The True Heiress And The Fake Heiress Ended Up Together - Chapter 30

The staff member comforted her, “Don’t worry, we’ll find out in a bit.”

Jian Ying’an gave a minimal tug at the corner of her mouth.

She didn’t need to be told that they would find out in a bit; after an incident like this, she really didn’t have much faith in these staff members.

A large group of people were watching, yet they still managed to lose the apricots.

Qin Mianmian was in a very bad mood, keeping her head down. She and her sister had worked hard to pick the apricots; neither of them had been lazy and had kept picking, resulting in a very large basket.

And just like that, it was gone…

She felt very sad.

Jian Ying’an took hold of her hand.

The weather was a little hot, but Qin Mianmian’s small hand was cool, which felt comfortable to hold. Jian Ying’an’s palm was burning, and she was reluctant to let go.

Fortunately, Qin Mianmian also held her hand tightly.

Over these past few months, Jian Ying’an had grown considerably taller, faster than she had in her previous life.

She was now about the same height as Qin Mianmian and believed she would be a little taller than her in a few more months.

The two girls, similar in height and age, leaned against each other.

In this hot weather where everyone else felt the heat, they seemed oblivious to the temperature. Yet, looking at them, one would feel refreshed, as if the heat also vanished, and they would only want to share a hug with the person beside them.

Unfortunately, the people nearby weren’t Jian Ying’an or Qin Mianmian.

They belonged only to each other.

The replay was shown at double speed, starting about ten minutes after Qin Mianmian had left.

According to the normal flow of time, this was when the guests were eating together.

A small figure approached the basket.

He looked up toward the adults, then struggled alone to drag the basket away, resting for a while after each pull.

No one noticed him.

The staff, Jian Ying’an, and Qin Mianmian all watched the camera replay, seeing Shen Jinyu drag the basket containing the apricots over, and then dump his own apricots on top of it.

The full basket remained there for a while. Following this, Shen Jinyu had asked Ji Han to take the apricots over to be weighed.

Qin Mianmian’s eyes widened; she could not believe that Shen Jinyu would steal their apricots!

Those were the ones she and her sister had worked so hard to pick!

The staff members were also surprised. They had thought Shen Jinyu was capable for picking such a large basket of apricots, but they didn’t expect it to include others’ fruit.

Seeing that Qin Mianmian was about to cry, the staff quickly became flustered. “How about we call Jinyu over to ask him?”

Then, a staff member ran off to call him.

The remaining people tried to console Qin Mianmian.

Qin Mianmian wasn’t an unreasonable child, but at that moment, she couldn’t listen to reason. She bit her lower lip, “I don’t want you, I want my sister.”

The staff members were stunned for two seconds, then looked to Jian Ying’an for help.

Jian Ying’an had a maxed-out skill level in comforting Qin Mianmian.

She didn’t even need to do much; just a couple of gentle pats on the head, and Qin Mianmian stopped fussing.

The staff quickly brought Shen Jinyu over.

Shen Jinyu didn’t know what had happened. He saw Qin Mianmian looking unhappy and glared at Jian Ying’an. “You bullied Qin Mianmian again!”

Anyone with eyes could tell that Jian Ying’an would absolutely not bully Qin Mianmian.

She spoiled her too much for that.

But Jian Ying’an reacted strongly upon hearing that sentence. “What about you!”

After shouting, Jian Ying’an realized she had been impulsive.

She tried hard to regain her composure. “Why did you steal our apricots? Can’t you pick your own?”

Qin Mianmian’s watery eyes looked at Shen Jinyu, her gaze an expression of confused accusation.

If he needed help, he could have just told her. Qin Mianmian was a good child and would definitely help.

Why did he have to just take them…

Shen Jinyu was so anxious he was jumping up and down. “I didn’t!”

He looked completely wronged.

How could he steal? He was the young master of the Shen family, he had whatever he wanted.

Even Mianmian, as long as he persisted, would eventually turn to look at him!

It was all this Jian Ying’an! She was sowing discord! Making his relationship with Mianmian worse and worse. “I didn’t steal the apricots! Those apricots are…”

Qin Mianmian was extremely disappointed in him. “Stop talking.”

She dropped her hands.

“If you wanted apricots, I would have let you have them.”

Shen Jinyu was anxious. “I don’t want the apricots, I wanted to help you, so that if the apricots were registered under both our names, there would be more!”

Qin Mianmian was even more disappointed. “But those apricots were picked by me and my sister!”

Even if they were to be registered, they should be registered under her and her sister’s names. If Shen Jinyu wanted to join, he should have at least said so first. Just taking them away like that was too much!

Shen Jinyu clenched his small hands. “I don’t want her name recorded!”

Jian Ying’an held Qin Mianmian back, not wanting to comment.

She couldn’t be bothered to say anything.

Why should she help discipline someone else’s child? This kind of thing should be left to the staff.

Jian Ying’an said, “Let’s go, Mianmian, let’s keep picking apricots!”

Qin Mianmian glanced back at Shen Jinyu, then followed. “Okay, we’re going to pick lots and lots of apricots, big and good ones…”

Jian Ying’an knew that the staff would only say a few simple words to Shen Jinyu.

He was the young master of the Shen family, and it wasn’t up to a staff member earning a few thousand a month to correct his mistaken views.

He wouldn’t listen anyway.

In the end, the production team would even delete this segment, as it would create a bad impression.

But, who told Ye Zhou to agree to the live broadcast?

The bullet screen comments were already heated.

“This young master Shen must be spoiled rotten!”

“Is this what rich families are like? Is this what capital is like?”

“My heart aches for Qin Mianmian.”

“It was already hard to leave, and then something like this had to happen at the very end!”

That’s right, today was the last day of filming, and they were scheduled to return tonight.

After picking the apricots, the guests would cooperate with Ye Zhou’s promotion to encourage everyone to support agricultural products, and the filming session would be successfully concluded.

As they were leaving, the elderly grandmother gave Jian Ying’an a bag of apricots, saying she was the best picker today.

The group of adults felt utterly ashamed.

Ye Zhou stopped Jian Ying’an just before she got into the car. “You’re very popular. Do you want to continue filming?”

Jian Ying’an did not plan to continue filming.

Firstly, Shen Jinyu’s image had collapsed in the audience’s eyes, and the Shen family would not agree to him continuing to film. This meant Qin Mianmian would also not come.

Secondly, they had earned enough money.

With this 100,000 yuan, the housekeeping company was completely stable, and there was no need to continue filming just for the appearance fee.

If Qin Mianmian wasn’t there, what was the point of her being there alone?

Jian Ying’an shook her head. “No, thank you.”

Ye Zhou thought of what Aunt Zhang had said.

Jian Ying’an was the Qin family’s biological daughter, and Qin Mianmian was the nanny’s daughter… The nanny had swapped them, causing Jian Ying’an to live a hard life for six years, almost not surviving.

After finally being recognized, the Qin family surprisingly wouldn’t acknowledge her identity!

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou felt that the world was vast and full of strange things.

He could understand why the Qin family was reluctant to let Qin Mianmian go; she was so innocent, cute, and sensible, which made her lovable. Besides, they had six years of relationship built up while raising her.

But why did the Qin family have to make Jian Ying’an’s existence worthless?

If Ye Zhou were in this conflicted situation, he would definitely cause a big scene.

He might not fight his family to the death, but he would at least make the person who usurped his identity suffer a fate worse than death!

Ye Zhou’s eyes were full of sympathy when he looked at Jian Ying’an.

The little child suffered so much, received no love from adults, and her identity couldn’t even be known to outsiders! All these things were enough to crush a person.

But Jian Ying’an was still outstanding.

The only thing that made him puzzled was why she was so good to Qin Mianmian.

Unbelievably good.

Ye Zhou: “You—”

Jian Ying’an looked up.

Ye Zhou couldn’t help but ask, “Do you know your identity?”

Jian Ying’an let out a soft laugh.

Under Ye Zhou’s surprised gaze, Jian Ying’an lazily lifted her head. Her pupils seemed to hide a deep pool, her eyes captivating.

Despite her six-year-old physique, Ye Zhou felt she was not like a child.

In a blink of an eye, it felt like an illusion.

Jian Ying’an smiled a little bashfully and shyly, “What identity?”

Ye Zhou was speechless.

He looked surprised for a long time before asking, “You don’t know?”

Jian Ying’an: “I don’t know. Are you asking about my mom and dad? I don’t have a mom and dad.”

“So, I don’t know my identity either.”

“But I will follow Mianmian.”

Ye Zhou was bewildered. So Jian Ying’an didn’t know her biological parents and thought she was brought back to accompany Mianmian?

In her perception, her parents disappeared when they gave her to the nanny, and the nanny left after receiving a large sum of money from the Qin family. Her life only consisted of Mianmian.

This…

It was too heartbreaking.

Jian Ying’an had mentioned her family background on the show.

But she didn’t know more than that.

And constrained by the Qin family, the audience who felt sorry for her wouldn’t know either.

The Qin family—Ye Zhou shuddered, thinking Jian Ying’an should leave the Qin family as soon as possible.

That was simply not a place for a normal person to stay!

Oh, and Qin Mianmian! Qin Mianmian must be naturally good-natured, which is why she wasn’t corrupted by the Qin family, and she also needed to leave quickly!

But he was just a director.

Ye Zhou took a deep breath. “If you ever need help in the future, you can find me. I’ll do my best.”

Jian Ying’an’s face relaxed.

See, wasn’t the goal achieved this way?

Right now, it was just a director and a group of viewers, which couldn’t shake the Qin family in the slightest.

But as long as a seed was planted, and waited for it to take root, sprout, and grow into a big tree, she could use the axe in her hand to chop the big tree into lumber, then build a fire and burn the Qin family to ashes.

Jian Ying’an felt joyful.

Just wait, that day wouldn’t be too far off.

Jian Ying’an: “Okay, thank you, Uncle.”

She thanked him obediently, then bid farewell to Ye Zhou and got into the car.

Identity?

Jian Ying’an looked at Ye Zhou outside the car.

What happened in the previous life has nothing to do with this life.

In this life, she was only living for Mianmian.

Qin Mianmian had been waiting in the car for a long time. As soon as Jian Ying’an got in, she said, “I really want to keep participating.”

Jian Ying’an smiled. “Did you do your homework?”

How outrageous! Qin Mianmian’s eyes widened, her eyebrows furrowed.

She said angrily, “Of course I did my homework! I just don’t want to go back and practice the piano!”

She hated the piano.

After being with Jian Ying’an for so long, Qin Mianmian’s personality had changed, and she could now say very directly: she doesn’t like practicing the piano, she hates practicing the piano!

She just didn’t know why her mother always insisted that she practice!

Qin Mianmian asked again, “Sister, don’t you like the piano either?”

Jian Ying’an rested her head on her hand. “Mhm, I don’t like it.”

Qin Mianmian suddenly became curious. “Why?”

Jian Ying’an looked over. “Does not liking something need a reason?”

Well, let her think.

The reason she disliked the piano seemed to be only one: one day in her previous life, she saw Qin Mianmian wearing a small evening gown, performing on stage. The melodious music echoed throughout the entire hall, filling the atmosphere with musical cultivation.

Qin Mianmian looked radiant on stage.

She suddenly disliked the piano, though she wasn’t qualified to practice it at the time anyway.

She seemed to have no reason to dislike the piano.

Jian Ying’an: “Actually, the piano is okay…”

She liked Mianmian playing the piano.