After the True Heiress Travels Back-Chapter 23: Threatening my wife to her face?

"Mr. Shi sure has a grand air, bringing his temper all the way to Quan Mansion,"

Just as Shi’s father had finished lecturing Shi Yaoguang, he heard a deep, magnetic voice rise, the tone laden with an undeniable oppressive force.

Quan Jinbei came down from the second floor in an elevator, and even seated in a wheelchair, he lost none of his authority.

For Shi Yiqing, it was the first time she had been in such close proximity to the renowned Third Master Quan.

The man was still wearing his gold-rimmed glasses, the chain dangling along the side of his face, his phoenix eyes sharply captivating.

Gazing upon his godlike handsome face, Shi Yiqing’s heart began pounding uncontrollably.

She had heard whispers that the Third Master had been frail since childhood and could only travel in a wheelchair, a cruel man despite his disability.

Yet, those people never mentioned how handsome the Third Master was!

Before meeting Quan Jinbei, Shi Yiqing thought that Quan Sicheng, with looks that could compete with a movie star, was among the very best.

Only now did she realize how inferior her previous standards had been.

Shi Yiqing couldn’t help but think to herself that if Third Master’s face were known to the public, perhaps all of humanity would go insane over him.

She even regretted that, had she known how handsome the Third Master was, she should have made an effort the last time she saw him at the hotel.

Given a better option like herself, the Third Master might not have favored Shi Yaoguang, that country girl raised in the sticks.

The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it.

She even began to suspect that Shi Yaoguang had purposely diverted her attention last time to prevent her from noticing the Third Master.

At this thought, she couldn’t help but glare at Shi Yaoguang, only to be met with her seemingly mocking smile.

Shi Yiqing subconsciously averted her gaze, feeling guilty.

Shi Yaoguang clicked her tongue lightly, "What’s the matter, little sister? Surely you haven’t fallen for my man again?"

As she spoke, she looked to Quan Jinbei, "Husband, you tell me, if little sister’s heart is fluttering with passion for you, what should we do?"

On the one hand, Shi Yiqing wanted to refute Shi Yaoguang’s words, to say that she wasn’t fawning over her man.

On the other hand, she was curious about what Quan Jinbei thought.

Therefore, she did not immediately dispute her words.

Quan Sicheng frowned, about to dismiss Shi Yaoguang’s baseless claim, but as Shi Yiqing hadn’t made a statement, he held back, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

He knew just how outstanding his foster father was.

He always saw his foster father as a role model, even though there was only a six-year age difference between them.

But that short span of six years felt like an insurmountable chasm, making him feel hopelessly out of reach.

Compared to his excellent foster father, whom would Shi Yiqing choose...

Undoubtedly, he too harbored a secret anticipation for the answer.

Shi Yiqing’s heart was pounding; she had no attention to spare for Quan Sicheng’s expressions.

Don’t want to think about it.

The man’s phoenix eyes briefly swept across her flushed cheeks then shifted to look at the casually seated Shi Yaoguang.

The words he uttered sent her plummeting into an icy abyss.

"Does it matter what a fickle woman thinks?"

Quan Jinbei shot Quan Sicheng a glance then added, "If she can take someone’s fiancé, that’s her skill."

Shi Yaoguang wholeheartedly agreed with him, "My husband is right, little sister indeed is a capable person."

Quan Sicheng felt irked, "Qingqing and I have been childhood sweethearts, united by mutual affection! Dad, you simply don’t know the full story!"

Quan Jinbei sneered, "Inner workings? I don’t need to know any inner workings. I only know that you betrayed your original fiancée to have an illicit affair with your so-called childhood sweetheart, even flaunting this as true love."

Shi Yiqing’s face turned beet red; she didn’t think Quan Jinbei was speaking ill of her.

She felt that if he could say such things, it must be Shi Yaoguang who had deliberately misled him.

It must have been Shi Yaoguang speaking badly of her in front of him that had led to this misunderstanding.

With that thought, she hurried to defend herself, "Third Master, you have misunderstood. When the two families initially proposed the engagement, the choice was between me and Brother Sicheng. Later, when my elder sister returned from the countryside, it changed to her..."

Quan Jinbei grew impatient with her excuses, "The process is irrelevant. The result is that the person meant to be engaged is not you."

Having said that, he glanced at Quan Sicheng, "What good can come from something that could be taken away so easily?" novelbuddy.cσ๓

The knee-shot Quan Sicheng didn’t know how to defend himself either.

It seemed that however he defended himself, it would be wrong.

No matter how many reasons he had, none could cover up the facts.

Quan Jinbei, however, looked away from him.

His gaze passed over him and landed on Shi Yiqing’s father.

"Mr. Shi hasn’t explained yet. Why have you come uninvited and asked questions of my wife in my own house? What is the meaning of this?"

Shi Yiqing’s father’s face stiffened as he faintly defended, "Third Master, even if Shi Yaoguang marries you, she is still my daughter. It’s only right for me to discipline her..."

Quan Jinbei curled his lip, "As far as I know, the Shi Family didn’t raise her for seventeen years and only gave her some material compensation at the end, right?"

"Mr. Shi thinks he has contributed a lot this year, so please feel free to provide an invoice, and the Quan Family will compensate tenfold."

Shi Yiqing’s father’s face turned awkward, "How could I possibly do that?"

"No?" Quan Jinbei narrowed his eyes, a cold glint in his eyes, "Is Mr. Shi trying to hike up the price on the spot?"

"No, no, no." Shi Yiqing’s father waved his hands repeatedly, "Third Master, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not asking you for anything. Yaoguang, no matter what, is still my daughter. The blood relations between us... can’t be severed by mere material possessions..."

Toward the end of his statement, he himself felt guilty.

Quan Jinbei glanced at him coolly, "Mr. Shi is quite the schemer, looking to bait the big fish with a long line."

Shi Yaoguang nodded in agreement, speaking sorrowfully, "My fate is truly bitter. It was bad enough that my parents didn’t raise me, but now that I’ve grown up, I’m treated like cabbage waiting for a bid."

Shi Yiqing’s father didn’t dare confront Quan Jinbei, but he was quite harsh with her.

He immediately puffed up in anger, "You unfilial daughter, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Quan Jinbei’s tone was unfriendly, "Mr. Shi, are you trying to intimidate my wife in front of me?"

"No, it’s not like that..." Shi Yiqing’s father quickly gestured with his hands.

Quan Jinbei huffed coldly, "Not like that? I see Mr. Shi being quite obstinate."

"I heard you chiding her from upstairs. Could it be, Mr. Shi, that you think with a son-in-law like the Quan Family’s Fourth Young Master, the position of the Quan Family’s heir is secure?

—So you’ve started treating the Quan Family as your own possession?"

Shi Yiqing’s father, sweating profusely from the huge accusation thrust upon him, said, "Third Master, I absolutely do not harbor such thoughts!"

Even if he had some small calculations in his heart, he could never admit it!

Quan Sicheng was equally startled by his words, "Dad, I didn’t think that way. Don’t misunderstand..."

"Misunderstanding?" Quan Jinbei glanced at him, "Whether it is a misunderstanding, you know full well."

Quan Sicheng was intimidated by his glare and subconsciously shrank his neck.

Quan Jinbei leisurely withdrew his gaze, turning back to Shi Yiqing’s father.