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Chapter 22 Stealing the Painting
"Go check your sister's room, it might be there," Zhao Yuan replied while tidying up his briefcase.

"it is good."

Zhao Tang arrived at Zhao Lanlan's door, intending to open it, but the door was locked.

"They're still locking the door? Who are they trying to keep out of? Humph."

No problem, Zhao Tang quickly got a spare key from her father and easily opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Zhao Tang saw the painting on the easel covered with gauze.

That was Zhao Lanlan's habit; after finishing a painting, she would cover it with gauze.

Because of the gauze covering the painting, the contents were not very clear, but Zhao Tang only needed to know that the painting was finished, and besides, time was running out.

Without much thought, Zhao Tang lifted a corner of the gauze, quickly wrote his name on it, and then took the painting and the gauze with him.

She arrived at school quickly in her parents' car. Before getting out of the car, Zhao Tang said, "Mom and Dad, the finals are this afternoon. There will be a lot of people and an awards ceremony. I heard there will also be a lot of media. You must come and watch!"

"Okay, Xiaotang, Dad and Mom will be there on time."

After saying goodbye to her parents, Zhao Tang went to school and handed in the painting before class started.
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Meanwhile, Su Qian learned about the incident at the same time that the painting in her daughter's room was being disturbed.

Su Qian told her daughter, and Zhao Lanlan's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

“Mom, that’s a drawing I made for you…” Zhao Lanlan’s voice was slightly choked with emotion.

That painting depicts her mother, the mother who gave her life to give birth to her. She could give any of the other paintings to Zhao Tang, but not this one.

"Lanlan, do you want to give that painting to Zhao Tang?" Su Qian asked.

"Do not want to."

"If you don't want to, then take it back! How could Zhao Tang be so mean? She can't draw herself, so she takes other people's paintings. Humph!" Sasha was furious, her chubby cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish.

That painting was created by her and her sister, along with Su Qian, while watching Xiao Ying paint it.

That painting was so beautiful, it embodied the love between Su Qian and her daughter Xiao Ying. How could it be taken away by the daughter of a bad person?

"How about I go get it back for you now?"

Xu Qingling stopped Sasha, who was clenching her little fists and seemed ready to fly off at any moment. "Let's hear what Su Qian and Xiao Ying have to say first."

“…Okay.” Sasha obediently sat down again.

Su Qian nodded, "Since you don't want to, you definitely have to take it back. However, we can wait until this afternoon to get it..."

If you're going to take it, then take it back openly and honestly in front of everyone, and then expose the true colors of Zhao Yuan and Lin Yin.

Zhao Lanlan only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to her mother's plan.

These 17 years were enough for Zhao Lanlan to feel heartbroken towards her father, Zhao Yuan.

Moreover, she and her mother were simply taking back what belonged to them.

Just then, Zhao Lanlan's phone rang.

She picked it up and exclaimed with delight, "Mom, it's Aunt Zhou Min!"

It was during a break in PE class, and Zhao Lanlan found a secluded spot and put her phone on speakerphone.

"Is that Sakura?"

“It’s me, Aunt Zhou Min.”

"Xiaoying, Auntie didn't visit your mother yesterday because something came up. Now, that matter has finally been resolved."

“Xiaoying, I think it’s necessary to tell you about this.” “I’ve found out that the intern Wang Shijie, who caused your mother to die from postpartum hemorrhage, was paid by Lin Yin to deliberately make a mistake that led to your mother’s death.”

Zhao Lanlan was immediately stunned, and her phone almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Su Qian caught it.

Zhao Lanlan looked at her mother and found no surprise in her eyes, so her mother already knew?

Su Qian nodded.

Zhao Lanlan's eyes immediately reddened. So Lin Yin was the murderer who killed her mother?

For years, she has been living with the murderer who killed her mother and still calls her "Mom."
She's mistaking a thief for her mother.

How ironic!

“Mom, I…” Zhao Lanlan’s tears welled up in her eyes, “I don’t deserve to be your child.”

After saying that, she was about to reach out and slap herself twice.

Su Qian grabbed her hand.

"Don't say that, Xiaoying. You just didn't know." Su Qian quickly hugged her daughter. Seeing Xiaoying cry, her heart ached. "Besides, no matter when or where, no matter what happens, Mom doesn't want to see you do anything to hurt yourself."

It's not Xiaoying's fault; she was also deceived by Zhao Yuan and Lin Yin until she saw those images at the Leave Department and learned their true colors.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Min continued speaking, but the next second, what she said stunned everyone present, including the ghost.

"Xiaoying, I also found out that your sister Zhao Tang is not Zhao Yuan and Lin Yin's biological daughter at all, but Lin Yin and Wang Shijie's child. That heartless scumbag Zhao Yuan has been cheated on by Lin Yin for a long time!"

These words, like a thunderclap, exploded among everyone present, including the ghosts.

Zhao Lanlan asked in disbelief, "Aunt Zhou Min, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true. Wang Shijie admitted it himself, and there's also a DNA test report. I'll bring the person and the evidence over this afternoon."

As soon as Zhou Min hung up the phone, Su Qian burst into laughter.

"Haha, this Zhao Yuan, he neglected and abused his own daughter, and what did he get in return? The daughter he doted on wasn't even his daughter. He forgot his wife who died in childbirth, and the mistress he married has been cheating on him for over a decade without him even realizing it. How ridiculous, utterly ridiculous..."

As Su Qian laughed, tears of blood began to fall.

In truth, she felt a deep sadness. She didn't know whether she was laughing at Zhao Yuan, who had been fooled by the mistress, or at herself, who had been deceived by Zhao Yuan in the past.

“Mom…” Zhao Lanlan hugged her mother, reached out and gently wiped away the blood and tears on her mother’s face. At this moment, she seemed to be able to empathize with her mother’s grief.

After calming down, Su Qian began to plan her afternoon activities.

However, she needs to ask Xu Qingling for help.

"Director, because this involves the case of Lin Yin and Wang Shijie murdering me, we may need the help of the police. I wonder if you can contact anyone? If not, I will have Xiaoying call the police."

Xu Qingling remembered an email on her computer that seemed to say that if needed, she could contact the staff of the National Special Events Office for assistance.

and so……

“Sure, I’ll help you contact the police if needed.” Xu Qingling agreed without hesitation, after all, her job as director was to help ghosts fulfill their wishes.

Su Qian was overjoyed, "Thank you, Director."

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