"Third Brother, even if I’m no longer your adopted son, we still share a bond, don’t we..."
Quan Sicheng tried to appeal to emotion, but Quan Jinbei flatly rejected him, "We have no bond, speak plainly."
Quan Sicheng was choked up for a moment but had to swallow his bitter feelings and speak his mind, "The college entrance exams have ended, and I want to intern at the company."
The company he mentioned was, naturally, the Quan Family company.
And it was the headquarters.
Quan Jinbei rarely looked at him directly, but his eyes clearly showed disdain, "Are you sure?"
Quan Sicheng, "I’m sure!"
Fearing that Quan Jinbei wouldn’t agree, he argued vehemently, "I’m also a part of the Quan Family, you have no right to stop me from entering the company or participating in any company activities."
"Ha." Quan Jinbei sneered, "Such naive thoughts you have."
As he spoke, he looked up at the old master, "All these years, and is this the delusional fool you’ve raised?"
The old Mr. Quan turned alternating shades of red and white, not expecting Quan Jinbei to be so disrespectful.
At the same time, he felt a tinge of resentment towards Quan Sicheng as well.
Such matters should have been clear without anyone else’s input.
With his own schemes ruined, his gaze towards Quan Sicheng no longer held the satisfaction it once did.
Quan Sicheng had noticed this too, but he was powerless to do anything.
He did want to, but he didn’t know where to start and could only try to fight for the rights he could possibly gain.
Fortunately, Quan Jinbei didn’t really want to completely disown him.
After mocking him for his naivety, he still relented and agreed to let him join the company.
However, he should forget about headquarters.
A subsidiary CEO position, though, he didn’t mind letting him try.
Quan Sicheng was extremely happy, finally having a fallback.
The old Mr. Quan, seeing how quickly he was satisfied, immediately grew irritable.
And his impatience with him grew.
He promptly waved his hand to dismiss him.
Having done what needed to be done, Shi Yaoguang smoothly took Quan Jinbei and left.
Upon leaving the old house, she had someone reveal Quan Sicheng’s identity to the public.
#Shocking Revelation! Doubts over child switch in a wealthy home!#
#Future heir of the Quan Family revealed, the supposed adopted son’s real identity is ——#
#Explosive! The fourth young master of the Quan family actually the fourth elder? Is it a twist of human nature, or the degradation of morality?#
Wave after wave of news exploded instantly.
Netizens had a night full of shocking revelations.
The elite circles were also shaken by the aftershock.
"What’s with the news online? It couldn’t be fake, could it?"
In a wealthy family group chat, someone fresh from surfing returned and was the first to speak up.
"I was just about to say, how could it be fake? It’s officially released, and it’s been five minutes without deletion, clearly not an accident."
"Isn’t this too thrilling though?"
"Quan Sicheng wasn’t just randomly picked up by Mr. Quan, he is Mr. Quan’s illegitimate son? I thought so, considering Mr. Quan’s attitude in his youth, it never looked like he was willing to relinquish power, now this explains it."
"It’s good this was found out early, otherwise, it would be infuriating to death."
"Indeed, the fourth young master becoming the fourth elder, tsk..."
"Deep waters in the world of the rich, indeed."
What people in the wealthy family chat group were gossiping about, Shi Yaoguang didn’t know.
She had received several calls late at night, all from acquaintances concerned about Quan Sicheng’s identity.
Cheng Lingdang, Shen Huan, and others were very curious about it.
"Quan Sicheng is really the fourth elder?"
This question was asked by Shen Huan as soon as the call connected.
Shi Yaoguang hadn’t yet come to terms with what he was hearing when she instinctively retorted, "Does he deserve to be called ’master’ by anyone?"
Shen Huan thought for a moment and said, "I think he’s up for it."
Shi Yaoguang was somewhat astonished, "Since when did you start thinking so highly of him?"
Shen Huan secretly imagined Quan Sicheng’s bleak prospects and then said, "Hasn’t his identity been exposed? If he wants to survive, the best way is to sell himself."
"At such a time, letting him play the role of a ’rabbit master’ is still acceptable."
Shi Yaoguang cleared her throat and praised, "You really are a clever little devil."
"Of course!" Shen Huan was not modest in the least, and took the opportunity to rail against how the Quan family patriarch was inhumane, "Your father-in-law has no shame, does he? It’s one thing to be a Phoenix man swindling his way into marriage, but I’ve never heard of a father deceiving his son , all to covet the Yue family’s wealth."
Shi Yaoguang didn’t know how to comment on this.
To put it plainly, this world was like a book.
However the world developed, it all followed a predetermined trajectory.
Before the rewind of time, she could only act according to the requirements of the plot.
It was uncertain whether the actions of the Quan family patriarch were arranged by Heavenly Dao or simply sprung from his own desires.
However, whether it was Heavenly Dao’s arrangement or his own will, it was certainly not upright.
After some thought, she said to Shen Huan, "You’re the playful one, aren’t you? If anyone asks, you answer for me, I don’t want to repeat myself over and over."
Shen Huan nodded, "No problem, leave it to me!"
Anyway, he had been at odds with Quan Sicheng for a long time now, and being able to step on Quan Sicheng’s tail made him more than happy.
Quan Sicheng’s identity, whether among the socialite circles or the online onlookers munching on melons, was now known to all.
Quan Sicheng had not yet adapted from being the nurtured adoptive son with limitless prospects...
...to the illegitimate son of the wealthy family, soon to return everything and start from zero again, experiencing the huge drop.
And then he received a piece of terrible news.
The college entrance exam results were out.
He, fortunately, did not make the grade.
It also couldn’t really be said that he didn’t make the grade; with a perfect score of750, he scored 687, which overall was still very high.
But, compared to Shi Yaoguang, that was trash.
Shi Yaoguang, this time, continued her usual style.
She still wanted to score around 740 to give everyone a chance to surpass her.
Unfortunately, man’s plans can’t overcome Heaven’s.
The graders, seeing her beautiful handwriting, unexpectedly awarded extra points for the appearance of her paper.
Even the essay score turned out to be perfect.
This caused a discrepancy in her plan.
The anticipated score of 740 was not achieved; it became 745 instead.
Just five points shy of a perfect score.
To this, Shi Yaoguang still felt somewhat annoyed.
Everyone else who saw this score was dumbfounded.
Those familiar with Shi Yaoguang knew that she was still only in her second year of high school.
Her participation in the college entrance exam was a year ahead of schedule.
Before this, she hadn’t done any advanced studying or preparation.
The various top schools in Mingzhu City previously imagined that the front-runners, and even possibly the highest score in the province or even the country, had not appeared.
Instead, this dark horse of hers had made a breakthrough.
With 745, nearly a perfect score in all subjects, she indisputably became the top scorer of the college entrance exam.
At the same time, Quan Sicheng, who had some history with her, also became the focus of everyone’s attention.