After Rebirth, the Celebrity Daughter is the Medical Expert!-Chapter 122 - 87: Acknowledging Kinship

After Lawyer Zhang’s incident, Zhang Xuan was never seen again on the campus of Dingyin Academy.

With the departure of her two friends, the originally high-profile and attention-grabbing trio of girls in the international class had only Zhang Li left, and she became silent.

Some people at the school still cared about Ye Ziqin and Zhang Xuan and occasionally would ask her how those two were doing and where they had gone.

She would say, "I don’t know, haven’t been in touch for a long time."

In fact, she knew.

Ye Ziqin and she had always been in contact.

Ning Youguang and her family were still merciful and did not want her to pay the heaviest price, she was released after being detained at the police station for five days.

After she came out, she locked herself at home and did not go out for a long time.

She was worried about her, so she went to her house to see her and found her just staying quietly at home, nothing more.

She told her, "Originally, I thought the days inside would be very tough, very scary, every minute and every second would be torture, but after going inside I found, it’s actually okay, life inside is simple, eat and sleep, wake up and watch the legal section, watching for 8 hours a day."

After hearing this, she sighed, feeling a bit heavy in her heart, yet also a bit relieved.

After staying silent at home for a while, Ye Ziqin transferred to a public school where no one knew her to study in peace.

They would meet occasionally on weekends.

As for Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Li’s feelings were very complicated.

Zhang Xuan used to have everything she envied, a beautiful and dazzling appearance, a respectable and proud family background, and countless people who admired and liked her.

Though she was so smart at a young age, she could watch from the sidelines after causing trouble, keeping herself clean.

Yet she didn’t anticipate that while she looked after herself, she could not take care of others.

She later heard that after her father had an accident, her mother quickly divorced him and took her to the United States.

Painful experiences are always the most powerful lessons.

At the age of 17, both Zhang Xuan and Ye Ziqin faced turning points in their lives.

Zhang Li also seemed to have grown up overnight; she no longer formed cliques or engaged in petty fights. She and Ye Ziqin both learned to be cautious and circumspect from this experience.

Zhang Xuan was like a flower in full bloom that withered. With her departure, Dingyin gradually had fewer stories about her.

As for her wealthy boyfriend, his life did not change at all because of her departure. He continued to be flamboyant and often had different beautiful girls around him.

As for the others, after a while of ongoing disturbance, they returned to their normal campus life.

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In early 2017.

Ning Youguang saw his father’s fiancée and her son, a boy two years older than her, before the wedding.

In a high-end villa district in Jin City.

A tall and handsome young man in casual attire watched the warm and familial recognition drama unfolding in front of him, feeling detached inside but showing no hint of it on his face.

Ning Yi brought his daughter in front of him and said to his fiancée’s son, "Ming Chao, this is my daughter, her name is You Guang, but our family calls her Youyou."

Ning Youguang looked at Ming Chao, silently adding in her mind, met in a previous life.

The next second, she took the initiative to gently smile at the boy and said, "Hello, brother."

The boy, seeing her so calm and composed, felt a discomfort arise, but he replied cordially, "Hello."

Ning Yi’s fiancée Ming Jinxin saw her stepdaughter being so friendly to herself and her son, she hastily smiled and said, "Yes, yes, he is your brother. He is in his freshman year at Tsinghua. You can go to him for anything related to your studies or life; brothers are supposed to take care of sisters."

The soon-to-be-formed family finally gathered and moved to the dining room for a meal.

Because of those messy things on the internet last time, the Ning family father and daughter learned their lesson and no longer met outside.

Today, such an important family-integration event was also chosen to be held at the woman’s house.

At the dining table, Ming Chao kept secretly observing his "sister."

He noted her unhurried movements and articulate speech, becoming increasingly convinced that this girl was calculating, probably far more intelligent than he had thought.

Since she entered, she had been smiling, calling both him and his mother with endearing ease, speaking softly, with exquisite features and an air of elegant simplicity, immediately increasing his mother’s fondness for her.

She seemed genuinely to welcome becoming family with his mother and him, showing no generation gap at all.

This was certainly not the emotional intelligence a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl should have when learning that her father is to remarry.

She certainly had ulterior motives, for now, staying put.

Even he couldn’t fully accept his mother’s remarriage, so how could she simply and happily accept his mother and himself becoming her family?

By nature, he was always suspicious and thoughtful.

It was said that after her parents divorced, she lived under others’ roofs, and her parents neglected her care, yet she remained well-behaved and excelled in her studies.

Is there such a perfect girl in this world?

Anyhow, Ming Chao didn’t believe it.

In psychology, it is said that the more perfect someone seems on the surface, the stronger their hidden side is. He’s waiting for the day she exposes her true self.

Ning Youguang did not know that her appearance would trigger internal competition and bring her new brother a strong sense of crisis.

If she had known, she would definitely laugh heartily three times first.

"Ming Chao, you’re really overthinking this."

She truly bore no malice towards this future stepbrother, Ming Chao. In their past life, they only had a superficial relationship, but she was very aware of how outstanding he was.

Whether in Jincheng or among the elites of the capital city.

His looks and personal abilities were top-notch, and there wasn’t much to criticize about his character, except for a bit of a workaholic nature and being somewhat unapproachable.

Such a person, even if she wouldn’t form a deep friendship, she would still admire.

In their past life, her father and Aunt Ming were friends, as well as business partners. Even though their relationship was deep, there was no romantic involvement.

She didn’t know why, but in this life, her father ended up with Aunt Ming and decided to marry her.

In her past life, Aunt Ming, as her father’s friend, was always kind to her, the daughter of her friend, taking care of her both in life and in career.

Although she was a renowned strong woman in the business world, decisive in her work, she was still very nice to those around her.

When her father said he wanted to introduce his girlfriend and her son to her, she never imagined it would be Aunt Ming and Brother Ming Chao.

Judging by the past life, Brother Ming Chao would inherit his mother’s business, expanding and strengthening Aunt’s company and becoming super profitable.

Having such a capable and resourceful stepson, she was very happy for her father.

After all, she had no interest in inheriting his business in either of her two lifetimes.

So, it’s great to have Brother Ming Chao around. The value of her share of the family business is bound to soar in the future.

When she can just lie back and count the money, she’d have to be out of her mind not to be pleased to have him as family.

She is very self-aware, indeed.

The position of a president isn’t something just anyone can handle.

It’s better to let someone more capable fill it.

In this lifetime, she only wants to read books, treat patients, plant flowers, and then, when the time comes, die peacefully.

"Youyou, do you have any hobbies?" Ming Jinxin, not very familiar with her stepdaughter yet, proactively sought conversation to bring the family closer.

Ning Youguang quickly refocused, "I like studying psychology."

Ming Jinxin was taken aback, "Studying psychology?"

Ming Chao slightly lowered his gaze, "No wonder, such a deep strategist, skilled at gauging people and assessing situations."

Ning Yi chimed in, "Yes, Youyou has been interested in healing and helping others since she was little."

Ming Chao raised his head, looking at the exceptionally pretty girl across from him with an inscrutable gaze, "Healing and helping others?"

His deliberately low voice was somewhat grave, making one feel pressured if listened to closely.

Ning Youguang replied, "Yes, I plan to become a psychologist in the future, maybe open a practice or something."

Ming Chao was momentarily stunned.

Ming Jinxin smiled, "It’s good for a girl to become a doctor, it’s good to be a doctor, but it can be quite exhausting. Can you bear that hardship?"

She had never raised a daughter herself, but she knew daughters needed to be raised gently, which was different from raising sons altogether.

She had known Ning Yi for many years, and although it was the first time meeting his daughter today, she had already heard a lot about her from him, knowing how much he cherished her.

"Aunt, you run such a big company yourself, with lots of work every day. Do you feel exhausted?"

As soon as the young girl finished speaking.

Ming Jinxin laughed, "You’re right. As long as you’re doing something you love, no matter how hard or tiring it is, you’re willing. Aunt supports you, feel free to ask for help anytime you need."

"Thank you, Aunt."

The family introduction dinner went smoothly, and everyone seemed to get along well.

Only Ming Chao was much quieter than usual.

As they were leaving, Ning Youguang took the initiative to approach him, "Please take care of me in the future, Brother."

Ming Chao looked at her deeply, with a meaningful tone, "Mom is also pregnant. Are you really planning to just become a doctor?"

He was ambitious. Not to mention his mother’s considerable business achievements, his father, although naturally laid-back, also came from a prominent family.

Such a background gave him enough confidence not to covet what belongs to his stepfather, but he was determined to keep a firm grip on his mother’s family legacy, not allowing even the slightest infiltration.

His stepfather was no ordinary person either. Though the Ning family is currently managed by his older sister, the father ultimately has only one son, his stepfather, and the stepfather only has one daughter.

In the face of so much wealth, he couldn’t believe that, faced with parents who remarried and each had children, she could truly remain unconcerned.

Ming Chao’s gaze darkened slightly. Before meeting her, he had already harbored the thought of competing with his future stepsister.

Now, he couldn’t tolerate that the person he considered a rival was indifferent to these matters.

This made all his calculations seem like a joke.