Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

Song Daiqing's face turned deathly pale.

Shen Yingwei said, "Mom, since this matter started because of me, why don't you let me talk to my sister alone?"

"I will take responsibility for my actions. I will try to persuade my sister to come home with us."

Song Daiqing looked at Shen Yingwei, then at Shen Nian, and asked, "Nian Nian, are you willing?"

She thought that if the two daughters' unresolved issues were with each other, then letting them talk openly and honestly might help them get along in the future.

Shen Nian nodded indifferently.

"Then we'll head out first. Call us when you've finished talking."

Song Daiqing left the banquet hall, turning back every few steps.

"What are you trying to say?"

Shen Nian looked down at Shen Yingwei.

With Song Daiqing gone, she no longer wore that gentle yet resilient innocent facade.

Shen Ying smiled slightly: "Sister, did you go to the Gu family this morning?"

"What's it to you?"

Shen Nian raised an eyebrow, not understanding what kind of act she was putting on.

"Is Old Madam Gu satisfied with you?"

She still smiled and said, "As far as I know, the Gu family values ​​family education and traditions the most, and they don't like women with poor manners and upbringing. As the eldest grandson of the Gu family, Mr. Gu's fiancée must have gone through a rigorous selection process."

Will they accept you?

"Sister, I grew up in the Shen family and have learned much more than you, which you can't deny. I might be a more suitable marriage partner than you."

"How about we make a deal? You give me Mr. Gu, and I'll give you my parents, how about it?"

"let?"

Shen Nian looked at her with a half-smile: "The way you talk, it's as if they're something you can just give them away—and who are you to even try to negotiate with me?"

"What? Didn't you love Mrs. Shen and Mr. Shen the most? How come you're now 'giving them up' for another man?"

Shen Yingwei gritted her teeth: "What do you know?"

"You are their biological daughter, and you will definitely have a share of the Shen family's assets in the future."

"But I'm different. If I can't bring benefits to the Shen family through marriage, I'm just an adopted daughter with no status whatsoever!"

Shen Nianqi exclaimed, "There are countless wealthy families in Jinghai, why do you have to switch places with me?"

Shen Yingwei sneered, "Those rich kids either have a bunch of illegitimate children before they're even married, or they're fat and disgusting. I don't want them."

Most importantly, none of them are in charge of their own businesses.

Except for Gu Qiwen.

Moreover, the Gu family has a strong tradition of integrity, and its members are required to maintain their moral character and refrain from any scandals before marriage.

Shen Yingwei is the kind of person who must get what she likes.

She used to want a wealthy life and doting parents.

So she pushed the girl who was originally chosen by the Shen family down the stairs and took her place as the Shen family's adopted daughter.

Now she wants Gu Qiwen and the position of the young mistress of the Gu family. Whether Shen Nian gives it to her or not, it will eventually be hers.

"Didn't you say you didn't want a marriage alliance? If you don't want it, why can't you give it to me?"

"If I marry into the Gu family, you will be the only daughter in the Shen family, and Mom will no longer favor me. Wouldn't that be better?"

Shen Nian said coldly, "I think you've misunderstood something."

"From beginning to end, you have no right to negotiate with me."

"I don't care about the Shen family, nor about so-called family ties, and I don't care how much they favor you. My marriage and engagement with Gu Qiwen is our business, and it has nothing to do with the Shen and Gu families."

"What are you yelling about here like a clown? Don't you even look in the mirror and see if you're worthy?"

She found it all absurd and laughable.

Where did Shen Yingwei get the confidence to make this ridiculous deal with her?

"If you don't care about your parents' love, why did you run away from home? Isn't it just to get their attention?"

Shen Nian scoffed, "This is my home. I'm going back to my own home. How does that turn into running away from home? Are you out of your mind?"

Seeing that Shen Nian remained unmoved, Shen Yingwei clenched her fists: "Are you sure you want to reject me?"

The next moment, she suddenly picked up the porcelain cup on the tea table and smashed it on the ground.

The porcelain shattered instantly, leaving sharp fragments scattered all over the ground.

She looked at Shen Nian with a triumphant smile: "Do you think Mom and Dad will believe you didn't do it when they come in and see me lying on the floor covered in blood?"

"If you don't agree to my terms, I'll make sure the Shen family can't tolerate you anymore."

Shen Nian stared at her coldly, as if looking at an idiot: "Besides this trick, don't you have anything else new or interesting to offer?"

She had already seen this trick before in the emperor's palace.

She sat down leisurely, picked up a celadon cup that had escaped the ravages of fire, and took a sip of tea: "Please, make yourself at home."

Looking at the shards of porcelain lying on the ground beneath her, Shen Yingwei felt a surge of fear.

She closed her eyes, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't bring herself to fall down.

Shen Nian smiled coldly and raised her hand to unleash a palm strike.

Didn't you want to act?

Then she'll lend her a hand.

The strange wind blew against Shen Yingwei, as if it had exerted a tremendous weight on her, and Shen Yingwei fell backward in terror.

The sharp shards of porcelain pierced her flesh, almost turning her into a sieve riddled with holes.

Shen Yingwei screamed in agony, her cries extremely shrill. The Shen family members who had been waiting outside the door rushed in almost immediately.

Then I saw Shen Nian sitting in his chair, drinking tea with his head down, seemingly unconcerned, and Shen Yingwei lying in a pool of blood—saying it was a pool of blood is a bit of an exaggeration, but Shen Yingwei certainly looked terrible.

Song Daiqing exclaimed in surprise, "What happened?!"

Given the current situation, Shen Yingwei has no choice but to grit her teeth and continue acting, no matter what.

Shen Yingwei was on the verge of tears: "Mom, I just wanted to talk to my sister properly and tell her that I wouldn't compete with her for Mom and Dad's love. But my sister suddenly got very angry, smashed the teacup, and pushed me to the ground."

"My sister didn't do it on purpose. She probably just forgot there were pieces on the ground. Mom, please don't blame my sister. It's all my fault. If Mom and Dad hadn't adopted me back then, my sister would have been their only daughter. It's all my fault... I just wanted a home so badly, that's why I went with Mom and Dad back then."

Shen Yingwei was wearing a white dress today. When Song Daiqing saw the bloodstains seeping from her back, her eyes immediately reddened: "It's not your fault, Weiwei, how could I blame you? It was Mom who wanted to bring you home. It was Mom who said she would give you a home and take good care of you and love you."

She held the dying Shen Yingwei in her arms, then turned to Shen Nian, her eyes red and swollen: "Shen Nian! Don't you have anything to explain?"