I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 29

After purchasing the New Year’s goods, the New Year drew closer and closer.

On the twenty-sixth of the lunar month, Wen Yunqing dialed the number she had first memorized and asked the convenience store owner about her grandmother’s situation. She then transferred some money to him for her grandmother’s medicine.

Returning to her room, Wen Yunqing took out the small wooden box her grandmother had given her from the bottom of her drawer, removing the jade pendant inside for another examination.

The quality was ordinary, the carving crude. Its only saving grace was its age; if she wasn’t mistaken, it should be an antique from a hundred years ago. If she found someone who liked it, it might sell for a few thousand yuan.

After playing with the jade pendant for a while, Wen Yunqing put it back in the small wooden box. As she was about to close the drawer, she suddenly sensed something. She took the jade pendant out again and, on a whim, poured spiritual energy into it.

This process lasted for three minutes. Aside from becoming slightly more aesthetically pleasing from the nourishment, the jade pendant showed no other change.

“Did I sense wrongly?” Wen Yunqing stared at the jade pendant for a long time. She refused to give up, using spiritual energy to cut her fingertip and letting her fresh blood drip onto the surface.

The moment the blood touched the jade pendant, it vanished instantly. If there wasn’t an actual wound on her fingertip, Wen Yunqing would have thought she was seeing things.

One drop, two drops, three drops… The jade pendant slowly changed from pale green to blood red, and then returned to its original appearance.

Only after the jade pendant completely stopped absorbing blood did Wen Yunqing allow the wound on her fingertip to heal. When she tried injecting spiritual energy again, Wen Yunqing sensed that a space had appeared inside the jade pendant.

No, it wasn’t just a space. The space contained many things that were incredibly familiar to her. Besides the mountains of antique jewelry piled up inside, there was also a bookshelf full of books, all containing the cultivation methods and secret manuals she had once practiced.

Isn’t this her storage ring from her previous life? Why is it in this world? When did the ring turn into a jade pendant?

Wen Yunqing’s mind was full of questions. According to her grandmother, this jade pendant was given to the original host by a passing Daoist priest when she was very young. At that time, she shouldn’t have arrived in this world yet, so why would it have been given to the original host?

Many thoughts flashed through Wen Yunqing’s mind. Her thoughts were chaotic, and she couldn’t sort them out right away.

“Yunqing, Dad is back.” Wen Yimeng knocked on the slightly ajar door, then poked her head in. “He brought you a gift. Do you want to come down and see?”

“Sure.” Wen Yunqing put the jade pendant into her pocket and got up to leave.

Regarding gifts, Mr. Wen was relatively fair. He gave Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng matching wristwatches and rewarded them with one million and eight hundred thousand yuan, respectively, based on their exam results.

“Dad, this is just a reward, not the New Year’s hongbao, right?” Wen Yunqing asked, the smile on her face indicating she was very satisfied with the gift.

Since the watches were the same style, if they both wore them, they would clearly be couple watches!

“It’s not Lunar New Year’s Eve yet, so of course it doesn’t count as New Year’s money,” Mr. Wen said with a smile. His biological daughter was quite pleasing to the eye, as long as she wasn’t arguing with him.

Before they could chat for long, Wen Han returned, bringing along a young man who looked somewhat shy.

“Little Luo, you’re here. Come sit over here,” Mr. Wen’s smile widened significantly upon seeing Luo Shen arrive.

“Uncle Wen, Auntie Wen,” Luo Shen greeted them politely, then sat on the sofa.

“Yimeng, Yunqing, this is Luo Shen. He’s a top law student from Jing University. He has some business to attend to in An City these few days, so he’ll be staying with us temporarily,” Mr. Wen explained.

Luo Shen? Wen Yunqing frowned upon hearing this name. If she remembered correctly, wasn’t this person Wen Yimeng’s fiancé?

Thinking this, Wen Yunqing subconsciously looked to her side and happened to catch the look of longing in Wen Yimeng’s eyes.

Right! Darling Yimeng’s dream university was the Law Department of Jing University!

Instantly, Wen Yunqing entered battle mode, looking at Luo Shen with vigilance. “Are you planning to stay at my house and celebrate the New Year with us?”

Luo Shen was stunned for a moment, then showed a faint smile. “Yes, I may be disturbing the two younger sisters for a few days.”

Wen Yunqing’s gaze toward Luo Shen was full of scrutiny. Although the contents of the book were no longer entirely related to reality, some parts still had reference value.

For example, this Luo Shen in front of her looked like a shy, innocent university student, but secretly, he was a ruthless operator. In the later stages of the book, he successfully got rid of both his older brothers and became the ultimate winner.

“Yimeng, you and Luo Shen are about the same age, and you’re familiar with An City. You can go out and have fun together when you have time these days,” Mr. Wen said, shooting a glance at Wen Yunqing, instructing her to restrain herself and not be so rude to a guest.

“Okay, Brother Luo Shen. If you want to go out, I can be your guide,” Wen Yimeng said, simultaneously pinching Wen Yunqing’s hand.

Luo Shen was a guest of the Wen family now, and under these circumstances, surface harmony must be maintained.

“Thank you, I’ll trouble you then, Sister,” Luo Shen said, a little more amusement showing in his eyes.

The Wen family is truly interesting. One real daughter and one fake daughter, yet they could get along so harmoniously. Was the real daughter too stupid, or was the fake daughter’s manipulation too clever?

Although Luo Shen stayed at the Wen house, he rarely appeared. Seeing him twice a day was already considered good luck. On Lunar New Year’s Eve, he conveniently offered his goodbyes.

Wen Yunqing was thrilled by this. If fireworks weren’t banned, she would have set off a string of firecrackers for him right then and there.

“Yimeng, what do you think of Luo Shen?” Mrs. Wen sat next to Wen Yimeng on the night of New Year’s Eve vigil and asked.

“Hmm, he’s a polite person, and his academic performance must be good too.” Wen Yimeng had only seen Luo Shen a few times, but she had remembered his school and major.

Mrs. Wen nodded, changing the direction of her question. “Yunqing, what do you think?”

“Mom, do you want to hear the truth?” Wen Yunqing asked.

“Of course I want to hear the truth. Just say it directly.” Mrs. Wen mentally prepared herself, estimating that not many good words would come out of Yunqing’s mouth.

“That Luo Shen doesn’t think much of our family deep down,” Wen Yunqing said, her expression serious for once. “Although he seems very polite, he actually only treats our home as a slightly cleaner hotel, only returning to eat and sleep when necessary.”

“Luo Shen has things to attend to; naturally, he can’t stay at home for long,” Wen Han interjected to refute her.

“Is that so?” Wen Yunqing chuckled. “He arrived empty-handed and left without leaving anything either. If he were staying at a hotel, he would at least have to pay some money.”

“He only stayed for a few days; why would he need to bring gifts?” Wen Han still wasn’t convinced. “Besides, how do you know the Luo family didn’t give our family benefits?”

“Give benefits?” Wen Yunqing’s laugh grew louder. “Do you think you’re beneath him? If I’m not mistaken, the Luo family you speak of must be much more powerful than our family, which is why you instinctively tried to ingratiate yourself with him?”

“You…” Wen Han’s face flushed crimson. He was clearly just acting according to the unspoken rules of their circle, so why did Wen Yunqing make him sound so contemptible when she voiced it out?

“Mom, don’t you think I’m right?” Wen Yunqing ignored Wen Han and asked Mrs. Wen’s opinion.

“Our family is not comparable to the Luo family,” Mrs. Wen said, looking pointedly at Wen Han. “Your sister was just being straightforward, why are you shouting at her?”

“When did I shout at her?” Wen Han felt wronged; he had only retorted a few times.

Mrs. Wen frowned. “Are you refusing to admit your mistake? Why were you speaking so loudly to Yunqing?”

“No, I…” Wen Han felt utterly wronged, but he deflated when meeting his mother’s gaze, honestly admitting defeat and apologizing. “I’m sorry, I got too excited just now.”

“It’s alright, I can understand,” Wen Yunqing acted very magnanimous. “After all, what I said poked at your sensitive ego. It’s normal for you to get excited.”

“…” That wretched Wen Yunqing! Why wouldn’t she just shut up! If he had known this would happen, he would have preferred to go out to the banquet with his father tonight!

By the time it neared eleven o’clock, Mrs. Wen couldn’t keep her eyes open any longer. After yawning, she handed over the duty of staying up for the New Year to the three young people and went to catch up on sleep.

As soon as Mrs. Wen left, Wen Han was eager to take out his frustrations, but he froze before he could even find fault with Wen Yunqing.

What was going on? Why was his good sister leaning directly into Wen Yunqing’s arms and playing with her phone? And why was she smiling so happily? He had only been immersed in work for about a month; how had things changed so much?

“Many New Year’s films are being released tomorrow. Which one do you want to watch?” The Spring Festival Gala on the big screen didn’t interest Wen Yimeng; her attention was focused on her phone.

“I’m fine with any of them. There’s still a long time before school starts. If we have time, we can just watch all of them,” Wen Yunqing said, dividing half her attention to the phone screen.

“Then let’s go watch this one tomorrow—the light comedy featuring the Film Emperor and a famous director,” Wen Yimeng said, carefully reading the introduction and trailer.

Wen Yunqing: “Sounds good. We have to come back for dinner tomorrow evening, so let’s set the time for the afternoon.”

“Mhm, 2:10 PM. That’s perfect to have lunch and then see the movie.” Seeing that the cinema hall was almost full, Wen Yimeng selected the VIP theater and chose two middle, connected seats at double the price.

Wen Han watched the two interacting as if no one else was there and cleared his throat. “What movie is it? Maybe I’ll go see it with you too?”

As soon as Wen Han spoke, Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng looked at him in unison. The former’s gaze was a warning, while the latter’s was slightly bewildered.

“It’s the first day of the New Year, Brother. You should stay home and rest well, and spend time with Mom,” Wen Yunqing said with a forced smile.

This was her and Darling Yimeng’s first date of the New Year. If Wen Han dared to ruin it, she would show no mercy.

Wen Han swallowed, his survival instinct kicking in quickly. “You’re right. I haven’t spent time with Mom in a while. I’ll stay home tomorrow.”