20demayo Chapter 154 Refusal and Reception
Chapter 154 Refusal and Reception
Yun Qingjin's refusal was quite obvious.
The one who was hurt the most was probably Lady Hou, Su Ru.
His expression immediately darkened.
Seeing his mother's frustrated expression, Xie Minghao wanted to reach out and touch her, but after thinking about it, he put his hand down and didn't make any further moves.
"It seems this matter was too shocking and frightened Boss Xiaoyun." Xie Mingli comforted Madam Hou Su Ru while supporting her.
"Boss Xiaoyun, I know this is a shock to you, but please believe us, we have no ill intentions. We only want the hair because we have a way to prove kinship that is more accurate than blood testing."
Xie Mingli's tone was sincere, and her eyes didn't seem fake. Compared to her previous life, Xie Mingli didn't seem to be deliberately mocking or trying to mess with her as she used to be.
Of course, they didn't know any of this.
Yun Qingjin let out a long sigh of relief. "I'm really sorry, but my mother is not in the capital for the time being. Everything has to be arranged by my mother, so no matter what, we'll have to wait for her to return before we can discuss the outcome."
"Is this Manager Yun Yuke?" Lady Hou Su Ru asked upon hearing this.
Yun Qingjin nodded.
"Alright, I should thank Manager Yun properly anyway." Su Ru nodded and gently wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
"Minghao, today is your sister's special day. Our household must support her. Go, take everything your sister has prepared today, no matter how much is left."
As soon as Su Ru opened her mouth, she took on everything.
Yun Qingjin wanted to refuse, but Xie Minghao had already gone out to take care of it, so she couldn't stop him.
Today, the Changxing Marquis's family stayed around Yun Qingjin. The two children wanted to reach out and pluck a few strands of hair, but because Yun Qingjin's hair was styled in a bun, the children couldn't reach her.
After their intentions were discovered, these younger siblings from their previous lives didn't see anything wrong with it. But ever since their previous lives, Yun Qingjin had never liked these children, so she quickly slipped away.
Regarding the reception of the Marquis of Changxing's family, although it would be against the rules to simply leave, Yun Qingjin entrusted all the follow-up matters to Yuan Chen and Xu Huibing, considering the potential repercussions.
Yuan Chen had been following Yun Yuke for a long time, so he naturally knew about Yun Qingjin's background. Seeing that Yun Qingjin's expression was off, and recognizing that the visitor was Marquis Changxing, Yuan Chen quickly pieced together the situation and roughly guessed what had happened.
"Qingqing, you go ahead and do your work. Don't worry, I'll take care of the Changxing Marquis's family for you."
Yun Qingjin nodded, "Please, Sister Chen. I..."
"There's no need to say anything, Sister Chen knows."
What happened next was quite simple.
Yun Qingjin used the excuse of being busy with the opening of the new store to avoid seeing the Marquis of Changxing and his family.
Although Lady Hou Su Ru was heartbroken, she was now certain that this was likely her daughter who had been lost years ago. Moreover, this daughter had not only grown into a graceful and elegant young woman but also had her own career. Lady Hou was quite happy.
On the way home, Su Ru held Xie Mingli's hand the whole time.
“Mingli, thank you so much. You are truly a lucky star for our family. Ever since we adopted you, our family has been blessed with good fortune and continuous progress. Now we have found our lost daughter. I am so happy. Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I would never have found my daughter.”
Xie Mingli smiled and said, "My parents raised me for more than ten years. I only did some small things."
"Mother, we originally planned to borrow that young master Yun's hair so that Imperial Advisor Fan could help verify his identity. But we didn't get it. What should we do?"
Su Ru frowned as she thought about this.
"The verification method that Master Fan told us back then was based primarily on hair, and the only other option was blood. Although blood kinship testing is not very accurate, Master Fan could verify it through blood."
"It's okay, now we know where she is."
Su Ru looked in the direction of Yun Ji, her voice much lower, quite like the madam of a marquis.
"You can run away, but you can't hide. Minghao, send someone to keep an eye on Yunji."
Xie Minghao nodded, "Yes, Mother."
In the following days, the Marquis's mansion kept sending things to the Yun residence, as if trying to make up for the years they had neglected their daughter.
If that's all there is to it, then there's no problem.
The key point is that Yun Qingjin must personally receive these things every time.
After a few more visits, anyone would realize that although the Marquis's mansion didn't openly acknowledge the family ties, their true intentions were quite clear: firstly, to confirm whether Yun Qingjin was still alive, and secondly, to make a grand display for the entire city to see, which could be considered a kind of announcement to the world.
Yun Qingjin knew that this family valued their reputation and liked to show their benevolent side in front of outsiders.
Since the other party is doing this, I have no reason to refuse. As the saying goes, when soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it.
He has a brilliant plan, so naturally he has a way to get over it.
Yun Qingjin either deliberately avoided meeting me: since she specifically asked me to receive it, then I will deliberately say that I am not in the store.
If you're accidentally stopped by someone, just accept it readily and have them put it in the warehouse. No matter what the gift is, the principle is to keep it untouched, unused, and uncontaminated.
These past few days, Yun Qingjin has not only had to deal with these family members, but she's also been feeling somewhat uneasy. The main reason is that the rose jewelry left behind by Yun Yuke seems rather strange.
This rose doesn't move under normal circumstances.
But before her mother left, she told Yun Qingjin that if the flower opened and closed abnormally, it meant that Yun Yuke was going to encounter a problem.
"What I'm about to do is quite dangerous. This is my life-saving weapon. Now that I've handed it over to Qingqing, I have no worries."
Before leaving, Yun Yuke specifically gave this instruction.
Unexpectedly, the roses have suddenly started opening and closing abnormally.
Compared to the sudden recognition of kinship by the Marquis's family, Yun Yuke's condition is still more important.
The crucial point is that, given the current situation, Yun Qingjin has no one to consult with.
Although the rest of the family knew that Yun Yuke had a special identity, they did not know exactly how.
unless……
"That one before...wasn't her name Wen Jiangyue? And that one with the somewhat otherworldly air...shouldn't we call her Auntie according to seniority? My mother's friend? And her husband...Gu Chengfeng?"
"But... back then, they only stayed at home for a few days. Those people looked like otherworldly immortals, how could ordinary people have made contact with them..."
Yun Qingjin couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, holding that rose in her hand.
The petals opened and closed gently, and the frequency of opening and closing was not much different from the previous few days.
As for the difference... the petals emitted a faint, delicate fragrance.
"Hoo... Concentrate."
Yun Qingjin sat cross-legged, closed her eyes and focused her attention on the roses.
"Mother...where are you? Are you alright?"
at the same time.
In the imperial city, beneath the Star-Picking Tower.
—The residence of Master Fan.
The Star-Picking Tower has ten floors.
A dark figure quietly climbed up the building. There were some flickering candlelight on the sixth floor, and the figure headed towards the sixth floor.
As soon as the shadowy figure reached the sixth floor, a deep sound came from inside the room.
“Crimson Rose… It’s been many years. Your skills… seem to have weakened a bit.”