In the study, Shi Sheng stood in the middle of the room while Father Bei sat behind his desk and spoke in a businesslike manner.
"You're all grown up now and we can't control you anymore. But as a child of the Bei family, we've given you a good life and a good education. Now, you have to do something for the Bei family …"
Shi Sheng listened quietly to Father Bei's long speech.
"… The Gao family has the intention of forming a marriage alliance with us. You're the only daughter of the Bei family. After you graduate from high school, you'll be engaged to the third son of the Gao family."
The third son of the Gao family was Gao Anlang.
"Don't you know what kind of person Gao Anlang is? Are you trying to push me into a fire pit? "
Gao Anlang didn't die. He was really lucky!
Scourges live for a thousand years. The ancients didn't lie.
Shi Sheng's calm reply surprised Father Bei. He thought she'd make a scene. Who knew she'd be so calm?
"The Bei family is in a life-and-death situation. As a child, you have to share some of the responsibility with your parents. Bei Zhi, although Anlang likes to play, he's still young. He'll get better in the future."
Likes to play?
Does that mean he likes to play?
He's playing with his life!
"What if I refuse?"
"Bei Zhi, what right do you have to refuse?" Father Bei was furious. "The Bei family has given you food and clothes. We've given you a life that no one else has. What right do you have to refuse?"
"Because … I'm not your daughter." Shi Sheng looked at Father Bei with a half-smile.
Father Bei's expression changed. "You … what nonsense are you spouting? Bei Zhi, I think you're getting more and more out of hand. How can you say something like that?"
"I'm spouting nonsense? Then why don't you care about your daughter at all? You've given her a good life. But other than that, what else have you given her? "
Father Bei opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. But he felt that saying anything would be pointless.
All these years, they'd only given her material things.
But she wasn't their child. Wasn't it enough that they'd given her material things?
"You have nothing to say now?"
"Even if you're not our biological daughter, we've raised you for so many years. Don't tell me you shouldn't repay us?" Father Bei said.
"Repay a favor?" Shi Sheng blinked and said slowly, "Seventeen years. You gave me ten thousand yuan a year as pocket money, which is 2.04 million yuan. I've also counted the other things. It's three million yuan in total. Plus the cost of raising me, it's ten million yuan. Is that enough?"
Father Bei frowned as he looked at Shi Sheng. He didn't understand what she meant.
Shi Sheng took out a cheque from his bag and scribbled on it. Then, he slapped the cheque in front of Father Bei.
"Here's ten million. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."
"Where did you get so much money?" Father Bei's first reaction was that Shi Sheng couldn't possibly have so much money.
Her previous calculations were all correct, and there were a lot of them. The total amount of money added up to less than ten million yuan …
"This is not something that Mister Bei should be concerned about." Shi Sheng retracted his hand and said casually, "Back then, you adopted me because of your son. Now that your son is alive and well, I can be considered to have retired. Mr Bei, if you don't want us to fall out with each other, you can give me the household register."
Father Bei's heart was in turmoil. How did she know all these things?
She even knew the reason why they adopted her.
For the first time, Father Bei sized up his adopted daughter, whom he didn't pay much attention to.
She stood there. She didn't have a strong aura, but there was a sharp edge to her that couldn't be ignored. The corners of her mouth curled up in a sarcastic smile.
Her eyes were clear and bright, but they were so calm that there wasn't a single ripple in them. It sent chills down one's spine.
Father Bei took a deep breath. "No matter what, you're still the daughter of the Bei family. How can we sever ties with you just like that?"
"Then what do you want, Mister Bei?"
"You'll have a marriage alliance with the Gao family. After that, you'll have nothing to do with the Bei family."
Shi Sheng: "…"
Was this man crazy?
Shi Sheng looked at Father Bei as if he was crazy. "Mister Bei, do you think that everyone in the world is stupid and that you're the only one who's smart? Why would I jump into a fire pit when I know it's not? "
"If you want to leave the Bei family, that's the only way." Father Bei also became tough. Since she already knew about it, he wasn't afraid of falling out with her.
If she could help the Bei family gain something in the end, then they wouldn't have raised her for nothing.
Shi Sheng sneered and took the cheque from the table. "Since we can't come to an agreement, then I'll use my own method."
"Bei Zhi, don't be too arrogant. Even if you're related to the Fu family, will they offend the Gao family for you? If you leave the Bei family, you're nothing. "
I have nothing to do with the Fu family. Don't try to pull strings for me.
"Yes, I'm arrogant. If you don't like it, then kill me!" Shi Sheng waved the cheque in his hand. "Mister Bei, the next time we meet, I hope you'll still be so … brilliant."
Father Bei was angered by Shi Sheng's arrogance. He grabbed something from the table and threw it at him. "Ingrate! If it weren't for us, you would have died long ago."
"That's right. If it weren't for me, your son would have died long ago too," Shi Sheng replied casually.
Father Bei was speechless.
When Bei Ze was so sick, they'd tried everything, but to no avail. Yet after she brought him back, he started to get better. They didn't even use medicine.
… …
Shi Sheng packed up and left the Bei family villa. She hadn't touched the original owner's belongings. She only brought a few clothes and her own belongings, so she didn't have much.
Standing outside the Bei family villa, Shi Sheng glanced back.
She didn't want to deal with the Bei family. After all, she was lazy.
But of all things, Father Bei still wanted her to marry Gao Anlang.
After leaving the villa district, Shi Sheng went to a small district near the school. She'd bought a house here a long time ago. She'd planned to leave the Bei family from the start, but hadn't found the right opportunity.
The house was already renovated, so she could move in with her bag.
The next day, Shi Sheng went to buy some glutinous rice cakes for Fu Qin, then leisurely took a taxi to school. Because of the incident at Mount Shaoyang, the school had been closed for a week.
"Xiao Zhi, Xiao Zhi, over here." Lin Yin stood outside the school gates, waving at Shi Sheng.
Shi Sheng walked over and lifted Lin Yin's chin. He smiled wickedly. "Beauty, you're even prettier today. Just looking at you makes my heart flutter."
Her movements were smooth and fluid. Her posture was elegant, and she exuded a natural air of nobility. It was especially pleasing to the eye.
Lin Yin's face turned red. "Xiao Zhi, can you stop teasing me?"
Every time Shi Sheng teased her, she felt that he was especially handsome. He was so handsome that she wanted to bear his children.
Looking at the girls around her, she knew she wasn't the only one who felt this way.
Handsome Shi Sheng smiled. "Who told you to be so beautiful? I can't control the primal energy in my body."
Lin Yin was stunned.
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