622 The Secret About the Past 240 (1/2)

If she had not experienced it herself, never would she have believed that such a powerful jade bangle existed in this world.

Wearing it on her wrist again, An Xiaoning raised her arm to admire it. The more she looked at it, the more she loved it. That bangle was really a precious gift from Gu Beicheng.

Meanwhile, the Lin family's living room was bursting with happiness.

Commander-in-chief Jin and Madam Jin arrived almost an hour late because of An Xiaoning's sudden visit.

”Look at all of you having such a great time chatting.” Madam Jin narrowed her eyes as she arrived, talking as she walked in, ”We're terribly sorry for being late.”

Madam Lin laughed softly. ”Is it because your son wasn't at home, so the two of you were spending some quality time together?”

”Sister Mei, you're really great at cracking jokes. We've been a couple for so many years already.” Madam Jin sat beside her and went on, ”Xiaoning came back, so we chatted for some time. She said she'd come and visit another day.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Shishi immediately asked, ”Auntie, why didn't you ask my sister to come along as well?”

”I asked, but she said she would visit another day.”

Lin Shishi responded disappointedly, ”But we're going back tomorrow afternoon.”

”Since everyone is around, why don't you ask your mother to give Xiaoning a call?” Chief of Staff Lin suggested.

”I'll call her.” Lin Shishi took out her phone. ”Is her number still the same?”

”She's changed her number.” Madam Lin passed her own phone to her. ”This is her new number.”

Lin Shishi keyed in the number and dialed it. She commented while frowning, ”Why did she switch off her phone? Where's Sister living now?”

”She's living at the Gu residence right now.” Madam Jin added, ”I heard she bought a new house at Sanqiao Estate, but she hasn't moved there yet.”

At the thought that she would be going out to walk around with her husband and Sister-in-law, Lin Shishi was worried she wouldn't have time to meet An Xiaoning, so she replied, ”Mother, can you get someone to head to the Gu residence to call my sister here? Tomorrow, all of us are going out to play for the whole morning, then we'll be going back in the afternoon.”

Madam Lin nodded and made the arrangement hurriedly.

Never would An Xiaoning have expected that the Lin family would actually send someone to call her over.

She had thought that by turning off her phone, she would be able to escape the situation. Now, it seemed like she had to face it sooner rather than later.

It was fine anyway. If she refused to admit it 'til the end, what could they do to her just from identifying her voice?

She picked an outfit again. For the top, she chose a white long-sleeved t-shirt with an irregularly-tailored small black jacket. As for the bottom, she wore a pair of long black pants with pointed high-heels.

The outfit accentuated her height and gave her a clean look.

Though she had just removed her makeup and was about to rest, she began to re-apply makeup on her face.

With her fiery bright red lipstick and makeup, she exuded the aura of a queen.

When she had finished preparing, she was all ready to face her torture.

Carrying such a mindset with her, An Xiaoning drove over to the Lin residence.

She was still praying that her identity would not be discovered.

The distance between the old Gu residence and the Lin residence took only about a fifteen-minute drive.

However, it took her more than half an hour to arrive.

In the end, she still drove toward the Lin residence.