Chapter 62 Gradually Emerging
Zhao Xianrou looked up. Although the joy in her eyes was only fleeting, it was still seen clearly by the old fox Zhao Fenglin. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Zhao Xianrou also realized her own gaffe and immediately adjusted her expression and explained:
"I'm very grateful to sister Lianyi for giving me some time to buffer myself. I will adjust my mindset and return everything that originally belonged to her to her, but I can't bear to leave mom and dad."
At the end of the speech, his eyes turned red again.
But this time Zhao Fenglin didn't say much. Zhou Mengyu patted her shoulder lightly and continued to comfort her:
"This incident is a huge shock not only to you and Lianyi, but also to both families. Everyone needs time to digest the situation. Others have already taken the first step, and we can't fall too far behind. You are the daughter of the Zhao family, and I believe in you."
After hearing this, Zhao Xianrou blinked her eyes to hide her frustration, then took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and said to the two of them:
"Mom and Dad, don't worry, I know what to do. I'm no worse than anyone else."
Although these words sounded like encouragement to herself, they actually contained her disagreement with Lianyi and her comparative psychology.
But Zhou Mengyu didn’t say much, and Zhao Fenglin didn’t point it out.
"Since you have made up your mind, don't delay. I will arrange for you to meet tomorrow. You have to go back to the Magic City to study in two days. You can't let these things delay your studies."
Zhao Fenglin made the final decision immediately.
"Well, I listen to Dad."
Zhao Xianrou breathed a sigh of relief visibly. At least she didn't have to stay in that small house and live with a group of strange relatives.
"Mom, this is my first time meeting them. Should I buy them some gifts? I still have some New Year's money on me, which should be enough to buy them each a gift. Can you give me some advice?"
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Zhou Mengyu nodded and went out with Xianrou, while Zhao Fenglin sent Xiao Han to the Wu family to inform them of this matter in advance.
Among the Wu family, only Wan Guifen was the happiest. Wu Yong's attitude was average. Wu Junyi was more curious and didn't know what his biological sister was like. The calmest one was Lianyi.
The time was set for noon of the next day. Wan Guifen started preparing the night before, directing the family to clean, prepare food and drinks, and also asking everyone to wear their most appropriate clothes.
These things were done by the Wu father and son, and Lianyi just gave the three of them a somewhat hurt look and went into the room, closed the door and went to read the information book.
"Gui Fen, that's enough. Didn't you see that Lian Yi's face is not looking good? She stayed here for us and didn't go to the Magic City. How can she feel good about you doing this now?"
After hearing this, Wan Guifen's face flashed with unnaturalness. He wanted to win over Lianyi, and at the same time wanted his biological daughter to continue to enjoy the best in the Zhao family. He also wanted his biological daughter to be on her side. After all, she was not raised by him and lacked an emotional foundation. Therefore, he wanted to leave a good impression on the other party, and inevitably did not take Lianyi's feelings into consideration.
"I see. I didn't think it through. You guys go and have a rest. I'll take care of the rest.
Junyi, go see your sister!"
Wan Guifen immediately adjusted her expression, sent the father and son away, and went into the kitchen alone, quietly preparing the ingredients for the next day's lunch.
"Sister, are you okay? Mom didn't mean it."
Wu Junyi entered Lianyi's room and explained dryly that he saw that his eldest sister didn't seem that sad and was writing something on the notebook. He glanced at it and found that it was a set of math test papers. He immediately changed the subject and wailed:
"Sister, what did I do wrong? Tell me and I'll correct it. Stop torturing me with math papers!"
Lian Yi glanced at the other party and said indifferently:
"You didn't do anything wrong. I'm accumulating capital for you so that you can face your sister with confidence in the future."
"Is there any necessary connection between this and doing the test paper?"
Wu Junyi curled his lips.
"Of course, the only thing you can show off now is your grades. In terms of the environment you grew up in, the upbringing you received, and the level of friends you have, you are far behind your sister!
I am the biological daughter of the Zhao family, they can't treat me badly, but you have no blood relationship with the Zhao family, even if I favor you and want to take care of you, you don't have some capital? This is your capital!"
Lian Yi's hands kept moving, and the words she said made the heartless Wu Junyi fall into deep thought.
After all, this time when he went to the capital's Mathematical Olympiad Summer Camp, he also witnessed the prosperity of the capital. When he came into contact with the children of the capital, even someone as carefree as him could feel the implicit sense of superiority of those children when facing them. This was the reason why he gritted his teeth and persevered even when he was abused by his elder sister.
"Here, hand it in within an hour!"
Lianyi directly threw the notebook to Wu Junyi, stretched lazily amid the other's wailing, and went to catch up on her sleep.
Wu Junyi could only accept the love from his elder sister. He bit the tip of his pen and started struggling with the math problems.
On the other hand, assistant Xiao Han rushed back the night before Xianrou met the Wu family. The news he brought back surprised both Zhao Fenglin and Zhou Mengyu.
When Xiao Han learned that Zhao Xianrou was also resting in the hotel, he invited the boss and his wife to his room and gave them the latest materials.
"Boss, there is indeed something wrong with the nurse who resigned. Rumor has it that she married a good husband, but in fact her husband is just a jerk who is just good-looking. She can wear gold and silver because she is rich, and her money came from the Feng family.
Because the Feng family gave it in cash, it took me some time to check, and I didn’t get it back until now.”
"Did the Feng family instruct that young nurse to swap the baby?"
Zhou Mengyu asked hatefully.
"No, the Feng family asked the nurse to take Miss Lianyi out and hand her over to someone else, but the nurse was timid and didn't dare to do so. Moreover, the boss's parents arrived in time, so she was even more afraid to do it."
"So she settled for the next best thing and exchanged the child. She not only completed the Feng family's commission, but also got the money without taking too much risk. It can be said to be killing two birds with one stone."
Xiao Han listened to Zhao Fenglin's words, nodded and shook his head, and continued:
"She said she didn't swap the child. At most, she knew about it but didn't report it. She allowed the two children to be swapped. She didn't do anything. She just said she swapped the child in order to get the money from the Feng family."
"Who did that?"
"It's Wan Guifen!"
"What?"
"How could it be her? Why did she do this?"
Zhou Mengyu and Zhao Fenglin spoke almost at the same time.
"Boss, this is the nurse's one-sided statement. We need to verify it. After all, Wan Guifen has no motive to do this. Maybe this is just an excuse for the nurse to shirk responsibility."
(End of this chapter)
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