Chapter 364 Keeping a Secret
Nie Yao sat up straight, looked at Mr. Nie seriously, and listened to his story.
"When you were brought back, Jinxi followed the family rules and had to call you sister. Actually, there's nothing wrong with that, because she was originally your sister..."
When Nie Yao heard this, she looked at Nie's father in surprise, but saw Nie's father shaking his head and smiling bitterly, which made her even more confused.
Judging from the expression on his father's face, Nie Jinxi should not be his biological sister!
As expected, Elder Nie paused for a moment and continued to explain, "Jinxi is your second uncle's daughter... but she is not your second uncle and second aunt's child. She is your second uncle's illegitimate daughter!"
"Second uncle's daughter?" Nie Yao was stunned at first, then she understood something and her eyes narrowed slightly.
It turns out that Nie Jinxi is the illegitimate daughter of his second uncle and a woman outside. No wonder her identity was kept secret so strictly, but Old Nie still gave Nie Jinxi the identity of a member of the Nie family!
Because Nie Jinxi is indeed a member of the Nie family by bloodline!
"That's right. We've been keeping this a secret from your Second Aunt because your Second Uncle and Second Aunt were also married through a family alliance. Your Second Aunt has a hot temper. If she knew about this, she would definitely make a scene. Not only would we offend our in-laws, but we would also bring disgrace to our Nie family!"
Nie Lao sighed, his tone rather helpless: "It's not that your father and I deliberately hid it from you, but we didn't want too many people to know. Your Second Aunt can't know, and the Lin family can't know either..."
The Lin family, that is, Lin Anqi and her daughter were also kept in the dark!
Nie Yao suddenly understood why Lin Anqi said that about Nie Jinxi, causing Nie Jinxi to hold a grudge against her!
Lin Anqi probably never thought that her casual ridicule of Nie Jinxi would actually come true!
Seeing Nie Yao remain silent, Old Nie had no idea what she was thinking, so he could only whisper, "Ayao, I know you have some opinions about Jin Xi, but this is a mistake your second uncle made when he was young. There's nothing wrong with her being a child. Now that I know her background, I can't let her wander around. Even if she's just an illegitimate daughter, she still has the blood of the Nie family flowing in her body..."
Nie Yao sneered and asked coldly, "So Nie Jinxi knew her life story all along? Grandpa thinks she's innocent, but I don't think she's innocent!"
Elder Nie was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond to Nie Yao's question. At this moment, Father Nie coughed softly and slowly said, "A-Yao, your grandfather did this for his own reasons. There are many people who are eyeing our Nie family covetously. If we are not careful, it may cause turmoil in the company and lead to a hostile takeover..."
Nie Yao still didn't say anything. She could understand Mr. Nie's pity for Nie Jinxi, but she didn't expect that her own biological father also felt pity for Nie Jinxi!
When Nie Jinxi thinks about being in trouble, she will throw herself into her father's arms and cry, and her father will hold her naturally. This is probably a habit that has been nurtured in her for many years. How can he not have feelings for her?
Nie Yao was silent for a long moment before she whispered, "Dad, I understand what you're saying. You don't want this to be exposed, just like when I asked Editor-in-Chief Xu to handle public relations for our Nie family..."
When Father Nie heard her say this, he felt relieved.
Elder Nie also revealed a gratified smile, nodded, and said, "Ayao, you're a good child. You naturally understand why I said that to Editor-in-Chief Xu, whom you invited! Now that Nie Jinxi has a public identity, I also hope that you can keep it a secret and not mention her background to anyone. Just think of it as protecting the reputation of our Nie family!"
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