After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 289: Working to Pay Off Debt

Chapter 289: Chapter 289: Working to Pay Off Debt

"Hmph." Shi Yaoguang scoffed, her gaze at An Siqi filled with mockery, "Do you think by denying it, you can pretend nothing ever happened?"

An Siqi’s face showed panic, she stammered, "I really realize my mistake, please let me go..."

"I know it’s all my fault, I was delusional, I was malicious, everything is my fault, I truly realize my mistake, please give me a chance to make amends..."

Shi Yaoguang raised an eyebrow, "Make amends?"

An Siqi nodded hastily, "Yes, yes, yes, I can make amends!"

Shi Yaoguang’s expression was one of interest, "Make amends? Then tell me, how do you plan to do that?"

"I... I..." An Siqi wracked her brain for a long time but couldn’t come up with a satisfactory condition to offer.

Faced with the predatory Shi Yaoguang, she finally bit the bullet and said reluctantly, "Anything you want me to do, I will!"

"Really?" Shi Yaoguang looked at her intently, a hint of determination in her eyes.

Confronted with her gaze, An Siqi instantly caved in, "True... no, false..."

Shi Yaoguang watched her coldly and hummed softly, "Hmm?"

An Siqi knew that if she couldn’t give her the answer she wanted, there was no way out for her.

After mentally preparing herself several times, she finally made up her mind and said, "Truly."

"Good." Shi Yaoguang snapped her fingers, and An Siqi felt the ropes around her loosen.

She was sure that the ropes had come off by themselves.

There was nothing tricky about the ropes, and Shi Yaoguang couldn’t have done anything...

Which meant that it was Shi Yaoguang who had controlled them to untie on their own.

She...

How did she manage that?

Fear filled An Siqi’s eyes.

Shi Yaoguang stood with her arms crossed as if she hadn’t noticed An Siqi’s fear, scrutinizing her with a judging look.

"Yao..." An Siqi felt goosebumps rising under her gaze.

But confronted with her icy stare, she couldn’t bring herself to call out her name and could only look at her pleadingly, hoping she wouldn’t scare her anymore.

Shi Yaoguang snorted dispassionately, "In all this time we’ve known each other, how many times have you taken advantage of me?"

An Siqi’s breath hitched, her mouth opened, but she couldn’t utter a word.

How many times had she taken advantage of her?

If she were to count, there were just too many to tally.

Shi Yaoguang watched her struggle and raised an eyebrow, "Can’t remember?"

An Siqi didn’t dare to nod and muttered, "I..."

"Stop beating around the bush." Shi Yaoguang was tired of her muttering, "All the benefits you’ve gained from me, pay them back in full. That’s not too hard, is it?"

An Siqi shook her head repeatedly, "No, it’s not hard."

Shi Yaoguang smirked, appearing quite satisfied, "Very good."

An Siqi became wary, defensively bracing herself, yet she couldn’t prevent anything.

She could only hope that Shi Yaoguang would show some mercy.

She had thought Shi Yaoguang would make some excessive demands, but unexpectedly, Shi Yaoguang was quite reasonable.

"Considering our past relationship, I won’t ask you for much, just work to pay off your debt."

An Siqi even doubted she had heard correctly.

Work to repay the debt?

Was it really just as simple as working to repay the debt?

Facing her incredulous look, Shi Yaoguang raised an eyebrow, "What, think I’m being too nice to you, not used to it?"

An Siqi stiffly nodded her head.

She...

Indeed wasn’t used to it.

Or rather, she found it unbelievable.

The Shi Yaoguang she saw now seemed even more terrifying than Ming Yan.

Not only was she frightening, but her means were also unfathomable.

For some inexplicable reason, An Siqi was reminded of something Teacher Qin Hongbo once said at school.

He had said that Shi Yaoguang was a witch capable of sorcery.

At the time, An Siqi had scoffed at the idea. Although she knew Shi Yaoguang might know some tricks, she never thought of her as genuinely awesome.

But then...

An Siqi’s mind was filled with the image of the ropes falling off her, her limbs rigid with shock.

Even now, free from her restraints, she dared not move.

She could only stand still like a statue, waiting for Shi Yaoguang’s decision.

Shi Yaoguang stared at her, her eyes shimmering with a cold and eerie gleam, "You’ve annoyed me, and I’m very unhappy,"

she stated calmly.

A bitter smile played on An Siqi’s lips.

She had known this much already.

And precisely because she knew, because she was aware, her heart was all the more anxious.

"I know you love money, that everything you do is for money,"

Shi Yaoguang added leisurely.

An Siqi watched her nervously, uncertain of what she was getting at.

Shi Yaoguang: "As punishment, you will work to pay off your debt. Aside from essential expenses, I won’t give you another dime."

Upon hearing this, An Siqi breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, thank goodness.

This was something she could live with.

Shi Yaoguang, seeing her thoughts, smirked coldly.

Her conditions were indeed not harsh, but... everything had its use.

The things swallowed by An Siqi would have their day of reckoning.

An Siqi was unaware of her plotting, her mind filled with the relief of having escaped catastrophe.

In her view, Shi Yaoguang was still too soft-hearted.

Even in wanting to deal with her, she merely made the demand to work off the debt.

If it had been her...

An Siqi imagined herself in the advantageous position, and her hand subconsciously touched her nose.

Shi Yaoguang, of course, knew what she was thinking, but she did not intend to explain.

A surprise...

was no longer a surprise if revealed upfront.

An Siqi, believing Shi Yaoguang to be somewhat lenient with her, tentatively sought to push her luck further.

"Yaoguang... I’m willing to accept your demand, but in my current state..." she bit her lower lip, an awkward look on her face, "What if Ming Yan doesn’t let me off the hook?"

"Don’t worry, he won’t be holding on to you."

"Really?" An Siqi’s eyes brightened.

Shi Yaoguang asserted with certainty, "Of course."

Her confidence wasn’t because Ming Yan was none other than Quan Siyan, nephew of Quan Jinbei.

She was doing this purely because she was very clear on the thoughts of Ming Yan’s second personality.

And also, because she had the confidence to achieve her goal.

Ming Yan’s second personality was volatile, which was why it considered tormenting An Siqi. If it knew there was a better way to do so, it would certainly be delighted.

As for what An Siqi thought, that was not something Shi Yaoguang needed to worry about.

Adults always had to pay the price for their choices.

An Siqi, secretly relieved at the moment, would think back on everything that happened today and would have given anything to come back and slap her naive self.

Unfortunately, time would not flow backward for her.

Of course, all that would come later.

Upon hearing that Shi Yaoguang wanted to take An Siqi away, Ming Yan’s second personality initially resisted.

But after a few private words with Shi Yaoguang, Ming Yan readily let her go, his gaze on An Siqi even carrying a hint of sinister excitement.