After the 99th Confession , The Cold School Beauty's Personality Collapsed-Chapter 40
After spending some time together in the room, both mother and daughter finally calmed down a bit.
Zhang Ru didn’t bring up the earlier topic again, and Ji Yan, of course, wasn’t foolish enough to mention it either. Before long, the atmosphere between them had returned to that of a loving mother and daughter.
Eventually, Zhang Ru stood up and said, “We’ll let it slide for today, but don’t let anything like this happen again. Keep your distance from that boy, understand?”
Ji Yan hesitated for a moment, but when she saw her mother frown, she quickly replied, “I understand, Mom.”
On one side was her closest family member, and on the other, a boy she had feelings for. Although Ji Yan felt conflicted inside, she chose to reassure her mother for now.
Zhang Ru, unaware of her daughter’s inner thoughts, smiled happily upon hearing this. She was about to leave when her eyes landed on the small sculpture of a girl. “Give me that sculpture. I’ll throw it away.”
“No, Mom!” Ji Yan blurted out instinctively.
Zhang Ru’s eyes widened in surprise. “So, you still want to keep seeing that boy, don’t you?”
“I… I…” Ji Yan stammered, trying to explain. “What I meant was that it’s too late now. I’ll throw it away myself tomorrow during the day.”
Zhang Ru didn’t seem suspicious and, with a broad smile, said, “Alright, then. Mom’s going to bed now. You should get some sleep too. Goodnight, my dear.”
With that, she kissed Ji Yan on the forehead and left the room.
Ji Yan sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly for a while. Then, after some thought, she tucked the small girl sculpture into a backpack she rarely used.
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Meanwhile, in the cab, Qin Luo was humming a light tune, clearly in a good mood.
His earlier "scan" of the lady had been a spur-of-the-moment decision, just to see if she had a similar personality setup as Ji Yan.
But he never expected her character setting to be so… unique.
Lady, you’re so obsessed with your daughter. Does your husband know? he mused, clicking his tongue in amusement. He couldn’t help but think that Ji Yan’s father must have been an extraordinary man as well.
Seeing Zhang Ru’s cold yet charming demeanor, he imagined that she had probably been as beautiful as Ji Yan in her youth. He wondered how Ji Yan’s father had managed to win her over.
Maybe one day I’ll have the chance to ask him and trade notes, Qin Luo thought, his mind wandering aimlessly as the cab sped along.
Before long, the cab arrived in front of a residential complex.
He hadn’t returned to the university. Instead, he had come to his home in Shanghai.
Though, calling it home wasn’t entirely accurate.
Qin Luo wasn’t originally from Shanghai. He was born in a small county in northern China.
His parents were an ordinary middle-aged couple from the county, both now in their forties, who had run a small restaurant for the past decade, leading a modest, hardworking life.
The two most unusual things they had done in their lives were, first, raising an outstanding son like Qin Luo, and second, adopting a daughter before Qin Luo was born.
The first was something Qin Luo proudly believed himself, but the second—Qin Luo had to admit—was indeed out of the ordinary.
Before Qin Luo was born, his mother had struggled to conceive. After undergoing medical examinations, she was diagnosed with a congenital condition that made it difficult for her to get pregnant.
His mother was devastated, crying every day, and his father was deeply worried.
Unable to bear seeing his wife in such pain, his father made a decision. He went to an orphanage and brought home a little girl.
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The girl was beautiful and adorable, and Qin Luo’s mother immediately fell in love with her. The emotional wound caused by her inability to conceive began to heal.
After completing all the proper legal procedures, the couple officially became the girl’s adoptive parents.
Then, when the girl turned five, another joyous event occurred in the Qin family.
Unexpectedly, Qin Luo’s mother became pregnant, and this time, it was a healthy baby boy.
This was a tremendous blessing for the Qin family, who had already resigned themselves to the possibility of never having a biological child. So, when a son was born, they were overjoyed.
That son was Qin Luo.
As a child, Qin Luo had vivid memories of his older sister.
Not only was she beautiful, but she was also talented in singing and dancing. Every year, during family gatherings for the holidays, her performances were the highlight. Everyone would praise her as having the potential to become a star.
In time, these compliments planted the seeds of a dream in her heart. She began to aspire to become a celebrity, hoping one day to repay their parents for their kindness and even help her little brother find a wife.
Like many older sisters, she would boss Qin Luo around, making him do this and that, and if she got into trouble, she would often have Qin Luo take the blame.
But if someone bullied Qin Luo, his sister would pounce on them like a little tiger, scratching at their face.
The only exception to this was if the people bullying him were their parents. In that case, she could only stand by and let Qin Luo fend for himself.
In Qin Luo’s mind, he always believed his sister was his biological sister.
It wasn’t until he was 15, and his sister was 20, that a group of strangers showed up at their home.
That day, Qin Luo came home from school and saw several expensive cars parked in front of his house.
There were Mercedes, BMWs, Audis, and other brands he couldn’t recognize but knew were high-end.
Excited, he rushed inside, eager to share what he had seen with his family. But when he entered the house, he was stunned.
Strangers filled the living room, his parents sitting nervously in front of them, while his sister stood silently by the window, her head down.
That’s when Qin Luo learned that these people were his sister’s biological parents.
Due to a tragic accident, they had lost his sister 20 years ago and had been searching for her ever since. Finally, after two decades, they found her.
The discovery happened because of a talent show. Qin Luo’s sister, who had dreams of becoming a star, had auditioned for the show, and her striking beauty and voice had garnered a lot of attention.
Her biological parents had happened to see her on the show and recognized her from the birthmark on her arm.
After several confirmations, they knew that she was the daughter they had lost 20 years ago. They tracked her down to the small county where the Qin family lived and explained everything to Qin Luo’s parents.
At that time, Qin Luo didn’t fully understand all the details, but he grasped one thing—they were going to take his sister away, and his parents had agreed.
He cried and screamed, begging them not to take her, even throwing punches and kicks at the strangers.
In the end, it was his parents who pulled him away, and through his tear-blurred vision, he watched as they took his sister away.
Qin Luo had been furious, demanding to know why his parents hadn’t stopped them.
His father sighed heavily, and his mother was equally reluctant.
They didn’t want to let her go. After raising her for nearly 20 years, they had come to see her as their own flesh and blood. But her biological parents were influential and could provide her with a much better life.
Qin Luo’s parents had always wanted the best for their daughter, and her biological family could help her achieve her dream of becoming a star.
So, for the sake of her future and the reunion of her blood relatives, they agreed to let her go.
Her biological family was gracious, offering Qin Luo’s parents a large sum of money and promising that they wouldn’t prevent future visits, assuring that they could still see her as family.
That sum of money could have guaranteed the family a comfortable life, but Qin Luo’s father refused to take a single cent, saying that accepting it would feel like selling their daughter.
After that day, aside from occasional phone calls, Qin Luo hadn’t seen his sister again.
Not until two years ago, when he arrived in City of Magic...
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TL Notes:
In Chinese, “魔都” (Mó Dū) is often used as an unofficial name for Shanghai and translates as “magic city” or “city of magic”. This nickname came about because of the impressive atmosphere of the metropolis, its futuristic appearance and great cultural significance, which creates a kind of “magical” appeal.
So if you're translating from Chinese, it's worth considering that “魔都” (magic city) is one of Shanghai's nicknames.
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