Old Master Jing's face darkened. "Of course not! Where did you learn to talk like this? When has the Jing Family needed to resort to political marriages?"
Jing Ni smiled with tears in her eyes. "Grandfather, so you really don't know? My brother and sister gifted me to Young Master Shi in exchange for a piece of land in the suburbs!" Jing Ni laughed.
"You're talking nonsense!" Jing Ning and Jing Yan berated her.
Jing Ni pulled back her tears. She looked at them coolly. "Big brother and big sister, are you asking me to show the evidence? Even if you erase everything, even if Shi Feng is ruined, there are still traces! The internet has the archives!"
Jing Ning and Jing Yan choked on their words.
Jing Ni sneered, "Do you think the past will be written off once the Shi Family is ruined? Do you think I had not collected evidence before you got someone to delete everything on the internet? Do you think I can't do anything after you sent people into the police bureau to wipe out the case files?"
Jing Ning and Jing Yan's expressions turned ugly.
Old Master Jing looked confused. "Jing Ni, what are you talking about? How can you use such a tone with your elder siblings?"
Gu Yan opened her mouth to say, "Old Master, I believe there is some misunderstanding here. Jing Ning and Jing Yan introduced a boyfriend to Jing Ni. It was Young Master Shi. You've seen him before. He is a bright young man. However, Jing Ni and Young Master Shi didn't get along. But this is obviously not Jing Ning and Jing Yan's fault."
Old Master Jing was enlightened. He was about to say something when Jing Ni looked at Gu Yan, "Miss Gu sure is eloquent. Is this how you keep my grandfather happy? Your goal is to marry into the Jing Family and be my 7th aunt, right? I'll be honest with you. Your words are not going to help you. Despite your family background, despite my grandfather's approval of you, he will not agree to this marriage on my 7th uncle's behalf because my grandpa has always respected his junior's wishes and opinions. In this respect, my grandpa is unparalleled!"
That was not true, but it was enough to assuage Old Master Jing and anger Gu Yan. Old Master Jing relaxed.
Mai Qi and I looked at each other. I really wanted to applaud Jing Ni! When did she become such a master orator?
Jing Ni continued to stare at Gu Yan. "Miss Gu and Shi Feng have known each other since you were young. I'm afraid no one knows more about his perversion than you and Miss Ye Qian. My older brother and sister don't know better, but you are Shi Feng's best friends. How can you watch as they push me, your cousin who lost her father, into the firepit just like that? What is your intention? Are you friends or enemies of the Jing family? What has the Jing family done to you that you'd ruined my life over it?"
Old Master Jing finally understood the story. "What's wrong with Young Master Shi?"
Jing Ni chuckled sadly, "Grandpa, Young Master Shi has recently been on many headlines. His biggest hobby is to use unspeakable means to rape and murder people. Countless girls and boys have fallen in his hands. Now he has been beaten into unconsciousness by the victims' families. Should he wake up, he'll be looking at life imprisonment."
Old Master Jing was shocked. "What? It's that serious?"
Jing Ni nodded, "Grandpa, didn't your secretary inform you? Then how did he explain to you the reason behind the Shi Family's downfall?"
Old Master Jing pursed his lips and frowned.