Chapter 420 – Stepsisters Finally Meet
This was a lively Western restaurant in Hong Kong.
At that moment, Xu Jinning was sitting alone in a private room in the restaurant. Of course, that was just what it appeared on the surface. In reality, there were several people hidden around, all there to ensure Xu Jinning’s safety.
Today was the day Xu Jinning had arranged in her letter to meet with Lin Wangshu.
The nanny who worked for them had resigned and left yesterday under the pretext of needing to take care of personal matters when Lin Wangshu was following Shen Huai.
Since Xu Jinning was sure that Lin Wangshu had followed Shen Huai yesterday and returned in a daze, she was confident that Lin Wangshu must have overheard something important.
If Lin Wangshu truly wanted to save her own life, as well as the life of the child she was carrying, she would certainly come to this meeting.
So, Xu Jinning wasn’t in a hurry.
She looked at the Western food in front of her.
Western food was something she had eaten back in the modern world, like the burgers and fried chicken in front of her…
Since arriving in this era after her transmigration, this was actually the first time Xu Jinning had encountered such food.
A Western restaurant in this era offered burgers and fried chicken? And the drink was cola?
Xu Jinning, wearing gloves, picked up a piece of fried chicken and took a bite. She found that the taste wasn’t much different from what she had eaten in the modern world.
She didn’t particularly want to eat fried chicken, but believing that food shouldn’t be wasted once started, she finished a drumstick.
Just as she finished eating, removed her gloves, and wiped her mouth, the door to the private room was gently pushed open from the outside.
Xu Jinning looked up and saw a woman who was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, with a noticeably pregnant belly.
The unfamiliarity came from the fact that she had only met Lin Wangshu once, when Lin Wangshu returned to Qinghe Village and had an argument with her.
After Lin Wangshu was captured, Xu Jinning hadn’t seen her again.
But the familiarity came from…
As Lin Wangshu sat down, Xu Jinning began to speak, “Should I call you Lin Wangshu or Xu Jinwen?”
Lin Wangshu was indifferent, her voice cold, “What difference does it make what name you call me? I am who I am.”
Xu Jinning smiled but said nothing.
“Xu Jinning, I never thought you would also transmigrate, and into a book I wrote, no less. You probably didn’t expect it either, did you? It’s like getting another chance at life. Shouldn’t you be thanking me?”
Xu Jinning found Lin Wangshu’s words somewhat amusing. “Should I thank you for pushing me down the stairs back then? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have had the chance to transmigrate, my dear sister?”
Lin Wangshu’s face immediately darkened.
“And do you know how I ended up transmigrating? Do you think I wanted this?”
If she had been granted the protagonist halo or the power to create, that would have been fine. But she had nothing—only constant humiliation and even the betrayal of her husband. She would have preferred not to transmigrate at all.
Even though her stepfather’s wealth would never have been hers, she knew she would have been well taken care of. Eventually, she could have married a wealthy heir and lived a prosperous life.
“I do know. It was Brother Ting’an who killed you,” Xu Jinning replied.
“You know? You actually know? How much more do you know?”
Lin Wangshu found Xu Jinning frightening. In her eyes, modern Xu Jinning had always been a naive, harmless girl, posing no threat to her—silly and clumsy.
But this Xu Jinning seemed like a different person altogether—clear-headed, smart, and apparently aware of many things that Lin Wangshu either knew or didn’t know.
“How could you possibly know? Did you get some kind of golden finger when you transmigrate?” Lin Wangshu asked, her instincts as a writer leading her to this question.
If Xu Jinning did have a golden finger, Lin Wangshu would definitely be envious.
Xu Jinning didn’t answer directly. Instead, she said, “This is your book, isn’t it? Aren’t you supposed to be the protagonist?”
In other words, a “golden finger” should belong to the protagonist.
As for Xu Jinning…
Her mind being read might not even qualify as a golden finger.
Even if it was a golden finger, it wasn’t hers to use—it was for others.
But…
Even if others could read her mind, it still worked to her advantage.
So, in a way, she did have a golden finger.
Upon hearing Xu Jinning’s words, Lin Wangshu felt a sense of relief.
Of course, Xu Jinning was already incredibly lucky to have transmigrated into her book; how could she possibly have a golden finger as well?
If she did, that would be too unfair, and Lin Wangshu would be driven mad with jealousy.
“You have no idea, that Xie Ting’an is a complete madman.”
“When he found out I pushed you, he tortured me to the point where…” she trailed off, unable to decide between life and death!
But Lin Wangshu didn’t finish that thought. She refused to let Xu Jinning see her in such a pathetic state. She might embarrass herself in front of anyone else, but never in front of Xu Jinning.
“Xie Ting’an probably liked you, didn’t he? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone crazy like that.”
“You really have a way with people—everyone seems to like you.”
“Dad left all his assets to you alone. I’m his stepdaughter, after all, and I called him ‘Dad’ for so many years, always being so filial. But he didn’t leave me a single cent. And Xie Ting’an, the heir to the Xie family, did so much for you. I just wonder, when you died, did he follow you in death too?”
Even though she said this, Lin Wangshu didn’t believe it.
At least, if it were her, she wouldn’t follow someone in death, even if she loved them.
Xu Jinning: …
Brother Ting’an really did follow her in death, didn’t he?
As for her father, whether he liked her or not, it was true that he planned to leave everything to her.
“You probably don’t know this, but after we both died, my father quickly went off to have a child with his mistress.”
His assets naturally needed to be inherited by someone of his bloodline.
As for whether that person was Xu Jinning, it didn’t really matter.
After all, her father was still capable of having more children.
The reason there hadn’t been any rumors about his lovers having children before was because he had Xu Jinning. Even though she was a girl, that was enough for Father Xu.
But now that Xu Jinning was dead, he could have other children to replace her.
So, it wasn’t that Father Xu liked or valued Xu Jinning; he valued his own bloodline.
If Lin Wangshu had been his blood, then the one he valued and left his estate to would have been Lin Wangshu.
Father Xu’s actions were also something Xie Ting’an had told her about.
That was before Xie Ting’an’s death in the modern world, Father Xu acted that way.
However, Xu Jinning didn’t care about anything her father did.
For someone who didn’t hold a place in her heart, nothing they did would matter to her.
Of course, these were things she knew herself—there was no need to tell Lin Wangshu.
Xu Jinning didn’t want to get into other topics with Lin Wangshu and decided to move on to the main point.
“I’ll continue calling you Lin Wangshu.”
“Since you came today, it proves that what I said in the letter was true.”
“So, have you made up your mind? If you have, then there’s no time to waste. Let’s leave now.”
