The True Heiress And The Fake Heiress Ended Up Together - Chapter 7

Every word struck her with chilling impact.

Mr. Qin couldn’t immediately tell if this was a warning or if she genuinely believed it. For the true eldest daughter of the Qin family, this kind of thinking was too servile and allowed others to look down on her.

Mr. Qin’s cold gaze swept over Jian Ying’an: “It’s good that you know.”

Jian Ying’an left the study.

Her legs were weak—not because of fear, but because she was starving.

One breakfast was not enough to compensate for the nutritional deficit of the past six years. She hurried to the kitchen to find something to eat.

Jian Ying’an had done these many times in her previous life. In fact, the Jian Ying’an of her previous life wasn’t even qualified to sit at the dining table; she first had to learn how to find food for herself.

Feeling refreshed after eating, she emerged and returned to her room.

She couldn’t go out brazenly; she had to sneak out of the room, making them all believe she was in her room, brooding in isolation.

Jian Ying’an snuck out again.

The school uniform fit perfectly.

Standing in front of the mirror, Jian Ying’an felt that too many changes had occurred in this life. In her previous life, the housekeeper was perfunctory and ordered a school uniform one size too large. The six-year-old Jian Ying’an was already frail, and wearing the oversized uniform, she was mocked the moment she stepped into the school.

Now she realized it must have been a warning from the housekeeper.

Qin Mianmian clung to Jian Ying’an: “Sister looks great even in a school uniform!”

Qin Hang protested: “You are my sister!”

How could she call someone else “sister”? That would make him have to call her that too! Qin Hang pursed his lips in silence.

He absolutely wouldn’t call her sister; Qin Mianmian was his only sister!

Qin Mianmian didn’t care about her brother’s words. Her bright eyes looked at Jian Ying’an: “We can go to school together now!”

Qin Hang muttered: “She’s just someone kindly adopted by Mom and Dad. What right does she have to go to the same school as us? People will look down on us.”

Who would dare look down on the Qin family?

Jian Ying’an glanced at him: “Go to your kindergarten.”

Qin Hang: “…”

Jian Ying’an and Qin Mianmian got into the same car. The two girls sat in the back, while Qin Hang, clutching his small hands and sulking, was in the passenger seat. His mournful gaze kept coming through the rearview mirror, angry at Jian Ying’an for stealing his sister.

Qin Mianmian said: “The principal is very nice, the teachers are also very nice, and the classmates are very friendly!”

In short, everyone was very nice.

Qin Mianmian hoped Jian Ying’an could be in the same class as her.

Jian Ying’an considered it: “I still have to pass the entrance exam.”

How could she, who had never attended school, pass the entrance exam for an elite school? How could she pretend to be a newcomer to education while still managing to pass the test?

Jian Ying’an had a headache. She didn’t take the test in her previous life; she was forced in by throwing money at the school.

As a result, she was disliked by the school and assigned to a terrible, underachieving class.

In this life, she wanted to be in the same class as Qin Mianmian so she could keep an eye on her.

I’ll do my best, Jian Ying’an thought, I just need to pass without being too outstanding—just a low-pass.

Jian Ying’an’s plan failed.

For a gifted student, the first-grade entrance exam was practically asking what one plus one equals. She really couldn’t bring herself to lie and say it equaled three, so she answered the questions with her eyes closed.

The papers were quickly submitted.

The teacher took the papers, graded them, and smiled at Jian Ying’an before smoothly assigning classes.

She got her wish and was placed in Qin Mianmian’s class.

Jian Ying’an looked at the spacious, bright classroom and the friendly smiles of the students. Everyone was welcoming her, the transfer student, so enthusiastically that Qin Mianmian couldn’t even squeeze in.

It felt like her life had been switched to “Easy Mode.”

There were no remarks like—This person is so dirty; I don’t want to play with her.

She can’t even solve this kind of problem, she’s so stupid.

Why did she get out of the Qin family’s car?

Mom said she’s an illegitimate child, a bad person…

Jian Ying’an curled her lips, pushed through the crowd, and ran to find Qin Mianmian.

Qin Mianmian was sulking with her head down on the desk, but when she saw Jian Ying’an, she lifted her face with a big, innocent, and lovely smile again.

She invited: “Let’s sit together!”

“No!”

If Qin Hang hadn’t been in kindergarten, Jian Ying’an would have thought he’d rushed over. Following the sound, she realized it was an old acquaintance.

Qin Mianmian’s fiancé, Shen Jin-yu.

Her impression of Shen Jin-yu wasn’t very deep, only that he had a childhood engagement with the Qin family’s daughter and always viewed Qin Mianmian as his fiancée.

In her previous life, Jian Ying’an had been privileged to receive his disdainful look and the declaration he made after learning the truth of the situation:

“Mianmian is my only fiancée; I will only marry Mianmian.”

Unfortunately, the thing Jian Ying’an wanted most in her previous life was to eliminate Qin Mianmian, and this person’s protective instincts led him to be the first one Jian Ying’an got rid of.

Recalling this, Jian Ying’an felt genuine contempt: And he thinks he was fit to protect Mianmian?

Pathetic!

She only officially interacted with him in high school.

Seeing the little brat Shen Jin-yu now made her look down on him even more: “You’re too nosy. Do you live by the sea?”

Shen Jin-yu froze, answering in a daze: “My family does have a villa by the sea.”

Jian Ying’an retorted: “Then go back and manage your coastline. What does it have to do with you if I sit next to Mianmian?”

Shen Jin-yu pouted: “She is my fiancée.”

Jian Ying’an: “I am her sister.”

Shen Jin-yu: “…”

Qin Mianmian played along, calling out: “Sister Jian, let’s ignore him. You sit next to me!”

They were all just children that a grown-up Jian Ying’an could easily defeat with a few words, though they would grow up to be no match for her.

Only Mianmian is different, Jian Ying’an thought with double standards.

No matter what, she was always so lovable. No matter the age, Mianmian was worth protecting. Holding Mianmian’s small hand, Jian Ying’an’s gaze toward everyone else was cold and chilling.

Don’t you dare come near her.

Shen Jin-yu looked utterly wronged. He stared pitifully at Qin Mianmian.

Why was she ignoring him but being so nice to a strange girl?

This girl was so thin. Although her features were good, her skin was sallow, her hair was dry, and she didn’t look pretty at all; she looked like a parentless child.

Standing next to her, Qin Mianmian looked even cuter, with pink cheeks and sparkling eyes.

Shen Jin-yu pestered them: “Then I want to sit next to you too!”

Jian Ying’an: “Don’t you have your own seat?”

Here we go again, Jian Ying’an thought. You’ve been in school this long and you don’t even have your own seat? Do you have to stand all the time? Do you have to shamelessly steal someone else’s spot?

She pointed to herself: “Me? I just transferred, and I need to sit here.”

“You need to go back to where you belong.”

Shen Jin-yu was utterly defeated by her words.

Qin Mianmian even added fuel to the fire, looking at Jian Ying’an with starry eyes: “Wow, so cool—”

Jian Ying’an basked in the compliment.

The seating arrangement was settled. Shen Jin-yu had no choice but to return to his own seat.

After one class, the students gathered around again.

They were even more curious about this special girl than Qin Mianmian was.

“Are you a transfer student?”

“No, I’m an enrollee.”

“What’s the difference with being an enrollee?”

Qin Mianmian told a little fib: “Being an enrollee means she’s very, very amazing!”

Jian Ying’an allowed her to keep bragging.

“An enrollee means she studies at home, but she learns so much; she knows everything, even things the teacher doesn’t know!”

That was a bit of an exaggeration, but Jian Ying’an didn’t intend to correct her. Instead, she wanted to hear Qin Mianmian keep bragging.

If Qin Mianmian was a vibrant, thriving sunflower, then Jian Ying’an was the small mushroom, silent, indifferent, and disinterested in everything, yet only observing the sunflower from the corner.

The sunflower faced the light, and she faced the sunflower.

The students who originally gathered for Jian Ying’an were now listening to Qin Mianmian speak.

They occasionally let out gasps of surprise.

Jian Ying’an was drifting off, finding it difficult to truly blend in with the children’s group. When she snapped back to attention, Qin Mianmian was already boasting: “She can carry me and run up three flights of stairs in one breath!”

This was probably Qin Mianmian’s fantasy of Jian Ying’an.

Jian Ying’an looked at her own slender arms and legs, feeling quite awkward.

Shen Jin-yu was a bit more sensible than the other students and wasn’t easily fooled: “She can’t do that!”

“She’s so thin! She clearly hasn’t been eating properly. How could she possibly run up three flights of stairs in one breath, and while carrying you!”

The students looked back at Jian Ying’an, thinking Shen Jin-yu had a point.

She’s so skinny, a gust of wind could blow her away. How could she have such good stamina? It turns out Qin Mianmian also tells tall tales.

Jian Ying’an corrected them calmly: “I can’t run up three flights of stairs in one breath, but I can definitely carry Qin Mianmian and run up three flights of stairs.”

Shen Jin-yu: “Impossible!”

“Yeah, that can’t be true…”

Qin Mianmian was anxious: “Sister Jian can do it!”

Jian Ying’an guiltily looked away.

Qin Mianmian’s boundless trust in Jian Ying’an meant that even though she was the one who exaggerated, Jian Ying’an had to pay the price. The children were skeptical and demanded to see it with their own eyes. Qin Mianmian couldn’t resist the challenge and looked at Jian Ying’an with anticipation.

The entire class jostled and shoved their way to the stairwell.

Jian Ying’an looked at the steps. A six-year-old struggles to climb stairs, let alone run, while carrying another person.

Truth be told, her body was frailer than anyone else’s here.

Qin Mianmian realized her exaggeration and asked quietly, “Sister Jian, can you do it?”

Jian Ying’an answered expressionlessly: “I can.”

It is necessary to protect her dream.

She was the invincible hero in Qin Mianmian’s heart.

Jian Ying’an carried Qin Mianmian on her back. There were other children waiting on the third floor. Jian Ying’an really wanted to say, “Mianmian, you’re a bit heavy.”

She was plump and looked cute, but carrying her meant carrying solid flesh. Jian Ying’an couldn’t ask a child to lose weight, so she could only grit her teeth and run up.

Sigh, I owe her this.

Qin Mianmian clung to Jian Ying’an’s back, completely still, afraid of making Jian Ying’an feel strained.

She whispered, “How about we take it back?”

Jian Ying’an was breathing shallowly and didn’t answer. Her vision blurred, knowing her body was being pushed past its limit.

It was a little embarrassing.

She ran up the stairs with Qin Mianmian swaying on her back, thinking, why am I agreeing to this childish thing?

Qin Mianmian was still trying to persuade her: “It’s okay, at most we’ll just be laughed at for a while.”

Jian Ying’an asked, “Have you ever been laughed at?”

“No.”

“Then I can’t let you be laughed at.”

Qin Mianmian didn’t understand the deeper meaning, she only felt that Jian Ying’an was truly good to her.

Shen Jin-yu waited on the third floor. He would bet that Jian Ying’an couldn’t run up three flights of stairs in one breath while carrying someone. Girls naturally had less stamina, especially Jian Ying’an, who clearly looked unhealthy.

He was waiting to see Jian Ying’an fail, and then he would step forward to prove that he could carry Qin Mianmian up three flights of stairs.

I’m a boy, I can definitely do it!

A commotion started downstairs; Jian Ying’an had started running.

She said she’d do it in one breath, so she had to be fast. Shen Jin-yu counted the seconds—

One, two, three—he rubbed his eyes in disbelief and actually saw Jian Ying’an run up to the third floor, gasping for breath. Her lips were pale, and her hand was gripping the railing. Qin Mianmian was still on her back.

Only then did Qin Mianmian struggle to get down.

Qin Mianmian stood with her hands on her hips, proudly declaring: “See? I was right! Sister Jian is so amazing!”

She had won.

“Sister Jian can not only carry me up to the third floor, but she can also—” Before she could finish her sentence, Jian Ying’an collapsed onto the floor.

The elementary school students panicked.

Qin Mianmian hadn’t fully processed what happened until the teacher came over and carried Jian Ying’an away.