Su Ran’s face quickly flashed with a hint of embarrassment.
She had been forcibly taken from the set by Zhou Yanbai, without even having a clear understanding of the situation. On the way, he had given her a brief explanation, telling her that no matter what, she had to become his uncle’s daughter!
Jiang Nanshu was stunned.
No, big brother, do you fucking think you’re the only smart person in the world?
During someone else’s “family reunion,” suddenly bringing in a strange girl, saying that she’s your “biological daughter”?
That just looks like you’re sabotaging the event!
Jiang Nanshu’s habit of feeling embarrassed for others kicked in again.
Zhou Zhenghui also thought it was ridiculous. He had asked Zhou Yanbai to find his daughter, and he didn’t, but now he’d found someone to impersonate her and brought her back. Was he playing games with him?
His gaze shifted to Su Ran. She was indeed beautiful, but… the resemblance was completely off; he couldn’t see even a trace of his wife in Su Ran’s features.
Seeing that no one else was speaking, Zhou Yanbai hooked the corner of his lip, “Uncle, are you not afraid that auntie will die of anger when she finds out the truth if you casually bring someone to pass off as her? Therefore, I brought you a real one back, it’s just that I didn’t have the chance to tell you before you made this decision.”
Zhou Zhenghui’s eyes darkened, and he sneered inwardly.
Zhou Yanbai was ungrateful, a real ingrate.
No matter how good you were to him, how much you helped him, once he gained power, he would still bite back.
In truth, he had lost hope of ever finding his daughter.
But his wife had not given up, how could he give up and break her heart?
That was why he had sought out Zhou Yanbai that day, but the words he said were really hurtful, saying his daughter was probably long dead out there, asking him one after another without knowing.
He had finally made up his mind to fool Liu Yueru with a fake, but Zhou Yanbai suddenly claimed to have brought his “biological daughter” to their doorstep.
Seeing that Liu Yueru had already accepted Jiang Leyi’s existence, revealing the truth now, it seemed like Zhou Yanbai truly wanted to infuriate her to death.
“Pfft, as if the person you found is so legitimate. Mr. Zhou’s daughter has been missing since birth, for nineteen years now. If I’m not mistaken, Su Ran is already twenty-one this year, right?”
Without waiting for Zhou Zhenghui to speak, Jiang Nanshu’s voice floated over from the back.
With each word she uttered, Su Ran felt increasingly uneasy.
Her heart strongly rejected being arranged like this by Zhou Yanbai, but she couldn’t resist it.
She didn’t expect Jiang Nanshu to be here, either.
With acquaintances present, how could she still recognize them as family? She even felt like leaving, but her feet were rooted to the ground, unable to move a step.
She lowered her head somewhat awkwardly.
Zhou Yanbai looked at Jiang Nanshu, whose beautiful face bore a smile, appearing very approachable. Yet, with just one sentence, she overturned all the words he had prepared. His handsome face slowly turned cold, becoming chilling, looking somewhat terrifying.
Jiang Leyi was startled, and her body instinctively moved in front of Jiang Nanshu.
Why weren’t people allowed to tell the truth anymore?
Just like that, as if wanting to kill someone, one could tell at a glance that the man before them was not the kind with a good temper.
Jiang Nanshu was not afraid of him. Seeing this face, even though this was not the Zhou Yanbai from the original world, she couldn’t control her desire to kill him.
She had been locked up in a mental hospital, and Zhou Yanbai had smoothly inherited the hundred-billion fortune left behind by Zhou Yanxu, becoming the Zhou family’s heir.
She had seen all this news on the TV in the mental hospital.
Back then, the young nurse was afraid that such stimuli would drive her mad, forbidding her from watching. They would change the channel or just show her “Garden Baby” instead, claiming it could purify the soul.
She just wanted to say she was not insane and had a very strong emotional endurance. There was no need to worry about her suffering from any sort of mental breakdown.
Once she escaped, only one could live between Zhou Yanbai and herself.
“It’s useless to talk more, let’s just get a DNA test, and the results will prove whether what I say is true or not,” Zhou Yanbai’s words were indeed directed at Zhou Zhenghui, but his gaze stayed fixed on Jiang Nanshu the whole time.
Ha, how amusing.
No wonder his Ranran wanted to kill her, as annoying as a fly, he too likely wished he could just slap her dead.
“Tch, DNA tests can be faked, right? Previously, Mr. Zhou begged you to find his daughter, and you spoke so cruelly to people. Now that they’ve found their daughter, you bring an impostor instead. Do you enjoy being slapped in the face that much?” There was an unmistakable disdain in Jiang Nanshu’s tone, as if she’d become Zhou Zhenghui’s spokesperson.
Before Zhou Yanbai could speak, Jiang Nanshu feigned sudden realization, “Or is it that you never intended to let Mr. Zhou find his child, because you wanted to swallow up your uncle’s estate all by yourself? Wow, I didn’t expect you to be such a person. Inheriting the great Zhou Family fortune isn’t enough for you; you also covet your own kin’s inheritance, bringing along an impostor to gobble up his money, is that it?”
Zhou Zhenghui’s face showed a slight change, and his eyes became wary of Zhou Yanbai.
Zhou Yanbai’s eyes turned icy in an instant, wishing he could butcher Jiang Nanshu a thousand times over.
Indeed, this had been his intention.
Zhou Zhenghui had controlled the Zhou Family for three years and cultivated many loyal followers within it.
Even though he was the heir, the directors’ hearts were with Zhou Zhenghui!
On the surface, he had everything, but being overthrown would only take a blink of an eye.
His situation was not secure.
If Zhou Zhenghui died, and having no offspring to succeed him, all it would take was a little tampering with his will, and Zhou Zhenghui’s vast estate would be his.
So, upon hearing that Zhou Zhenghui had brought in a girl to impersonate, what if real feelings developed, and in a moment of weakness, Zhou Zhenghui left all his money to that stranger?
If a stranger could impersonate, then so could the person he brought in!
Yet, it was Jiang Nanshu’s casual words that pierced through his ambitions.
His tone turned menacing, “Don’t talk nonsense. My uncle is the last kin I have in this world, and I would never harm him. Nevertheless, here you are spreading rumors, causing strife between my uncle and me. Are you seeking death?”
“Eh, why all the explanations? Seems like you might have a guilty conscience. I said if you’re going to find someone, find someone qualified. Why go for Su Ran who’s unprofessional? Your uncle doesn’t look stupid, does he?” Jiang Nanshu continued her assault.
The plot certainly couldn’t go awry!
Su Ran’s wealthy daddy wasn’t here, so acknowledge what exactly, this is absurd!
Her few words snapped Zhou Zhenghui to reality.
Yes, does he look that foolish?
If it was someone he had brought, he might have believed it.
But now, his scrutinizing eyes looked over Su Ran who was helplessly hanging her head low, indeed appearing pitiable.
Zhou Yanbai ground his teeth tightly, wishing he could skin Jiang Nanshu alive, his voice cold and sinister, “Do you know the consequences of provoking me? It doesn’t matter that you’re from the Jiang Family, or that Lu Qingyan is your fiancé.”
Jiang Nanshu raised her eyebrows, her voice crisp, “Of course I know.”
She bent her brows and eyes, mimicking the mocking tone from the video, and with one hand, made a heart shape, “To offend you is like kicking cotton~”