Chapter 104: Why Don’t You Just Fly to Heaven?
But the truth was, they had no evidence. They’d chosen that spot precisely because it was a blind spot for the drones.
Which meant… even if Chi Qian had really done it, they still had to swallow this bitter pill.
Ling Qian’s eyes burned red with rage. He pointed at Chi Qian. “Just you wait—don’t ever fall into my hands!”
Chi Qian let out a laugh. “I’ve got plenty of connections underground—why would I be afraid of you?”
Shen Jiashu muttered weakly, “Uh, Princess… the ones underground aren’t exactly people…”
They were ghosts.
Ling Qian furiously dropped his hand and left with Gu Hua.
“Oh, by the way, I think you’ve misunderstood something.”
They paused, turning back with blank expressions.
Chi Qian smiled sweetly. “The Gu family went bankrupt because fifteen years ago, Gu Zhengsong maliciously swapped me and Gu Hua at birth. He went to prison for the crime of baby-switching.”
“Gu Hua enjoyed my identity for fifteen years, and the Gu family knew about it all along. They secretly contacted her multiple times behind my back. Otherwise, how do you think she was suddenly ‘found’ again?”
[Oh my god! The first one to fall from grace this episode is actually Gu Hua?!]
[Chi Qian and Gu Hua had their identities swapped—this is like a real-life fake heiress drama!]
[What was the root cause of the Gu family maliciously switching babies? The more I think about it, the creepier it gets.]
Gu Hua’s face went deathly pale. How could Chi Qian know about this?!
Apart from the Gu family and the system, no one else should have known!
Ling Qian’s pupils shrank in shock. He instinctively protested: “Impossible! Stop slandering Hua’er!”
Chi Qian ignored him completely, looking straight at Gu Hua instead.
“Don’t act like some pitiful victim after benefiting from me. Saying your parents didn’t treat me badly? You know exactly what they did to me.”
“Building your good-girl reputation on my suffering—do you even deserve that?”
Anyone who dared to suck away her luck had better be ready to get beaten senseless.
Gu Hua quickly calmed down and shot back: “So you’re admitting it was you who ambushed us just now?”
“Wow, you really know how to change the subject.” Chi Fengxiao sneered. “The Gu family’s downfall was their own fault. Your criminal parents deserved to rot in prison.”
Gu Hua bit her lip so hard her fingers trembled.
“Enough!” Ling Qian stepped in front of her. “Haven’t you said enough? What does this have to do with Hua’er? She was just a child—how could she have known anything back then?”
“Don’t think you can tarnish her reputation like this!”
Chi Qian said flatly, “Honestly, I used to have two hearts—one kind, one wicked. But ever since meeting you, only kindness is left… because my wicked heart died of disgust.”
“You—!”
“Get lost already. You’re blocking me from breathing fresh air.”
The ostrich crouching beside Chi Qian stood up, clearly ready to charge.
Ling Qian swallowed back his retort, shielding Gu Hua as they stormed off angrily.
[This drama is so juicy I can’t even chew fast enough]
[The Chi Corporation just released a statement!!!]
[Turns out the Gu family heard from a fortune-teller that Gu Hua wouldn’t live past adulthood in their house, but if she was swapped into the Chi family she’d survive. So they exchanged her with Chi Qian?!]
[Unbelievable. So Chi Qian’s life didn’t count as a life?]
Netizens’ digging power was terrifying.
In less than half a day, they dug up that Chi Qian and Gu Hua had once appeared on the same variety show. On that show, Gu Hua crushed Chi Qian and earned the title of “Little Genius Fairy.”
But insiders revealed it was all bought by the Gu family. Mrs. Gu even forced Chi Qian to play dumb and lose on purpose.
Otherwise, she’d smack Chi Qian’s hands with a ruler when they got home and ban her from eating chocolate for a week.
Chi Qian’s fans were outraged.
Beating a kid was bad enough—but depriving her of chocolate? Unforgivable!
Didn’t they know she lived for that?!
Bystanders: ? You guys clearly have the wrong priorities. Her fans really are a bit unhinged.
That wasn’t all—netizens also found out the elementary and middle schools Gu Hua attended were both heavily funded by the Gu family.
The Gu family visited her almost three times a month, bringing gifts.
Meanwhile, Chi Qian, who supposedly held the title of Gu family’s heiress, never even got a proper birthday banquet.
One of her old classmates revealed that when Chi Qian won first prize in a provincial youth essay competition in sixth grade, Mrs. Gu tossed her award certificate straight into the trash.
Neither Mrs. Gu nor Chairman Gu ever showed up to her parent-teacher meetings.
[Gu family, go die already—and stay dead!]
[No wonder Chi Qian is such a foodie. If they always threatened her with hunger, of course a child would be terrified.]
[Even adults would break in that suffocating environment—she was just a kid, not even eight years old.]
[It was the Gu family’s fault, not Hua’er’s, okay? She’s so kind—if she had known, she would never have agreed to her parents doing this.]
[I don’t know if Gu Hua was a victim, but she was definitely a beneficiary.]
[Ughhh, my baby, don’t be sad! I feel so bad for her.]
[Uh, doesn’t look like she’s sad—she just swiped a chocolate from her uncle’s pocket.]
Shen Jing and the others had been thinking of how to comfort Chi Qian.
But when they looked up, they caught her sneaking her little paw into Chi Fengxiao’s pocket while he wasn’t looking, fishing out a chocolate, unwrapping it, and popping it into her mouth.
Chi Fengxiao turned his head, confused when he saw everyone staring at him. “What?”
With the chocolate melting in her mouth, Chi Qian stuck her hands in her pockets and said casually:
“Uncle, they’re just staring at you ‘cause you’re so handsome. I was just thinking the same thing—how can there be such a ridiculously good-looking guy?”
“Of course! Even under the blazing sun, my looks remain unshaken.” Chi Fengxiao stroked his chin, smug.
The others silently gave Chi Qian a thumbs-up.
What a pro at bluffing.
Chi Lisen, sneaking a break from work, saw that Chi Qian seemed fine and finally relaxed.
Maybe it wasn’t such a bad thing that his silly girl was so carefree.
From now on, all those filthy old memories would stay far away from her.
But Chi Muze and Chi Chaoshen weren’t satisfied yet.
For the foreseeable future, Gu Zhengsong had better not expect any peace.
With that settled, they finally sat back to enjoy the livestream.
But their peace didn’t last long.
A sandstorm hit.
Barely two hours after leaving the oasis, the sky darkened, visibility dropped, and yellow sand filled the air.
Through her goggles, Chi Qian could barely make out the murky horizon.
Sensing danger, the ostrich bolted, carrying them away until they reached safety.
Chi Qian pressed a damp cloth to her mouth and nose, urging the ostrich farther from the storm’s edge.
By the time the sandstorm passed and the winds died down, the air cleared of dust.
There was just one problem—Chi Qian had lost her teammates.
She looked left and right but couldn’t see a single one of them.
She whistled, calling down the hawks, and asked if they had seen the others.
The hawks all shook their heads.
[This is bad. They’ve all been separated. Getting lost like this in the desert is really dangerous.]
[Unless they regroup before nightfall, their lives could really be at risk.]
[Isn’t your Qian Qian supposed to be the Desert Witch? What’s she standing around for—shouldn’t she be praying to come up with a way to find everyone?]
[She’s only a teenager. If she’s really that powerful, why not fly straight into the sky? Or is it that she just doesn’t want to?]
[Hahahaha, finally, she crashed and burned.]
Crashed?
That was absolutely impossible.
Chi Qian looked up at the sky for a few seconds, then took out a leaf, placed it against her lips, and blew a long, winding tune.
