Chapter 7 Miss Ying
Ying Luwei is her sister-in-law; how could she just stand by and watch her die?
Didn't she hire a therapist or cook for herself?
Why can't her own daughter understand her more? Instead, she hurts her feelings.
"Madam, please calm down." The butler considered for a moment and then comforted her, "The second young lady is probably just going through a rebellious phase."
"Rebellious phase?" Zhong Manhua laughed in exasperation. "When has she ever listened to me? She's so immature, and now she ignores me completely. Does she not want to acknowledge me anymore?"
She gets angry whenever this is mentioned.
After so many years of instruction, she still can't learn the piano, can't write characters, and even speaks English haltingly. She doesn't look like a rich young lady at all.
Zhong Manhua grew angrier the more she thought about it: "When Mo Yuan brought her back a year ago, she seemed very well-behaved. Who knew she could do something like this?"
The Ying family has completely lost face!
Now she's trying to seduce Fu Yunshen.
Who is Fu Yunshen?
A notorious playboy in Shanghai, good for nothing but his pretty face.
When they get sold out, they'll be counting the money for the other party.
The butler didn't know what to say, so he could only remind her, "Madam, it's 10:30, and Miss is still waiting for your call."
Looking at Zhong Manhua, who was both heartbroken and angry, he shook his head and sighed.
The eldest daughter of the Ying family is not Madam Ying's biological daughter; she is adopted.
But adopted children are more caring than biological ones.
Fortunately, the master and mistress were reasonable and publicly declared that the second young lady was only an adopted daughter. Otherwise, if the other three major wealthy families had known the truth, they might have ridiculed her.
He had lived in the Ying family for over twenty years and had served both the old master and the old lady of the Ying family, so he knew some of what had happened back then.
Fifteen years ago, the Ying family had a big business deal that involved the capital city. The entire company was so busy that they didn't sleep for days and nights. Fortunately, they finally signed the deal.
On the day the deal was signed, Ying Zhenting and Zhong Manhua went out for a business dinner. When they returned that evening, they discovered that the baby in the cradle was missing.
Without a trace, it was as if it had vanished into thin air.
The butler was also puzzled. He had only gone to the kitchen for a few minutes, so how could such a thing have happened?
The baby is not even a year old; it's impossible for him to have run away on his own.
The Ying family mobilized a large number of people to search, but they were unable to find it.
Zhong Manhua was devastated and almost went crazy. During that time, she was in a daze and would rush over to hug and cry whenever she saw other babies on the street.
Unable to bear seeing his wife like this, Ying Zhenting had no choice but to devise a plan: to adopt a child.
This child looks a lot like their lost little daughter. The baby is less than a year old and not fully developed. Since they didn't raise her day by day themselves, they can't tell the difference.
Several months later, Zhong Manhua's mental state finally stabilized. When she learned about Ying Zhenting's actions, she did not complain or blame him.
During this time, her maternal love also shifted to the adopted child, and she took meticulous care of him every day, growing happier with each passing day.
Of course, Ying Zhenting was still secretly sending people to search for the lost baby, but after two years they still hadn't found him and eventually gave up.
Wealthy families are never short of offspring; they often have a lot of illegitimate children.
Ying Zhenting suppressed the matter and warned those who knew about it at the time not to reveal a single word.
After all, the Ying family is one of the four most powerful families in Shanghai, and every move they make is extremely important. If such a scandal were to be widely publicized, it would inevitably cause a great upheaval.
So apart from a few people like the butler, even the eldest son of the Ying family didn't know that his younger sister was missing.
More than a decade has passed, and people have gradually forgotten about this incident.
The housekeeper knew what was bothering Zhong Manhua. She had a harmonious family, two outstanding children, and was an elegant lady in public and in private, envied by many.
As a result, the real daughter was suddenly found, which should have been a cause for celebration. However, this real daughter came from the countryside, did not know etiquette, was incompetent at everything, and did some shameful things. She was really unworthy of the status of the eldest daughter of the Ying family.
However, the bloodline of the Ying family absolutely could not be allowed to circulate outside, even if it was a stain, so in the end they adopted them back.
Neither Ying Zhenting nor Zhong Manhua felt there was anything wrong with it, after all, the second young lady was inferior to the eldest young lady in every way.
The Ying family of Shanghai is not comparable to that of a small county town. It is a blessing for this true heiress to be able to enter high society, and she should not be greedy for more.
"Look at my memory, I forgot something so important." Zhong Manhua rubbed her temples, picked up her phone, dialed a number, and immediately smiled after hearing the voice on the other end, "Hello, Xiaoxuan, it's Mom. How was your day?"
"Okay, okay, that's good. You can focus on your studies in O continent. If you need anything, just tell Mom. Mom won't mind the trouble..."
**
Inside the room.
Ying Zijing glanced at the old desktop computer on the table, casually tapped a few keys on the keyboard, and the screen froze: "Tsk..."
Although she had never used a computer before, she knew that this was the lowest quality product.
She stopped looking, lowered her head, took out a bank card she had brought from Qingshui County from her wallet in the drawer, and did some calculations.
Five hundred and sixty-two yuan and eight mao.
It's a little little, but just enough.
Ying Zijing lowered her gaze, braced herself with her hand, and leaped from the nine-meter-high third floor, landing lightly and leaving the Ying family mansion from the right side.
The housekeeper, who was closing the window, caught a glimpse of the girl, but when he looked again, he could see nothing at all.
The butler rubbed his eyes and muttered to himself suspiciously, "Maybe I saw it wrong."
He must have been seeing things; he actually thought the second young lady had run away.
The housekeeper shook his head, closed the doors and windows, and went to the kitchen to prepare warm milk for Zhong Manhua before bed.
**
Because of Fu Yunshen's interruption, Nie Chao did not reveal the exact address of the underground market.
But for Ying Zijin, as long as she had the name of a place, she could calculate it.
She stared at the crooked letters hanging on the door—HERMIT—for a moment, then put on her mask and went inside.
The underground market was even more chaotic than Shanghai at night, a scene of dazzling lights and rampant debauchery.
This is an area beyond the control of the four major powerful families, and those who enter tend to conceal their identities to some extent.
The girl's entry went unnoticed by others, but a gaze came from behind and fell upon her, showing a hint of interest.
Inside the Starry Sky Bar, the bartender behind the counter noticed the man's unusual behavior and looked up: "What are you looking at?"
"It's nothing." Fu Yunshen smiled, the wine spoon turning into a stream of light between his slender, fair fingers. He turned his head and smiled, "I saw a disobedient child who ran out of the house so late."
Hmm~ At the moment, Fu Yaonie really only treats Ying Huang like a child.
That's just how he talks, so he's quite sassy.
(End of this chapter)
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