Exclusive Love: Pampered by the Scheming Tycoon-Chapter 443 - 424: It Really Is Her Cousin
Chu Tingting looked at Lin Shiyi’s guarded expression and smiled, "Relax, I won’t make things too difficult for you. I just want you to tell me—Is Lin Banxia really a child of the Lin Family?"
"Why are you asking this?" Lin Shiyi had been strictly warned by her parents not to disclose that Lin Banxia was a foster child of the Lin Family.
This was because Lin Kunhuai didn’t want to lose face, as it could damage his reputation.
Seeing her expression change, Chu Tingting grew anxious and said, "I just want to know the truth. Can you tell me?"
"If you tell me your motive, I’ll tell you," Lin Shiyi wasn’t foolish.
Chu Tingting nodded, "I want to teach her a lesson, make her realize her place. However, since your Lin Family is somewhat reputable, if I punish her too severely, it might damage your family’s honor."
Upon hearing her motive, Lin Shiyi sighed in relief, "Alright, I’ll be honest with you now. Lin Banxia is not a child of the Lin Family. She was picked up by her mother. Recently, after causing trouble with my dad, he drove her, that ungrateful girl, out of the house. If you want to teach her a lesson, don’t hold back. She deserves it."
Upon hearing this, Chu Tingting felt so exasperated that it was as if she had been dealt a terrible blow. Her chest tightened with rage.
"Are you certain Lin Banxia isn’t a child of the Lin Family?" Chu Tingting’s beautiful face suddenly twisted with a hint of malice.
Lin Shiyi stepped back in fear and replied with certainty, "Of course not. My dad said so himself."
Chu Tingting turned and left, her mood now beyond the realm of bad—it was complete despair.
If Lin Banxia truly wasn’t a child of the Lin Family, then... she could very well be her aunt’s daughter.
Her cousin?
No, the heavens couldn’t be playing such a cruel joke on her.
She would rather die than believe that Lin Banxia might be the elder cousin she had been thinking about and worrying about for years.
After getting into her car, Chu Tingting drove away.
When her emotions had somewhat calmed down, she lifted her head and realized she had parked by the roadside near the pear garden.
How had she ended up here?
Chu Tingting felt immense frustration, but since she was already here, she decided to seriously take a good look at Lin Banxia.
To see if she had any resemblance to her aunt.
Chu Tingting boldly went to knock on the door.
The one who opened the door was Lin Banxia.
Lin Banxia froze the moment she saw her.
Chu Tingting stared hard at her, and suddenly sunlight streamed through the treetops, illuminating Lin Banxia’s face.
There was no denying that Lin Banxia was very pretty—her skin was flawless, and those almond-shaped eyes were strikingly bright and clear.
Almond-shaped eyes?
Chu Tingting immediately recalled her aunt’s eyes. Her aunt had beautiful eyes too. Back in her younger days, it was said she was quite the admired figure at school. Her beauty had led a wealthy young heir of the time to propose to her the moment she graduated. They were married for three years, and when her first child arrived, joy was short-lived. The baby went missing just before their first month.
Chu Tingting didn’t fully know how the child went missing, only that her aunt flew into a rage and divorced her uncle, starting her own business ever since.
Later on, she vaguely heard rumors that it was her uncle’s mother who had desperately wanted a son. Back then, her aunt had agreed to marry her uncle on one condition—that she’d have one child and then focus fully on her career.
The first baby was a girl, which greatly displeased her uncle’s mother. Then, as the baby’s one-month milestone approached, the mother took the child out and somehow lost her. After suffering a month of heartbreak, the aunt decisively ended the marriage.
