Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 360

Yuan Wenbin was still admonishing in a low voice, “Yuan Shao, did you hear me? Take your mother home!”

In the past, out of respect for his father and a desire to maintain family dignity, Yuan Shao might have already followed his father’s instruction and taken his mother away. But in this moment, when he looked at that man across the way—furrowed brow, not a trace of guilt, only impatience and anger—Yuan Shao’s heart couldn’t help but sink.

He asked his father, “Who are they? Yuan Yu… what’s his relationship to you?”

Yuan Wenbin frowned, “I said take your mother home. Didn’t you hear?”

“Yuan Yu told me he is the real eldest young master of the Yuan family…”

The blue veins on Yuan Wenbin’s forehead jumped a few times. Opposite him, Yuan Yu’s expression froze.

He didn’t remember when he had said that.

Back then, after Sheng Nuan’s meddling, Yuan Yu’s head was muddled. He couldn’t recall what nonsense he might have blurted out at the time.

“Father, please answer me in front of everyone. What is your relationship with Yuan Yu?”

Only now did the onlookers belatedly notice that the child of Yuan Wenbin’s mistress bore a certain resemblance to Yuan Wenbin—at least more so than his legitimate son!

Yuan Shao stared unblinkingly at his father, “He also said that before my mecha test battle against Sheng Nuan, you arranged for someone to tamper with her mecha, wanting Sheng Nuan to kill me… then extort the Sheng family.”

Yuan Wenbin’s figure jolted abruptly. He whipped his gaze toward Yuan Yu.

Yuan Yu’s face instantly went ashen. He shook his head desperately, “It wasn’t me, I never said that, I didn’t…”

But the moment he spoke, noticing the surprised gazes around him, Yuan Yu realized he was only denying that he had said those words himself, not denying Yuan Shao’s claim.

Xu Lan also stiffened at once, staring blankly at her son, “Shao’er, what did you say? Say it again, who wanted to harm you?”

Yuan Shao’s eyes suddenly turned red. Looking at his mother, his throat choked with emotions he couldn’t speak.

He had never thought that his father, the man he respected and loved since childhood, the man who should be closest to him… would not only have another family outside but would even plan to use his own son’s life for profit!

Xu Lan shrieked, crying and cursing, “Yuan Wenbin, speak up! What’s going on? Say something!”

Sheng Qingfeng stepped forward, face like iron, “So that’s how it is, Yuan Wenbin. No wonder Yuan Yu tried to frame my son last time. Turns out it was your idea. You’re determined to carve flesh off my Sheng family’s bones, aren’t you…”

Yuan Wenbin’s face was as dark as ink, “Nonsense!”

At this point, Sheng Nuan came forward and spoke calmly, “The recorded problem with the mecha during that school test still exists, and many people here know about it. His Highness Qin Ji was also involved… If you want to investigate, it’s easy.”

A strange flicker passed through Qin Ji’s eyes. He took one look at Yuan Wenbin’s ashen face, then looked around at everyone. Adopting a serious tone, he said, “I will get to the bottom of this matter and give both the Sheng family and Yuan Shao an explanation.”

Sheng Nuan immediately said, “I believe in Your Highness.”

Qin Ji swept a cold gaze over Yuan Wenbin… He knew Yuan Wenbin was finished.

The Xu family was no ordinary family, and Xu Lan had always been inherently proud. Just the affair alone would make Yuan Wenbin’s life miserable, not to mention the matter of endangering his own son’s life.

This worthless Yuan Wenbin!

Qin Ji couldn’t understand how a man like Yuan Wenbin, who had already passed the age of thinking with his lower body, would lose himself with a mistress right here in the lounge…

The commotion in the lounge even alerted the Alliance’s monarch Qin Zhende, who was recovering from illness. Everyone’s attention was drawn to this fiasco. At the same time, a server stepped out from the corridor of the building next door, carrying a tray.

Duan Heng was standing not far away in that building, smoking. He glanced at the server and then looked behind him before withdrawing his gaze and leaving.

Huo Ling, disguised as the server, first went to the bar to rearrange the champagne on the tray, then turned to walk elsewhere. Passing a garbage bin, he tossed a used paper napkin from the tray into it.

Not long after, a cleaner came over, emptied the bin, and left with the garbage bag…

In the glow of the streetlamps, that cleaner’s lips curled up happily.

Because of Yuan Wenbin’s explosive scandal, Qin Ji’s birthday banquet was completely ruined. He didn’t bother insisting on whitewashing¹ the situation to continue the festivities. After hastily cutting the cake for form’s sake, he ended the banquet.

The Sheng family took their hover car back home. On the way, Sheng Qingfeng frowned deeply.

If today’s incident hadn’t come to light, he wouldn’t have known just how narrowly the Sheng family had escaped disaster.

Mi Rong, who had been worried that her daughter would be hurt by what happened tonight, kept a careful eye on her the whole way. Only after noticing that Sheng Nuan’s expression was normal did she finally relax a bit.

Sheng Siyang was cursing non-stop, swearing at Yuan Wenbin, Yuan Yu, and Qin Ji… In short, none of those people were any good.

After he finished cursing, he felt a bit down, feeling useless for not protecting his sister or helping the family.

Back at the Sheng residence, Sheng Qingfeng, went to his study with a heavy heart. After a few minutes, the study door was knocked upon.

Seeing that it was his daughter, Sheng Qingfeng forced a smile, “Why are you still up so late?”

Sheng Nuan entered and closed the door behind her, “There’s something I want to discuss with you, Dad.”

Sheng Qingfeng was puzzled, “What is it?”

Sheng Nuan sat down opposite him, “I want to know what you think about what happened this time.”

Sheng Qingfeng frowned slightly, then sighed, “This isn’t something a child like you should worry about. Go back and get some rest.”

Sheng Nuan smiled, “Dad is probably thinking that in the future, you have to be even more careful, not letting anyone catch you off guard and take advantage, right?”

Sheng Qingfeng paused…

That was indeed what he had been thinking.

The Sheng family was just a merchant household. He had once tried to enter politics, but the entire Alliance, from top to bottom, never wanted to see a man who controlled the largest wealth group in the Alliance gain political power… The officialdom of the Alliance, though rotten, presented a solid front against him.

Sheng Nuan said, “Those people won’t let Dad gain power… and they won’t give up lurking in the shadows, waiting to carve a piece off the Sheng family. Even if this incident passes, what about next time…? You can’t guard against thieves forever, and moreover, it’s impossible to prevent everything.”

Sheng Qingfeng never imagined that his pampered daughter would say something like this. He was stunned, “Nuan Nuan, you…”

“I’ve already seen everything clearly.”

Sheng Nuan smiled gently, “Dad, all around us are wolves that could pounce at any moment. Who knows when one might lose control and bite… We can’t forever be a piece of fat meat.”

Sheng Qingfeng was left completely speechless.

On his computer, the scheduled video conference he had set up was waiting. Other Sheng family members were already there, and his secretary kept sending reminder pop-ups.

Sheng Qingfeng looked at his daughter, who suddenly seemed like a different person, and after a pause, he tried testing the waters, “What do you want to say, Nuan Nuan?”

Sheng Nuan took out a memory drive and placed it before him, “This is a mecha design I created… I’m currently working on a fighter jet design as well. You can show this to the few reliable chief engineers at Sheng Corporation. They can tell you the true value of this mecha.”

She added, “Among those five chief engineers… Xu Hai is disloyal. He took a bribe of ten million and bought a house in Blue Bay. If you check, you’ll find the evidence. Before presenting these plans, remove him first.”

Sheng Qingfeng was dumbfounded.

He wanted to ask “How do you know that?” He also wanted to ask “How do you know how to design mechas?”

He wanted to know when his daughter had changed… It felt unreal.

Sheng Nuan leaned back in the chair, “Dad, a year ago, I had a dream. In that dream, I piloted a mecha and nearly beat Yuan Shao to death, Sheng Military Industries lost ten percent of its shares… Later, something happened to my brother, and we were divided up again. In the end, our whole family was driven out of Imperial Star, drifting to a barren planet…”

Sheng Nuan looked at her father, speaking clearly, “My brother and I were torn apart by Zerg.”

Sheng Qingfeng’s face changed instantly. He hastily said, “It’s just a dream, Nuan Nuan, just a dream. Don’t be afraid.”

Sheng Nuan nodded, then said, “But that day, at the mecha test, I found… that my mecha really had been tampered with.”

She continued, “And about Brother’s accident—if it wasn’t for that dream, I wouldn’t have been able to have someone save him in time…”

Sheng Qingfeng sat there, completely rigid and speechless…