"What's wrong, Xingxing? Who's outside?"
Seeing that An Xing hadn't made any movement for a long time, Chen Ying came out to ask.
An Xing looked at the two people at the door and frowned slightly.
Why did these two people suddenly come to the house at this moment? An Xing felt that this was simply a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken - a true portrayal of having no good intentions.
However, Chen Ying saw the two people at the door, raised her eyebrows, and said lightly:
"Come in."
Then he winked at An Xing.
An Xing was startled, but quickly reacted and made way for the door. After the two entered, he took out his cell phone and called Lu Tianchen.
He put his phone in his pocket, walked into the living room, and sat next to Shen Ying. Shen Ying didn't even raise her eyelids, and ignored the two people, holding a glass of water and sipping it slowly.
The two people's behavior made An Zhaoyuan and Tan Xiu look uncertain. They stayed at the entrance for a long time before walking to the sofa in front of the two people and sitting down.
For a moment, the living room fell silent. An Xing and Shen Ying remained silent. An Zhaoyuan and Tan Xiu had something to hide and did not speak.
After a while, An Zhaoyuan finally couldn't hold back and spoke first:
"Yesterday's engagement party for Xingxing and Tianchen was quite lively. I was unable to attend due to some matters. It was such a pity!"
An Xing didn't say anything, but Chen Ying inappropriately recalled her son's favorite saying.
"So, my second brother is here today to bring a gift?"
An Zhaoyuan was choked and almost couldn't keep his expression. What kind of gift? How could he come here just for a gift?
Middle-aged men try to be generous.
"This...Xingxing, if you feel that the things your second aunt sent yesterday are not enough, your second uncle will make it up to you later. But I came here today for another matter."
He didn't want to let the topic go off track, so he quickly said:
"I heard that the villain who bullied Rongrong in the past was arrested. Is this true?"
An Xing understood that these two people were frightened by the news that An Rong said yesterday, that Brother Hai had been arrested, and wanted to come over to find out the news.
The woman placed the cup on the coffee table, leaned back, looked at the two people in front of her, and smiled.
"What you want to ask is whether Brother Hai has confessed that you have been instructing him to monitor the Ning family? And the reason behind this is that the two children were taken away by mistake... It was all your doing."
After these words were spoken, not to mention An Zhaoyuan and Tan Xiu, even An Xing almost couldn't control the expression on his face.
For a moment, except for Chen Ying, the other three people in the living room listened to the woman in fear.
"Second brother, it was you who instructed your second brother and his wife to switch the two children after I gave birth to Rongrong, right?"
An Zhaoyuan was horrified.
"What are you saying, sister-in-law? There's no point in me doing this!"
"Huh, why is it meaningless?"
Shen Ying sneered.
"The fact that two children were taken away by mistake can hit us hard if it is brought up at a critical moment. And I remember that you had contacted Rongrong when he was first found. You knew why you didn't tell Zhaoming and me the truth at that time."
Unexpectedly, Chen Ying suddenly brought up something from such a long time ago. An Zhaoyuan and Tan Xiu both showed a hint of unnaturalness on their faces.
Shen Ying did not stop yet and continued:
"We have already investigated the two children being taken away by mistake. It was definitely not an accident. It was intentional. The only one who really benefited from this incident was your family. Second brother, now you tell me that this has nothing to do with you?"
An Xing was watching from the side and saw that Tan Xiu was fine, but An Zhaoyuan's face was clearly anxious. He looked at Tan Xiu several times, as if he was worried about something, but in the end he still held back and didn't say anything.
Tan Xiu was more patient and said coldly:
"I don't understand what my sister-in-law said. Xingxing and Rongrong were taken away by mistake. Although it's pitiful that you two have been separated for twenty years, you can't put the blame on us."
She paused, speaking sarcastically.
"Even if you are not satisfied with An Xing and prefer Rong Rong as your biological son, you cannot imagine that it was our family that caused you to pick up the wrong child!"
An Xing would naturally not be fooled by such a clumsy attempt to sow discord, and even leaned towards Chen Ying.
Chen Ying looked at Tan Xiu and said aggressively:
"That little thug has been spying on the Ning family for more than a decade. Wasn't it your order?"
Since Brother Hai has been arrested, there is no way to deny this, and Tan Xiu is also aware of this. Fortunately, she has always been cautious, and she has always given orders directly when she has contact with Brother Hai, leaving no handle. At this time, she avoided the main point and said:
"Back then, I was young and hot-tempered. I didn't like Gu Lan and caused trouble for the Ning family a few times. As for the fact that the Ning family's child turned out to be ours, that was just a coincidence."
Chen Ying smiled slightly and said in a gentle voice:
"Since you said it was a coincidence, let me tell you what kind of coincidence you originally wanted."
"Twenty years ago, only my second sister-in-law and Zhaoming were in the hospital. I was weak after giving birth, and Zhaoming was worried about me and didn't take care of Rongrong, which gave my second sister-in-law the opportunity to swap the two children. You had the spur of the moment idea at that time, and because of the negligence of the hospital management, you succeeded."
"The two children have the same blood type. Unless a DNA test is done, no one will find out that something is wrong, and the truth will be covered up. For the next decade or so, you have been using those hooligans to monitor the Ning family. As long as the Ning family has the possibility of rising, you will do everything you can to suppress it - not only because you are worried about us meeting again, but also because you want to torture Rongrong."
The smile on the woman's face faded.
"You have been monitoring the Ning family. You know that Rongrong is a filial child, and you also know that the eldest son of the Ning family is a worthless person. So after the Ning couple died unexpectedly and everyone knew that Rongrong was not the Ning family's biological child, you instigated the eldest son of the Ning family to rob Rongrong's parents' house."
"If I'm not mistaken, when Rongrong is desperate, you will show up and tell Rongrong that he is our child, and that all his current suffering is because his original identity was taken away by Xingxing, right?"
An Rong lost his adoptive parents' death and was unable to keep their house. He was also indoctrinated with some wrong ideas, which made him believe that An Xing was a person who despised the poor and loved the rich. Given An Rong's state at that time, it was difficult for him to stay sober.
By then, An Rong would be hostile to An Xing and would also harbor grudges against them. They were in a dilemma as they could not let go of their adopted son and felt guilty towards their biological son.
Unfortunately, An Xing rescued An Rong first, and then confessed to the An family that he was not their biological son, so that they could find their biological son in advance. At this point, An Zhaoyuan and Tan Xiu's calculations all failed.
As Chen Ying continued to narrate, An Zhaoyuan's expression became more and more ugly. This time, even Tan Xiu was a little panicked and tried her best to hold back.
Ever since she learned that Brother Hai was arrested, she had an idea that Brother Hai would most likely confess to the police that she asked for the Ning family to be monitored for more than ten years. Then An Zhaoming and Shen Ying would know that she might have known about the two children being taken away by mistake.
Tan Xiu came today to find out how much they knew, and to change the story and cover up the truth if necessary.
But what she didn't expect was that Shen Ying not only knew all this, but even figured out the truth of that year and her plans over the years.
If Chen Ying knew all this, did An Zhaoming know about it? Did the police know about it?
Except for the time when the two children were swapped at the beginning, when she was nervous, she felt only pleasure in her heart no matter what she did to the Ning family afterwards.
But now, she once again felt that feeling of cold limbs and almost suffocating tension.
Chen Ying had been observing Tan Xiu's expression. Seeing this, she realized that she had been stimulated enough. She smiled at the woman and suddenly asked:
"You've observed Rongrong up close, right? You're just worried about having someone else monitor you, so you've seen him up close before."
Tan Xiu's expression changed and he looked at Chen Ying with an uncertain look.
There was an indescribable irony in Chen Ying's smile. She slowly stood up from the sofa and looked down at him.
"Rongrong's adoptive mother, Ms. Gu, is a person who likes to record life like me. She has a camera and many sketchbooks to practice, which she uses to record every little thing that happens around her. Rongrong brought all these relics back with her."
"Tan Xiu, you have appeared in those photos and paintings before, do you know that?"
Instantly, Tan Xiu's face went blank, and she blurted out subconsciously:
"impossible!"
Chen Ying winked at An Xing, turned around and walked up the stairs, her voice coming from afar.
"If you don't believe me, I'll show you. We have a special room to store the Ning couple's belongings. There are more than a dozen boxes of their photo albums and picture albums."
After his mother and Tan Xiu started to confront each other, An Xing was in a state where his ears followed but his brain did not. It was not until he received Chen Ying's eyes that he reacted a little and quickly agreed.
"That's right! My brother and I went through all the photos and albums before we found it! You still don't believe me? You really won't cry until you see the coffin!"
The boy's face was full of indignation, and his eyes were full of hatred and disgust when he looked at Tan Xiu. It was obvious that he already knew all the truth.
Tan Xiu's expression changed several times, and finally she could no longer maintain her dignified appearance and rushed up the stairs.
As soon as Tan Xiu moved, An Zhaoyuan wanted to stop An Xing. But An Xing had not followed Lu Tian's exercise before going to bed for nothing. He rolled on the sofa and nimbly avoided An Zhaoyuan, grabbing his phone and rushing up the stairs.
At this time, Chen Ying was holding a file bag in her hand and confronting Tan Xiu at the door of a room on the second floor with a calm expression.
"What, you want to destroy the evidence now?"
She smiled slightly.
"Even if you take this copy and destroy it now, we still have a backup."
Tan Xiu was not stupid. After calming down, she began to have doubts. She said with a fake smile:
"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? I'm just worried that you've been deceived, and I want to see what this so-called evidence is. Don't slander me by saying you took it away and destroyed it!"
An Xing walked around Tan Xiu and stood beside Shen Ying, looking at Tan Xiu warily. But Shen Ying still looked confident, leisurely shook the file bag in her hand, and said with a smile:
"You don't believe it? Then let me give you a hint. After the college entrance examination..."
"Give me the stuff!"
Before Chen Ying finished her words, Tan Xiu's color suddenly changed. She wanted to rush over to snatch the file bag, but was stopped by An Xing, who had been alert for a long time, and pushed away.
"What are you doing, Ms. Tan? Didn't you say you knew nothing and it was all a misunderstanding? Why are you so excited now?"
An Xing was sarcastic and shocked at the same time.
Oh my god! Mom is so amazing! When did she find this crucial evidence? It's amazing!
The young man looked at Tan Xiu with relief, thinking that if he could send this man to jail, he would be able to have a good New Year.
Chen Ying lowered her eyes and looked at the young man who was standing in front of her vigilantly. A faint gleam of tears flashed in her eyes. When she looked up at Tan Xiu again, she finally revealed her deep hatred and loathing for the first time.
Captivated by this gaze, Tan Xiu froze and looked at the woman behind the boy in disbelief.
The Chen Ying she saw was gentle and kind-hearted. She was still very thin-skinned when she first married An Zhaoming. She was willing to give up her attitude as a young lady for love. Sometimes she was bullied by An Zhaoming, but she also compromised for the sake of family harmony.
She had never thought that she would see such a terrifying look from a woman.
Chen Ying stared at Tan Xiu and whispered:
"Sister-in-law, the death of the Ning couple is related to you, right?"
"What does that have to do with me!"
Tan Xiu just thought it was ridiculous and denied it without hesitation. She wanted to rush over, but was pushed away by An Xing again, and bumped into An Zhaoyuan who had just climbed up the stairs.
An Zhaoyuan was fat to begin with, and he had finally climbed up to the second floor. He was hit so hard that he almost couldn't breathe. He only heard Tan Xiu say that it had nothing to do with her, and the next moment, he heard Shen Ying's angry voice.
"Second brother, it turned out that you were the one who ordered Tan Xiu to swap the two children. She has already admitted it, and you still want to hide it from us?!"
Tan Xiu, who hadn't even stood firm yet, felt a sharp jump in his heart, and finally understood that everything Chen Ying performed today was just for this one sentence!
She quickly turned around and tried to cover An Zhaoyuan's mouth, but it was too late.
Just now in the living room, An Zhaoyuan was already very worried. When he heard Chen Ying's scolding, he remembered what Tan Xiu said before he went up the stairs, and blurted out:
"She's talking nonsense! She obviously swapped the two children on purpose and told me a long time later. I had no idea at the time!"
After saying that, An Zhaoyuan looked carefully and met Tan Xiu's red eyes.
Not far away, Chen Ying put her arm around the young man with one hand and threw the file bag casually on the ground with the other hand. Then she pointed to a hidden spot on top of the door and smiled faintly at him.
"Thank you for your bravery... no, for turning from evil to good. When the police come and watch the surveillance video, remember to confess how Tan Xiu committed the crime and tried to pin the blame on you."
Tan Xiu is a determined person, and it is very difficult to get her to admit that she deliberately swapped the two children. An Zhaoyuan, who is tough on the outside but weak on the inside, is the best way to break through.
Chen Ying looked at Tan Xiu and smiled contemptuously.
"Idiot. You should be thankful that you only knew how to bully children, otherwise you wouldn't be here today."
"..."
The bright woman and the handsome boy stood together, their eyes looking at them were full of disdain and ridicule. Tan Xiu stood where she was, feeling as if a fire was burning from her chest to her brain.
The woman she once envied now has a husband who loves her and two sons who are filial and protective.
The child whom she had schemed and suppressed has now grown up and has a strong backer. No one dares to bully him and he has a bright future.
The man she married as a second choice, the one she gave birth to children for, the one she cared about most, the one she got her hands dirty for, but now he was stabbed in the back.
And this idiot fell into the trap so easily, and then pushed her out to bear everything without hesitation.
She has lived like a joke for the past twenty years.
Tan Xiu hated An Xing and Chen Ying, but at this moment she hated An Zhaoyuan the most. She screamed and rushed towards the man, grabbing his face with her well-maintained hands, and her voice was shrill.
"You obviously know everything, but you just never said it. Why are you pretending to be innocent now?"
"An Zhaoyuan, when disaster strikes, you want to run away from me? You wish!"
The middle-aged man was not bothered for a moment, but his face was scratched several times. He immediately became angry and pushed Tan Xiu hard, cursing with an ugly face:
"madman!"
The woman slipped and before anyone could react, she rolled down the high stairs.
An Zhaoyuan's frightened face and An Xing's confused face flashed before his eyes, and the last thing reflected in Tan Xiu's eyes was Chen Ying's expressionless face.
Those almond-shaped eyes, which were usually very gentle, were filled with coldness and indifference.
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