After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 463: Don’t Do This to Me, I’m Scared

Chapter 463: Chapter 463: Don’t Do This to Me, I’m Scared

"Didn’t I make myself clear enough?"

Quan Sicheng set down the stack of documents he was holding and looked at her expression, filled with gloom.

If it weren’t for Shi Yiqing, he would never have come to this point.

If it weren’t for her, he would still be the prestigious fourth young master of the Quan family.

If he had followed the original plan and gotten engaged to Shi Yaoguang, she would not have ended up with Quan Jinbei, and his true identity would not have been exposed.

Shi Yaoguang herself was an excellent person; being with her wasn’t bad at all.

Quan Sicheng couldn’t help but imagine for a moment what it would have been like to be with Shi Yaoguang.

The more he thought about it, the deeper his regrets became.

If there were no Shi Yiqing...

If it weren’t for her, everything would have been so much better.

Shi Yaoguang quite liked him in the beginning. If he had been with Shi Yaoguang, she definitely would not be like she is now.

With this thought in mind, whenever he looked at Shi Yiqing, he felt that something was wrong everywhere.

Compared to Shi Yaoguang, Shi Yiqing really didn’t shine at all.

Shi Yaoguang was a top university entrance exam scholar, while Shi Yiqing’s grades were merely mediocre.

Shi Yaoguang could play the piano, and her skill level was even higher than Shi Yiqing’s.

Shi Yaoguang knew martial arts, which made Shi Yiqing, who only knew how to cry and whine, seem completely outclassed.

And so on.

Everything Shi Yaoguang knew, Shi Yiqing did not.

Everything Shi Yaoguang had, Shi Yiqing lacked.

Quan Sicheng couldn’t understand why he had once felt that Shi Yiqing was more appealing to him than Shi Yaoguang.

Could it be that his taste was just too peculiar?

Instead of valuing the true gem, he preferred to eat shit.

At this thought, he couldn’t help but shudder with disgust.

Shi Yiqing didn’t know what Quan Sicheng was thinking. Seeing his unpleasant expression, she too felt uneasy.

Previously, Quan Sicheng had always treated her well.

But now?

He had become so impatient, it was clear he despised her!

The moment she thought of this, she felt extremely resentful.

Looking at Quan Sicheng, she also showed a trace of grievance.

"Brother Sicheng, are you really that impatient with me now?"

Quan Sicheng said with a straight face, "No."

"Hah." Shi Yiqing laughed coldly, "Do you think I can’t tell? Your attitude is so obvious, how could I possibly not see it? It’s my fault, I’m foolish, I can’t even notice that you’re impatient with me. If I had known you’d despise me this much, why would I have insisted on coming to you?"

Of course, Shi Yiqing was deliberately speaking in reverse.

Her intention was to get Quan Sicheng to coax her.

Unexpectedly, things did not go as she had anticipated.

After hearing her, Quan Sicheng simply gave her a deep look and then said, "Is that really what you think?"

Shi Yiqing was slightly taken aback, "What?"

"You noticed that I’m very impatient with you?" Quan Sicheng asked, his tone hardly fluctuating.

Shi Yiqing instinctively wanted to retort, but when she inadvertently met his gaze, she found herself unable to say a word.

For no other reason.

Quan Sicheng’s expression at this moment was terrifying.

His eyes were a sheet of icy coldness.

It was as if he didn’t care about anything at all.

This made her utterly unable to accept it.

What did Quan Sicheng mean by this?

Could it be that he now despised being with her?

Shi Yiqing thought indignantly, her gaze accusing as she looked into his eyes, "Brother Sicheng, what do you mean by this?"

Quan Sicheng countered, "What do you think?"

Shi Yiqing lifted her chin, her eyes brimming with accusation, "Brother Sicheng, aren’t you taking me too lightly?"

"What are you saying, Qingqing? How could I not care about you?"

Quan Sicheng said this, but his expression did not show the slightest bit of compassion or softness.

His words sounded more like dry lines from a script.

Shi Yiqing became even more anxious.

"Brother Sicheng..." she softened her tone, "please don’t be like this, I’m scared~"

As she spoke, her eyes reddened, "Don’t you understand how I feel? I didn’t mean to raise my voice at you on purpose, I just feel really upset..."

Quan Sicheng glanced at her, his demeanor indifferent, "What is there for you to be upset about?"

At this, Shi Yiqing’s sense of grievance surged, "Brother Sicheng, I returned from outside and came to find you, but you didn’t comfort me, instead, you were so cold to me. I’m hurt, isn’t that understandable?"

"If it weren’t for the fact that you don’t care about me at all, Brother Sicheng, I wouldn’t have..."

Before she finished speaking, she began to sob softly.

"In my heart, Brother Sicheng’s place is forever unshakable. If it weren’t so, I wouldn’t have held grudges just because you were unkind to me."

As she spoke, she sniffled, her eyes turning red, "Brother Sicheng, I’ve already said it before, if you think I annoy you, if you’re tired of dealing with me, just tell me directly, I wouldn’t cling shamelessly to you."

"Even though I’m not the Shi Family’s biological daughter, I have my pride. If I wasn’t willing, who would want to humble themselves before others?"

"If I didn’t care, how could I stay with you knowing full well who you are?"

Shi Yiqing said a lot in one breath, but Quan Sicheng’s attention landed on her last sentence.

He looked at Shi Yiqing and asked, "What you just said..."

Shi Yiqing sniffled, deliberately putting on a pouting expression, "I’m very upset with the way you’re treating me, and I don’t want to bother with you for the next five minutes."

Quan Sicheng didn’t indulge her but continued to probe, "You just mentioned being aware of my identity, what identity were you referring to?"

"Why are you asking this?" Shi Yiqing couldn’t keep up her pretense any longer, her keen senses catching onto something amiss.

Quan Sicheng suddenly asking this out of the blue had to have a reason.

Yet...

For him to bring this up so suddenly, there had to be an agenda.

So, what was his agenda?

Or could it be that he finally couldn’t stand it anymore and was preparing for a reckoning?

Thought after thought popped up in Shi Yiqing’s mind.

Her look at Quan Sicheng went from an initial daze to disbelief.

Quan Sicheng didn’t avoid her gaze, instead asking directly, "I just want to know the answer to this question. Since you brought it up, why not just tell me?"

"You said you were aware of my identity, I’m asking you, which identity are you referring to?"

Shi Yiqing’s expression froze for a while before she recovered, "Brother Sicheng, what about you could I possibly mention?"

"I meant that, knowing that you have no ties with the Quan Family, I still chose to stay by your side. Isn’t that enough to prove my feelings for you? If I didn’t truly love you, I would have left you long ago!"