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CHAPTER 254

"Lies, Lin Qi? Lies you say? Shall I recount how many times you cried secretly in your room when mother refused you the necklace? Should I?"

Some of them had their jaws drop while some widened their eyes in shock. This was a new discovery. A nice turn of events to say the least.

Wow! Just wow.

Li Jing did not know whether to laugh or cry. She just felt a bit sad that these were the kind of people whom her mother had to live with as family members.

Sad, just sad!

"You do n ot know what you are sprouting out, Lin Jie."

"And why not? Do I look like a five years old to you? Even most five years old can tell when a person is speaking out of jealousy or not. Do not come here and feign being concerned."

"Lin Jie!"

Lin Jie ignored his sister's outburst and continued speaking. "I should have known when you arrived that you are only here because you saw that the missing heirloom was found and nothing else, not because you cared for this family."

"Older brother, can you hear how Jie is insulting me?" Hu Qi turned over to Lin Zian and reported but her brother kept mute.

He himself was finding this whole thing interesting and what was more was the new discovery. Everyone had thought her to be the angel of the family, turns out even angels could be jealous.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Hu Qi complained. No longer was she angry but her face turned sour and hurt like she was really being accused of something she never did.

"Why would he speak in this matter when you are clearly doing the same thing to his grandchild just because you covet what never was yours in the first place?"

"Lin Jie enough!" Lin Jie turned his head to his side and his eyes met with the one who spoke. "Why aren't I surprised? Of course you would side with her. Even you have something to lose with Li Jing being accepted into the family, Xuilan.'

"Show some respect for me, Lin Jie. I am your senior brother's wife."

"Thank goodness yu know your place and as such you should not say anything when it comes to the children of the Lin family. Or do you think that I do not know that Lin Jingyi would lose his rights to being the next heir of Zian's fortune as he is the only grandchild of yours interested in the business line?"

"You have gone out of line, Lin Jie," Lin Xuilang cautioned him sternly but he was never one to back down without a fight. "Disrespecting me is equal to disrespecting your senior brother, Lin Liqin."

"Is that what he said or what you said, Xiulan?" Lin Jie retorted.

"Grand uncle Lin Jie!"

"Hold your horses young man, wait your turn, I am coming to you," Lin Jie said to Lin Jingyi who had remained quiet until now.

The young man felt he needed to stand up for his grandmother and so he did but he was no match for his mighty grand uncle who feared no one.

"You are just like her," he darted his gaze to his sister before returning it to Xiulan. "Both of you are out for your gain and never for the interest of brother."

'And are you the one who is?" Hu Qi questioned him. "You are always against him, so why now are you talking his side, except you too, wish for your adopted children to be added to his will and inherit something."

"Not all of us present here are as petty as you and Xiulan, Lin Qi. B y God's grace I have my business and I am well to do. My wife and I are happy, unlike some that do not know their place."

"If you want to insult mne just do so and stop throwing indirect side comments and comparism," Lin Xiulan accused him.

"Was I ever afraid of the likes of you? Tsk. I wonder what brother saw in you."

'GBANGHAN!!

"As for you, Lin Jingyi. Everyone knows that the company would fall if it is handed over to you and that is what scares older brother the most. I know of a fact that you are being pushed by Xiulan into the business line as she sees it as an opportunity to benefit from older brother. Man up and do what you want and not follow her advice."

"Lin Jie!" Both ladies yelled his name at the same time.

"That is enough!" Lin Zian bellowed at them.

"And why is it now that you chose to stop us? You did not say anything and let him rat his mouth against us and only want to stop us now," Lin Xiulan asked.

"Do you have anything tangible to say to him?" There was no reply. "I am guessing that is a no, right? Now I would answer your questions all of you but I need your silence."

They did not say anything as the patriarch was still speaking and just listened to him.

"We have aired our views, most of us and I think it is in the same line. First of, I only inquired about how she got the necklace from my business partner and unknown to me, he saw my concern and did a DNA test without either of us knowing. It was when the results came out that he sent them to me and her."

"But they could be in this together," Hu Q i stated.

"True and do you know that even after this, I too have done my own DNA test? This wasn't because I wasn't sure but the fact that it was just too good and I did not want to hurt myself if it ended up not to be so, but it was."

"So what about Quinyang? How come she is not with her?" Hu Q I asked.

"That is because she was adopted. I do not know what happened and no one knows but her adoptive father said he adopted her."

"There are still some loop holes, perhaps if she is truthful enough, she would tell us something that can help prove she is not a fake."

Everyone's gaze instantly shifted to Li Jing. By now they had expected her to be sweaty due to the accusations she had been receiving but to their dismay and disappointment, she held on strong.

Naturally she had faced worst in the hands of Ding Jiaying and Li Xiu, so hearing them call her this was nothing as compared to her mental torture.

"Thank you for the opportunity to defend myself but I do noit have any sweet words to tell you in order to do so but this. All through my life, I have tried countless times but I have no memory of when I was a child till when I found myself in adoptive parent's house."

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"Yes I know it may not sound true but I never asked for any of this. I did not go searching for a grandfather. Scratch that, I had always hoped to find my parents be they poor or not. And since I cannot prove that I am not what you say I am, here."

Their eyes widened as though it would pop out of their sockets soon as the next thing Li Jing did left them all stupefied.

She picked up the knife in her cutlery set and held the tale tip of her hair and before anyone could speak, she cut it off, then stretched her hand forward and opened her palm for all to see.

"If you so much doubt me, here, this is my very own hair not someone else's. Go and carryout a DNA test."

Her boldness was something else and one that had shocked them. No one responded to her words.

"No one dares to come take it? Here," She stretched forth her hand the more. "It won't bite." Li Jing waited for thirty more seconds before she spoke again. 'What are you waiting for? Did the cat get your tongue huh? I am not afraid of the truth."

"You are just bluffing and wanting us not to actually do it, thinking if you put up a brave front then we would ignore," Lin Xuilan finally spoke up.

Although some of the people there agreed with her but none of them had the guts to say anything and just silently watched on as the whole scene played out.

Could they just hear themselves?

"Then why aren't you taking it if you think I am bluffing? Do not worry, I would make it simple." Li Jing scoffed and her lips tugged back into a corner smile before doing another shocking thing. Without wasting time, she shared the lock of hair in her hands into two portion and used the napkin for the cutleries to wrap them separately.

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Thanks for the patience guys.