Zhao Qingya, Lee Mi, and Han Muchuan had not anticipated this.
Perhaps Han Muchuan had thought of it but chose not to stop it, thus pretending to be unaware.
Meng Chuyue and the others had not considered it either.
While Erhu was surveilling the Hong Family at Locust Tree Gully, he witnessed the scene and recorded both video and audio.
Naturally, Meng Chuyue and the others wouldn’t give Lee Mi a heads-up.
It wouldn’t be right to inform her, would it?
They just sent plenty of people to keep watch.
The family in question bore the surname Qian.
That is to say, Lee Mi’s family name was originally Qian.
When Han Zheng adopted her, the past she was given was a fake identity concocted by Zhao Qingya.
It was for this reason that when the Qian family came looking, Lee Mi only panicked briefly before staunchly denying her true identity.
With composure, she said, "Even though I was adopted, I know who my birth parents are."
As she spoke, she divulged the identities of her supposed deceased Lee Family parents, then added, "If you don’t believe me, feel free to investigate and see if I’m telling the truth."
Zhao Qingya had crafted such a background for Lee Mi because the Lee couple had once worked as her servants for a while. Later, the husband accidentally drowned, and his wife, overcome by grief, took her child and committed suicide.
Seeing the opportunity to exploit the girl’s identity, Zhao Qingya then brought Lee Mi and Han Muchuan back from Locust Tree Gully.
Otherwise, she would not have been so kind-hearted.
The Qian family was not convinced.
They dragged Mrs. Qian out and exclaimed, "How could she not be? Look, don’t the two of them look exactly alike?"
Lee Mi scoffed coldly, "There are plenty of people who resemble each other; you can’t just see someone who looks similar and claim they’re relatives, or assume those who don’t look alike aren’t."
"But, but, you’re now with Zhao Qingya, right? There can’t be such a huge coincidence in the world, can there?"
"Whether there is or isn’t isn’t up to you to decide. You’d better leave. Otherwise, I’ll sue you for harassment."
Seeing Lee Mi’s commanding presence and the aura of wealth she exuded, the Qian family did not dare to make trouble and prepared to call home for advice.
Dejected, they went to look for a cheap hotel to spend the night. On the way, someone stopped them, grinning slyly and said, "Let me tell you, it’s easy to confirm relations now; just do a paternity test."
Even though Locust Tree Gully was fairly remote, in recent years, some people had gone outside to study and work.
They weren’t completely ignorant.
Mr. Qian knew about such tests, just not how to make practical use of them.
Now, after being reminded, it was as if a light bulb had switched on for him.
They no longer rushed to find a hotel and instead immediately went back to confront Lee Mi.
When Lee Mi heard they wanted to conduct a paternity test, she sneered, "You really are laughable... just by your own admission, the fact that you sold your child alone would be enough to send you to jail. Someone! Take them to the police station."
The Qians were speechless.
They hadn’t expected Lee Mi to take such action.
At the police station, the staff understood the whole story and scolded the Qians, "So what is it that you are here for?
Never mind that Lee Mi doesn’t acknowledge that she is your child, even if she were, you sold her in the past, what right do you have to come looking for money from her now?"
Then, they were detained for twenty-four hours.
After twenty-four hours, they were released and decided to head straight home, but once again, someone intercepted them.
This person handed them one thousand yuan to do a job, "Go and beg Zhao Qingya to return your child to you. If anyone asks, talk about what she did back in Locust Tree Gully.
Do this for three consecutive days, and after three days, I’ll give you another thousand."
The Qian family, poor as church mice, wanted the money but feared the consequences.
Trembling, they asked, "Why do you want to do this?"
The person laughed, "I have a grudge against Zhao Qingya and want to ruin her reputation. Don’t worry, this will only damage her reputation, there won’t be any other consequences."