āAunt He.ā Ming Shu stopped Aunt He from continuing. āYour surname is He, too. Did you come to the Qin family along with Qin Cheās mother?ā
Aunt He was just getting started when she heard this question. She immediately stopped and looked at Ming Shu strangely.
After a while, she nodded her head and lamented, āYes, the He family was well known for producing scholars. Although it couldnāt be compared to the really wealthy families, it had quite some assets too. Since I was young, I was working for the He family and then followed my miss over to the Qin family. Before my miss passed away, she asked me to take care of Master and thatās why I continued staying here.ā
āIs there something going on? Why are you asking this?ā
Ming Shu pulled Aunt He over. āTell me more about the He family.ā
She knew that He Shuguo wanted to target the Qin family, but she didnāt know the reason.
āThere is nothing much.ā Aunt He thought that Ming Shu was just curious. Although she said there was nothing much, she still told Ming Shu everything she knew.
He Shuguo was Qin Cheās uncle. When Qin Cheās mother married over, He Shuguo was against the marriage. However, Qin Cheās mother cried and threatened He Shuguo with her life and finally managed to marry into the Qin family.
He Shuguo was afraid that his sister would suffer and asked Aunt He to come and take care of her.
The Qin family had a bigger background than the He family. Although some people looked down on Qin Cheās mother, she was well-mannered and knowledgeable and under the protection of Qin Cheās father, so she didnāt suffer much.
After that, Qin Che was born.
Qin Cheās arrival meant that the Qin family had a heir. During that time, the entire Qin family was engulfed in anxiety. Aunt He felt it, too.
There was one time when Qin Che almost died in the nursery and his father did some scary things in a fit of anger. This caused the people in the Qin family to quiet down.
Qin Cheās mother died two years later and left young Qin Che alone. Aunt He promised Qin Cheās mother to take care of him at her deathbed and thus stayed with the Qin family.
After Qin Cheās mother passed away, He Shuguo stopped visiting the Qin family. The He family also started to grow stronger during these years.
Aunt He didnāt know the exact details of these events and only offered a summary of everything.
āThanks, Aunt He.ā
āWhy are you asking this, Miss? Did⦠anything happened?ā Aunt He felt a bit perturbed.
āIām just asking for fun.ā Ming Shu took her snacks and went upstairs.
Aunt He half-believed her.
Ming Shu hummed and climbed up the stairs. Jiang Duo was lying on the bed and staring at her phone weakly.
āHave you come to a decision?ā Ming Shu threw the snacks on the bed.
Jiang Duo was uninterested in the snacks. āXiao Li, donāt you find this unreal? Itās like a novel.ā
How could she be the daughter of the Nan family?
According to the Harmony System, they were part of a novel.
However, Ming Shu couldnāt tell her.
āThe DNA test has been done. There is nothing unreal about this. You canāt hide from them your whole life.ā Ming Shu sat down beside Jiang Duo.
āI feel like Iām snatching Nan Youyouās thingsā¦ā Jiang Duo muttered.
āā¦ā Shouldnāt it be Nan Youyou snatching your things for all these years?
The thinking of a female protagonist was indeed different.
āAlso, Iām used to living alone. If you suddenly give me two parents, I wonāt know how to interact with them.ā Jiang Duo sighed. āI think Iāll hide here for a while.ā
āYouāre rich now!ā
āItās not my money.ā Jiang Duo shook her head. She climbed off the bed and looked at Ming Shu. āXiao Li, whatās your dream?ā
āDream?ā Ming Shu thought for a while. āIs saving the world considered a dream?ā
āā¦ā When did Xiao Li become so delusional? āXiao Li, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?ā
Heaven is jealous of geniuses. I will die soon. I donāt have to worry about my future at all.
Ming Shu asked back, āHave you thought about it?ā
Jiang Duo sat back on the bed. āI want to open a hotel someday and have someone I love⦠and who loves me, accompanying me every day till the day we die.ā
She stared at Ming Shu. āXiao Li, donāt you think this kind of life is very beautiful?ā
āI donāt,ā Ming Shu answered without hesitation, āI like being in a lively environment. I donāt understand artistic youths like you.ā
A gentle smile hung on the girlās beautiful face. Her eyes were filled with warmth.
Jiang Duo seemed to be in a trance. She felt that Xiao Liās smile was shining and it made her want to cry.
She never thought that one day, a smile could make her tearful.
Many years later, Jiang Duo finally understood the smile which made her want to cry was filled with loneliness.
It was like a flower that bloomed in the abyss. It could never leave the abyss and could only bloom in the darkness all alone.
Jiang Duo thought back and realized that she should have hugged her.
However, the Jiang Duo now didnāt understand all this and only stared for a while before changing the topic.
ā¦
Qin Cheās life wasnāt going smoothly recently. He had yet to find the person who was threatening him and Ming Shu was with Jiang Duo all the time, ignoring him.
Qin Che was so angry he wanted to give up.
This afternoon, his company participated in a bid. They were confident that they would win the bid, but it failed.
āBoss Qin, there is something fishy about this. How does the other party know our bidding price?ā The secretary didnāt dare to blatantly point out that there was a spy among them.
Qin Che looked at the secretary mockingly. āDo I look like I didnāt figure this out?ā
The secretary: āā¦ā Iām not the one who leaked the news. Why is Boss Qin scolding me?
Qin Che rubbed his brow. āInvestigate.ā
The secretary hurriedly left the room and went to investigate the people that were involved in this bidding.
However, the bidding price was only known to a few key characters and after much investigation, they couldnāt find anyone suspicious.
After that, Qin Che started his unlucky journey. His companyās projects started to have problems and his employees were also creating havoc for him. Different kinds of troubles started flying at him.
Ming Shu was in charge of appearing whenever Qin Che was angry and gained some Hatred Points for herself.
At this time, the news started guessing Ming Shu and Qin Cheās relationship and Ming Shuās identity was found out.
She was Qin Cheās sister and girlfriend.
Although everyone knew that they were not blood-related, some people still couldnāt accept this and started insulting them.
When Qin Che found out about this news, the entire Internet was already buzzing about him and Ming Shu.
Most of them were negative comments.
Speaking in the soft winds and clouds: Their circle is so messy. They even lay their hands on their own sister.
Face King: They are not blood-related so why canāt they be together? They look good standing together.
Einstein: Disgusting.
Growing up in adversity: Sigh, my perspective was widened today. I didnāt know that a sister can have such uses.
Master of the ominous: The sister doesnāt look like a good person either. She might be after his money. Are the people up top all ghostwriters?
āBoss Qin, what should we do with this news?ā The secretary didnāt dare to make a decision and asked Qin Che carefully for instructions.
Qin Che was so angry he almost gave up being irritated. āWhere is she?ā
The secretary took a while to get who he was referring to. āWho? Oh⦠Miss is at Heavenly Palace Hotel.ā
āWhat is she doing there?ā What is she trying to do now!
The secretary shook his head. How would he know what she wanted to do?
Qin Che grabbed his clothes and left.
āBoss Qin, thisā¦ā Can you at least tell me how you want to settle this issue!
In the end, the secretary decided to⦠put the issue aside.
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