Although she said so, Wen Zhi still dutifully started to investigate the true identity of that girl. After all, she still had to rely on Qi Siran to make money for a living!
Ever since she had a falling - out with her father, and her good elder brother, Wen Ze Ru, had inherited all the family companies, he had cut her allowance to a bare minimum! She didn't even have enough money to buy a basic handbag!
Wen Zhi wanted to ask her father for financial support, but unexpectedly, her father ignored her completely, as if he didn't have a daughter like her. No matter how much she threw a tantrum, it was all in vain!
Currently, Wen Zhi's only sources of income were the few tens of thousands of yuan given by Wen Ze Ru and the money she made from Qi Siran. Just thinking about this made Wen Zhi extremely angry.
She thought it was high time she found a wealthy man to rely on! Moreover, Wen Zhi had a hunch that once the real daughter of the Qi family returned home, Qi Siran might lose her status in the family. After all, Wen Zhi knew that the relationship between Qi Siran and her mother had almost reached a deadlock! Maybe one day, Mrs. Qi would be in a bad mood and simply abandon Qi Siran!
With such thoughts in mind, Wen Zhi always felt that Qi Siran would end up like herself. Then she would see how Qi Siran could still act so arrogantly in front of her!
On the other hand, Qi Siran had no idea that in Wen Zhi's mind, she had already become a fallen phoenix. She was still staring intently at the video on her phone.
In the video, although Mrs. Qi had her back to Wen Zhi, Qi Siran could see Mrs. Qi's slightly trembling hands and the hesitant hand that wanted to pull the girl but stopped. Qi Siran had seen this hesitant and conflicted expression on Mrs. Qi's face countless times. Therefore, Qi Siran was certain that the person in front of her might be the real daughter she had been searching for.
Then she carefully observed the expression of the girl opposite. The girl looked quite young, with a baby - faced appearance. Maybe due to malnutrition, she was thin and small, like a sickly chicken, a whole head shorter than herself.
After hearing whatever Mrs. Qi had said, the girl's eyes suddenly turned red. Finally, she looked at the folder that Mrs. Qi had handed to her. She didn't have the courage to open it; she just took it and left silently.
Looking at the girl's timid appearance, Qi Siran finally felt the pent - up anger in her heart dissipate. Her voice rang out in the silent room, hoarse and rough, like the murmur of a demon from hell.
"Finally found you, something unpresentable."
Once she had identified her target, Qi Siran took swift action. She mobilized all the resources she knew and got hold of all the information about this girl. Then she carefully examined it.
Mrs. Qi also noticed Qi Siran's strange behavior. For example, before, during meals, Qi Siran would go to great lengths to ask about the real daughter. But recently, on the contrary, Qi Siran ignored her completely. She didn't even say hello when they met. Even when she did say hello, it was extremely perfunctory, and the frequency of bringing up the topic of the real daughter was getting lower and lower.
It seemed as if she didn't care about anything, especially not about whether this suddenly - brought - home real daughter would take away all her favor. Mrs. Qi was quite puzzled by Qi Siran's strange behavior. But since Qi Siran was always acting strangely, Mrs. Qi didn't pursue it further and just focused on her own business.
Before long, Qi Siran got hold of all the information about the girl Mrs. Qi had met that day.
"Li Lezhen."
Seeing this name on the information, Qi Siran couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
"What a terribly tacky name."
Qi Siran carefully flipped through all of Li Lezhen's information, which clearly showed where she had attended primary school, middle school, and university, as well as what kind of job she was currently doing.
Qi Siran focused on investigating Li Lezhen's interpersonal relationships and her personality. After reading all of Li Lezhen's information, Qi Siran felt a sense of great satisfaction.
It was just as she had expected. Li Lezhen was born into an ordinary family, and her parents were just simple workers. Well... actually, it would be more accurate to say that she was switched to an ordinary family.
When Qi Siran thought about this, she not only felt disgusted with Li Lezhen but also with her family. She couldn't imagine that she could have been born into such a poor and ordinary family. All the things that Qi Siran couldn't imagine had happened to Li Lezhen. So Qi Siran couldn't help but feel even more disdain for her.
Li Lezhen had a timid and introverted personality since childhood. No wonder in the video, a few words from Mrs. Qi had made her eyes red. Maybe she just couldn't accept such a huge piece of news all at once, so she was so emotional.
After reading through all of Li Lezhen's information, Qi Siran couldn't help but throw the information to one side.
"She's obviously someone who can be easily manipulated..."
Qi Siran murmured to herself, finally coming to a conclusion about Li Lezhen.
For someone like this, Qi Siran naturally had a plan. Thinking of this, a satisfied smile appeared on Qi Siran's face.
She never thought that she had been so nervous because of such a person for so long. It was really unnecessary...
Since this woman had just learned that she was a daughter of a wealthy family, Qi Siran would make sure she kept her mouth shut forever.
Qi Siran could tell from the information that although Li Lezhen had been introverted over the years, she had always been very hard - working. She wanted to break free from the quagmire of poverty. Although she seemed a bit cowardly, she was actually very tenacious.
In that case, Qi Siran would give her a "helping hand". Thinking of this, Qi Siran narrowed her dark eyes.
This method might work, but the risk of exposure was too high. Mrs. Qi only needed to do a little investigation to find out that it was Qi Siran who was behind it all. So she needed to choose a more reliable method.
Li Lezhen didn't seem to be able to accept her identity as a daughter of a wealthy family. Well, then she would never have to accept it. Qi Siran was quite satisfied with this idea.
It took her several days to come up with a fool - proof plan. So Qi Siran told Wen Zhi to use her name to invite Li Lezhen out.
When Li Lezhen came to the familiar coffee shop, she was a bit scared. When she saw the expensively - dressed woman in the corner, she became even more frightened. So she carefully walked over and sat down. Looking at Qi Siran wearing sunglasses in front of her, she couldn't help but speak.
"Miss, I don't know you. What do you want with me?"
Even though Li Lezhen came from an ordinary family, she could immediately tell that the sunglasses on Qi Siran's face were a new model from a well - known brand. A pair of sunglasses could cost as much as four or five months of her salary, almost thirty or forty thousand yuan!
Thinking of this, Li Lezhen felt that the person in front of her must have a powerful background.
Looking at the timid and innocent girl in front of her, Qi Siran couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
"So it was you that my mother met the other day."
Her voice drifted gently into Li Lezhen's ears. When she mentioned the other day, Qi Siran keenly noticed that Li Lezhen couldn't help but shrink her head, as if she was a bit guilty and didn't want to talk about it.
"Didn't my mother tell you that you're the daughter of a wealthy family?"
After seeing Li Lezhen's reaction, Qi Siran's smile became even more playful.
"How about it? Don't you feel great about this unexpected good fortune?"
Qi Siran took off her sunglasses, and her sharp eyes stared directly at Li Lezhen, making Li Lezhen too intimidated to say a word.
Li Lezhen looked at the exquisitely - made - up Qi Siran and then at her own slightly dirty shoes. She felt that she didn't fit in with everything here. She couldn't help but lower her head, a bit timidly.
"Miss, I... I don't know what you're talking about."