After the True Heiress Travels Back-Chapter 38: Want to Force Yourself on Her?

"Stop smiling, it’s really ugly."

Shi Yaoguang didn’t hold back her blunt retort.

Quan Sicheng’s face twisted momentarily, thinking of the task at hand, he still tried hard to suppress his negative emotions.

Can’t get angry, can’t get angry, no one’s going to replace me if I’m hurt.

He silently recited a calming mantra in his heart before smiling at her again, "Shi... Mother, I have something I’d like to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

"This..." His face showed he was in a difficult position.

His intentions had been clear, and before Shi Yaoguang could respond, Quan Jinbei had already expressed his disapproval.

"How old are you? Can’t you solve your own problems without bothering your mother?"

Quan Sicheng: "..."

Shi Yaoguang looked at Quan Jinbei with a moved expression, "Husband, you are so good to me, not like our son, who doesn’t cherish his mother at all."

Quan Sicheng: "..."

Damn!!

How can this woman be so shameless?

He cursed Shi Yaoguang thoroughly in his mind but still kept a docile expression on his face.

"Dad, it’s about some stuff at school."

He first explained a bit to Quan Jinbei before turning to Shi Yaoguang, "...Mom, please help me."

Shi Yaoguang stretched, and Quan Sicheng involuntarily took a step back as she raised her hand.

Shi Yaoguang clicked her tongue, "What are you dodging for? Am I that scary?"

Quan Sicheng feigned calm, "I wasn’t dodging. My foot’s asleep."

"Oh."

Shi Yaoguang didn’t probe further and said to Quan Jinbei, "Husband, since our son needs me, it’s my irrefutable duty as a mother. Don’t wait for me for dinner."

After saying this, she walked away.

Seeing Quan Sicheng didn’t seem to follow, she turned back, "What are you standing there for?"

"Coming."

Quan Sicheng hurriedly followed, his mind replaying the interaction between Shi Yaoguang and Quan Jinbei.

He had always thought that Shi Yaoguang and Quan Jinbei’s relationship was just a facade.

Maybe his dad was dissatisfied with him for letting Shi Yaoguang down and went on to tangle with Shi Yiqing.

Now it seemed, he might have thought too much.

The relaxed and comfortable way Shi Yaoguang acted around him didn’t look feigned.

Quan Jinbei wasn’t the type to put on a show just to test him either.

In that case...

It could only mean one thing.

Quan Jinbei seriously got him a stepmother younger than himself!

The thought alone was enough to give him an urge to have a heart attack.

Then there was one crucial issue.

He had arranged to meet Shi Yaoguang to teach her a lesson.

Now knowing that Quan Jinbei was sincere about Shi Yaoguang, he was starting to have doubts about whether to proceed with his plan.

Before the inner conflict could start, Shi Yaoguang rebuked him, "Are you a snail? If you’re going to move, then move. What are you dilly-dallying for, planning to take root there?"

Quan Sicheng quickened his pace, expressionless.

Meanwhile, he thought to himself, there’s nothing to hesitate about.

With Shi Yaoguang being such a sharp-tongued person, dealing with her is like removing a menace!

With that thought, Quan Sicheng’s confidence instantly surged.

Shi Yaoguang noticed but said nothing.

She wanted to see what kind of evil schemes Quan Sicheng was cooking up.

...

An hour later.

The car stopped in the undeveloped Tianhe District of Mingzhu City.

"What did you bring me here for?"

Upon exiting the car, Shi Yaoguang looked around warily. freёnovelkiss.com

Quan Sicheng was very pleased with her reaction, and immediately burst into raucous laughter.

That smile was just like a villain’s.

"What do you think I brought you here for, huh?"

As he spoke, he closed in on her step by step, a hint of triumph in his eyes.

"Weren’t you acting wild? Why aren’t you wild now?"

Shi Yaoguang’s eyes betrayed a trace of timidity, and her tone softened, "Calm down a bit, I’m really easy to talk to. If you don’t want me to be wild, then I won’t be wild anymore."

With that, she took a small step back.

Seeing her like this, Quan Sicheng became even more smug, "Hmph, now you’re begging me? Too late!"

"What, what do you want to do?"

Shi Yaoguang shivered, looking frightened.

Quan Sicheng sneered, "You like spreading rumors, don’t you? Saying I’m not capable? I’ll let you see if I’m capable or not now!"

At his words, Shi Yaoguang’s eyes gleamed coldly, her voice dropping a few notches, "What do you mean?"

Quan Sicheng, immersed in his triumph, failed to notice the slight change in her demeanor.

"Isn’t my meaning clear enough?"

He curled his lips into a wickedly arrogant smile, "I want you to pay the price for the words you’ve spoken!"

Shi Yaoguang’s eyes narrowed, her expression icy, "You wouldn’t be thinking of forcing yourself on me, would you?"

"Heh, you have some smarts," he said, before revealing a mocking smile, "but you only got it half right."

As his voice fell, he clapped his hands.

Four muscle-bound men in black emerged from behind a pile of straw.

All four men had lecherous smiles on their faces.

Only then did Quan Sicheng leisurely reveal the rest, "I do seek revenge, but... you’re not worthy enough for me to take action personally!"

After he finished speaking, he made a face that implied Shi Yaoguang should not feel honored, as if to say, his purity was reserved for Shi Yiqing, and no other woman should think to taint it.

Having said his piece, he raised his chin, signaling the four men in black to get to work.

Shi Yaoguang’s expression turned even colder, "Quan Sicheng, are you sure you want to do this?"

Quan Sicheng shrugged, an expression of absolute determination on his face, "I’ve got the perfect opportunity, why should I give it up?"

Seeing his obstinate refusal to back down, Shi Yaoguang suddenly laughed.

Gazing at the bright smile on her face, Quan Sicheng felt a tinge of alarm.

But upon further thought, Shi Yaoguang was alone.

A mere woman posed no threat to him at all.

As for the fact that he hadn’t been able to dodge a slap from Shi Yaoguang, he selectively forgot about it.

Or rather, he’d found an excuse for himself.

His standing still wasn’t because he couldn’t fight her off.

He was just... giving his dad face, that’s all.

Shi Yaoguang had no idea Quan Sicheng had been psyching himself out.

Shi Yaoguang’s gaze swept over the four men in black, eagerly courting death, and finally settled on the self-satisfied face, "Hmm, I really overestimated you before."

"Who cares about your high regard?"

The sky grew darker, and the electricity in Tianhe District was cut off, leaving the surroundings in complete darkness.

In the pitch-black night, there seemed to lurk endless dangers.

A nameless panic arose in his heart, and he hurriedly urged the four men to start.

"What are you standing there for? Don’t want the money?"

After he spoke, the four men still made no move.

He couldn’t help but frown, only to hear Shi Yaoguang ask leisurely, "Where did you get the money to pay them?"

Thinking of Quan Jinbei, Quan Sicheng suddenly felt guilty.

But then, he relaxed again, responding irritably, "What’s it to you?"

Shi Yaoguang knew all too well where the money had come from, and taunted, "Spending Quan Jinbei’s money..."