Chapter 926: Choose Between Your Lover and Your Mother

If it were any other reason, she might have spared Lao Qi, but this time it was absolutely impossible!

It was clearly Lao Qi who directed Bai Lang to show affection to Nianyin, yet she had mistaken it for Shi Yucheng confessing to her.

Such a serious misunderstanding was too embarrassing.

She could not say it out loud, as she could not afford to lose face, but she also could not swallow this insult.

Ji Yingjie had been overbearing and willful for decades; she had never known what it meant to "swallow one's pride," and she did not want to know.

"This is the last chance I will give you. If you dare to disobey my order, from now on our mother-daughter relationship is severed. You will no longer be the Great Elder of my Ji Family, not my Heir, and not even a member of the Ji Family!"

"Yes!" Nianyin knelt on the ground, trembling like chaff.

She was in such a dilemma.

On one side was her lover, on the other was her mother.

Both were people she regarded as more important than her own life, yet now she could only choose one. How could she choose?

There was no choice.

From childhood to adulthood, obeying the Clan Leader's orders was Nianyin's only belief!

It was something carved into her bones, something that had formed muscle memory.

But at this moment, she wavered.

The Forest.

Seeing Nianyin approach, Lao Qi happily hugged her: "Nianyin, you finally came. I missed you to death."

Suddenly, he felt a chill on his neck; something hard and sharp was pressed against it.

He looked at his lover in astonishment; she was expressionless, pressing a Dagger against his throat.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Nianyin said coldly: "By the Clan Leader's order, I am here for your life."

"Oh, take it then."

Lao Qi was very calm, not even blinking an eye.

It was as if what Nianyin wanted was not his life, but just an insignificant little object.

Nianyin did not act, but emphasized again: "Listen clearly, I just said I am here to take your life. Won't you even consider it?"

She even reminded him: "Your martial arts are not bad; fight me. With your ability, there is no problem at all in escaping from under my blade."

This was already a blatant hint.

But Lao Qi still did not move at all. He said indifferently: "If you want to kill, then kill. Why say so much nonsense? When did you start becoming so long-winded?"

Nianyin put away the Dagger.

She turned around to wipe the tears from her face, her tone icy: "Go, and don't let me see you again in the future."

"No, I won't leave alone."

"Either you come with me, or you kill me. Dying by your hand is better than dying by someone else's."

Nianyin:......

She hardened her heart and said: "Get lost immediately, do you hear me? I don't like you at all. Stop putting on this act of deep affection in front of me; it's useless."

"Don't think I don't know what kind of little schemes you have. You are just greedy for the wealth of my Ji Family, which is why you are pestering me, hoping I will be moved? Don't be naive; it's simply impossible."

"You've had several girlfriends outside; don't think I don't know..."

Lao Qi interrupted her: "That's right, I have dated many girlfriends outside, but they all had more or less of your shadow. I was trying to find a substitute for you, but after searching the whole world, I found it is impossible to have a you who is exactly the same."

Words that were meant to be an explanation turned into the deepest love confession.

Nianyin felt very conflicted inside; her heart was about to melt into a puddle of water.

But she still hardened her heart and said the most hurtful words: "I am not like you. I have many men, and they are never the same; I have every type. One more of you is not too many, and one less of you is not too few..."

"Mmph—"

This again?

She could not continue.

Lao Qi was not angered away; instead, he hugged her and kissed her.

The same words had already been said once during their divorce; last time, he had been angered away just like that.

But later, when he recalled it, the more he thought about it, the more wrong it felt.

This was a provocation tactic. He had already fallen for it once and would not fall for it a second time.

"Awoo—"

"Awoo—"

"Awoo—"

Dabai and his family of three howled one after another. It was very mood-breaking, but it was a warning, telling the two that the pursuers were not far behind.

Nianyin became alert and pushed Lao Qi away hard: "You go quickly. The Clan Leader didn't just send me to hunt you down; there are others. Go quickly, I will block them."

"If we go, we go together. I will absolutely not leave you alone again."

Lao Qi firmly refused to leave alone.

Nianyin could not overcome him, so the two left together!

Ji Yingjie's Bedchamber.

Shi Yucheng was tied up with ropes on a chair, with tape over his mouth.

Only in this way could she ensure he would honestly listen to her finish speaking.

"Listen to me, you must cooperate with me at the wedding in three days. You must smile throughout the entire process and are not allowed to show any signs of unhappiness or unwillingness."

"The Totem in the center of the Square is your declaration of love for me, and it is the witness to our love. Whether you are sincere or fake, you are not allowed to embarrass me at the wedding. As long as you do this, I will let you go after the wedding, and I can also guarantee your daughter's safety."

"Do you agree?"

Shi Yucheng glared at her fiercely; if looks could kill, Ji Yingjie would have already been devoured by him.

But he still nodded, indicating his agreement.

Jiangzhou, Sheng Family.

On the coffee table lay several bright red, gold-stamped wedding Invitation cards.

Yet the people who received the invitations were not in a hurry to prepare gifts; instead, they gathered together, chattering and discussing whether the wedding was real or fake.

Sheng Hanyu felt the wedding was fake, perhaps just a conspiracy by Ji Yingjie, using the name of marriage as an excuse to scheme against them so they wouldn't swap the children!

Shi Youxuan thought this was unlikely; it was probably just her aunt's wishful thinking and infatuation.

She understood her father's personality, and he simply didn't match with her aunt; it was unlikely he would like her aunt, but her aunt... was very likely to like her father.

Although her aunt had seen many men, most were after her money or power, and all were submissive, terrified of making her angry.

Having seen so many spineless men, her father, a man of backbone, seemed particularly rare.

The couple had different opinions, and others had even less of an idea.

Sheng Hanyu finally decided—the wedding must be attended, but only Shi Youxuan and he would go, no one else!

Not letting Shi Yuke go was because he feared she would be used as a hostage by her aunt, used as a bargaining chip to threaten her father.

Not letting Wan'er and Jian Yining go was because they played a crucial role in the matter of swapping the children, and he feared her aunt was still holding a grudge against them; if they went to the Ji Family at this time, they would very likely be retaliated against.

Jian Yining and his wife had a task while staying in Jiangzhou.

They were to look after Shi Yuke and her husband, preventing Ji Yingjie from sending people to harm them!

Ji Family.

Council Hall.

In the hall, Ji Yingjie was furious: "Are you all useless? A hundred people couldn't stop two people from escaping, huh?"

Kneeling neatly before her were six or seven Elders and Guard captains, all of them keeping their heads down and remaining silent.

In fact, everyone felt wronged; when the Clan Leader ordered everyone to chase into the Forest, she didn't say who to chase, only ordering to kill without mercy!

But who to kill, she didn't say.

On the way to the pursuit, people encountered Nianyin and a masked man several times, but Nianyin ordered everyone to chase in other directions, so they missed them several times...

They only found out after they returned.

The person protected by Elder Nianyin was the very target the Clan Leader wanted to hunt down!

But it was already too late; the people had already vanished without a trace, and along with them, Elder Nianyin and Miss Meiyin had also run off.