwu is being obedient?¡± Qingwu¡¯s adoptive parents? When Mrs. Shen heard this, her eyes showed even more disdain. No wonder she sensed a smell coming from this family¡ªthey were Qingwu¡¯s adoptive parents. Turns out they came from the same place, utterly vulgar. ¡°Obedient? Whether she is obedient has nothing to do with me. As long as I¡¯m alive, she absolutely cannot step into the Shen family¡¯s door!¡± Hearing these words, the Lin family was invigorated! Mrs. Shen¡¯s implication was that Qingwu had no chance of marrying into the Shen family, even if she tried her best to climb up, they wouldn¡¯t consider her! Lin Xuecheng felt much comforted. ¡°Old lady, Qingwu is my sister. We grew up together, and she loved playing with boys. There was originally an engagement between her and my fiance?, but she was unfaithful...¡± Mrs. Shen frowned, as if she had heard something filthy. ¡°I knew that girl couldn¡¯t do anything good! What exactly are you here for?¡± ¡°Old lady, we mainly don¡¯t want to see you deceived by Qingwu. She was never an obedient girl, my mother was angered to death by her! If you want to know anything about Qingwu, we can help.¡± Mrs. Shen¡¯s eyes showed a bit of delight. Even though she didn¡¯t think much of these three before her, if they could provide something she found interesting, she wouldn¡¯t mind listening. ¡°Old lady, you must drive Qingwu out of the Shen family! We severed ties with her because she has always had sticky fingers since she was a child...¡± ¡°Sticky fingers?¡± Lin Jingsheng recounted the loss of his contract. ¡°The Shen family is vast and rich. If Qingwu does something at home, the loss would be huge!¡± Mrs. Shen, hearing this, couldn¡¯t take it anymore! She took out her phone and directly dialed Shen Dongli¡¯s number. Shen Dongli, however, was busy coaxing his wife and didn¡¯t pick up after ten consecutive calls! ¡°President Shen must be busy, why don¡¯t you give me his number, and I can contact him.¡± Lin Jingsheng eagerly looked at Mrs. Shen. ¡°Alright, make sure to tell my son everything she has done, don¡¯t let him be deceived.¡± ¡°Definitely!¡± Lin Jingsheng left his phone number, joyfully taking Shen Dongli¡¯s number as he exited the room. ¡°Judging by the old lady¡¯s reaction, Qingwu probably hasn¡¯t done anything good in the Shen family. It¡¯s a good thing we severed ties, otherwise it might even implicate us in the future.¡± Qian Yueqiang wholeheartedly agreed. ¡°Hurry back and contact President Shen. With the Shen family¡¯s help, we can definitely overcome this crisis.¡± Zuo Mansion The ancient-style courtyard was filled with priceless flowers and plants, the small bridges and flowing water created a unique and elegant scenery, exuding the charm of a Jiangnan water town. Zuo Wanjun reclined on a deck chair, allowing Shen Dongli to doggedly massage her legs. ¡°Wife, don¡¯t be angry anymore. Look how scared our daughter was today.¡± ¡°Am I angry for no reason? It was your mom who pushed me!¡± Shen Dongli wore an awkward smile, ¡°Hehe, my mom is old, her brain doesn¡¯t work well. Next time she calls you over, just ignore her.¡± Zuo Wanjun glared at him, exuding an infinite charm. ¡°Do you think I want to bother with her? I just think that if she bothers me, maybe she won¡¯t pick on Qingwu all the time. I¡¯m telling you, if she dares to bully my daughter, there will be no end to it!¡± Shen Dongli quickly nodded in agreement. ¡°Rest assured! Qingwu is our beloved sweetheart, nobody can bully her.¡± Just as he finished speaking, his phone rang. ¡°Who¡¯s that?¡± ¡°Chairman Shen! I¡¯m Lin Jingsheng from Ning City. I want to tell you something about your caregiver Qingwu! That girl is full of schemes, malicious, and disrespectful to parents and elders¡ªshe¡¯s always bullied our daughter since childhood, and she¡¯s not fit to be a caregiver around your elder...¡± Shen Dongli, at first perplexed, grew increasingly angry as he listened. He almost reached through the phone to choke Lin Jingsheng dead! Back in his youth, he was a formidable and dominating force. After the Shen family¡¯s children took over the family business, Shen Dongli happily backed away, appearing as the most easy-going person in the family. With a cold expression, Shen Dongli exuded an intimidating chill that even Zuo Wanjun, next to him, noticed something was amiss. ¡°What is it? Who¡¯s calling?¡± Lin Jingsheng was still rambling on. ¡°Madam must be there as well? This is extremely important. I assure you, based on my own reputation, that if Qingwu stays in the Shen family, she will harm you. That¡¯s why we had no choice but to drive her out!¡± Chapter 70 - 70 70 How Can There Be Such a Shameless Person ?Chapter 70: Chapter 70 How Can There Be Such a Shameless Person! Chapter 70: Chapter 70 How Can There Be Such a Shameless Person! Shen Dongli rubbed his temples, his voice as cold as ice. ¡°Lin Jingsheng, is it? Where are you right now?¡± ¡°I¡¯m at the hospital where the old master is staying! My wife was hit by someone blind! Chairman Shen, if you want to see me, come over; there are many untold stories I can share with you!¡± Shen Dongli had never met anyone who made him go to them in person. How could there be such shameless people in this world! Lin Jingsheng hung up the phone, still immersed in the fantasy of his imminent rise to fame and fortune. Chairman Shen must be interested in what he had to say, and might even come to see him personally. At that time, he could set the terms; the problems facing the Lin Family now were trivial! As Lin Jingsheng thought about this, he dialed his secretary. ¡°Tell those companies, never mind if they don¡¯t want to cooperate with the Lin Family, we¡¯ll compensate them according to the contract, whatever the cost!¡± The secretary hesitated, ¡°Chairman, combining all these, it¡¯s going to cost a lot of money, all of the company¡¯s liquid assets will be used up.¡± Lin Jingsheng scorned that small amount of money now. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have a plan. It doesn¡¯t matter if companies across the board look down on us; soon it will be me looking down on them! Hmph! They¡¯re just little pests! In a while, after I sign a contract with Chairman Shen, I¡¯ll have this Ning City in the palm of my hand!¡± The secretary quickly agreed and went to handle those companies¡¯ compensation contracts. After hanging up the phone, Shen Dongli was furious, his heart and liver ached! ¡°That damned Lin Family! I thought they¡¯d raised little Qingwu, and less trouble was better than more, but I never expected them to be so excessive!¡± When Zuo Wanjun heard the call was from the Lin Family, she quickly asked, ¡°What did they say? It must be nothing good; get rid of them quickly, I just heard they¡¯re also at the hospital, and they better not run into our dear daughter, this group of greedy and shameless people will definitely bother her if they see her.¡± Shen Dongli had the same thought. ¡°Should we let our dear go out for school?¡± Zuo Wanjun shook her head, not thinking it was a good idea. ¡°Our Shen Family¡¯s daughter shouldn¡¯t have to hide from them. Where our dear wants to go to school, she goes to school; she¡¯s responsible for being happy, and we¡¯re responsible for making sure that family doesn¡¯t show up in front of her!¡± ¡°Besides, if we send our dear out to school, wouldn¡¯t she not see her husband frequently? That¡¯s not conducive to cultivating feelings.¡± The main thing was they couldn¡¯t bear to part! After finally finding their daughter, they wanted to watch over her every day! ¡°You¡¯re right, I¡¯ll arrange for someone to give that damned Lin Jingsheng a good beating! You know what, make it a buy-one-get-one-free, and beat the whole family!¡± Shen Dongli quickly sent out the message. Then he called Qingwu, his voice dripping with both flattery and fatherly love, with a hint of caution. ¡°Baby, it¡¯s me, how¡¯s your mood today? What did you do?¡± ¡°Pretty good. In the morning, I played chess with Grandpa, in the afternoon, I went with Second Brother to buy gifts for Grandma and Grandpa.¡± ¡°Buying gifts is good! Dad will transfer money to you right away, just a little pocket money, treat yourself to something, look how thin our dear daughter is!¡± Qingwu: ¡°...¡± Since she returned home these past two months, she had received an unknown amount of pocket money. Now, looking at her bank account balance, Qingwu felt a bit numb... Unconsciously, she had become accustomed to living off her parents, and it was an entire family enabling her... ¡°No need, I still have money.¡± Shen Dongli was nearly in tears! ¡°Dear! Are you displeased because you think our family is too poor? Don¡¯t worry, Dad will go to work tomorrow! You don¡¯t need to worry about our family going bankrupt!¡± Qingwu was speechless. Shen Family going bankrupt? What a joke! If the Shen Family ever went bankrupt, Beijing¡¯s GDP would decline by twenty years; not to mention the impossibility of the Shen Family going bankrupt, even if that day came, she had the means to resurrect the Shen Family. ¡°Okay, I understand.¡± Shen Dongli happily hung up the phone, and Qingwu immediately received a transfer of fifty million. As soon as he hung up, having sent the money, Shen Dongli¡¯s expression turned cold. ¡°What on earth is the boss doing! How come he hasn¡¯t bankrupted those two families yet!¡± Their dear daughter had suffered so much, and if those two families weren¡¯t bankrupted, Shen Dongli couldn¡¯t sleep at night. Zuo Wanjun thought for a moment, pulling Shen Dongli aside, ¡°Find some time to ask the boss, just don¡¯t let our dear daughter find out. She¡¯s so kind, she¡¯d surely be upset.¡± When Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun thought of the life Qingwu once lived, they hugged each other and wept bitterly! Damn Lin Family! ... Chang Yue Laboratory The entire lab was equipped with the world¡¯s most advanced equipment, even the sinks had been replaced with constant temperature automation, and a new batch of greenery was introduced. Qingwu donned a lab coat and entered the laboratory. ¡°Boss! Your fiance? that you tricked is really impressive! He even replaced our lab¡¯s toilets with automatic seat-switching ones!¡± ¡°How did he know we¡¯ve always wanted advanced toilets? Originally, we wanted to bet to have the loser modify the data to make a fully automatic toilet!¡± For these geniuses, modifying the data of a toilet was minute work. Qingwu glanced at Tian Ji, ¡°Where¡¯s the experiment data?¡± ¡°All here, the Drug King has ten Illusion Heart Grass plants. Their whereabouts are currently unknown, and they might have fallen into the black market.¡± ¡°Find a way to locate them.¡± Tian Ji threw up his hands and screamed, ¡°This isn¡¯t just a matter of finding a way! Our lab is also cultivating Illusion Heart Grass, it¡¯s just that we haven¡¯t been able to connect with the laboratory over at the Pacific Ocean. We have no idea what tricks Lian Zhen and his group are up to.¡± ¡°Besides, we¡¯re out of money...¡± Medical experiments require massive investments; Chang Yue Laboratory was often strapped for cash and needed their boss to draw designs to open stores for income... Qingwu pulled out a few black cards and tossed them over. ¡°This should be enough money; I¡¯ll figure out the rest.¡± Tian Ji was almost salivating at the sight of the funds! ¡°So many black cards! Boss, did you rob a bank?¡± Tian Liang lifted his head from a pile of experimental data. ¡°Banks don¡¯t have so much money, Boss must¡¯ve raided a gold vault.¡± ¡°Oh my, Boss, this is illegal activity, if you¡¯re caught don¡¯t rat us out, we aren¡¯t affiliated with you.¡± ¡°...¡± She rubbed her temples and deftly used a hairpin carved by Shen Zhongshuang himself to pull her hair into a bun, revealing her slender, elegant swan neck. ¡°My family gave me pocket money, legally and by the book.¡± Due to their own experiences, the members of Beidou Star generally disliked interacting with the outside world, spending little time watching TV or online. They only knew the Boss recently got new parents; they didn¡¯t know which family the Boss had joined. ¡°Pocket money! You¡¯re calling black cards from Changrong Bank pocket money! Boss, your family isn¡¯t in the mafia, is it?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t the Boss¡¯s fiance? a wealthy man? When can we marry into a family like that, too?¡± They couldn¡¯t wait to become wealthy matrons! With so much money, why even bother with experiments! Qingwu grabbed the experimental data and slapped it over. ¡°Get lost. I want new data in three minutes, or you two can take turns cleaning the toilets.¡± Tian Ji and Tian Liang quickly scampered away, leaving nary a trace. Chapter 71 - 71 71 Is the Little Cabbage Ruined by the Pig ?Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Is the Little Cabbage Ruined by the Pig? Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Is the Little Cabbage Ruined by the Pig? All the geniuses at the Beidou Star Laboratory were saved by Qingwu from the international line back in the day. Their IQs were forcibly developed to the human limit, and they were able to list out the experimental data Qingwu wanted within five minutes. ¡°I need to conduct a control experiment on Illusion Heart Grass to see which ailments it¡¯s most effective against.¡± Qingwu looked at the data in front of her and quickly found the key point. ¡°It¡¯s most likely brain cancer.¡± Half an hour later, the results of the control experiment showed that Illusion Heart Grass had a crucial effect on brain cancer but only acted as an anesthetic or hallucinogen for other diseases. For patients who were mentally unstable or whose brain nerves had been long oppressed, it was a treasure. For patients with normal brains, it was a poison. ¡°Boss, how did you see that? It¡¯s incredible, how are you even smarter than us!¡± ¡°Conduct a new experiment. I need five hundred pushes.¡± The two of them, Tian Ji and Tian Liang, had to work for several hours to prepare five hundred pushes, but neither said a word. They quickly started working, cooperating smoothly with Qingwu as they conducted the experiment. When Qingwu finished the experiment and walked out of the laboratory, the sky outside was completely dark; it was obviously not early. It was only then she remembered she had agreed to visit Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s laboratory in the afternoon, but she hadn¡¯t gone. He had probably called her countless times. She took out her phone and saw twenty missed calls and over fifty message notifications. ¡°Sister, where are you?¡± ¡°Did you get busy? Boo hoo hoo, call second brother when you see the message!¡± Qingwu quickly called back, talking to Shen Zhongshuang while walking toward his parked car on the roadside. She opened the car door and got in. ¡°Second brother, I got caught up in something this afternoon and forgot to tell you. I¡¯m with Pei Jue now; I¡¯ll be home soon.¡± Shen Zhongshuang finally heard her voice and almost cried! ¡°Okay, as long as you¡¯re alright. Your second brother was afraid aliens had abducted you! Boo hoo hoo! Make sure to tell your second brother ahead of time next time!¡± ¡°I know.¡± Shen Zhongshuang had been so worried about Qingwu all afternoon that he couldn¡¯t focus on surgery. Even though the surgery was successful, he was so concerned he almost stitched the patient¡¯s wound with Qingwu¡¯s name. Had it not been for the fear of bothering his sister, he might have sent even more messages! Pei Jue was dealing with contracts in the car and only put them aside when Qingwu got in. ¡°Are you tired? I¡¯ll take you for dinner, then we¡¯ll go home.¡± Qingwu glanced at the mountain of contracts beside Pei Jue. ¡°Why are you working in the car? Did your company go bust, or did the Pei Building collapse in an earthquake?¡± ¡°I¡¯m very pleased my fiance?e worries about my safety, but both my company and the Pei Building are fine. I just didn¡¯t want you struggling to find a cab when you came out, so I¡¯m here to pick you up.¡± She found it troublesome to get a driving license. Although driving wasn¡¯t an issue for her, since Beijing was different from the international line, Qingwu didn¡¯t want to bring inconvenience to the Shen family. Each time she went out, it was either a family member who picked her up or she took a cab. ¡°How did you know I was at the laboratory?¡± Pei Jue smiled, pulling her hand over to play with. ¡°Since you agreed with Tarzan, you¡¯d surely research the role of Illusion Heart Grass, if not at Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s lab, then here. The equipment I sent over is much better than Shen Zhongshuang¡¯s.¡± As soon as the lab equipment arrived, the people at Chang Yue thoroughly inspected and modified it, partly because the Beidou Star geniuses didn¡¯t trust anyone except Qingwu. They only dared use it after being sure the equipment hadn¡¯t been tampered with. The other reason was their experimental frequency was too high; ordinary machines couldn¡¯t withstand such a heavy workload. The current lab equipment was now the best fit for Chang Yue Laboratory! Driving into the city, the secretary inquired, ¡°President, where shall we go for dinner?¡± Pei Jue¡¯s gaze fell on Qingwu beside him. She was wrapped in his suit jacket, her head tilted slightly as she slept. In the dim night, her sleeping face was exceptionally serene and adorable. The frequent experiments were mentally taxing. She had to be exhausted to fall asleep beside him. As an assassin, being able to sleep next to another assassin proved she fully trusted him! Pei Jue¡¯s heart softened as he adjusted Qingwu¡¯s head to rest more comfortably on his shoulder. ¡°No need, head straight to the Shen Mansion.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Outside the Shen Mansion, Pei Jue carried the sleeping Qingwu in his arms and entered the Shen home. Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun were still sweet-talking at her family¡¯s home, leaving only Shen Shushan in the living room, watching a script. He appeared to be reading the script, but his gaze would occasionally drift toward the door. The script in his hand hadn¡¯t moved all evening, still open at a section with none of his scenes... Seeing Pei Jue enter with Qingwu, Shen Shushan jumped up from the sofa and rushed over to Pei Jue. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Qingwu?¡± ¡°She¡¯s asleep. Where is her room? I¡¯ll take her up.¡± Shen Shushan, guarded, extended his hands. ¡°No need to trouble President Pei. Give her to me, I¡¯ll take her up.¡± ¡°She¡¯ll wake.¡± Pei Jue, showing no intent to hand Qingwu over, looked at Shen Shushan with a faint smile, but his words were full of resolute authority. Shen Shushan looked at Qingwu¡¯s sleeping face and conceded, warily saying, ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll show you. But don¡¯t try anything funny!¡± Pei Jue carried Qingwu and strode upstairs. The Phoenix Building at Leisure Inn was decorated entirely in Qingwu¡¯s preferred style. Inside, it was filled with gifts from the four sons of the Shen family and many plush toys bought by Shen Shaojia, overflowing with a girlish charm. Pei Jue carefully placed Qingwu on the bed and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead. ¡°Good night, my lovely fiance?e.¡± Leaning against the door, Shen Shushan rolled his eyes but said nothing. Patience, Pei Jue and Qingwu had a marriage contract. Plus, his actions adhered entirely to decorum¡ªno need to rush forward to punch him... ¡°You can leave now.¡± ¡°Prepare some food, Qingwu hasn¡¯t had dinner. She¡¯ll probably be hungry when she wakes.¡± Upon hearing this, Shen Shushan¡¯s gaze towards Pei Jue softened slightly, but his words remained full of sarcasm. ¡°How come Qingwu hasn¡¯t had dinner with President Pei? When she truly marries him in the future, will she even have breakfast? What did you do all afternoon? Second brother said Qingwu couldn¡¯t be reached!¡± Gone all afternoon, tired, carried home by Pei Jue... The more Shen Shushan thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed. His mind filled with scenes unfit for a censor, wishing he could wake Qingwu right away to ask what really happened! Aaaah, had their family¡¯s precious little cabbage been ravaged by a pig! This was clearly picking a fight. Naturally, Pei Jue wouldn¡¯t disclose anything about the Chang Yue Laboratory to Shen Shushan. That was a secret between him and Qingwu, not to be shared with anyone. ¡°Qingwu is in a bad mood today. If the Shen family cannot handle the Lin family, tell me, and I¡¯ll take action.¡± Mentioning the Lin family, Shen Shushan¡¯s face fell. The Shen family indeed found it difficult to take action, partly due to the old master¡¯s overly special status. Any significant move would draw a lot of attention. Shen Shushan pointed to his study. ¡°President Pei, this way please.¡± Shen Yurou returned to the Shen home, rummaging in the kitchen for a long time before finally satisfying her hunger with a burp. Back when she was in the hospital, nobody from the Shen family brought her meals! She was starving! There was no one in the living room, several scripts scattered across the marble tabletop. Treading softly, Shen Yurou picked up a script to read. Debuting in acting! Although she had always looked down on debut stars, considering them mere actors, even Shen Shushan was a movie emperor. If she debuted in acting, wouldn¡¯t making money be a matter of moments? Chapter 72 - 72 72 Am I a Stranger ?Chapter 72: Chapter 72 Am I a Stranger? Chapter 72: Chapter 72 Am I a Stranger? Shen Yurou looked at the script in her hand, feeling more and more intrigued. Shen Shushan, being a grand slam Best Actor and a super popular idol, always had top-notch production teams¡¯ scripts. If she used her experience to play a leading role, it would be very easy. As long as Shen Shushan was willing to take her under his wing, she could sail through the entertainment industry effortlessly! But she wasn¡¯t sure if Shen Shushan would let her play the lead role... Once Shen Shushan agreed, and she gained influence, the Shen Family wouldn¡¯t dismiss her so casually anymore! Clutching the script, Shen Yurou stood at Shen Shushan¡¯s study door, full of hope. ¡°Third Brother, are you there?¡± Shen Shushan was discussing how to deal with the Lin Family and the Lu Family with Pei Jue when he heard Shen Yurou¡¯s voice and frowned. ¡°Don¡¯t bother me.¡± Shen Yurou pushed the door open, standing pitifully at the study door, looking expectantly at Shen Shushan, but her eyes caught Pei Jue, who was sitting on the sofa drinking coffee! ¡°Brother Pei, why are you at our house?¡± Pei Jue didn¡¯t even glance at her, continuing to pick up the Lin Family information prepared by Shen Shushan, sayingµ­µ­, ¡°I brought Qingwu back, she¡¯s resting. Could Ms. Shen lower her voice?¡± Qingwu! Why Qingwu again! ¡°Yurou, do you have something? If not, leave. President Pei and I have things to discuss; you¡¯re not welcome here.¡± Shen Shushan¡¯s attitude toward Shen Yurou wasn¡¯t pleasant, but with Pei Jue present, he didn¡¯t want to embarrass Shen Yurou either. ¡°Third Brother, I saw your script downstairs and specifically brought it up to you. This script is very interesting. Can I try out for a role in it?¡± Her acting? Entering the entertainment industry? Shen Shushan instinctively wanted to refuse but saw Shen Yurou¡¯s pale face after the near-drowning incident, coupled with not eating all day, looking pitiful, and he couldn¡¯t bring himself to scold her. ¡°Third Brother, just let me try, I promise I won¡¯t disgrace the Shen Family.¡± Letting her act would at least keep her occupied, reducing her chances to bother Pei Jue and Qingwu and might keep her more subdued! ¡°Alright, but you can only play a supporting role. Just the maid in the script!¡± Shen Yurou was dumbfounded; she wanted to play the lead role, how did she end up being the maid? ¡°Third Brother, I don¡¯t want to play a maid, having to kneel to others, it¡¯s humiliating. I want the lead role!¡± Shen Shushan rolled his eyes at her, ¡°Lead role? Based on what? The lead is already set as the Film Queen, and you¡¯re just a novice without acting skills, think you can handle my gig?¡± Let alone managing his gig, Shen Yurou couldn¡¯t even stand firm under his gaze, her calves turned to jelly! ¡°Get out, don¡¯t push me to anger.¡± Shen Yurou, tears brimming, looked expectantly at Pei Jue, hoping he¡¯d say something good for her, but Pei Jue didn¡¯t even look at her. She could only clutch the script and leave the study, only to hear Shen Shushan¡¯s voice as she walked out. ¡°You¡¯re not sleeping here tonight, go back to Grandma¡¯s, Qingwu doesn¡¯t like strangers here.¡± Shen Yurou¡¯s tears fell in humiliation and frustration! Even if this house belonged to Qingwu, it was still a Shen Family house, why couldn¡¯t she be here? Throughout the Leisure Inn, not even a room was reserved for her! As soon as Qingwu returned, she became a stranger! If this continued, she would eventually be driven out by the Shen Family... Shen Yurou gritted her teeth, looking at the script in her hand; she must secure more opportunities for herself, only playing the lead could help her secure a footing in the Shen Family and become the future mistress of the Pei Family... Qingwu walked out barefoot, stepping on the soft carpet, her white and tender feet looked as adorably delicate as porcelain. ¡°What happened? What was the commotion just now?¡± Seeing her come out, both Shen Shushan and Pei Jue stood up. Pei Jue stepped forward, picked Qingwu up, and headed to her bedroom, placing her by the bed and bent over to help her put on slippers. ¡°Why no shoes? Don¡¯t catch a cold.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not cold.¡± Shen Shushan pretended not to have seen anything, after all, President Pei¡¯s willingness to humbly care for Qingwu at least showed he treated Qingwu differently from others. As her brother, no matter how bitter he was that his sister was being taken away, he couldn¡¯t reprimand Pei Jue in front of her... Shen Shushan scratched his nose and rolled up his sleeves to go downstairs. ¡°Sister, are you hungry? I¡¯ll prepare something for you!¡± The Shen Family children weren¡¯t spoiled young masters unable to fend for themselves; on the contrary, Elder Shen raised them to skillfully handle life, having gone through military camp training and survival on a small island; the four sons of the Shen Family cooked exceptionally well. And Shen Shushan was the best at it! Chicken noodle soup was quickly served, three bowls neatly placed on the table. Pei Jue looked at the dining table, with a slight smile on his face. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°No need. I estimate you didn¡¯t eat since you brought Qingwu back, don¡¯t go saying the Shen Family mistreats guests.¡± The Shen Family, indeed well-mannered, even if Shen Shushan couldn¡¯t stand his affection for Qingwu, he still was courteous. The three of them sat at the table, having a harmonious and warm meal. ¡°Third Brother, you¡¯re letting Shen Yurou act?¡± ¡°Finding her something to do, lest she thinks of nothing but silly things all day. She probably can¡¯t handle Medical University with her intellect; let her try casting, it¡¯d be fine if she passed.¡± He wasn¡¯t going to offer any connections to Shen Yurou. The entertainment industry had plenty of contacts but Shen Shushan only considered real talent. ¡°Does Qingwu have any interest in the entertainment industry? Want your Third Brother to arrange something?¡± Qingwu shook her head, ¡°No, I don¡¯t like being flamboyant, it¡¯s too troublesome.¡± Pei Jue knew her personality, she disliked being ostentatious. ¡°The entertainment industry is exhausting, both relationships and filming are tiring, Qingwu should just do what she likes, no need to act.¡± Rarely, Shen Shushan agreed with him; as long as it was good for Qingwu, they stood together. ¡°President Pei, you¡¯ve eaten, you can leave now.¡± It¡¯s already late! Did the Pei Family never teach basic etiquette? Pei Jue looked at Qingwu, a tiresome smile on his lips. ¡°Am I a stranger to you?¡± Qingwu was a bit puzzled, shaking her head. ¡°Not really.¡± ¡°Third Brother said you don¡¯t like strangers staying at the house. Since I don¡¯t count as a stranger, there shouldn¡¯t be a rush to kick me out, right?¡± Shen Shushan¡¯s fists almost clenched tight! He wore a gentle smile, forcefully restraining himself from rushing over to slap Pei Jue twice right in front of Qingwu. ¡°President Pei, your home is right next door, there¡¯s no need to linger at our home, is there? Has the Pei Family fallen so low they need to lodge with others?¡± Qingwu heard the underlying tone in Shen Shushan¡¯s words, glanced at Pei Jue. ¡°You should go back.¡± ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll come to pick you up tomorrow to visit Grandpa.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Pei Jue held Qingwu¡¯s hand, placed a gentle kiss on the back of it, picked up his jacket, and left. Shen Shushan could almost shed noodles-wide tears after Pei Jue finally left. He absolutely needed to tell Eldest Brother; if nothing was done, his sister might get taken away! ¡°Qingwu, what does us going to Grandpa¡¯s have to do with President Pei?¡± ¡°Grandpa invited him too, does Third Brother dislike Pei Jue?¡± Shen Shushan gritted his teeth with a gentle smile and patted Qingwu¡¯s head. ¡°No, how could I! Third Brother likes him too much!¡± Seeing the puzzled and somewhat frowning look on Qingwu¡¯s face, Shen Shushan felt like slapping himself. ¡°That¡¯s not the meaning, Third Brother means if you like him, Third Brother likes him!¡± ¡°...Oh.¡± Chapter 73 - 73 73 The Lin Family Got Beaten Up ?Chapter 73: Chapter 73: The Lin Family Got Beaten Up Chapter 73: Chapter 73: The Lin Family Got Beaten Up Shen Shushan looked at his sister with a speculative expression and inwardly regretted it. If he had known, he wouldn¡¯t have agreed to film a movie with dual male leads! If this affected his glorious image in his sister¡¯s eyes, he¡¯d blow up those film companies... ¡°Go to sleep, see you tomorrow.¡± ¡°Okay, good night, Third Brother.¡± ... Qiao Xi Hospital, General Ward Lin Jingsheng looked at the payment slip in his hand, his heart bleeding. It was just a fainting incident, he had already explained that he was hit at the entrance. The hospital should go after the culprit for the medical fees! But those doctors and nurses wouldn¡¯t listen and kept urging him to pay up. Having no choice, Lin Jingsheng paid the fees and looked at Lin Xuecheng who just came in from outside: ¡°Chengcheng, where did you go? Chairman Shen will be here soon. Don¡¯t run around.¡± ¡°When exactly is Chairman Shen coming? We¡¯ve been waiting all afternoon. Is he really going to come?¡± Lin Jingsheng couldn¡¯t be sure. Would someone like Shen Dongli really come to see him? Qian Yueqiang, however, smiled mysteriously, not taking it seriously. ¡°You just don¡¯t understand. Who is Chairman Shen? He¡¯s so busy, where would he get the time to see us? Even if he comes, he wouldn¡¯t come during the day for the Shen family¡¯s reputation. He¡¯d definitely choose a discreet time to sneak in.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. Chairman Shen will definitely come when he finds out he¡¯s been swindled.¡± Lin Jingsheng impatiently checked his watch. If Chairman Shen didn¡¯t show up soon, they¡¯d have to pay for another day of hospital stay! Several bodyguards dressed in pitch-black suits entered the ward. ¡°Lin Jingsheng? Chairman Shen sent us to get you, come with us.¡± The three members of the Lin family were overjoyed, quickly getting off the hospital bed to follow the bodyguards. Lin Xuecheng watched for a long time and didn¡¯t see a shadow of Shen Dongli, whispered: ¡°Where is Chairman Shen? We have something important to tell him. Isn¡¯t he coming?¡± None of the bodyguards paid her any attention, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward. Lin Xuecheng tugged at Qian Yueqiang¡¯s clothes in grievance, ¡°Mom, I want to go to the bathroom.¡± ¡°Hey, go quickly and come back soon.¡± The bodyguards didn¡¯t care about Lin Xuecheng, taking Lin Jingsheng and Qian Yueqiang into the car, directly driving away from Qiao Xi Hospital. As soon as the car pulled away, Qian Yueqiang became anxious. Lin Xuecheng hadn¡¯t gotten on yet! ¡°Hey, brother, my daughter isn¡¯t on the car yet! How can you drive off? I must tell Chairman Shen to have you all fired!¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Lin Jingsheng and Qian Yueqiang looked at each other, tasting something different. Where were they taking them? ¡°We are guests of Chairman Shen! What exactly do you want?¡± The bodyguards sneered. ¡°You¡¯ll find out soon enough!¡± ... Early next morning, Shen Shushan had just finished making breakfast and placed it on the table, ready to call Qingwu to get up, when the door of the Shen Mansion was knocked. Behind Pei Jue were several food delivery carts. The servants orderly placed the food on the dining table, and the large table was instantly filled with a breakfast feast that was a feast for the senses. The few bowls of rice Shen Shushan made were completely overshadowed, appearing especially inconspicuous when placed together. Shen Shushan¡¯s eye twitched. ¡°What¡¯s the meaning of this?¡± ¡°Last night, Third Brother invited me for dinner, so naturally, I should take care of breakfast.¡± Shen Shushan¡¯s expression improved a bit. He coldly snorted, ready to not haggle over trifles with him, when he saw Pei Jue stride directly upstairs... ¡°Hey! What are you doing? You seem addicted to going to my sister¡¯s room! Get down here!¡± As soon as Qingwu opened her eyes, she saw Pei Jue fully dressed in front of her, with an angrily glaring Shen Shushan in pajamas behind him. Shen Shushan was still grumbling. ¡°Third Brother, what are you doing so early in the morning?¡± She had just woken up and heard these two men arguing about something, looking quite energetic. Qingwu, in a pale blue nightgown, had hair like clouds cascading onto the blanket, her eyes, with rippling autumn water, still carried slight bewilderment and mist, sleepily looking at the two men in front of her. Pei Jue¡¯s breath caught; he was so stunned by the beauty of the scene before him that he was momentarily speechless! He leaned down and gently patted Qingwu¡¯s head, tenderly saying, ¡°Awake? Want to sleep a bit more? I brought breakfast, and made the cook prepare the breakfast you said you liked last time.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯ll get up right away.¡± ¡°No rush, I just have something to discuss with Third Brother. Take your time.¡± He reluctantly released his hand from her hair, its softness like silk, carrying a subtle scent of cedar, her usual fragrance. Shen Shushan leaned against the door being a third wheel; when Pei Jue stepped out, he grumbled, feeling that the kid knew his place! Closing Qingwu¡¯s door, Pei Jue helplessly pinched his brow. ¡°The next time I am talking with Qingwu, perhaps you could step back a bit. If you¡¯re jealous of our good relationship, you could find yourself a fiance?e.¡± What did that mean? Was he provoking him for being single!! Shen Shushan immediately snapped, clenching his fists. ¡°What do you mean? That¡¯s my sister, mine! Don¡¯t think you can bully my sister in front of me!¡± ¡°Last night, the Lin couple was taken to the suburbs and beaten up. Did you do it?¡± Shen Shushan paused, quickly pulled out his phone to check, and looked up blankly, ¡°No, I arranged for my men to deal with the Lu Family today. I thought it was you, wasn¡¯t it?¡± Pei Jue and he exchanged glances, both thinking it was the other. ¡°Seems like it must¡¯ve been my dad. But my men will also go, buy one get one free, and beat them up again. At least make it so they can¡¯t come bother Qingwu anymore.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not tell Qingwu about this.¡± Shen Shushan nodded, agreeing with Pei Jue¡¯s suggestion. There was no need to inform Qingwu of such annoying matters; she only needed to stay happy. The breakfast made by the Pei family¡¯s cook was quite sumptuous, even Shen Shushan, who usually had to diet, ate three bowls of porridge with a satisfied expression. ¡°The Pei family¡¯s cook is really good. When will they switch over to the Shen Mansion? President Pei wouldn¡¯t be so stingy as to not let even one cook go, right?¡± ¡°Of course not. It¡¯s just that my grandfather also likes that cook¡¯s skill. If you¡¯re fond, Third Brother, feel free to visit the Pei Mansion. Both I and Qingwu welcome you.¡± The almond pastry in Shen Shushan¡¯s mouth crumbled into pieces as he looked at Pei Jue almost spewing fire. Qingwu glanced at Pei Jue and Shen Shushan. ¡°I¡¯m done eating. You continue arguing if you want. I¡¯m going.¡± Shen Shushan hurriedly followed up, afraid Qingwu might overthink. ¡°Sister, he started it, I¡¯m innocent! You have to believe me!¡± ¡°I believe you.¡± Pei Jue followed beside Qingwu, reaching out to hold her small hand. ¡°I prepared a gift for grandma and grandpa. We¡¯ll send it over in our names, don¡¯t worry.¡± Shen Shushan felt a pang in his heart seeing their hands joined, his heart aching intensely. Could it be as Pei Jue said? Should he find a fiance?e? He was probably deliberately setting traps to win over his sister! At the entrance of the Zuo Mansion, Zuo Wanjun and Shen Dongli got the news early and were standing with the old master and old lady at the door waiting. ¡°Mom and Dad, why don¡¯t you go inside; it¡¯s cold out here!¡± ¡°It¡¯s such a sunny day; what¡¯s cold? Qingwu is coming for the first time. I¡¯m just letting her know this is her home!¡± Chapter 74 - 74 74 Block That Old Witch ?Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Block That Old Witch Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Block That Old Witch Zuo Wanjun saw that the old master and mistress were stubborn, so she didn¡¯t persuade them further. The extended Bentley stopped at the door, its luxurious body slicing through the flower-covered path, spreading a fragrant aroma. Two tall and handsome men got out of the car first. Shen Shushan had just reached out his hand when he saw Pei Jue bending down to offer his hand to Qingwu. ¡°Sister, what about me?¡± Shen Shushan was almost in tears. At home, his older brother was always in front, so he couldn¡¯t hold his sister¡¯s hand. Now, there was even Pei Jue! Qingwu held hands with both men as she got out of the car, walking to the side of the two elderly Zuo family members. ¡°Grandpa, Grandma, I¡¯m back.¡± ¡°Good, good, this is your home now too!¡± Old Master Zuo Jing¡¯an had seen Qingwu before, so he was calm, holding her hand and patting it. It was the first time for Madame Tu Lan to see her granddaughter. She had mixed feelings about Qingwu because of her worries about Shen Shaojia. But seeing the familiar seven-part resemblance to Zuo Wanjun, Tu Lan¡¯s tears fell from her eyes. ¡°Good child, you¡¯re finally back. Last time, Grandma missed your birthday. Don¡¯t be mad.¡± Zuo Wanjun was startled, ¡°Mom, what¡¯s wrong with you? Why are you crying? Don¡¯t scare Xiao Wu, let¡¯s go inside quickly.¡± Qingwu squatted in front of Tu Lan, looking up at the white-haired lady. Tu Lan, a scientist who made outstanding contributions to Hua Country and never cried even when she received the National Medal of Honor, was now in tears. ¡°Grandma, I¡¯m not mad.¡± Shen Shushan leaned over, ¡°Grandma, I¡¯m still here. Don¡¯t play favorites! Don¡¯t only have eyes for my sister and not for me. You used to say you loved me the most!¡± Tu Lan laughed at her mischievous grandson. ¡°Little rascal, who could ignore you? Let¡¯s go inside; don¡¯t let Xiao Wu get tired standing at the door. And Pei Family¡¯s boy is here too, good, I love a lively house.¡± Pei Jue politely handed a gift, ¡°These are for you both from me and Xiao Wu.¡± Zuo Wanjun watched Pei Jue and Qingwu standing harmoniously together, feeling pink heart bubbles of love floating inside her! Daughter and son-in-law looked so well-matched! She had been worried that someone with Pei Jue¡¯s background wouldn¡¯t care for Qingwu, but it turned out that the son-in-law didn¡¯t mind at all and cared for Qingwu tenderly and meticulously! Tu Lan and Zuo Jing¡¯an only had one daughter, Zuo Wanjun, and they always treated her children as their own treasures. At the dinner table, the family rarely sat together to share a meal. Tu Lan looked at Zuo Wanjun and put down her chopsticks. ¡°Wanjun, you said before that you wanted to divorce Dongli? What¡¯s going on? I came back late last night and didn¡¯t get to ask, what exactly happened?¡± Shen Dongli almost cried! Oh no, his dear mother-in-law! He had just calmed this matter down, and Zuo Wanjun had agreed not to mention it. Now that his mother-in-law brought it up, Zuo Wanjun would definitely get emotional again! Zuo Wanjun put down her bowl and chopsticks, staring intently at her parents. ¡°Yes, and I am determined to! Mom, Dad, I¡¯ve thought it through. Before, I didn¡¯t divorce because I loved Shen Dongli and because Xiao Wu hadn¡¯t come home. I felt guilty, thinking how much it would hurt her to find out her parents had divorced.¡± She looked lovingly at Qingwu beside her, making a firm decision. ¡°But I can¡¯t stand that old witch bullying my daughter time and time again! Why should my Xiao Wu be at her beck and call? Mom, Dad, she badmouths my precious daughter right in front of me; I just want to slap her!¡± Zuo Wanjun, who had always been well-mannered, never raised her voice and always spoke softly. But when she mentioned Mrs. Shen, her eyes turned red with anger. Recalling Mrs. Shen¡¯s criticisms of Qingwu made her want to cry. Zuo Jing¡¯an looked at Shen Dongli. ¡°Dongli, we really can¡¯t intervene in this matter. Your mother¡¯s actions are indeed excessive. All these years, Wanjun and we have tolerated it for you and the children, but your mother has shown no mercy despite our tolerance!¡± Shen Dongli was desperate! ¡°Yes, yes, I¡¯ve already discussed this with my father. His suggestion is to get a divorce tomorrow, so Wanjun and Xiao Wu won¡¯t have to face her anymore. I assure you, this will never happen again!¡± Zuo Wanjun snorted coldly. ¡°You assure? How can you assure? Do you know the person who called you last night got your number from that old witch?¡± Shen Dongli¡¯s eyes turned icy. The Lin Family¡¯s actions towards Qingwu were unforgivable to the Shen Family. If Mrs. Shen, as a Shen Family member, indirectly helped the Lin Family harm Qingwu, he too, might be unable to forgive his mother! ¡°Honey, I will definitely investigate thoroughly. Don¡¯t worry; no matter what she says, I won¡¯t let her disturb you and Xiao Wu!¡± Shen Dongli almost kneeled in front of his in-laws. Middle-aged yet still elegant and handsome as the Shen Family head, Shen Dongli had no airs in front of Zuo Wanjun. ¡°Wanjun, I can¡¯t be without you. If you want, we can stay here and not go back home!¡± Zuo Wanjun softened at his tearful appearance. She held Qingwu¡¯s hand, feeling guilty. ¡°Sweetheart, if that old witch comes to you, just block her.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Zuo Wanjun looked at Pei Jue behind Qingwu, ¡°President Pei, Xiao Wu is young and soft-hearted like me. Please take good care of her.¡± Pei Jue nodded firmly, holding Qingwu¡¯s waist intimately but appropriately. ¡°Rest assured, Auntie, Xiao Wu is my fiance?e; I will protect her.¡± Tu Lan, seeing their good relationship, smiled secretly and nudged her husband. This old man, who last night was against Pei Jue and contemplated breaking off the engagement, now watched Pei Jue look at Qingwu as if she were a treasure, clearly seeing their strong feelings for each other! ¡°Wanjun, why doesn¡¯t that mother-in-law of yours ever leave you alone?¡± ¡°She¡¯s hoping her family¡¯s niece can marry Shen Dongli, wanting her own relative to be the Shen Family lady.¡± Talking about that made Zuo Wanjun roll her eyes. She extended her hand to show her parents the burn from Mrs. Shen¡¯s unreasonable antics. But reaching out, she found the swelling had disappeared! ¡°Xiao Wu, how is the medicine you gave me so miraculous? I thought it would take ten to fifteen days to heal! Bring me more next time, so I can use it if I ever get hurt again!¡± ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll get it for you when we get home.¡± Qingwu personally made the ointment for Zuo Wanjun; it was extraordinarily effective and worth a fortune on the black market as Ghost Doctor Chang Yue¡¯s product. But it held even more value when used for the Shen family. She wanted to protect her family, hoping they would be happy and safe! Pei Jue, feeling like part of the family, smiled as he watched Qingwu. Whoever she cherished, he would also cherish and protect! ... Lin Xuecheng just went to the restroom, and the Lin Family couple disappeared. She searched for a long time but couldn¡¯t find them, so she booked a hotel room to sleep. She had a film audition and needed a good night¡¯s sleep. To prevent the Lin Family couple from calling and disturbing her audition, Lin Xuecheng turned off her phone early and arrived at the set early. Everyone there was preparing for the audition, and Lin Xuecheng was so nervous her hands were shaking. ¡°Ms. Shen, this way, please.¡± Shen Yurou walked onto the set, glanced around at those competing for the same role, and sneered. ¡°This role, I¡¯ve set my sights on it. You all can forget about it!¡± Chapter 75 - 75 75 What Thing Is Worthy of Speaking to Me ?Chapter 75: Chapter 75: What Thing Is Worthy of Speaking to Me? Chapter 75: Chapter 75: What Thing Is Worthy of Speaking to Me? Shen Yurou strutted arrogantly among a group of actors waiting to audition. ¡°I¡¯m the Shen Family¡¯s lady, since I¡¯ve come to the audition today, this role is definitely mine!¡± A group of junior actors looked somewhat bewildered. Sitting in the corner, Lin Xuecheng suddenly had a bright flash in her eyes... The Shen family¡¯s lady? Is she the famous Lady Shen whose birthday was broadcast worldwide? Last time, when she watched the live stream, her internet wasn¡¯t good, and she got kicked out before seeing Lady Shen¡¯s face. She never expected to see Lady Shen here! Shen Yurou strode around with her chin held high, wanting to see who else was competing with her for the role. Since her third brother had promised her the audition, she wasn¡¯t going to be content playing a minor character. Just thinking about kneeling to serve tea and tend to the female lead made her feel uncomfortable all over. ¡°Ms. Shen, this role is certainly yours, but as for other roles...¡± Shen Yurou cast a glance at the speaking Lin Xuecheng and frowned, ¡°Who are you, that you¡¯re worthy of speaking to me?¡± Lin Xuecheng had intended to flatter, but evidently, Shen Yurou wasn¡¯t buying it! She humiliated her in front of everyone, leaving Lin Xuecheng without a leg to stand on. Some people nearby snickered, clearly looking down on Lin Xuecheng¡¯s attempt to ingratiate herself. Shen Yurou scanned the crowd of actors and her gaze landed on a woman who hadn¡¯t spoken at all. ¡°You, drop out of this audition.¡± ¡°Me? Are you sure?¡± Shen Yurou looked around at everyone there, and this woman in front of her made her feel a strong sense of threat. If this woman were here, she definitely wouldn¡¯t get the lead role. ¡°I¡¯m speaking to you, miss. Which company are you with, that you¡¯re so blind!¡± ¡°My name is Chu Yuheng, an artist under East Sea Culture. I wonder, Ms. Shen, what can I learn from you?¡± Chu Yuheng crossed her legs leisurely, exuding allure, with just a look making the eyes of all the people waiting to audition turn straight. Chu Yuheng looked at Shen Yurou, who was dressed like a peacock, her slightly upturned eyes filled with a hint of sarcasm. Shen Yurou was taken aback hearing this name. Chu Yuheng, the entertainment industry¡¯s triple-award-winning actress, her third brother had just said the female lead for this drama had to be an award winner, so it must be her! ¡°You drop out. Let me play this role; I¡¯ll give you any amount of money you want.¡± Shen Yurou looked at Chu Yuheng, as long as she was willing to exit and let her play the female lead, acting opposite Shen Shushan, the grand slam film emperor, she was sure she could easily become a star. Chu Yuheng looked at her with a face full of bafflement. ¡°Huh?¡± Shen Yurou waved her hand impatiently as if shooing away a fly. ¡°Just name your price.¡± Chu Yuheng looked at Shen Yurou as if she were looking at an idiot¡ªwas the lady from the Shen family out of her mind? ¡°Ms. Shen, you better step aside. I need to go for my audition.¡± Chu Yuheng sidestepped Shen Yurou in high-heeled shoes, exuding an aura that extended ten meters away, not even glancing at Shen Yurou, whose face was puffed up with anger, and walked straight away. The people nearby, seeing Chu Yuheng leave, were mostly indifferent to Shen Yurou. With this, she still had the gall to claim she was the Shen family¡¯s lady, when she went out just to disgrace the Shen family? Lin Xuecheng moved to Shen Yurou¡¯s side, looking to seize the chance to ingratiate herself. ¡°Ms. Shen, don¡¯t worry, the role is definitely yours. Once you talk to the Shen family¡ªthis drama is heard to be invested in by Shen San Shao...¡± ¡°What does my third brother¡¯s investment have to do with you? The role of the female lead is definitely mine!¡± Lin Xuecheng was so angry she was seething; was Shen Yurou not capable of understanding human speech? She had hinted so obviously! After all, Chu Yuheng was an award-winning actress, and the role of the female lead had long been discussed with her¡ªshe was only here now to make a brief appearance and soon completed the audition. Seeing Chu Yuheng, Shen Yurou¡¯s eyelids twitched; as long as Chu Yuheng was around, she definitely couldn¡¯t land the role! Her gaze fell on the obsequiously smiling Lin Xuecheng beside her, a woman appearing as if she had come from a rural corner without a clue. ¡°You go and ask Chu Yuheng to give up the role for me, I¡¯ll give you a supporting role to serve tea and water in front of me.¡± Lin Xuecheng gritted her teeth. This was a historical drama. If she couldn¡¯t play the lead, she would just have to play a maid kneeling before the lead¡ªa role she wasn¡¯t willing to take! If only Chu Yuheng and Shen Yurou would both drop out... Lin Xuecheng walked over to Chu Yuheng, speaking in a honeyed tone, ¡°Ms. Chu, I am a fan of yours. I¡¯ve always loved your works...¡± Chu Yuheng rolled her eyes at the culprit who made her boss suffer grievances at the Lin family. With this appearance and intelligence, was she really shameless enough to think she was more beautiful than her boss? ¡°Then tell me, what works have I done?¡± Lin Xuecheng was at a loss for words! How could she know what films Chu Yuheng had acted in? ¡°I can¡¯t remember for the moment, but Ms. Chu, I really do like you... But Ms. Shen asked me to tell you to drop out of the audition...¡± Chu Yuheng rolled her eyes, yet she still looked incredibly beautiful. ¡°What Shen Family¡¯s lady? Do the Shen family even recognize someone unidentified as a Shen family lady? The two young ladies from the Shen family I saw on the live stream last time certainly didn¡¯t look like this.¡± While saying this, Chu Yuheng kept her chin up in a mocking manner, watching as Shen Yurou was on the verge of going berserk. What on earth was this woman talking about! She actually dared to bring up the live broadcast incident at Qingwu¡¯s birthday party last time; heaven knows what kind of charm potion Qingwu and Shen Shaojia fed Shen Dongli! After the birthday party last time, she became the laughingstock of the circle, with those besties not even inviting her to their games, each one avoiding her! If it weren¡¯t like this, why would she stoop to do something lowly to earn money now? ¡°Shut up! Do I need you to determine whether I¡¯m a Shen Family lady?¡± Chu Yuheng shrugged, her red lips slightly parted, smiling innocently. Shen Yurou was so angry she wanted to hit someone! She wanted to tear this woman¡¯s face apart and see what else she could use to flaunt in front of her! Before Shen Yurou could pounce, a cold voice came from outside. ¡°What¡¯s all this noise? If you don¡¯t want to audition, then get out!¡± A man in a well-tailored suit walked in from outside, full of spirit, with a sharp and handsome jawline, sleeves rolled up, an innate aura of a king¡ªhis appearance brought a silence so quiet that everyone sucked in their breath. Shen Yurou hurried to stick close to him, tearful, ¡°Third brother, this woman bullied me! She won¡¯t even let me audition. I just want to play a minor role, but she bullies me because she¡¯s a veteran in the entertainment industry. Yet I¡¯m your sister, third brother...¡± Shen Shushan didn¡¯t even spare Shen Yurou a glance, his clear gaze falling on Chu Yuheng. ¡°Pardon me, my sister said she¡¯s your fan. She¡¯s waiting in the car outside for you, would it be convenient to meet her?¡± Chu Yuheng, who had known Shen Shushan for so long, saw him speak in such a gentle tone for the first time. It seemed her family¡¯s elder had relations more caring than what the Lin family had for her. ¡°Of course, I¡¯m also quite interested in Lady Shen, but as for this impersonator of the Shen family...¡± Chu Yuheng cast a meaningful glance at Shen Yurou, who was trembling with fear, and walked away on twelve-centimeter high heels. She walked directly to the Cayenne, opened the car door, and got in, handing the earring she was wearing to Qingwu. ¡°Boss, next time have Tian Ji and the others improve this; this listening device is too ugly, affecting my beauty.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Chapter 76 - 76 76 Bring 5 Million to Save Us ?Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Bring 5 Million to Save Us! Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Bring 5 Million to Save Us! Chu Yuheng rubbed his earlobe while leaning closer to Qingwu, breathing softly, his words enchanting and picturesque. ¡°Although this eavesdropper is ugly, I¡¯ve tested it. It can be mass-produced, and the data can be submitted.¡± The eavesdroppers produced by Beidou Star were in direct collaboration with the advanced laboratories of the Hua Country Research Institute and supplied directly to the military and for internal Beidou Star use. ¡°You¡¯ve worked hard this time; the experimental data is all thanks to you.¡± Chu Yuheng happily hugged Qingwu¡¯s arm, rubbing against it affectionately. ¡°I don¡¯t want credit. I want to act in films!¡± ¡°We¡¯ll invest in you; you can make whatever you want.¡± Chu Yuheng¡¯s eyes lit up! Her family leader was truly affluent now! Back in the day, they had started a company with no choice, entered the industry, and opened stores just to fund their experiments, yet they were always in debt. The experimental equipment was just too expensive! Last time, they only bought a few grams of stone, and tens of thousands were gone, which led their family leader to personally go to Myanmar North to mine the materials... The thought was heartbreaking. Now the leader had joined a richer family; finally, they could live a somewhat more affluent life! ¡°Gambling Stone King will come to Beijing next month. You can accompany me then.¡± Chu Yuheng nearly bit his own tongue, looking at Qingwu stammeringly. ¡°Gambling Stone... King?¡± ¡°The old man will also come. Don¡¯t hide.¡± Qingwu¡¯s gambling stone skills were basically learned from the old man and Chu Yuheng. However, Chu Yuheng chose to act to showcase his beauty. If the old man caught him, his ears would probably be screamed off! Chu Yuheng bowed his head dejectedly, reluctantly agreeing. ¡°By the way, boss, I bumped into Lin Xuecheng and Shen Yurou at the audition. They don¡¯t seem cut out for acting.¡± Lin Xuecheng and Shen Yurou? Why were they thinking of joining the entertainment industry? ¡°That¡¯s none of my business.¡± ¡°Want me to mess with them? That Shen Yurou even asked me to quit. What a joke, even if I quit, she can¡¯t act!¡± Could that face act? Qingwu frowned slightly, looking at Chu Yuheng with concern, ¡°It¡¯s all right?¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right, if it weren¡¯t for President Shen showing up, there might¡¯ve been something. You know, I don¡¯t know my own strength sometimes.¡± Chu Yuheng was picked up by Qingwu from the boundaries of international battlefields as a member of Beidou Star. If she really wanted to start something, she¡¯d have countless ways to make Shen Yurou shut up. Inside the audition hall, Shen Yurou still had a face full of tears. Why was it Qingwu again! ¡°Brother Three, you have to stand up for me! Chu Yuheng bullies me so much, doesn¡¯t take our Shen Family into account...¡± Shen Shushan replied indifferently, ¡°Just play your supporting role well. Don¡¯t cause trouble, stay out of trouble! You still have exams to retake at school; don¡¯t forget!¡± ¡°Brother Three, can I take a break from school... I want to take good care of Grandma and use acting to hone myself. I don¡¯t want the Shen Family to have just one useless person...¡± The true useless person in the Shen Family wasn¡¯t her; that Qingwu was the one who did nothing all day... Why did she have such good luck! Shen Shushan frowned, looking at her displeased: ¡°What do you want now? If you want to take a break from school, talk to Grandpa directly, don¡¯t come to me. If you want to act, start as a supporting role. I started as a minor role too; you can¡¯t expect to reach the top in one step, take it slowly.¡± Shen Yurou didn¡¯t dare to voice her anger, quickly nodding. She didn¡¯t want to play a supporting role, but she didn¡¯t dare defy Shen Shushan, so she had to agree. Anyway, once she joined the crew, she¡¯d have plenty of opportunities to exert herself... By then, she¡¯d make some moves to get Chu Yuheng injured to the point of never acting again, and wouldn¡¯t the lead role be hers... Seeing this, Lin Xuecheng hurriedly came forward in a flattering manner. ¡°President Shen, please give me a role too... I¡¯m Ms. Shen¡¯s friend...¡± Shen Shushan thought she looked somewhat familiar, and since she claimed to be Shen Yurou¡¯s friend, he thought he must have seen her in Yurou¡¯s circle. He looked at Lin Xuecheng impatiently, frowning, ¡°Go audition yourself.¡± Lin Xuecheng quickly chased after the departing Shen Shushan, whispering, ¡°I¡¯m the sister of your family helper Qingwu...¡± She felt somewhat embarrassed saying this, and only Shen Shushan heard it. Shen Shushan squinted his eyes dangerously, staring directly at Lin Xuecheng in front of him. ¡°Are you from the Lin Family?¡± ¡°Yes... I¡¯m Qingwu¡¯s former sister. We¡¯re family, and if she did anything wrong, could President Shen forgive her for my sake?¡± Shen Shushan almost laughed out of anger! Where did the Lin Family get the nerve? Daring to speak ill of their own sister in front of him! ¡°Fine, fine, you¡¯ve really lived too long for your own good!¡± Shen Shushan called over a few confused security guards with a cold face. ¡°Throw her out! And blacklist her entire family from all Shen Family industries!¡± Lin Xuecheng widened her eyes, wanting to argue a few more words, but security covered her mouth and threw her out directly! This was all Qingwu¡¯s fault! Everything was fine until President Shen got angry upon hearing Qingwu¡¯s name, leading to this outcome! If it weren¡¯t for that jinx Qingwu, she would have gotten the role she wanted today and shone brightly in the entertainment industry! Lin Xuecheng felt extremely aggrieved, took out her phone to complain to Lin Jingsheng, but found her phone had been off all along. She hurried to turn it on and made several calls, but no one answered. Where did her parents go? Could they have gone back to find Qingwu and abandoned her? The more Lin Xuecheng thought about it, the more possible it seemed... If Qingwu returned to the Lin Family, everything that belonged to her would be taken away! She had to do something to prove she was the most valuable daughter to the Lin Family... Finally, the call went through, and Lin Jingsheng¡¯s screaming voice came from the other end. ¡°Dear daughter! Quickly bring money to save us! Otherwise, your mom and I will be beaten to death!¡± Lin Xuecheng¡¯s eyes widened instantly! ¡°Dad, what are you saying? Where are you now?¡± ¡°In the suburbs of Beijing, the other side demands five million. Come with the money quickly to save us!¡± Five million? Where would she get that much money! Since rejoining the family, she¡¯s been spending revengefully. Not to mention having five million, she only had about five hundred yuan in total. ¡°I, I don¡¯t have that much money...¡± ¡°Go find Lu Mingchuan! Let the Lu Family pay to save us! Ah! Stop hitting, stop hitting... Dear daughter, your mom and I¡¯s lives are in your hands now!¡± Lin Jingsheng and Qian Yueqiang¡¯s screaming alternated on the other end, leaving Lin Xuecheng terrified. Lin Xuecheng was so anxious she almost cried, quickly agreeing. ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯ll go find Brother Mingchuan right away...¡± Chapter 77 - 77 77 Am I Still Your Sister in Your Eyes ?Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Am I Still Your Sister in Your Eyes? Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Am I Still Your Sister in Your Eyes? Lin Xuecheng was incredibly anxious after hanging up the phone, her hands shaking as she dialed Lu Mingchuan¡¯s number. These past few days, Lu Mingchuan was living it up, inviting all the girls around his social circle, and enjoying the good life. When he received a call from Lin Xuecheng, he hung up without even thinking. ¡°Young Master Lu, isn¡¯t Ms. Lin your fiance?e? Is she here to check on you?¡± Lu Mingchuan curled his lips dismissively and lit a cigarette. ¡°She isn¡¯t married to me yet and is already trying to tie me down, really thinks of herself as a young lady of the Lu Family! There must be nothing good, ignore her.¡± The phone kept ringing. Lu Mingchuan reluctantly picked it up and answered. ¡°Mingchuan, my brother! Something¡¯s happened to my parents! Help me, please!¡± Lin Xuecheng¡¯s tearful voice came through the receiver while Lu Mingchuan, playing cards, gave a model beside him a light peck. ¡°Mm, what¡¯s going on? Speak clearly.¡± ¡°Sob, sob, my parents have been kidnapped by someone demanding five million to release them, and I don¡¯t have that kind of money... Mingchuan, my brother, please save my parents!¡± Lu Mingchuan was a bit surprised, ¡°Five million? Are Uncle Lin and Auntie Lin that valuable?¡± ¡°Mingchuan, brother... what do you mean by that? Please help us, we¡¯ll pay you back as soon as my parents are safe!¡± Yesterday at Qiao Xi Hospital, the Lin family almost lost all their dignity. Mrs. Lu had warned him not to get too close to Lin Xuecheng. A daughter found in the trash bin like her wasn¡¯t fit to enter the Lu family¡¯s doors. ¡°Chengcheng, don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t have that much money either. Why don¡¯t you find someone else to think of something?¡± Lin Xuecheng never expected Lu Mingchuan to actually refuse her! ¡°Mingchuan, brother, what¡¯s that noise over there? Where are you? I¡¯m so scared. Won¡¯t you come get me?¡± Lu Mingchuan wasn¡¯t stupid! Five million. The Lin family¡¯s daughter wasn¡¯t worth it. If he went to pick up Lin Xuecheng now, the five million would disappear into thin air, and the Lin family wouldn¡¯t repay! Lu Mingchuan laughed it off, holding several models by his side while drinking excessively without any intention of concerning himself with Lin Xuecheng. ¡°I¡¯m negotiating a business deal, Chengcheng. It¡¯s all for our future; don¡¯t make trouble. I¡¯m hanging up now.¡± Listening to the odd noises over the phone, Lin Xuecheng felt that Lu Mingchuan wasn¡¯t negotiating any business deal, but she couldn¡¯t pinpoint it... What exactly was Mingchuan up to? Why did it sound like there were women talking? The call was soon disconnected. Lu Mingchuan didn¡¯t give her a single cent, and Lin Xuecheng called over a dozen times without any response. Standing by the roadside, Lin Xuecheng stomped her feet; worried sick about her parents to the point of crying. ¡°It¡¯s all that Qingwu¡¯s fault. Our family is in this mess because of her. She¡¯s a real bringer of bad luck!¡± On her way out of the set, Shen Yurou overheard and stopped in her tracks. Did she hear right, that girl was talking about Qingwu? If she remembered correctly, wasn¡¯t the girl¡¯s last name Lin? Does that mean she¡¯s connected to the family that adopted Qingwu previously...? Shen Yurou forced a gentle smile and turned to walk over to Lin Xuecheng. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is there anything I can do to help?¡± Seeing Shen Yurou, Lin Xuecheng brightened up instantly! ¡°Ms. Shen, could you lend me five million... please! My parents have been kidnapped, sob, sob. They want five million before they¡¯ll release them. Once they¡¯re safe, we¡¯ll repay the money!¡± ¡°Five million is a small number for Ms. Shen. Please help me! I¡¯m willing to do anything for you, Ms. Shen...¡± Shen Yurou curled her lips into a smile. ¡°Are you from the Lin family? So, you know Qingwu?¡± ¡°I do, I do! She used to be my sister...¡± Lin Xuecheng felt like this Ms. Shen seemed particularly interested in Qingwu, and to avoid a repeat of what happened with Shen Shushan before, she became cautious. She took out her phone and showed Shen Yurou some photos of Qingwu. All taken secretly at the Lin family¡¯s villa, in the pictures, Qingwu was either watering plants or playing the piano, looking serene and elegant, completely unaware she was being photographed. ¡°We used to live together. I took these photos... If Ms. Shen wants to know more about Qingwu, we can collaborate in the future. But right now, I need to save my parents. Please, help me!¡± There was disdain in Shen Yurou¡¯s eyes. Those country bumpkins lived in a house so small, daring even to play the piano ¨C that piano looked cheap, thinking themselves to be some high-class artist. Gritting her teeth, Lin Xuecheng said, ¡°Ms. Shen, as long as you¡¯re willing to help me, I can tell you anything you want to know!¡± ¡°You know everything about Qingwu?¡± ¡°Of course, we grew up together. Those photos are proof...¡± Shen Yurou didn¡¯t have five million either; otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have gone out to find acting jobs. But she wasn¡¯t about to let the person in front of her off easily. If she could gather more information, Qingwu would surely be kicked out of the Shen family... ¡°Wait a moment, give me an account number, and I¡¯ll transfer the money to you this afternoon.¡± Lin Xuecheng¡¯s face lit up with joy, ¡°Okay, okay! Thank you, Ms. Shen!¡± ... In the VIP ward at Qiao Xi Hospital in Beijing, Shen Yurou tiptoed into the room and skillfully retrieved a phone from beneath the pillow of the sleeping Mrs. Shen, transferred money to her own account, and placed it back, her actions seamless. Just as she put the phone back, Mrs. Shen opened her eyes, nearly scaring Shen Yurou into screaming on the spot. ¡°Yurou, where have you been?¡± ¡°Grandma, I went to look for a job. I want to act, but Shushan wouldn¡¯t let me play the lead role... only the maid on her knees. Grandma, it¡¯s so humiliating for you!¡± Mrs. Shen perked up instantly. ¡°What did you say? That rascal actually made you play the maid? Does he even have you as his sister in his eyes! This is outrageous! I¡¯ll call and scold him right away!¡± Fearing Mrs. Shen would call and reveal her antics at the set where she¡¯d been bullying other actors, Shen Yurou hastily stopped her. ¡°Grandma, it¡¯s okay!¡± Mrs. Shen disapproved, looking at her. ¡°Why are you even thinking about acting, what¡¯s good about being an actor? It only exposes you!¡± With a pitiful pout, Shen Yurou looked especially wronged. ¡°It¡¯s just that Sister Qingwu is always bad-mouthing me at home... and even had me expelled from school...¡± Mrs. Shen bolted upright in bed, eyes wide with anger. ¡°What did you say? That wild girl Qingwu actually dared to bully you! Did you tell President Pei about this yet? Yurou, listen to me; you must take advantage of your assets and marry into the Pei Family! That¡¯s the only way you¡¯ll have a place in the Shen Family!¡± ¡°But President Pei completely ignores me...¡± Wasn¡¯t it because she didn¡¯t want to find Pei Jue? It was because she couldn¡¯t even meet Pei Jue! A gleam of calculation flashed through Mrs. Shen¡¯s eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll call, and have that Qingwu girl bring President Pei to visit me. Then you know what to do, right?¡± Excited, Shen Yurou sprang up from the chair! As long as she had the chance to be alone with Pei Jue, she was confident Pei Jue would take an interest in her! ¡°I understand, Grandma! I¡¯ll definitely do my best!¡± Chapter 78 - 78 78 Senile Dementia Mrs. Shen Deserved It ?Chapter 78: Chapter 78 Senile Dementia? Mrs. Shen Deserved It! Chapter 78: Chapter 78 Senile Dementia? Mrs. Shen Deserved It! Pei Jue was the type of man who, in Shen Yurou¡¯s eyes, could only be owned by an exceptional woman like herself. As the head of the Pei Group, Pei Jue¡¯s wealth was beyond description; Shen Yurou had overheard Elder Shen jokingly say that if the Pei Family went bankrupt, the entire GDP of Beijing would regress by twenty years! Shen Yurou had made up her mind then and there: she must marry Pei Jue! Qingwu was just a country bumpkin returned from a poor mountain village. What right did she have to stand beside Pei Jue? ¡°I will definitely make President Pei fall for me!¡± Mrs. Shen looked at the granddaughter she had raised herself with satisfaction. Sure enough, Yurou was considerate and understanding, visiting her every day. She was nothing like that unruly wild girl. Mrs. Shen smugly dialed Qingwu¡¯s number. ¡°Where have you been these past two days? Did I ever tell you not to come to the hospital to look after me?¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you now, you must bring President Pei to see me today, or you¡¯ll have a tough time!¡± Qingwu was at Zuo Mansion with the two elderly members of the Zuo Family, dining with the Shen Family. Since her hands were busy handling crabs for Tu Lan, she simply put the phone on speaker. She didn¡¯t expect the caller to be Mrs. Shen, and everyone in the dining room heard her berating voice. Zuo Wanjun couldn¡¯t sit still, and she slapped the table and stood up, only to be stopped by Shen Dongli at her side. His wife was already upset, and it had taken a lot to calm her down. If she confronted his mother now, his days would be even harder. Mrs. Shen was unaware that Qingwu was surrounded by people. ¡°You and your mother both lack manners! Just a few days ago, I asked her to bring me some food, and she ate it all herself. My agate bracelet is missing too; I suspect your mother took it.¡± Zuo Wanjun, upon hearing such baseless accusations, pushed Shen Dongli aside in anger. ¡°Utter nonsense! Who stole your things? Your agate bracelet isn¡¯t worth as much as one of my hairpins! And when I was there, you weren¡¯t even wearing a bracelet!¡± Mrs. Shen sneered coldly. ¡°I¡¯ve known all along you¡¯ve been pretending these years, now your true colors are showing, aren¡¯t they? Sooner or later, Dongli will divorce you¡ªyou¡¯re an unruly shrew.¡± Tu Lan, with a stern face, could no longer remain silent. ¡°My dear in-law, if you have any issues with our family¡¯s upbringing, feel free to discuss them with me in person. My daughter has never wronged you.¡± Mrs. Shen did not expect Tu Lan to be there, and she suddenly found herself speechless! ¡°I recorded everything you just said, and I¡¯ll send it unedited to Shen Lisu. I want to know how your family has treated my daughter over the years!¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you today: not only will my daughter not come to see you, but my granddaughter won¡¯t either! You have a dozen caregivers around you, and that¡¯s not enough? You still want to order our family around!¡± Tu Lan sneered, full of sarcasm. ¡°With your status, you still think President Pei will come to see you? If you don¡¯t have a mirror in your ward, I¡¯ll immediately send you two. Take a good look at yourself!¡± ¡°Everyone knows your intentions¡ªwanting that wild granddaughter of yours to marry into the Pei Family. Do you really think anyone would want a child you¡¯ve raised? Don¡¯t think you can disguise all the things you did when you were young. Just shut up!¡± Though Tu Lan was a researcher, when angered, she was not one to hold back. Mrs. Shen suddenly fell silent, clearly aware that she was in the wrong. ¡°What I said isn¡¯t wrong; I just asked your daughter to care for me because I was sick, wasn¡¯t that her duty?¡± Tu Lan rolled her eyes. ¡°What illness do you have that requires my daughter to visit you at five in the morning? Even the flag-raising at Tiananmen Square doesn¡¯t start that early!¡± ¡°What nerve! If you harass my daughter and granddaughter again, just wait and see!¡± Tu Lan hung up the phone abruptly and helped Qingwu block all contact with Mrs. Shen. Elder Zuo looked at Shen Dongli. ¡°Until this matter is resolved, Wanjun doesn¡¯t need to return to the Shen Family.¡± Shen Dongli was flustered when he heard his father-in-law say this! ¡°Dad, I¡¯ve tried to resolve this many times, but my mother keeps saying all the right things and then forgetting them. I¡¯m beginning to suspect there¡¯s something wrong with her...¡± Qingwu¡¯s expression remained calm as she spoke softly: ¡°Last time I heard Professor Chen mention that Grandma Shen might have some dementia.¡± ¡°She¡¯s suspected her belongings were stolen and suspected Grandpa of having affairs with the caregivers¡ªthose are signs of early dementia.¡± At their age, dementia was a common illness. Tu Lan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t improve. ¡°Dementia? She deserves it! Could she have had dementia all these years? She certainly made your mother¡¯s life difficult when she was younger. If Dongli hadn¡¯t moved out with your mother, who knows what things would be like now!¡± ¡°Was Grandma Shen always like this?¡± Shen Dongli let out a bitter laugh, almost on the verge of tears on the spot! ¡°She wasn¡¯t before. When Wanjun and I dated, she was initially very supportive.¡± ¡°But then she started changing one day, constantly giving Wanjun a hard time and saying things I couldn¡¯t understand!¡± Qingwu nodded, gaining some insight into Mrs. Shen¡¯s changes. This meant that Mrs. Shen had likely been taking the Primordial Energy Pill since before Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun got married. The person providing the Primordial Energy Pill to Mrs. Shen had to be someone close to her; it just later changed to Shen Yurou. Elder Zuo didn¡¯t want to dampen the mood with unpleasant topics. ¡°Dongli, you should handle this matter yourself. Wanjun will be staying with us for now, and just as well¡ªQingwu can stay a few days too. Grandpa wants to write a new book and use Qingwu as the inspiration for the protagonist, how about that?¡± Everyone at the table was surprised. Shen Boyi looked at Qingwu, and his first instinct was to refuse. Only heaven knew what a monumental effort it would take to be the inspiration for Elder Zuo¡¯s novel! The elder would craft his main character based on a picture he had in his mind, with very high demands! ¡°Grandpa, let¡¯s not. My sister is still too young!¡± Elder Zuo waved his hand dismissively: ¡°You little rascal, I just want to write about a dancer. Qingwu could learn to dance, perhaps study playing the Ancient Zither, all the other aspects are perfect!¡± Shen Shushan next to Qingwu was also anxious. ¡°Grandpa! My sister doesn¡¯t know any of that! Your requirements are so high, and she¡¯s so young; it¡¯d be really tough for her to learn!¡± Elder Zuo felt a slight dilemma since seeing Qingwu and Pei Jue dancing on the yacht had reminded him of a woodland sprite! But considering his detailed demands for a novel, it was indeed a bit much to ask from his granddaughter. Elder Zuo didn¡¯t want to give up, still looking at Qingwu with anticipation: ¡°Qingwu, are you willing to be the model for Grandpa¡¯s book protagonist?¡± Elder Zuo, a renowned contemporary literary figure, had exacting standards for his works, but his literary contributions would often cause a significant impact in the literary world. Qingwu thought for a moment, then nodded, ¡°Sure, Grandpa. I¡¯m willing.¡± Elder Zuo¡¯s face burst into a beaming smile! Chapter 79 - 79 79 Her Daughter Is Simply Too Perfect ?Chapter 79: Chapter 79 Her Daughter Is Simply Too Perfect! Chapter 79: Chapter 79 Her Daughter Is Simply Too Perfect! Zuo Jing¡¯an, the elder, upon seeing Qingwu for the first time, immediately knew how he wanted to start writing his new work! The elder felt that his long-dormant passion was rekindled, and the creative block was suddenly lifted! Zuo Wanjun was also very surprised. ¡°Dad, how many years has it been since you last wrote a book? After winning the Huanuoer Literary Award last time, didn¡¯t you say you wanted to take a break?¡± The elder was full of energy, showing no signs of discomfort. ¡°After seeing Xiao Wu, I feel like I could write ten more books! Xiao Wu, your grandpa has a piano store, neither too big nor too small, I¡¯ll give it to you. You can visit it whenever you have time and find an Ancient Zither you like. We¡¯ll start creating next week!¡± Zuo Wanjun hurriedly stopped the elder. ¡°Dad, there are so many things to deal with at the piano store. Won¡¯t Xiao Wu get exhausted? If you care for her, just get her an Ancient Zither directly.¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s piano store was not just a piano store but also an art exhibition center where many masters¡¯ Ancient Zithers were displayed, and the visitors were all prominent figures in the Ancient Zither world. ¡°Girls should have a career of their own too. Xiao Wu, the piano store will be yours from now on, and the money it earns each year will be yours. Also, the gallery next door will be yours too. If it gets too much, have your brother help you out, you take the money, and he does the work.¡± The elder didn¡¯t think there was anything wrong with his decision at all. Suddenly, he had endowed Qingwu with several businesses, and it seemed like there was more to give. Shen Boyi, upon hearing this, found the elder¡¯s arrangement quite reasonable. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll help Xiao Wu manage it. The profits will be hers, and any losses will be mine.¡± The elder smiled with satisfaction. ¡°Smart move, kid.¡± Shen Boyi already had plenty on his plate, finding time to have a meal with the family was a struggle; every day, he was reviewing the company¡¯s financial statements in the car. If given so many companies, he would definitely be overwhelmed. Qingwu immediately spoke up, ¡°I can manage it myself; it¡¯s grandpa¡¯s painstaking effort. I will learn from my brother.¡± Elder Zuo nodded, ¡°That works too, they¡¯re small companies anyway. You can play around with them. Even if they accidentally go bankrupt, it¡¯s on grandpa.¡± Listening to Elder Zuo¡¯s tone, it was as if he was grooming Qingwu into some kind of idle rich child. Qingwu knew the elder felt he owed her, and she felt a warmth in her heart. Love often feels a sense of inadequacy, and the Shen Family and the Zuo Family felt they owed her because of love! Tu Lan looked lovingly at Qingwu, her graying hair didn¡¯t affect her elegance, adding instead to her calm grace. ¡°Xiao Wu, September is nearing, have you decided which university to attend? If you¡¯re unsure, would you like to study biology with grandma?¡± Qingwu took out the acceptance letter from her bag and handed it to Tu Lan. ¡°I plan to attend Beijing University to study jewelry design.¡± She had decided on her school and major some time ago, partly because Beijing University is the closest university to the Shen Family, and partly because when she was a child, she promised Mrs. Lin that she would definitely design the best jewelry in the world. When she was young in the small courtyard under the starry sky, Mrs. Lin held her and taught her to recognize the stars in the sky. ¡°Someday our Nannan will also become a shining star.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll study jewelry design and design the most beautiful jewelry for grandma!¡± Mrs. Lin laughed so broadly she couldn¡¯t close her mouth, hugging Qingwu and smothering her with kisses, filling the courtyard with the laughter of the grandparent and grandchild... Tu Lan looked at Qingwu¡¯s acceptance letter, unable to keep her laughter contained. ¡°My goodness! Our Xiao Wu is so impressive, it¡¯s an early admission letter! How smart, truly worthy of being our child!¡± Zuo Wanjun also came over, holding Qingwu¡¯s acceptance letter, hugging Qingwu and showering her with kisses right on the spot! Her daughter was simply perfect! Beautiful, good-tempered, and even studying so well in a place like the Lin Family, such a perfect daughter, undeniably her Zuo Wanjun¡¯s treasure! ¡°Xiao Wu, why didn¡¯t you tell us?¡± Qingwu was slightly speechless. Among the Shen children, starting from Shen Boyi to Shen Shaojia, almost all of them were admitted to university on a recommendation, not to mention Shen Shaojia, who was a prodigy in the young class. This letter was hardly considered a remarkable achievement in the Shen Family... ¡°I received it a few days ago.¡± Shen Dongli was extremely excited, tears streaming down. ¡°Our Shen Family just happens to own a few jewelry companies; they¡¯re all yours! Your brother will help manage them first, and you can work there directly after graduation!¡± Zuo Wanjun agreed wholeheartedly. ¡°Girls should have their own career. Xiao Wu, it¡¯s not that mom and dad don¡¯t want to support you, but look at mom, because she stayed at home doing nothing, she was bullied.¡± When Shen Dongli saw that his wife was bringing up some sensitive topics again, he felt flustered. ¡°Wife, why don¡¯t we go abroad for a holiday after Xiao Wu starts school? Leave that pile of troublesome affairs at home to the eldest!¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, after we send Xiao Wu to school, let¡¯s find a place to travel. Then when Xiao Wu is on winter break, she can join us. Didn¡¯t we buy an island last time? We¡¯ll just buy one for Xiao Wu too!¡± Shen Boyi could hardly bear looking at this couple. So, while you¡¯re off having fun, everything at home is left to him, right? Against Mrs. Shen¡¯s unreasonable antics, he was practically helpless! Qingwu remembered Elder Shen¡¯s advice and glanced at Shen Boyi beside her, who was silently distressed. ¡°Brother, grandpa said not to worry too much about it.¡± Shen Boyi¡¯s eyes lit up! Regarding Mrs. Shen, they had long since harbored little affection for her, having watched from a young age as she bullied Zuo Wanjun, and she wasn¡¯t good to the children either, sometimes even treating Shen Yurou better. During meals as children, only Shen Yurou had meat in her bowl while Shen Boyi and his younger siblings couldn¡¯t even get eggs! Seeing this, Zuo Jing¡¯an assumed the Shen Family was going bankrupt and took the children away. Mrs. Shen even suspiciously remarked that the Zuo Family looked down on the Shen Family and questioned the practice of a married daughter returning to her mother¡¯s home so often. If she weren¡¯t an elder, Shen¡¯s sons wouldn¡¯t even want anything to do with her! Now that Elder Shen had spoken, he was no longer worried about anything else! ¡°Got it,¡± he replied. Zuo Jing¡¯an delightedly gazed at Qingwu¡¯s acceptance letter, his eyes curved like crescent moons from smiling. ¡°Xiao Wu, can grandpa keep this? Grandpa wants to frame it and put it in the study!¡± Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s study was filled with trophies from various literary awards, now putting up her completely valueless acceptance letter among them? Qingwu blushed just thinking about it... Yet everyone else seemed to think it made sense. Tu Lan clasped her hands together, looking at Qingwu with a face full of anticipation, ¡°Xiao Wu, have a copy made for grandma. Grandma wants to hang it in the lab, and let¡¯s take a family photo later. Grandma wants to keep my little Wu with me all the time!¡± ¡°But second brother, third brother, and sister aren¡¯t home.¡± Tu Lan waved her hand dismissively, ¡°Grandma has plenty of their photos, taken every year, a whole bunch of them! Grandma just wants yours!¡± Tu Lan and Zuo Jing¡¯an, both of whom were elderly, were still active in creation and research, but their hearts were most attached to their granddaughter Qingwu. It was a pity they couldn¡¯t see their granddaughter¡¯s childhood; the damn Lin Family didn¡¯t even take a few photos! On the other hand, there were countless photos of Lin Xuecheng. Now seeing Qingwu, they wanted nothing more than to hold her dear, seeing her in only the best light. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll take a photo with grandma and grandpa later.¡± ¡°Yes, yes! Grandpa and grandma will go change clothes right away!¡± Chapter 80 - 80 80 Fake is Just Fake ?Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Fake is Just Fake Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Fake is Just Fake Zuo Jing¡¯an and Tu Lan¡¯s eagerness to take a group photo with Qingwu surpassed the joy of winning awards for their own work and scientific achievements. They actually dug out their wedding outfits and pulled Qingwu to sit with them for a photo! Tu Lan wore a burgundy velvet cheongsam. Although she was older, she remained elegant and graceful, and the cheongsam added to her charm. Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s suit was also quite old, but well-preserved, with an iris pin on its lapel, making him look both refined and kindly. Qingwu sat beside the two elders and captured the first group photo. Tu Lan, satisfied, waved to Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun. Their eyes were eager, as if they could not wait to take a photo with their daughter too! At the last birthday banquet, they were so busy taking pictures of their daughter that they forgot to take some group photos and now regret it deeply... The whole family sat together and took many photos. Zuo Jing¡¯an immediately changed his profile picture to the selfie with Qingwu. He went straight to Elder Shen to chat. ¡°Oh dear, why did I change my profile picture? Why can¡¯t I see clearly? Who is on this profile picture?¡± Elder Shen was playing chess with Elder Pei, and seeing this message, he nearly cursed out loud! ¡°This old man, he actually dragged Qingwu to take photos and now he¡¯s showing off!¡± Looking at the photo of Qingwu with her face close to Zuo Jing¡¯an¡¯s, Elder Shen felt extremely jealous. Why hadn¡¯t he thought of taking photos with his granddaughter? Now he could only let that old man Zuo Jing¡¯an show off! In the Shen family group chat, Shen Boyi pretended to accidentally send multiple pictures of Qingwu along with their newly taken group photos. Shen Zhongshuang: ¡°Xiao Wu is so cute. Is Grandma feeling better? I¡¯ll come back after my surgery.¡± Shen Shushan: ¡°What does this mean, may I ask? Why didn¡¯t you take photos when I was home?¡± Shen Shaojia: ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, I¡¯ll Photoshop them.¡± While saying this, she quickly operated her device, swiftly inserting her image into the group photo and sent it to the chat. Shen Shushan: ¡°Fake is fake. Stop acting, aren¡¯t you about to cry?¡± Shen Shaojia quickly dialed Qingwu¡¯s number, opening pitifully. ¡°Xiao Wu! Shen Shushan said I¡¯m fake. Does he want me kicked out of the family? Boo hoo, sister can¡¯t bear to part with you! Oh well, I know I¡¯m not a member of the Shen family. I deserve this. I¡¯ll leave this house at once...¡± Qingwu felt overwhelmed and quickly comforted her, ¡°Sister, I¡¯ll make some time to visit you in Qingshan County and bring you some treats.¡± ¡°Then I want to take photos with you too!¡± ¡°Sure, we¡¯ll take plenty.¡± Shen Shaojia hung up contentedly and played the recording of the phone call to the chat group. Shen Shushan was furious. ¡°You¡¯re too much! This is sowing discord! Trying to gain sympathy from your sister! Right, second brother?¡± Shen Zhongshuang didn¡¯t bother with their quarrel in the chat but called Qingwu. ¡°Xiao Wu, want to have dinner tomorrow? I also want to take photos with you.¡± ¡°...Okay.¡± Having dealt with the Shen family¡¯s photo invitations, Qingwu heaved a sigh of relief. She seldom took photos while with the Lin family, leaving almost no mementos behind. Except for one cherished childhood photo kept by the old Lin lady, which was buried with her at her funeral, nothing of Qingwu remained at the Lin family. Tu Lan, looking at the photo, saw Qingwu smiling so poised and gently. She turned her back to discreetly wipe her tears, then when no one was watching, leaned over to the phone and kissed the photo... ¡°Truly adorable, she¡¯s my granddaughter, so wonderful.¡± Qingwu¡¯s heart trembled slightly, feeling the love from Tu Lan in such a small gesture, a warmth flowing through her heart. Shen Boyi extended his hand to Qingwu, ¡°Big brother will take you to the piano store, okay?¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Once in the car with Shen Boyi, Qingwu heard him softly humming some tune. He seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood. ¡°Xiao Wu, back then, Dad and Mom weren¡¯t like this. Dad was always strong-willed, but after finding out that Shaojia wasn¡¯t our child, he suddenly changed. If you saw him before, you might have thought he was a stern-faced man who rarely smiled.¡± ¡°Once, when there was an elevator accident at a mall, a child got stuck inside. Dad could have called someone to accompany the child, but he sat by the door himself, saying that if you ever faced danger outside and someone was willing to keep you company like this, it would be good.¡± ¡°Our family has always been involved in charity, especially in the past two years. Once, when Grandma said it was Mom¡¯s fault for losing you, it made Mom cry and fall ill... Shaojia is great too, but we missed you a lot.¡± ¡°Now that you¡¯re with us, you don¡¯t know how happy we are.¡± Qingwu remained silent for a moment and then smiled. ¡°Yes, I know, and I¡¯m very happy too.¡± Shen Boyi reached out and gently patted her soft hair. ¡°At first, Shaojia found me. She said once you returned home, she would leave the Shen family, but thinking about how Grandpa and Grandma couldn¡¯t bear to let her go, let alone Mom and Dad, we decided against it.¡± Qingwu also knew it was initially difficult for the Shen family. ¡°Sister is great. Even after finding her family, we are still family, aren¡¯t we?¡± Shen Boyi was slightly startled, then he felt both relieved and moved, and pinched Qingwu¡¯s cheek. His sister was simply wonderful! No wonder she was a Shen family kid! He sent what Qingwu had just said verbatim to Shen Shaojia, along with a few scolding remarks, telling Shen Shaojia to stay honestly in the Shen family because she would always be part of it. Shen Shaojia quickly responded with a string of crying emojis. ¡°Sister is my little angel! Big brother! What right do you have to scold me, you piece of crap!¡± ¡°Blah blah blah! Sister loves me, I love sister! Big brother, get blocked!¡± Shen Boyi looked at his phone, his temples throbbing. After a while, he smiled and cursed. ¡°What a mischievous girl, with no manners.¡± Yet his mouth was still curved up in a smile, full of joy. ... Ning City, Lin family villa. Lin Jingsheng and Qian Yueqiang were rudely thrown at the villa¡¯s entrance, as an unmarked car sped away. Lin Xuecheng heard the noise and ran out, only to see the Lin couple lying on the ground, covered in injuries... ¡°Mom, Dad, what happened to you? I definitely sent the money already!¡± Lin Jingsheng slapped Lin Xuecheng across the face! ¡°You little brat, did you deliberately stall for time? Making us get beaten so much! You did it on purpose!¡± Half of Lin Xuecheng¡¯s face went numb from the slap. It was her first time being hit! ¡°Dad, how could you do this? I went through so much to borrow the money, I have to pay it back...¡± Assisted by the maid, Lin Jingsheng and Qian Yueqiang went inside, sitting on the sofa, sighing heavily. ¡°Pay back? Didn¡¯t you borrow from Lu Mingchuan? Just deduct it from the dowry then, what payback?¡± This was five million. If Lin Jingsheng really had to fork out five million, it would be the end of him! There was no way he would pay it back! Lin Xuecheng hesitated, ¡°But...¡± ¡°No buts, call a doctor quickly! Ouch! It hurts so much!¡± Seeing Lin Jingsheng and Qian Yueqiang bruised all over, Lin Xuecheng was worried and anxious. ¡°Should we report it to the police?¡± Lin Jingsheng irritably rolled his eyes, ¡°Report to the police? They can drop us at our doorstep, what should we be afraid of! Go and get the doctor quickly!¡± Most importantly, during the beating, Lin Jingsheng vaguely heard something about illegal activities involving their Lin company... If he reported it to the police and those things got reported by the other party, the Lin family would be completely done for!