Reborn As Super Heiress

Wu Jingyi firmly believed that Huo Sining had stolen her opportunity. Especially after graduating from high school, Huo Sining’s path became increasingly smooth, while hers grew more difficult. This filled Wu Jingyi with great resentment, recalling how Huo Sining had secretly filled in S University on her application without telling her. Wu Jingyi felt a sense of injustice.

If Huo Sining hadn’t played tricks on her back then, she would never have trusted that woman so easily. If only she had destroyed Huo Sining’s admission notice at that time, she wouldn’t have been expelled from Medical University, nor faced the current situation where Huo Sining changed the order of the programs.

All in all, Wu Jingyi never considered her own mistakes, instead she blamed her failures on everyone else.

A selfish person never reflects on their own problems; they only blame everyone connected to them. To them, the whole world is wrong, while they themselves are never at fault.

Wu Jingyi was one such person. She believed that Huo Sining was the reason she was expelled from Medical University and ended up in the entertainment industry faking camaraderie. Now, even her last chance at fame was being snatched as Huo Sining used her connections to change the program order. She was sure it was intentional!

Wu Jingyi felt that the mastermind behind it all was Huo Sining, making the team move her skit to 10:30 as an excuse to make things difficult for her, aimed at revenge for the time she had a reporter reveal online that Huo Sining was being kept by someone a year ago.

Wu Jingyi was so resentful of Huo Sining that she gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with a bitter humiliation. However, she also knew that with her current status, she was no match for Huo Sining. That woman had the Gu Family backing her, and charging forward now would only be futile.

On one hand, Wu Jingyi secretly warned herself to stay calm, but on the other, she really couldn’t swallow her anger. After thinking it over, she decided to cause trouble for Huo Sining during the final rehearsal, seizing an opportunity to secretly trip her up. Even if it didn’t harm that woman, making her uncomfortable would at least release her own pent-up frustration.

Huo Sining was unaware that just because Han Wen changed the program order, she had provoked Wu Jingyi’s resentment. She assumed that the cancellation of the Spring Festival Gala program and the change in the order of appearance were just routine matters. So, when Han Wen informed her, she merely listened and passed it off without much concern.

Compared to the final rehearsal, Huo Sining was more concerned about how to cure Master Qin’s illness. After meeting Qin Lianshan at Master Gu’s banquet, she noticed that Qin Lianshan seemed in better shape; at least his complexion had improved significantly compared to the last time she treated him before going to Dongyang.

However, this symptom did not mean that Qin Lianshan’s cancer was cured. In fact, Huo Sining knew very well what condition Qin Lianshan’s body was in. The cancer cells in the old man’s body had been activated. Even if a majority of the tumor tissue was removed, those roaming cancer cells were ticking time bombs, ready to explode at any moment.

Huo Sining worried over this matter, but she was not a trained medical professional. Developing a cure for cancer was truly not an easy task.

”Huo girl, don’t stress over this unnecessarily. This matter can’t be forced anyway. I know my body well enough. I’ve lived over sixty years, so whether it can be treated or not, it doesn’t make much difference. Why live so long?”

After receiving another bout of ”Qigong Massage” from Huo Sining, Qin Lianshan, seeing her troubled expression, laughed and comforted her.

Huo Sining didn’t speak, just quietly gazed at Qin Lianshan. Although the old man claimed indifference, Huo Sining could still see the bitterness and regret in his eyes.

She could understand the old man’s mindset. The biggest wish for anyone in life is probably to live without illness or pain and surrounded by family. However, if diagnosed with cancer, it’s akin to being handed a death sentence by Lord Yama, as if waiting any moment for reapers to come calling—how could such a feeling possibly be bearable?

With these thoughts, Huo Sining couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. She understood that empathy isn’t the same as experiencing it firsthand; only Master Qin knows the true depth of his suffering, yet this sense of helplessness made Huo Sining feel utterly wretched.

After visiting with Qin Lianshan, Huo Sining prepared to leave. She had to rush to the TV station for the final rehearsal, so she didn’t linger at the Qin Family’s any longer. Exiting Master Qin’s room, she was ready to call Gu Xu and Qibao to leave.

At that moment, Qin Lianshan’s son, Qin Han, entered along with several people. Huo Sining recognized the lead individuals; they were two experts from Yulong Mountain, Professor Nie Dechang and Professor Zhao Hongru.

Their hurried arrival and anxious demeanor clearly indicated something important. Seeing this, Huo Sining decided not to leave yet and waited in the living room, puzzled, until they entered. Instinctively, she went up to greet them, ”Uncle Qin, Professor Nie, Professor Zhao, you are…”

Nie Dechang and Zhao Hongru hadn’t expected to see Huo Sining and nodded, ”Ah, Huo girl, you’re here too. Just as well. We’ve invited two experts from America’s ARC Institution to examine the old man. They are renowned cancer research specialists at ARC. They might offer new perspectives on the old man’s illness. Since you’re here, perhaps you should listen in.”

ARC?!

Hearing that familiar name from Nie Dechang’s mouth, Huo Sining shivered, as several images suddenly flashed in her mind.

On East Ocean Sea, Huo Sining had trailed Fujiwara Seiho’s pursuit of the Awa Maru on the high seas. Aboard that yacht, she had heard Fujiwara Seiho mention ARC.

At the time, Huo Sining surmised it was some kind of organization, but she wasn’t exactly sure what it was. She had intended to investigate after returning ashore, but due to the 40 tons of gold and subsequent busy affairs, the matter slipped her mind.

Now, hearing Nie Dechang mention ARC, Huo Sining was hit by sudden realization, especially as she recalled how Fujiwara Seiho dispatched people to shadow her at her villa in S City. If not for Yan Feng being at home, her house might have been thoroughly searched by Fujiwara Seiho’s men.

For this reason, Huo Sining harbored a bold guess—that Fujiwara Seiho’s search for her house was meant to find the missing Golden Lotuses, indicating that these lotuses were significantly tied to the ARC mentioned by Fujiwara Seiho. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so anxious and laborious in his search.

”What is this ARC?”

As Huo Sining mused over these thoughts, she instinctively voiced the question.