Chapter 856: What is the position
The result was predictable: how could a drunkard like him roam freely in the backyard of a wealthy family?
The man had barely crossed the wall when he was arrested by the guards inside the compound.
Normally, it would have been fine to just hand this man over to the authorities as a thief, but after being arrested, this drunkard continued to spew insults and slander the young lady's reputation, which angered the master of the house so much that he ordered the guards to beat him up.
Unexpectedly, this drunkard, despite his tall and muscular appearance and body full of fat, was just an empty shell and was beaten to death after a few blows.
Although there was a reason for the incident, the government confirmed that the wealthy merchant was the victim and did not punish them harshly. On the contrary, the wealthy merchant, out of respect for the deceased, even sent some silver to the drunkard's house.
They thought the matter was over, but the drunkard's father went back and used the money to bribe a group of bandits, promising to give them all the rich man's wealth after the deed was done, so that they would help him kill the rich man's family.
The poor merchant and his family were killed because of this messy account, and later the drunkard's father was arrested.
It is said that he even argued vehemently, cursing the wealthy businessman's family for deserving to die, and claiming that the businessman's daughter had seduced his son.
Furthermore, the amount of money sent after his son's death was too small. As a wealthy merchant, he should have given more money. Giving such a small amount to a beggar was hardly enough, so he shouldn't blame the beggar for sending someone to collect it himself.
Ye Wanxi was quite shocked when she heard it, and now, looking at Miss Shang in front of her, she felt a sense of similarity.
Extremely self-centered or selfish people never think they are wrong. No matter how big the mistake, they will beautify it as right, and only others will be wrong.
Because only in this way can they feel at ease resenting others without needing to find any other reasons.
"On what grounds are you speaking up for Miss Ji's uncle?"
Ye Wanxi's sudden interruption puzzled many people present, but Ji's parents were taken aback, their expressions becoming slightly subtle.
Feng Tianyu noticed their unusual behavior, his eyes flashed slightly, and he roughly understood what was going on.
Shang Qiuyan was taken aback upon hearing this. After realizing what she had said, she chuckled as if she had heard a huge joke: "What identity? I am his daughter. Why can't I stand up for my deceased father?"
Hearing her constantly mention death, Ye Wanxi narrowed her eyes and chuckled, "But you and he aren't related by blood."
"Oh no, to be precise, you are not related to anyone here by blood."
"What?" Ji Yafeng was stunned. She looked at her parents in surprise.
Shang Qiuyan is not related to anyone present by blood, but her father, her uncle, is her mother's younger brother.
Shang Qiuyan has no blood relation with them. There are only two possibilities: she is not her uncle's daughter, or her uncle is not her maternal grandparents' biological son.
"Mom and Dad, what's going on?"
Mrs. Ji hesitated, and Bai Haoqi and the others, seeing this, tactfully suggested, "How about we... excuse ourselves for a moment?"
"No need." Mr. Ji held his wife's hand tightly and shook his head.
Although this is a scandal for my father-in-law's family, they are not in the wrong. They haven't done anything wrong, so there's nothing for them to hide from others.
Since everyone who needs to know is here today, we might as well clear up this mess that's been delayed for over a decade.
“This young lady is right, Qiu Yan is indeed not a child of the Shang family.”
"You're talking nonsense!"
As soon as Mr. Ji finished speaking, Shang Qiuyan screamed loudly, her voice so shrill that many people present couldn't help but frown.
Unfortunately, Ji's father is not Ji's mother. After this incident, he has absolutely no affection for this younger generation; all he feels is disgust.
"Xiaofeng's uncle and aunt got married because she was pregnant. Not long after their marriage, this woman was born. Xiaofeng's uncle loved his wife very much, so he doted on this daughter and never thought that she wasn't his daughter."
"But the truth is that he became someone else's sucker. This woman was his wife's ex-boyfriend's. My brother-in-law is a rather mediocre person, but he is honest. That's why I brought him into the company to train him and trusted him a lot. I just never expected that he would embezzle public funds for his wife."
"Uncle embezzled public funds for Aunt?" Ji Yafeng was very surprised; she really didn't know that.
"Yes, the reason he embezzled public funds was because that woman lied to him, saying that she had a very difficult-to-treat terminal illness and needed a large sum of money for treatment, otherwise she would die soon. Your uncle believed her and, I don't know how that woman told him, his first reaction when he urgently needed money was not to borrow money from me and your mother, but to touch that public fund that he absolutely could not touch."
Mr. Ji sighed deeply: "You all know what happened next. The matter was exposed, Xiaofeng's uncle was arrested, but the money was never recovered. Because that woman and her ex-boyfriend had already taken the money."
Ji Yafeng looked surprised: "Her ex-boyfriend?"
"That's right, it's her ex-boyfriend, who is also this woman's biological father. It turns out that the woman's terminal illness was fake. She had already reunited with her ex-boyfriend and rekindled their old flame. The two conspired to embezzle money from Uncle Xiaofeng and run away, so they lied to Uncle Xiaofeng about having a terminal illness in order to persuade him to embezzle public funds."
"No, it's impossible! You're lying! This is impossible!" Shang Qiuyan's eyes were bloodshot as she shouted even louder.
Mr. Ji glanced at her and continued, "After we found out about this, we went to find that woman immediately. But we didn't expect that as soon as she found out that your uncle had been arrested, she ran away and went to find her ex-boyfriend."
Hearing this, Mrs. Ji became a little angry and sneered, "Perhaps even Heaven couldn't stand the evil deeds they committed. That bitch got into a car accident on her way to meet her ex-boyfriend and died."
"When we found out about this, our first thought was to look for Qiuyan. But she was missing. We searched all over your uncle's house, and even all of your aunt's relatives, but no one had seen her."
As Ji's mother spoke, she subconsciously glanced at Shang Qiuyan, her expression slightly complicated.
After all, they are children you've watched grow up, so there's always some affection for them.
Even knowing that she wasn't her brother's biological daughter, Ji's mother still felt sorry for her and didn't think that these adult matters should be blamed on a child.
But she never expected that after so many years, their reunion would be like this.
"No...it's impossible! I'm my dad's daughter, not my mom's ex-boyfriend's daughter! You're lying to me! You're making up this ridiculous lie to cover up the evil things you've done! This isn't true, it absolutely isn't true!"
(End of this chapter)
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