Reborn As Super Heiress

Huo Sining was still tangled up in her thoughts when, suddenly, her phone rang abruptly, and a message popped up. She picked up her phone and opened the message, immediately stunned.

The message was sent from an unfamiliar number, and what was written left Huo Sining suddenly frozen in shock.

”It’s not that I won’t explain to you. The things you need to know will be revealed to you sooner or later!”

This random, mind-boggling message stirred an impulse to cry in Huo Sining.

For the past twenty years, she had always felt alone in this world. However, now she learned that her father hadn’t actually died. For Huo Sining, this was an enormous surprise, something lost that was found, leaving her momentarily at a loss for what to do.

”Sister, what’s this?”

Just as Huo Sining was silently holding her phone, Qibao suddenly pointed at the bedside cabinet and exclaimed in surprise.

Huo Sining instinctively turned her head and saw that, unknowingly, there was now a card sitting on the wooden cabinet beside the bed.

Huo Sining quickly reached out to take the card, which had an address written on it: Imperial Capital’s Commercial Port District, Huaiyin Street No. 49. Following this address was an added sentence: If you want to find Old Mr. Zhong, go to this place!

Seeing the content on the card, Huo Sining was immediately stupefied. She remembered clearly that when she returned from Yunling, this bedside cabinet didn’t have the card. Thus, the card must have appeared suddenly, evidently placed there by her father. This card was his purpose for visiting her this time!

Huo Sining’s heart leaped. She hurriedly took out her phone to call back the number from the message, eager to clarify why her father knew she was searching for Old Mr. Zhong and how he knew Old Mr. Zhong’s precise address, what else her father might know.

But to Huo Sining’s disappointment, when she dialed the mysterious number, all she got was a cold female voice saying: Sorry, the phone you dialed is currently turned off.

Even though she expected this result, Huo Sining’s heart couldn’t help but feel a wave of desolation and concern.

If her father is Uncle Tong, why must he hide his identity? Is it because he realizes using his true identity would be dangerous, or perhaps because what he’s doing isn’t honorable, hence pretending to be dead to fool the investigation by the police?

Huo Sining couldn’t stop her mind from running wildly; the more she thought, the stranger it felt. Her heart was anxious yet uneasy, and holding the card in her hand, Huo Sining sat silently on the bed for a long time.

She sat there until dawn. When Qibao awoke once more from his sleep, he saw Huo Sining still sitting rigidly before the bed. The little guy paused, a bit confused, and asked, ”Sister, did you stay up all night?”

Huo Sining snapped back to reality and seeing Qibao waking up, she didn’t talk much, checking out of the hotel with the little guy before finding a breakfast stall outside to eat breakfast. Afterward, she rushed straight to the bus station.

”Where are we heading?” Throughout the journey with Huo Sining, Qibao remained very well-behaved and sensible. But now, seeing Huo Sining walking without saying a word, his curiosity got the better of him.

Huo Sining said, ”Back to the Imperial Capital!”

After thinking all night, Huo Sining still hadn’t cleared up her tangled emotions, but she was able to differentiate between priorities. Her primary intention of tracking Oil Rat to Xianyang was to find Old Mr. Zhong’s whereabouts. Now that Liang Ruining had already informed her of the exact information, she decided not to spend more time on that Oil Rat, but to go to the Imperial Capital first.

Once in Chang’an, Huo Sining couldn’t wait to call Zhou Shitao to tell him about the card. Of course, she didn’t mention who sent the card, only saying she unexpectedly got a tip-off while staying at the hotel.

However, even such a vague piece of information was significant news for Zhou Shitao. Upon hearing it, he was instantly thrilled:

”What did you say? You have new clues about Old Mr. Zhong? Then what are you doing wasting time in Chang’an? Hurry back to Imperial Capital first!”

Urged by Zhou Shitao, Huo Sining caught the earliest flight back to the Imperial Capital that afternoon. As soon as she got off the plane, she raced to the Zhou Family.

Heading straight to the Zhou Residence, after meeting Zhou Shitao, Huo Sining recounted all she encountered in Yunling, even taking out the Phoenix Harmony Jade Pendant she bought from the Ghost Market for Zhou Shitao to see but didn’t dare let him touch it because it was peculiar. She only said it was similar to the previous Tang Sancai Galloping Horse, a bit sinister, probably not a clean item.

Over the years, Zhou Shitao had heard plenty of bizarre stories within the antique circles, so unlike some experts who pride themselves on materialism under socialism, explaining everything scientifically and not believing in superstition, Zhou Shitao was very traditional. After hearing Huo Sining say that, he stopped worrying about it, only used a magnifying glass to examine the jade pendant from afar, and shone a flashlight on it without handling it directly.

Under the strong flashlight, a crimson and a cyan glow danced within the Phoenix Harmony Jade Pendant. Seeing this sight, Zhou Shitao smiled and nodded affirmatively:

”This indeed is Phoenix Harmony. See, under the light, two phoenix-like shadows appear within the jade: one is Blue Luan, the other is Red Phoenix. That is the origin of the name Phoenix Harmony; Luan is a type of phoenix, the red one is Phoenix, the blue one called Luan, yellow is Crane Chick, white is Swan Goose, purple is Plumed Crossbow. These two intertwining lights resemble two phoenixes entwined in affection, the name Phoenix Harmony is well-deserved!”

”Leave this jade pendant with me; I’ll press it with an ebony wood box first and later find someone to handle it. Since this item isn’t clean, it’s better for a young lady like you not to carry it around!”

Huo Sining nodded, only then pulling out the card: ”This card, I picked up from the hotel room. Initially, I thought someone was playing a prank, but after careful consideration, our investigation into Old Mr. Zhong should be very discreet. Given that the person knew we were investigating Old Mr. Zhong, they mustn’t be ordinary. It’s improbable they’d concoct such a prank, so I believe this information might be genuine.”

After seeing the card with Old Mr. Zhong’s information in Huo Sining’s hand, Zhou Shitao stopped further inquiry into specific details. Following a moment of silence, he made a decision.

”No matter if it’s real or not, let’s go to this place and find out first!”