The True Heiress Is The Real Bigshot

Chapter 359: 345 Zhong Manhua regrets after learning the truth [1 more]

The students continued their conversation, a mix of both boys and girls.

“Did you manage to get a photo of God Ying? I tried to sneak a picture but got caught, and they confiscated all my equipment.”

“Alas, I didn’t, I just drew a simple sketch and hung it in front of my desk, I light a match every day as if it were incense.”

“…You’re the real MVP.”

“Praying to God Ying before a test, I’m sure I can improve by twenty points!”

The students felt toothaches over this situation, but it was something they couldn’t help.

The lackeys following Jiang Ran from Class 19 looked fierce and menacing, not even allowing their silhouettes to be photographed.

They could only resort to such reluctant worship.

Zhong Manhua finally heard it clearly.

God Ying?

She hadn’t expected that Verdant’s students would call Ying Yuexuan that.

Even going so far as to pray to her before exams to boost their scores.

As for not having a photo of Ying Yuexuan?

She could provide them with one.

It proved that Ying Yuexuan was very popular among the students, and she was happy to see it.

So, Zhong Manhua called out to the boy who said his equipment was confiscated, “You want a photo of Ying Yuexuan? I can give you one.”

The boy was in a hurry to go eat hotpot with his friends, and upon being stopped like this, he grew impatient and his tone turned brusque, “Why would I want a photo of Ying Yuexuan? I don’t even like her, if you had a picture of Sister Yu, that would be something else.”

He was fond of Xiu Yu, who could protect him, allowing him to be a little boy, but he didn’t have the courage.

Zhong Manhua’s smile froze, and her face became somewhat flushed with irritation, “Aren’t you praying to God Ying?”

“Yes, to God Ying,” the boy grew even more annoyed, “but what does that have to do with Ying Yuexuan?”

Zhong Manhua felt her anger rising, but her upbringing reminded her not to squabble with these younger ones. With great effort, she suppressed her displeasure, “What’s wrong with you, child? You want to worship Ying Yuexuan, yet you don’t have her photo. I’m kindly offering you one, and that’s the attitude you give me?”

“Are you crazy?” The boy felt that Zhong Manhua was being unreasonable and pestering him, “God Ying is Ying Zijin, don’t tell me you thought they were interchangeable just because they both have the surname Ying?”

After saying that, he hurried off with his friend, not wanting to deal with Zhong Manhua any further.

And there Zhong Manhua stood, as if struck by lightning, rooted to the spot, utterly unable to recover.

It took her quite a long time to snap out of her daze and she stopped another girl, “Who, who do you guys call God Ying? It’s not Ying Yuexuan?”

“Ying Zijin, of course.” The girl was also surprised but answered patiently, “How could it possibly be Ying Yuexuan?”

After speaking, she felt that her tone wasn’t quite right, so she added, “Of course, Ying Yuexuan is also very formidable, but she is not on the same level as God Ying.”

Ying Zijin was able to score full marks on the Elite Class’s exams. In the decade that Verdant had established the Elite Class, no one had ever done that.

Zhong Manhua simply couldn’t believe what she was hearing, her lips quivered, “Not on the same level?”

If it was said that Ying Zijin and Ying Yuexuan were not on the same level, she believed it.

But the other way around, she could not bring herself to believe.

Ying Yuexuan was the treasured daughter she had carefully nurtured, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and possessing high talent in scientific research.

The only regret was that Ying Yuexuan was not her biological daughter.

But fortunately, Ying Yuexuan was an orphan with no parents, so she didn’t have to worry about future problems.

Zhong Manhua had always deliberately avoided everything related to Ying Zijin, even going so far as to leave quickly whenever she heard Ying Zijin’s name, refusing to listen to whatever followed.

Because she felt that whenever she listened, it was never good news.

After Ying Zijin left the Ying Family, she was initially troubled for a while, but later her spirits improved greatly.

The Ying Family was rid of a blemish, and she would no longer be embarrassed.

But how could this be?

Wasn’t Ying Zijin’s academic performance at the bottom of the entire school?

Zhong Manhua didn’t know how she got home, she just felt all the more disoriented.

Ying Yuexuan had been staying in an apartment in the city center with Mong Ru for the past few days, not at home.

Zhong Manhua even felt a sense of relief; otherwise, she didn’t know how she would start the conversation with Ying Yuexuan.

When Ying Zhenting returned from the company, he saw Zhong Manhua sitting there in a daze, her face very pale.

He frowned, set down his briefcase, and sat down next to her, “Manhua, what’s wrong?”

Although the couple had spent more time living apart in recent years, their relationship remained strong.

“Zhenting…” Zhong Manhua came back to her senses in a daze, “Today I went to school to ask for leave for Xiao Xuan, and I heard, I heard the students calling, calling Zijin, God Ying.”

“God Ying?” Ying Zhenting did not understand the jargon of the younger generation, nor was he aware of current internet vernacular, “What does that mean?”

“They said that Zijin’s academic performance is far superior to Xiao Xuan’s,” Zhong Manhua pursed her lips, “Xiao Xuan got first place only because Zijin did not take the exam.”

Ying Zhenting listened and frowned deeply, scoffing, “Baseless rumors!”

Did he not know what Ying Zijin was capable of?

If Ying Zijin was so good at studying, would he have needed to pay to get her into Verdant?

Comparing her to Ying Yuexuan?

The two of them are worlds apart.

“It’s true.” Zhong Manhua produced the transcript and a photo of the test papers she had obtained from the head of academic affairs.

She had braced herself to ask for them, and the head had even scolded her.

After looking through them, Ying Zhenting fell silent for the first time.

“Zhen, Zhenting, let’s bring Zijin back.” Zhong Manhua clutched his arm. “Her academic performance is even better than Xiao Xuan’s, let’s bring her back.”

“Bring back?” Ying Zhenting didn’t even consider it. “Impossible. How did she snub us before? And you expect me to go and fetch her?”

Zhong Manhua remembered that past incident and also felt embarrassed.

She couldn’t bring herself to ask Ying Zijin for anything.

“The Yuan family is very satisfied with Xiao Xuan, and if you bring her back, what will Xiao Xuan think? She’s already in a bad mood lately because of the Tianlv incident,” said Ying Zhenting coldly, “Besides, does she know the people in the Nie Family, the Xiu Family, and the Mu family like Xiao Xuan does in the capital?”

“We’re not working with Venus Group anyway, so we don’t need Fu Yunshen.”

He had made connections with a company in O region, which belonged to another large group.

That group happened to be a rival of Venus Group.

Ying Zhenting was also aware that whether Fu Yunshen was just playing with Ying Zijin or had other intentions, the path to Venus Group’s Asia-Pacific Region was already blocked.

He wouldn’t stoop to curry favor now. Even if he did, it would only be humiliating himself, and it wasn’t worth losing face over.

After all, there were other avenues to explore, weren’t there?

Ying Zhenting spoke up again: “Another thing, doesn’t Xiao Xuan know a renowned foreign physician? She’s been in contact recently to get treatment for mom. We need to be even nicer to her if she can help mom recover.”

They couldn’t reach the miracle doctor from Shao Ren Hospital, and other hospitals were at a loss.

Since the Ying Family was in commerce, they had very little interaction with the medical community, and it was only after Ying Yuexuan met Pei Tianyi that she began to make more connections.

Old Madam Ying’s illness couldn’t wait any longer.

Not so long ago, when Old Madam Ying was hospitalized, the doctor’s diagnosis indicated that Old Madam had at most one year left.

Unless her headache could be cured.

Old Madam Ying’s illness, combined with Ying Yuexuan’s future, of course, took precedence over Ying Zijin.

Most importantly, Ying Zhenting didn’t need a disobedient, rebellious daughter.

Hearing this, Zhong Manhua didn’t say anything further.

Indeed.

The relationship with Ying Zijin was severed, and mending it was too difficult.

And she couldn’t lower her pride to do so.

With that time, she might as well focus more on Ying Yuexuan.

At least Ying Yuexuan could help the Ying Family break into the capital and forge connections with the Mu Family and the Nie Family.

In this respect, Ying Zijin was inadequate.

Having strength was not enough; one also needed power.

“Okay, Manhua, it’s come to this, don’t think about it anymore,” Ying Zhenting comforted her. “Otherwise, you’ll lose yourself again. I got you some medicine from First Hospital, remember to take it.”

Zhong Manhua nodded, but still felt regret.

If she hadn’t avoided dealing with Ying Zijin back then and had treated her well in advance, Ying Zijin wouldn’t have left the Ying Family, and she would have basked in greater glory.

Now it was too late.

Her only support was Ying Yuexuan, and she had to treat Ying Yuexuan even better.

Zhong Manhua went to the kitchen to warm up a cup of milk, then headed upstairs to rest.

**

Ying Zijin had booked a flight to the capital for December 29th; she would leave the day after tomorrow.

Jiang Huaping and Ling Zhonglou had already returned to the capital, but Ling Mianxi stayed behind, sneaking into Verdant Middle School with Jiang Ran and Xiu Yu.

Of course, she could stay only one day, and this was with the school administration’s approval.

Ling Mianxi, now eighteen, had spent all her time in the Ancient Martial World before her coming-of-age ceremony at fifteen. She attended a traditional school there, where every day involved fighting and killing.

Having never experienced a regular middle school, Ling Mianxi was deeply curious.

She thought the Verdant school uniform looked especially nice and went to the head of academic affairs to buy ten sets.

The head, finally feeling that someone appreciated his design, gave Ling Mianxi a discount with much warmth.

The younger brother complained with a long face, “Brother Ran, she said I’m too short.”

Jiang Ran glanced at the young brother and snorted coldly.

He thought to himself, Ling Mianxi dares to fight even you, Brother Ran, does her calling you short even matter?

Ying Zijin rested by the window.

Her phone rang at that moment.