Meanwhile, in a private villa in M continent.
Shi Song glanced at the message she had just received on her phone, a slight smile playing on her lips. She raised an eyebrow at Shi Ying, who was sitting diagonally opposite her, and said, "Shi Miao is back."
Shi Ying frowned imperceptibly, put down her teacup, and asked, "What is she doing back at this time?"
His eyes flickered slightly, and suddenly he thought of something. He paused for a moment, then slowly voiced his guess, "Could it be that they're planning to reveal Shi Miao's identity to the entire hidden family?"
"So what?" Shi Song casually fiddled with the prayer beads in his hand, looking quite pleased, as if he didn't take Shi Miao seriously at all. "She's just someone found in the countryside. Even if she jumps, she can't touch your heels. Besides, you should know that the elders value ability the most."
After all, one was raised by the Shi family, while the other grew up in the countryside and was later found. How can they be compared?
Shi Ying slightly raised her chin, a hint of arrogance in her eyes and brows, and said calmly, "I know."
Although I was adopted from a collateral branch, I have always been raised as an heir.
Moreover, more than half of the elders support her, so the position of the Shi family heir can only be hers.
So what if Shi Miao is a direct descendant? She has no right to compete with her for the position of heir.
Even if she were given another ten years, she would never be able to catch up with him.
Shi Song gave a faint "hmm" and slowly said, "The pharmacist assessment is in the next few days, right?"
"Yes, three days from now." Shi Ying raised her hand to tuck the stray hairs that had fallen across her face behind her ear, her red lips curving into a confident smile. "Don't worry, Third Uncle."
Shi Song stood up, flicked off non-existent dust from his suit jacket, and said calmly, "Let's go, it's time to meet that Shi Miao."
Shi Ying raised an eyebrow and stood up as well. To be honest, she had also wanted to meet Shi Miao for a long time. "Hmm."
...
On the other side, at the Shi family manor.
Shi Miao left Cheng Si's guest room after only a short time.
She picked up her bag and went straight back to her room.
Just as I opened the door, my phone suddenly rang in my pocket.
Shi Miao walked into the room at a leisurely pace, casually tossed her backpack onto the bed, and then took out her phone from her pocket.
She unlocked her phone, opened WeChat, and glanced at the contact name. To her surprise, it was from Si Nan.
[There's a pharmacist exam at our pharmacy association in three days. Would you be free to come and take a look?]
Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, surprised that it was such a coincidence that she was currently in M Continent.
Moreover, she is only a nominal vice president, and although she doesn't usually need to go there, I happen to have some free time this time, so it's only right and proper for me to go and visit her.
Shi Miao thought for a moment and quickly replied, "I'm free."
Si Nan responded quickly, sending her the specific time for the assessment.
Shi Miao replied "I understand" and then turned off her phone screen.
Just then, there were two knocks on the door.
Shi Miao lifted her eyelids, glanced at the doorway, then put down her phone and walked over.
Upon opening the door, standing outside was none other than Butler Shi.
"Young Miss, dinner is ready."
Shi Miao nodded slightly, "I understand, I'll be down in a bit."
Butler Shi smiled and was about to turn and leave when Shi Miao suddenly called out to him, "By the way, Butler Shi, did you put away the identity card that the Pharmacy Association sent over before?"
Butler Shi nodded, "Yes, I must help you keep such a valuable item safe, Miss."
Shi Miao leaned against the threshold and said lazily, "Find it for me later. I need to go to the Pharmacy Association in three days."
"Okay, I understand."
Not long after the housekeeper left, Shi Miao went back to her room to get her phone, and then went to the guest room to call Cheng Si to come downstairs with her, taking him to the restaurant.
After everyone was seated, Gu Wan glanced at Cheng Si's sunglasses and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xiao Cheng, why are you still wearing sunglasses while we're eating?"
In an instant, all eyes were on him.
Cheng Si glanced at Shi Miao out of the corner of his eye, coughed lightly, thought about the words Shi Miao had given him in the room earlier, and explained, "My eyes are a little injured, so it's not convenient for me to take off my sunglasses to see people for the time being."
Gu Wanqing didn't press further upon hearing this, as it was someone's privacy. She said gently, "Is everything alright?"
Cheng Si: "It's nothing."
As soon as he finished speaking, Butler Shi walked in, not bothering to hide it, "Master, Third Master and Miss Shi Ying have arrived."
Shi Jing frowned almost imperceptibly, somewhat surprised. "What are they doing here?"
Butler Shi shook his head. "I don't know. I told them to wait in the living room."
Shi Jing put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and then stood up and said to Shi Miao and the others, "I'll go over there. You guys keep eating."
Shi Miao hummed in response, her expression quite indifferent, seemingly uninterested in the two people they were talking about.
...
On the other side, in the living room.
Shi Song and Shi Ying were sitting on the sofa waiting.
Shi Ying had been here many times, so she didn't look around. But she glanced at a box on the corner of the coffee table and paused for a moment, as if it looked familiar and she had seen it somewhere before.
Shi Song naturally noticed her subtle expression, followed her gaze to the coffee table, and whispered, "What's wrong?"
Shi Ying frowned. "I feel like I've seen that box somewhere before."
She was about to get up and take a closer look when she heard footsteps approaching from afar, so she had no choice but to give up, though she couldn't help but glance at the box a few more times.
The next second, Shi Jing and the housekeeper appeared in the living room.
"Why did you two suddenly come here?" Shi Jing walked to the main seat and sat down, looking up at the two people sitting next to him.
Seeing that he didn't see the person he wanted to see, the dark light in Shi Song's eyes vanished in an instant, and his face remained as kind as ever. "I heard that the head of the family has found his long-lost daughter, so I came here today to take a look since I had nothing else to do."
Shi Jing's expression remained unchanged, and he glanced at him indifferently, "It seems that you are really well-informed, Third Brother."
Shi Song casually twirled his prayer beads, speaking softly, "What are you saying, Patriarch? I just heard it from someone else, but I don't know if the news is true."
Shi Jing's gaze sharpened, and he decided to stop hiding it. He had originally planned to announce Shi Miao's identity to the clan in the next couple of days, but he hadn't expected that someone would be so eager to come knocking on his door.
However, it is understandable that Shi Song has this confidence, since more than half of the elders support Shi Ying as the successor.
In the past, he definitely wouldn't have cared. He was someone who was determined to die and had long since become indifferent to these things. To him, it didn't matter who was the successor.
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