Jiang Xinrou frowned slightly as she watched the two figures heading upstairs.
This woman is truly heartless. After all these years of being her daughter in name only, now that her biological daughter has returned, she doesn't even glance at her.
Dad is right, she's a hypocrite.
Just then, Jiang Huaijing returned from outside.
Unlike usual, he wasn't in a wheelchair today; instead, he walked in, leaning on crutches and limping.
"Big brother, you're back."
Seeing this, Jiang Xinrou went over to help him, but he pushed her away.
Her face stiffened.
"Brother, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood? Why don't you sit in a wheelchair? It's too tiring."
Jiang Huaijing's expression was grave, and his complex gaze fell upon her.
He simply couldn't believe that his beloved younger sister, whom he had cherished since childhood, would scheme against him.
However, the facts speak for themselves.
Looking at Jiang Xinrou's obedient and serene face, Jiang Huaijing really couldn't understand why he hadn't treated her well.
Why did she scheme against him?
"I'm too tired today, I'm going back to my room to rest."
Jiang Huaijing didn't know how to face her, so he made an excuse and slipped away.
When she got upstairs, she found Shen Qingwan standing in Jiang Ran's room.
After thinking for a moment, he leaned on his cane and went inside, locking the door behind him.
"mom."
"Huaijing? Why do you look so pale?"
Shen Qingwan quickly helped him to sit down on the sofa, looking at him with a face full of heartache.
Why are all three of her children so unlucky?
The eldest son was in poor health, the second son suffered a blow and never recovered, and the youngest daughter was switched at birth and abandoned in the countryside to fend for herself.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingwan's eyes welled up with tears.
"Mom, where's my...my sister?" Jiang Huaijing said the word "sister" awkwardly.
"She's in the bathroom."
He nodded, a hint of hesitation on his face.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Jiang Huaijing thought about it for a moment, but couldn't help but say it anyway.
"Mom, I...I think I can hear Xiaoran's thoughts."
Shen Qingwan was somewhat surprised, yet felt it was within her expectations.
"Actually... Mom heard it too."
She said I might die young.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingwan was so frightened that she collapsed onto the sofa, her face turning ashen.
"Mom, don't panic. I've already been to the hospital. The doctor said I've been taking incompatible medications for a long time, which is why my legs are becoming increasingly numb. If it hadn't been discovered early, I might have really died young."
Shen Qingwan gripped Jiang Huaijing's hand tightly, her voice trembling as she asked, "Who? Who drugged you?"
"It's because of a gentle heart."
"I only found out after hearing Xiaoran's thoughts that she had added incompatible drugs to the soup she cooked for me every day, and that the doctor who had been checking my health had been bribed, which is why I hadn't noticed it all along."
Shen Qingwan was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder: "You love her so much! How could she be so cruel!"
"Mom, why did Xinrou do this? Haven't we treated her well? Why is she doing this to me?"
Shen Qingwan raised her eyes, her beautiful eyes turning icy cold: "She is your father's illegitimate daughter."
"Wh...what?!"
Jiang Huaijing was so shocked that he almost stood up, supporting his numb legs.
How could that be? How could she be her father's illegitimate daughter?
Shen Qingwan sniffed, forcing back tears welling up in her eyes: "It's true. I only found out that your father had a mistress outside after hearing Xiaoran's heartfelt words. It wasn't an accident that Xiaoran was switched at birth. Someone deliberately switched the two children, causing your sister to suffer so much."
Jiang Huaijing stared wide-eyed, his face blank with numbness; he had suffered too many blows today.
"She...she really is Dad's child with his mistress?"
"Yes, I've already had a paternity test done, and she is your father's illegitimate daughter."
Jiang Huaijing suddenly realized something and understood.
He grabbed Shen Qingwan's arm, his voice rising uncontrollably, and became somewhat agitated.
"Mom! They want us dead!"
He finally understood why his father had been so indulgent towards him since he was a child; he could skip studying whenever he wanted and go out to play whenever he wanted.
He always thought his father loved him too much, but it turns out his father wanted to raise him into a useless person!
Not only that, Jiang Xinrou kept drugging herself, just wanting him to die sooner!
Since my second sister was devastated by that incident, my father has not cared about her and has left her to fend for herself.
Xiao Ran was even more pitiful, as he took her away from birth and she suffered endless hardships.
His mother was the most pitiful.
She's been deceived by him for so many years, and she loves his child with his mistress!
But of her three children, one was destined to die young, one never recovered, and one was sent to the countryside to suffer.
If he hadn't heard Xiao Ran's innermost thoughts, he probably wouldn't have escaped an early death.
He wanted them dead so that his mistress and her family could take over, right?
How could such a ruthless person be my own father?
Jiang Huaijing felt a churning in his stomach, and felt extremely nauseous!
"mom."
Jiang Ran stood at the bathroom door and changed into the comfortable pajamas that Shen Qingwan had prepared for her.
Seeing Jiang Huaijing standing there with a deathly pale face, she guessed what had happened.
His wounded expression really did resemble that of a big dog waiting to be comforted.
So Jiang Ran greeted him obediently, "Big Brother."
"Hmm." Jiang Huaijing's eyes lit up; this was his real sister!
He actually talked to her like that before, he deserves to die!
But they can't really die yet; it's the ones who have been scheming against their family who deserve to die!
"Xiao Ran, Mom wants to ask you, do you know something?"
"No, I just got back to the Jiang family, how could I possibly know?"
Jiang Ran shook her head; it wasn't that she didn't want to talk about it.
Rather, the idea of being reborn is simply too hard to believe.
She might as well play dumb; anyway, if there's anything she wants to tell them, she'll just keep it to herself.
Shen Qingwan didn't press the matter; she trusted her daughter.
As for why her true feelings were heard, let's just say that it was Heaven's way of reminding them after seeing how their family had been schemed against.
"Mom, I'm not reconciled! They schemed against us like this, so why can they live so carefree!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Huaijing couldn't help but clench his fists.
Shen Qingwan couldn't help but sigh: "Now most of the Jiang family's business is in your father's hands, and the Jiang family has been thriving in recent years. When he achieves success, he will probably turn against us."
[If that's the case, why not start your own business and compete with the Jiang family?]
Jiang Ran deliberately thought this to herself.
Video streaming platforms are just emerging, and Jiang's company is only one step ahead of other companies; it has not yet gained a firm foothold.
If another company were to step forward and launch its own streaming platform at this time, and it were to produce just a few more hit dramas each year, users and the market would naturally choose the latter.
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