After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 391: Revealing His Background Issues

Chapter 391: Chapter 391: Revealing His Background Issues

Fortunately, none of those assumptions had ever come to pass.

Up until now, Shi Yiqing remained untainted.

She hadn’t sold her body to an old man for money, haven’t slept with him.

Cough, that was a bit of a tangent.

As Quan Sicheng looked at the solemn-faced Elder Master Quan, a sense of unease began to rise in his heart, uncertain of what the old man intended to say.

The atmosphere was quite serious.

Even if he didn’t want to feel tense, it was impossible not to.

"Brother Sicheng, Grandpa..." Shi Yiqing had initially wanted to call him ’Grandpa,’ but reconsidering, she swallowed the term of address.

It was only when Quan Sicheng was Quan Jinbei’s son that Elder Master Quan would be of their grandfather’s generation.

Now, with the truth about to be exposed, it would seem odd for her to continue calling him ’Grandpa.’

Therefore, she decided to leave the term unspoken.

"He has something he wants to tell you."

Quan Sicheng glanced at Shi Yiqing, then at Elder Master Quan, wondering what sort of riddle they were playing.

"Little Cheng..." Elder Master Quan looked at Quan Sicheng, nearly blurting out, "Grandpa has a secret to tell you," but thankfully he caught himself in time.

He coughed lightly, his expression tinged with helplessness, "This matter goes back over a decade ago."

Seeing the expression on the elder’s face, Quan Sicheng felt his heart lurch.

Not without reason.

This scene felt eerily familiar.

Not long ago, a similar scenario had played out within the Shi Family.

At that time, Shi Yiqing was the one involved.

And he was the one by her side.

Now...

Quan Sicheng swallowed hard, his gaze fluttering with a hidden longing, "You’re not going to tell me there’s some issue with my origins, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Master Quan’s face displayed a flicker of surprise.

Without saying more, his attitude was clear.

A chill instantly coursed through Quan Sicheng’s heart.

Then, on second thought, he didn’t see how there could be any issue with his identity.

Yes, what could be wrong with his identity?

He wasn’t a blood relative of the Quan Family to begin with; he was just an outsider brought home to carry on the family lineage.

If Elder Master Quan hadn’t taken a liking to him, he wouldn’t have been a part of the Quan Family at all.

Under these circumstances, there shouldn’t be any problems with his origins.

Unless...

They were gearing up for some melodramatic idol drama scenario.

Like... perhaps he was actually switched at birth, or his biological parents were enemies with the elder.

In any case, there were numerous potential issues.

With all these possibilities, he braced himself with caution.

Elder Master Quan wasn’t intent on playing coy either.

The longer such matters were dragged out, the harder they were to clarify.

So, he spoke plainly, "Little Cheng, you’re actually my son."

Quan Sicheng subconsciously responded, "So, that’s what you wanted to tell me."

After speaking, he belatedly widened his eyes in a disbelieving expression that his world had been shattered, "What did you say?"

Since the words were already out, Elder Master Quan felt no embarrassment, and simply spoke the truth.

"Little Cheng, you are my biological son, you truly are my son."

Quan Sicheng swallowed hard, with the first thought arising in his mind being that it was absurd.

How is this possible?

He must have heard it wrong.

Wasn’t he adopted by Grandpa?

How did he suddenly become his son?

If he is Grandpa’s son, doesn’t that mean he...

Actually, he is an illegitimate child!

Although Quan Sicheng had never blatantly shown his dislike for illegitimate children,

his attitude was indeed different when faced with one.

Just this alone was enough to see his stance on the matter.

But in the end, he was told that he himself was an illegitimate child.

How could he accept this?

The old man looked at his collapsing expression and gave Shi Yiqing a signal with his eyes.

Shi Yiqing stepped forward and gently consoled Quan Sicheng, "Brother Sicheng, don’t be too sad; Grandpa... Uncle, he didn’t mean to keep this from you on purpose."

Upon hearing this, Quan Sicheng’s gaze sharpened as he looked at her, "You knew about this? When did you find out about it?"

Shi Yiqing hemmed and hawed for a while before finally saying, "I... I just figured it out."

"Figured it out?"

Quan Sicheng squinted his eyes, obviously not believing she could have just guessed it.

Yet that was the truth.

Shi Yiqing indeed figured it out on her own.

Looking at Quan Sicheng, she said in a very tender and considerate tone, "Brother Sicheng, Uncle didn’t tell you before because he wanted what’s best for you. He didn’t want you to feel troubled after learning about your origins."

Quan Sicheng snorted, "He didn’t tell me before for my own good. What about now? Why tell me now!"

Listening to his almost interrogatory tone, the old man sighed and then said, "The plan I originally had in mind has gone awry. At this point, keeping it from you is of no great benefit."

Quan Sicheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the old man with a complex gaze.

"Aren’t you going to explain to me what exactly is going on?"

Since the old man intended to be transparent, naturally he had no reason to keep hiding things.

However...

His story had just begun when the butler interrupted him in a rush.

"Master, it’s not good!"

The old master frowned deeply, clearly displeased, "Nonsense! I am quite well!"

"It’s not that you’re unwell, it’s, it’s..."

The butler hurried to explain, but before he could finish, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared at the doorway.

It was none other than Shi Yaoguang, pushing a wheelchair, and Quan Jinbei, sitting in the wheelchair, pale-faced.

Seeing the two of them, all three present from the Quan Family were startled.

They hadn’t expected the pair to suddenly show up.

Seeing them, a flicker of guilt crossed the minds of all three.

But quickly, the old master regained his voice, deliberately putting on a stern face and asking displeasedly, "What are you doing here?"

Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "Why we would come, of course, that’s a question for you all..."

As she spoke, her eyes fell on the old man, carrying a hint of disdain.

"The three of you, behind my back and our Third Master’s, what are you discussing here? Not inviting us to a family gathering... What, you think we are not worthy, or are you discussing some secret that we’re not supposed to hear?"

The old master reflexively retorted, "Nonsense! What secrets could we possibly have?"

"None?" Shi Yaoguang frowned then said, "So what you’re saying, old master, is that you think my husband and I are not fit to be here, right?"

As she said this, she cast her eyes down, feigning sorrow, "Husband, since the old house doesn’t welcome us, let’s just leave."

"Cough, cough" Quan Jinbei coughed violently, covering his lips with a handkerchief.

Shi Yaoguang channeled some Spiritual Power into him, which eased his suffering a bit.

When Quan Jinbei had recovered somewhat, he turned to look at the old master, who sat quietly with an authoritative air, his tone low but imbued with an undeniable chill, "Dad, do you have nothing to explain?"

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