I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 117

With the future sister-in-law and the elder brother sorted out, the plan could proceed to the next step: accelerating Wen Mother’s realization and acceptance of their relationship.

After returning from their trip, Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng stayed home peacefully for three days. Then, Wen Yunqing received an urgent call from the Special Affairs Department.

“We had everything arranged, but some fool ignored the warnings and insisted on trying to break through his cultivation, which resulted in cultivation deviation, implicating the entire team,” Mu Kuan spoke with lingering anger, clearly infuriated.

“Location?” Wen Yunqing asked.

“In Sea City, where the deep-sea great demon was predicted last time,” Mu Kuan replied. “I will seal off that area of the sea three days in advance. You can go a few days early to investigate.”

Wen Yunqing didn’t refuse. “Arrange a few people with suitable elemental attributes for me. No one with low cultivation or no experience.”

Mu Kuan was silent for a moment. “Manpower is quite strained right now. We can probably only assign two people to assist you.”

“Two people?” Wen Yunqing quickly ran a check in her mind. “You need to ensure the vessel and logistics are ready.”

Mu Kuan: “Don’t worry about that. A naval patrol vessel will coordinate with you. Heavy weapons will also be prepared.”

“Understood. Remember to pay me the service fee.” Refusal was not an option, so Wen Yunqing insisted on getting paid, upholding her principle of never working for free.

This particular great demon was quite formidable. After explaining the situation to her girlfriend, Wen Yunqing decided to go alone.

Wen Yimeng wasn’t overly worried about Wen Yunqing’s safety these days, but she still pulled her aside and nagged her for ten minutes, warning her not to be careless and never to underestimate the enemy.

“Don’t worry, I won’t do anything so stupid,” Wen Yunqing kissed the person in front of her. “Be cautious before starting. Use full power immediately upon finding the enemy. Don’t waste words. Finish it, then strike again for good measure, ensuring absolute certainty.”

Wen Yimeng nodded contentedly, then reluctantly saw her off.

“Yunqing left?” Wen Mother asked, noticing the missing person in the house. “Why isn’t she back yet?”

“A small issue came up with a project in Sea City, requiring a shareholder meeting,” Wen Yimeng had prepared a reason. “She should be back the day after tomorrow.”

Wen Mother nodded. Her peripheral vision caught sight of the mark on her younger daughter’s neck that hadn’t faded yet. Her gaze lingered for a moment before quickly looking away.

I didn’t see it, I didn’t see it. I didn’t see anything just now. If they weren’t saying anything, she would just pretend she knew nothing.

Wen Mother comforted herself in an Ah Q fashion, then focused on the dinner in front of her.

“The day after tomorrow? Why didn’t Yunqing take you with her?” Wen Han asked casually. “I thought you held the shares jointly?”

Wen Yimeng blinked. “We do. But we still have a research topic. If both of us went to the meeting, we wouldn’t have time to complete the assignment.”

Wen Han nodded. Prompted by a look from his girlfriend, he didn’t pursue the topic.

“Jointly held shares always carry a small risk. If you have the chance, it’s best to divide them up first and then sign a custody agreement,” Wen Father offered his opinion from a businessman’s perspective.

Of course, Wen Mother immediately stepped on Wen Father’s foot after he said that. “What risk could there be? Are the two sisters going to have some big falling out?”

“Exactly! They will always be together, so jointly held shares are fine,” Wen Han said quite naturally. “Dad, you don’t need to worry. Yimeng…”

Wen Han stopped speaking mid-sentence when Pei Xi stuffed a piece of braised pork into his mouth. After chewing and swallowing, he realized his words had slightly crossed the line.

Damn it! He blamed Wen Yunqing for flaunting her affection so openly in front of him these past few days, making him subconsciously lock the two of them together!

“Alright, eat,” Wen Mother picked up some food for Wen Father, casually changing the subject. “Are you going to the company tomorrow?”

Wen Father thought for a moment. “With Wen Han at the company, I don’t need to go.”

Wen Mother nodded, satisfied. “Good. Then you can go shopping with me tomorrow. I think some new handbags were just released.”

Wen Yimeng ate her white rice, glancing thoughtfully at Wen Han and her mother. Was she mistaken? Why did she feel like her mother knew something?

Her mother had deliberately changed the topic just now—was she covering for herself? Did Mom really find out?

With a belly full of minor questions, Wen Yimeng messaged Wen Yunqing on WeChat, briefly describing her thoughts and suspicions.

Wen Yunqing had just arrived in Sea City. After changing into her specialized gear and boarding the patrol vessel, she saw Wen Yimeng’s message and immediately put on her earpiece to start a video call.

“Wow, are you on a boat?” Wen Yimeng exclaimed after the video connected.

“Yes. The area where the sea demon is is a distance from the coast, so I boarded today,” Wen Yunqing said, slowly panning the camera around, finally settling on the glistening sea surface so Wen Yimeng could enjoy the ocean’s night view.

After admiring the scenery, Wen Yimeng relayed the conversation that had happened at the dinner table.

Wen Yunqing rubbed her chin. “My intuition tells me Mom probably knows something. After all, we haven’t been concealing things much since we got back.”

For example, holding Wen Yimeng while sitting on the sofa and feeding her fruit—she hadn’t hidden behaviors like that much at all.

“If that’s the case, is Mom supportive or against it?” Wen Yimeng wasn’t sure if her mother was tacitly approving or plotting something.

“I don’t know, but whatever Mom does, her intentions are always good for us,” Wen Yunqing said. “As long as we let Mom see that we are very happy together and our future will be bright, Mom will definitely support us.”

Wen Yimeng agreed with Wen Yunqing’s assessment. “What about Dad? I think Dad might…”

“Honestly, I don’t really care about his opinion,” Wen Yunqing confessed. “I only need Mom’s approval.”

Whether one called Wen Yunqing vindictive or petty, she genuinely didn’t care much for Wen Father. Likewise, she was certain that in Wen Father’s eyes, she was less important than his company and assets.

In other words, Wen Father might be a good husband in Wen Mother’s eyes, but in Wen Yunqing’s view, he was not a father worth relying on, but rather a partner maintaining a certain level of intimacy.

Wen Father was responsible for playing the role of a father, and Wen Yunqing was responsible for playing the role of a daughter, participating in normal father-daughter social activities.

With Wen Yunqing’s reassurance, the last trace of anxiety in Wen Yimeng’s heart vanished. Listening to her girlfriend’s breathing mixed with the sound of waves hitting the ship, she quickly drifted off to sleep.

Only after confirming she was asleep did Wen Yunqing end the call. She stood up and walked into the cabin, beginning to review the data detected by the instruments.

Just as the sky began to lighten, Wen Yunqing took a photo of the sea sunrise and sent it. Only then did she go to her room to meditate and prepare for the battle awaiting her that night.

Just as the prophecy foretold, after the sun set, the previously calm sea began to whip up massive waves. A huge whirlpool appeared on the surface, and amid startled cries, a gigantic octopus monster, whose eyeballs were nearly as large as a person, emerged.

“Set up the defense formation,” Wen Yunqing said calmly. She took out her personal sword from her storage space and threw a few talismans to test the sea monster.

Due to the presence of seawater, the normally powerful Heaven Thunder Talisman was weakened, merely singeing a small portion of the sea monster’s skin.

“Captain Wen, we need to…” Before the two accompanying cultivators could speak, Wen Yunqing directly flew into the air, her sword now inexplicably wreathed in red flames.

Then, they witnessed a scene they would remember for the rest of their lives: the mere one-meter-long sword blade swung out a ten-meter fire blade, instantly slicing off half of the sea monster’s head.

Before they could shout, Wen Yunqing continued to expend her spiritual energy, treating everyone on the patrol vessel to a grand firework show.

“It… Is it over just like that?” One of the personnel on the patrol vessel asked dazedly. He had been on missions before. An enemy of this combat level usually required fighting all night until the opponent was exhausted before they could be killed.

“It’s over. Captain Wen is strong indeed!” The other cultivator’s eyes glowed fiercely. If only he could work under Captain Wen, his cultivation would surely soar!

“The body is a bit shattered. Be careful not to miss anything during the salvage,” Wen Yunqing said, retracting her sword, her face neither red nor out of breath, as if she had just been out for a stroll.

“Yes, Captain Wen, rest assured, we guarantee mission completion!” the accompanying cultivator said. No wonder they specified two water-attribute cultivators were needed—it was to deal with this cleanup.

“I will remain here tonight. Let me know if the data shows any further anomalies.” Wen Yunqing said, taking out her phone and tapping on her most familiar contact picture.

“Understood! We’ll go down immediately to check!” the cultivator agreed instantly. He wanted to perform well. If Captain Wen remembered him, maybe he could be transferred to work under her!

The inspection result was as expected: the giant sea monster was utterly dead. However, due to its size, it would take two to three days to clear, and the area would need continued monitoring.

These matters no longer concerned Wen Yunqing. After staying on the patrol vessel for one extra night, she departed.

Thus, the entire crew of the patrol vessel witnessed another amazing sight: they watched Wen Yunqing fly away on her sword, disappearing before them at a speed comparable to a helicopter.

“I always thought sword flight traveling a thousand li a day was just a legend,” the cultivator muttered to himself. In his life, he had only witnessed his master’s generation flying on their swords once or twice, and only for a very short duration.

“Captain Wen is so incredible! I wonder if she remembers me!” The other cultivator’s eyes were blazing as usual. “Once this mission is over, I’m going to apply for a transfer to Captain Wen’s team!”