side character transmigration: the final boss is no joke

21

In the study, Shi Sheng stood in the middle of the room while Father Bei sat in the office chair behind his desk. He spoke to her as if dealing with an official matter.

"You're already all grown up, so we can't control you. However, since we've provided you with a generous upbringing and a good education, as a child of the Bei family you should properly do your duties for the good of the family..."

Shi Sheng quietly listened to Father Bei's spiel.

"...The Gao Family has intentions of creating ties with us through marriage. Since you are the Bei Family's only girl, once you've graduated you will be engaged to the third son of the Gao Family."

He finally got to the point. The third son of the Gao Family was Gao Anlang.

"Don't tell me you don't know what kind of person Gao Anlang is? You're planning on pushing me into a hellhole?"

'Gao Anlang is lucky to still be alive! The ancients weren't lying when they said disasters are hard to get rid of!'

Her calm response was out of Father Bei's expectations. He had thought she'd throw a tantrum; who knew she'd simply calmly ask a question in reply?

"The Bei Family is facing a crisis. A child should naturally help her parents shoulder some of the burden. Bei Zhi ah, Anlang that kid is just a bit playful. It's only because he's young; it'll get better."

'Playful? Are you sure that's just playful?! He's playing with lives!'

"And if I refuse?"

"Bei Zhi, what right do you have to refuse?!" Father Bei flew into a rage. "The Bei Family has given you food to eat, clothes to wear, and a life others could only dream of! What right do you have to refuse?!"

"Based on... the fact that I'm not your daughter." Shi Sheng looked at him with a fake smile.

Father Bei's expression changed. "Wha- what are bullshit are you spouting?! Bei Zhi, you're getting worse and worse if you're saying things like this!"

"I'm spouting bullshit? Then why haven't you guys shown any concern towards this 'daughter' of yours? So you've given me a generous upbringing. What else have you provided besides that?"

Father Bei's mouth opened as if he wanted to say something, but everything he thought of sounded too unconvincing.

It was true that the only thing they had provided her was material wealth. But she wasn't their child, so wasn't that enough?

"Nothing to say?"

"Even if you're not our child, we've raised you for so many years! Could it be that you refuse to repay us?!" Father Bei decided not to keep up the act.

"Repay you?" Shi Sheng blinked before unhurriedly speaking, "17 years in total. Every month you give me 10 thousand for pocket money. In total, that's 2.04 million. As for all the other expenses, I wager they're around 3 million or so. I'll just give 10 million, is that enough?"

Father Bei frowned as he looked at Shi Sheng. He didn't understand what she meant. Shi Sheng took out a cheque book from her bag and filled it out before slapping it in front of Father Bei.

"Here's 10 million. From now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other."

"Where did you get so much money?" The first thing Father Bei thought was that it was impossible for Bei Zhi to have so much money. Her calculations hadn't been wrong; in fact, it had been more than enough. The amount they had spent on her hadn't exceeded RMB10 million...