Shui Miao’s heart quivered with shock. Just as she had expected, Chen Meiling really was her half-sister from the same father!
Shui Miao had heard from her mother before that after she had been taken away by Liu Hongmei years ago, her mother had quickly become a vegetative patient. After that, her father had continued running his business for several years before his downfall. Most likely, this Chen Meiling was the illegitimate daughter he had fathered outside the family.
Chen Meiling rested one hand on her head and quickly regained her composure. However, she was unaware she had just revealed her father’s name. She sat back down, took out some medicine, and swallowed it with water. “Sorry, I suffer from anemia and often get dizzy. Are you really so eager to know about my father?”
She had no idea that she had just given away the answer.
Shui Miao smiled slightly. “Sister, why don’t I explain it to you?”
“You called me sister!?”
Chen Meiling frowned, surprised as she looked at Shui Miao.
Shui Miao softly exhaled. “Yes, you are my sister. My mother’s name is Yang Min. She has been living in a nursing home, accompanied by Aunt Yang Fen. Do you know about this?”
“I… I do! But I heard the aunt’s child had already…”
Chen Meiling was naturally aware of this. However, since Yang Min wasn’t her real mother and had been in a vegetative state, she had once visited her, though that was a long time ago.
“The one who died wasn’t me. I was swapped by a nurse named Liu Hongmei at the hospital and sold to a woman named Liao Jifen who rented a room in Liu’s house. Then I was resold to a small village in Northern Jiangsu. After many experiences, I finally returned. Now, my mother and I have been reunited and are living well together. Uncle Zhang, the police chief, personally arranged a DNA test for me. If you don’t believe me, you can check it yourself. Now that I’ve found you, my sister, our family has finally reunited!” Shui Miao spoke concisely and clearly, then smiled faintly again. “You see, my brother—I have great fortune and resilience. Not only did I survive, but I also succeeded in my Daoist cultivation and have become an extraordinary Feng Shui master. The reason you just revealed our father’s name, Chen Yiren, while feeling dizzy was actually due to the Daoist techniques I practiced.” Pausing, Shui Miao sighed, “It’s incredible, even hard for me to believe myself, that I found you so easily. Perhaps it’s our father watching over us from above!”
“Wait… wait a minute…”
Chen Meiling excitedly pressed her chest, seeming almost breathless. She frantically rummaged through her drawer, pulled out Director Zhang’s business card, and shakily dialed his phone number…
After a while, Chen Meiling hung up and excitedly approached Shui Miao, suddenly opening her arms and hugging him tightly!
“…”
Feeling the barrier at her chest, Shui Miao was a bit embarrassed. He hadn’t expected his sister to be such a tough woman!
After all, he wasn’t a child anymore; such a hug was a bit awkward!
“Little brother, do you know how hard it’s been for me to carry on alone?” Chen Meiling cried. This was only the second time she had cried since her mother’s death many years ago. “My dear little brother, I can’t believe it—you’re alive! Finally, I have family again…”
“Sis… go ahead and cry. It’ll make you feel better.”
Shui Miao was also deeply moved. Although he had initially harbored some impure thoughts, upon hearing his sister’s weeping, those base thoughts were completely washed away by the overwhelming power of familial love.
“Ring ring…”
At that moment, Shui Miao’s phone suddenly rang loudly. Chen Meiling let go, and Shui Miao took out his phone. Seeing it was a call from Uncle Zhang, he quickly greeted his sister and walked to the window before answering. As soon as the call connected, Director Zhang’s voice came through, though he spoke in a hushed tone. “Shui Miao, what are you doing? How did you find her?”
“What do you mean?” Shui Miao was taken aback.
Director Zhang quickly replied, “What do you mean ‘what do I mean’? Don’t you know that Chen Meiling is the daughter your father had with his mistress? Your mother’s suicide years ago was also partly because of this mistress. Now you’re actually getting close to her—what if your mother finds out? She’ll be furious enough to come back from the grave! Moreover, I know Chen Meiling very well. Just like her mother, she appears kind on the surface but is actually cunning and deceitful. She’s an excellent actress. Don’t fall for her tricks! If she were trustworthy, I would’ve helped her already—why wait until today?”
“…”
Shui Miao was greatly shocked, never expecting the situation to be like this!
“Alright, no more hesitation. Quickly find an excuse to leave. I just met an old friend who’s willing to transfer his tea house restaurant. I want to use your name to exchange for the property. Hurry over here—it’s the tea house where your mother took you for that blind date. I’m negotiating with the owner right now.” Director Zhang hung up.
Shui Miao put down the phone but hadn’t had time to speak when Chen Meiling started, “It must’ve been Uncle Zhang calling, right? He must’ve warned you not to trust me and told you to stay away from me, didn’t he?”
Chen Meiling sat at her desk, one hand supporting her head, the other holding a pen, aimlessly drawing circles on a blank sheet of paper.
“No, he just asked me to go over for some business discussion.” Shui Miao awkwardly smiled. He hadn’t expected Chen Meiling to guess Director Zhang’s words so accurately. It seemed their relationship was indeed complicated!
From this, Shui Miao couldn’t help but feel a bit wary of Chen Meiling.
“Hmph!”
Chen Meiling gave a slight scoff, threw the pen onto the desk, and said indifferently, “No matter what he said, the fact that you’re my brother can’t be changed by anyone. Little brother, to prove my loyalty to our father and to prove my innocence, I’ve decided to transfer my assets to you and enter the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce under your name, with me as your deputy.”
“Sister, how can that be? My assets are so little!”
Shui Miao was stunned. Chen Meiling looked very serious, not at all like she was joking or pretending.
“Don’t argue. What’s mine is yours. We’re family!”
Chen Meiling stood up, approached Shui Miao, and gently straightened his collar. “Come on, little brother. The mall just received some great new men’s wear. I don’t have a gift for you, so come with me and pick out a few outfits.”
Without giving Shui Miao a chance to refuse, she dragged him away.
At the men’s clothing store, Chen Meiling selected over ten sets of high-end men’s wear for Shui Miao, each costing thousands to tens of thousands of yuan. Shui Miao was stunned. When he said he didn’t need so many, Chen Meiling immediately looked displeased, accusing him of looking down on her. With no choice, Shui Miao had to leave carrying over ten large shopping bags.
On the way back, Chen Meiling showed him constant concern and care.
After seeing Shui Miao off in a taxi, she even stood watching until it was far out of sight before turning back…
But on her way back, her demeanor suddenly changed. Her face turned dark and furious, looking extremely intimidating. She ignored anyone who greeted her…
Back in her office, she angrily smashed things, tearing into pieces the paper she had been doodling on, smashing the pen with a punch, and roaring, “Chen Yiren! You owe my mother, and you owe me, Chen Meiling! Chen Shuimiao, don’t blame me—blame your father for hurting us mother and daughter! I will take revenge! I will reclaim everything that rightfully belongs to us mother and daughter!!”
Just as Director Zhang had said, Chen Meiling was indeed extremely cunning and an expert at pretending.
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