After understanding his own thoughts, Liang Shi stopped insisting.
Life goes on.
However, she still had one system task to complete.
To save the original owner, she needed to collect all the evidence. She already had the recording of her conversation with Daoist Yunyin, photos of the room she had kept, the bloody button from when the original owner tried to harm herself, the diagnostic records from the original owner's psychologist, and recordings of every time she met with Qin Lishuang.
Although the incident involving Yang Jiani happened to her, it can still be considered some supporting evidence.
Liang Shi didn't want the original owner to be innocent or anything; he just thought that even if her memories were erased, it would be good to let her start over.
She may have a touch of evil in her nature, but she doesn't deserve this much.
Liang Shi felt that she should be given a chance to start over, just because she had not become a heinous person despite being oppressed here, and because she chose to harm herself rather than others when she was extremely irritable.
And it's also for my grandparents, for the lives they once swapped.
Just like the stereotypes about Lu Jiayi, Liang Shi felt it was inappropriate to form stereotypes about her based on things that hadn't even happened yet.
That's why I made this choice.
But that's not enough.
The most terrifying thing the original owner experienced was the evidence of what seemed like boundless pampering from Qiu Zimin, but was actually endless manipulation.
Some testimony and physical evidence are needed.
This is very difficult to obtain.
Although they had recorded their confrontation with Qiu Zimin, it had little effect.
Liang Shi felt it was still necessary to meet with Qiu Zimin.
Now that she knows she is the daughter of the Shen family, the mystery of her own background is quite intriguing.
How did they manage to take her away when she was only one month old and on the verge of death, even under the impenetrable walls of Shih-An Hospital?
Liang Shi was very curious.
I heard Feng Xian say that she only found herself near death next to a trash can outside Shian Hospital.
Who threw her next to the trash can at Shih-An Hospital?
Who told Qiu Zimin that she could go to the hospital to pick it up?
She wouldn't believe it was a coincidence.
Who in their right mind would pick up a dead baby outside a hospital?
Liang Shih was more inclined to believe that this was a coordinated attack from within and without.
But who could it be?
No one could tell her.
So Liang Shih called Qiu Zimin and asked her to meet him.
Liang Shih and Qiu Zimin arranged to meet at a Japanese restaurant.
It's simply because the private rooms in Japanese restaurants are more suitable for two people to talk business.
Meeting Qiu Zimin was unlikely to be a pleasant experience, and it would be impossible for him to eat. Therefore, Liang Shi made preparations in advance and ate a meal before meeting Qiu Zimin.
When she arrived at the agreed location, Qiu Zimin had not yet arrived. Liang Shi had been playing on his phone in the private room for a while before she finally arrived, her expression still cold and her eyes filled with disgust.
But whether it was Liang Shi's imagination or not, he always felt that her face had a sickly look, a sickness that even blush couldn't cover up.
"What do you want?" Qiu Zimin's tone was sharp from the start. "What's there to talk about between us?"
Liang Shi lowered his eyes and poured her a cup of tea. "I've recently discovered something, so I should say something."
"What are you keeping me in suspense for?" Qiu Zimin frowned slightly. "Just say what you have to say. I have other things to do."
"Do you get along well with your biological daughter?" Liang Shi asked.
Qiu Zimin's brows furrowed deeply: "What does this have to do with you? What's wrong? Are you still looking for your biological parents?"
"No, that's all," Liang Shi said. "Why would I bother?"
Qiu Zimin sneered, as if mocking her overestimation of her abilities.
Liang Shi, however, did not take her attitude to heart and said in a gentle voice, "I recently found out about a person named Shen Chi."
Upon hearing this name, Qiu Zimin's expression changed.
"What do you want to do?!" Qiu Zimin shouted angrily, "Who gave you the audacity to investigate me?"
"It's just a casual investigation, what kind of guts do I need?" Liang Shi chuckled lightly. "Why can't I investigate you? I need to know why you've been acting like a madman towards me, right?"
"What are you saying? I don't understand." Qiu Zimin pretended to be stupid.
“How could you not understand?” Liang Shi’s voice grew colder: “I’m talking about all the things you’ve done. For example, you secretly decorated my room as a haunted house, commissioned a gloomy sculpture of me with a broken arm, constantly used PUA to suppress me and make me a useless person, and you even sent me to Qin Lishuang to be her nude model. Do you know how many lashes Qin Lishuang gave me that day? A full twelve lashes.”
"Oh, by the way, you also gave me to Yang Jiani. Yang Jiani killed her own daughter, and now she's suffering the consequences, you know? She committed suicide. And you? Don't you need to pay the price for what you did?"
Liang Shih has excellent delivery of lines. When he speaks these words, he is both stern and slow, delivering them in a deliberate and unhurried manner, which unconsciously gives people a sense of pressure.
At that moment, Qiu Zimin stared into her eyes and flinched.
It's like seeing Zhu Mingqi in her prime many years ago.
Qiu Zimin took a step back, bracing herself on the ground, still trying to hold on: "What nonsense are you spouting? I've raised you all these years, and even if I haven't done anything great, I've certainly put in a lot of hard work, right? How come you don't remember any of that? Now you're turning around and biting me! Even a dog wouldn't do that!"
Although it was a reprimand, it had little deterrent effect.
Liang Shi was not afraid.
“You know what you’ve done all these years,” Liang Shi said. “I have evidence of everything. Do you want your elder brother and the others to find out? Your elder brother went to Qin Lishuang’s place before.”
"Oh, right," Liang Shi added, "Gu Xingyue, who was previously replaced by Qi Jiao, gave me a USB drive. It contains a video of Yang Jianni beating us. Would you like to see it?"
"You're crazy!" Qiu Zimin stood up, but stumbled the moment she stood up. If she hadn't grabbed the wall for support, she would have fallen back to the ground.
Liang Shi curled his lips, "If I really went crazy, it was because you drove me crazy. You've always used love as an excuse to pressure me into doing things, and I've listened to you. I thought listening to you would make things better, but what happened? You've gone even further, persecuting me behind everyone's back. If I hadn't endured it, I would definitely be dead."
As Liang Shi spoke, he tilted his head back and stared at her fiercely: "You know what I'm talking about."
Qiu Zimin, clutching her handbag, staggered out, continuing to hold on, but it was clear that her mental defenses were on the verge of collapse.
After his impassioned questioning, Liang Shi slowed down and relaxed his voice: "Whether you admit it or not, I know where I come from, and I know why you treat me this way."
Qiu Zimin continued walking out and had already opened the door.
Liang Shi's voice rang out in the private room: "Is it because of Chen Chi?"
"You had a brief romance with Shen Chi, but then you discovered that Shen Chi loved someone else. Later, Shen Chi fell seriously ill and went abroad alone, but she never told you where she was. So you were jealous, resentful, and hateful. You hated Shen Chi's white moonlight." Liang Shi chuckled as he said this, and continued, "So after your daughter died, you conspired with someone to steal me from Shi An Hospital and switched me with someone else."
Qiu Zimin stopped in her tracks, slammed the door shut, and turned back to demand, "How did you know?"
Liang Shi chuckled: "Because you don't like my mother, that's why you treat me like this. You keep tormenting me, keep harassing me, yet you also trap me in a vicious cycle of love. Is this how you get revenge on my mother by sinking the pond?"
“You…” Qiu Zimin suddenly stopped, and said alertly, “What are you saying? I don’t understand.”
Liang Shi hadn't expected her to have such a high level of psychological defense, and to be able to resist so stubbornly even after pulling Chen Chi and Zhu Mingqi out.
Liang Shi felt a brief moment of panic, but quickly overcame it.
She stared at Qiu Zimin and said, "What's there to deny? I'm just stating the facts."
"What are you trying to prove with this recording?" Qiu Zimin looked at her. "Prove that I'm a bad woman? A bad mother?"
"Liang Shi! I've raised you for nothing all these years!" Qiu Zimin continued to accuse her. "Your father even wanted me to keep you in the Liang family. Luckily, I didn't do that, otherwise the Liang family would definitely be the ones suffering now!"
“My father? You mean Liang Zu?” Liang Shi chuckled. “Does he know how good you are at lying? Does he know he’s living a lie? You lied to him that my luck could be exchanged with the Liang family, so you decorated my room like that.”
Qiu Zimin looked terrified but couldn't speak for a long time.
“I didn’t record it.” Liang Shi smiled. “Why bother? You won’t say anything anyway.”
"I just wanted to ask you to confirm something."
Qiu Zimin hesitated, clearly not believing it.
But Liang Shi had no intention of getting entangled with her any further. "Now that I know who my biological parents are and why you treated me this way, I can only say that it was right for Shen Chi not to love you back then."
"What did you say?!" Qiu Zimin suddenly went berserk, her eyes bloodshot. She raised her hand to hit Liang Shi, but Liang Shi blocked it with lightning speed. Liang Shi continued to provoke her: "Did I say something wrong?"
Qiu Zimin gritted her teeth and glared at her, a tear falling from her eye: "She really is Zhu Mingqi's daughter, just as despicable as her!"
"Heh," Liang Shi said provocatively, "but Chen Chi still hasn't chosen you."
"You're talking nonsense! Shen Chi was just fooled by your mother... Pfft..." Before Qiu Zimin could finish speaking, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The bruises under her eyes were impossible to hide. She raised her hand to cover her mouth, and her whole body swayed as if she were about to collapse.
Liang Shi released his grip on her wrist, and Qiu Zimin leaned against the wall.
“You…” Liang Shi hesitated.
Qiu Zimin raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. "Stop pretending."
Liang Shi pursed his lips, remaining silent for a moment.
Qiu Zimin gave her a disgusted look: "I should have strangled you back then."
His tone was sinister.
Those who hear it will certainly not doubt the truthfulness of its words.
After she left, Liang Shi sat there, poured himself a cup of tea, then poured himself another cup and took a sip.
The tea wasn't fully steeped and had a slightly bitter taste.
After she calmed down, she stood up and took the hidden camera off the wall.
Everything that just happened was recorded, including all of Qiu Zimin's expressions and all the moments when she went crazy.
Liang Shi sighed heavily, letting out all the pent-up frustration in his heart.
[Ding-dong! Host, is there something you need? I have good news for you. The original owner's danger level has been reduced to S-rank, which is better than before.]
[However, it still doesn't meet the release criteria. Of course, if the host can keep all the evidence safe, I will definitely put in a good word for the original owner in the interstellar court.]
Liang Shi: "..."
She finally managed to summon the system, but the jarring mechanical voice immediately put her in a bad mood.
But despite my dissatisfaction, we still need to communicate.
“I’ve collected all the evidence,” Liang Shi said. “I’ve found the reason why Qiu Zimin treated the original owner this way, and I’ve also found all the video or audio materials that have harmed the original owner in the past. Do you want to copy them or take the originals?”