When Tang Jingyuan thought that Ji Yan was his wife's biological mother, but was scheming against her every step of the way, he felt heartbroken and could no longer be kind to her.

At first, he thought it was only Gu Zhiwei who was taking advantage of his daughter. After all, he was the real ruler of the Gu family. Unexpectedly, even Ji Yan did the same. Lu Anning had never grown up in the Gu family, yet these people still treated her like this.

Tang Jingyuan didn't dare to imagine what her life would be like if she had grown up in the Gu family.

After Ji Yan finished the last sentence, she slowly opened her eyes and calmly looked at the young man in front of her: "You came sooner than I expected. It seems that you care about that girl more than I thought. Sit down! It's late at night in the mountains and the dew is heavy. Let's have a cup of hot tea first."

Tang Jingyuan glanced at it and did nothing.

"Where is An Ning?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? She is my daughter after all. How could I really hurt her?"

Tang Jingyuan sneered: "With what you have done, there is nothing you can't do."

Ji Yan chuckled softly: "As the mistress of the Gu family, I am also considering the overall interests of the Gu family. Good son-in-law, as a fellow superior, you should be able to understand my difficulties."

"Tell me! What will it take for you to hand him over?"

"She's fine, she's just sleeping inside. But, my conversation with her wasn't very pleasant. This girl is rejecting me, and I need you to help me convince her."

Tang Jingyuan looked at Ji Yan thoughtfully: "For Lu Yunxi?"

A woman's satisfied laughter came from the Zen room: "Young Master San is indeed a smart person. He saw through my purpose at a glance. That's right! As long as you promise to let Lu Yunxi stay in the Gu family on behalf of this girl, you can take her away now."

"This is the Gu family's family affair. It's not up to me to decide."

"She will listen to what you say. You must be able to convince her! My daughter is too stubborn. She won't listen to anything I say. I have no choice but to come to you."

Tang Jingyuan pursed his lips and played with the teacup with one hand. The tea was swaying in the cup, and the next second, it was poured to the ground by Tang Jingyuan.

The smile on Ji Yan's face froze, and he stared at the stern face carefully: "What do you mean?"

"Is Lu Yunxi related to you?"

Tang Jingyuan lowered his eyes and stared at Ji Yan, trying to find the flaw in her eyes.

Ji Yan's eyes flashed: "She is my goddaughter. I feel that she is very compatible with me. It's that simple."

Tang Jingyuan curled his lips: "Really? It's best if there are no secrets between you. You dote on your goddaughter and don't care about your biological daughter at all. I'm afraid there is no mother like this in the world! You are the first!"

Her knuckled fingers tapped the mahogany tabletop, each strike hitting Ji Yan's heart, causing it to tremble. She clenched the beads in her hand, muttering a few words silently before calming herself down.

"How about it? As long as you nod, I can take the person away now."

Tang Jingyuan smiled: "I want to take someone away, can you still stop me?"

"Of course I know that Young Master San is an extraordinary warrior. Even back in the army, he was unrivaled. But when I'm not satisfied, I take it out on others. You don't want to live in unrest, do you?"

"Are you threatening me?"

"I'm telling the truth. When the time comes, just wait and see who my husband and sons will side with. As long as Lu Anning is my daughter, don't even think about getting rid of me."

Tang Jingyuan pursed his lips and said nothing.

Of course he knew that An Ning still cared about her mother, but she just didn't say it. Even if she saw that Ji Yan had no feelings for her, An Ning would still feel sad.

At the beginning, Duman was just an adoptive mother, and she also caused great harm to An Ning, not to mention her biological mother in front of her.

Thinking of the relationship between the two, Tang Jingyuan was also puzzled.

He lowered his eyes and suddenly asked, "Could it be that An Ning is not your biological child?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Ji Yan's breath hitched: "She is not my biological child. Are you saying that she is fake like Lu Yunxi? The paternity test is already very clear. It is useless for her not to admit it. I know that the child cares about me. If you want her to be happy, you have to satisfy me."

"The paternity test only proves that she and Mr. Gu are father and daughter, but it doesn't say that you and she are mother and daughter."

A hint of obvious panic flashed across Ji Yan's eyes, but quickly disappeared.

"What a joke! She's my husband's daughter, so she's naturally my daughter. Little Third Master, just because the world is dirty doesn't mean the Gu family is like that. Are you trying to sow discord between us?"

Tang Jingyuan fell silent, his doubts growing. Lu Anning had asked this question repeatedly before, but no one had considered it carefully. Now that he had unintentionally brought it up, Tang Jingyuan finally realized the crux of the matter.

If An Ning is not Ji Yan's biological daughter, then Ji Yan's attitude makes sense.

At this moment, the door of the compartment suddenly opened. Lu Anning leaned against the door frame, still without any strength.

"You don't have to promise her."

She came out with a hoarse voice. Seeing this, Tang Jingyuan hurried forward to support her, his eyes full of worry.

"How about it?"

Lu Anning shook his head and looked up at Ji Yan, his eyes full of sarcasm. He had never expected that Ji Yan would actually knock herself out for Lu Yunxi and use it to threaten Tang Jingyuan.

She heard everything that was said just now.

"Since you don't want me as your daughter, from now on, I will no longer have any feelings for you. Once you leave this house, you will just be Madam Gu. Let me tell you one more thing, if you want Lu Yunxi to marry into the Gu family, I will have to die."

She looked at Ji Yan calmly, her tone resolute.

This trip made her completely give up on Ji Yan. As for the reason, she no longer had any interest in knowing. Perhaps, she was born with a weak sense of kinship and was destined to have no family.

After saying this, she pulled Tang Jingyuan's sleeve and said, "Take me home!"