After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 358: The Shi Family Has Made a Decision

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: The Shi Family Has Made a Decision

Shi Yaoguang produced a video that wasn’t long, and it finished quickly.

Wei Lan’s complexion turned sour after watching the video.

She seemed somewhat dazed, as if her mind had drifted to something troubling.

"Mom..." Shi Yiqing, worried that her mother was recalling unpleasant memories, hurriedly rushed over and knelt at her feet, weeping, "Mom, I’ve wronged you, it’s all my fault, if it weren’t for me, Sister Yaoguang wouldn’t have been switched, and I wouldn’t have taken her place, it’s all my fault, I deserve to die..."

With tears streaming down her face, she spoke and raised her hand to slap herself hard across the cheek.

"Smack—"

She used all her strength, and her palm-sized face instantly reddened.

Wei Lan had raised her for so long, after all; seeing her like this was heart-wrenching.

Almost instinctively, she stepped forward to stop Shi Yiqing from hurting herself, "Enough now, your face is swelling up, Mommy doesn’t blame you. When these things happened back then, you were just a child, what does this have to do with you?"

Shi Yiqing looked at her through tear-soaked eyes, her gaze flickering with deep gratitude, "Mom~"

Wei Lan gently patted her back, comforting her: "Good child, don’t be afraid, with Mom here, I certainly won’t..."

She hadn’t finished speaking when she heard Shi Yaoguang’s snort, "Mom won’t what exactly?"

Her tone carried obvious scorn, "I’m rather curious, indeed, where do I fit in this picture of mother-daughter affection that’s unfolding here today?"

Wei Lan’s gaze towards her was incredibly complicated.

When she first made that phone call to Shi Yaoguang, she had intended to mend their relationship.

But after the call ended, she inadvertently fell into the current situation.

Wei Lan indeed was sentimental when it came to love, but she also possessed an innate sense of right and wrong.

Of course, with her level of intelligence, one couldn’t expect her to have sound values.

Yet, according to her own value system, she wasn’t entirely without misgivings about her child being switched.

Her feelings took precedence, and when it came to this issue, she was guided by emotion.

After all, Shi Yiqing was the daughter she had meticulously raised for eighteen years, and as compared to Shi Yaoguang, who shared her blood but had only lived with her for about half a year, she naturally favored Shi Yiqing.

Even with Zhuang Yueyan’s hatred intensifying, Wei Lan still chose to side with Shi Yiqing.

Shi Yaoguang had been prepared for this.

If Wei Lan had chosen her, she would have been the one shocked.

Wei Lan faced Shi Yaoguang’s mocking gaze, feeling an inexplicable suffocation in her heart.

She even harbored a faint notion that the girl before her bore no resemblance to her at all.

If we talk about temperament, Shi Yiqing was much more like her.

Shi Yaoguang was too ostentatious, nothing like her, and she harbored an immature thought.

She...

Resembled Zhuang Yueyan somewhat.

This thought flickered through Wei Lan’s mind.

Almost immediately, Wei Lan’s gaze swept over Shi Yaoguang’s face and then shifted to Shi Yiqing, leading her to a conclusion.

"I get it now, you must be someone Zhuang Yueyan sent on purpose to provoke me, right?"

At this remark, everyone present showed surprised expressions, not understanding what she meant.

Wei Lan declared confidently, "You look nothing like me, while Qingqing’s temperament is just like mine. Even if she’s not my biological daughter, she’s closer to my heart than my own."

"But you?" she said, her tone somewhat disdainful, "Just look at yourself. Do you act anything like a daughter should?"

"It’s a fundamental virtue for children to be respectful and filial to parents. Qingqing excels at this, but what about you? Have you achieved even a fraction of that?"

Shi Yaoguang clapped meaningfully, "So what you’re saying is you want me to comply with you, to sit and stay like an obedient dog?"

Shi Yiqing, hearing these words, immediately showed an ugly expression, "Who are you calling a dog?"

"Whoever agrees is the one," Shi Yaoguang shrugged. "Madam Shi’s demands seem perfectly suited for a dog, don’t you think?"

Shi Yiqing’s face looked as horrible as if she’d eaten shit.

Quan Sicheng also couldn’t help but jump out at this moment, "Shi Yaoguang, do you know what you are saying?"

"Nonsense, do you think everyone is like you?" Shi Yaoguang rolled her eyes, "Since I’ve spoken, I naturally know what I’m saying. I’m not like you."

As she spoke, she stepped toward the door.

Shi Rusong asked subconsciously, "Where are you going?"

Shi Yaoguang turned her head and looked at him, "I am a person who keeps her word. Now, it’s time for me to fulfill my promise."

"Promise..." Shi Rusong’s face changed, "What do you want to do to Qingqing?"

Wei Lan also grew tense, "Don’t do anything rash, I won’t allow you to harm Qingqing!"

"Heh."

Shi Yaoguang let out a light laugh, "Rest assured, I won’t harm her. Such a noble person she is, how could I possibly harm her?"

Whether it was an illusion or not, when everyone heard Shi Yaoguang utter the words "noble," they all felt a ludicrous sensation in the depths of their hearts.

If one were to summarize that feeling, it could probably be described as...

Shi Yiqing... she is... unworthy.

Fortunately, this ridiculous feeling lasted only a moment.

They could still convince themselves that it was just an illusion.

...

After Shi Yaoguang left the Shi Family residence, she leaned casually against the rockery at the doorway.

She tilted her head slightly upwards, her eyes squinting toward the sky, her gaze harboring emotions on the verge of explosion.

Heh.

What of the Heavenly Dao?

She would surely find a way to break through.

The final opportunity, she had already given.

Since the Shi Family had made their choice, then...

they shouldn’t blame her for sweeping the Shi Family along with it.

Shi Rusong suddenly sneezed, and a bad premonition started to grow within him.

Seeing him like this, Wei Lan approached with concern, "Husband, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Shi Rusong looked at his wife, his expression somewhat unsightly, "I think that girl has completely held a grudge against us..."

Hearing this, Wei Lan was unconcerned, "So what? Haven’t we already seen that she’s an ungrateful wretch we can’t nurture?"

Shi Rusong rubbed his temples wearily as he looked at his wife.

He glanced at Shi Yiqing, who was being consoled by Quan Sicheng, and said to his wife, "Come upstairs with me."

Wei Lan, not understanding, followed him into the study.

Shi Rusong carefully closed the study door, and his tone suddenly grew tense, "Have you been in contact with the Wei Family?"

Wei Lan didn’t understand why he suddenly brought up the Wei Family and was a bit puzzled, "Why are you asking about the Wei Family all of a sudden today? I’ve long since cut off contact with them."

As she spoke, she paused, "The last time my dad called me, weren’t you there as well?"

Shi Rusong also remembered that incident.

At that time, Wei Lan received a call, and he hadn’t taken it to heart.

But now it seems...

There might be more to the story than meets the eye.

Seeing the change in his expression, Wei Lan grew anxious, "Husband, what’s really going on?"

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