"No!" Chen Li was speechless. "Listen to your mother's explanation. I absolutely didn't lie. I really couldn't find an opportunity! Lin Zhaojiang, he..."
"Don't use Lin Zhaojiang as an excuse!" He Yining had lost her temper. "No matter how capable he is, can he stay by that bitch's side 24 hours a day? Can he control everything?! It's just that you're unwilling to look for an opportunity! Ha..."
He Yining glanced at her sideways, a cold smile playing on her lips, and said sarcastically, "Could it be that my biological mother raised someone else's child and developed feelings for that child?"
"What did you say?!" Chen Li was both anxious and angry.
How has she treated He Yining all these years? Even if seeing her is harder than climbing to heaven, she is still willing to overcome all difficulties just to catch a glimpse of her daughter from afar.
Even when He Yining was cold and indifferent to her, she still smiled in response.
If He Yining is unhappy in any way, she is willing to give her everything and the best of everything.
Because that was her daughter who came from her womb, her daughter who was one with her flesh and blood!
It's not that she doesn't love her child, nor is she sexist; she just treats Song Wan differently.
However, at this moment, He Yining said... that she had developed feelings for Song Wan?
Chen Li couldn't help but feel sad, her eyes filled with a coldness.
"Okay..." After a long pause, she took a deep breath and nodded helplessly. "Don't worry, I'll find another opportunity. But Ningning, you also need to know that opportunities aren't easy to find. Song Wan now has Lin Zhaojiang backing her up, she's much more assertive than before, and she doesn't respect me, her mother, at all!"
"Ningning, if we want to get rid of her, I'll have to find another way..."
"Who are you going to eliminate?" A sharp voice suddenly came from behind.
He Yining and Chen Li were both startled. When they turned around, they met Duan Jinrong's stern and cold gaze.
"Mom..." He Yining subconsciously showed a flattering smile, and was about to step forward and hook her arm with Duan Jinrong's, but Duan Jinrong shook her off violently.
Chen Li felt sorry for her daughter, but she didn't dare to say anything and could only watch helplessly as her daughter was bullied.
"Mom, what's wrong?" He Yining looked at her timidly, "I..."
"I'm asking you a question," Duan Jinrong said, enunciating each word clearly. "Whom do you intend to eliminate? Answer me!"
He Yining trembled with fear, "It's, it's Song Wan..."
"Ha, I knew I hadn't misheard." Duan Jinrong sneered. "You want to get rid of her? Did you ask me?"
The surrounding air was cold and deathly still. Even through the courtyard gate, Chen Li couldn't help He Yining.
"I'm warning you," Duan Jinrong gritted his teeth, glaring at He Yining, "Don't touch Song Wan! I have a use for that girl!"
"mom……"
"Shut up!" Duan Jinrong growled. "Don't ruin my plans because of your stupidity!"
He Yining dared not speak again, and stood obediently to the side with her shoulders hunched.
Duan Jinrong glanced at her and left arrogantly. Chen Li gently took He Yining's hand through the door.
She saw her daughter's reddened eyes, and she also saw how the lady of the He family bossed her around.
Although she lived a life of luxury for the past twenty-odd years, her life must have been difficult...
Chen Li felt increasingly regretful. After a long silence, she said in a trembling voice, "Ningning, come home with Mom. Mom will definitely..."
"You'll definitely do what?!" He Yining's grievances erupted like a torrent. "I've gotten used to this kind of life. Do you still want me to go back to that slum with you? I'll say it one last time: my father is the president of He's Group, my mother is a famous writer, and I will be the heir to He's Group in the future! I have absolutely nothing to do with you or that slum!"
"Ningning!"
He Yining shook off her hand and ran away without looking back. Chen Li's vision blurred, her eyes filled with tears, and her heart ached as if it were being torn apart.
"It's all Duan Jinrong's fault..." she muttered to herself, gritting her teeth, "It's all her fault! She's the one who made our family like this!"
"Ningning, don't worry, Mom will help you remove all obstacles, including this vicious woman!"
Chen Li wiped away her tears, and the discomfort caused by diabetes began to flare up. She endured the pain, but her gaze became more determined than ever before.
She kept evidence when Duan Jinrong approached her to make a deal back then...
It was Duan Jinrong who instructed her husband to kill Xu Yanqing, and her husband was sentenced to death as a result.
Duan Jinrong personally promised to raise her daughter and give her a princess-like life.
Duan Jinrong dumped Song Wan on her, telling her, "As long as you don't kill her, you can raise her however you want..."
Chen Li laughed through her tears; the laughter seemed like self-mockery, but more like a resolute determination to perish together with her opponent.
She committed too many sins against Song Wan, so all the retribution is now falling on her own daughter, right?
But no matter what, she would not allow anyone to bully her daughter!
*
Huo Jingnan and Pei Nian arrived at the Lin family home, bringing a trunk full of dog food.
Fat Tiger recognized Pei Nian, barking as it rushed out of the yard, wagging its tail and jumping onto her. Pei Nian rubbed its fluffy neck, laughing heartily.
"It seems like I've grown up!"
"It's not too serious, only a little over two months," Song Wan said with a smile. "I was terrified when I had food poisoning a while ago!"
Huo Jingnan gave him a wink, and Pei Nian immediately led Song Wan away elsewhere. Lin Zhaojiang understood, glanced at him, and asked softly, "What did you find out?"
"The piece of pork rib you had me test last time did contain chemical components," Huo Jingnan said in a low voice. "I asked a former medic in the army, and this kind of poison is quite common in some underground markets. The main ingredient is lead, and the cost isn't high, so it sells quite well!"
What will happen if I eat it once?
"Don't even mention eating it once, even if you eat it several times, it won't be a problem." Huo Jingnan smiled. "This kind of poison is not easy to detect when it is placed in food, and the dosage is small. Humans are heavy, so some of the poison residue will be metabolized and there won't be any problems for a while. But dogs are small, especially Fat Tiger, who is only two months old. These dosages are quite large for him, so he reacted immediately after eating it."
"So, once a certain amount is reached, people will also have this reaction?"
"Yes, lead poisoning is quite serious; it can cause people to become mentally impaired or even die!"
“Ha,” Lin Zhaojiang confirmed his thoughts, “Chen Li really has ulterior motives. Even if Wanwan isn’t her biological daughter, she’s still called her ‘Mom’ for over twenty years. How could she do such a thing!”
“Uncle Lin,” Huo Jingnan looked at him, “should we… strike first?”
Lin Zhaojiang pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "No need, let's just observe and see. Wanwan is safe with me for now, as for the He family, perhaps there's an even bigger secret!"
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