After the Fake Heiress Died, She Was Filled with Regret - Chapter 47

Chapter 47: But She Clearly Promised She Wouldn’t Leave…

“Shinan!” Qian Yu found Xia Shinan just as the fireworks were almost over; she was sitting on a bench resting. Qian Yu ran over, panting, but found only Xia Shinan alone.

“Little Yu Mao!” Xia Shinan saw Qian Yu and waved excitedly. “Why are you so late? Did you watch the fireworks?”

Qian Yu didn’t answer, her eyes full of worry. “Where’s Tang Yin?”

“Her phone rang, and she said she was going to a quiet place to answer the call.” Xia Shinan noticed Qian Yu’s strange state and asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”

Qian Yu looked at her friend, who was completely unaware, hesitated, and then handed her the phone. “See for yourself.”

Xia Shinan looked confused, took the phone, and after two seconds, she froze completely.

The thread’s popularity was still rising, and many people were commenting on platforms like Weibo and Xiaohongshu as well.

Xia Shinan looked at the intimate photos and videos, trembling uncontrollably, as if drenched in a bucket of ice water, her heart filled with unease.

“Why is this happening…” she mumbled, holding the phone with both hands, looking up at Qian Yu. “Who posted it?”

Qian Yu shook her head. “I don’t know. I’ll find someone to help check. But Shinan, you also need to think about how that person got these intimate photos.”

Xia Shinan opened the thread again, staring blankly at the photos…

Qian Yu looked around, saying angrily, “What’s wrong with Tang Yin? Why is she taking a call at such an important moment and not coming back!”

Tang Yin…

Xia Shinan’s heart sank at Qian Yu’s words.

“These photos were all taken with Tang Yin’s phone.”

Qian Yu was stunned. “Are you saying… Tang Yin posted them?”

“Impossible!” Xia Shinan suddenly looked up, her tone certain. “Didn’t Tang Yin say her phone was lost? Maybe someone picked it up and posted these things.”

“That’s possible…” Qian Yu nodded. “Call Tang Yin and ask her where she is!”

Xia Shinan looked down at herself. Besides a small crossbody bag she had just bought, she had nothing else.

“It’s with Tang Yin. She was helping me carry my bag…”

Qian Yu quickly used her phone to call. After a few seconds, she hung up.

“Busy tone. I don’t know who she’s talking to.”

Xia Shinan wrapped her arms around herself, as if seeking a sense of security.

She smiled at Qian Yu. “It’s okay. Let’s wait a little longer. We’ll talk when she comes back…”

In a corner, Tang Yin watched Xia Shinan, her eyes red, but she dared not approach.

Ten minutes ago, she first received a call from Ming Jing, whose tone was surprised.

“Tang Yin, you’re being too ruthless, aren’t you?”

Tang Yin frowned, looking back at Xia Shinan. “What’s wrong?”

“Didn’t you post that thread on the forum? Are you planning to completely cut ties with Xia Shinan by doing this?!”

Tang Yin didn’t know what Ming Jing was talking about, so she simply put her phone on speaker and opened the forum directly.

“Say something, Tang Yin! Posting photos and videos is one thing, but why didn’t you blur the faces? With this method of harming the enemy by a thousand and yourself by eight hundred, can you still go back to the Xia family later?”

Tang Yin saw the thread. Her blood seemed to solidify, and breathing became difficult. She gasped for air, barely hearing what Ming Jing was saying. After hanging up, she immediately called Qi Ning.

The call was quickly answered.

Qi Ning’s voice sounded excited and delighted. “Tang Yin, even if you hadn’t called, I would have looked for you.”

“Your move is quite good. You know how to strike where it hurts, and hurting someone requires stabbing their heart. I wasn’t wrong about you. You are definitely someone who can achieve great things. Are there any other videos? If there are more intimate ones, posting them would be even better.”

Before Tang Yin could reply, Qi Ning laughed out loud: “I’ve already found someone to push it up the trending list. Just thinking about how frantic the Xia couple will be when they see the thread makes me happy!”

Tang Yin froze in place.

No, she didn’t post it.

But those photos were on her phone—the phone that had gone missing.

Ming Jing and Qi Ning both thought it was her.

Then… what about Xia Shinan? Would she listen to her explanation?

Her steps were disorganized as she walked back to the garden but saw Qian Yu and Xia Shinan.

Xia Shinan’s face was pale and helpless. Qian Yu was saying something to her, and then the two shook their heads weakly.

Tang Yin wanted to walk over and tell Xia Shinan it wasn’t her, but her feet were firmly planted on the spot.

A low whisper emerged in her heart.

“What’s the point of going back? Wouldn’t it be better to just let her misunderstand? Better a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one. No matter who posted the thread, will the harm to Xia Shinan be any less?”

“Instead of apologizing to her tonight, putting a Band-Aid on her wound, only to tear it off fiercely a couple of days later and inflict a sharper pain, why not just leave now…”

Tang Yin took a step back, looked at Xia Shinan, and whispered, “I’m sorry…”

“Why isn’t she here yet?” Qian Yu was getting anxious. She called Tang Yin again. It was turned off.

“No way… why is it off?!” Qian Yu stared dumbfounded at Xia Shinan.

Xia Shinan clutched the ears of the bunny backpack. Only this could prevent her inner panic from being too obvious. “Could something have happened? Or maybe her phone died? Tang Yin wouldn’t leave me without a reason…”

The moment she finished speaking, tears flowed uncontrollably, and a greater sense of terror arose in her heart. This was more deadly than not being able to find Tang Yin last week.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry. There’s a broadcast room. Shall we go to the broadcast room to look for her?” Seeing her friend cry, Qian Yu immediately panicked, grabbing a tissue to wipe her tears and leading Xia Shinan to the broadcast room.

Ms. Tang Yin, Ms. Tang Yin, please report to the West Gate broadcast room if you hear this broadcast. Your friend is waiting for you.

The broadcast was repeated again and again, occasionally interspersed with other search announcements, usually for lost parents, lost children, or children looking for parents.

But the number of people in the broadcast room dwindled, until only the staff remained, asking Xia Shinan and Qian Yu.

“Are you sure your friend is still here?”

Qian Yu paused. She was about to speak, but she heard Xia Shinan say with certainty, “Yes, she must still be here.”

Staff: “But the broadcast has been going for over two hours, and the park is closing soon. If she was in the park, it’s impossible that she couldn’t be found, especially as an adult. I suggest you try calling her again.”

“But it’s off… we can’t reach her,” Qian Yu said helplessly.

Staff: “Then I can be very sure in telling you that she has definitely left.”

“No!” The usually gentle Xia Shinan suddenly burst out, tears streaming down her face. “She wouldn’t leave! Tang Yin wouldn’t suddenly abandon me and leave!”

“I’m sorry,” the staff member quickly apologized, handing her tissues. “I’ll broadcast one more time and then ask my colleague to check the security footage at the gate… Miss, please don’t cry.”

Half an hour later, the amusement park had closed. Xia Shinan and Qian Yu sat on a bench by the entrance in silence.

The staff had been kind enough to check the footage frame by frame. Tang Yin had left through the West Gate a long time ago.

The facts were undeniable, pale and powerless.

But Xia Shinan refused to leave. She insisted on waiting for Tang Yin right there.

Perhaps Tang Yin had gone to buy her a gift, or maybe there was some emergency.

Once she finished what she was doing, Tang Yin would definitely come back.

Qian Yu wanted her friend to be sensible and heartlessly revealed the truth behind Tang Yin’s self-deceiving words: “But her phone is off, too! If there was really something urgent, she could have at least come back and told you!”

Xia Shinan looked down at the bunny crossbody bag. “It’s possible… her phone fell out again.”

“Does a person’s phone fall out that easily?” Qian Yu mercilessly exposed the flaw. “Falling out once and then twice? Tang Yin isn’t that careless!”

“Her disappearance, and the thread appearing online at the same time—isn’t that too much of a coincidence?”

“Maybe… after standing up for you and offending Lin Yu that time, she developed a desire for revenge.” Qian Yu analyzed. “So, the lost phone was fake. The time she disappeared, she was just carefully planning how to retaliate against you, the Xia family, and the Lin family!”

Xia Shinan listened to her words, but she didn’t show much emotion, only moving her lips slightly. “No, I don’t believe it. Tang Yin wouldn’t seek revenge on me.”

Qian Yu took a deep breath. “Fine… let’s forget about Tang Yin for now. We need to deal with the thread, right? Let’s find someone to take the thread down and figure out how to salvage the situation.”

But Xia Shinan looked up, her eyes like still water.

“Salvage? Do we need to salvage it?”

She pulled up the corner of her mouth, self-deprecatingly. “The thread isn’t wrong. I am a lesbian. I’m disgusting…”

“What’s disgusting about you!” Qian Yu hugged her tightly, her voice full of heartache. “Don’t believe what those people say. You are not disgusting. They are the most disgusting ones!”

Xia Shinan lowered her gaze, her eyelids drooping powerlessly.

She wasn’t afraid of what the thread said; she was only afraid that Tang Yin wouldn’t come back.

The amusement park was devoid of its daytime cheer. The leaving tourists stood at the entrance taking a few photos, waiting for their ride, and then left.

After going back and forth for over half an hour, only she and Qian Yu remained.

Xia Shinan bit her lip tightly. It was just her left.

She clearly said she wouldn’t leave her.

Thinking of this, a surge of grievance and bitterness violently overwhelmed her again.

Suddenly, the sound of a car engine approached. Xia Shinan abruptly looked up, blinded by a dazzling high beam. She squinted her eyes until the car got closer. When she saw clearly, her pupils instantly contracted.

The car stopped, and the person who got out was Assistant Li, dressed in a suit.

“Miss, Madam is waiting for you. Please get in the car.”

This time, Xia Shinan didn’t hesitate much. She looked back at Qian Yu. “Can you please send my friend back first?”

Assistant Li glanced at Qian Yu. “Of course.”

Qian Yu sat in the passenger seat, but her gaze couldn’t help but constantly look at the back. Xia Shinan was like a soulless doll. She hadn’t said a single word since getting in the car.

The car drove toward the familiar villa area and soon arrived at Qian’s house, but Qian Yu was extremely worried about Xia Shinan.

“Auntie, why don’t I… visit your house? It’s Shinan’s birthday today, and we haven’t finished celebrating…”

Xie Wan looked up, her smile extremely cold. “It’s not appropriate today. You also said it’s Shinan’s birthday, and the family is preparing for her. Tomorrow.”

“But…”

“Little Yu Mao, see you tomorrow.” Xia Shinan looked at her and spoke softly at this moment.

Qian Yu had been with her a lot, but some things, she still had to face alone.

The door was wide open. Xia Shinan got out of the car with Xie Wan. Before entering the house, Xie Wan’s arrogant voice came from her ear: “Xia Shinan, the matter with you and that poor girl is all over the news. Have you thought about how you’ll explain this to your father and me?”

Xia Shinan blinked her eyelashes slightly, turning her head to look at Xie Wan.

“Explain? It’s all true… what is there to explain? And, she’s not a poor girl. She has a name, it’s Tang Yin.”

Xie Wan was stunned. She never expected Xia Shinan to speak to her in such a tone. She scoffed. “Fine. Then you go and tell your father that, too!”

Xia Shinan took a step inside. Just as she reached the living room, before she even saw anyone, a heavy slap landed on her face. Losing her balance, she fell to the floor.

“What have you been doing outside!” Xia Shentu was furious, his face red. “Not only are you behaving badly, but you even posted it online. Now look, the whole of A City is laughing at our Xia family!”

Xia Shinan covered her face, silently looking at the father who had been absent for a long time. It was only at such a critical juncture that he appeared.

Her tone was cold, as if stating a perfectly normal fact.

“Dad, I am a lesbian. I like girls.”

“Now everyone knows, and the Lin family knows too. Tell me, can my marriage with Lin Yu… still go through?”

After saying that, she chuckled softly. “Instead of holding an inquisition here, you might as well figure out how to negotiate with the Lin family to cancel the engagement.”

“You!” Xia Shentu looked at his usually incredibly obedient daughter, who had now transformed into someone he didn’t recognize. After two seconds of shock, he pointed at Xie Wan and roared, “This is all your fault for corrupting our daughter!”

Xie Wan sneered. “Xia Shentu, do you have the nerve to blame me? You’re out womanizing all day long, using business trips as an excuse. Have you ever cared about the company’s affairs? Have you ever cared about our daughter’s affairs?”

“I think, her liking women is all because of your influence, because she has a father like you!”

Xia Shentu was so angry that he smashed the nearby vase. “Xie Wan, I must divorce you. You are a shrew! What right do you have to criticize me when you can’t even give me a son?”

“And you, Xia Shinan! No matter what, you must marry into the Lin family! The rumors online are all slander. Once I find out who is behind it, I’ll destroy them!”

A flicker of panic crossed Xia Shinan’s eyes. She looked at her parents and played her last card.

“Fine. Then ask the Lin family if they want a ghost marriage.”

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