Upon hearing the sound, Shen Cang turned his head sharply.
Then a woman who was so thin she was practically skin and bones slowly walked out from the crowd.
Despite his glamorous appearance, he couldn't hide his sallow complexion and weary, weathered look.
Who else could it be but Shen Ruyin, whom Shen Cang mentioned as already deceased?
Shen Cang stared in disbelief.
First, I couldn't believe she had come so quickly; second, I was shocked at how she had become like this.
Shen Qiyin was not surprised by her change.
Life on the farm was austere; it was nothing like the life at home where he never had to lift a finger.
If it weren't for Ren Dong's meticulous care in her previous life, she probably would have died within two days.
When Shen Ruyin was sent to the estate, she was not as badly injured as she was in her previous life, so she did not die. But now it seems that life there has taken a toll on her.
but--
Who exactly took her away?
What a coincidence that things happened today, it's like it was all arranged by someone else.
Shen Qiyin originally thought that Shen Ruyin hated her the most, and that the first thing she would do upon returning to the capital was to seek revenge on her.
Whether it was because Shen Cang was too "outstanding" or for some other reason, Shen Ruyin didn't pay attention to Shen Qiyin for a moment, but instead lashed out at Shen Cang.
"How could there be a father like you in this world! Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Shen Cang originally intended to disown this daughter as planned.
But when his gaze fell on Shen Ruyin's flat stomach, and then on the gemstone hairpin in her hair, Shen Cang suddenly changed his mind.
He rushed forward and grabbed Shen Ruyin's hand, his eyes brimming with tears, and said, "Ruyin! Are you really Ruyin?"
"You...you weren't dead?"
"Tell Father, what exactly happened?"
"Heh." Shen Ruyin forcefully broke free from his hand and sneered, "So Father can not only write storybooks, but also sing, recite, act and fight. You are truly wasting your talents as an imperial physician."
"...What's wrong with you, child? How can you talk to your father like that?"
"Father? You don't deserve that title!" Shen Ruyin's eyes were filled with hatred, and there was not a trace of joy in the reunion of father and daughter: "You knew that I was kidnapped, but you didn't send anyone to look for me or report to the authorities. Instead, you held a funeral."
"How much money did you receive in condolences? Shouldn't you give me half? After all, if I hadn't died, you wouldn't have found this opportunity to make money."
Shen Cang beat his chest and stamped his feet as he explained, "Ruyin, you have truly misunderstood your father!"
"The steward of the estate came that day to announce the death."
“He said you had contracted a serious illness, and in order not to worry us, you were so desperate that you took your own life when they weren’t looking.”
"If you don't believe me at all, I'll call them here tomorrow, and we'll confront them in court!"
Shen Cang was naturally not afraid of a confrontation.
On the day he decided to announce Shen Ruyin's death, he gave the steward a sum of money as hush money.
Even if a commotion breaks out, he only asks them to take full responsibility. The government has no jurisdiction over the mistake of deceiving the master. As long as he doesn't pursue the matter, they naturally have no reason to betray him.
He thought he had everything under control, but just then, he saw the steward emerge trembling from the crowd, looking at Shen Cang with a hesitant expression.
He immediately sensed something was wrong!
It turns out that reaching hell wasn't the most despairing thing. What was most hopeless was that hell was divided into eighteen levels, and he suddenly realized that he was actually on the eighteenth level!
Steward Zhao pursed his lips and said with difficulty, "Master... the Third Miss has been taken away, this matter..."
"Shut up!" Before he could finish speaking, Shen Cang rudely interrupted him.
Upon seeing Steward Zhao, Shen Ruyin's face revealed undisguised excitement: "It's you!"
She couldn't wait to tell those around her, "He is the steward of the estate. He was there the day I was taken away and saw it with his own eyes."
"At the time, he and his wife tried to stop them, but they were punched to the ground."
After hearing her words and seeing the dark circles under Steward Zhao's eyes, everyone was already eight or nine parts convinced.
As Shen Qiyin watched this scene, doubts arose in her heart.
strangeness……
She originally thought that Manager Zhao was brought by Shen Ruyin, or rather, arranged by the person behind the scenes who took her away that day.
Judging from her reaction just now, she clearly didn't know that Manager Zhao would suddenly appear.
Who organized this whole thing?
Shen Qiyin viewed this play from the perspective of an outsider, unlike those who were actually in the play, each one more terrified than the last.
As Steward Zhao listened to the onlookers' merciless insults and accusations against Shen Cang, he felt more and more confident. Ignoring Shen Cang's warning, he continued, "I have clearly come to apologize to the master for the Third Miss being taken away."
"You gave me the money and told me not to make a fuss and to pretend that nothing happened."
"Now, how come all the blame is being placed on me?"
Shen Cang, his face flushed and neck bulging with urgency, shouted, "You audacious servant! Who gave you the audacity to slander your master?"
“I did not slander you.” Manager Zhao argued vehemently, getting more and more excited as he spoke: “This is the silver you gave me that day. The more I think about it, the more I feel that it is against my conscience, so I came here to return it to you.”
After saying that, he took out two silver ingots from his pocket and threw them at Shen Cang's feet.
Seeing this, Shen Qiyin turned her head slightly, wanting to say something to Ren Dong, but she inadvertently saw Xiang Lan staring at the silver on the ground with shining eyes, as if she wanted to rush over and pick it up right now.
Whether she noticed someone watching her or not, Xianglan turned her head as if she had something in mind, and unexpectedly met Shen Qiyin's gaze.
She was taken aback at first, then tilted her head in the direction of the silver, as if asking: Did I pick it up?
Shen Qiyin closed her eyes tightly: Go.
Xianglan immediately smiled, her eyes crinkling.
Ren Dong, unaware of the cryptic conversation between the two women, curiously asked Shen Qiyin, "What was Sister trying to say to me just now?"
Shen Qiyin shook her head: "It's alright, someone else did it for me."
She had originally thought that since Ren Dong was a martial artist, strong and fast, it would be the easiest way to take the silver into her pocket during the chaos. But now it seemed that, given Xiang Lan's fervent love for silver, her reaction would probably be no less ruthless than Ren Dong's.
The three of them, master and servant, were not paying attention to the event itself until Shen Ruyin said, "Shen Cang, since you say I am dead, then from now on, just consider me as really dead."
"I don't have a father as despicable as you!"
"What 'Ruyin'? I'll return that wretched name to you. From now on, when we meet again, you Shen family members should address me politely as 'Miss Qin,' or else you'll be in for a world of trouble!"
Everyone was shocked that Shen Ruyin wanted to sever her father-daughter relationship with Shen Cang, but Shen Qiyin only noticed that she mentioned the word "Qin" in her words.
Why Miss Qin?
Lost in thought, Shen Qiyin was suddenly tugged at her sleeve. She snapped back to reality and saw Shen Ruyin walking towards her with a sinister smile: "Second sister, you're quite surprised that I'll come back alive, aren't you?"
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