Chapter 823 - Solid Proof (2/2)

Ying was weighing the pros and cons of lying to her mother. She had to say cons were a lot more than pros. And it'd be a disaster if her mom figured out her lie which was highly likely.

”I have my reasons,” said Ying.

”Don't give me that crap!” was Su Xixi's reply. ”You have ten seconds. Come clean or...” She didn't finish her sentence but Ying could feel her impending doom from that incomplete sentence. ”10... 9... 8... 7...”

”Mom, stop counting! Let me think!” Ying tried to negotiate but it was all futile.

”4... 3... 2...” She took a pause to stare at her daughter. ”And...”

Ying her hand and said, ”Stop! I'll tell you everything. How can there be secrets in the family? Right? You always said I can share anything with you, so how can I hide anything from you?”

”That's ironic considering how much you had been hiding from me,” said Su Xixi. ”However, I never forced you for anything.”

”That's also ironic since you're forcing me right now,” replied Ying.

”Let me finish,” said Su Xixi. ”I never forced you about your personal decisions. Currently, we are not discussing your personal matters. We'll get to that later on.”

Ying struggled internally before taking a deep breath, ”Mom, do you believe in miracles?”

”I do,” replied Su Xixi plainly.

”You do?” Ying was taken aback slightly. ”I didn't think you'd believe in miracles.”

”Which miracle is the one you want me to believe?” asked Su Xixi.

Ying opened the drawer of the bedside table and took out the same velvet pouch that Zhou Jinhai had passed to her. She extended it towards her mother saying, ”The miracle is inside. See it for yourself.”

”I never thought miracles came it velvet pouches, what a surprise!” remarked Su Xixi. She opened the pouch and spilled the content onto her hand. Something cold touched her skin and when her eyes fell on it, she paused for a split second. She hurriedly turned the bracelet in her hand around.

The back side had a very familiar carving on it. She would never mistake it. The character 'Xiu' was engraved in a somewhat clumsy way. According to the one who engraved it, it was perfection while she had said it looked ugly.

She exhaled a long breath before asking, ”Where did you find it?”

”It belongs to someone really unexpected and yet, it doesn't surprise me anymore,” replied Ying in a vague manner.

”What do you mean by that?” questioned Su Xixi.

”Mom, since the time I came back everything I touched seemed to lead to the very same person. Do you think it's a coincidence? Or fate?”

”Every path you take in life is planned. Every person you meet is already planned. As for whether the planner is a human or a higher power, that's a different discussion.” Su Xixi leaned over and asked again, ”Now tell me, where that planner is leading you?”

”Chen Xiu,” replied Ying. Su Xixi frowned at her reply. ”I don't think that name is unfamiliar to you as well.” She took a pause before she went on, ”It's already been confirmed that Chen Xiu wasn't Chen Hana's daughter. But she was raised by Chen Hana. And Chen Xiu had this bracelet on her. Also, I heard how she adored this particular piece of jewelry. No matter the occasion, she'd always wear it. Her fans even used to say it seemed like it was a part of her.”

Su Xixi looked very calm even after hearing all of this. And Ying was wondering how her mother was still able to maintain her calmness. Was it because she wasn't believing her speculations at the moment?

”Mom, you do realize what I am implying right?” she asked.

”You're implying that Chen Xiu was Xin Xiulin,” replied Su Xixi in a leveled tone. ”But is this proof enough for you to come to that conclusion? It's highly likely that she found this bracelet somewhere. Although I won't deny the fact that this is bracelet belongs to Xiulin, I would like you to bring me solid proof to make me believe that Chen Xiu was Xiulin.”

”As Ah-Li for that proof then,” said Ying. ”I've been looking for Chen Hana to find that solid proof. But apparently, Ah-Li has something more convincing than this.”

”He also believes in this?” asked Su Xixi.

Ying nodded her head in reply, ”He does. He believes in it more than I do.”