He looked at the jade pendant placed inside the box; the carving on the jade was exquisite, and the translucence was significant. However, at a glance, the price seemed to be only about thirty to forty thousand yuan—it wasn’t particularly special jade material.
Such a jade pendant wouldn’t even catch the eye in the Shu Family.
"Grandfather, what’s wrong?"
Then they saw Shu Chong’an suddenly stand up. He leaned on his cane and trembled as he looked at Shen Qinglin, "Jingli, is that you?"
As soon as he said this, everyone around was stunned.
Shu Yiming was astonished, "Aunt?"
He looked at Shen Qinglin. Had grandfather mistaken someone else for her?
This Ms. Shen did not resemble the aunt in the photographs.
Could it be that Grandfather got confused due to his old age?
On the other side, Shu Mengshu also froze for a moment. She glanced at Shen Qinglin and suddenly felt some panic; after all, she was not the true daughter of the Shu Family. She had thought that Shu Jingli was already dead, especially since no one recognized her.
If this Shu Jingli was really still alive...
But Shu Jingli probably had never seen Tang Xi, right? Tang Xi had been adopted by an orphanage since she was young.
Shu Yiming stood beside Shu Chong’an, supporting his arm, and reminded him softly, "Grandfather, this isn’t Aunt."
But Shu Chong’an trembled as he looked towards Shen Qinglin, true, this face... it didn’t look like Jingli at all... but this jade pendant? This jade pendant was given to him by an old friend in the jade business when Shu Jingli turned 16. He had it crafted specially—one for each of his sons and daughters.
Shu Jingli always carried it with her.
And now, after almost thirty years, this jade pendant has reappeared.
"How do you have this? Do you know Shu Jingli? Where is my daughter!"
At this moment, Shen Qinglin smiled faintly, the corner of her lips revealing a cold smile, "It’s been thirty years, and here I am standing before you, yet you fail to recognize me, which is... normal. This face isn’t even my own anymore, so it’s understandable that you don’t recognize me."
Shu Chong’an was stunned.
Shu Yiming and Shu Mengshu exchanged glances, disbelief in their eyes.
Shu Chong’an trembled as he reached out towards Shen Qinglin, "You are, Jingli."
"It’s me." Shen Qinglin glanced at Shu Mengshu to her side, then took a step towards her, her gaze turning cold, "Are you Su Mengshu?"
The sudden oppressive force, the lack of any smile or warmth on Shen Qinglin’s face, sent a chill down Shu Mengshu’s spine involuntarily, "Mom... it’s me."
"Mom?" Shen Qinglin burst out laughing, "What did you call me? Mommy?"
Her smile did not wane at all, nor was her voice quiet.
Suddenly, numerous media flashlights flickered over.
Many people started talking amongst themselves.
"This is the first time I’ve seen Director Shen ..."
"She seems to be dissatisfied with Shu Mengshu."
Tang Xi and Fu Tingzhou also looked over.
Shen Qinglin grabbed the microphone and pointed at Shu Mengshu, then said to Shu Chong’an, "You Shu Family people, are really a bunch of fools. Is this my daughter? Where does she resemble me at all? Her biological parents are right there in the audience—Su Kangrong and Xia Minjun from Menglai Jewelry. The resemblance between the family of three is uncanny, can’t you see it?"
As soon as she said this, the whole room erupted like a boiling pot.
"What, isn’t Su Mengshu the lady of the Shu Family?"
"How can Ms. Shen make such wild accusations? Although News Group is wealthy, the Shu Family is the wealthiest in North City. Offending the Shu Family in such a clear manner, if the two conglomerates carry their discord into business, isn’t that asking for a commercial battle?"
"That’s right, what’s going on with Shen Qinglin? Why is she stirring up trouble in someone else’s family affairs?"
"What does Shen Qinglin know? Shu Mengshu was recognized by the Shu Family four years ago. Does she have any grudge against the Su Family and is doing this deliberately?"
Su Kangrong and Xia Minjun’s faces changed, and they hurriedly came forward.
With a frantic tone, Xia Minjun defended, "How can you spout such nonsense? Mengshu was adopted by me; she’s not my biological child! I even have the adoption papers!" She had prepared in advance!
Despite Su Kangrong’s usual complaints about regretting sending Shu Mengshu to the Shu Family, claiming she was his only daughter, at this moment, he flatly denied it, "She is not my biological child, Minjun and I are incapable of having children, Mengshu was adopted by us."
Many media cameras were aimed at them.
Some media even started a live broadcast, with the title being #Shocking News!! The Real vs. Fake Heiress of Wealthy Families!#
Curious onlookers swarmed in, 100,000+ in an instant.
Shen Qinglin looked at Shu Chong’an, "DNA testing can be faked, if you don’t believe it, you can find someone to test it right now, watch the entire process yourself to prevent any tampering. After the test, you’ll know, won’t you?"