Chapter 8: She Lied After

Before Banxia could speak, Xie Yueru exploded. She rushed over and yelled, “You little wretch, who do you think you are? What right do you have to sell this house? This is your parents’ joint property! Your father isn’t dead yet!”

Banxia’s lips curved into a scornful smile. She stood up calmly.

At this time, Lin Yiyao appeared at the corner of the stairs, having heard the commotion. She was wearing slippers, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and a pink princess dress that was quite eye-catching.

Banxia, who was about to leave, unintentionally raised her eyes and met the girl’s shocked and then angry gaze on the stairs.

Lin Yiyao gripped the railing tightly, recalling the scene of her wedding disruption, she was so angry she gritted her teeth.

But staring at this face, beautiful enough to make anyone jealous, could she, as the eldest daughter of the Lin family, return to claim her position?

Banxia’s lips curled up again, she gave the girl a disdainful smile before retracting her gaze and stepping away.

“Catch her! Don’t let her escape!” Xie Yueru reacted quickly, shouting towards the door, “Grab her for me!”

Banxia walked away with determination.

But in fact, the few bodyguards in the Lin family’s courtyard had already been subdued by Banxia’s people. They were all injured and groaning in pain.

Lin Yiyao, her heart pounding, quickly went downstairs. When she reached the door, she saw the gruesome scene in the courtyard and the figure of Banxia and her group getting into the car and leaving.

Even her own parents couldn’t do anything about her?

“Damn woman!” Lin Yiyao hated her, spitting out a curse, but she knew that a head-on confrontation wouldn’t work. She needed a strategy.

Xie Yueru, who was always strong and accustomed to being in control, was furious when she saw the bodyguards in the courtyard, some down, some injured.

“You bunch of good-for-nothings! What use are you?! You can’t even protect against a thief!”

After venting her anger at the door, she tugged at the mink fur coat she was wearing. As she turned around, she saw her husband sitting on the sofa, starting to pour himself a cup of tea.

“Yiming!” The woman twisted her waist and walked towards him. “What do we do? We had a duck in our hands, and she let it fly! She even wants to sell the house? It’s not in her name, is it?”

Yang Yiming raised his eyes to look at his wife. After a few seconds, he spoke in a low voice, “The house is in her name.”

“…” Xie Yueru’s eyes widened, and her heart sank.

Banxia didn’t seem to be joking when she said that.

Lin Yiyao didn’t say anything throughout this. She didn’t care about the house. It didn’t matter where she lived. Anyway, her father had money, and Lin Corporation was still in his hands.

The more Banxia disregarded her past and angered her parents, the less likely she was to return to the Lin family. So, the position of the eldest daughter of the Lin family should be hers, right?

The sun began to set.

A sleek Lamborghini slowly drove into the large courtyard of Yuzhu Villa. The car came to a stop, and someone came foward to open the door. “Mr. Zhan.”

Zhan Jing-ting, with his tall and upright figure, got out of the car. The setting sun cast a warm glow on his noble and calm figure, and a hint of tenderness seemed to linger in his brows.

Upstairs, seeing their Daddy come home through the window, the two little guys jumped up in excitement and rushed downstairs.

“How are the kids?” the man asked softly as he entered.

“Boss Daddy!”

“Handsome Uncle!”

Before Mrs. Zhou and Butler Shen could answer, the two kids appeared at the top of the stairs, their faces full of excitement.

Zhan Jingting felt an inexplicable sense of closeness when he saw the children.

Butler Shen and Mrs. Zhou were also relieved to see Zhan’s gentle expression, “Mr. Zhan, dinner will be ready soon, the dishes have been prepared according to your instructions.”

“Kids, go wash your hands and eat!” Zhan Jingting took off his suit and handed it to Mrs. Zhou.

“Yay! Awesome!”

The two little guys happily followed him to wash their hands, then went into the dining room together.

In the luxurious dining room, on the white dining table, there was a spread of the top-notch filet mignon, lobster, black pepper beef pasta, exquisite appetizer platters, French foie gras, roast duck legs, Mexican meat pizzas…

Of course, there was also soup.

The children looked at each other in surprise, then excitedly sat down in their chairs, looking at the man across from them, “Thank you, Boss Daddy! These are all our favorites!”

“First question, what are your names?” Zhan Jingting asked gently, picking up his fork.

Mo Mo raised his hand, “Lin Yimo, I’m the older brother.”

An An raised his hand, “Lin Yian, I’m the younger brother, only a minute younger than my brother!”

Although the two little guys looked exactly alike, Zhan Jingting had a keen eye, and after just a few minutes of interaction, he could already tell who was the older brother and who was the younger brother.

“Hmm.” The man nodded, satisfied with the first question, “So, the second question, are you comfortable living here?”

“Even living under a bridge is comfortable, living in your big mansion is even more comfortable, of course!” Mo Mo chuckled, looking at his brother, “We love it here!”

“Yes, we love it!”

Zhan Jingting nodded again, thoughtfully, “Well, why don’t you give Dad or Mom a call? You’ve been out for so long, your family will be worried.”

The two little guys were taken aback, meeting his gaze, feeling a sense of guilt as if he had seen through them.

Zhan Jingting continued eating without looking up.

But Mo Mo continued to act, he blinked his eyes, “Uncle, we are orphans, we don’t have a Dad or Mom, are you going to… kick us out?”

“Uncle…” An An’s voice choked, “We’re not bad kids, if you don’t trust us, then we’ll go back to the bridge tonight, my brother and I won’t make things difficult for you.”

Zhan Jingting knew the two children were acting, but seeing their tearful eyes, his chest still twitched, and his heart softened immediately. “No, I didn’t say that.”

“Uncle,” Mo Mo looked at him tentatively, speaking cautiously, “Liu Xinzhong’s project plan wasn’t made by their own people, someone sent it to his email!”

The little guy was trying to remind him that someone was behind Xinzhong Group.

Zhan Jingting raised his eyes, looked at the children, and then said, “Hurry up and eat, or it’ll get cold.”

Mo Mo and An An looked at each other. Dad, is this… not believing us?

After dinner.

The two children were free to roam around the villa. They were so familiar with the place, they treated it like their own home. Mrs. Zhou and Butler Shen personally took care of them, afraid they might bump or hurt themselves.

The children’s bedroom for tonight was arranged next to Zhan Jingting’s master bedroom. Mrs. Zhou had already decorated it in a children’s theme.

In the study.

The man stood by the window, his hand in his pocket, answering a phone call. The light illuminated his slightly furrowed eyebrows. “Okay, keep investigating.”

Mu Bo was investigating the children’s origins, but there were no leads yet.

“By the way, someone is behind Xinzhong Group, track them down.” He didn’t want to directly ask the children, it would be a blow to his pride.

“Okay, President.”

After hanging up the phone, Zhan Jingting was about to turn and leave the study when he saw the two children holding hands and walking towards the balcony, looking a bit sneaky.

The man gently closed the door and followed quietly.

Mo Mo’s phone watch was making a call. After a while, the other party answered.

At that moment, Lin Banxia was at Su Lin Mansion, having just sorted the Chinese medicine. After answering the call, she sat back in her chair with a cold face, not saying a word.

“The most beautiful Mommy, don’t be angry anymore～” Mo Mo’s voice was small, his attitude of admitting his mistake was excellent. “My brother and I are very safe, we’ve protected ourselves.”

Zhan Jingting’s eyes were deep, he was lying!