After Shi Miao had established a good image in front of Shen Qian, he started making tea again when he returned to the Wen family.
She said to Mrs. Wen, Wang Hui, "Aunt, should we cancel my welcome party? We can just have a meal together as a family. There's no need to make such a fuss just for me."
Wang Hui looked at her in confusion. "How can you cancel it? I've already posted it. If you cancel it now, I don't know how many people will laugh at you. How will you stay in the circle then?"
Shi Miao smiled bitterly, "I don't want my relatives to become less than relatives because of me."
Wang Hui keenly sensed something and her expression turned serious. "Who was it that went to talk behind your back?"
Shi Miao shook his head, "No one."
She paused and continued, "Actually, I've gotten used to being alone over the years. Now that I have elders like you who love me, I'm already very satisfied. I should be content and not be too greedy."
Wang Hui looked at Shi Miao's yielding appearance, feeling so disappointed that she poked Shi Miao's forehead with her finger, "Have you become stupid from studying? Don't you think that if you give in, others will treat you well? They will only think you are weak and bully you even harder. What you get now is what you deserve. You have to remember that others owe you, not you owe them."
The "others" she was referring to were Zhou Man. Initially, upon learning her daughter had nearly met with murder, Wang Hui harbored some resentment towards Zhou Man, but later, seeing her remorse, she forgave her. Then, upon learning of Shi Miao's life story, she inevitably grew closer to him. After all, Shi Miao was not only Yan Zi's benefactor, but also the Wen family's niece. However, she believed she hadn't treated Zhou Man harshly, and so, because of the orchid garden, Zhou Man acted as if she had been deeply wronged.
That orchid garden was hers! She was free to do whatever she wanted with her things. She had never stated she was giving it to Zhou Man, and even if she was, it should have been for her daughter. How could she take it for granted that Wang Hui's things were also hers? She was being too greedy and taking it for granted.
All these accumulated things made Wang Hui dislike Zhou Man even more.
Shi Miao changed the subject, "I recently made some amulets, you can wear a few of them, aunt."
Wang Hui accepted the amulets, ended the original topic according to Shi Miao's wishes, and then gave Shi Miao a few booklets.
"This is Chanel's latest haute couture collection. If you like any of them, circle them and I'll call them to have them delivered."
For wealthy families like them, major luxury brands will take the initiative to send them a list of new models.
Shi Miao selected a few and then said that he wanted to go to Province Y during the winter break to buy some jade to make ritual implements. Wang Hui agreed.
After Shi Miao returned to his room to rest, Wang Hui called someone to investigate who had gone to see Shi Miao.
Zhou Yuntang had no intention of covering up when he went to find Shi Miao. Wang Hui quickly found out about it and also knew that Chen Qian was also at the scene. She then called Chen Qian to ask about it.
Shen Qian had no intention of hiding anything for Zhou Yuntang, so he told him everything.
Wang Hui was furious. No wonder Miaomiao reacted like that when she returned; it turned out she was threatened by Zhou Yuntang. Seeing her beloved brother, whom she had always cherished, behave like that for the first time was truly heartbreaking. And this child, even after being hurt, still cared deeply about giving Yuntang a talisman, showing how much she cherished her family. Such a good child, yet she suffered so much.
Wang Hui imagined Shi Miao silently shedding tears behind her back, and felt even more sorry for her.
The more Yuntang bullies Miaomiao, the more she will support Miaomiao.
It just so happened that the Wen family and the Zhou family were having a dinner together on December 4th, so Wang Hui decided to bring Miaomiao along!
Speaking of which, thanks to diligent investigations by both branches of the Wen family, the case of the child-switch case has finally come to light. At the time, the hospital had two top-tier wards, and in the other delivery room was a woman named Tao Xiaran. The day after her eldest sister-in-law, Wen Ying, gave birth to a daughter, Tao Xiaran also delivered a daughter via cesarean section. The investigation revealed that Tao Xiaran's original due date was a month later, suggesting she had chosen to bring the baby forward to facilitate the child-switch. This was a calculated conspiracy from the beginning.
Tao Xia Ran is also a high school classmate of her brother-in-law Zhou Liheng. If it weren't for the paternity test proving that Zhou Man and Zhou Liheng are not related by blood, Wang Hui would have suspected that Tao Xia Ran was having an affair with Zhou Liheng.
The four nurses who had taken care of the two baby girls at the time had all left the country. Even though the Wen family was quite powerful, they couldn't find the whereabouts of those four people for a while.
As for Tao Xiaran, she disappeared after leaving the hospital with her child. Shi Miao was abandoned as an infant and adopted by Grandma Shi.
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December 4th was a Saturday, and Shi Miao got up early. Her aunt Du Shuangyu found a designer to design a suitable makeup for her today.
While putting makeup on Shi Miao, the designer praised her good skin and asked about her daily skin care methods.
Wen Yanshan, who was standing beside her, was even happier than she was to be praised. He said loudly, "Sister, I used to only wash my face with water."
These words caused the designer to exclaim in amazement, and he felt that this was the legendary natural beauty.
As Shi Miao listened to their conversation, the tedious makeup process didn't seem so boring anymore.
Suddenly, a thread of spiritual power disappeared from the darkness. Shi Miao was stunned. One of her amulets had been used up. Her fingers under her sleeves quickly pinched the incantation, and Shi Miao understood.
What a coincidence! Both Chen Qian's disaster and Zhou Yuntang's bloody calamity happened today. Just now, Chen Qian's disaster had been safely overcome.
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