The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite

Chapter 78: Chapter 77: Onlookers Chapter 78: Chapter 77: Onlookers The night traffic was minimal, so Shen Jingxiu only took a little over thirty minutes to drive to the hospital where Zhao Jing was.

By the time they arrived, Shen Yuan’s car had already been parked there.

Since Wenyan had been here once before, she volunteered to lead the way as soon as they got out of the car.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, I’m familiar with this place. You can just follow me. I know a shortcut, and we shouldn’t miss too much by the time we get there.”

Shen. Sarcasm. Jinghe: “You call coming here once familiar?”

Wenyan glanced at Shen Jinghe, visibly displeased: “That’s still more familiar than never having been here at all, isn’t it? Come on, you two, this way.”

Shen Jingxiu certainly hadn’t forgotten the scene in the supermarket where she was like a headless fly looking for chewing gum.

Moreover, he had his own plan.

He stood in the opposite direction to Wenyan and said to the two, “Come with me.”

Wenyan frowned: “But you’re going the wrong way, Big Brother.”

Shen Jingxiu glanced at his watch and said, “We don’t have much time. Don’t you trust me?”

No sooner had his words fallen than he took the lead.

Shen Jinghe also followed without any hesitation.

In an instant, only Wenyan was left standing dumbfounded, facing the opposite direction of the two brothers.

[Whatever happened to water and fire not mixing? Shen Jinghe just followed Shen Jingxiu like that? Does he really trust Shen Jingxiu unconditionally?]
Following the principle that the minority should follow the majority (not really), and also because she trusted Shen Jingxiu, Wenyan chose to follow as well.

Shen Jinghe, walking in front of her, paused slightly as he heard her inward reflection.

Right, why did he follow without a second thought?

Was it because he trusted Shen Jingxiu unconditionally? Hah, as if.

He just trusted Wenyan less, that’s all!

Throughout the journey, Shen Jingxiu didn’t let Wenyan or Shen Jinghe lift a finger even for the smallest tasks, like opening doors or pressing elevator buttons; he, as the eldest brother, did it all by himself.

But upon entering the building before them, Wenyan couldn’t help but speak up and remind him.

“Big Brother, this really isn’t the inpatient department for oncology.”

Unexpectedly, Shen Jingxiu responded: “I know.”

Wenyan: “???”

Shen Jinghe: “???!!!”

Shen Jingxiu continued calmly, “You’ll see once we’re inside. Although Zhao Jing is staying in the inpatient department of oncology, we can’t all cram in front of her hospital room, can we? Didn’t you think of that?”

While speaking, Shen Jingxiu opened the door to an office.

Upon entering, Wenyan immediately realized her own narrow perspective.

Wow, what looks like an office on the surface actually has a camera set up inside—it’s essentially a surveillance room.

Without asking, it was clear that the room directly opposite was undoubtedly the private room where Zhao Jing was staying.

Still, Wenyan had questions: “But what if they draw the curtains on the other side? What then?”

“Aside from sleeping hours, the nurses don’t draw the curtains.”

Wenyan, halfway through her remark, stopped herself.

[I shouldn’t even ask, the nurse must have been won over by Big Brother’s financial prowess.]
Shen Jingxiu, hearing this, allowed a slight curl of his lips: “What about the nurse? What are you thinking? Doctors recommend that patients get more sunlight and open windows for ventilation.”

Wenyan: “……” Okay, she really was overthinking it.

[But Big Brother is really Big Brother, YYDS. Observing from here is much more convenient than all three of us cramming in front of the hospital room—it’s just a pity we can’t hear anything.]
However, this arrangement was already very thoughtful. What more could one want?

Wenyan walked to the window and saw that there was also a telescope on the desk.

Thinking to leave the camera spot for Shen Jingxiu, she decided to just use the telescope.

However, upon picking up the telescope, she could see absolutely nothing no matter what.

She found it strange and couldn’t help but complain, “How come it’s pitch black and I can’t see anything?”

“…” Shen Jingxiu silently walked over to her side and took the binoculars from her hands with his long, slender hand.

“You forgot to take the cap off.”

Wenyan: “…” Silence is the Cambridge of tonight.

Meanwhile, Shen Jinghe snickered.

Knowing he was laughing at her, Wenyan glanced at him, only to see him holding up his phone at that moment.

Feeling Wenyan’s gaze, Shen Jinghe also turned to look at her.

“The camera on the phone can zoom up to 60 times, don’t you know how to use it?”

“Alright then, it seems I’m being stupid.”

So one stood with arms folded in front of the camera, and two others were holding up their phones; the three of them observed every move in the sickroom across the way.

It seemed like Shen Yuan and Su Yang had been there for a while.

But the conflict hadn’t erupted yet because the counterfeit Shen Zhirou wasn’t present.

Right now, the only ones in the sickroom were Shen Yuan, Su Yang, Wu Peng, and Zhao Jing, four people in total.

However, it wasn’t long before the counterfeit Shen Zhirou arrived.

She seemed to sense that the atmosphere in the room was off, but couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was.

So the first thing she did upon returning to the room was to go up with a smile and greet Su Yang and Shen Yuan.

But the moment her hand reached out to touch Su Yang, she stood up and sprung away.

The conflict erupted from there.

Su Yang pulled several sheets of paper from her bag and threw them in the counterfeit Shen Zhirou’s face.

One didn’t need to guess to know that those must be their paternity test reports.

Because after seeing the report, the counterfeit Shen Zhirou and her adoptive parents’ complexions immediately changed.

The scene became chaotic.

It seemed like the whole family of counterfeits was trying to explain themselves to Su Yang and Shen Yuan.

But with the ironclad evidence, how could Su Yang and Shen Yuan ever believe them again?

The counterfeit Shen Zhirou even knelt down in front of Su Yang.

When it wasn’t the time to be soft-hearted, Su Yang would absolutely not be soft-hearted.

Apart from those one or two mischievous times during her childhood, she had never hit anyone in her decades of life.

But when she saw the counterfeit Shen Zhirou attempting to kneel before her to seek forgiveness, she swung a slap across her face.

Yet hitting the counterfeit Shen Zhirou just once was not enough to appease Su Yang’s anger.

Turning, she then slapped Zhao Jing.

The last one was Wu Peng.

Wu Peng was tall and sturdy; seeing Su Yang’s slap coming, he instinctively tried to retaliate.

But before he could strike, Shen Yuan punched him, causing him to stumble and fall.

With the situation being two against three, Wenyan couldn’t bear to watch, “Let’s go help! We can’t let mom and dad suffer a loss!”

Shen Jinghe put away his phone with a cold tone, “You really don’t understand the old man.”

No sooner had Shen Jinghe finished speaking than the situation in the sickroom across drastically changed.

A squad of policemen burst through the door and easily took the family of counterfeit goods into custody.

Shen Yuan was then seen assisting Su Yang, the last to walk out of the sickroom.

Turns out, this was the preparation Shen Yuan had made in advance.

The family of three counterfeits were about to be invited to the station for tea.

Unless something unexpected happened, they would likely be treading sewing machines and eating prison meals in a labor camp for many years to come.