Even through the screen, I could feel the eeriness in Shi Jin's smile.
She said she had a recording.
My brain was buzzing.
"Sheng Beichen!" Mom turned around and glared fiercely at her younger brother.
"What exactly is going on? Are you and your son hiding something from me? Is what this woman is saying true?!"
The father angrily questioned the mother and Beichen.
"Old Sheng, I don't know anything about this woman—" Mom's voice was interrupted by a voice coming from the phone.
"You dared to get pregnant secretly? Who gave you the guts? You're just a substitute, what right do you have to have my child?"
"Whose substitute am I? Your own sister... isn't that right?"
"yes!"
On the phone screen, Shi Jin was holding a voice recorder, playing a conversation between a man and a woman.
The man's words were ruthless and merciless, unlike those of the refined and elegant Bei Chen, but the tone of his voice sounded exactly like his.
I swayed slightly, turned my head, and looked at him.
He was looking at me too.
A few steps away, he was standing in profile with a handsome, pale, and sculpted face, his jawline sharp and clean.
His dark eyes shimmered with tiny tears, his sorrowful gaze revealing a hint of sadness, and the corners of his eyes gradually turned red.
At this moment, his prominent Adam's apple bobbed up and down on his pale neck, and he gradually clenched his hands.
Looking at his restrained and patient demeanor, I recalled all the things he had done to me before.
He forbade me from getting married, then eloped with me; he said he'd take care of me for life; he was angry that I was trying to set him up with Luo Luo; he kissed me after drinking…
I belatedly swallowed.
Does Beichen really... like me?
This realization sent a shiver down my spine.
How could that be? He's my own brother!
How could one person develop romantic feelings for two people who are closely related by blood? It's impossible, both physiologically and ethically!
I feel short of breath.
Suddenly, his father grabbed Beichen by the collar, raised his iron fist, and smashed it into his face.
Bei Chen tilted his head, blood gushing from his nostrils, but he didn't utter a sound.
"You beast, I'll beat you to death!"
The father cursed angrily, his fists pounding on Beichen repeatedly.
"You fucking...you're worse than an animal!"
Bei Chen was thrown to the ground by his father, who kept kicking him. Footprints were left on his dark suit, making him look quite disheveled.
Seeing him beaten like this by his father, I still couldn't help but feel sorry for him, wanting to step forward to stop him but not daring to.
I still can't believe it.
How could Beichen like me, his older sister?
That's ridiculous.
"Old Sheng, stop hitting him!"
The mother stepped forward to stop him, but the father raised his hand and slapped her across the face.
Mom stumbled and almost fell, so I rushed over to support her. "Dad, you—"
"You knew about this kid's dirty thoughts all along, didn't you? You helped him keep it from me!" Dad questioned Mom, his face ashen.
It was only then that I belatedly realized that my mother did know that Beichen had a crush on me; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so nervous when she learned that Shi Jin was going to start airing.
"I know!" Mom covered her face, tears streaming down her face. "How could I dare tell you something like this? I could only try to separate Beichen and Qiaoqiao as much as possible. I had no idea that this kid was recorded by that scumbag woman and used against him!"
She cried as she spoke, her voice hoarse.
Dad was so angry that he kept slapping his forehead with his elbow, "What a terrible thing to do!"
“Sheng Beichen, you useless thing, you’re finished…” Dad pointed at Beichen on the ground, his chest heaving. “If your grandfather finds out about this, forget about the inheritance of the Sheng family… you’ll be kicked out of the Sheng family!”
He said that and strode towards the door.
"How can that woman prove it's Beichen's voice with just one recording? Lao Sheng, you can't abandon your son!" the mother shouted at the father's retreating back.
Dad walked away without looking back.
"Sheng Beichen! You can't even handle a woman, you really are...!" His mother pointed at Beichen on the ground, scolding him with a tone of disappointment and frustration.
Bei Chen stood up and looked at me. "Sister, I..."
He hesitated for a moment, then went upstairs.
"Mom, was Shi Jin really pregnant with Bei Chen's child?" I couldn't help but ask, recalling this detail.
My mother rolled her eyes at me. "Of course not! That woman clearly set a trap to get information out of your brother!"
Hearing my mother's words, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Shi Jin was pregnant with Bei Chen's child, then it would be even more sinful.
I picked up my phone from the ground. Shi Jin's live stream had long ended, but the recording of her conversation with Bei Chen had spread across the internet, and the "scandal" that had just been clarified was being hyped up again.
The heir of the Shengshi Group has a crush on his older sister, but his love is unrequited, so he resorts to finding a substitute.
This matter has become widely known.
Moreover, it's an undeniable fact, and no matter what my mother tried, she couldn't clear her name. Beichen's reputation is completely ruined.
The fact that the Sheng family raised such a son has made my parents the target of gossip in the elite circles, and relatives are avoiding our family. The more tangible loss is that Shengshi's stock price has plummeted, and its market value has evaporated by tens of billions in just two or three days.
I hid in my mansion, afraid to go anywhere, lest I be recognized and gossiped about.
[This is disgusting! The younger brother has a crush on his older sister; he's a beast!]
[Sheng Qiaoqiao probably doesn't know, otherwise her brother wouldn't have found a body double.]
The Sheng family has remained silent, which seems to be an admission of guilt.
...
Response?
How should we respond to such a scandal? If we deny it, what direct evidence will Shi Jin produce?
With Fu Yanshen and Mingde Group backing her up now, our family can't do anything to her.
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