Chapter 916: Even a Mountain of Gold Cannot Buy a Child

Shi Yucheng was very agitated; without even thinking, he refused directly: "Don't think you're so great just because you have a bit of filthy money. My granddaughter is of the Shi Family bloodline; she is not for sale for any amount of money. Even if you gave me a mountain of gold, I wouldn't sell her!"

By comparison, Ji Yingjie was much calmer than him.

She waited quietly for Shi Yucheng to finish losing his temper, then said calmly: "A mountain of gold is fine. Having a mountain of gold is no problem; I can afford it."

Shi Yucheng:...

"Are you sick in the head? I was just using a metaphor, I don't actually want a mountain of gold from you!" Shi Yucheng roared.

He was almost fainted with anger by the old woman before him.

Originally, he wanted to express his determination, but it ended up being misinterpreted as him being a greedy and shameless person.

Ji Yingjie was very serious: "Don't play that 'playing hard to get' game in front of me. I've seen too many men like you; you have one face before seeing money, and another face immediately after seeing it."

To show her sincerity, she took out a black bank card and handed it over: "This card has more money than you can imagine. It can be withdrawn in any country in the world. Even if you let your daughter and son-in-law have a hundred or eighty children, you wouldn't be able to spend it all in ten lifetimes."

He didn't take it, jumping with anger: "What mountain of gold do I want? What use is more money? Can it be taken into the coffin? I don't want money, I only want my Shi Family's child."

"Even if my daughter and son-in-law can have more children in the future, I must have this child. Whose child it is, is whose child it is; this kind of thing must absolutely not be taken lightly."

Ji Yingjie sneered: "Hypocrite."

"Since you like money, just say so. It's not like I can't afford it, so why act so pretentious, pretending to be someone who treats money like dirt? If you didn't like money, would you have married Xuanxuan off to Xiazi back then?"

Shi Yucheng stopped speaking immediately, his face turning bright red with shame.

"Look, nothing to say now, right?"

Ji Yingjie was unforgiving: "You say you don't care about money now because you don't have to worry about it. And the fact that you are now well-fed and clothed is all thanks to Xuanxuan. Xuanxuan is a person of my Ji Family; strictly speaking, everything you eat, drink, spend, and use belongs to my Ji Family. You still don't want money? When have you ever left the support of our Ji Family?"

"Xuanxuan is also my daughter."

"Hmph! She still has the nerve to say she is your daughter? In your house, she had to rely on pretending to be a fool to survive. Is that how you treat your daughter? Why didn't your eldest daughter need to pretend to be a fool?"

Having his shortcomings exposed by Ji Yingjie, he was too ashamed to show his face.

This was the effect Ji Yingjie wanted.

She lectured Shi Yucheng "righteously," then left behind a sentence: "I'll send someone to take you back later; don't come again in the future."

"Bang!"

She slammed the door and left. Soon, Nianci brought people in and said expressionlessly: "Please!"

"What are you doing?"

"Escorting you away."

Shi Yucheng looked left and right, asking: "Where is Lao Qi?"

They had come together, so naturally, they should return together.

Nianci: "The Clan Leader only instructed us to escort you out. You don't need to worry about others; hurry up and come with me."

"No."

He was a bit calmer now and had reacted somewhat.

"I came with Lao Qi; if I'm leaving, naturally we must leave together. If I don't see him, how do I know what you've done to him? I won't be able to explain it when I go back."

Nianci hesitated slightly, then said: "Please wait a moment, I will go ask the Clan Leader for instructions."

She had people guard the door, watching him to ensure he didn't come out and wander around the clan.

Then she went to report to the Clan Leader herself.

"Clan Leader, the old man from the Shi Family insists on seeing Lao Qi; he refuses to leave alone."

Ji Yingjie was furious: "Useless, you can't even handle such a small matter. You are becoming more and more useless. Can't you lie and trick him into thinking Lao Qi has already returned? That old guy's intelligence surely wouldn't be able to distinguish truth from falsehood; it would be too late once he leaves and finds out."

Lao Qi had been locked in the Dungeon again by Ji Yingjie, and this time she had no intention of letting him leave alive!

Nianci knelt before the Clan Leader to apologize: "I'm sorry, Clan Leader, it is my incompetence. Please punish me."

"Forget it, get up. Go back and repeat what I just said..."

She changed her mind halfway through: "Never mind, I'll go myself."

Nianci was usually very capable and wouldn't make such a big mistake. The fact that she could make such an obvious error this time meant it was very likely—she did it on purpose!

Nianci and Nianyin were as close as sisters, and Ji Yingjie knew that Nianyin still had feelings for her ex-husband; Nianci knew this too.

She did this for no other reason than not wanting Lao Qi to die, while Ji Yingjie had already made up her mind to kill.

Therefore, she decided not to use Nianci and would go herself.

The door to Shi Yucheng's room was pushed open again. He had already composed himself and cleared his thoughts.

Ji Yingjie urged: "Hurry up and leave. I will personally send you to the plane. If you don't leave now and wait for me to change my mind, you won't be able to leave at all." Ji Yingjie intimidated him.

He didn't move: "Where is Lao Qi? And my granddaughter; if we are to leave, the three of us must leave together."

"Pah!"

Ji Yingjie sneered and mocked: "Old thing, you're thinking quite beautifully. I'll tell you clearly today: if you want to leave, you leave alone; otherwise, don't even think about leaving the Ji Family for the rest of your life."

"You're waiting expectantly for Lao Qi to leave together, but he's long forgotten you. He left long ago; at this time, he's on the plane and almost at Jiangzhou. As for the granddaughter you mentioned? Stop dreaming. Your grandson is your own flesh and blood; don't covet my Ji Family's princess."

"Impossible. We agreed to leave together; he wouldn't abandon me and return alone."

Ji Yingjie was impatient: "Stop nagging. I said he left, so he definitely left. Don't talk nonsense with me; leave my territory immediately."

"I'll call him."

Shi Yucheng dialed the number, and the other side showed it was powered off.

Ji Yingjie was triumphant: "I said he was on the plane, you didn't believe me, now you believe it, right?"

It was common knowledge that ordinary mobile phones had to be turned off on a plane; Shi Yucheng knew this.

But he didn't believe what Ji Yingjie said. This woman was treacherous and had no good intentions; he was full of wariness toward her.

Shi Yucheng dialed a number again, but the number he dialed was Shi Youxuan's.

Ji Yingjie had sharp eyes and snatched it away: "This is my territory; you can't just do whatever you want."

"Give the phone back to me, I'm calling Xuanxuan."

"You are not allowed to call."

Shi Yucheng glared: "On what grounds are you stopping me from calling Xuanxuan? Oh, you must have a guilty conscience, afraid that I will tell Xuanxuan about those shameful things you have done."

"Hmph! I have nothing that is shameful. In any case, your Shi Family owes my Ji Family, and that will never change. Sign here, and our past accounts will be wiped clean; from now on, we will owe each other nothing."

She took out the document she had written beforehand and asked Shi Yucheng to sign it.

The gist of the document: Shi Yucheng came to the Ji Family to cause trouble but was treated with courtesy; in order to repent for everything he had done in the past, he decided never to harass the Ji Family again!

How could he possibly sign such a document?