Lord, give up! Madam has too many vests

Chapter 423 The Demise of the Si Family (1)

Yan Lan's eyes flickered slightly; she had been discovered after all.

Qin Shi was indeed perceptive and eventually saw through her identity as Doctor X.

Now that she knew, she didn't intend to explain further.

Chaochao's bright eyes darted around, catching the word "go home" that her father said. Her mother didn't object. Could it be that her mother had forgiven her father?

The little one tugged at her sister's clothes, and Xiao Xi happily shook her parents' hands, skipping and hopping into the apartment.

"Lanlan, you're finally back!"

Madam Yan, with tears in her eyes, came forward and held Yan Lan's hand tightly.

At this moment, Qin Shengsheng, wearing a floral apron, brought out a casserole dish from the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, please try my bitter melon and pork rib soup."

Qin Shengsheng has been forced to stay in her apartment for a while, which has honed her cooking skills.

"Some of them are now quite capable, both in public and at home. Looks like they're ready to get married."

Cheng Fei, who happened to be there to freeload, leaned closer to the soup bowl and took a deep breath.

Qin Shengsheng's ears turned red as she scooped a full bowl of soup and pushed it in front of him. "Now that the Qin family has fallen on hard times, those people want to stay as far away from me as possible."

Her tone carried a hint of self-mockery as she recalled her suitors during the Qin family's heyday, now all of whom avoided her like the plague, making her realize the fickleness of human relationships.

Qin Shengsheng was picking up slices of bitter melon from her bowl and placing them onto her plate, as naturally as if she had done it a thousand times before.

Cheng Fei ate all the bitter melon, just like usual.

Madam Qin sighed softly.

She had seen all the grievances her children had suffered during this time.

"Mom, don't look so gloomy."

Qin Shengsheng suddenly blinked and playfully poked Cheng Fei's arm, "If it really doesn't work out, I'll just reluctantly marry Brother Cheng Fei when I'm thirty and still no one wants me."

"puff--"

Cheng Fei coughed repeatedly, choking on the soup stains that had splashed onto his shirt.

"Sheng Sheng, what you're saying... I've always considered you my own sister!"

His ears turned bright red, which made Yan Lan laugh.

"Stop pretending to have amnesia!"

Qin Shengsheng stood up with her hands on her hips and pulled out a yellowed note from her phone's photo album. "I still have the guarantee that someone wrote when he was ten years old—'When I grow up, I will marry Sister Shengsheng as my bride.' The handwriting is crooked, and there's an ugly heart drawn on it!"

Cheng Fei stared at the photo, stunned, as childhood memories flooded back.

The little girl with pigtails always followed behind him, sweetly calling him "Brother Cheng Fei".

Once, he fell and injured his leg while climbing a tree. It was Xiao Shengsheng who cried as she bandaged his leg. It was then that the adults teased him into writing that guarantee...

"Mr. Qin, I heard you really transferred Qin's shares to Si Chu?"

Cheng Fei hurriedly tried to distract herself, but the blush from her ears spread all the way to her neck.

Seeing Qin Shi nod, he pondered, "With the commanders-in-chief of all three armies mobilized, Si Chu is likely doomed this time."

"Si Chu is nothing more than a pawn pushed out by the Si family."

Qin Shi's gaze swept over Cheng Fei's red ear tips, then landed on Qin Shengsheng's smiling face. "Even if he falls from power, the Si family can immediately put forward a new agent."

As he spoke, he deliberately pushed the soup bowl towards Yan Lan's hand. This subtle action was noticed by Madam Qin, who lowered her head and smiled.

Just as Qin Shi had predicted, the Si family immediately held a press conference after the Zhoufu incident. The current head of the Si family presented a "DNA identification report" with great distress, claiming that Si Chu was born from Madam Si's extramarital affair and had nothing to do with the Si family.

The statement released by the state government the following day was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.

The statement was concise, only mentioning that the governor and his wife had dissolved their marriage due to "irreconcilable differences."

Yan Lan was browsing the news on her tablet, where a candid photo of her boss's wife boarding the plane was on the screen.

The once glamorous wife of the governor, wearing sunglasses, walked alone to the boarding gate under the "escort" of the military, with only a small suitcase as her carry-on luggage.

"The Si family's method of cutting their losses to survive is quite swift."

Yan Lan sighed softly and immediately made a phone call. "All of Si Chu's assets were frozen this morning, and Madam Si's personal assets have also been confiscated."

Inside the detention center, Si Chu was furious: "I want to see the governor! I want to see my mother!"

The prison guard coldly told him, "Mrs. Si's flight to Switzerland this morning went without her saying a word."

Only then did Si Chu truly realize his fear: had the Si family abandoned him?

Even his mother gave up on him?

The governor did not come back to see him.

He's done.

"I need to make a phone call!"

Si Chu also knew that if he didn't take any action soon, he would become a complete pawn.

He needed to find Bai Lin, and for now, he could only rely on Bai Lin for help.

His personal assets have likely been frozen, but fortunately he had made thorough preparations long ago.

Bai Lin also has a portion of his personal assets stored in overseas accounts. With that money, he can hire top-notch lawyers to get himself out of the country.

However, Si Chu was disappointed once again. He tried to contact Bai Lin several times, but he couldn't get through to her.