Chapter 649: 339 Aunt_2
Lin Qing had already arranged for someone to pick up the family from their hometown and had booked a hotel for them. They would be sent off immediately after the banquet.
âMadam, the security department says thereâs a woman named Lin Ya here to see you. She claims to be your niece.â
Lin Qing was taken aback, âLin Ya?â
Li Juan turned her head to look at Madam Zhou, who signaled for her to keep quiet.
Years ago, due to some issues, Madam had a falling out with her family and hadnât kept in touch since. She had almost forgotten that she still had a brother from her maternal family.
However, it was a half-brother with a different mother, and they werenât close. After the falling out, Lin Qing had cut off all contact with her brother.
Why would they suddenly come now?
Speaking of which, the falling out back then had something to do with Madamâs niece. How dare she show up now?
Lin Qing looked inexplicable and said after a while, âNo, let her go.â
Li Juan turned to leave.
As she was about to step out, Lin Qing suddenly said, âWait.â
She sighed, âBring her in.â
Lin Qing collapsed onto the sofa, dumbfounded. She said after a while, âWhy didnât you tell me?â
âMy father said you hated our family back then, and since thatâs the case, he didnât want to bother you.â
âThen why are you looking for me?â Lin Qingâs sharp gaze focused on Lin Ya, trying to see through the girlâs facade.
The girlâs face turned pale, and a layer of mist covered her large eyes, âMy mother passed away from illness earlier this year too. She suffered a lot. Iâm all alone in this world. Before my mother died, she asked me to find you, saying that you are my only family in this world. She hoped you could take care of me. But I thought you probably wouldnât like me. It wasnât until I was accepted into Jiangzhou University that I hesitated for a few months, wondering whether or not to find you. It was only when cousin Ming Jing saved me at school that I made up my mind to find you. If you donât want to see me, Iâll leave now and never appear in front of you again.â
Lin Qing looked at her incredulously, âYour mother has passed away too?â
So she was an orphan now.
For an orphan from a small town to be admitted to Jiangzhou University, she must be truly outstanding.
Lin Qing looked at this girl and realized she was not only intelligent and beautiful but also graceful and poised. She didnât seem any less impressive than Zhu Xiangxiang. The resentment in Lin Qingâs heart was gone.
This child was genuinely pitiful. What especially touched Lin Qingâs heart was when she said that she was her only family in this world.
This was her niece, who shared the same bloodline. No matter how heartless Lin Qing might be, she couldnât possibly turn her away.
âPrecious child, you must have suffered a lot over these years.â Lin Qing walked over, took her hand, and felt the calluses in her palm. Her heart ached even more.
âYou said Ming Jing saved you? What happened?â
Lin Ya recounted in detail the incident that had taken place outside the university auditorium that day, âCousin Ming Jing is really a good person. I think you must be very kind too, Auntie, to have raised such an exceptional daughter.â