"Recognize the ancestral clan?" Xia Chuyi couldn't stand listening any longer.
She took two steps forward and directly confronted the "fake foreigners," asking Jackson coldly, "Mr. Jackson, may I ask what your nationality is?"
"You and your family abandoned the ancestors at the most critical time for the Bao Family and fled abroad."
"Now that the Bao Family has overcome the crisis, do you want to acknowledge your ancestry again?"
Her expression and tone were filled with faint sarcasm.
"No, it's not like that!" Jackson, the "fake foreigner," anxiously explained, "Back then, if my parents hadn't fled, we might not have survived!"
"Miss Xia, don't you know what Z country was like back then, for those of us who were inside the country?"
Xia Chuyi shook her head and sighed, "No mistake, you know as well that back then, staying in Z country could have meant severe torment or even death."
"So, you chose to flee, and there is no fault in that."
After a pause, Xia Chuyi continued, "But you forgot—even though you left, there were still people steadfastly protecting the Bao Family."
"While you were living comfortably abroad with the funds you took with you at the time, some people suffered and remained steadfast on this land, steadfast in the Bao Family."
"Jackson, no one can argue with your parents' choice back then, but you should definitely not come back now, under the guise of kinship, to covet the wealth of the Bao Family."
"Because you are not worthy," Xia Chuyi said bluntly.
Jackson became flustered upon hearing this and hurriedly said, "We didn't mean that!"
"My parents didn't abandon the Bao Family either. The Bao family members overseas aren't just us; we fled back then simply to reunite with relatives over there!"
Xia Chuyi couldn't be bothered to listen to his excuses, saying, "No mistake, there are more than just your family among the Bao family abroad."
"But they left Z country much earlier than you did."
"Do you know, Jackson, it was actually your parents' escape that caused Professor Bao and the others to endure even greater hardships."
Yes, the complex overseas background already made the Bao Family tread on thin ice.
And then, there was the sudden flight of some family members, which, it could be said, was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Finally, Xia Chuyi slowly and clearly stated, "So, in this world, those who have the least right to ask Professor Bao for anything are you."
This statement basically equated Jackson's parents to being heartless and forgetful of their ancestry.
By this point, if Jackson understood, he would realize there was no benefit in staying any longer.
"I think there is some misunderstanding about us," Jackson said, "I will prove over time that we didn't mean that!"
The people present watched Jackson's excuses with cold eyes, and no one responded.
"Then, today, Annie and I will take our leave," said Jackson, his eyes showing some unwillingness but forced to compromise. He reached for his sister and said, "Annie, let's go."
"Go? Why leave?" Annie pulled away from Jackson's hand, "Even if dad and mom left Z country back then, they are still the blood of the Bao Family!"