Upon hearing this, Qi Siran's expression was as if struck by lightning!
She cast an incredulous look at Li Lezhen, who was cowering in front of her.
"It's impossible! Wen Zhi clearly told me that she was the real daughter of the Qi family you found..."
Halfway through her words, an absurd thought suddenly popped into Qi Siran's mind —
Could it be that the information she had investigated was incorrect?
Or was it that her mother deliberately lured her out?
Hearing the name Wen Zhi, Mrs. Qi couldn't help but force a disappointed smile.
"I never thought that the daughter I've raised for over twenty years would actually hire a private detective to follow me."
Mrs. Qi laughed out of extreme anger. Her cold eyes were fixed on Qi Siran.
At first, when the person she sent to investigate told her that someone had been following her these days, Mrs. Qi didn't believe it.
But when she saw the results of the investigation, she was suddenly disappointed.
After finding out the mastermind behind it, Mrs. Qi was even more dejected.
So she decided to lie low and act as usual.
She knew that the real purpose of Qi Siran sending someone to follow her was nothing more than to find out who the real daughter of the Qi family who had been missing was.
Moreover, Mrs. Qi never thought that she had misunderstood her!
She had just found Li Lezhen to talk about some other things.
She never expected that in Qi Siran's eyes, Li Lezhen was the real daughter of their family!
Li Lezhen had sent her a text message when she was invited to this coffee shop.
The moment she received the text message, Mrs. Qi rushed here without delay.
The moment she entered the coffee shop, Mrs. Qi heard Qi Siran's haughty speech to Li Lezhen.
After listening to what Qi Siran said, Mrs. Qi couldn't bear it any longer and interrupted.
Mrs. Qi looked at Qi Siran with a disappointed face. She didn't understand. Where had the simple and lovely Qi Siran gone?
How could she have become like this!
Although Mrs. Qi had already been mentally prepared when Qi Siran showed weakness in front of her before. Maybe it was just a means for Qi Siran to perfunctory her and gain her trust.
But when she saw Qi Siran's sweet smile, Mrs. Qi still held out a glimmer of hope.
Maybe Qi Siran had really changed?
She never expected that when she rushed here, what she heard was such an insulting speech.
Mrs. Qi couldn't even imagine that if the person sitting opposite Qi Siran was really her own daughter, with the same blood as her, Qi Siran could still say such things.
Seeing that this was a private matter between the two of them, Li Lezhen nodded to Mrs. Qi and said,
"Mrs. Qi, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Mrs. Qi forced a smile and nodded at her.
Qi Siran realized that Mrs. Qi knew about her hiring a private detective to follow her!
She looked at Mrs. Qi in great shock. And when Mrs. Qi felt her shock, the corner of her mouth curled up into a cold smile.
"Surprised? Surprised that I know you hired a private detective to follow me?"
"Do you think I can't see through your little tricks?"
"I never thought that all your efforts to find out the whereabouts of the real daughter of the Qi family were just to drive her away!"
Mrs. Qi sat in front of Qi Siran, threw her bag hard on the sofa, and looked at Qi Siran coldly.
"If the person sitting opposite you today was really my daughter, she might have been scared away by your malicious words!"
"Do you know how much effort I've put into this?"
Mrs. Qi couldn't help but choke up at the end.
She had endured the pain of losing her daughter for over twenty years, but she never expected to be betrayed by another daughter she had raised.
Not only did she hire a private detective to follow her, but she even wanted to drive her real daughter away.
Mrs. Qi's heart was almost in despair.
Seeing that her plan had failed and that Li Lezhen was not the real daughter of their family, Qi Siran couldn't help but try to explain herself.
"No, Mom, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to..."
But the words she had just said were clearly there, and no matter how she explained, it was useless.
Unable to explain, Qi Siran just sat there dejectedly without saying a word.
"I've already found my real daughter, and I'll hold a welcome banquet for her soon."
"During this period, I'll protect her well. Don't you dare use those underhanded tricks again!"
Mrs. Qi said these words almost in a warning tone.
Qi Siran really hurt her this time!
Mrs. Qi didn't know what kind of attitude to use to face the daughter she had raised for so many years, so she picked up her bag and left.
The moment she walked out of the coffee shop, two lines of tears finally fell from Mrs. Qi's eyes.
She didn't know why Qi Siran had become like this.
Qi Siran sat there stupidly in the coffee shop, and a look of humiliation couldn't help but appear on her face.
She never expected that all her efforts would end up in vain!
She even ended up in a situation where she was not liked by anyone. And the favor she had in the Qi family was also lost because of Li Lezhen!
Thinking of this, a look of venom appeared in Qi Siran's eyes.
——
When Shao Yinan got home, he found that the lights in the room were inexplicably dimmer.
The dining table also seemed to have been carefully arranged by Wen Yin. A new tablecloth had been laid, and two goblets were placed on it. Beside them was a bottle of well - preserved red wine.
Hearing the sound from the entrance, Wen Yin poked her head out of the room.
She looked at Shao Yinan in a suit in front of her with a bit of shyness, only showing a pair of eyes looking at him.
Shao Yinan noticed Wen Yin's different appearance from usual.
In the past, she would only wear a comfortable home dress at home for the convenience of cooking. But now, her two shoulders were exposed, with a dark red strap on them.
Shao Yinan could tell at a glance that she was wearing a spaghetti - strap dress tonight.
His eyes darkened imperceptibly.
"Does A Yin want a candlelit dinner tonight?"
Shao Yinan put down his briefcase, changed into his slippers, and pulled the person out from behind the door.
The dark red spaghetti - strap dress perfectly outlined Wen Yin's delicate curves. At this moment, she wasn't wearing high heels and was just stepping on the floor bare - footed.
Shao Yinan reached out and hugged her in his arms.
"Why aren't you wearing slippers? Aren't you afraid of getting cold?"
After saying these words, Shao Yinan picked her up horizontally and sat down on the dining - table chair with her.
Looking at the delicate steak on the table, Shao Yinan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"So did something good happen to you today?"
Wen Yin was really abnormal today. Not only was she dressed so exquisitely, but also, Shao Yinan could tell that her hair had been carefully styled.
It was curled and scattered on her shoulders.
Wen Yin nestled in Shao Yinan's arms, reached out and hooked his shoulder. She smiled charmingly.
"Can't I have a little fun once in a while?"
Hearing Wen Yin say this, Shao Yinan's eyes darkened.
"Of course you can."
Wen Yin noticed that the big hands around her waist tightened involuntarily. Then she found that there was something hard pressing against her.
So she quickly stopped him. Wen Yin stretched out her finger and placed it on his lips that were about to get closer.
She gently pulled the distance between them a little.
"But before that, there's still an important thing I want to tell you."
Shao Yinan pulled her finger down and gently pecked it on his lips.
His voice was hoarse with restraint.
"What?"
Wen Yin said seriously,
"I've already met Mrs. Qi, and I've decided to attend the family - recognition banquet held for me by the Qi family."