The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite-Chapter 23 - Ha Ive Discovered the Secret

Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Ha, I’ve Discovered the Secret!

Chapter 23 -23 Ha, I’ve Discovered the Secret!

‘It’s been three months since my last diary entry. During this time, I’ve had a wonderful time with Zhirou, and our family has been full of joy, so I haven’t been writing in my diary.

But… I can’t explain it, I feel so conflicted. Am I being too petty, or am I too sensitive? Why do I always feel that Zhirou isn’t truly sincere with me? We share a few mutual friends, including some I introduced to her. But gradually, they all started to distance themselves from me and got closer to Zhirou instead. It seems like the only one left close to me is Qiao Kexin, but I always feel that Qiao Kexin’s intentions aren’t pure in her approach to me. Let’s not talk about Qiao Kexin for now.

I find Zhirou also acts a bit strange in front of our parents. Things we agreed to do together, she gives up on them as soon as Dad objects, leaving me to argue the case alone. This makes her seem understanding, while I’m portrayed as the one causing trouble and making unreasonable demands. But we both knew that Dad would definitely disagree!

Afterwards, she’d come and analyze the pros and cons with me, making it sound very logical. Qiao Kexin says it’s all an act by her, which confuses me.’

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‘Something happened today that confirmed mine and Qiao Kexin’s suspicions. Shen Zhirou, she really was pretending!! She hates me! But I never intended to take her place as the Shen family’s young lady. Everyone knows I was adopted by the Shen family, and I never try to hide this fact outside! Ever since her return, I’ve been trying my best to get along with her, only to discover that her kindness was just an act in front of our parents!

This wretched woman, knowing that I had the final round of speeches at school today, took my phone and locked me in the bathroom of a remote teaching building. She has declared war on me! She said she wanted to take back everything that rightfully belonged to her.

My speech that I prepared for months was ruined by her, yet there are no cameras in the corridors of that old teaching building, and no one believes me, not even our parents, because she really knows how to act, appearing like a poor, pitiful, innocent girl, disgustingly innocent! It’s truly revolting!’

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‘Shen Zhirou, this despicable woman, always finds a way to provoke me, to push me to the brink of hysteria, making everyone around think I am the one with issues. I know I shouldn’t react this way, falling right into her trap every time, but I can’t help it. I can’t help but assert myself, raising my voice to prove my innocence, but to others, my loud voice seems to indicate guilt and incompetence.’

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‘She almost killed me. On the rooftop of the 32nd floor, I was moments away from being pushed off by her. She pushed me to the edge of the railing, my upper body hanging over. I thought I wasn’t afraid of heights, but at that moment, I was terrified, dizzy, my heart racing! Even now, the thought gives me shivers. I dare not revisit that scene; she’s right, no one would believe me. Forget it, if I forget, I won’t be afraid anymore.’

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‘It’s been a long time since I’ve written in my diary, the incident has been sealed away in my heart. I’m no longer studying management, I don’t want to be her classmate anymore; I’ve switched to studying design, the same major as my mom, and I’ll work in this field in the future.’

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‘Qiao Kexin is right, I should disgust her, pick on trivial things to bother her with, since it’s harmless anyway. If she minds those petty things, that will make her seem the petty one. She forced me into this, it’s all her doing!’

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At this point, the original owner’s diary paused.

Wenyan was too shaken to describe her feelings in words.

No wonder her mind held no bad memories of Shen Zhirou, they had been sealed away by the original owner.

Now, seeing the diary, all those painful, infuriating, and suffocating memories came flooding back.

Perhaps because the body belonged to the original owner, the moment the memories exploded, Wenyan’s heart suddenly felt a pain as if pricked by a needle, lasting a good while.

Only after the pain subsided did Wenyan realize she had already been crying.

She never imagined that the original owner, who seemed to have a death wish, was actually forced into it by Shen Zhirou!

The original her was so kind, yet she was relentlessly pushed to this point by Shen Zhirou!

How much suffering did she endure over those four years! Why did Shen Zhirou go to such lengths!

Wenyan suddenly felt a heartache for the original owner.

She stroked the words on the diary, making a silent vow to herself.

‘Wenyan, we share the same name. Your body and my soul have met; this is our connection. Although I have no interest in fighting or grabbing what’s not mine, I want to seek justice for you. It doesn’t matter that there was no evidence in the past, she will slip up again.’

Wenyan closed the diary.

She went to the restroom, washed her face, and it took her a while to regain her inner calm.

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After returning to the bed, Wenyan reopened the diary.

There were many pages between where the diary left off and the last page with the name of the deceased, and Wenyan planned to flip through them to see if there were any other discoveries.

This flip indeed made Wenyan find something unusual.

There was a piece of paper that had been torn from this diary.

But because the original owner wrote with heavy strokes, most of the handwriting had been imprinted onto the following page.

Coincidentally, the original owner had studied design before, and Wenyan found many pencils in the drawer when she was tidying up last time.

She immediately found a sharpened pencil, and quickly yet lightly scribbled over the blank page.

Soon, the white outlines of the letters appeared on the paper.

The handwriting was a bit sloppy and differed from the original owner’s usual script, but it was certain it was her own handwriting.

Wenyan recognized every single character on the paper, but when all these words were put together…

All she could say was that she was deeply shocked, her pupils almost quaking.

‘Ha, what have I found! She’s really a madwoman, she’s done for!’

This was the entire content Wenyan restored.

This… was truly explosive for Wenyan.

She closed her eyes and began to search through her memories, wanting to see what the original owner had witnessed to come to this conclusion.

She tried hard to recall, and finally, she found that section of memory.

But unfortunately!

That segment of memory was very blurry because the original owner was intoxicated at the time.

This dateless, messy diary entry was also written by the original owner while she was drunk.

Not long after writing it, she had fallen asleep on the bed with the diary in her arms, and when she woke up unable to remember anything, she tore the page out in irritation.

But Wenyan believed that there was no smoke without fire.

Perhaps the original owner’s guess was not wrong.

For example, just now, Shen Zhirou had specifically gone to give Shen Jinghe a glass of juice.

Before doing so, she had inquired whether Shen Jinghe had accepted the small cake from her.

The same brother, with whom she shared parents and blood relations, yet she did not mention her elder brother, Shen Jingxiu, at all.

Her sudden turn of face and revealing her true nature was also because Shen Jinghe refused her juice.

All these minor details were worth pondering over.