Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

Chapter 77 Who is your real brother?

Qin Zhao never imagined he would encounter this problem.

When she was little, Grandma Jiang would leave some pocket money by her pillow, but it wasn't for her. The few relatives who did visit would give her New Year's money, but Grandma Jiang would always decline and not let her accept it.

After making enough excuses, if you accept it, it's for Grandma Jiang, because you have to return it.

So strictly speaking, she didn't receive any New Year's money.

As they get older, even the tradition of giving New Year's money disappears altogether.

She wasn't completely oblivious when Shen Yanci gave her the red envelope.

But she just didn't know how to handle this feeling.

She even hoped someone would stand up for her and say, "Oh, she's grown up now, we can't accept her."

But Qin Qiong had already arrived at his doorstep.

She hesitated, feeling her own words were insincere, and forced a smile: "Thank you, Brother Yanci, for your kind gesture—"

She was interrupted by a laugh before she could finish speaking.

Shen Yanci flicked her forehead and shoved the bulging red envelope into her hand without any room for argument: "Why are you pretending to be so righteous with me?"

"..."

"What I give you is what I give you. I don't expect you to return it, and I don't ask for anything in return."

He spoke in a drawn-out, relaxed tone.

The red envelope was quite substantial, almost the same as the prize money from the last 10,000-meter race.

Qin Zhao pinched her fingers together, her light eyes looking at him, their two shadows stretched long by the streetlights.

Upon seeing this, Lin Shi seemed very angry and turned back: "Shen Yanci, where do you think you're putting me!"

His older brother hasn't even made a move yet, but this outsider brother is already being unusually attentive!
Qin Zhao thought he was about to get angry, but after staring at the red envelope for two seconds and seeing that it looked quite bulging, his expression changed completely, and he became like a lapdog: "Brother Yanci, do I have a red envelope?"

"..."

She had noticed before that the Lin family valued rituals, with the four of them exchanging blessings.

First, Lin Shi delivered the gifts to his parents. He used a series of tricks to make Lin Zheng and Qin Qiong smile from ear to ear, and they each gave him a large red envelope.

His auspicious words flowed quite smoothly, without any stage fright. Qin Zhao, on the other hand, had never used such rhetoric before and was not used to expressing liking or love, so his words came out dryly.

But Lin Zheng and Qin Qiong still kindly gave her two large red envelopes.

During her lunch break, there was a knock on her door twice, followed by the door being pushed open.

She thought it was Qin Qiong, but when she saw Lin Shi lower her eyelids.

Lin Shi: "How much was the red envelope Shen Yanci gave you?"

Qin Zhao pursed her lips and looked at him warily.

"What do you want me to ask you?"

"Do not want to tell you."

"Hey!" Lin Shi, with his fiery temper, demanded, "Are you going to talk or not?"

"Mom and Dad are still at home."

"What's wrong with them at home?" Lin Shipin sensed something was amiss. "What do you mean? Do you think I'm trying to rob you?"

Qin Zhao's silence was a clear admission of guilt. He laughed angrily, "Do you have any conscience?! Do you know how much the shoes I gave you cost? Over ten thousand! Do you think I'd steal your money?"

"Then why are you asking how much it costs?"

Lin Shi snorted, took out a red envelope the size of a brick from his pocket, and handed it to her.

Qin Zhao hesitated and asked, "For me?"

He grunted in agreement.

Qin Zhao opened it and found that it really was cash inside.

Lin Shi asked again, "How much did Shen Yanci give you?"

"Five thousand." It should be five thousand, but when she counted, it was five thousand one. She must have miscounted, or Shen Yanci pretended to be wrong.

Lin Shi smiled and said, "I gave you a red envelope with six thousand in it!"

"..."

He stuffed so much money into his pockets that they went numb.

"Now you know who your real brother is!" he said with a smug grin. "Don't you think I look incredibly impressive?"

He rubbed his forehead and smiled wryly, "I really am, how can I be so handsome?"

"..."

Lin Shi was admitted to an American school, and Shen Yanci also received an offer from a prestigious British university in January.

After the New Year, Qin Zhao took the IELTS test twice, scoring 6 once and 6.5 once. He was completely exhausted.

Lin Shi and Shen Yanci took her to the arcade to relax, and after playing for an afternoon, she really felt much more relaxed.

They left the arcade, intending to go eat.

Qin Zhao met Xia Yaoyao, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

She seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and was dressed very lightly. Her once bright eyes were now filled with fatigue and numbness.

Seeing Qin Zhao, a glimmer of life appeared in his eyes. He took two steps forward, then stopped, almost bursting into tears: "Jiang Ye."

Lin Shi looked left and right, and realized she was facing the three of them: "She's not calling us, is she?"

Shen Yanci glanced at Qin Zhao, his eyes as black as wells.

Lin Shi hesitated, frowning as he looked at Qin Zhao: "Looking for you?"

Xia Yaoyao looked at Qin Zhao, who had no expression, her eyes filled with pleading, and said bitterly, "Jiang Ye, could you come over here for a moment?"

Passersby looked on with curiosity as they watched this scene unfold. Xia Yaoyao walked over and asked, "Can you give me five minutes?"

Qin Zhao stared at her for two seconds. Her face was pale and she looked very unwell.

She lifted her eyelids slightly, smiled at Shen Yanci and Lin Shi, and said, "You guys go ahead and eat. Send me the address on your phone, and I'll come find you in a bit."

Lin Shi was completely confused, but he responded.

Shen Yanci's lips were flat, his eyes fixed on Qin Zhao: "Five minutes."

Qin Zhao paused for a moment, then nodded.

Qin Zhao and Xia Yaoyao went to a secluded corner of the mall.

Xia Yaoyao tried to take Qin Zhao's hand, but she dodged it: "Just say what you want to say."

Xia Yaoyao lowered her head, revealing a pitiful and pale chin, and said with difficulty and grievance, "Jiang Ye, I'm pregnant."

Qin Zhao's fingers curled slightly, not entirely surprised, but it felt like a stone had hit his chest.

She looked at her limp, hanging hand, remained silent for a moment, and then said softly, "So tell me what you want to do? Do you want to hear congratulations, or do you want me to tell you whether you want to abort it?"

Xia Yaoyao's shoulders trembled twice, and then she burst into tears, her small face covered in tears: "I really don't know what to do. Jiang Ye is Jiang Yan's, but he doesn't want him. He cheated on me."

“He had been chatting and flirting with other girls online before. I argued with him many times, but at first he would try to appease me, saying that it was just for fun and swearing that he would never do it again.”

"But he went further and further. He gave money to women online and started meeting them offline. I even saw hotel records on his phone, and it wasn't just once."

"He stopped pretending altogether. He said he was tired of looking at me and that it was boring. But I've always been changing myself to suit his tastes! I wear whatever clothes he likes! He thinks I'm rigid and I find it disgusting, but I still try to imitate him!"
He had no money, so I worked two jobs and ate instant noodles to buy him a new phone! I really don't know what I should do to make him look at me again.

I forgave him so many times, and he just said he didn't want me anymore, and neither did our child.

She cried and gestured, initially hoping to gain Qin Zhao's sympathy and pity through words and expressions.

As he spoke, he became increasingly emotional, and his expression turned ferocious.

Qin Zhao found it hard to connect the current her with the one she remembered. She didn't know what kind of expression to wear: "One minute left."

Our Yanci is going to be jealous again, even though it doesn't exist...

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