Looking at the empty table, Mrs. Shen gritted her teeth out of hatred. She could never let the 5 million slip through her fingers just like that. With that thought in her mind, Mrs. Shen said coldly, “Anyway, she is still my daughter. You have been missing for years and have never taken up any responsibility. How can you claim that she is a daughter of the Han Family all of a sudden? All of you, get out now!”
Su Jiu was amused by Mrs. Shen’s sudden tantrum as she said, “Mrs. Shen, do you know that you can be prosecuted for failing to report a crime? For example, you already knew that the child was kidnapped by human traffickers, but you didn’t report the crime. So, Mrs. Shen, you actually committed a crime as severe as the human traffickers.”
Mrs. Shen was not familiar with legal affairs. She was just a housewife who rarely read the news, let alone legal matters. Hearing Su Jiu’s words, she was left dumbfounded. “W-What do you mean by that?”
“What I’m saying is that we have the right to sue you. Of course, we will definitely find the best attorneys, and…”
“Are you threatening me?”
Su Jiu put on a faint smile. “I’m not. We owe you a favor after all.”
“Then what the hell do you want?”
“Look, Mrs. Shen, we hope that you will let Shen Qi go since she is a daughter of the Han Family, and return the amulet to us as well. That thing belongs to Shen Qi, and not Shen Yue. Do you understand?” Su Jiu was getting impatient as she went straight to the point.
“Alright, I get it now! You’re standing up for Shen Qi! God, please have mercy on me! I have brought her up with sweat and tears. Even if I really had some vested interest, you can’t deny the fact that I brought her up! Not only are you ungrateful, you even threaten to bring me to justice! How pitiful I am!” Mrs. Shen started to throw a tantrum and bawl out loud.
The noise she was making caused Han Qing to frown, and a sense of coldness was felt radiating from him as he threw a piercing gaze toward Mrs. Shen. Mrs. Shen could feel someone watching her. After a halt, her gaze inadvertently met with Han Qing’s and she immediately forgot how to bawl.
Just then, Shen Yue came home from shopping. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her mother weeping on the cold floor. Flurried, she rushed to her mother and asked, “Mom! What happened? What did you guys do to my mother?”
As Han Qing stood up, his tall and masculine figure gave out a strong vibe, causing Shen Yue to look at him with her eyes brimming with admiration.
“Mrs. Shen, we’ll give you three days to think it over. Give us a call when you have made up your mind. We’re leaving for now.” After Su Jiu finished talking, she made way for Han Qing as the gang left the place.
Shen Yue froze on the spot for a long time. When she came to her senses, she asked, “Well, aren’t you guys going to eat the desserts I just bought?”
“Are you stupid or what?!” Furious, Mrs. Shen pinched Shen Yue forcefully. “You froze on the spot upon seeing a handsome man and didn’t even come over to help your mother!”
“Ouch! Mom, stop!” Shen Yue cried out in pain.
“I’m glad you could feel pain! What were you thinking? I’m warning you, you’d better don’t go and mess with that man!”
“Why, mom?” Shen Yue pouted. “I’m a full-grown adult and I can make my own decisions. I can be together with whomever I like without your permission!”
Mrs. Shen got up from the floor and tapped her clothes, before saying solemnly, “He’s not a good man, and… this time is different.”
Shen Yue didn’t know what was going on. She hummed in agreement and asked, “What happened? Mom, how did you get to know such a brilliant man? Why didn’t you mention him before? And what was he here for?”
After staring at Shen Yue for a moment, Mrs. Shen decided to tell her everything. Shen Yue couldn’t contain her shock after hearing what her mother told her. She only managed to regain senses after a long time. “Mom, you mean… my sister Shen Qi is a daughter of the Han Family?”
With a solemn face, Mrs. Shen nodded. “That’s right. I didn’t give birth to her as she was adopted from an orphanage. Who could have imagined that she was the daughter of the Han Family?” Mrs. Shen gritted her teeth as she thought about the 5 million. “That damn woman was such a hypocrite. How could she take back the money she already gave me? And since she said that they owed me a favor, why didn’t she give me 10 million then? Argh!”
Shen Yue didn’t take in what her mother said as she was stunned by the fact that Shen Qi was the real daughter the Han Family had been looking for. Then what about Han Xueyou? Was she not a daughter of the family? She was aware of the news because there was a period when she would follow the news of the Han Family closely. It never occurred to her that Han Xueyou was an impostor and that Shen Qi was the real daughter of the family.
She clenched her fists when she thought about it. Why?! She disliked the fact that Ye Moxuan was a cripple; that was why her parents forced Shen Qi to marry into the family as her substitute. She was relieved that she had a sister to take her place so that she could continue her carefree lifestyle. No one could have imagined that Shen Qi would be doing well in the family and living a lavish lifestyle as the Young Lady. Shen Qi wasn’t as miserable as she imagined her to be. And now, she had even become the Young Lady of the Han Family.
Shen Yue couldn’t tolerate the fact that the sister she had grown up with was married into money and was living a great life, for she wanted to live the life that her sister was living herself! How did everything turn out this way? She bit and broke her lower lip out of anger, causing her breath to stink with blood.
“Yue! Yue!”
Shen Yue came to her senses and glanced at her mother who was calling her. “Yeah?”
“We have to come up with a plan regarding this matter. I have incurred many debts. If we can force them to make up to us and get more money from them, then we’ll become one of those rich people. Do you get it?”
“Becoming one of those rich people with only a few million?” Shen Yue lowered her gaze, which was now filled with gloominess. “I don’t think that’s enough. Besides, does Shen Qi even deserve to be the Young Lady of the Han Family?”
“Hmm?”
“No! She doesn’t! First, she became the Young Lady of the Ye Family, and now she has even become the Young Lady of the Han Family! Then what about me? What am I? Mom, tell me that I’m the actual daughter they have been looking for instead of Shen Qi! They got the wrong person! Or, could it be you who got it wrong? I was the child you adopted from the orphanage!”
Mrs. Shen stared at her daughter in disbelief. She couldn’t believe her ears. “Yue! Y-You’re my real daughter! What are you—”
“No I’m not! I don’t want to be your daughter!” she screamed as she pushed Mrs. Shen away. “Why? We have grown up together, yet she has gotten everything while I have none!”
