“Then, thank you.” Sheng Weixia turned and went back to the third floor.

“Ai…” After agreeing, Gu Desheng slapped himself, how could he be so obsequious to his own daughter.

He needed to consult someone about this.

He didn’t have anyone else to ask for advice, although he was usually annoyed by his brother-in-law’s interference, but in critical moments, he could only turn to him.

He only had money, but in terms of connections and ability, he had to rely on his brother-in-law.

Gu Desheng didn’t delay, he went back to the second floor and made a call.

After he finished explaining the situation, his brother-in-law Jiang Mingzhi cursed: “You idiot, I told you to report it to the police, what did you say? You were afraid that Qingwei would feel bad, now the consequences are endless, right? The person is dead, do you think there’s evidence that she switched children? With your paternity test report, the police will at most move her household registration back, Qingwei is definitely someone else’s child, I say, just let it be, move Qingwei’s household registration back!”

Jiang Xiuhou’s heart tightened, she helped: “Brother, how can that be, Qingwei is our child too!”

“Forget it, I’ll go back to Jinzhong next week and go with you!” Jiang Mingzhi was furious but couldn’t really let go, “Also, since my niece is going to study abroad, have you two prepared the money?”

“Brother, Xia said she’s not going…”

Jiang Mingzhi was stunned, then sighed heavily: “You’re putting the child through so much!”

Then he hung up the phone directly.

The couple looked at each other with heavy hearts, this time they didn’t hesitate at all, they went upstairs and told Sheng Weixia that they would buy her a house near the university she was going to.

Sheng Weixia’s heart moved.

China’s real estate boom was still ten years away, buying now was really cheap, she immediately thanked: “Thank you, will the house be under my name?”

Although she didn’t think the motivation behind this gesture was love, all relationships that were expressed with real money deserved to be treated seriously.

The word “thank you” made the couple’s hearts tremble.

Jiang Xiuhou said uncomfortably, “Look at you being so polite, I said I’ll buy it for you, of course the deed will be in your name!”

Gu Desheng’s heart skipped a beat, this girl… how did she know this?

Downstairs, Yu Shi called personally.

Gu Qingwei was originally in low spirits, the phone call from Tianzhao Village revealed the problem she had been avoiding, she wasn’t the Gu family’s child, the three people upstairs were the real family.

But when she heard the cold voice on the phone, she immediately perked up and put on her sweetest voice: “Brother Yu Shi!”

“Hello, I’m looking for Miss Sheng.” Yu Shi was concise.

Gu Qingwei’s heart skipped a beat, but her voice remained gentle: “How is Sister Shulan? Can I go see her?”

Yu Shi asked clearly again: “Is Miss Sheng not there?”

He didn’t even make small talk.

Gu Qingwei’s fingers holding the receiver turned white, she maintained her composure: “She’s here, Brother Yu Shi, wait a moment.”

She went upstairs to call Sheng Weixia, she was about to demonstrate to her how to answer the phone upstairs, but she saw her directly pick up the receiver, she didn’t even look at her or gesture, she answered two sentences very efficiently and ended the call.

Then she looked up: “Why are you still here?”

Gu Qingwei listened for a few sentences and pieced together that Yu Shi had called specifically to invite Sheng Weixia to the Yu family’s old mansion.

Her expression was blank: “You… are you going to the Yu family?”

“Yes.” Sheng Weixia looked at her with a strange expression, “If someone sincerely apologizes, I can give them that face.”

Gu Qingwei gritted her teeth: “What do you think that place is? That’s the Yu family’s old mansion!”

“What? It’s not for people to live in?”

Gu Qingwei: “You… I’m going to see Shulan, I’ll go with you!”

“I’m not their doorman, you have your own legs, I can’t stop you.” Sheng Weixia didn’t want to waste time with her, she issued a dismissal order, “Now please leave, I’m going to sleep in, they’re not coming until this afternoon, don’t wait with your neck stretched out.”

“You… who’s waiting with their neck stretched out!”

Seeing that Sheng Weixia really went back to her room, Gu Qingwei went downstairs angrily.

Although she wouldn’t be staying here for long, it was actually quite nice to have the whole floor to herself.

Sheng Weixia looked at the layout between the stairs and the reception room, she decided to install another door later, that would be perfect.

A Jiu was very punctual, he was waiting at the door of the Gu family at exactly one o’clock in the afternoon as they had agreed.

It was daytime now, the neighbors on both sides saw A Jiu open the back of the car and invite the Gu family’s newly recognized daughter to get in, their eyes towards Jiang Xiuhou became much warmer.

Gu Qingwei followed and got in, but Sheng Weixia stopped her with a look: “Don’t you like to sit in the passenger seat?”

Everyone knew that the Yu family’s old mansion was far away, and sitting with someone you hated all the way, it would be really uncomfortable.

She wouldn’t let herself be uncomfortable.

“You…” Gu Qingwei could only grit her teeth and open the passenger door herself.

Neither of them noticed that A Jiu couldn’t help but laugh when he turned around.

Jinzhong City had many mountains, only the small area of the city was open and flat.

Since the 1980s, those who had made money from coal mines had been eager to settle down in the city, only the Yu family’s patriarch did the opposite, after making money, the first thing he did was to renovate his ancestral home.

The Yu family’s old mansion was a traditional courtyard with three sections, after all those years, it was only left with ruins, the patriarch found craftsmen to repair it to its former glory, and then built a new building next to it, enclosing the entire area with blue brick flower walls.

Gu Qingwei continued to try to find topics to talk to A Jiu along the way, Sheng Weixia, amidst the noise of the car and the chatter, fell asleep again peacefully.

When the car finally stopped in front of the mansion gate, she felt refreshed, while Gu Qingwei looked haggard.

Really, it was so wise to sit separately.

Sheng Weixia entered the inner part of the mansion and secretly praised its beauty.

The old mansion had first-class brick and wood carvings, the windows, doors, and floor were spotless, showing that the internal management was very orderly.

Gu Qingwei whispered to A Jiu, who was leading them: “Is Brother Yu Shi here?”

A Jiu: “The boss isn’t here.”

Hearing this, the light in Gu Qingwei’s eyes dimmed.

Along the way, they met two maids who were cleaning, they all nodded and greeted A Jiu, but their eyes were restrained and didn’t fall on the two of them.

The three of them walked through the side gate of the old mansion, entered the building and took the elevator, stopping on the third floor.

A Jiu led the two of them to the end and stopped, he pushed open a door, inside was not big, the furnishings were exquisite, covered with thick wool carpets, emitting a pleasant scent of incense.

“Miss Sheng, please sit here for a moment, I’ll go get Miss Shulan.”

Sheng Weixia sat on the soft velvet sofa, looking at the exquisite snacks on the coffee table, she finally had a superficial understanding of the Yu family’s wealth.

It was no wonder that the parents of eligible women were all vying for Yu Shi when he was so rich.

Gu Qingwei looked away and followed: “A Jiu, can I go and see Shulan?”

“Sorry. Miss Shulan is still under house arrest, except for today, when she can see Miss Sheng, no one else can see her, so, later you’ll have to leave.”

Gu Qingwei’s eyes widened slightly: “Ah…”

She looked really pitiful.

“Yes, you won’t be able to see Miss Shulan today.” Saying that, A Jiu pressed a button on the wall, soon a maid appeared, as he said, she took Gu Qingwei away.

The whole floor was covered with thick velvet carpets, there was no sound of footsteps as she walked away.

Soon, Yu Shulan was brought in.

After a few days, Yu Shulan’s plump and round cheeks had sunken, it was clear that the house arrest Yu Shi mentioned was real, she had to shed a layer of skin.

When she saw Sheng Weixia, her eyes immediately lit up with anger, but she was clearly afraid of something: “You… you!”

A headache.

What was the point of such an apology? Was Yu Shi making her come here just to go through the motions?

Sheng Weixia wasn’t an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl who loved to cry and was easy to coax.

She raised her hand listlessly: “Please tell Yu Shi, I don’t accept this apology, and I don’t need it, goodbye.”

Then she opened the door and said to A Jiu, “Please send me back.”

A Jiu reached out to invite her: “Miss Sheng, let’s talk over here.”

Saying that, he opened a hidden door in the wall of the reception room, he said in a low voice: “The boss said that he will discipline Miss Shulan more in the future, please accept the apology, although Miss Shulan is mischievous, she usually keeps her word, she won’t bother you anymore.”

When A Jiu spoke, his head was slightly lowered, making it possible to imagine what Yu Shi looked like when he said these words.

Sheng Weixia heard the words “won’t bother you anymore”, her heart moved slightly.

It was a good thing to be able to keep this arrogant and domineering Yu family daughter away from her in the future, so she nodded: “Okay.”

After coming out of the cubicle, A Jiu stepped forward and said to Yu Shulan: “Miss Shulan, the boss asked me to tell you that your father hasn’t come out of the mountains for a long time.”

He stopped there, then turned and left.

These words were like magic, Yu Shulan was silent for a few minutes, then she bit her lip and looked at Sheng Weixia as if she was sacrificing herself: “I apologize, I shouldn’t have used Wu Biao to scare you, and I shouldn’t have tricked you with others. I won’t do it again!”

Sheng Weixia knew that someone who was used to being domineering couldn’t change overnight.

Yu Shulan’s softening was due to the keyword “father”, and this apology was entirely due to her brother’s intimidation.

But it was strange, at this moment, Yu Shulan had lost her arrogance and revealed the innocence of a girl her age, which made her heart soften.

—Perhaps, she had never had this kind of luck, where someone would clean up the mess after she got into trouble.

Sheng Weixia nodded, accepting this apology, then turned and pushed the door open: “Be more careful in the future.”

“You… you dare to lecture me…” Yu Shulan suddenly stopped, remembering a certain cold face, she swallowed the rest of her words.