Chapter 387 Not a Legitimate Heir

All communication was cut off in the private residence; there was no internet, no telephone, and they didn't have mobile phones.

Faced with this situation, Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao found it hard to believe.

They simply couldn't believe that Lin Wanrong, whom they had carefully nurtured, would treat them this way.

Even if it wasn't for their sake, Lin Wanrong shouldn't have done this out of gratitude to Lin Jingcheng.

It's important to know that Lin Wanrong originally came from a very ordinary family, and her family life was not even happy.

For many years, Lin Jingcheng had been helping her, and eventually they even adopted her.

It can be said that without the Lin family, there would be no Lin Wanrong as she is today.

Confined to his private residence day and night, Lin Yueheng couldn't help but get angry.

He never imagined that someone could be so ungrateful.

Chu Yao, on the other hand, would devoutly pray to the Buddhist shrine in the living room every day, hoping that Jiang Ning, if he knew in the afterlife, could forgive her and Lin Yueheng.

Day after day, year after year...

Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao gradually gave up hope of escaping.

Therefore, when someone suddenly broke into their private residence on a rainy night, the two of them thought they were dreaming, or that they were hallucinating from being under house arrest for too long.

Looking back now, it's clear that no one but Lu Junyan would be willing or able to rescue them.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu..."

Chu Yao also sincerely thanked Lu Junyan, with tears in her eyes.

Lu Junyan had his men prepare dinner beforehand to help Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao calm their nerves.

Let's eat together!

Lu Junyan asked Jiang Ning what he meant.

"……good."

Jiang Ning sat with Lu Junyan, while Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao sat opposite them.

This scene, at least in the eyes of Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao, was one of unparalleled happiness.

Their biological daughter not only survived, but was also able to sit at home and eat with them.

This was a scene they had always dreamed of.

The four of them ate their meal in silence. Jiang Ning could see Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao's tearful eyes whenever he looked up.

In this strange atmosphere, she lost her appetite.

Lu Junyan silently observed Jiang Ning's reaction from the side, then took the initiative to speak and start a conversation:

"Lin Wanrong's current actions are clearly aimed at the Lin family... Have you ever thought about why she is so ruthless towards the Lin family?"

Lin Yueheng had considered this question before.

But he really couldn't understand why Lin Wanrong did this.

Lin Wanrong was already a member of the Lin family, and Lin Jingcheng had clearly stated in his will that everything belonging to the Lin family was for her.

No one can compete with her for the Lin family's assets, not even Jiang Ning, who truly possesses the Lin family bloodline.

"She's such an ingrate!"

Chu Yao was so angry that she couldn't help but yell.

"Our Lin family treated her so well, and she actually repaid kindness with enmity..."

Lin Yueheng patted Chu Yao on the back to comfort her.

The meal eventually turned into a denunciation session between Chu Yao and Lin Yueheng against Lin Wanrong.

Jiang Ning remained silent, eating his meal in quiet contemplation.

Lu Junyan stood to the side, occasionally chiming in with a few words, but his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Ning.

After dinner, Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao finally saw Xiaoman sleeping soundly in the bedroom.

"We've actually become grandparents?"

Chu Yao was incredibly excited.

They didn't ask Jiang Ning Xiaoman whose child she was.

They tacitly accepted that Xiaoman was Jiang Ning and Lu Junyan's child.

Jiang Ning was too lazy to explain so much.

She did indeed rescue Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao.

But that doesn't mean she has forgiven Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao for the hurt they caused her back then.

It was late at night.

Fortunately, the house that Lu Junyan bought was big enough and had enough rooms.

Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao went to sleep in the guest room.

But Jiang Ning did not sleep.

She was in the study at that moment.

She only discovered it today: Lu Junyan had actually placed a piano in his study.

Lu Junyan can play the piano, but he's not exactly a professional.

In Jiang Ning's memory, Lu Junyan probably preferred listening to him play rather than playing himself.

So she knew that this piano was specially prepared for her by Lu Junyan.

Jiang Ning sat down at the piano.

Lu Junyan was washing dishes in the kitchen when he heard the piano music and paused for a moment.

This time, Jiang Ning did not play her best piece, Chopin's Nocturne, but instead played Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

The Symphony No. 5 (Fate) sounds much more stirring and magnificent than Chopin's Nocturnes.

Lu Junyan was washing the dishes while listening to the piano music coming from the study.

As the song ended, Jiang Ning looked up and saw Lu Junyan leaning against the door frame, watching her.

She was so engrossed in playing the piano that she didn't know when Lu Junyan arrived or how long he had been standing at the door.

Lu Junyan walked in, one hand resting on the piano, and softly asked Jiang Ning, "Something on your mind?"

How do you know?

"Your music..."

"Didn't you play it well?"

Lu Junyan shook his head, "It's not that it sounds bad... it's just that it's not calm enough..."

"The Symphony of Destiny was never truly peaceful, was it?"

"So you chose to play it tonight... what's the reason?"

Jiang Ning raised his eyelids slightly.

She discovered that Lu Junyan really understood her.

"You think... Lin Wanrong is targeting the Lin family so much... could it be because she's afraid?"

"Fear?"

Lu Junyan opened his eyes wide, stared at Jiang Ning for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

"Do you think... Lin Wanrong's current position is not legitimate?"

Jiang Ning was surprised that Lu Junyan was so smart that he understood her meaning immediately.

"Well... I don't have a very deep impression of Lin Wanrong from her childhood. I only remember that we used to be neighbors... Her family and the Lin family had no grudges against each other... Later, as you saw, Lin Jingcheng favored Lin Wanrong a lot. Lin Wanrong has been adopted by the Lin family and is now a member of the Lin family. She has no reason to expel all the senior executives with the surname Lin from the group..."

After listening to Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao's words, Jiang Ning was also puzzled for a while.

"So I thought of a bold hypothesis... Lin Wanrong is so intolerant of the Lin family because she is afraid that someone in the Lin family will take the group from her. But she is clearly the only legal heir designated by Lin Jingcheng in his will. So why is she so afraid and anxious?"

Jiang Ning raised her head and looked into Lu Junyan's deep eyes.

"Because she is not the legitimate heir to the Lin Group at all..."

Jiang Ning's resolute tone sounded less like a hypothesis and more like a conclusion.

Lu Junyan nodded, agreeing with Jiang Ning's view.

"That's certainly a possibility, meaning that will..."

There's a problem.

Jiang Ning and Lu Junyan spoke in unison.

Jiang Ning paused for a moment, then couldn't help but smile.

She never imagined that she and Lu Junyan would have such a tacit understanding.

Seeing that Jiang Ning had not stood up and remained seated at the piano, Lu Junyan asked, "Would you like to play another piece?"

"Hmm... I'm getting a little addicted to playing it."

Seeing Jiang Ning lower her eyes and smile shyly, Lu Junyan felt as if a pool of hot spring water was slowly spreading in his chest.

"Let's do it together!"

Suddenly, Lu Junyan nudged Jiang Ning and sat down on the piano bench with her.