Chapter 795 Recalling Carefully
Hearing this, Shen Qing slowly turned to look at Wang Yang in disbelief, her eyes filled with confusion. She didn't understand why her father had become this way in Wang Yang's words.

“Please continue listening to me. Over the years, he has been searching for that place. He has heard that it is called Peach Blossom Spring, but he has never been able to find it. So why is he so determined to find that child from back then?”

At this moment, Shen Qing could no longer remain calm; Wang Yang's story greatly shocked her.

"Because it is said that only those with the bloodline of that family can open the Peach Blossom Spring. So he has been using his daughter's advantage to find that fiancé."

Shen Qing began to tremble all over. She didn't want to believe it, she didn't want to believe that her father was such a person. In other words, he had no good intentions from the very beginning, and it was he who caused Musk's parents to be hunted down.

“Do you know what you’re saying? My father has been searching for his savior all along, hasn’t he? I know he’s looking for a paradise, but he’s definitely not that kind of person.”

“Shen Qing, I understand that you find it hard to accept right now. But this story is absolutely true, because we found the people who were there back then, and they were Musk’s parents’ bodyguards.”

Shen Qing's body was still trembling; she still refused to believe it. She knew that her father's later motives had deviated somewhat, and perhaps Peach Blossom Spring did indeed hold some secret, but she simply couldn't believe that her father would repay kindness with enmity and frame his savior.

"What makes them say that? What evidence do they have?"

Wang Yang stood up and stopped Shen Qing, who was about to leave: "Calm down. Do you know why I'm telling you the truth today? Actually, I've known for a long time."

Shen Qing could certainly guess that Wang Yang hadn't just found out about this. From the day he decided to escape from Shen Qiang, he probably already knew the truth, or at least the general idea.

"Because today I'm going to tell you a very important secret about your life. Shen Qing, I hope you can face this bravely. You should know that I would never tell you this unless I had no other choice."

Hearing Wang Yang's words, Shen Qing was somewhat confused. What major secret could she possibly have? She was just her father's daughter.

"Go ahead, I can bear it."

"Actually, you are not Shen Qiang's biological daughter."

If what had just happened made Shen Qing dizzy, then this secret made her collapse to the ground.

"Wang Yang, do you know what you're saying? Why? Why are you doing this to me? Are you making up lies?"

"You should understand that at this crucial moment, why would I fabricate lies to deceive you? It would be pointless."

Wang Yang knew that Shen Qing needed time to process this fact. He watched her slump on the sofa, tears streaming down her face, but he believed she was a strong person and would eventually figure it out on her own.

"Don't blame me for telling you this; I really had no choice."

"What forced you to do this? Why did you tell me? I don't know how much better it would be; he is still my dear father."

Wang Yang shook his head firmly: "If your identity is just that of a baby girl he randomly adopted from an orphanage, I will never tell you and will let you continue to be his daughter. After all, he probably won't hurt you."

"But you happen to be one of us, which means you might be the daughter of someone from that family."

Actually, Wang Yang wasn't quite sure either; it was also possible that she was the daughter of one of the people who were hunting down that family.

Shen Qing quickly gathered her thoughts. She had to pull herself together; although it was hard to accept, the fact was overwhelming and unavoidable.

"But that doesn't make sense. Didn't Father have a daughter back then? How did they arrange the betrothal? Did he adopt me from the very beginning to pretend I was his daughter?"

“We suspect that’s not the case. He originally had his own daughter, but for some reason, he brought you in to take her place.” If that’s the case, then the only explanation is that he did originally have a daughter, but she disappeared for some reason, or she is no longer alive.

"Then why would he go to all that trouble to have me pretend to be his daughter? Wouldn't it be better for him if he didn't have a daughter?"

"As I just said, I was also puzzled at first, until I heard that entering Peach Blossom Spring required the bloodline of that family, and then I suddenly understood."

Wang Yang's words suddenly enlightened Shen Qing. Indeed, Shen Qiang needed a "daughter" to attract her fiancé.

"He always knew that the child was separated from his family, didn't he?"

"He must have been tracking Musk's whereabouts all these years, but back then Musk was just an infant, and there were very few clues."

Shen Qing nodded slightly. In this way, all the doubts could be explained.

"There's something else I don't want to hide from you anymore. Although I said I would be honest with you, we had different positions before, so there were many things that were inconvenient to say openly."

Shen Qing forced a bitter smile: "Just tell me everything else. I've already suffered enough today, one or two more won't make a difference."

"This won't affect you much; it doesn't really concern you."

Shen Qing looked at Wang Yang curiously and saw him nod slightly.

"Actually, Musk is not a descendant of that family; I am."

Hearing this, Shen Qing slowly turned her head. There had been countless times she had fantasized about how wonderful it would be if Wang Yang were her fiancé, so she could rightfully marry him.

If that were truly the case, she might become the happiest person in the world. But when that moment actually arrived, she was stunned—since she was no longer Shen Qiang's daughter, it all seemed so absurd.

Suddenly, Shen Qing was both crying and laughing, feeling as if fate was playing a cruel joke on her.

"Do you know what's most ironic? I once so desperately wanted you to be my fiancé so we could get married. Now you're telling me you are, but I'm no longer Shen Qiang's daughter."

Wang Yang lowered his head silently, speechless. He couldn't tell Shen Qing that he was already married and had a family.

"Shen Qing, that's not the point right now. We need to find out your true identity and locate your biological parents."

"How could I find it? If you hadn't told me all these years ago, I would never have known the truth. I was just a baby back then."

Wang Yang said urgently, "But you've always had a wet nurse by your side, haven't you? She should have been taking care of you since you were born."

Shen Qing thought back carefully and realized that there was indeed a wet nurse who had always been with her and treated her like her own daughter, and she had always respected and loved her as a mother.

“You’re right. But my wet nurse never told me any of this, and never said that I wasn’t Shen Qiang’s daughter.”

"Since Shen Qiang continues to employ her, he must have bribed or controlled her. She couldn't possibly tell you the truth."

Wang Yang speculated that this wet nurse was likely hired later to take care of Shen Qing. If she were an old acquaintance from the beginning, Shen Qiang would never have felt comfortable keeping her by his side.

(End of this chapter)

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