Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 407: Chapter 403: Your Surname is Wu?

Liang Jinhong’s heart seized at the thought, and he suddenly recalled the words his grandfather had said to him a few days earlier.

”I don’t care how you play around outside, nearly all the young masters from hereditary families in the capital have their flings, but when that girl from the Zhang Family comes back to the country, you’d better get your act together. Then we’ll have a dinner and set your arrangement in stone. Don’t disappoint your grandfather!”

The intention of his grandfather was crystal clear—he wanted him to enter into a marriage alliance with the girl from the Zhang Family to bring closer the Liang Family’s business partners and solidify the Liang Family’s status.

But Liang Jinhong didn’t like such arrangements. Thinking of that girl from the Zhang Family, and then looking at Wu Jingyi who sat before him, pure and fragile, a sense of restlessness and guilt welled up in his heart, and he turned his head away, rather unnaturally saying,

”Isn’t it just about dropping the courtship? If you truly wish to continue your studies, I’ll find someone who can figure out a solution, you definitely won’t have to drop out!”

The implication in Liang Jinhong’s words was quite clear—he was unwilling to go to school to clarify that they were in a love relationship.

To Wu Jingyi, these words were highly unpleasant to hear. She vividly remembered that during the sweetest moments between them, Liang Jinhong had personally told her he would marry her into the Liang Family and make her a rich lady, yet now Liang Jinhong was starting to back out.

Wu Jingyi’s smile remained on her face, but her eyes dimmed.

She lowered her eyelids, concealing the anger and unwillingness in her eyes.

Indeed, Sister Hong was right—never trust the sweet nothings a man whispers when seeking pleasure; they are all false promises made to appease women and are never fulfilled. Only what you hold in your hand is true.

As was customary, when Liang Jinhong came to visit, he usually took Wu Jingyi out for a stroll on the streets.

Both of them harbored their own concerns, and perhaps out of a sense of guilt and unease towards Wu Jingyi, Liang Jinhong was extremely generous this time; anything that Wu Jingyi showed even a slight interest in, he bought without hesitation, clearly intending to make it up to her;

Wu Jingyi feigned surprise and trepidation, accepting everything after a bout of insincere refusals, while inwardly she couldn’t help but sneer.

What were a few clothes and accessories compared to the lavish and superior status of the Lady of the Liang Family?

She would absolutely not back down just like that. Why shouldn’t she receive the favor of the Liang Family when that despicable Huo Sining could obtain the Gu Family’s affection?

She was determined to marry into the Liang Family and become the Lady of the Liang Family!

Gazing at Liang Jinhong’s retreating figure, a determined glint flickered in Wu Jingyi’s eyes—she was resolute in achieving her goal.

Another restless night ensued, and to Liang Jinhong’s great surprise, Wu Jingyi, who was normally very shy about such matters, took the initiative to solicit his affection and even personally suited him up with protection.

Liang Jinhong was immediately caught in a wave of excitement, pinning Wu Jingyi beneath him.

After all had settled into tranquility, Wu Jingyi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Liang Jinhong failed to notice that there was an exceedingly tiny hole at the tip of that protection.

The consequence of a wild night was waking up far too late the next day.

Early in the morning, Liang Jinhong had received a call from his company and left. Wu Jingyi slept until she naturally woke up, and as she touched her abdomen, she felt quite pleased.

Dragging her weary body to take a bath, Wu Jingyi only then felt much more comfortable. After tidying up, she prepared to go out to find Sister Hong. Unexpectedly, as soon as she opened the door, she saw a middle-aged man standing at the doorway, seemingly about to knock.

”Who are you looking for?” Seeing that the middle-aged man was dressed in dirty rural attire and his eyes were shifty and sneaky, Wu Jingyi instinctively frowned with suspicion and watched him closely.

Wu Dekai had been hesitating at the doorstep for about ten minutes. He had finally mustered up the courage to knock, only for the door to open at that very moment, revealing a lively young girl.

Wu Dekai was startled, and his heart suddenly felt uneasy, his gaze becoming evasive. After a moment of hesitation, he finally spoke, ”I’m looking for Wu Jingyi. May I ask if Wu Jingyi lives here?”

Wu Jingyi was puzzled. The man spoke with a Bashu accent, but she was certain she did not recognize him. Furthermore, it was obvious that he didn’t know she was Wu Jingyi.

This made Wu Jingyi feel very strange, and she instinctively lied, ”Wu Jingyi isn’t here, she went out. What do you want with her?”

Wu Dekai’s eyes suddenly lit up with joy. It seemed like the person hadn’t lied to him, and his daughter really did live in this house.

”I... I’m a distant relative of hers. I heard she lived here, so I came to see her. Where did she go, and when will she be back?”

Wu Dekai did want to just come out and say he was Wu Jingyi’s father, but the person in question wasn’t even there. If he made such a straightforward claim, what if the girl refused to acknowledge it later? Better to wait until she returned.

Wu Jingyi chuckled to herself. She was an orphan who had grown up in an orphanage without parents. Where would she have distant relatives from? The man had a shrewd and monkey-like face, clearly not a good person—could he be some sort of swindler?

Wu Jingyi kept her guard up but spoke with a smile, saying, ”It looks like she went to the supermarket nearby. You’d better go to the supermarket to look for her.”

Wu Dekai did not suspect anything amiss. Hearing that Wu Jingyi might be at a nearby supermarket, he quickly agreed and prepared to head downstairs.

However, at that moment, the opposite door suddenly opened, and a woman in her thirties walked out. Upon seeing Wu Jingyi, her face showed surprise and she asked with a smile:

”Miss Wu, you’re back? The other day I saw the police had come over, and then you left with them. Later, your boyfriend came by to ask me about it, but I was confused and couldn’t help much. You haven’t had any trouble, have you?”

The woman’s eyes gleamed with the light of gossip, and although her gaze was on Wu Jingyi, the corner of her eye was fixed on Wu Dekai.

Wu Jingyi’s face froze as she looked sternly at the woman across from her.

Wu Dekai also quickly realized what was happening. He abruptly turned back, looking at Wu Jingyi in astonishment: ”Your surname is Wu?!”

The woman across seemed puzzled. She looked at Wu Jingyi, then at Wu Dekai: ”And you are?”

Wu Dekai, however, paid no mind to the woman and instead focused his gaze back on Wu Jingyi.

He hadn’t looked carefully before, but this time he scrutinized Wu Jingyi’s delicate and beautiful face. From her eyes to her nose to her lips, he took in every detail, and the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed to him. The once blurry face of the charming widow buried deep in his heart started to become clearer.

That charming widow had once been the belle of the mining district. How else could he have been attracted to a woman nearly ten years his senior? This girl in front of him shared extremely similar features to the widow, particularly those upturned phoenix eyes, which held a saucy charm identical to the widow’s.