After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 225: What Do We Need an Adopted Son For?

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: What Do We Need an Adopted Son For?

Quan Jinbei gave him a sidelong glance, but before he could speak, a woman’s voice preempted him.

"How old are you already, and yet you still blindly believe in every little rumor?"

With a tone of helplessness, she added, "You probably don’t know, but your little gossip is flawed."

Quan Sicheng frowned, looking at her displeasedly, "What’s wrong with it? Don’t think that I will believe you just because you spout nonsense."

"I had already inquired about it. Mr. and Mrs. Xiao plan to choose a successor at this year’s birthday banquet!"

Having said that, he gave Shi Yaoguang a disdainful look, "For someone of Mr. Xiao’s caliber, you likely don’t even qualify to come into contact with him. Talking to you about it is just wasting my breath!"

Shi Yaoguang raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of coldness in her eyes, "Are you saying that what you just said isn’t even worth my hearing?"

Quan Sicheng stated confidently, "Of course!"

"In that case, I wouldn’t want to bother you with my presence here," Shi Yaoguang said very appropriately.

Quan Sicheng was thinking to himself, Could she be so kind-hearted?

Then he saw Shi Yaoguang walk up behind Quan Jinbei and start pushing his wheelchair.

Quan Sicheng immediately became anxious, "What are you doing?"

Shi Yaoguang shrugged her shoulders, "Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me? So, I’m leaving."

Quan Sicheng gritted his teeth, "If you’re going to leave, then leave. Why are you pushing my dad?"

"Kid, your words are really unreasonable," she replied.

Shi Yaoguang flicked her broken hair near her ear, smiling brightly, "Your dad is my husband. They say that the wife follows her husband, so if I am leaving, what’s the point of him staying? Is it to chat with an unfilial son like you?"

After finishing, she didn’t wait for Quan Sicheng to respond and just scoffed, "Stop making a fuss."

"In my husband’s heart, I come first, not you."

"Even if you were my husband’s biological child, doesn’t the old saying go, ’With a new mom comes a new dad’? Anyway, you’re old enough to start shouldering life’s responsibilities. As your mother, I might as well let you experience what it’s like to gradually drift apart from your family."

Having said that, Shi Yaoguang slowly curled her lips, revealing the standard smile of a villain.

Quan Sicheng was so angry that he clenched his teeth, wanting to retort.

But...

Quan Jinbei didn’t give him the chance.

Quan Jinbei was very cooperative with Shi Yaoguang.

He showed not even a hint of objection.

Even when Shi Yaoguang mentioned the phrase "with a new mom comes a new dad," Quan Jinbei still had no reaction.

No reaction was as good as an agreement!

In a flash, Quan Sicheng felt his heart turning cold.

"Dad..." he called out with a tone of grievance, "Are you just going to let her bully me like this?"

Quan Jinbei remained expressionless, "When did she bully you?"

With a glum face, Quan Sicheng said, "She just mentioned that with a new mom comes a new dad, clearly she’s planning to bully me..."

"How old are you? Whining and crying about every little thing?"

Quan Sicheng was rendered speechless by Quan Jinbei’s retort.

Was this something to whine and cry about, or not to whine and cry about?

He...

Damn it...

Had just been insulted!

Could Quan Jinbei not be so blatantly partial?

Quan Sicheng complained internally for a while, also wearing a sour expression.

But then he saw Quan Jinbei suddenly frown and look towards Shi Yaoguang.

Quan Sicheng’s heart leapt with joy, only to hear Quan Jinbei say, "You told me before that Sicheng might like boys, and I didn’t believe you. But now it seems..."

His suspicious gaze landed on Quan Sicheng, sizing him up and down, his frown growing tighter.

After a long while, he let out a sigh and said, "Sicheng, sexual orientation is congenital, and I won’t look down on you for liking men, but... if you don’t like girls, it’s better you clear things up with the Shi Family, to avoid leading them on."

Quan Sicheng was dumbfounded on the spot.

What... what betrayal?

How could he not understand?

And also...

Since when did he like men?

How did he become gay?

Where on earth did his dad get that conclusion?

Just as Quan Sicheng was questioning his life, Shi Yaoguang’s voice, enjoying the drama, rang out.

"Oh my, dear, just let go of the thing about Sicheng liking men. Shi Yiqing is willing to stay by his side, obviously she’s privy to the situation."

"Knowing he likes men but still willing to be his cover, she must have been promised something by Sicheng, right, Sicheng?"

Quan Sicheng gritted his back teeth and articulated each word, "Absolutely not, shut up!"

"Look, look." Shi Yaoguang clicked her tongue and pursed her lips, "Is this how you speak to your mom? Even though I’m not your biological mother and your dad isn’t your biological father, he still raised you for over a decade, hasn’t he?"

"You hold him in such low regard? Had I known you were such an ungrateful wretch, the Quan Family should never have adopted you!"

After saying that, she half-knelt down to meet Quan Jinbei’s gaze, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

"Husband~"

She called out sweetly, "You see, Sicheng is grown up now, with wild thoughts, not respectful to me, let alone to you."

"What good is an adopted son like this? In the end, he might just be a thankless wretch."

Saying this, she touched her own belly, "Moreover... with our own child on the way, who needs an adopted son?"

Quan Jinbei frowned slightly, his eyes carrying a bit of disapproval.

"Sicheng is, after all, someone I’ve raised by hand. Even though... he doesn’t live with me, our relationship is no worse than any other father and son, you... shouldn’t speak of him that way."

Seeing this, Quan Sicheng flashed an arrogant, smug smile at Shi Yaoguang.

That expression, as if to say,

See, my dad’s still on my side.

Shi Yaoguang huffed lightly, "Don’t be so smug."

After speaking, she bent down and pecked Quan Jinbei’s lips.

Once done, she stood up and threw a challenging look at Quan Sicheng, "What now, still smug?"

Quan Sicheng: "..."

He was petrified.

He had not anticipated that Shi Yaoguang would resort to such shameless tactics.

Directly kissing him, who could withstand that?

Meeting his shocked gaze, Shi Yaoguang put on an innocent face, "You mustn’t misunderstand, I’m not deliberately targeting you."

While speaking, she touched her cheek, looking blissfully self-indulgent, "Me, I’m just naturally beautiful. Your dad is besotted with my charm, making some foolish decisions, which is perfectly normal, and you better get used to it soon."

Quan Sicheng clenched his teeth, "You’re shameless!"

"It doesn’t matter if I’m shameless, as long as your dad likes it," Shi Yaoguang replied, sending a coquettish glance at Quan Jinbei, "Right, husband?"

Quan Jinbei coughed lightly, hiding the amusement in his eyes with a nod.

At this, Quan Sicheng felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over his head.

Looking at Shi Yaoguang now, his eyes were filled with hostility.

Shi Yaoguang was unconcerned by this.

She just enjoyed this kind of...