Sadly, Auntie Lan didnât agree with us.
She sighed softly. âNanxing, I understand what you mean. You want to save that child. Unfortunately, I canât be her savior.â
We were lost.
âAuntie Lan, other than you, no one else will care about that child. Sheâs still in the incubator. Regardless of her parentâs character, the child is innocent.â
Auntie Lan looked at us with a rather detached gaze. âNanxing, that is the childâs fate. She still has her biological father, grandparents, even her great-grandfather. I am ultimately an outsider. For the Jing Family, Jing Tian and I will always be outsiders.
âI know what youâre thinking. Since Iâve taken in Bai Rui and Jing Ni, so why not this girl? Itâs different because theyâre no longer wanted by the Jing Family. I can only take them because of that. However, the Jing Family hasnât said that they donât want the girl, so if I say anything, I will be painted a child robber. You have to understand that, right?â
We were at a loss for words.
Auntie Lan was in a tough spot. She was pampered to the extreme by Old Master Jing, but she was also hated to the extreme by the rest of the Jing Family. We had no idea where the enmity between Auntie Lan and the Jing family came from, but we couldnât drag Auntie Lan down into this mess because of Nanyangâs child. I suddenly understood that this was still a part of the trap. I couldnât help but feel a chill run down my spine.
I looked at Auntie Lan in fear. âAuntie Lan, Iâm sorry. I didnât think this through. I almost pulled you into this endless trap!â
Auntie Lanâs expression eased up. She looked at me with relief. âNanxing, you donât blame me?â
I quickly shook my head. âNo, no, no. Auntie Lan, youâre right. And without you, we wouldnât have survived until today. I just didnât expect them to aim to bring you down as well.â
Auntie Lan smiled, âSilly child, Iâve always been their biggest target. Why wouldnât they miss this chance to plot against me? This Nanyang was a fool when she was alive, and even in her death, she is still a fool. She was a chess piece when she was alive and a tool in her death. How pathetic!â
Aunt Lanâs evaluation left me speechless.
After being reborn, my life was too smooth. My current life was free and exciting. Therefore, I slowly forgot about the hardships of my previous life. Because of that, I slowly put down the hatred too. Holding onto hatred was not good, but hatred was a good tool to sharpen oneâs senses.
Jing Ni and Mai Qi were one step slower to catch up. But once they understood Auntie Lan, they were so shocked they couldnât speak.
When we returned to Huan Yuan, we didnât speak for a long time.
This time, I truly saw through Lu Yanâs scheme. One Ye Qian almost brought us to our knees, and now we had to deal with another Lu Yan. This world was filled with dangers.
Thankfully, this pair of sisters didnât join forces. Or else they would be too terrifying to face.
Jing Ni took out her computer. She scanned through the comments on the internet. âRight now, the most important thing is to remove Nanxing from this mess. Public opinion is very unfavorable to Nanxing. Nanxing has rejected working with Jing Ning. I reckon Ye Qian will use the public opinion against Nanxing soon.â
Mai Qi nodded in agreement.
I sighed. âYou should know itâs pointless to explain to the internet. The more you try to explain, the more the internet and media will pull you into it. Itâs best for me to keep quiet.â
Mai Qi objected, âIf you donât say anything, the internet will deliver you a death sentence!ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om