Chapter 75 Only the dead are the quietest; they neither fight nor vie for anything.
Ji Tanyuan was 11 years old.
Sheng Wan inadvertently learned that the doctor who delivered her baby was under investigation for embezzling and accepting bribes totaling 100 million yuan.
For some reason, an absurd thought welled up in Sheng Wan's mind.
Could it be related to her childbirth back then? Her prenatal checkup showed it was a singleton, but the doctor who delivered the twins was the same one who handled the pregnancy.
At that time, a seed of doubt was planted in Sheng Wan's heart.
When she returned home and looked at her two children, Ji Tanyuan was becoming more and more beautiful. Her eyes seemed to speak volumes, and her features were just like Sheng Wan's childhood memories.
Ji Zhihe resembles Ji Qing the most...
Sheng Wan became uneasy because of this suspicion. She needed to verify it quickly and give herself a definite answer.
On the day she received the paternity test results, Sheng Wan burst into tears in her house.
The son she raised for 10 years was not her biological child; the child she took such good care of back then was not actually hers.
Her inner turmoil and pain seemed like a joke when she learned that Ji Zhihe was not her biological child.
Her daughter lost her love because of an illegitimate child. Her daughter was the sole heir of the Ji family, yet she had to compete with a child born out of wedlock.
She was filled with a nauseating, foul feeling.
Even crying out loud couldn't alleviate the pain. Sheng Wan was heartbroken. It was the disgust of knowing that her beloved son wasn't hers and might even be an illegitimate child, and the fact that her negligence had forced her daughter to suffer what she shouldn't have had to endure.
When Sheng Wan learned the truth, she did not immediately confront Ji Qing. What she wanted to do was to prevent her daughter from being subjected to the slightest threat.
What their parents brought upon their children is their responsibility to resolve.
She no longer cared whether Ji Qing knew that Ji Zhihe was not their son; it was meaningless.
She remained completely unaware of the situation and took large amounts of medication to maintain her emotional state.
It was during that time that Sheng Wan's mental health deteriorated due to psychological torment and drug overdose.
She couldn't remember how she felt during that time. She was in a daze after taking the medication, unable to see the sky when she looked up or the ground when she looked down, except for her husband's face.
That face was still so handsome. In his thirties, he was successful in his career and full of vigor. Even when he lowered his head and furrowed his brows, he was still dashing and debonair.
She was dressed impeccably in a white shirt, clearly having just come from a banquet, and she carried the scent of red wine. Sheng Wan thought to herself, only she was trapped, and only she was trapped.
Ji Qing pulled his wife into his arms and patted her back. "Next month, I'll take you to Europe. It'll be better for your mental health there."
"The children won't be taken care of by the Ji family, and we won't let them have much contact with us in the future. Can they live with their aunt for a while?"
Sheng Wan remained expressionless. It was not surprising that he had discovered her psychological problems; no amount of medication could hide it from him.
"Ji Qing, do you remember when you named Tan Yuan 'Yuan'? You hoped she would be like an eagle, right?"
Ji Qing hummed in agreement, "Why are you suddenly talking about Huanghuang? If you can't bear to part with her, we can take her with us."
"I'm not bringing it."
She raised her hand and touched his eyebrows and eyes. "If you had to choose between me and your older brother, who would you choose?"
“Sheng Wan.” Ji Qing sighed deeply.
"I promise you won't see each other again, okay? He won't bother you anymore."
Sheng Wan smiled and said, "If Huanghuang gets married in the future, I will definitely not let her marry someone from a family like yours."
She thought about it and realized that not getting married was actually a good thing.
Sheng Wan doesn't consult anyone once she's made a decision. She has to put her ideas into practice before she can have them; otherwise, she'll keep them on her mind.
Even murder...
Even if it means watching the child she raised fall into the water, she still has to make sure Ji Tanyuan returns to her original identity.
Her only child.
The fact that this child was alive was a constant worry for her; only the dead are truly at peace, they don't fight or struggle.
She was afraid that she would soften her heart in the future, and that Ji Qing would love his son more, which would be unfair to Ji Tanyuan. So she thought it was better to strike first and resolve the matter before anyone noticed.
Even the fact that Ji Qing was alive became a source of anxiety for her.
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Sheng Wan woke up and looked at her daughter sitting to the side with her eyes closed, pretending to be asleep.
Ji Tanyuan opened her eyes and saw her mother's gentle gaze. She choked out, "What are you doing?"
"You scared me to death, you know that?"
Ji Tanyuan finally couldn't hold back her tears and cried out, "How can you still be so impulsive?"
Sheng Wan raised her hand and wiped away her tears, "Silly girl, this is our parents' business, it has nothing to do with you."
"Mom hates this never-ending and just wants us all to die and be done with it."
"Mom!" Ji Tanyuan shouted to stop her. Although they usually talked about risking their lives, her mother was the kind of person who would do anything without regard for her own life.
Like this time, she was really planning to roll up her sleeves and take everyone down with her. You absolutely can't agree with someone like her mother. Others might just vent their frustrations, but they'll still weigh the consequences in reality. But her mother's mental state means she won't consider the consequences.
She stood up and went outside to call the doctor.
While the doctor was examining her mother, she went to another ward.
After seeing her mother, Ji Tanyuan began her journey into her birth year at the end of her 23rd year and on the eve of her 24th.
Great fortune or great disaster?
She sat down beside her father's bed. "You're awake."
Ji Qing coughed twice, his thoracic spine aching and his throat filled with blood. He endured the pain and asked in a hoarse voice, "How is your mother?"
"A broken leg."
"You were lucky to escape unharmed because of the bushes."
Ji Qing closed his eyes briefly. "Brilliant."
Ji Tanyuan tidied her hair. She looked a little haggard after just one night, and her eyes were still red. She hummed in response.
"You may not have a brother."
Ji Tanyuan looked at her father with his eyes closed. She didn't know when it had happened, but half of her father's hair had turned white. His face was pale and his lips were white because of the car accident.
But she still weakly explained, "Many things are complicated, but I didn't cheat on you."
He didn't know when he had an illegitimate child, and the child had already disappeared by the time he learned that Ji Zhihe was actually an illegitimate child.
They fell into the water and can't be found.
Ji Tanyuan lowered her head. "I don't want to know, Dad. You should talk to Mom."
“I’ve said from the beginning that the Ji family is yours. If the current Ji Zhihe is related to me by blood, then I will leave with nothing and give you all the shares.”
Ji Tanyuan looked up, staring at her father in shock.
Ji Qing closed his eyes. "I've never slept with another woman, so it's impossible for me to have an illegitimate child. If this is a setup, I won't let that person have their way."
The reason he was so excited about finding Ji Zhihe was that he wanted to clear his name and tell Sheng Wan that he would not cheat on her.
"You should tell your mother this."
"Your mother only wants me to die."
Over the years, it hasn't been easy for him to get close to his wife; their peaceful coexistence is thanks to his daughter.
Ji Tanyuan: "..."
She looked down at her phone; it was a message from Lu Ke: "Qinghe Real Estate has been named by an agency for financial fraud."
Rong Xi then joined in the fun.
What a coincidence! They took advantage of the Ji family's troubles to add fuel to the fire.
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