"Sigh."
Old Sir Lian let out a long sigh and asked, "What are you planning to do?"
"Dad, I’ve just received news about Xiaotong. Even if it was Xiang Yazhi’s doing, it was Qingqing who notified her. If Qingqing hadn’t inford her, Xiang Yazhi wouldn’t have known about Xiaotong’s situation." Lian He was extrely disappointed in Qingqing when he received the news.
He could understand so of Qingqing’s little sches, and sotis, he even admired them. After all, if a girl is completely clueless, it’s not good either. In many situations, Qingqing handled things well, and Lian He didn’t see any issue with that before.
But Qingqing should never have used these little sches on her own family.
"And what about the marriage with the Xie Family?" Old Sir Lian asked again.
At the end of last year, the marriage was arranged. Now, Qingqing is not part of the Lian family, but the marriage was agreed upon by the Lian and Xie Families.
"The Lian Family doesn’t need to rely on marriage to maintain itself." Lian He made his stance very clear.
...
When Qingqing was summoned downstairs, she had dressed herself carefully, looking as radiant and beautiful as ever.
In her early twenties, she was at the age of blooming flowers. After dressing up ticulously, she was as charming as a blossoming flower. She wore a sweet smile and said, "Grandpa, Dad."
"Qingqing, did you have anything to do with the incident involving your aunt?" Lian He sat formally on the sofa, his expression serious and solemn.
"Dad, why would you think that? I was at the airport at the ti..." Qingqing’s smile imdiately turned into a look of grievance.
"After your aunt rescued you, Xiang Yazhi rushed to Jin City overnight. She also called Y Country. After that, your aunt disappeared into a second crisis. Tell , does this have anything to do with you?" Lian He interrupted Qingqing.
The previous events were thoroughly investigated, revealing that Qingqing’s involvent was rely an accident.
Lian Tong’s decision to take herself as a hostage to save Qingqing was sothing Lian He had anticipated. Even though Xiaotong didn’t like Qingqing, she would never disregard Qingqing’s life because of it.
However, Qingqing’s subsequent actions left Lian He heartbroken.
"No." Qingqing denied without thinking.
Tears welled up in Qingqing’s eyes as she looked at Lian He and said, "Dad, I’m your daughter. Aunt saved ; why would I harm her? I was just scared, and Mom called ..."
"I’ve checked the call records." Lian He interrupted.
Tears fell from Qingqing’s eyes as she bit her lip and said, "I was frightened and maybe didn’t rember clearly. I called Mom, and she ca to Sea City. Then I went to look for Aunt. I don’t know who Mom called. Didn’t she call Uncle to ask him to find soone to save Aunt?"
In Qingqing’s soft words, nothing seed amiss.
"Besides, Aunt saved . I’m grateful beyond asure; how could I possibly harm her? Dad, in your heart, am I really such an ungrateful person?" Qingqing’s face, sprinkled with tears like dewdrops on a flower, was full of grievance, pain, and discomfort.
Qingqing’s repeated questions left Lian He silent. The room was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.
After a while, Lian He looked at her with deep eyes and said, "Maybe it’s because of your background."
"Background?" Qingqing’s face showed a perfectly tid sense of shock.
Lian He slapped the paternity test results onto the coffee table.
Qingqing bit her lip, looking at the results on the table. Her body swayed slightly, and the last sliver of hope in her heart shattered.
Why, why wasn’t she her father’s biological daughter?
"Dad, is this fake?" Qingqing squatted down and looked at the test results carefully.
"What do you think?" Lian He countered.
Qingqing hung her head, tears falling silently as she choked up and sobbed, "Dad, I’ll always be your daughter. When Brother Ziyue and I got engaged, you said that I’d always be your beloved daughter. Even though there’s no blood relation, I’ve always been your daughter since I was young. You’re the only father I acknowledge."
Qingqing’s choked words were deeply moving. ntioning Xie Ziyue at this ti was also to remind Lian He that she was already engaged to Xie Ziyue.
Lian He gazed deeply at Qingqing, unsure if her words were genuine or not. Despite the lack of direct evidence linking Qingqing to Xiaotong’s incident, Qingqing couldn’t escape her involvent. Even if she didn’t intend to harm Xiaotong, she tacitly approved of Xiang Yazhi’s actions.
"Sir, Young Master Xie has arrived."
At this mont, Nanny Xu’s voice echoed.
A glimr of light appeared in Qingqing’s eyes.
"Just in ti," Lian He glanced at Old Sir Lian and said, "Dad, why don’t you go back to your study to rest?"
"Very well." Old Sir Lian got up, having no objections to Lian He’s handling of the matter.
...
As Qingqing left the Lian family, disbelief still lingered in her eyes.
Why, why would Dad choose to reveal her identity even if it ant losing the marriage alliance with the Xie family?
Qingqing’s hands were clenched tightly, her face slightly pale, and her lowered eyes hid the shock in her heart.
"Qingqing, don’t worry. I’m with you, not because you’re the Lian family’s eldest miss." Xie Ziyue placed his large hand over her clenched ones, his words gentle, "My parents are reasonable people and won’t stop us because of this."
"Thank you, Brother Ziyue, for staying with at this ti." Qingqing leaned against Xie Ziyue’s shoulder, but his words didn’t bring her comfort.
Qingqing knew very well that Mr. and Mrs. Xie’s fondness for her was based on her "Lian" surna. If she didn’t bear the Lian na, would they still accept her?
Xiang Family.
Mother and daughter reunited. After comforting her daughter, Xiang Yazhi made use of so free ti to call Shen Jing in Y Country. She anxiously said, "It’s not good. Lian He actually got a paternity test done for Qingqing. What to do? Will Qingyang’s side also show any flaws?"
"Don’t worry, it won’t." Shen Jing’s tone was relaxed and casual, as if he wasn’t concerned at all.
Xiang Yazhi, believing Shen Jing had a solution, didn’t pursue the topic further. She said, "Then what about Qingqing? Once the Lian family announces that Qingqing is no longer the eldest miss, will the Xie family still marry her? Cousin, you’re her biological father; you should care about your own daughter’s marriage, right?"
"Qingqing is stronger than you. The Xie family will marry her." Shen Jing made an ambiguous statent and then ended the call.
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