“What?”
Shen Qingqing was a little surprised. She had never expected that Lu Qianshan would change his mind so quickly.
She had thought he would keep pretending for a long time.
But thinking about it again, he was, after all, the big villain. If he wanted to reveal his identity right from the start, it was understandable.
“You seem surprised. I made this decision a bit hastily. If you think it’s inappropriate, you can tell me.”
Shen Qingqing replied lightly, “You’ve already made up your mind, so there’s no need to ask me. Besides, the Lu Group is so fragile. Revealing your identity early to scare them a little is normal.”
Lu Qianshan chuckled softly when he heard that.
“You trust me that much?”
“Well, you are my husband now, aren’t you? My little uncle”
Shen Qingqing’s voice rose slightly, carrying an indescribable charm.
Lu Qianshan instantly thought of that night, and his ears turned red. He hurriedly hung up the phone.
Looking at the darkened phone screen, Shen Qingqing secretly laughed.
She then opened the files left by the previous manager. After going through them one by one, she frowned slightly.
It seemed that under the management of the male lead Lu Kai, the internal situation of Lu Group wasn’t very good.
With that thought, Shen Qingqing honestly took photos of all the documents and sent them to Zhou Liuer.
Only then did she put down her phone and turn on the computer.
She planned to carefully investigate some things from the past.
In the original storyline, the original host had actually been a very smart girl. Yet she had failed to get into the key high school she wanted.
The school even told Shen Qingqing that her grades had plummeted, forcing the original host to drop out and start working.
This was also the reason why she was ridiculed after returning to the Shen family.
Originally, Shen Qingqing hadn’t suspected anything about it.
But Shen Baiyun’s guilty look yesterday suddenly reminded her.
Could there have been something fishy about the original host’s situation?
As a retired senior “fast-transmigration worker,” Shen Qingqing possessed many skills, and whenever she had a suspicion, she immediately verified it.
After all, there were many traps in small worlds. Even with system assistance, one careless step could make you fall into one and end up failing miserably.
Although she didn’t know why the system still hadn’t come online in this world, Shen Qingqing wasn’t someone who couldn’t survive without a system.
Besides, this world was probably a low-level world.
After all, she was a veteran employee.
Thinking this, Shen Qingqing began typing rapidly on the keyboard. Lines of code quickly filled the computer screen.
This was the age of the internet, where almost everything left some trace online.
Very soon, Shen Qingqing accessed the school’s internal network and discovered that Shen Qingqing’s grades had ranked in the top three.
She would have easily qualified for top high schools in the capital.
Shen Qingqing’s pupils shrank slightly, and she continued typing.
After a moment, she finally found a news post “Lincheng High School’s spring outing event was lively and full of energy!”
“This time, Lincheng High School brought the students to Wannings County, a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters…”
Wannings County.
That was exactly where the original host had lived before.
Looking at the group photo on the screen, Shen Baiyun was among them.
A suspicion appeared in Shen Qingqing’s eyes.
She continued searching and soon found surveillance footage showing Shen Baiyun visiting the principal of that high school before the original host’s entrance exams.
Seeing this, Shen Qingqing saved the video and related images and uploaded them to a private cloud storage.
Only then did she erase all browsing traces from the computer.
“Hoo…”
Shen Qingqing slowly closed the laptop and let out a long breath.
A cold light appeared in her eyes.
Shen Baiyun… you’re truly disgusting.
At first, Shen Qingqing had thought that Shen Baiyun didn’t know much about the truth of being the fake daughter.
But now it seemed that Shen Baiyun had known very early on, and had even deliberately blocked the original host’s path upward.
If it weren’t for the marriage agreement with the Lu family, the original host might really have spent her entire life numb and mediocre, forever looking up at Shen Baiyun.
Just thinking about it was suffocating.
Suddenly, Shen Qingqing felt a sharp pain in her chest.
This was the original host’s unwilling resentment.
Pressing her chest tightly, Shen Qingqing muttered, “Don’t worry. Since I’ve taken your body and accepted this mission, I won’t let those people off.”
After saying that, the throbbing in her chest finally disappeared.
She sat in the chair for a while to recover, then changed her view of Shen Baiyun and adjusted her strategy.
Getting up, she poured herself a cup of coffee, sipping it while thinking about her next move.
A moment later, her eyes lit up.
She had finally come up with an idea.
By then, the clock had already struck twelve.
Shen Qingqing ate lunch at the company and slacked off for most of the afternoon.
Only after work in the evening did Lu Qianshan come to pick her up.
Everything was done discreetly but also not so discreet.
Because Lu Qianshan had appeared openly in the Lu Group’s parking lot.
Given Old Master Lu’s control over the company, Lu Hongcai probably hadn’t even received the news yet before the old master already knew about it.
Sure enough, not long after Shen Qingqing got into Lu Qianshan’s car, the old master’s call came.
“Qianshan… you’ve woken up. Why didn’t you tell gra … tell me?”
Old Master Lu ultimately didn’t say the word “grandfather.”
After all, Lu Qianshan was his illegitimate son. Although he was registered under his eldest son Lu Qingshan, that was only in name.
Listening to the question, Lu Qianshan’s eyes carried a trace of mockery.
He sneered lightly and said perfunctorily, “I only just woke up.”
For now, he hadn’t completely fallen out with the Lu family.
After all, a cat playing with a mouse was the most interesting game.
“Well then, Qianshan, how about I arrange for someone to take you to the hospital for another checkup?” Old Master Lu asked tentatively.
Lu Qianshan sneered again before saying, “During the time I was a vegetable, I could still hear what was happening outside.”
“So there’s no need for you to worry too much, Old Master. I know my own body.”
Old Master Lu had spent his entire life dealing with people. Of course he could hear the meaning behind those words.
His hand trembled slightly.
He understood.
There was now resentment and estrangement in Lu Qianshan’s heart.
If it were before, Old Master Lu wouldn’t have cared.
But now the Lu Group was going through troubled times, and Lu Qianshan’s past abilities were obvious to everyone.
Old Master Lu felt he should prepare several backup plans.
So he smiled and said with a hint of flattery, “Qianshan, when I heard you woke up, a huge weight lifted off my heart.”
“You know my legs aren’t convenient, so I couldn’t go see you often. But I frequently had the maids record videos for me to watch.”
Hearing this, Shen Qingqing silently complained in her heart.
He can really make things up on the spot.
“But watching through a phone screen isn’t very clear after all.”
Finally, Old Master Lu revealed his true purpose “Now that you’re awake, why don’t you bring your new wife, and we can have the whole family meet?”