Chapter 116

Chapter 116: It’s Not Me Anyway

[Hahaha, this is way too funny. You spent all this time cheering for Li Qian Xi and crying out for justice for her, but you do not even know who her so-called parents are. No wonder you would help her count the money even after she sold you. That girl is both stupid and bad. You might not be that bad, but you are nothing but stupid.]

Even Father Zhang and Mother Zhang could not stand their son’s stupid look anymore. Father Zhang scolded him, hating that iron could not become steel: “Those are Mr. Li and Mrs. Li, the parents of that Miss Li you keep talking about.”

Only then did Zhang Zi Qi react. His eyes opened wide in shock: “How is that possible? No, no, this has to be fake. Qian Xi clearly said…”

Mother Zhang was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped her son on the shoulder: “Qian Xi, Qian Xi, you believe whatever she says? How come you never trust me and your dad like this on normal days? Is she more important than me and your dad?”

“Mom, what are you talking about, of course she…”

[Of course she is more important than you. Otherwise why would he help her offend so many people and drag his own parents into trouble?]

The corners of several people from the Du Family twitched. Then they looked over at the three members of the Li Family, who all had faces like they wanted to eat someone alive. They had to admit that Du An Rao’s mocking was very accurate. Having a son like this was worse than raising a piece of roast pork.

Even venting in her heart did not make Du An Rao feel better. When she thought of what this guy had just said about her fourth sister…

How hateful. She had guarded against everything, yet still failed to stop these people from talking nonsense in front of her fourth sister.

She crossed her arms over her chest and spoke in a sharp, mocking tone: “Let me think about how she told it to you. Oh, I guess she said that Mr. Li and Ms. Su died young and did not leave any DNA samples. My fourth sister saw this chance, so she got plastic surgery on purpose to look like Ms. Su did when she was alive. That way she could confuse everyone, make them all suspicious, but no one would have any proof.”

Zhang Zi Qi’s face turned green and twisted like he was constipated. There was no need to ask. Du An Rao had guessed it right again.

Mother Zhang rolled her eyes at her son, angry but also finding it funny: “If there were no samples, then where did this DNA report come from?”

Zhang Zi Qi glanced toward the Li Family without thinking, then stopped himself from speaking.

Du An Rao let out a light laugh and kept stabbing at his heart: “Did she also say the Li Family could not be trusted, that they were greedy for the inheritance her parents left and wanted to swallow it all, so they tried every trick to kick her out of the house before she became an adult? My fourth sister’s appearance just gave them a reason. So no matter what my fourth sister did, they would go along with it, including this test report.”

After she finished, she spread her hands with a half smile: “Look, it is a closed loop. She already said everything. No one is worth trusting, only she is. Everyone else is lying, only she tells the truth. Do you believe that? I do not.”

“But, but…” The belief holding up Zhang Zi Qi’s world was already shaking.

He looked at Du An Rao, then at the Li Family, and finally at the paternity test report in his hand. His mind went blank.

“So in the end, who is the human trafficker’s daughter?”

Looking at his dumb expression, Du An Rao almost could not stop herself from laughing out loud: “It is not me, and not my fourth sister either.”

Zhang Zi Qi: “…” There were only three people involved. If you ruled out the two of them, was that not nonsense?

But what Du An Rao said did remind Uncle Li.

“This paternity test was done with Yu Xi’s hair and the DNA samples my brother and sister-in-law left at the hospital twenty years ago when they donated bone marrow. It is absolutely real and valid. Of course, if you listen to what Li Qian Xi said, you may not want to believe only my side of the story.”

“But Li Qian Xi’s birth father is still alive. He and her birth mother are both human traffickers. He got out of prison a little over a year ago and has had plenty of contact with her since then. The result of their paternity test could not be fake. Who is right and who is wrong is very clear. People are doing things, and Heaven is watching. The truth cannot be faked, and lies cannot become real.”

When he heard Uncle Li say that Li Qian Xi’s birth father was still alive and was also a human trafficker, Zhang Zi Qi could no longer lie to himself. His pupils shook, and his whole body wobbled like he might fall.

The Zhang couple had long seen that their son had been tricked and used like a knife. But this child would not turn back until he hit a wall. He was stubborn enough.

In the end he was still their child. How could they throw him away? They could only pinch their noses and clean up the mess for him.

“We are very sorry. This kid is missing a screw in his head and always believes whatever other people say. It really is his fault that things got so out of hand today. If you want to scold or punish him, we will not object. We only hope that you can let him off this time, since he was also deceived and used.”

Seeing his parents bow and apologize to others because of his mistake, Zhang Zi Qi lowered his head with a guilty face and did not say another word.

Not long ago, Du Yi Han and the others had been yelling that they wanted to beat him to death. Now they exchanged looks and backed down. Even Du An Rao could not help sighing at this scene.

[No wonder people say bratty parents are more annoying than bratty kids. Bratty kids are awful, sure. But if the parents are as reasonable and willing to communicate as these two, you really cannot stay that mad. You even start to feel sorry for them for ending up with such a stupid kid who drags his parents down.]

The people around them looked at the Zhang couple, then at the Li Family, whose faces were finally clearing a little. It really did seem that way.

Letting out anger was one thing, but they were not the ones who had been hurt. They had no right to forgive on someone else’s behalf.

So after the Zhang parents finished speaking, everyone turned to look at the two Du sisters.

By now, Du Yu Xi had mostly calmed down from the waves of emotion that came with seeing the paternity test. She saw that the Zhang couple had a good attitude about admitting their mistake, and it was true that Zhang Zi Qi had only done this foolish thing, causing trouble for the host family in front of everyone, because he had been misled by Li Qian Xi’s words. It was stupid, but also somewhat understandable.

“If we really look into this, it is indeed Li Qian Xi’s fault. But it is also a fact that Mr. Zhang was misled, and a fact that he came today to make trouble and made things so awkward. Still, my third brother and…” Du Yu Xi turned to look at Li Zhao Yang.

Li Zhao Yang’s whole body went stiff. He felt more nervous than when he had helped his sister fill out her college choices back then.

“Cousin…”

“Hey!”

Li Zhao Yang answered loudly before he could stop himself. He then noticed that everyone around was looking at him. His parents’ faces clearly said, “You kid, who told you to jump out like that!” full of envy, jealousy, and hate. Only then did he realize he had just done something stupid.

He rubbed his head in embarrassment, but he could not stop the smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

The Li couple and several brothers from the Du Family all felt their fists itch. They really wanted to punch his grinning face.

Du An Rao could not help hiding behind Mother Du to laugh. She only felt that this Brother Li really was a natural clown.

Du Yu Xi had not expected him to suddenly speak up either. After a short daze, she went on: “But just now my third brother and my cousin already gave him a beating for me. They helped me vent my anger. If we count it like that, it cancels out, and we can let this matter go.”

Her tone suddenly turned firm: “However, Mr. Zhang still needs to apologize to my sister. After all, this started because of me. My sister was insulted by Mr. Zhang for no reason today. She only suffered this disaster because of me.”

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