The True Heiress And The Fake Heiress Ended Up Together - Chapter 66

S University in the autumn is exceptionally beautiful.

Maple trees line both sides of the road, and with a gentle autumn breeze, the crimson maple leaves begin to twirl and fall to the ground.

Qin Mianmian wore a white shirt, looking clean and refreshing.

Her temperament was gentle, and her slightly rounded chin made her appear well-behaved and adorable, giving others a strong urge to protect her. She was dressed in luxury designer brands and was polite to others.

Fu Lan, the senior from the News Department, still remembered the last interview. She hadn’t expected Jian Ying’an to act so fast; she had barely noticed the initial signs before Jian Ying’an brought someone onto the show, giving the public some “fan service.”

She couldn’t admit defeat either, Fu Lan cheered herself on.

The last interview was the most popular episode, but if she struck while the iron was hot, then this episode would become the most popular one!

Because everyone at S University was currently discussing that live broadcast, and since the official edited clips hadn’t been released yet, students were eager for new topics.

Fu Lan, Qin Mianmian, and Jian Ying’an were not in the same department, so staking out the location was difficult for her.

However, hard work pays off; she finally managed to spot her!

Qin Mianmian walked towards her, with maple leaves falling behind her like a carefully designed scene. Fu Lan immediately raised her camera and started shooting.

Click-click-click went the continuous shots, until a boy walked past and interrupted her.

Who is that, so oblivious.

Oh, it’s Shen Jinyu.

Fu Lan remembered that the feedback for the interview with Shen Jinyu was average; everyone expressed that they preferred seeing pretty girls.

Fu Lan couldn’t believe S University was so gay.

No wonder they cared so much about the live broadcast—because they were all gay.

Fu Lan put away her camera and saw Shen Jinyu walking towards Qin Mianmian, wondering what he intended to do.

Qin Mianmian was originally thinking about the housekeeper.

That was her mother, but she had never met her and held no anticipation or other emotions.

She just wanted to ask clearly why she did what she did.

Shen Jinyu walked over.

Qin Mianmian stopped in her tracks.

Qin Mianmian was mentally prepared for his appearance; in fact, it was later than she had expected.

Qin Mianmian didn’t know that Shen Jinyu had already tried to find her before and was driven away by Jian Ying’an.

Shen Jinyu hadn’t planned to appear before Qin Mianmian so soon either. His heart was in turmoil, and he refused to admit that Jian Ying’an’s words had made him feel guilty.

He was afraid to admit that Qin Mianmian might not like him anymore.

How could Qin Mianmian not like him?

Until that live broadcast—

He had warned people not to give Jian Ying’an resources, stating that doing so would be an act of hostility towards the Shen family.

But some people still didn’t care, inviting Jian Ying’an to a variety show and launching a live broadcast, catching Shen Jinyu completely off guard.

The variety show had also invited Qin Mianmian.

In the live broadcast, the two were even being shipped as a couple, indicating a growing trend in that direction.

He hated variety shows; it was because of that one show when he was little that he was sent abroad and didn’t see Qin Mianmian for several years.

It must be this reason that caused the rift between them.

Yes, that’s right.

Because they were estranged, Qin Mianmian didn’t like him as much as she did when they were children, but this could still be salvaged.

Shen Jinyu convinced himself and came to find Qin Mianmian again today.

He stood opposite Qin Mianmian: “Mianmian, don’t participate in that variety show. You are the Qin family’s heiress; that’s too embarrassing.”

Qin Mianmian looked at the boy, who was slightly taller than her, and answered with great patience: “It’s not embarrassing.”

She hadn’t done anything she shouldn’t have.

There was nothing wrong with variety shows.

What was there to be embarrassed about?

She also disliked this tone, similar to Mrs. Qin’s, saying what she wasn’t allowed to do, or shouldn’t do.

Qin Mianmian had a good temper, so she only corrected Shen Jinyu that it wasn’t embarrassing, without losing her composure.

But Shen Jinyu pushed further: “If you need money, you can come back to the Qin family; you don’t need to be with Jian Ying’an!”

In essence, he was forbidding it; he wanted to control Qin Mianmian’s life.

That birth mother who claimed to be for her own good yet abandoned her.

That “birth mother” who raised her for many years and told her what she should do.

And also Shen Jinyu.

They had never treated Qin Mianmian as an independent person, relying on her gentle nature and disregarding her feelings.

Jian Ying’an had already spoken to Shen Jinyu, but he was still like this.

If Qin Mianmian knew, she would only find it more ridiculous. Qin Mianmian’s expression cooled slightly: “I just want to be with Sister.”

Only Sister would ask her what she liked and respect her opinions.

Although she was willing to do anything for Jian Ying’an, there was a fundamental difference!

On one side, it was exploitation of affection without discussion.

On the other, it was love and respect.

Qin Mianmian: “Do you all have to stop me from being with Sister?”

She frowned, and her small face showed a hint of coldness similar to Jian Ying’an’s. She was already in a bad mood today, and now it was even worse.

She wanted to look away, not wanting to look at Shen Jinyu, who was causing her so much frustration.

But she still looked into Shen Jinyu’s eyes: “What has Sister done wrong?”

Shen Jinyu couldn’t answer. He only knew that Jian Ying’an was utterly terrible, but he couldn’t immediately articulate what exactly was wrong…

Qin Mianmian must have been deceived by Jian Ying’an, which is why she didn’t see through her.

Shen Jinyu: “You following her…”

Qin Mianmian interrupted: “I’m very happy, happier than at any other time.”

Shen Jinyu was stunned: “You are my fiancée.”

That’s not true. Your fiancée is the eldest daughter of the Qin family, and I am not.

But Qin Mianmian didn’t retort. If Shen Jinyu found out that Jian Ying’an was the real eldest daughter of the Qin family, what if he started pestering Jian Ying’an instead?

Jian Ying’an didn’t want anything to do with the Qin family.

Qin Mianmian also decided not to tell him.

She said stiffly, “In short, I don’t want to go back.”

Shen Jinyu became furious: “Do you know how worried your parents are about you acting this way? You’re with Jian Ying’an and not even answering their calls! They thought something had happened to you!”

Qin Mianmian took a deep breath: “Then why didn’t they come and look for me?”

She had been gone for so long, yet they only made a few perfunctory calls.

They probably didn’t even know that Qin Xing had also run away.

And here he was talking about worry—didn’t he find it ridiculous?

With the weariness of being pestered, Qin Mianmian wanted to walk away directly. Shen Jinyu followed, making Qin Mianmian quicken her pace.

At that moment, a senior girl ran up from the front and grabbed Qin Mianmian.

It was Fu Lan, who exclaimed, “Mianmian, you said you’d do the interview, so why are you still here? Everyone is waiting at the News Department; hurry up and come with me!”

After saying this, she glared at Shen Jinyu.

She had interviewed this person before and didn’t realize he was so terrible, clinging to someone like this.

She had clearly shown her dislike and anger! He had no manners whatsoever; he couldn’t even compare to one-tenth of Jian Ying’an!

Fu Lan rushed out to help resolve the situation.

Qin Mianmian: “I’ll be right there.”

Shen Jinyu looked at the suddenly appearing Fu Lan with a depressed expression: “Can I go too?”

Fu Lan hadn’t expected him to be so persistent and gave him a strange look: “What would you go for? It’s a women’s topic; are you planning to go to Thailand?”

After that, she pulled Qin Mianmian forward and walked away.

This time, Shen Jinyu didn’t follow. He probably wasn’t planning on going to Thailand.

After turning the corner and making sure Shen Jinyu hadn’t followed and couldn’t see them, Qin Mianmian thanked her: “Thank you, Senior, for helping me out.”

Fu Lan hesitated: “You’re welcome, but… I really do want to interview you.” And Jian Ying’an.

Qin Mianmian didn’t look like she had much energy: “If there’s a chance, but I have something to attend to right now.”

She took out her phone and sent Fu Lan an emoticon via WeChat.

“See, we’ve already added each other on WeChat. You can ask me there.”

Seeing that she really seemed to have something urgent, Fu Lan quickly let her go.

Jian Ying’an was watching the surveillance. The housekeeper was cleaning.

Jian Ying’an had forgotten the housekeeper’s name. She had been absent from Jian Ying’an’s life for more than ten years and had never appeared in Qin Mianmian’s life.

All her memories were of the housekeeper returning from playing mahjong and cursing her for only wasting money.

Piecing these fragments together wouldn’t even be enough to make one episode of a TV series.

The housekeeper was in her forties. At the same age, Mrs. Qin was well-maintained and looked like she was in her early thirties, while this woman looked like a woman in her fifties.

Aunt Zhang said she had been living a difficult life for the past ten years.

The housekeeper had remarried and given birth to a son who only knew how to spend money, making it impossible for her to support him.

After thinking for a moment, Jian Ying’an opened the housekeeper’s file.

Cai Lanyu.

So that was her name.

What does she have to do with me? Jian Ying’an put down the file.

Qin Mianmian came back a little late. Jian Ying’an looked over, her lips curving into a soft, gentle smile.

Her eyes were filled with warmth.

She loved her current life: her own small apartment, savings, and Mianmian.

All she needed to do was resolve this matter, and she could continue living this life.

When that time came, she would formally confess her love to Mianmian.

Flowers, candlelight, red wine.

And maybe a ring, too.

Qin Mianmian returned a big smile, a bright, infectious smile that made others happy, too.

The next steps would not be an issue.

Qin Mianmian leaned over to look at the surveillance with her. When she saw the woman who looked like a person in her fifties, she was speechless.

This is my birth mother?

I thought she would have a better life; is this all? Was it worth it?

Jian Ying’an carefully observed Qin Mianmian’s reaction. She was a good child, kind-hearted, and easily softened.

As long as the other person hadn’t committed a major mistake, she wouldn’t care and was very easy to talk to.

Jian Ying’an worried that Qin Mianmian would feel sympathy for this person.

Blood ties are a strange thing.

When a stranger comes to you and proves they are your direct relative, even as you feel bewildered, you still feel a sense of closeness.

The abnormal Qin family was an exception.

One might feel it’s insignificant, but it’s hard to harbor too much hatred.

One might feel that they have grown up and lived life just fine without this person, and that right and wrong have nothing to do with the present.

Caring too much would only affect her current life.

Jian Ying’an had once considered abandoning her scheme against the Qin family, but she knew clearly that unless the Qin family ceased to exist, she could not be with Mianmian as she wished.

So she had to take action against the Qin family.

But what about Mianmian and this… Cai Lanyu?

Jian Ying’an was only worried that this woman’s life was too difficult and that she would cling to Mianmian in the future. It was better to make a clean break now.

She cared about what Mianmian thought.

Qin Mianmian quietly watched the figure in the surveillance for a moment: “Let’s go upstairs.”

Jian Ying’an: “Okay.”

Qin Mianmian: “If she doesn’t recognize us, then we don’t need to worry about it. At worst, we’ll just have Aunt Zhang transfer her to another city.”

Jian Ying’an: “Okay.”

“If she recognizes us…”

Qin Mianmian hadn’t thought about what to do if she recognized them.

If she couldn’t figure it out, it was better to meet her first and then decide what to do.

The two walked into the apartment. Cai Lanyu was cleaning the bathroom. She was bent over, scrubbing hard with a brush.

Hearing someone enter, she came out of the bathroom, ready to greet the homeowners.

Seeing Jian Ying’an and Qin Mianmian, she froze.

She recognized them.

One was her biological daughter, whom she had placed in the Qin family so she could enjoy the best treatment. Over the years, she had occasionally checked up, confirming that the Qin family took good care of her, and she had never revealed her identity.

The other was… the person her daughter had replaced.

Now, these two were standing together, their relationship close.