Shi Miao put down the glass in her hand, her long eyelashes obscuring the bottom of her eyes. She narrowed her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice, "It's not impossible."
In terms of motive, Qin Chu is indeed the most suspicious. After all, it's not like he's only wanted to kill her for a short time. Just the fact that she made him suffer so much in M Continent is enough for him to hate her for a lifetime. Moreover, he is fully capable of handling things cleanly.
But she also felt that Qin Chu wouldn't be so low as to use the same method, wouldn't that make it easy for people to guess what he was up to?
However, Xie Sizhou's words gave her some ideas, M Continent...
Could it be related to a reclusive family?
He had only been in the Shi family for about two months, and had not come into contact with any other members of the Shi family, let alone people from other families.
Is she overthinking things?
Xie Sizhou glanced at Qin Xiao beside him, who was frowning, and knew that he wouldn't come up with anything by just sitting there. He looked down at the time on his phone and said considerately, "Sister Shi, you should get some rest first. We'll be going now. We'll come see you again tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Shi Miao snapped out of her reverie, looked up at him, and said with a somewhat weary expression, "Okay."
After Xie Sizhou and the others left, the ward instantly became empty, leaving only Shi Miao and Ji Yanchen.
Seeing that she was still thinking, Ji Yanchen reached out and ruffled her hair, his deep eyes filled with a gentle tenderness. "Don't think about it for now. Leave this to me."
Shi Miao lifted her eyelids and glanced at him sideways. Her deep eyes were both dark and clear. She responded softly, "Mm."
She paused for a moment and then said, "I have a feeling that this matter might be related to M continent, but I don't know if I'm overthinking it."
Ji Yanchen's eyes darkened, and he said softly, "I'll have Fu Xi investigate later."
Regardless of who is stirring up trouble behind the scenes, just because he dared to target Shi Miao, he has no intention of letting him off easily.
An investigation is definitely necessary, but it will take some time.
...
Meanwhile, in an affluent residential area in M continent.
The grand and imposing four-story villa stands majestically at the innermost part of the affluent neighborhood. Its white exterior, with a European style, gives it a very grand appearance.
"We got word that we messed up. I can't believe Shi Miao is so lucky to survive." Shi Song walked in unhurriedly from outside, dressed in a black suit, with Buddhist prayer beads in his hand. He glanced at the girl sitting on the sofa reading a book.
Upon hearing this, Shi Ying's eyes flashed with slight surprise. She put down the book in her hand, stood up, picked up the purple clay teapot on the coffee table, and poured him a cup of tea. "I really underestimated her. Uncle, have you cleaned it up completely?"
Shi Song walked to the head seat and sat down, gave a light "hmm," took the teacup with one hand, lowered her head and slowly took a sip of tea, glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, and said calmly, "Don't you trust me to do things?"
Shi Ying sat back down on the sofa, casually flipping through the pages of the book beside her. Her eyes flickered slightly as she said softly, "Can we really believe what Shi Chu says? If the family really has a daughter who has been living away from home, why hasn't she been recognized yet? We've also investigated that Shi Miao. Her information is very ordinary. She doesn't seem to have any connection with the Shi family at all."
"It's half true, half false." Shi Song casually twirled his prayer beads, his voice quite soft: "I didn't expect him to still be alive. It seems he faked his death back then. Whether what he said is true or false, no one can shake your status as the heir."
Shi Ying lowered her eyes and slowly voiced her doubts: "But why would he help us? Doesn't he want this position?"
"Third Uncle, we'd better be careful."
Shi Song put down his teacup, glanced at her indifferently, and said slowly, "I know what he's thinking. I don't know what his purpose is, but he was expelled from the Shi family a long time ago and it's impossible for him to come back. Besides, most of the elders support you. Even if Shi Miao really comes back, he won't be able to cause any trouble."
"If you don't have anything to do, go visit the head of the family more often."
Shi Ying frowned. "The patriarch is too tight-lipped. I can't get any information out of him at all. I've gone there several times recently but haven't seen him."
Shi Song narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly thinking about something, and casually fiddled with the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand. "There are no secrets in the world. I have found out some information. It is said that a woman has appeared in Shi Jing's life. As for who she is, we still need to investigate further."
He paused for a moment and then said, "By the way, how's your preparation for next month's pharmacist exam going?"
Although the Potion Association is affiliated with a reclusive family, it is not subordinate to that family. It is an independent entity that has always maintained a neutral stance and does not interfere in the affairs of any family.
However, the pharmacy association conducts an annual assessment to re-evaluate pharmacists' levels.
Among them, senior pharmacists are talents that reclusive families all want to recruit.
Having this identity would only be beneficial for Shi Ying's future inheritance of the Shi family; it could be considered a plus.
Shi Ying was somewhat surprised to see a woman appear beside the family head, who had been celibate for many years. She slightly raised her chin, a hint of arrogance flashing in her eyes, and said, "Don't worry, I'm determined to have you this time."
...
Because this software competition marks the first time a domestic company has reached the finals, and the competition is being held in Beijing, it has received special attention from the Chinese government.
Not only was the venue specially requisitioned for the e-sports competition, but it was also opened to the public for the first time, allowing anyone with a ticket to enter and watch the finals.
The World Software Competition is a highly professional competition, but even such a high-level competition is not as attractive to ordinary people as a celebrity gossip.
But this time is different; quite a few people in China are still paying attention to this competition.
Rather than focusing on the competition itself, they were more interested in the person representing China this time – Shi Miao.
So when the ticket sales channels opened, they were all snapped up in less than a few minutes.
Two days later, on the day of the final.
The competition started at 10:00 AM, and Shi Miao arrived at the venue at 9:00 AM.
Li Wenlin and Shen Yan arrived a little earlier than her and were waiting for her at the entrance of the venue.
Ji Yanchen handed her the backpack he was carrying, and helped her put on her baseball cap. His tone was soothing and deep: "Go for it, Miao Shen."
Shi Miao glanced at the two people standing at the door not far away, zipped her jacket all the way up to cover half of her face, and pulled her baseball cap down a little lower. "Okay."
After saying that, the two parted ways.
He went to the audience seats, while she followed Li Wenlin and Shen Yanxian backstage to prepare.
Each country's contestants have a separate lounge, and Shi Miao naturally has her own lounge as well.
Her dressing room was small, containing only a sofa, a dressing table for makeup, and a water dispenser.
While chatting with the girl, Shen Yan glanced at her injured right hand several times out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing Shi Miao's nonchalant expression, he swallowed all his words of concern and pretended nothing had happened.
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