Chapter 231
This dessert shop is owned by a couple, purely handmade and limited daily, so it’s only available in the city next to Shanghai.
But because of the excellent taste, there are many people queuing up every day.
There was a family in Shanghai that funded the expansion of the shop for the couple, but it was rejected.
Ying Tianru went there at noon and queued for three hours before he could buy it.
In the past two days, he had also thought a lot about it.
There was nothing he could do to make up for being so many years late, but to compensate in every way.
He was not a qualified big brother, but he would do it seriously.
Ying Yuexuan’s ears perked up and her hand stopped in the air, just as she brushed against Ying Tianru perfectly.
Little by little, the smile on her face froze away and gradually turned pale.
It was hard and embarra*sing at the same time.
Ying Yuexuan looked at Ying Tianru in a daze and her eyes were red.
Even if she was slow to react, she realised that Ying Tianru’s avoidance of her these days was not because she was too busy with her work, but because she knew that she was not his real sister.
It turned out that outside the door that day, Ying Tianru had really heard her.
But he didn’t tell her, so she was under the slightest illusion.
Zhong Manhua didn’t expect that Ying Tianru had gone to see Ying Zidian, and had given her the dessert for Ying Yuexuan as well.
She looked ugly and blue, but did not scold her.
She had given birth to Ying Tianru, and of course she knew what kind of nature he had.
He was very stubborn, very upright.
If she confronted him right then and there, he would definitely confront her.
Maybe he would even let the banquet guests know that Ying Yuexuan was the real adopted daughter of the Ying family.
Even if she didn’t admit it, the guests would still be suspicious and it would be bad for Ying Yuexuan’s reputation.
How could Zhong Manhua not know what Ying Tianru meant by this?
He was making a statement that Ying Zidian was his own sister.
Zhong Manhua covered her heart and was furious.
Especially when she saw Ying Yuexuan’s pale face, she was even more distressed: “Xiao Xuan, don’t be sad, Mum and Dad are always on your side.”
“Your big brother is only like this for a while, he still loves you the most.”
“No, I’m not sad.” Ying Yuexuan quickly lowered her head, her voice trembling, but smiled, “I should be happy, I wasn’t originally my brother’s real sister, and my sister has suffered a lot, so how could my brother not love her.”
Although she was saying this, she still couldn’t hold back her tears and they still flowed down.
She raised her hand to wipe them, but the more she wiped, the more they grew.
She could accept the change in Master Zhong’s attitude towards her.
After all, she knew that she was a granddaughter, so naturally she was no match for Zhong Zhiyan, the surname Zhong.
Of course, in the past, Elder Zhong had not treated them any differently.
But Ying Yuexuan had always left herself a mental cushion to prepare.
In this way, even if Master Zhong favoured Zhong Zhiyan in the future, she would not feel any difference.
But Ying Tianru was different.
Ying Tianru only had one sister, so he naturally spoiled her in everything.
No one else shares this affection.
That’s why she is afraid.
But the thing she was most afraid of had happened.
Ying Yuexuan took a few slow breaths and said in a low voice, “Mum, I’m going to the bathroom.”
Zhong Manhua also knew that she was not feeling well in her heart and put down the gla*s of wine in her hand: “Mum will go with you.”
Luckily, not many people came to the banquet at this time, and only a few gentry and thousandaires saw the scene.
They were quite surprised, but didn’t ask.
Ying Ziji looked at the bag handed to her by Ying Tianru and was silent for a moment.
She had never known how to refuse someone’s genuine kindness.
And because she was physically handicapped, she would return the kindness a hundredfold to anyone who treated her well.
But she had no intention of accepting him yet.
Fu Yunshen leaned against the table, his long legs slightly bent, his features handsome, his playfulness showing.
He reached out and picked up the bag of desserts, his lips curled up in a smile, “I’m really bothering Mr. Ying to go so far, the child is new and doesn’t know you well, I’ll take it for her.”
Ying Tianru’s hand gave a beat and his eyes deepened.
Of course he knew that Fu Yunshen had gotten very close to Ying Zidian after he returned from O Chau.
But it was also true that he hadn’t done anything out of line, but had helped her a lot.
Even though everyone in Shanghai said that Fu Yunshen was a playboy who only knew how to please women.
But Ying Tianru had never taken this seriously.
If Fu Yunshen was really a playboy, even with Master Fu’s protection, could he have survived in the treacherous Fu family until now?
It is the people who cannot see through them that are the most frightening.
Ying Tianru also knew that it would take a long time to get Ying Zidian to accept him.
He was even prepared to spend his life trying to make amends.
He still left the dessert bag with Fu Yunshen, but before he left, he warned, “She’s young, don’t bully her.”
“Little friend, this big brother of yours-” Fu Yunshen put the dessert bag on the dining table and paused, his voice contained a few laughs and was lazy, “It seems to be quite hostile to me.”
Ying Zidian raised his eyebrows slightly, not slowing down: “Then you shouldn’t have noticed that my grandfather is also hostile to you.”
Fu Yunshen smiled, his peach blossom eyes gently raised, seductive: “Because my grandfather stole his snacks?”
“No.” The girl poured a gla*s of juice and took a sip before saying, “Because you want to take his place and be my grandfather.”
“……”
**
After delivering dessert to Ying Tianru, he didn’t go to Zhong Manhua and Ying Yuexuan either, but went to meet up with Jiang Heng, a gentry he was very close to.
The Jiang family is one of the biggest families in Shanghai, second only to the four big families.
Jiang Heng was his age and had the deepest friendship with him.
The two walked to the smoking area.
“Tianru, what’s going on with you?” Jiang Heng was finally able to ask the confusion in his mind, “Why did you go to that adopted daughter of your family?”
“I saw it just now, Yuexuan was crying out, why didn’t you go over to comfort her?”
Ying Tianru took off his suit jacket and handed it to the attendant, his expression was light: “Ziji is my own sister.”
Jiang Heng was violently stunned, his pupils shrinking: “What?!”
“That baby that my aunt stole and threw away is also D**key.” Ying Tianru said, “My parents didn’t actually get her back at that time, they adopted Xiao Xuan in order to keep the Ying Group’s stock from faltering and making other gentry laugh.”
Jiang Heng sucked in a faint breath, “Surprisingly?”
There were many dogged affairs within the gentry, but this was the first time he had heard of one like this.
“I only found out about it after I returned, otherwise I would still be in the dark.” Ying Tianru lit a cigarette and smiled to himself, “I asked for the identity of Ziji to be revealed, but my parents wouldn’t let me.”
After a pause, he added, “You know I called my dad and said it was fine if they didn’t release D**key’s identity and I could help with the paternity test, but do you know what he said?”
Jiang Heng followed his words and asked, “What did he say?”
“He said that it would be useless even if I did it, and that even if the others believed it, he wouldn’t touch Xiao Xuan’s identity as the eldest young lady of the Ying family.” Ying Tianru faded, “As you know, compared to my parents, I still have shallow roots in Shanghai’s celebrity circle.”
“That’s why my parents’ generation, my grandmother’s generation, wouldn’t believe it, but their recognition is what’s more important.”
An unrecognised identity is of no use at all.
And, the four gentry have always just dealt with each other on the surface.
In reality, there was a lot of secret hooking and fighting.
If he came out with Elder Zhong to clarify, it might be thought by others that the two were working together to conspire against the Ying family’s property.
In this way, the Zhong family and some of the side branches of the Ying family would have a reason to lash out.
“This mum and dad of yours ……” Jiang Heng shook his head for a long time before slowly spitting out the words, “But it’s normal.”
Most of the gentry, only focus on profit.
It is not uncommon for people to be at war with each other.
It was well known how outstanding Ying Yuexuan was.
Although she wasn’t the most beautiful, she was very affable and could chat with strangers very quickly.
Jiang Heng also likes to spend time with her.
He had also heard that Ying Yuexuan was studying at a public school in O Chau for a year, but had already joined a research team.
It was said that the leader of this research team was a well-known professor in the academic world.
She is only 17 years old and her future is boundless.
What’s more, Ying Yuexuan was brought up by Zhong Manhua and Ying Zhending.
With sixteen years of upbringing, the bond was definitely deeper than that of a biological daughter who had only been found for a year.
Jiang Heng had met Ying Zigui several times before.
In terms of temperament and knowledge, she was really no match for Ying Yuexuan.
But this time when he saw it again, he was amazed for a long time.
“I have to think of a way.” Ying Tianru tapped the ashes into the ashtray and wrinkled his eyebrows, “Find someone more respected to help clarify D**key’s identity, the kind that my parents haven’t been able to deny.”
“Somewhat unlikely.” Hearing this, Jiang Heng shook his head, “There are no such people in Shanghai City, unless you’re looking for someone like the Imperial Mu family Nie family, and it would have to be from Mu Shenzhou’s grandfather’s generation.”
But how was that possible?
Where would these big imperial capital families be in that idle mood to meddle in the affairs of the four great families of Shanghai City?
As Jiang Heng was speaking, his eyes glanced inadvertently and suddenly settled on the doorway of the banquet hall.
Stunned, he nudged Ying Tianru’s shoulder and lifted his chin to indicate, “Tianru, look.”
“What?”
Ying Tianru turned his head.
Chapter 232
After he looked over, he saw two strangers.
A man and a woman, with luxurious and noble dresses and an outstanding temperament.
Ying Tianru’s eyes were slightly certain and he lifted his chin: “They?”
He noticed that Mu Shenzhou, who was in the Ying family, had gone up to greet them for the first time.
His reluctance to go home was also due to this.
“The Imperial Capital Dream Family, you’ve heard of them, right?” Jiang Heng sighed softly, “These two are from the Di Du Meng family, I just saw the photo at Duke Mu’s place.”
“This family isn’t as famous as the Mu and Nie families, as they are a family of Chinese medicine practitioners who don’t do business or politics.”
Ying Tianru thought for a moment, “I’ve heard of it.”
He also seemed to have heard Zhong Manhua mention it and wondered if he could borrow the Mu family’s connections to invite the Meng family’s Chinese doctors to treat Old Lady Ying.
“Duke Mu said that the Dream Family’s people had decided to come on short notice.” Jiang Heng also lit a cigarette, “I guess there’s some kind of auction item that made their hearts flutter too.”
Ying Tianru didn’t feel anything about this, his eyes were clear and he was thinking about things.
He wanted to prove Ying Ziji’s identity, not to bind her to the Ying family.
Zhong Manhua and Ying Zhending were so cold-blooded and ruthless that he would not let Ying D**key come back after she had so easily left.
It was to show the Shanghai gentry circle that she was not some lowly adopted daughter, but a real golden young lady.
All that mockery and contempt should not be on her.
Ying Tianru nudged the ash of his cigarette and faintly: “Let’s go sit over there.”
**
Ying Yuexuan also had quite a few famous ladies she knew who were millennials.
When she came out of the washroom, she was pulled by a famous lady.
“Xiao Xuan, what happened to Tian Lu just now?”
Hearing these words, Ying Yuexuan’s fingers stiffened a little.
She pursed her lips, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
But in the end, it was emotion that prevailed.
Ying Yuexuan said softly, “Don’t you also know that my aunt had someone hit her sister with a car, almost costing her life, and my brother is so upright that he must take care of her.”
“That’s true, then you can’t disregard your feelings, can you?” Ming Yuan shook her head, “What does it look like to go to your Ying family’s adopted daughter in public?”
“Isn’t that helping the turtledoves to take over the nest? How can you put up with this?”
Ying Yuexuan froze, “Do you also think that being born is more important than being adopted?”
“Of course.” The celebrity said, “How important is blood ties? No one would want to let someone who is not even related to them inherit their property, right?”
“Didn’t I say that last time I spoke to you on the phone? My second aunt she couldn’t have children, didn’t they adopt one as well?”
“But then, my second uncle took the illegitimate son home openly and let him into the company, so my second aunt couldn’t say anything.”
Ying Yuexuan hung her head and didn’t say anything.
But Zhong Manhua and Ying Zhending were obviously more partial to her.
But it was only today that she realised that Ying Tianru’s attitude towards her, on the contrary, was the normal one.
“I’ll give you a heads up.” Ming Yuan patted her shoulder and sighed, “I know you don’t like to compete with others for anything, but what belongs to you can’t be taken over, or else you’ll regret it when the time comes.”
Ying Yuexuan looked like she was still in a daze and did not reply.
Seeing her like this, the famous Yuan added: “Besides, people are visual animals, look at her face, can anyone present compare?”
Hearing these words, Ying Yuexuan then turned her head and looked at the other side.
The girl was still wearing white short sleeves and casual trousers, and a black baseball cap was fastened on her head.
Around her were all the ladies in dresses, and even the waiters were all dressed in well-pressed tuxedos.
But even so, she looked stunningly beautiful and her eyebrows were as picturesque as her eyes.
Ying Yuexuan, a person of the same sex, had to admit that it was a beauty that was too clear and flamboyant.
“So you really have to be on your toes.” Ming Yuan couldn’t help but admonish, “Spoil your big brother and pull his attention back.”
“I know.” Ying Yuexuan drew her hand back, not moving, “I’m not comfortable with my mum being over there alone, I’ll go first.”
Ming Yuan nodded and took a C*cktail from a pa*sing waiter.
Suddenly it seemed like she remembered something.
She looked at Ying Yuexuan and then at Ying Tianru and Ying Zigui on the other side, and her eyebrows gradually knitted together.
Why did she feel that these two were more like siblings?
Of course, Ying Zidian’s face was still far inferior even to Ying Tianru’s.
**
By half past six, the guests had arrived for the ball.
The auction took place after the ball.
The auction would not take place until after the opening dance.
Ying did not go down, she stayed in the presidential suite she had booked, leaning back on the bed with her laptop on her lap.
She had no interest in attending the ball.
In the past, during the time of the ancient o continent, she had spent some time inside the royal palaces of various countries.
These were royalty whose favourite thing to do was to have balls, big and small.
She didn’t even want to look at them anymore.
She would come here today also because of Mu Heqing, other items, there was no need to attend.
Ying Ziji propped her head up with one hand.
On the computer screen was a message from Lita to her.
They were using an international chat software.
This chat software was actually developed by the nok forum.
But unlike nok Forum, it was a listed software and could be found in the app shop.
What is the same is that, after adjusting the language used, the other party can be automatically converted to their own language, regardless of the language they are using.
This is why all the bigwigs on the nok forum, who are from different countries, are able to post together in harmony.
After all, not everyone has the linguistic talent to be fluent in every country’s language.
Because she hadn’t been on Earth for a long time, after a gap of more than two hundred years, what she knew before, Ying Ziji had rusty.
So she changed the system language to Latin.
It wasn’t on the original chat software, so she specifically went to 10 and had him add one.
[I’ve checked all over Shanghai, how come I couldn’t find anyone who could match up with you?
Ying Zidian didn’t reply to this, but asked.
[What time are you meeting tonight?
Rita replied in seconds.
[Don’t mention it, we can’t meet tonight, it’s tomorrow, it’s still 2am.
[I don’t get it… Are you saying that poisoners are bats? Do they all like to be out at night and day? You know the third poisoner I hired last time, right? He’s as active as a high-fashion number on the forum.
Ying Zidian remembered the id “Please take a pill”, and raised her eyebrows.
[I know, it’s quite active, isn’t it selling sunscreen?
Rita was quite angry at the mention of it.
I’m not sure if I’d let him go so easily if it wasn’t for the fact that he gave me a box of hydrating masks.
But that’s just saying.
Trying to catch a poisoner is harder than climbing up the ladder.
Not to mention the third on the list, any of the top ten poisoners on the list had poison all over their bodies.
If you touch them without their will, you will unknowingly be infected.
Ying Ziji pondered for a moment.
[Well, I’ll be there on time.]
[OK, I’ll wait for you, but then again, what do you want to see the First Poisoner for?
[To fight fake.
[?
After posting these two words, Ying Zidian changed his online status to invisible.
The door was snapped shut at that moment.
The man’s tone was low and slow, like the quiet flow of the deep sea.
“Yao Yao, can you come in?”
Ying Ziji was still leaning on the bed and raised her eyes at the words, and did not get out of bed, but pressed the switch next to the bed.
The door of the room opened.
One good thing about the queen hotel was that there were enough switches to save time.
Fu Yunshen walked in and closed the door again.
But his eyes were downcast and he didn’t look at the bed.
Ying looked at him thoughtfully for two seconds, “I’m not wearing pajamas.”
“……”
Fu Yunshen slowly turned his head, his eyes slightly deep.
Ying Ziyi’s eyes had returned to the computer screen, not feeling anything wrong, it was natural: “Isn’t this listening to you?”
“……”
There were a few more seconds of silence.
“I went down there just now.” Half a minute later, Fu Yunshen spoke, “Saw someone from the Dream Family.”
“The Dream Family?” Ying Zigui thought back for a moment and nodded slightly, “I think I’ve heard Old Mu mention it.”
“A true family of ancient medicine, with all the direct members of the family knowing ancient medicine.” Fu Yunshen sat on the sofa, his slender legs folded, and curled his lips, “But on the surface, they call themselves Chinese doctors to the outside world.”
Ancient medicine and Chinese medicine were still different.
Chinese medicine originated from ancient medicine.
It was like quite a few of the modern fighting arts in China, which were actually leftover physical combat methods from ancient martial arts.
Without the use of internal energy, one is able to possess a certain level of physical strength.