After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 528: Considering the Pros and Cons

Chapter 528: Chapter 528: Considering the Pros and Cons

"What does this have to do with you?"

Shi Yiqing responded very arrogantly when confronted with Shi Yaoguang’s question.

Shi Yaoguang shrugged her shoulders, "How could this not have anything to do with me?"

"Mr. Shi, after all, is my uncle. It would be one thing if I didn’t know about it, but now that I do, there is absolutely no reason for me not to get involved."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Shi Ruhong, "Why don’t you tell us what you think, Uncle?"

Shi Ruhong opened his mouth as if to speak but caught a look from Shi Yiqing.

"I..."

He hesitated.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t angry.

He could say he was livid.

He had indeed encountered a bottleneck in his painting, that was true.

But this bottleneck would one day be broken through.

Even if he couldn’t break through it, his existing fame was enough to warrant respect.

But...

After Shi Yiqing’s meddling, his talent was gone.

Even without picking up a brush, just the fact that his ability to distinguish colors had been diminished was fatal for him.

To say what he thought of Shi Yiqing, frankly, he wished he could kill her.

But he could not really do that, after all... he was incapable of it.

Therefore, he had no choice but to start considering the pros and cons.

What he should have lost and what he shouldn’t have lost, he had already lost both; dwelling on these issues now was totally meaningless.

The most pressing issue at hand was to seize what he still could.

His talent had become Shi Yiqing’s, and with the "noble person" by her side to help, it was only a matter of time before she became a well-known painter.

If he could push Shi Yiqing to the forefront, and then announce publicly that he was "putting down his brush" and would never paint again, there was still hope for his reputation.

It was with this thought in mind that he was so hesitant.

After much deliberation, he finally made a decision.

He looked at Shi Yaoguang with determination in his voice, "I’ve made up my mind."

Shi Yaoguang’s eyebrows slightly raised as she probably guessed what his choice would be.

Indeed, he chose Shi Yiqing.

"This is a matter between Qingqing and me; my dear niece, you need not worry about it."

Hearing this, Shi Yaoguang’s face showed a look of regret, "I actually wanted to help you, Uncle, but since you don’t appreciate it, then forget it."

Having said that, she synchronized her movements with Quan Jinbei and turned to leave.

Watching their actions, both Shi Yiqing and Shang Minghao were somewhat taken aback.

That’s it?

That’s it?

Shi Yaoguang had made the trip all this way, surely it wouldn’t be just to show off her rhetoric?

Just as she was pondering, Shi Yaoguang suddenly turned around, smiling, "Since we’ve met here by chance, let me share my thoughts with you."

Shi Yiqing was bewildered, "What thoughts?"

Wasn’t that a rather abrupt change of subject?

While still puzzled, she heard her say, "Goddess’s Favor from Luxe Homestead... suits you well."

Shi Yiqing frowned; she didn’t believe Shi Yaoguang would be so kind as to compliment her suitability for the endorsement.

Moreover...

She had snatched Goddess’s Favor from Shi Yaoguang’s hands.

In fact, using the word "snatched" was really unnecessary.

It was just that Shi Yaoguang didn’t bother to argue; if she wanted to, she could just as easily obtain the endorsement for Luxe Homestead herself.

But...

Food only tastes good when you have to fight for it. Since Shi Yiqing wanted it, letting her have it wasn’t a big deal for her.

She was that magnanimous.

Shi Yiqing, looking at her expression, inexplicably felt a very eerie sense of weirdness.

"What exactly are you getting at?"

She eventually couldn’t help but voice her doubts.

Shi Yaoguang laughed softly and sighed, "Since you insist on getting to the bottom of it, I’ll tell you."

With a rather helpless look, she shared the news of her landing a new endorsement, "Losing Goddess’s Favor really was my loss, so I endorsed a new product."

"What product?" Shi Yiqing asked subconsciously.

Shi Yaoguang replied nonchalantly, "It’s just an unremarkable ’no brand, no logo, no quality guarantee’ product."

’No brand, no logo, no quality guarantee’ product?

Shi Yiqing didn’t believe it.

Just as she suspected Shi Yaoguang of deliberately deceiving her, she heard the sound of teeth grinding next to her.

Shang Minghao held his phone, his teeth gnashing audibly.

He looked at Shi Yaoguang, his eyes filled with anger, "The Protection Shield is what you’re calling a ’no brand, no logo, no quality guarantee’ product?"

"Yes, any problem with that?"

Shi Yaoguang’s face was the picture of calm.

During their conversation, Shang Minghao went online to check out the latest news.

He learned what had happened in the world outside during the three days they had been "quietly working hard" here.

The earthquake in the northwest, where the Protection Shield had reduced a lot of casualties.

At first, the Protection Shield was indeed a ’no brand, no logo, no quality guarantee’ product.

Because Shi Yaoguang endorsed it, her Weibo was full of ridicule.

Then...

The official statement came out.

The efficacy of the Protection Shield during the northwest earthquake was seen by everyone.

Now, netizens feel that Shi Yaoguang being able to endorse the Protection Shield means she is a winner in life.

The only discordant voice was the one accusing Shi Yaoguang of being too famous, to the extent that she overshadowed the developer of the Protection Shield.

But Shang Minghao knew that the Protection Shield existed because of Shi Yaoguang!

Now, the more bitterly the netizens berate her, the more regret they will feel when they know the truth.

By then, for Shi Yaoguang, there will only be advantages and no disadvantages.

Seeing Shang Minghao’s trembling hands, Shi Yiqing also had a bad premonition.

She pulled out her phone...

Emmmmm.

No signal.

Having no other choice, she had to move closer to Shang Minghao to look at his phone.

After browsing the latest official news, her complexion also darkened.

Why? How come?

Why does Shi Yaoguang get to do all this?

She didn’t even know that the Protection Shield was provided by Shi Yaoguang.

Now, she just felt jealous.

Why should such a great thing like the Protection Shield be endorsed by Shi Yaoguang?

What does Shi Yaoguang have?

The Shi Family doesn’t like her, and she’s married to a sick man...

Shi Yiqing habitually thought this way, but when her gaze fell on Quan Jinbei, her thoughts abruptly stopped.

That’s right.

Quan Jinbei is not some sick man anymore!

He inexplicably got better!

Thinking this, she felt even more unbalanced.

On reflection, apart from taking over Shi Yaoguang’s original family, she hadn’t gained any real benefits.

If she and Shi Yaoguang hadn’t been switched, all that she currently had would belong to Shi Yaoguang.

And everything Shi Yaoguang had would be hers.

She imagined for a moment.

If she hadn’t become the daughter of the Shi Family at the start and instead lived outside...

Perhaps, she could also be together with Quan Jinbei.

Quan Jinbei may seem like a sick man on the surface, but in reality...

He was just biding his time!

He might have done so because he probably knew early on that the old man had a secret illegitimate child.

Knowing that Quan Sicheng was an illegitimate child, yet Quan Jinbei was able to remain patient and restrained; from this, it was clear how deep and cunning his scheming was.

Such a man being unsuccessful? Impossible!

If such a man belonged to her, she would surely be very happy.

Unfortunately, he married Shi Yaoguang!