Chapter 699: 359 Ruthless (Second Update)

“Madam, Junior really is a good person, she didn’t mean to deceive you. It was me who asked her to do this. If you have to blame someone, blame me.”

“Why are you still calling me Madam?” Lin Qing chided helplessly.

Ye Zhen pursed her lips, and under Lin Qing’s encouraging gaze, she spoke, “Mother….”

“Ah.” Lin Qing burst into tears, engulfing her in a second embrace.

“Mom has let you endure too many grievances in the past, I won’t let it happen again.”

Feeling the maternal love from the woman, Ye Zhen hesitated before gently placing her hand on her back.

She would let herself be selfish this time.

“How could Mom ever blame you? Ming Jing is such a wonderful person. I’ve seen it all. It would be absolutely heartless of me to blame her.”

“It’s getting late. You should get some rest. We can talk more tomorrow.”

After seeing her off to rest, Lin Qing came out to find Zhu Xiangxiang kneeling at the door.

Zhu Xiangxiang was almost asleep, but when she saw Lin Qing, she immediately lunged forward, embracing Lin Qing’s legs, “Mom, forgive me, I genuinely know I was wrong.”

“Stop calling me mother.” Lin Qing disgustedly flung off her hand, “When you orchestrated all of this behind my back, there wasn’t even a thought of me being your mother, was there? The mother-daughter bond between us is now severed. Go find Zhao Xiaohui, she’s your real mother. The Zhus and I have done everything rightfully possible for you over the years.”

Lin Qing’s tone was cold and devoid of past warmth. She turned to the young girl by her side, speaking softly, “Xin, let’s go.”

Ming Xin nodded, affectionately tucking herself under Lin Qing’s arm as they left together.

Zhu Xiangxiang watched as they left, seeing Lin Qing’s erstwhile maternal love now directed towards another girl. It felt like a hole had been torn open in her heart from which a cold wind blew.

On the desolate plain, the flames of jealousy burned fiercely.

“No, Mom. You can’t be so ruthless towards me. I’m the daughter you raised from a young girl, remember? You taught me to walk, to talk, to write. Seventeen years of familial love, how can it be severed just like that?!” Zhu Xiangxiang desperately lunged forward.

Lin Qing paused briefly but did not look back, “When you were poisoning me, did you think about my kindness in raising you? When you revealed Ming Jing’s identity and framed her as a murderer, did you consider the mother-daughter bond? You can’t blame me for my ruthlessness, when you were the first to betray. All of this, you brought onto yourself.”

With that said, she left without hesitation, pulling Ming Xin quickly away.

Zhu Xiangxiang collapsed into sobs. Only when they had completely disappeared did she wipe her tears and slowly rise.

“You’ve forced me into this.”

——

News spread slowly across the internet, but due to some internet trolls, the term ‘Ming Jing the fake heiress’ trended even before the banquet ended.

Needless to say, it was Zhu Xiangxiang who bought her way into the trending list.

She had already bought out a marketing company, intending to use this opportunity to drag Ming Jing down.

Ming Jing was extremely popular in the entertainment industry, holding a great deal of influence.

Once the topic broke, fans who had been eagerly watching Ming Jing’s movements were shocked, all utterly disbelieving.

How can Ming Jing be a fake heiress?

At that moment, the internet trolls started stirring the pot. Major forums online were in chaos and the trending search exploded.

Just as the online arguments died down, someone anonymously posted on a forum. The headline was eye-catching — Fake Heiress? NONONO, let’s unveil the past and present of the Black Island young lady.

The story was that in a summer over thirty years ago, there was a severe drought in the north. Farmers were unable to harvest their crops. In a village belonging to the Rans, three brothers decided to head south to look for work. They arrived in the prosperous Jiangzhou and began working as dock loaders…

The story was long, but the readers were captivated and pleaded for updates from the post’s author.

When they got to the end, no one was left laughing.

The forum went silent, no one was discussing anymore whether Ming Jing was a legitimate or fake heiress, as it had become irrelevant.

Some internet trolls on Weibo continued to howl that Ming Jing was a fake heiress who had deceived everyone, making her unforgivable.

People watching these trolls had looks of sympathy.

They were begging for trouble.

Yet, the thought that the merciful and beautiful girl could have such an astounding past was simply too unbelievable.

She was as beautiful and unattainable as the moon in the sky, making people want to worship her from the bottom of their hearts.