Chapter 421 Did He Ever Love Me?
Night falls on the seashore.
Jiang Ning had just raised her hand when Lu Junyan carefully gathered up her hair, which had been disheveled by the sea breeze.
Jiang Ning turned to look at Lu Junyan and saw an emotion in Lu Junyan's eyes that was deeper than the sea.
Wearing Lu Junyan's suit jacket, Jiang Ning didn't feel cold.
"I saw Lin Jingcheng's real will..."
Jiang Ning took a deep breath and said this.
"Um……"
Lu Junyan nodded.
He also saw the real will.
This is what was shown on the big screen at tonight's awards ceremony.
Although the surveillance video that Jiang Ning used to extort Lin Wanrong was fake, the will was genuine and obtained from Wang Jun.
"I really can't understand... why Lin Jingcheng did that?"
Facing the surging sea, Jiang Ning asked Lu Junyan as if talking to himself.
Even before receiving the real will, Jiang Ning had already wondered what kind of inheritance Lin Jingcheng had left her that would make Lin Wanrong risk murder to alter it.
But when she received the real will and saw its contents, she was still taken aback.
More than two years ago, the contents of the will she heard at the Lin family's house were almost identical to Lin Jingcheng's actual will.
The only difference was that her name was switched with Lin Wanrong's.
In Lin Jingcheng's real will, all the assets under the Lin Group and his own name, including but not limited to the group's shares, investment funds and patent ownership, were to be inherited by Jiang Ning.
The Lin family's charitable foundation is the only legacy that Lin Jingcheng left to Lin Wanrong.
This arrangement left Jiang Ning completely puzzled.
Outsiders would only think that Lin Jingcheng left his inheritance to the true bloodline of the Lin family, which is perfectly reasonable.
However, only Jiang Ning herself knew how much Lin Jingcheng disliked, even hated, her.
To say that Lin Jingcheng left all of the Lin family's assets to her would be more convincing than saying that he left all of the assets to Lin Wanrong.
When Wang Jun read out his will, Jiang Ning was not surprised at all when she heard that she only received a charitable foundation, nor did she have any objection to Lin Wanrong's share.
Furthermore, considering how Lin Jingcheng had treated her in the past, she shouldn't even be entitled to a share of a charitable foundation.
However……
The will that she thought sounded quite authentic was actually forged and altered by Lin Wanrong.
The actual contents of the will were that Lin Jingcheng bequeathed all of the Lin family's assets to her.
Jiang Ning couldn't understand it.
In Lin Jingcheng's eyes, she had always been a jinx.
It's superfluous and an eyesore.
Inside the Panas International Convention Center, they put on a show for Lin Wanrong and the onlookers, which is why they made Lin Yueheng say that Lin Jingcheng had always felt guilty towards her and wanted to make it up to her.
In fact, Jiang Ning never thought that way.
Before Lin Jingcheng passed away, she had met him once at the Lin family's private residence.
At that time, there wasn't a single trace of guilt in Lin Jingcheng's eyes when he looked at her.
Not to mention wanting to make it up to her.
If Jiang Ning remembers correctly, Lin Jingcheng was still determined to bring Lin Wanrong and Lu Junyan together at that time!
Recalling the scene, Jiang Ning suddenly remembered that Lin Jingcheng had looked at her palm and said that her fate line had improved.
Could it be that because her fate changed for the better, Lin Jingcheng believed she could bring good luck to the Lin family, which is why he wrote his will the way it was?
Jiang Ning couldn't help but frown.
But even after Lin Jingcheng read her palm, he still wanted to try and matchmake Lin Wanrong and Lu Junyan.
Jiang Ning was completely baffled and felt extremely agitated.
She always thought she knew her blood-related grandfather quite well.
Lin Jingcheng only believes in fate and metaphysics.
In this way, the forged and altered will would seem more authentic.
"Why...why did he leave the entire Lin family business to me...?"
As Jiang Ning talked to herself while facing the sea, Lu Junyan kept watching her.
"Did he think that if he left his inheritance to me, I would forgive him for what he did back then?"
Jiang Ning crossed his arms and snorted coldly.
However, Lu Junyan noticed that Jiang Ning's eyes had turned red.
"Jiangning..."
Without thinking, Lu Junyan opened his arms and embraced Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning's thin body trembled involuntarily.
Lu Junyan could sense the inner conflict Jiang Ning felt towards Lin Jingcheng.
She hates him.
Because Lin Jingcheng truly hurt the young heart of Jiang Ning.
It can be said that Jiang Ning's dark childhood was entirely caused by Lin Jingcheng.
However, now Lin Jingcheng has left all his assets to her.
Because she was given something she never thought she could have, it led to her death.
Lu Junyan could tell that Jiang Ning was trying to understand and forgive Lin Jingcheng.
But she couldn't let go of the past.
“Lu Junyan…”
Jiang Ning, held tightly in Lu Junyan's arms, spoke in a light, airy voice, as if carried away by the sea breeze.
"Do you think... Grandpa ever loved me?"
"..."
Lu Junyan was at a loss for words when faced with this question.
He also understood that Jiang Ning wasn't really asking him a question.
Jiang Ning simply wanted to know whether there was any kinship between her and the Lin family.
After being held by Lu Junyan for a long time, Jiang Ning's turbulent heart finally calmed down.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said all this nonsense to you..."
Jiang Ning wanted to leave Lu Junyan's warm embrace.
Lu Junyan did not force her, but when he released Jiang Ning, he reached out and gently wiped away the crystal-clear tears from the corners of Jiang Ning's eyes with his thumb.
Jiang Ning took a deep breath and said to Lu Junyan:
"Let's go back..."
"good."
Lu Junyan saw Jiang Ning trying to take off the suit jacket draped over his shoulders.
"Don't move."
Lu Junyan pressed his large hand on Jiang Ning's shoulder.
Jiang Ning was taken aback.
"I'm fine now. You'll catch a cold if you don't wear a coat!"
Lu Junyan smiled.
"I'm not that fragile."
Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes, distrusting Lu Junyan's words.
The next day, Lu Junyan really did catch a cold.
He had a low-grade fever, which clearly indicated inflammation, and he kept sneezing and coughing.
"Look at you, who told you not to listen to me?"
At the bedside, Jiang Ning stood with his hands on his hips, looking like a parent scolding their child.
Lu Junyan couldn't help but chuckle.
“If I had put my coat back on last night, you would have caught a cold… It’s better that I caught a cold myself.”
Looking at Lu Junyan, who was weak from illness, Jiang Ning sighed heavily.
"Don't think that just because you say that, I'll think you're very affectionate."
"No..."
Lu Junyan shook his head and smiled, "I'm not trying to show how affectionate I am... it's just that if I get sick, you'll definitely take care of me, and I want to be taken care of by you."
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