novelraw Chapter 564 - 481: Diary (Four Updates)
Chapter 564 - 481: Diary (Four Updates)
Chapter 564: Chapter 481: Diary (Four Updates)
"Why not bring it up? If we don’t clarify things, won’t my mother bear the stigma of being a thief even after her death?" Nie Xiuwei was visibly agitated!
Leng Qiankai hurriedly raised his hands in protest: "Xiao Nie! Please listen to me, okay? Don’t get so worked up. No one ever said your mother was a painting thief!
This happened decades ago, and now your mother has passed away. Let’s treat it as if it never happened!
Back then, after I lost the painting, I didn’t expect to ever see it again in this lifetime! I’m already very satisfied now!
Thank you for parting with this painting and gifting it to me. I’m truly moved!"
Nie Xiuwei lightly sipped his tea, seeming to calm down a little.
"Yesterday, while going through my mother’s belongings, I found a diary!"
Leng Qiankai looked at the intrigued expression on Nie Xiuwei’s face with curiosity: "A diary?"
Nie Xiuwei nodded: "Yes! My mother Wei Zi’s diary! Would you like to take a look? See how she described her love with a certain man!"
Leng Qiankai simply couldn’t understand why he was using such a tone to speak.
"I’m not interested! Xiao Nie, if you don’t have anything else to talk about, then I’ll take my leave for now! I have guests waiting at home!"
Jin Jiachao, that guy—letting him wait for a while might be fine, but if it’s too long, he’ll definitely be displeased. After all, in the end, the daughter was going to marry into his family, and it wouldn’t be good to go overboard.
Nie Xiuwei had already noticed the presence of Mrs. Leng and Leng Ning.
He looked smugly at Leng Qiankai: "Master Leng! Isn’t that Auntie and Xiao Ning? So you’re still saying you have guests at home? Could those supposed guests be a fabrication of yours?"
Leng Qiankai also noticed Mrs. Leng and Leng Ning approaching.
He stood up in surprise: "Why are you two here? Where are the others?"
Mrs. Leng forced herself to suppress her anger and spoke calmly: "I’ve been trying to call you, but your phone was unreachable! Then, I got a text from an unknown number saying you were here.
So Xiao Ning and I came over, worried. We didn’t expect the person you were meeting to be Xiao Nie!"
After all, this was a public place, and making a scene would obviously be inappropriate.
Leng Qiankai was momentarily stunned; he glanced deeply at Nie Xiuwei and explained: "I left my phone in the car. I thought I’d just exchange a few words and leave, so I didn’t go back to retrieve it. What about the Jin Family? Where are they?"
Could it be they didn’t come at all, or perhaps they didn’t wait for him?
Mrs. Leng said coldly: "They waited for you for over an hour, only to discover you had the leisure to come out and meet this Xiao Nie. Do you realize what today is?
Is there something between you and Xiao Nie that can’t be said at another time? Why did it have to be now?"
Leng Ning also looked at her father with reproach. If he really had something extremely urgent, she could understand.
But was meeting this Nie guy really that important?
Leng Qiankai truly found himself tongue-tied, unsure of how to explain his little private motives at this moment.
"Xiao Yan, please don’t be angry! I really didn’t mean it. I just happened to bump into him, and he wanted to ask about the painting. I didn’t mean to take up much time!"
Nie Xiuwei chimed in: "That’s right, Auntie! It’s all my fault! I didn’t know Master Leng had truly urgent matters today. I just suddenly found my mother’s diary and, in my desperation, came to meet Master Leng!"
"A diary? What does your mother’s diary have to do with him?" Mrs. Leng felt she might have stumbled upon some useful clue.
Leng Qiankai was equally puzzled. Wei Zi had indeed been his assistant for a period of time, but what did her diary have to do with him?
Leng Ning scrutinized Nie Xiuwei, feeling as though he had some hidden agenda.
Nie Xiuwei pulled out a brown diary from his bag with a conflicted expression.
He raised it slowly: "I learned about my own parentage through this diary. You can take a look!"
"How does your parentage have anything to do with our family?" Mrs. Leng thought he must be out of his mind, and severely so!
"Because this diary explicitly states that my biological father is Leng Qiankai!" Nie Xiuwei said this while gazing at Leng Qiankai with admiration.
That sentence exploded like a bomb among the group!
"What did you just say?" Mrs. Leng and Mr. Leng both asked simultaneously.
"Huh?!" Leng Ning covered her mouth as she gasped in shock. Her father had an illegitimate child outside?
Mrs. Leng didn’t want to believe it, nor could she accept it. But where there’s smoke, there’s fire. In this day and age, she had grown wise enough to understand—Leng Qiankai had been away from home for long stretches of time, and who knew if he had some affairs with other women?
If she had learned of this before their last argument, she might have been deeply hurt and upset. But after the incident involving Yichen’s mother, she had come to terms with things.
If it belongs to you, it’s yours. If it doesn’t, even if you’re sharing the same bed, their heart might be elsewhere—what would be the point?
Therefore, after Mochen’s wedding, her attitude toward Leng Qiankai had been one of indifference. Even when the two were in the same room, they hardly exchanged words.
What was there left to say?
But now, upon discovering the issue with the illegitimate child, she found herself completely disappointed in Leng Qiankai!
And indeed, hadn’t he treated this young man rather differently? She had fleetingly entertained the possibility in her mind before dismissing it later.
So it was true after all?
Still, for the sake of Mochen and Xiao Ning, she had to perform her role as their mother. Even if this boy was truly Leng Qiankai’s flesh and blood, he would never extract a single cent from the Leng Family!
Leng Qiankai angrily pointed at Nie Xiuwei: "What nonsense are you talking? I only have Mochen as my son! You..."
He should know perfectly well whether he had "wavered" or not, right?
How could a son of this size simply appear out of nowhere?
Only now could he finally relate to Mochen’s feelings back then!
Being forced to accept someone as one’s child, even though they clearly weren’t—what an infuriating situation!
Nie Xiuwei spoke calmly, unhurriedly: "My mother Wei Zi, do you remember her? She once worked as your assistant many years ago. Why did she suddenly resign back then? Isn’t it because she had me with you?"
According to his original plan, he hadn’t wanted to lay all his cards on the table so soon. But things weren’t going his way. As for Leng Mochen, it was evident that although he appeared perfectly composed outwardly, he was already taking covert actions.
If he didn’t strike first, some matters would fall out of his control. One way or another, he had to secure his entrance into the Leng Family first!
"Wei Zi indeed worked as my assistant, but I swear to heaven, I never did anything with her! Xiao Yan, you must believe me!"
Leng Qiankai felt he was being grievously wronged. If it weren’t for Old Wang’s recommendation, he wouldn’t have ended up knowing this Xiao Nie.
But now it seemed evident—he had effectively opened the door to let the wolf in, one who wouldn’t stop short of slandering him endlessly.
Mrs. Leng sneered: "And after you had him? Why didn’t he come forward earlier?"
He looked to be in his twenties—there had surely been chances to speak up over the years. Who would believe such timing?
"My mother loved him deeply, so even up to her dying day, she never had the thought of seeking him out! It was only because of that painting and my desire to clear my mother’s name from the accusation of theft that I came across her diary during the process of sorting her belongings—and that was how I discovered the truth about my parentage!" (To be continued. If you enjoyed this story, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation votes or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)