Chapter 31 - The Poor Childhood Sweetheart's Counter Attack (4)

Li Xudong’s face looked uncertain, he was a very possessive person, no matter how careless he was to Ji Yuxin, he couldn’t allow her to have anything to do with others, and now knowing that Ji Yuxin is the daughter of the Yan family, he certainly couldn’t let go. He took a deep breath and looked at Xu Zifan. “You heard Yuxin, you should know what to do. Some people are not yours to control.”

Xu Zifan raised his eyebrows. “You mean, even if you know that you were cheated by her, you still want to be a third party that destroyed our relationship? Are you only boasting about your noble status and have a tendency to steal other people’s fiancée?”

“That’s enough!” Ji Yuxin shouted, “I’m not Ji family’s daughter at all, and I’m not the one who’s engaged to you! We have nothing to do with each other!”

Xu Zifan chuckled, “young marriage can also be said to be the wishful thinking of the elders. Why did you admit that others forced you half a month ago? I remember I said at that time that if you didn’t want to marry me, we would go home and make it clear to our elders. What did you say? You said that we were a couple, but you were just too shy to admit it. Stop saying that I threatened and forced you! I’ve always been in favor of breaking off the engagement, and I haven’t talked to you for half a month. You’re the one who didn’t agree to break it off, weren’t you?”

“I… Wasn’t I afraid of you talking nonsense to my parents?!”

“Does that count as me forcing you?”

Mother Yan finally took the time to find them, and Yan Yaru followed her. As soon as she entered the room, she felt the tension between them. Mother Yan’s face darkened slightly and asked, “have you settled your affairs?”

Xu Zifan didn’t wait for them to speak, saying, “Ji Yuxin is arguing that she didn’t cheat, and even made up a story that she isn’t the daughter of the Ji family. Aunt Yan, please help me with reason. We only discussed the topic of marriage half a month ago, does this not represent her wishes? By the way… ” He frowned. “Li Xudong, when was she with you?”

Li Xudong and Ji Yuxin have been together for almost two months! He didn’t think that this woman would dared to hide such a big thing from him, and that she had a fiancé but still agreed to share a room with him, just because he was rich?! Would she give him a green hat if she met someone with more money in the future? The point is that after this woman was with him, but she didn’t draw a clear line with Xu Zifan. She not only talked about marriage, but also said that she didn’t know him. What was this woman like when she’s not in front of him? Today, Ji Yuxin could be so ruthless to her childhood fiancé, but would she be more affectionate and kind to him in the future?

Seeing Li Xudong speaking calmly, Ji Yuxin panicked and said to Xu Zifan, “Don’t be so rude! Let’s just go out and solve these things.”

Xu Zifan stood up immediately. “Let’s go.”

Ji Yuxin was speechless and didn’t know how to react, so she had to touch Li Xudong. Mother Yan looked at her facial expression and movements in her eyes, and her expression became more and more ugly. The girl obviously didn’t achieve some purpose and didn’t want to leave. She remembered what Xu Zifan had just said that Ji Yuxin was not a child of the Jis, and her heart was pounding. Holding Yan Yaru’s hand, she sat on the sofa and said in a cold voice, “Li Xudong, today is Ah Ru’s birthday party. You shouldn’t be so rude. You said you had something to tell me before, can you say it now?”

Li Xudong was unable to extricate himself from a difficult situation. Why did he think it was too inappropriate to explain the truth now, but if he didn’t say it now, would it be the same afterwards? Ji Yuxin tugged at his arm beside him again and made a quiet effort, suggesting that he say it quickly, and he spoke the truth with determination. “Aunt Yan, I found out two days ago that Yuxin and Yan Yaru were switched by mistake. Yuxin is your daughter, Yan Yaru… she is the daughter of the Ji family.”

Mother Yan’s face changed greatly, and Yan Yaru was shocked and couldn’t react. Xu Zifan said doubtfully, “are you kidding me? You found out that the two of them were switched at birth and brought Ji Yuxin to explain the situation at Yan Yaru ‘s birthday party? If I remember correctly, you were going to say it in the hall, in public!?”

Xu Zifan looked at Yan Yaru, and asked, “do you have any enmity with him?”

Yan Yaru looked back and looked at Ji Yuxin, with complicated eyes. “Li Xudong courted me for three months, but I refused.”

“No wonder.” Xu Zifan frowned and looked at Li Xudong. “Sure enough, people who steal other people’s fiancée don’t have good characters, but they just had to retaliate in public for being rejected in a confession. Fortunately, there was no accident in public today, otherwise…”

Xu Zifan didn’t finish, but Mother Yan and Yan Yaru could already imagine the scene. Mother Yan hardly dared to think about how humiliated the Yan family would be and how many people would see them as a joke. She looked at both Li Xudong and Ji Yuxin with an ugly expression. Since Ji Yuxin knew that she was not the daughter of the Ji family, of course she knew what Li Xudong was going to do. If Li Xudong’s words were true, was Ji Yuxin trying to use the party to reveal her identity and force them to admit her?

Mother Yan thought a lot, but did not let go of her hand that was holding Yan Yaru, but said in a cold voice, “this kind of thing is ridiculous. I will arrange for someone to investigate. I don’t think it’s necessary for us to meet again until the results of the investigation come out. I don’t think you are in the mood to attend the party either, please.”

Li Xudong originally wanted to see Yan Yaru lose her temper in public and experience the feeling of revenge, but he only got anger and was beaten into the ‘third party’ title. Seeing the housekeeper inviting them to leave again, he didn’t want to lose face, so he took the lead to leave. Of course, because Ji Yuxin was the Yan’s own daughter, he didn’t forget to take Ji Yuxin away.

Xu Zifan was one step behind them and apologized to Mother Yan, politely and gentlemanly. “I was really rude just now, and I was shocked by the truth told by Li Xudong. I was just mad that my fiancée was with another man. I didn’t expect to be involved in so many things. I’m sorry to disturb your guests.”

Mother Yan was not in the mood to say more, but just smiled politely. “it doesn’t matter. I would also like to thank you for bringing them here and not talking about it in front of the guests.”

Xu Zifan smiled. “Auntie, with all due respect, I would also like to remind you that the Yan family has a large business, which will inevitably attract people with bad intentions. Although I may sound like an alarmist, it would be better for Auntie to carefully investigate all the relevant people, and if they have some other intentions. Someone who had been with me for more than ten years would still lie to me. I think sometimes we couldn’t see people’s hearts from the surface.”

Mother Yan nodded and listened to his words. At the same time, she remembered that Ji Yuxin had cheated on two boys, and she questioned Ji Yuxin’s character even more. Xu Zifan glanced at Yan Yaru, nodded, and quickly left the Yan family.

He sent a text message to Meng Qi, telling him that he had left first and briefly explained the causes and consequences, but did not mention the ‘true or false daughter’ incident. Sure enough, Meng Qi quickly called him to voice his grievances. Xu Zifan chatted with him for a while, mostly about his childhood relationship with Ji Yuxin and doubting whether the ambiguity was an illusion. Meng Qi of course stood by him and accused Ji Yuxin of deliberately playing him. After revealing everything, Xu Zifan hung up and went home.

Yan Yaru knew that he was brought by Meng Qi, and his family was ordinary, so when he left, she specially asked the butler to send a car to see him off. So, what he just said was not only heard by Meng Qi, but also by the driver of the Yan family. Although the driver said nothing, Xu Zifan saw his sympathy from the rearview mirror.

He has dug enough holes for Ji Yuxin. Whether Ji Yuxin could return to Yan’s family smoothly or not, depended on her own luck.

When he got home, Xu Zifan went upstairs with a calm face and directly knocked on Ji family’s door. When Mother Ji opened the door, she was a little surprised to see his suit, and immediately wondered, “Zifan, this is … Did you go to celebrate a birthday with Xin Xin? Why are you unhappy?”

“I didn’t celebrate a birthday with her, Auntie. Is Ji Yuxin back yet?”

“Ah? She didn’t come back. She said she went out to celebrate with her friends today and might come back late. I heard your mother say that you went to a friend’s birthday party and thought it was a trick played by a young couple.”

Good. One more step ahead. Xu Zifan invited the Ji couple to his home and told the four elders in detail everything that had just happened at the party, focusing on his relationship with Ji Yuxin during this period, and that Ji Yuxin often used work as an excuse not to go home, skipped class, went out to play, and so on.

The four parents couldn’t believe it, but they found clues. Not too long ago, Mother Xu mentioned to Mother Ji, they should watch their children in their senior year, so they wouldn’t delay their studies. Now thinking about it, every time Ji Yuxin goes out, there were all kinds of reasons, but all of them couldn’t stand against scrutiny. She obviously went to play with that Li Xudong, and this was giving a green hat to Xu Zifan!

Father and Mother Xu were so angry that it was a testament to their self-restraint, not scolding others in front of the Ji couple. She scolded Ji Yuxin in her heart and felt that she had been blind all these years. While the Ji couple were ashamed of her, they felt cold at the same time. If Ji Yuxin was really not their daughter, why didn’t she tell them the truth; and went to their birthday party to say it instead? Is it because the Yan family was rich, writing off their upbringing over the years so easily?

The Ji couple were so confused that they couldn’t believe that ‘bringing home the wrong child’ would happen to them, and they had no idea what to do for a while. Just then, Ji Yuxin finally came back. As soon as she came back to face the trial, she changed her expression, pointed to Xu Zifan and reprimanded: “What do you have against me? Do you have to kill me to feel happy?”

Xu Zifan looked at her faintly. “What do I have against you? I told you, but you didn’t agree to break off the engagement, and went out with other people behind my back. In the end, if everything goes wrong, I would be blamed for your bad behavior. What good is keeping Uncles and Aunt in the dark, would you only tell them when you were sure you can go to the Yan family to be an heiress? Have you thought about how they feel? Ji Yuxin, do you measure everything with money in your heart?”

Mother Ji moved her lips, looked at Ji Yuxin and asked, ” Xin Xin… is what Zifan saying, true? Are you sure you’re the Yan family’s daughter? You want to go back?”

Ji Yuxin didn’t know whether Yan’s would recognize her, so she decided to bow her head for a while and took hold of Mother Ji. She spoke softly, “Mom, I’m not sure. I don’t want to leave you either. No matter what the truth is, I’m your daughter.”

Mother Ji was a little disappointed. If she really thought so, why did she go to the Yan girl’s birthday party without telling them? This child, who was playing tricks on them now, is really blinded by wealth.

Mother Ji asked, “are you really with that Li Xudong?”

Ji Yuxin bit her lip, this couldn’t be explained, so she nodded. In the next instant, her mother slapped her and choked and said, “how could you even do such a thing? What part of Zifan that isn’t good to you? Why did you do this to him? Apologize!”