Chapter 529: Three Pieces of Good News and Five Pieces of Bad News

Ye Lin rubbed his hands in anticipation and asked Zhuge Ni.

"So, I have three pieces of good news and five pieces of bad news; which would you like to hear first?"

"Ah... I'll listen to them all." A rosy flush appeared on Zhuge Ni's face.

She was also somewhat expectant, wondering what exactly Ye Lin was going to tell her.

Perhaps, could the two of them bury the hatchet and let their past grievances vanish with a smile?

"Alrighty, the first piece of good news is that Master Zhuge Qianxing has successfully been resurrected!" Ye Lin shouted excitedly.

Zhuge Ni was stunned for a moment, and then her entire being immediately became agitated.

"Really? Has Father really been resurrected? Where is he? Why doesn't he come to see me?"

Zhuge Ni grabbed Ye Lin, firing off questions in rapid succession without pause.

Compared to whether or not she could ease her relationship with Ye Lin, Zhuge Ni was clearly more concerned about her own father, Zhuge Qianxing.

In the days when Zhuge Qianxing was gone, Zhuge Ni had missed him every single day.

"Don't be in such a rush, don't be in such a rush. Didn't I say there were five pieces of bad news? Listen to me as I tell them one by one."

Ye Lin cleared his throat, coughed twice, and continued.

"The first piece of good news is finished; now it's time for the first piece of bad news: Master Zhuge Qianxing died again right after he was resurrected."

Zhuge Ni felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and she stood there completely petrified.

Alive? And then dead again?

"How... how did he die?" Zhuge Ni pressed.

"Hey! You've asked the right person! If you asked someone else, they might not know who the murderer was, but if you ask me, you've definitely asked the right person!" Ye Lin nodded vigorously.

"What? Father was murdered? Who? Who did it? I want to avenge Father! This hatred and this grudge, we cannot live under the same sky!"

Zhuge Ni clenched her delicate fists, let out an angry roar, and her eye sockets turned somewhat red.

"This is the second piece of bad news: I was the one who killed him!" A slightly guilty, shy smile appeared on Ye Lin's face.

Zhuge Ni was completely dumbfounded; she felt as if her brain had turned into mush, and she even lost the ability to think.

She was like a marionette; although she still had breath and a heartbeat, she no longer knew how to react.

If Ye Lin had killed Zhuge Qianxing, then Ye Lin was her father's murderer.

But with her strength, how could she possibly defeat Ye Lin?

And why did Ye Lin want to tell her all this? Was he... taking revenge on her? Taking revenge for her past arrogance and disdain for others?

Seeing that Zhuge Ni was about to completely break down, Ye Lin hurriedly reached out to support her.

"Don't be in such a rush! I still have the second piece of good news that I haven't told you yet! Let me finish!"

Ye Lin continued.

"Originally, you would have had an invincible murderer of your father, but after my investigation and evidence, I discovered that you are not the Master's biological daughter, so this grudge of killing your father naturally doesn't exist either. Happy now?"

Zhuge Ni turned her head mechanically and blankly to look at Ye Lin.

"You call this good news?"

Then, she suddenly became agitated.

"Don't you go spouting nonsense here! How could I not be Father's biological daughter!"

"Ye Lin, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. I am no match for you, but that doesn't mean you can use this kind of thing to humiliate me!"

Looking at the agitated Zhuge Ni, Ye Lin hurriedly began to comfort her.

"Don't be agitated, don't be agitated. Getting angry hurts your health. Why would I lie to you? I don't gain any benefits from lying to you, and besides, I still have the third piece of bad news and the final piece of good news!"

Zhuge Ni looked at Ye Lin with half-belief.

Ye Lin revealed a sunny, cheerful smile, then raised his finger to point at Zhuge Yi, who was standing coldly to the side.

"The third piece of bad news is that her name is Zhuge Yi, and she is the actual biological daughter of Master Zhuge Qianxing, genuine and authentic."

"And the last piece of good news is that I have also found your biological father. His name is Zhuge Qianyang, and he is the older brother of Master Zhuge Qianxing. In other words, Zhuge Qianxing is your uncle."

Seeing that Zhuge Ni didn't believe him at all, Ye Lin didn't dawdle and laid out all the evidence, including the golden safety lock from before, in front of Zhuge Ni.

"Master was such a smart person. As his daughter, you basically didn't inherit any of his strengths. Haven't you ever recalled anything that felt wrong?" Ye Lin asked.

Zhuge Ni was half-believing and half-doubting as she picked up the evidence Ye Lin gave her to examine.

This was all the evidence Ye Lin currently had; if Zhuge Ni still didn't believe him, he would have no choice but to drag that old geezer Zhuge Yi and everyone else from the Zhuge family over to testify.

After finishing the evidence Ye Lin brought out, Zhuge Ni couldn't stop trembling all over.

She couldn't believe this fact.

But the evidence Ye Lin brought out, piece by piece, was telling her that Zhuge Qianxing's biological daughter was Zhuge Yi, not her.

"Waa!"

Zhuge Ni suddenly burst into tears with a wail.

The sound of her crying was so miserable and desolate that it made anyone who heard it feel sad and shed tears.

She wailed without regard for her image, as if she wanted to vent all the emotions and grievances in the depths of her heart.

The father she revered, Zhuge Qianxing, was actually not her biological father.

Seeing Zhuge Ni crying so miserably, Ye Lin couldn't help but walk up and pull her into his embrace, letting her lean on his shoulder.

"There, there, don't cry now. If Master has a spirit in heaven and sees you so sad, he will surely be heartbroken too."

But Zhuge Ni's tears were still like a broken dam, unable to stop. She held onto Ye Lin tightly, unable to control herself as she continued to sob uncontrollably.

Until she was tired of crying, she was still sobbing, but her emotions had stabilized somewhat.

Zhuge Ni rubbed her eyes, which were already swollen from crying, and looked at Ye Lin with a hiccup as she asked.

"Then where is my biological father, Zhuge Qianyang? Where is he?"

"Great question!"

Ye Lin immediately became excited, clapping his hands in approval, his eyes full of admiration as he looked at Zhuge Ni.

"This involves the fourth piece of bad news! He has already been dead for over twenty years! Even his grave and ashes cannot be found anywhere!"

Zhuge Ni was stunned again in an instant, and then she burst into loud, wailing sobs once more.

This time, she cried until her voice was hoarse and her tears had run dry.

That sorrowful crying made even Ye Lin feel a bit unable to bear it, and he began to reflect on whether he had gone too far.

Ye Lin sighed softly, then walked in front of Zhuge Ni and handed her a tissue.

"Don't cry anymore, you won't be pretty if you cry too much."

After Zhuge Ni took the tissue, Ye Lin continued.

"Oh right, there is one last piece of bad news: the Zhuge family also does not acknowledge your existence; you and your parents have all been kicked out of the family genealogy."