Chapter 182 - 4.8

He hurriedly took out his phone and searched the name up. Typing it into the search bar, several auto-fill options already popped out.

-Xu Jiaqi 

-Xu Jiaqi scandal

-Xu Jiaqi parents

-Xu Jiaqi tragedy

-Xu Jiaqi past performances

-Xu Jiaqi tragic story

-Xu Jiaqi songs

-Xu Jiaqi...

Xu Jiaqi??! The child star who shocked the entire world with her talents, attracting audiences from all sorts of groups internationally?!

That Xu Jiaqi was just in his car a few moments ago??!

The driver was shocked, rightfully so. However, after he discerned the matter further, why did everything seem odd to him?

Xu Jiaqi's condition.. Being taken into this Zhao family.. Their reaction when Xu Jiaqi came back..

The taxi driver didn't want to meddle in too much, but the pieces of information was stored inside his head. He remembered this encounter and the girl's charms.

Later on, when the real Xu Jiaqi made a comeback and fought for justice to be served.. Who knows what will a little taxi driver's involvement entail.

Xu Jiaqi was dragged by Zhao Shiqi into the living room, where Zhao Dinghao was also sitting on the sofa reading tabloids. His eyes widened upon seeing Xu Jiaqi's face pop up.

"O-old lady, why is she here?!" Zhao Dinghao was shaken.

"How would I know?! Ask her! She came here by taxi and asked us to pay the fare so suddenly, I don't know anything about this!" Zhao Shiqi was not happy, but she was someone who loved face. Rather than rejecting Xu Jiaqi's arrival and risking a fuss being made, she would rather take her into the house for now.

Even so, her presence made her uncomfortable.

"Auntie, uncle, my birthday is soon." Xu Jiaqi brought up in a small voice, staying true to her character for now. She had to postpone her breakthrough until she was in a better condition.

"And what about that, huh?!" Zhao Shiqi was agitated, so she forgot to act like a caring aunt. She coughed, clearing her throat before shifting back into her usual temperament. "Qiqi.. You know it best. Auntie is just worried about you. You are so sickly, do you think you can hold a birthday? All the previous years, you didn't have a birthday party because of this reason, ah."

Zhao Shiqi thought that the reason Xu Jiaqi was doing this was because she probably overheard someone talking about birthday parties and wanted to have one herself. It's hard to predict what was inside the mind of a mentally ill patient.

"Auntie, I was approached by a lawyer who said things about my parents' inheritance." Xu Jiaqi did not specifically link the two matters together, but instead said those two sentences separately.

With these words, surely the Zhao family would click the truth into position on their own.

"Aiya.. This matter.. Qiqi, it's not that we intended to trick you, we were going to tell you about this after you become an adult. Who was the lawyer? Really, if that happens again in the future, you must call Auntie or Uncle first! This matter is hard to handle, Qiqi shouldn't be burdened by something like this, ah." Zhao Shiqi spoke.

Zhao Dinghao, who watched over Xu Jiaqi carefully seemed to sense that something was wrong with Xu Jiaqi. Bringing up this kind of matter and purposely saying that her birthday was soon, what else could her meaning be aside from wanting to ask for the money back??

He wondered if Xu Jiaqi was just playing dumb, or that she had regained her intelligence and wanted to rob them back.

Zhao Shiqi was talking about this matter so lightly, but Zhao Dinghao was better at scheming and was much more careful with his way of doing things.

He gestured for Zhao Shiqi to shut up and let him talk. Zhao Shiqi was baffled because her husband suddenly pulled her backwards and gripped her wrist tightly, which made her feel quite a lot of pain.

"...I'm not willing to take the legal path, but my parents always taught me that I can't get swindled. I'm so innocent and pure, they said that I will definitely be an easy target to others. To prove them wrong and make them proud, I should seek vengeance."

Zhao Dinghao gulped a mouthful of saliva. As he expected, Xu Jiaqi was here for that. It wasn't just a harmless inquiry, but rather a conversation starter to lead to this sensitive matter.

"Qiqi.. Do you even know the sum of money that your parents gave you? To tell the truth, we are also struggling, ah. The sum that your parents bestowed before they left.. We used it to cover your treatment expenses too. We even pitched in our own money." Zhao Dinghao's wariness was activated, but still, Xu Jiaqi was Xu Jiaqi.

After knowing her for years, and seeing how dumb she turned out to be, how could he not underestimate her as well? It was a lucky stroke for her that she got to meet the lawyer and was told about the matter. However, what use would there be?

It was a good thing that Xu Jiaqi rushed here instead of staying with the lawyer. This meant that they could fool the girl!

"My parents weren't that poor. Besides, the hospital that I'm staying in, I've checked the prices. Calculating my stay.. There's no way that all the money was consumed, and there's also no way that Auntie and Uncle had to pitch in money." Xu Jiaqi's tone was dry, and her face was devoid of emotions.

A chill ran through their backs as the little girl's stare swept by them.

"Qiqi.. How could you doubt us?! We have taken care of you for all these years.. Was it the lawyer?! It must be the lawyer who told you all these things just to delude you, right?! I want to meet with that lawyer! They must be trying to sow discord between us purposely!" Zhao Shiqi broke into tears.

This action was made to try and trigger Xu Jiaqi's condition. It was not a secret that the girl was weak with sudden exposure to extreme things, whatever it was.

In her mind, everything had to be neutral, or else she would be terribly affected and experience a breakdown.

Having someone cry in front of her was part of this spectrum.

Zhao Shiqi, who wanted to take advantage of this, earned the scorn of Xu Jiaqi successfully.