Chapter 743, Zhong Family Past
Kong Xiyan asked this question directly and suddenly, without giving the old head of the Zhong family and Zhong Yangyang the slightest chance to react.
"Xiyan, before you were born, someone told me that you had a special fate. The Zhong family couldn't keep you under control, nor could they support you." The old patriarch of the Zhong family sighed and said, "Only by sending you away can both you and the Zhong family have a chance to survive."
"You believe it?"
"That man has never made a mistake, and I have no reason not to believe him." The old patriarch of the Zhong family pinched his numb legs with his hands and said, "I have already paid the price. I can't watch the Zhong family go down that same path."
"You were the one who switched me with Yangyang?"
"No, but I did acquiesce." The old patriarch of the Zhong family said, "It was your grandmother who switched you."
"She believed it too?"
"She believes a different story." The Zhong family's old patriarch sneered, "She heard from an old witch that your birth chart was bad and would bring bad luck to your second uncle's family."
"Just because of this?" Kong Xiyan laughed: "You are still as biased as ever!"
"Did Grandma switch me and my sister?" Zhong Yangyang murmured, "I've known that Grandma has disliked me since I was a child. No matter what I do, she always ignores me. So... is this the reason?"
"It's not because of that. She's simply partial to my second uncle's family." Kong Xiyan put her arm around Zhong Yangyang's shoulders and said, "Look, she's replaced my granddaughter. This has nothing to do with you. She simply has evil intentions."
"Sister..." Zhong Yangyang's eyes moved slightly, and then she curled the corners of her lips in relief, revealing a faint smile.
"But..." Kong Xiyan tilted her head and said, "You don't seem surprised by my first question.
Do you know that our swap was orchestrated by Grandpa?"
"Roughly speaking, I guessed a little." Zhong Yangyang nodded slightly: "Although my parents are a little confused, they are definitely not fools who don't even know that their biological daughter has been replaced.
Not to mention that my second and third brothers are here.
So, I guess it was probably done by someone from the Zhong family or someone trusted by the Zhong family.
I guessed it when my grandfather said 'I'm sorry' to me when I was pushing the wheelchair earlier."
"You are also a smart child." The old patriarch of the Zhong family nodded: "For so many years, I have always felt sorry for you."
Zhong Yangyang didn't respond, but just shook her head slightly. Her grandfather had always been very good to her over the years, and she didn't blame him.
"The emotional part ends here." Kong Xiyan clapped her hands together and said, "There's one question you haven't answered yet. Are you one of Master's men?"
"No." The old patriarch of the Zhong family shook his head, with a hint of self-mockery in his smile: "A small family like the Zhong family is not worthy of his attention."
"Then why did the Master later arrange for the Gao family to specifically target the Zhong family?" Kong Xiyan said this and met the Zhong family's old patriarch's gaze: "Because of me?"
"It's not just because of you." The old patriarch of the Zhong family sighed and said, "I'm too greedy."
"Huh?" Kong Xiyan was puzzled.
"Back then, I was lucky enough to obtain an herb. Just then, the head of the Kong family came. I knew this was a great opportunity to connect with the Kong family, so I offered it with both hands, declined the money, and simply said I wanted to make a friend." The old head of the Zhong family's eyes lit up as he recalled the glory of the Zhong family in the past. "The Kong family provided a lot of support to the Zhong family, this 'friend', and soon the Zhong family became the richest family in South City."
Kong Xiyan nodded. This paragraph was consistent with what the head of the Kong family had said to her.
"As the old saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. If one's virtue is unworthy of one's position, disaster will surely come." The Zhong family's old patriarch's eyes quickly dimmed. "At that time, some people advised me to stop, saying that if I continued, disaster would surely befall me.
But I think the market is good and the times are booming, so I shouldn't stop now.
As a result, it soon suffered a backlash.
There are so many small and medium-sized enterprises that have been swallowed up and destroyed by the Kong family, so many that I don’t even know who hates me. I narrowly escaped that murder.
For the first time, I was so close to death.
Later, on the day your mother gave birth to you, that man came again and brought Yangyang with him.
I... I just want the Zhong family to be well, and I don’t want to become the sinner of the Zhong family.
He advised me to send you away, and left me a message: 'Three years from now, there will be another calamity. After this, you will be able to turn the disaster into a blessing, but your family will be destroyed.'"
"It was when Xiaoyong was born!" Zhong Yangyang immediately thought of something: "At that time, something unexpected happened in the family, and everyone suffered."
"Yes, I sowed the seeds, and this is the result. I have no choice but to admit it!"
"What happens after I'm replaced?" Kong Xiyan looked at the old patriarch of the Zhong family: "If it's grandma, it will be difficult for me to go to the Kong family, right?"
"Indeed, that witch told your grandmother that you are destined to have misfortune, and that they need to take you away to perform a ritual to avert the misfortune, in order to ensure the prosperity and wealth of your second uncle's family." The old patriarch of the Zhong family sighed, "My original plan was to have someone snatch you back and send you abroad to be raised.
Who knew you'd get into a car accident on the way, and the Kong family picked you up and took such good care of you.
I owe it to the Kong family."
Kong Xiyan narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at the old patriarch of the Zhong family, and did not speak for a long time.
"It seems that this is what happened." Zhong Yangyang felt very heavy-hearted: "Sister, is there anything else you want to ask?"
"Nothing." Kong Xiyan took out her phone and glanced at the message she had just received. "Go find Zhian and tell him that two troublemakers are coming and ask him to make arrangements."
"Troublemaker?" Zhong Yangyang blinked. Who is it?
"Go quickly. It would be bad if we neglected the guests." Kong Xiyan waved her hand and said, "I'll wait here for Luo Lao San to pick me up."
"Okay." Zhong Yangyang then left the room, but as soon as the door closed, she lowered her head, her face full of disappointment.
Sister, are you protecting her?
Is there anything she can't listen to?
"Grandpa." Kong Xiyan looked at the old patriarch of the Zhong family and said, "There are three more things I want to ask you. Please answer them truthfully."
"I have said everything I can say. Do you have any other questions?" The old patriarch of the Zhong family raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, looking very tired.
"You just said that Master looked down on small families like the Zhong family. What's the matter? Did you surrender to Master?" Kong Xiyan looked at the old patriarch of the Zhong family. "You wanted to board the Eastern Morning Star, participate in the sacrifice, and become one of the vested interests, but failed, right?"
The Zhong family's old patriarch froze.
"Let me guess what conditions you surrendered on..." Kong Xiyan tapped the armrest of the chair with her fingertips: "You told Master the news that the head of the Kong family came to the Zhong family... There should be more than that.
That medicinal herb was not obtained by chance by you, but was given to Patriarch Kong by the Master through you as a price for winning over Patriarch Kong.
However, the head of the Kong family had no interest in the Eastern Morning Star and did not get involved as you wished.
Therefore, this mission was a complete failure.
The Master treated the Zhong family as abandoned children, let alone inviting them on board.
Am I right?"
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