After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 183: Call Me Mrs. Quan or Mom

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: Call Me Mrs. Quan or Mom

Shi Yiqing deliberately reminded Quan Jinbei that Shi Yaoguang was pregnant and that the child was very likely not his.

In such a situation, a normal man’s reaction would be uncontrollable fury.

But in fact, Quan Jinbei directed his anger at her.

"Call you sister? Haven’t you heard my wife say she doesn’t acknowledge you as her sister?"

Quan Jinbei’s gaze turned exceedingly cold.

Confronted with his icy stare, Shi Yiqing couldn’t help but shiver.

Quan Jinbei glanced at her, his voice cold, "The next time you see her, either call her ’mom’ or just call her ’Mrs. Quan.’"

Having said that, he controlled his wheelchair and turned to leave.

Watching his quickly retreating figure, Shi Yiqing’s face turned both green and white.

Her clenched fists were so tight that her fingernails sank deeply into her flesh.

How could he do this to her!!

What right did he have to treat her like this!!

What infuriated her the most was that the reason he treated her badly was all because of Shi Yaoguang!

With that thought, Shi Yiqing felt as if she had been slapped hard across the face.

It burned.

Although Quan Sicheng had personally witnessed Shi Yaoguang behaving intimately with "another man" at school,

he didn’t know that Shi Yaoguang had been plotted against on the eve of her engagement and had almost fallen victim to Qian Yi.

Thus, after Ye Qian’an calculated the months of Shi Yaoguang’s pregnancy, he simply assumed the child was Quan Jinbei’s.

As for suspecting that Shi Yaoguang had been involved with someone else from much earlier on, that never crossed his mind.

After all...

Before the engagement, Shi Yaoguang had always been adamant that she would marry no one but him.

This, he knew all too well.

Of course, deep down, he harbored a secret vanity.

Taking pride in Shi Yaoguang’s deep-rooted affection for him was natural for him.

If he admitted that Shi Yaoguang had been fooling around with others long ago, wouldn’t it suggest that he, the man Shi Yaoguang once admired, was impotent?

He could not even bear to think about such a humiliating possibility.

...

The various thoughts of Quan Sicheng and Shi Yiqing were known only to themselves.

After leaving the old mansion, Shi Yaoguang waited at the door for Quan Jinbei.

Seeing him come out, she asked, "What did Shi Yiqing say to you after I left?"

Quan Jinbei calmly repeated Shi Yiqing’s words and also told her what he himself had said.

Shi Yaoguang couldn’t contain her joy, "With you saying that, she must be furious."

"Hmm?"

Shi Yaoguang clicked her tongue lightly, "You probably don’t know, but I think she has some feelings for you."

Quan Jinbei’s mouth twitched, "Some feelings?"

"Mhm," Shi Yaoguang nodded vigorously, her expression one of agreement, "I think she must be regretting it now."

"What do you mean?"

Instead of answering, Shi Yaoguang countered, "Think about it, what’s the most attractive trait of Brother Sicheng?"

Quan Jinbei pondered for a while before finally asking, "Attractive? What’s attractive about him?"

Hearing his puzzled tone, as if he really couldn’t figure out any charm about himself, Shi Yaoguang let out a low laugh before saying, "He really doesn’t have any advantages, his biggest advantage is being a total poser."

"Pos—" Quan Jinbei’s good breeding prevented him from completing the rest of that word.

Seeing his reaction, Shi Yaoguang laughed, and said with a sigh, "What do you think Shi Yiqing sees in him? If Quan Sicheng’s title weren’t the future heir of the Quan Family, do you think she would obediently follow behind him, calling him ’Brother Sicheng’ at every opportunity?"

Without waiting for him to respond, she continued, "Shi Yiqing might have a bit of genuine feeling for him, but those feelings cannot outweigh the convenience of status..."

At the end of her words, Shi Yaoguang looked at him with a teasing gaze, "I think she’s regretting now, not having set her sights on you earlier."

Quan Jinbei shivered at her description.

He certainly didn’t want to be fancied by a woman like Shi Yiqing.

Shi Yaoguang crossed her arms and hummed lightly, "She’s probably thinking that, if it weren’t for me, you would be right in the palm of her hand."

"And just imagine, if she could’ve settled you down earlier, had your child or something, then when the day comes that you kick the bucket, she could still be with Quan Sicheng, child in tow."

Quan Jinbei’s mouth twitched, "Didn’t you say what she’s interested in is Quan Sicheng’s status?"

"Yes," Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "Indeed, what she’s interested in is Quan Sicheng’s status, but... that doesn’t mean she has no feelings for Quan Sicheng."

She analyzed each point, "She liked Quan Sicheng when she was at a disadvantage, which certainly involved some use of him, but... after she gets with you, holds everything, she gains the upper hand."

"By then, she will no longer care about calculating profit and loss, and thus, her feelings for Quan Sicheng would naturally be genuine."

Shi Yaoguang emphasized the word "genuine."

Listening to her, Quan Jinbei found it very reasonable.

Right away, he said to her, "Your analysis does make sense, however... I must disagree."

"Hmm?"

Quan Jinbei’s eyes fell, his tone gentle but certain, "Your hypothesis is impossible."

"Why?"

Shi Yaoguang was somewhat curious.

Quan Jinbei gave her a meaningful glance before saying, "I would never be with her."

Shi Yaoguang raised an eyebrow, "You’re so sure?"

"What else?"

Quan Jinbei countered.

Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "How would I know? After all... I’m not a mind-reading worm in your gut. I have no clue what you’re thinking."

"Besides... your stance wasn’t very firm when I first approached you."

Remembering how Quan Jinbei agreed to their flash marriage, Shi Yaoguang looked at him with added mockery, "Master Quan, are you daring to say that under circumstances, you wouldn’t be tempted by someone else?"

"Hmm..." Quan Jinbei pondered seriously for a moment, then said, "With someone else I might be tempted, but... if that person were Shi Yiqing, I definitely wouldn’t waver."

"Why?" Shi Yaoguang was curious again.

Logically, Quan Jinbei and Shi Yiqing didn’t seem to have much interaction at that time.

So, he should not be familiar with her.

Quan Jinbei glanced at her and spoke unhurriedly, "I just have a sick body, not blind eyes."

His implication was clear, he already knew what kind of person Shi Yiqing was.

Hearing that, Shi Yaoguang couldn’t help but smile, "So you’re saying, you had already investigated her?"

Quan Jinbei’s brows lifted slightly, but he didn’t deny it.

Shi Yaoguang narrowed her eyes, "You’ve investigated her, so you couldn’t be unaware of my situation. Knowing full well what your foster son was like, yet you didn’t warn me; wasn’t that going a bit too far, Master Quan?"

Quan Jinbei replied with a noncommittal smile, "Indeed, I didn’t warn you, which was careless of me, but... based on my investigation, the Shi Family’s real daughter, when she was first brought back, wasn’t like this."

"As for Mrs. Quan’s secrets, I know of many just myself, not to mention the ones I’m not even aware of, do I?"