After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 577: The Abandoned Chosen Girl

Chapter 577: Chapter 577: The Abandoned Chosen Girl

Zhou Mianmian was diagnosed with autism shortly after she was born.

For so many years, the Zhou Family tried every possible method to help her establish a connection with the outside world, to no avail.

Day after day, she lived in her own little world.

No matter what others did, it had no effect on her.

Each time they saw her like this, the adults could not help but feel heartbroken.

Among them, Zhou Minran was the one, other than the child’s parents, who was most affected.

Zhou Mianmian was born to the couple Zhou Weiran when they were nearly fifty years old, and from Zhou Danqing’s generation, their Zhou Family was abundant in males.

It could be said that Zhou Mianmian was the only girl in the Zhou Family.

Zhou Minran, as the youngest uncle of the Zhou Family, often envied those families with daughters.

Unfortunately, they didn’t have any girls in their family.

When his sister-in-law was pregnant and found out that the baby was a girl, he was the happiest, second only to his elder brother.

But this joy turned into concern as the child was born.

Before her birth, no one knew she would be born with congenital autism.

Now almost six years old, she had never spoken a word.

After facing disappointment time and time again, the Zhou Family knew that the chances of Zhou Mianmian becoming normal were extremely slim.

Even if they were unwilling to give up, they could not find any other way to help the child recover.

Just when nearly all hope was lost, did Zhou Mianmian actually start to speak?

This discovery completely astonished the three grown men present.

Both the grandfather and grandson were teary-eyed, each trying to hold it together as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Minran reached out, took Zhou Mianmian from his elder brother’s arms, and asked with a quivering voice, "Mianmian, can you speak now, right?"

As expected, Zhou Mianmian did not react to him.

This plunged the hearts of the hopeful three back into the abyss.

Maybe that tender voice was just an illusion borne from their sheer desire.

Despite thinking this, the mood of the three men was still not lifted.

Zhou Minran tried for a while longer, but Zhou Mianmian remained unresponsive, and he could finally confirm that it had indeed been an illusion.

Having confirmed it was an illusion, he lost the desire to continue arguing with Zhou Danqing.

He immediately returned Zhou Mianmian to his elder brother, picked up the sunflower painting, and said to the old man, "Since you like it so much, I’ll hang it."

Since it wasn’t going up in the center of the living room, he wouldn’t constantly see it.

Besides, apart from the perfunctory nature of this gift from Shi Yaoguang, he thought the painting was quite nice.

All things considered, it was acceptable.

Zhou Minran, lacking enthusiasm, hung the painting on the wall, yet he did not notice that his little niece’s gaze was stuck on him the whole time.

To be precise, Zhou Mianmian was fixated on the painting in his hands.

When he finished hanging the painting and turned around, he caught Zhou Mianmian’s clear and lucid gaze.

Zhou Minran rubbed his eyes in surprise, wanting to make sure he wasn’t seeing things.

When he opened his eyes again, Zhou Mianmian had reverted to her usual vacant stare.

He couldn’t help but sigh.

Had he gone mad to think Mianmian was getting better?

That was clearly impossible.

Eh.

As he was pondering, he suddenly heard Zhou Weiran speak in surprise, "Mianmian?"

Zhou Minran abruptly looked up at Zhou Mianmian, only to see her clawing at Zhou Weiran’s arm, her eyes transfixed on the painting on the wall.

Seeing this, something flashed through Zhou Minran’s mind so quickly that he could hardly capture it.

Zhou Mianmian was oblivious to what these people were thinking.

Now, all she saw was the painting hanging on the wall.

Zhou Weiran felt his daughter’s initiative for the first time, and his hands were trembling at this moment.

Zhou Danqing, being older, appeared much more experienced compared to the elder.

To put it bluntly, he was better at pinpointing the crux of the problem.

Before this, Zhou Mianmian had always shown no reaction to the outside world’s probes.

Her abnormal behavior today clearly had a reason.

And the painting Shi Yaoguang had given him must have been the catalyst.

Realizing this, he hastily said to Zhou Minran, "Quick, quick, take down the painting from the wall."

Zhou Minran nodded vigorously and reached out to take down the painting.

As Zhou Minran was taking the painting down, he also paid attention to Zhou Mianmian’s gaze.

Indeed, he saw that Zhou Mianmian’s eyes had been on him all along.

... In fact, she was looking at the sunflower.

Even though it wasn’t him she was looking at, Zhou Minran still felt a sense of pride.

He couldn’t wait to tell everyone that his little niece was willing to interact with people.

However.

The other two men present reacted even faster.

Once they confirmed that Zhou Mianmian had a reaction to the painting, they thought to use it to expose her to the outside world.

...

What happened in the Zhou Family, the outside world had no knowledge for the time being.

Shi Yaoguang did know the situation on Shi Yiqing’s end.

After the exhibition, she was almost certain that Shi Yiqing had been abandoned by Shang Minghao.

Because after the exhibition, Shang Minghao disappeared from Shi Yiqing’s side.

He had also officially handed over the management of Bada Entertainment to someone else.

Shi Yaoguang asked Quan Jinbei to pay attention and found out that the person Shang Minghao entrusted had some interactions with Quan Sicheng.

It seemed that Shang Minghao was planning to focus on Quan Sicheng in the future.

That made sense.

Shi Yiqing was completely ruined, and there was no saving her, so it was better to give her up early.

Shi Yaoguang thought correctly.

Shi Yiqing indeed had been given up.

After the exhibition, Shi Yiqing couldn’t find Shang Minghao anymore.

She went to Qingshui Bay Villa, only to be told that the villa had been sold.

When she went to the company, the CEO told her that Shang Minghao had left him in charge of the company.

Overnight, Shang Minghao disappeared from the world without a trace.

Desperate and unable to find anyone, Shi Yiqing started to fall apart.

She wandered aimlessly like a headless fly for days, until she finally remembered she had a fiancé.

She called Quan Sicheng, but his assistant picked up the phone.

"What is your relationship with Mr. Sicheng? He’s very busy right now. If you have any issues, you can tell me, and I’ll convey them to him when I can."

Hearing this, Shi Yiqing felt a surge of anger inside.

Since when did she need someone else to convey her messages to Quan Sicheng?

But other than having someone convey her message, she had no other choice.

Reluctantly and with dissatisfaction, Shi Yiqing told the assistant what she wanted to say to Quan Sicheng.

After listening, the assistant responded with utmost politeness, "I have noted down your message, and I will inform Mr. Sicheng when he has the time."

With that, the call was ended.

Shi Yiqing stared at the disconnected phone, dazed for a long time, unable to snap back to reality.

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