843 A Million Times for You 205 (1/2)
”Mother, do you want to know?”
Madam Lin kept the suspense and said, ”Well, Shishi found a few photos of Gucheng's former bodyguard in his camera. They were photos of her sleeping. However, Shishi said that she has never heard that bodyguard's voice before. She has the same height and build as you. Even her hairstyle is identical to yours. Her Highness said that the bodyguard whose name is Mu Ning has a voice that's very similar to yours. Besides, she has a 'Ning' in her name as well. That's why I had the guts to ask you that. Was it you?”
An Xiaoning's heart sank, for she knew that Madam Lin was certain that she was Mu Ning.
”Mother, what's your purpose for asking me that?” An Xiaoning asked, well aware that Madam Lin had a hidden agenda.
Madam Lin did not answer her and instead said, ”You were that bodyguard, weren't you? You're Mu Ning, right?”
”Yes, it's me. In order to rescue my mother, I wore a mask and disguised myself as a bodyguard working for Her Highness. I was then transferred to work for His Majesty. I secretly investigated my mother's whereabouts. I still didn't know if she was dead or alive at that time. I left the Autumn Palace after rescuing my mother,” said An Xiaoning, who did not bother arguing any further.
”You weren't injured at all like you claimed to be during Shishi's wedding. You even lied to us about being abroad,” Madam Lin said assertively.
”That's right, I was still in the Autumn Palace then and there was no way for me to show up at Shishi's wedding using my real identity,” said An Xiaoning, who did not feel in the least bit guilty at all. After all, she did not do anything wrong.
”Old Lin and I treated you like you were my own daughter, yet how did you treat us? Not only did you lie to us, but you're also even thinking of harming Shishi. You and Gucheng are related by blood, how could you come up with such an immoral act!?!” Madam Lin snapped, appearing as if she was aggrieved and disappointed.
An Xiaoning was not in a hurry to explain and instead answered calmly, ”You must be mistaken. I tried to get a sample of my biological father's blood not long after I entered the Autumn Palace and proceeded to carry out a DNA test. I knew that he was my half-brother at the time. I didn't do any immoral deed at all like you mentioned. On top of that, I'd like to ask you something. Since you and Godpa treated me like your own daughter, what have you really done for me?”
”When you were abducted by the terrorists, Old Lin supported the decision to save you. Is that not doing something for you?”
An Xiaoning sighed and said, ”Would you have reacted the same if Shishi were the one who was abducted? I know clearly whether or not you treated me like your own. A goddaughter is still a goddaughter at the end of the day. You guys only acknowledged me back then because I saved Shishi from a close shave with death. Frankly speaking, you guys only acknowledged me because you felt that you could use me to your family's benefit. I don't deny that I agreed to acknowledge you as my godparents also because I wanted to use your authority to stand up against the Xu family. But in fact, I could've done the same just by acknowledging Commander-in-chief Jin's family alone.”
An Xiaoning glared at Madam Lin coldly and continued, ”If you really treated me like your own daughter, would you have accused me of being immoral even before getting your facts right? I didn't attend Shishi's wedding because I had far more important things to do than that. There was no valid reason for me to absent myself as a bodyguard either. If you insist on saying that I lied to you, then I've also lied to the Jin family as well. I'll have to ask my other godmother if she'll blame me for lying to her or if she'll understand the predicament I was in at the time.”
An Xiaoning was parched after saying her piece in one breath.
Feeling rather embarrassed, Madam Lin asked, ”Does Gucheng carry a torch for you? After all, he didn't know that you were his half-sister during the time that you were his bodyguard, didn't he?”
An Xiaoning scoffed and answered, ”Why don't you ask him whether he carried a torch for me or not? I don't fancy him anyway. Besides, I'll never have anything to do with him for the rest of my life. To end off, I'll also be severing ties with the Lin family. From now on, you guys are no longer my godparents and I'm no longer your goddaughter.”
An Xiaoning turned around to leave and made eye contact with Lin Shishi the moment she opened the door.