Lin Banxia studied the woman sitting behind the office chair—young, proud.
She was beautiful, skilled at using her sweet and innocent appearance to mask the cunning and shrewdness within.
"Yes, I have sothing to discuss with you!" Lin Banxia walked over to the nearby sofa and sat down on her own accord.
She mimicked her posture, crossing her legs and clasping her hands together, placing them on her knees, adopting a negotiating stance.
Chu Tingting very much disliked this version of Lin Banxia; in her view, Lin Banxia was always the type of weak woman.
After all, during their previous encounters, Chu Tingting had never seen Lin Banxia display such a defiant expression.
But now, the aloof air exuding from Lin Banxia clearly showed she could hold her ground against her.
Chu Tingting scoffed coldly, "Go on, I’m listening!"
"Hello, cousin!" Lin Banxia’s beautifully flushed lips curved into a smile. Her first words made Chu Tingting freeze in shock.
It took Chu Tingting a long mont to recover her voice, yet she remained incredulous: "What did you call ?"
Lin Banxia’s lips stayed curved upward, looking both poised and captivating: "I’m here to formally introduce you to my new identity. Though I’m not too thrilled about being relatives with you, facts can’t be changed—Cheng Roning is my biological mother, Mu Jiyang is my elder brother, and you... you’re my cousin!"
Chu Tingting shot up from her chair abruptly, her eyes flashing with anger: "I am NOT your cousin! Don’t go making up family ties. What makes you think you’re my aunt’s daughter?"
"This..." Lin Banxia pulled a DNA comparison report from her bag, "Chu Tingting, whether you acknowledge my identity or not, I am your cousin. Although, it seems you had already suspected my identity long ago. You might’ve even bribed Lin Shiyi to steal the pocket watch my mother left for ."
"I did no such thing..." Chu Tingting’s heart skipped a beat, her eyes widening as she instinctively denied: "I had no idea who you even were."
"You may not have before, but now you do. So, shouldn’t you be calling cousin?" Lin Banxia kept her lips curved upward, her tone carrying its distinctive arrogance.
Chu Tingting felt a chill sweep over her, and she collapsed powerlessly back into her chair, struggling to compose herself: "And then? Are you planning to keep fighting for Yan Ting?"
"He’s my ex-husband, and you’re my cousin. Don’t you think it would be a little... awkward for you two to be together?" Lin Banxia stood up as she spoke, leisurely circling Chu Tingting’s office. Eventually, she stopped before the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the view.
The view outside was very familiar to her, because once, she had stood here in this office, looking through a pane of glass at Huo Yanting on the other side.
But now, Chu Tingting had slowly taken over everything that had once belonged to her. Even the office had been claid by her.
Lin Banxia’s dissatisfaction was like water, about to overflow the brim of a cup.
Chu Tingting listened to her words, her body stiff and cold, her hands clenched tightly together: "What’s awkward about it? He and I have been betrothed since childhood. He’s destined to be my man. It was you—a shaless woman—you snatched him away from !"
"Chu Tingting, if we’re talking about shalessness, I couldn’t possibly surpass you. You hired people to sar my reputation online, sent soone to throw rocks at my door, and even staged a fall at your birthday party to gain Huo Yanting’s sympathy. Your thods are truly endless." Lin Banxia turned around as she counted out one by one the wrongs Chu Tingting had committed. Chu Tingting’s complexion turned deathly pale.
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