Chapter 286 - Regard Goodwill as Malice (1/2)

After Shi Qingxue left the study, there was jealousy on Shi Baoning’s face apart from fear because of the cranium which showed up suddenly.

It was indistinct, but all people present knew well about her and could certainly notice what she was thinking about.

Dong Hui understood Shi Baoning’s “grievance”, yet both of them were her daughters, and moreover, it was not caused by Shi Qingxue.

It was unreasonable no matter whether she blamed Shi Qingxue or comforted Shi Baoning.

She wanted to cover it up and pretended as if nothing had happened.

However, Shi Junhe stated, “Hui, go out with Chi. I have something to tell Baoning.”

“Junhe, this…” Seeing that Shi Junhe looked serious, Dong Hui was afraid that the father and daughter would have conflicts, so she planned to stop it.

However, Shi Junhe just shook his head at her silently and firmly, motioning for her to do as he said.

Dong Hui could do nothing but go out with Wenren Chi.

When only Shi Junhe and Shi Baoning were left in the room, Shi Baoning couldn’t control her grievance.

Before Shi Junhe asked, she questioned first, “What? Father, do you want to teach me a lesson again for Qingxue?”

Hearing Shi Baoning’s aggressive query, Shi Junhe kept his composure and asked in reply, “Why do you think that I should teach you a lesson for your sister?”

Shi Baoning was speechless and her face looked terrible.

After a while, perhaps because only Shi Junhe was here, she wasn’t in the mood to pretend. She just snorted. “Father, you don’t need to be over fastidious in wording. I know that you will rebuke me again and don’t think that I can treat Qingxue badly. You think that she is the most innocent, but have you considered my feelings?”

When Shi Baoning was speaking, tears fell along her cheeks, and anybody would feel sad for her after seeing that.

She didn’t wipe them but continued to look steadily at Shi Junhe with complaints in her eyes, questioning coldly, “I am Grandpa’s eldest legitimate granddaughter and your first legitimate daughter. I should be superior to Qingxue in the age and status, yet when Grandpa entrusted somebody before death, he didn’t choose me and probably forgot me. Otherwise, how would the outsiders not know that I am also your biological daughter?

“When we were in the living room just now…”

Shi Baoning recalled the scene and looked sad and embarrassed. After a long while, she controlled herself and returned calm, adding, “I think I am not inferior to Qingxue in any aspect, and I am clear about my status, so I learnt to restrain myself and be dignified since childhood. Although I can’t be like Grandma, compared with Qingxue who is playful and willful since childhood, anyway I am…” Much better.

She didn’t finish her words and held back under Shi Junhe’s cold eyes in the end.

However, she couldn’t fully conceal the resentment and reluctance on her face.

Shi Junhe saw it clearly and had complicated feelings which could hardly be spoken out.

He understood Shi Baoning. When they were in the living room, he had the same doubt and wondered why Shi Lei chose Shi Qingxue who was young and didn’t look reliable instead of him.

And he was even a little jealous then, too.

However, he didn’t have those feelings now.

Facing Shi Baoning’s envy that she didn’t hide, Shi Junhe asked peacefully, “What would you do if he chose you?”

“What?” Shi Baoning was stunned and then understood what her father was asking.

If Shi Lei entrusted it to her, after the relic covered with the red cloth was given to her and she opened it, she suddenly saw the white bone inside…

As a result of the visual impact, Shi Baoning might be scared and threw away the relic from her hand.

At this thought, Shi Baoning turned pale again and wasn’t courageous with sufficient reasons anymore, yet she refused to show the white feather in front of Shi Junhe. Then she swelled out her chest. “I, I know that it is a relic left by Grandpa. Even if it is scary, I will keep it carefully and won’t make any mistake.”

“Yes?” Shi Junhe didn’t make comments and asked in reply. He looked indifferent, and nobody knew if he believed her.

When Shi Baoning was restless, he continued to ask slowly, “Okay. All of us know that you will take good care of your grandpa’s relic. How about the next job? What would you do to fulfill his last wish?”

Shi Baoning looked at Shi Junhe blankly and didn’t know what he meant. “What last wish? The manager of The You’s Pawnshop didn’t tell us what Grandpa’s last wish was. He just told Qingxue to take care of this…human bone and didn’t say anything else.”

She was also present then. Although the manager said his last words in a low voice and she didn’t hear clearly, judging from Shi Qingxue’s confused expression, he must have not said something important.