After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 322: Worthy of You

Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Worthy of You

Quan Sicheng listened to the business partner finish speaking, and his face changed dramatically.

Before, he wasn’t worried about these matters.

Even if he participated in the family trials, he still had other options.

But now someone had told him that the old master of the Quan Family had made a statement.

But...

It was utterly useless!

What this implied was self-evident.

All of Quan Sicheng’s firm beliefs had collapsed.

It was at this moment that he clearly realized something.

Within the Quan Family, it was Quan Jinbei who called the shots.

Even if the old master stood by his side, the old master’s words carried no weight; they were of little help to him.

Quan Sicheng had come to this sobering realization but found it unacceptable.

Originally, he acted with impunity precisely because he was relying on the old master.

But reality told him that none of this existed.

Indeed, the old master was biased towards him, but his favoritism was of little use to him.

What he wanted, what he could ultimately attain, still depended on what Quan Jinbei was willing to give.

If Quan Jinbei was unwilling to give, then he would have nothing.

Just like now.

Quan Jinbei said that no one was to offer him any help, and so he couldn’t get even a bit of leniency.

Even though the old master had spoken, urging everyone not to be too hard on him.

The influence of Quan Jinbei’s words versus the old master’s had become very clear at this moment.

At the thought of this, Quan Jinbei couldn’t help but feel aggrieved.

It was at this time that he received a call from the police station.

"Mr. Quan Sicheng, right? Your fiancee is at our police station; we need you to come over..."

The police stated their purpose, but upon hearing it, Quan Sicheng found it rather ridiculous.

He simply did not believe what the police said.

How could Shi Yiqing have hurt someone and been taken into custody?

How was that possible?

Seeing that he was unwilling to believe, the police handed the phone to Shi Yiqing.

"Brother Sicheng..."

When Quan Sicheng heard Shi Yiqing’s voice, a sense of irritation unexpectedly arose in his heart.

"What exactly is going on here?"

Shi Yiqing hesitated for quite a while before she finally recounted the incident, "Brother Sicheng, you have to believe me, things really aren’t as you think; I... I was just deceived by someone."

Deceived by someone?

Quan Sicheng’s brow furrowed, and his tone grew more severe, "What do you mean you were deceived by someone?"

Shi Yiqing replied weakly: "I really didn’t do it on purpose, please believe me, Brother Sicheng..."

"If you want me to believe you, you need to provide evidence."

His complexion turned grim, "Without evidence, how can you expect me to believe you?"

"I..." Shi Yiqing wanted to play the sympathy card, knowing that if she were allowed free rein, she could persuade Quan Sicheng to believe her eventually.

But...

She didn’t have the luxury to do so.

The police were willing to give the suspect a chance to communicate, but they weren’t going to let her waste time.

Under the police’s urging, Shi Yiqing could only reluctangly go over the details of the incident again.

Of course, her recount was a sanitized version of the story.

"Brother Sicheng, I really didn’t mean to do it, you must believe me..."

Shi Yiqing finally said one last sentence to Quan Sicheng, and then hung up the phone reluctantly.

Even though Quan Sicheng knew that what Shi Yiqing had said could very well be a lie, he had no other options, and could only agree to go to the police station as soon as possible to cooperate with the recording of his statement, and to see if he could bail her out.

Shi Yiqing felt relieved when she saw that he was willing to help her.

She was very afraid that Quan Sicheng would be unwilling to help her.

If he refused, she would have no choice but to turn to her parents for help. If her parents learned about her intentions to harm Shi Yaoguang, even if they were on her side now, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t have a change of heart one day.

...

The film crew.

Shi Yiqing went in; the filming had to go on.

Fortunately, the role they had originally set for Shi Yiqing wasn’t so "standard."

Even if Shi Yiqing were to drop out halfway, it wouldn’t be a problem.

The presence of Shi Yiqing was truly insignificant.

Even without her, there would be no impact. In fact, the atmosphere on set had improved by more than just a little without her.

Under Wang Zhehai’s accelerated schedule, the movie was completed in just over two months, a whole third less than the initially expected three months.

When the movie wrapped up, there was still one month left in the school term.

When Shi Yaoguang returned to school to cancel her leave, it coincided with the penultimate monthly exam.

It was quite a coincidence; she returned to school the first day, and the next day was the monthly exam.

Because of the timing, Ruan Yujiao did not plan to let her take the exam.

"Yaoguang, are you sure you want to participate in this month’s exam?"

Ruan Yujiao’s face showed some concern, "You’ve been with the film crew for the past two months, and you might not be able to keep up with the schoolwork. Why don’t you sit this one out?"

She was also considering Shi Yaoguang’s mental health.

Shi Yaoguang’s past few exams had been pretty good, and Ruan Yujiao was worried that a setback this time might upset her mindset.

To this, Shi Yaoguang was quite relaxed, "Don’t worry, Teacher Ruan, I have a handle on it."

Seeing this, Ruan Yujiao stopped trying to persuade her.

...

Soon after, the news that Shi Yaoguang would continue to participate in the monthly exams spread on the forum.

When everyone heard this news, they were incredulous.

"She’s really going to take the monthly exam?"

"Isn’t she afraid of falling from her pedestal?"

"Maybe she has the confidence to back it up."

Previously, Shi Yaoguang scored precisely seven hundred and forty points in each test... In the eyes of many, she had already secured her place on the pedestal.

This time around, it wouldn’t matter if Shi Yaoguang didn’t take the exam.

If she did decide to take it, her performance would inevitably become the focal point of everyone’s attention.

By then, even if she wanted to pretend nothing had happened, it wouldn’t be an option anymore.

Cheng Lingdang heard the news and was not worried at all.

"Big brother Shi, I believe in you! You can do it!"

Mu Tiantian, on the other hand, was a bit anxious, "Yaoguang, you haven’t been to school for two months. What if the questions in this exam happen to cover what you don’t know? Maybe it’s better to skip it?"

"No need," Shi Yaoguang immediately refused, "Future sponsor, just wait for me to get another seven hundred and forty."

Mu Tiantian’s eyes widened, "You... you still want to score seven hundred and forty?"

That seemed impossibly ambitious.

Although she was concerned, she didn’t doubt Shi Yaoguang’s word.

If Shi Yaoguang said she could achieve that score, Mu Tiantian chose to believe her.

Still, she didn’t expect Shi Yaoguang to be so full of confidence.

After a moment of stunned silence, Mu Tiantian gave Shi Yaoguang a thumbs up and exclaimed, "That’s so like you!"

Shen Huan saw Mu Tiantian’s exaggerated body language and rolled his eyes in disdain, "Making a fuss over nothing."

Mu Tiantian paused, looking at him incredulously, "What did you say?!"