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CHAPTER 224
"Even as that is true, but what do I stand to gain, Mr Li?" He spoke the truth. There was nothing to gain really.
He was a successful businessman, looking for his lost daughter and someone fit and capable to inherit his business.
"Umm, you see her potential and want her to yourself."
Was this man crazy?
Mr Lin did not understand Li Chun. Was it that he was trying to be careful or what? Irrespective, a lot of people would jump at the opportunity and welcome him due to what they stand to gain from him as a wealthy successful business man.
Mr Lin took in a deep breath then smiled weakly at Li Chun. "In honest truth, I am a man who has lost so much in life and I just found a lost hope to find my missing daughter. This is the only joy I desire that even money cannot buy."
"I am afraid to say, I refuse to let Li Jing go. I do not know you. We cannot trust you so easily. What if you have ulterior motives towards her and all this is a façade?"
"Perhaps I did not make myself clear the first time but I am the owner of Lin Corporations and one of the top leading businessmen in my city. So what makes you think I want to harm her? Besides, you do not have a say on whether I take her or not. I think that choice is dependent on Li Jing and no one else."
Just then Ling Jiaying walked into the living room. She had been hearing another masculine voice aside from her husband's own in the living room and her curiousity got the best of her.
"Good morning sir. Sorry, I never meant to eavesdrop but did you mention Li Jing?"
Mr Lin and Li Chun turned in her direction as their eyes landed on her. "Good morning. I presume you are Mrs Li?"
"Yes sir."
"A pleasure meeting you. I am Lin Zian by name and I was just telling your husband here that I am the grandfather of Li Jing."
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"What?" That was the least thing she had expected to hear from the strange older man.
At first she thought it was one of her husband business associated and did not think about it but when she heard them mentioning Li Jing, she thought that perhaps her husband was trying to bring Li Jing back home and that was why she went in to confirm her suspicions.
"Yes. Please, where is Li Jing? I would love to see her." By now his attention was fixed on Ding Jiaying. Since he had tried reaching her husband and he was trying to be stub born, he would go through his weak spot, his wife.
"Umm… huh about that."
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What? Is anything the matter? Is Li Jing hurt perhaps? Dis she catch a cold from staying out too late? I told those young men to take good care of her yesterday. Do not tell me they did not."
He was speaking fast and filling their ears with numerous information all at once that Ding Jiaying did not know which to answer to first.
"Wait, do not tell me you have met her?" Li Chun was startled by the information he could pick out from Mr Li's words.
Li Chun darted his gaze over to the stunned father and eyes him. "I told you, my seeing her and taking her with me is dependent on her and not you or your wife."
"You have seen Li Jing!"
Mr Lin Zian was confused about the family? Why were they all surprised that he met Li Jing? Didn't she tell them already? "Why are you two acting so shocked about all this?"
Li Chun and Ding Jiaying looked at each other first before returning their gaze to Mr Lin. "Umm… well the things is that," Ding Jiaying was looking for the best lie to say to make her family look good and hide the truth.
But seeing as she had not yet prepared for this encounter, she was doing a pretty bad work.
"She is not staying here. She has moved out of the house." Li Chun quickly covered up for her.
"Oh, that would explain why you do not know about me yet. It is okay. She is a big girl now but it would have been nicer if she was still close to home."
"Very true sir. I concur," Ding Jiaying chipped in, eying her husband to do the same but Li Chun kept his lips sealed.
"I am happy we are on equal terms. Anyways with the DNA test result as proof, there is nothing more to argue about, Mr Li."
"I am sorry but I still do not want to…"
"We agree," Ding Jiaying cut in sharply. She had not yet gotten the full understanding about what they were talking about but if this man claims to be Li Jing's grandfather and he wanted to take her, then so be it.
"But," Ding Jiaying started to say, shocking her husband who had though she was fully on Mr Lin's side. "You know, it hasn't been easy taking care of her and raising her, especially as the family's business is crumbling but we did anyways."
Li Chun felt like face-palming himself in the presence of his wife so she knew she was disgracing him.
On the other hand, as Ding Jiaying spoke, Lin Zian got the hang of what she was saying. They were both businessmen and they knew how the business world operated.
It was more of a nothing goes for nothing scheme in the business world. Give and take. Everyone was out to get something from anything. So he understood what she meant without her saying it.
"I understand Mrs Li. I have come here to show my gratitude for raising Li Jing to be the primped and proper young lady that she is now. Not many would take care of her this way as she isn't your real child. Thank you so much."
He was truly glad but to the wrong pe