Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 193 Abandon Fang Qingya, A Series of Dark Schemes! [1 update]

Chapter 193: 193 Abandon Fang Qingya, A Series of Dark Schemes! [1 update]

The tone of her words was very calm, with no fluctuations whatsoever, but it struck Madam Fang like a bolt of lightning, causing her to nearly fall from her seat.

Her real daughter?

Taken to Sand City since she was a child and then sold to the Cheng couple?

That would mean...

It was Cheng Qingli who has been responsible for negotiating and collaborating with their Fang Family?!

She had met with Cheng Qingli three times alone and unexpectedly found that Qingli had a great talent for the appreciation of calligraphy, painting, and cultural relics; she had even considered grooming and admiring her because of it.

The Fang Family was, after all, a family that valued education and culture, and Madam Fang had always been disappointed that Fang Qingya had no understanding of this area whatsoever.

And it was not just that, no matter what knowledge Fang Qingya attempted to learn, she was incapable, only liking ethereal luxury goods.

But now—

Ye Wanlan told her that Cheng Qingli is her biological daughter.

Madam Fang did not ask any empty questions like "Really?" or "You’re not lying to me, are you?"

Her dealings with Ye Wanlan had been brief, but through several conversations, she knew the other party was someone who handled big issues—someone who wouldn’t casually mention wanting to smash and rebuild the great powers of the Jiang Circle.

People with long-term goals did not have the leisure to engage in deceit over such matters.

"Miss Ye, can I meet with you right now?" Madam Fang’s voice shook slightly, "I, I..."

"You can." Ye Wanlan said, "Please come over, there are indeed some matters that need a good talk."

"Okay, please wait for me, Miss Ye." Madam Fang took a deep breath, her fingers trembling, and it took quite a long time for her to successfully end the call.

"Mom?" Fang Qingye, with sharp ears, "What Miss Ye? It couldn’t be Ye Wanlan, right?"

Madam Fang, however, had no time to discuss this with him and hastily got up and left with her bag.

Fang Qingye turned his head: "What’s wrong with Mom? I’ve never seen her so flustered."

"I’m not sure," said Fang Qinghan, puzzled, shaking his head slightly, "It must be something important."

But in this moment, Fang Qingya only felt fear exploding in her heart.

If Madam Fang was so out of character, could it be that Ye Wanlan had discovered her secret and told Madam Fang?

It was over... she was doomed.

"Big brother, second brother!" Fang Qingya had no choice but to grab at the last straw, crying as if her life depended on it, "You have to speak well of me to Mom, I just want to stay by your side, I didn’t mean to do anything, we’ve lived together for twenty years."

Fang Qinghan’s expression turned cold: "Fang Qingya, it’s your own lack of effort, how can we speak well of you? This time, the way you treated Miss Cheng was despicable, not just Mom, no one will protect you!"

"Yeah, and it’s strange, how could you even think of selling someone into the deep mountains?" Fang Qingye was also greatly astonished, "How are you any different from a criminal?"

"I, I..." Fang Qingya stammered, unable to complete a sentence.

Now, what should she do?

**

Jiangcheng First Hospital.

Cheng Qingli was somewhat nervous: "Sister Lan, although I tell myself not to be afraid, my heartbeat is still so fast right now."

"That’s normal." Ye Wanlan handed her a peeled apple, raising an eyebrow, "But you have to believe, your birth mother’s heart is beating even faster than yours."

As they were speaking, a loud "bam" sound—the door to the hospital room was suddenly pushed open.

Madam Fang stood at the door, panting and with disheveled hair. The usually composed and dignified Matriarch of the Fang family had never appeared so disheveled.

Cheng Qingli was stunned, "Sister Lan, you were right."

However, upon arriving at the hospital room, Madam Fang did not move forward but just stood in place, carefully observing Cheng Qingli.

She then noticed that Qingli’s eyes and eyebrows somewhat resembled her own.

"Madam Fang." Ye Wanlan stood up, "Please have a seat first; this is the DNA match report from the police."

"Ah, okay..." Madam Fang appeared unusually flustered, nervously taking a seat.

Ye Wanlan handed the DNA match results over to her.

Madam Fang took a deep breath and then flipped it open.

Suddenly, with a "snap", she closed the folder and looked fiercely at Cheng Qingli, "I, I...I..."

Madam Fang was so nervous and flustered that Cheng Qingli, on the contrary, calmed down, "Don’t be like this, actually, it’s not a big deal, it’s all the same to me."

"The same? How could it be the same?" That was the phrase that finally made Madam Fang break down and cry, "You suffered such grievances at the Cheng Family, and yet, I failed to protect you, even allowing Fang Qingya to nearly harm you..."

She had nearly been deceived for her entire life, never knowing who her real daughter was.

"Hey hey, don’t cry," Cheng Qingli raised her hand to pat Madam Fang’s back, "Look, I’m not even crying, you know, as a person, you have to be optimistic, happy every day."

But Madam Fang’s tears flowed even more fiercely.

If Cheng Qingli hadn’t been taken away from the Fang Family, at her age, she would only have known luxury and would not have needed self-regulation; the Fang Family would have protected her properly.

Madam Fang wiped her tears, "Qingli, can you...can you..."

"I can!" Cheng Qingli was very forthright, "It’s just calling you ’mom’, of course, I can, Mom."

"Oh!" Madam Fang hugged her, "Mom is here, Mom will always be here from now on."

The words struck deeply at Cheng Qingli’s heart, and for a moment, an unprecedented sense of grievance surged up, bringing a sourness to her nose.

In the Cheng Family, she had rarely felt the warmth of kinship.

Although Mother Cheng didn’t hit or scold her like Father Cheng and even secretly gave her food, Cheng Qingli knew that Mother Cheng’s actions were merely a bit of guilt and pity, she had never treated her as her daughter.

She had always thought she was nothing more than an accessory to Cheng Yaozu, until she had left the Cheng Family to work independently and met Ye Wanlan, that she finally found the direction to move forward.

Even without the identity of the Fang Family heiress, she would live a carefree and happy life.

"Qingli, Madam Fang, there is still one doubt," Ye Wanlan spoke up, "Twenty years ago, Qingli was lost, and then abducted, what exactly happened there?"

Madam Fang, originally immersed in the joy of mother-daughter recognition, grew stern upon hearing this, "Indeed!"

At the time, she had joked about whether a mix-up of babies could have occurred, and Patriarch Fang had comforted her with laughter, asserting that with the Fang Family’s security measures, plus the hospital’s care, such an event could not possibly happen.

But now, the impossible had happened.

"The medical staff at that time, the nannies, including all the servants working for the Fang Family, need to be thoroughly checked!" Madam Fang’s thoughts raced, her voice turning cold, "We must find out who did this!"

"Speaking of which, if it weren’t for Fang Qingya suddenly making a move on Qingli, this matter would not have been uncovered so quickly," Ye Wanlan said calmly, "So, there’s another question, how did Fang Qingya find out about it? Did she know from the beginning, or was she tipped off recently?"

Madam Fang couldn’t help but admire Ye Wanlan, this 18-year-old girl could always pinpoint the crucial point in any issue.

"The only outsider she has been recently in contact with is Sheng Yunyi from the Sheng Family," Madam Fang’s pupils narrowed, "I suspect that this matter may be related to the Sheng Family, Sheng Yunyi is very crafty."

Ye Wanlan appeared contemplative and then suddenly asked, "So, Madam Fang, how do you plan to deal with Fang Qingya?"

However, Fang Qingya was also not the child of the Cheng couple; the police were still carrying out DNA matching.

Madam Fang was silent for a moment, "I’ve raised Qingya for so long, to say there’s really no kinship would be a lie, but she...she’s really disappointed me too much."

People’s hearts are made of flesh; even a pet that has been with one for many years can form a deep bond, let alone a child.

"I understand," Ye Wanlan nodded, "But regarding this matter, as Qingli’s friend and boss, I do not accept a settlement."

Madam Fang sighed lightly, "Miss Ye, let’s leave everything to the law, Qingli is the real victim here; I want to make amends as much as possible."

Fang Qingya, the Fang Family has given up on her.

**

Meanwhile, at the Sheng Family Old Mansion.

Madam Sheng had just finished her afternoon tea when she received a phone call, "Hello?"

"Madam Sheng, you must save me," the person on the other end was in a panic, "I don’t know what happened, but the Fang Family somehow found out that I casually picked up a baby to pass off as the young miss of the Fang Family, and now they are investigating me thoroughly."

Madam Sheng’s expression froze, "How did the Fang Family suddenly find out about this?"

Nearly twenty years had passed with the Fang Family at peace; how had this suddenly come to light?

"Mom, it’s my fault," Sheng Yunyi bit her lip, "I casually mentioned it after finding out that Fang Qingya’s blood type was different from the Fang Family’s, and she actually went to get a paternity test done, and then..."

Selling Cheng Qingli into the deep mountains was indeed a suggestion she’d made to Fang Qingya, but who would have thought that Fang Qingya would expose everything so suddenly?

Madam Sheng frowned, "This Fang Qingya...really good for nothing and always causing trouble. If she weren’t somewhat useful to you, I wouldn’t want you to have anything to do with her at all."

After speaking, she then said to the person on the phone, "If the Fang Family really finds you, how am I supposed to save you?"

"Madam Sheng!" the person on the other end screamed, "If you don’t help me with this, I will tell everyone about your daughter pretending to be the lifesaver of Zhou Hechen, and your scheme to poison the former Matriarch of the Sheng Family, don’t even think about keeping it a secret!"