After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 404 Really Didn’t Mean It

Chapter 404: Chapter 404 Really Didn’t Mean It

Shi Rusong’s face also turned cold.

As he looked at the unyielding Shi Yiqing, a cold light filled his eyes.

By now, if he still couldn’t see that he had been blind in choosing the wrong person, then all the years he had lived were in vain.

"Dad..."

Shi Yiqing began weakly, her voice tinged with a sob, "I didn’t mean to say it like that, I was just too angry, I didn’t mean to doubt that you treated me badly..."

Wei Lan scoffed coldly, "You didn’t doubt that we treated you badly? The words you just spoke, were they forced out of you because I held a knife to your throat?"

"We’ve treated you with nothing but sincerity, but look at you - this is how you see us in your heart. If you think that I am only using you, then you..."

Before she could finish, Shi Yiqing threw herself towards her, clutching her thighs and wailing, "Mom, I really didn’t mean it."

"The pressure has been too much for me recently, I... I really feel awful, you don’t know, I’m almost losing all my hair, I’m truly in pain..."

Shi Yiqing’s earlier words had indeed hurt them both.

But seeing her like this now, they couldn’t help but feel heartache.

After all, she was the child they had raised for more than a decade; how could they truly feel nothing?

Seeing her cry so miserably, Wei Lan’s heart instantly softened.

"Alright, stop crying."

Her tone softened, but her words remained firm, "What exactly is going on?"

With sobs and sniffles, Shi Yiqing spilled all the recent events.

This included the incidents that occurred when she took leave to work on a movie.

Of course, she didn’t mention that she had tampered with Yaoguang’s wire on set, which resulted in her own downfall.

At that time, she thought Yaoguang was pregnant and was determined to get rid of the child in her womb, only to realize it had all been a misunderstanding.

Or perhaps, it was all a part of Yaoguang’s calculated scheme.

Since it was her scheme, Shi Yiqing felt justified in saying that Yaoguang had intentionally framed her, leading to her being taken to the police station.

As for the matter of being used by Wang Zhehai as a demonstrative pledge, she never told Shi Father and Shi Mother.

Such matters, once spoken, would do no good for her and might even affect the outstanding impression of her in the eyes of Shi Father and Shi Mother.

Upon hearing her story, Shi Rusong and Wei Lan’s dislike for Yaoguang deepened.

Shi Yiqing carefully observed their expressions and once again brought up the matter of the previous hair test.

"Dad, Mom, didn’t Lin Ruixue help us get a hair test last time? The test results clearly showed that this Yaoguang has no relation to Dad. What do you think... is this Yaoguang really my sister?"

As she brought up the matter once more, the couple’s expressions grew complex.

Whether the current Yaoguang was the same as the previous Yaoguang, they too were unsure.

The only certain thing was that the current Yaoguang was not a nice person.

And certainly not someone to be taken lightly.

Because of this, they too became more cautious.

Shi Yiqing turned to look at Wei Lan, "Mom, Grandpa probably doesn’t know that Yaoguang isn’t your daughter, which is why he acknowledged her back into the Wei Family."

"If he knew, he surely wouldn’t recognize her."

Wei Lan’s expression turned unsightly when she heard this.

She had thought of this possibility as well.

Shi Yiqing also suddenly remembered; she had forgotten about this point during her previous visit to the Wei Family.

Otherwise, she would have definitely reminded Wei Qingtian to investigate thoroughly.

As long as they could confirm that Yaoguang’s identity was unrelated to the Wei Family, the Wei Family’s heir wouldn’t be her.

Then, she would have a complete chance to replace her.

One misstep can lead to everlasting regret; Shi Yiqing now wanted to take this opportunity to encourage Wei Lan to push harder.

Of course, this was just incidental.

For her, the most important thing was still...

The matter that Leng Yuchen had mentioned.

The Leng Family had been involved in the underworld before; it was impossible that they didn’t have some unsavory assets hidden away.

Leng Qian also ended up in jail because of this, and Leng Qianchen reported him and was successfully re-accepted.

Now, all she had to do was simple.

That was...

To use the things left behind by Leng Yuchen to set up Shi Yaoguang.

Didn’t Shi Yaoguang open two companies?

What if, her companies ran into problems?

As long as she could prove that her companies had issues, wouldn’t the rest fall into place?

Shi Yiqing’s scheming was all hidden behind an innocent façade.

Because of her words, Wei Lan became vigilant at heart, planning to call the Wei family later to remind them.

After one phone call.

Her complexion turned quite ugly.

The reason, quite simply.

She was blocked again.

The Wei family, Wei Qingtian, they would only unblock her when they needed to find her.

Seeing the dark look on Wei Lan’s face, Shi Yiqing also felt somewhat uneasy inside.

She took out her own phone and dialed, unexpectedly.

The call went through.

Shi Yiqing herself found it unbelievable.

She had clearly been blocked before!

Before she could come to her senses, she heard Wei Lan’s cold voice.

"You do have better luck than me."

Fearing that she misunderstood, Shi Yiqing hurried to explain, "It’s not like that, Mom, please don’t get the wrong idea."

"A misunderstanding? What is there for me to misunderstand?"

Although she sounded nonchalant, the underlying sourness was almost spreading like a river.

As Shi Yiqing met her mother’s resentful gaze, her heart skipped a beat, suppressing the ill feeling rising inside, and handed her the phone, "Mom, you should talk to Grandfather yourself."

Wei Lan took the phone reluctantly, but before she could say a word, the call ended on the other end.

Listening to the dial tone, Wei Lan’s face really puffed up with anger.

Shi Yiqing laughed nervously, and then said, "Mom, maybe Grandfather just forgot to block me before, look now isn’t it..."

She tried calling again.

The call connected once more.

This time, Wei Lan couldn’t maintain her composure.

Seeing the call connect, Shi Yiqing’s feelings were quite complicated.

At that moment, Wei Qingtian’s voice came through.

"Hello, who is it?"

Shi Yiqing hurriedly said, "Grandfather, it’s me."

Upon hearing her voice, Wei Qingtian seemed to pause for a moment before finally saying, "Do you need something from me?"

Shi Yiqing wasted no time in telling him what she wanted to say.

Wei Qingtian snorted, "Our Wei family acknowledges the person Shi Yaoguang."

"As for whether or not she is Wei Lan’s biological daughter, does that matter?"

Shi Yiqing was rendered speechless by his question.

Before she could respond, she heard Wei Qingtian continue, "Didn’t you also say before that you are not Wei Lan’s biological daughter and would not inherit her temperament?"

"Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, a rat’s son will make holes, isn’t that what you told me? If I’m not mistaken, to prove you wouldn’t be like Wei Lan, you said many things to demean her."

"How come, when you need to prove yourself, lineage doesn’t matter?"

"You’re not thinking about inheritance when the benefits don’t come your way, but now you’re thinking about blood relations?"