Chapter 453 - Unexpected Meeting

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CHAPTER 452

Just as she had well said, Li Jing made her way for some grocery shopping without bothering with any of her previous worries.

In fact, the last thing on her mind would be meeting the person she met that day.

Just as she was about leaving the store she heard someone call her name and she paused.

Her eyes widened in shock from the voice she heard. It was not the name that was the problem but the one calling her.

She turned around swiftly, only to for her eyes to meet with his. A small smile danced on his lips when he realized that she was indeed the one. 

"Li Jing."

"Fa…ther…" she hesitated in calling him that. This man never exhibited that attributes in a loving way to her. He only had her in the house and allowed his wife do whatever she wanted especially when he wasn't around.

"Li Jing, oh my goodness. It has been long."

"Father, good evening." Her face turned neutral all of a sudden. There was no joy nor sadness. It was void of any emotion whatsoever.

"Is Li Jing not happy to see father? You left home and did not bother to pay a visit. Is that how you are? You even got married and I wasn't even invited. You just locked me out of your life? I did not train you to be so unfilial."

Hearing him say all of those would not have been annoying to Li Jing if he was actually there but no. He wasn't and now he wanted to play the victim?

WOW!

"How lovely. I thought Li Xiu and Ding Jiaying were the only mischievous and cunny people in that house, now see I was sorely mistaken. It runs in the family."

"Li Jing, what are you saying? And how can you address your mother that way?"

"She is not my mother. You said so yourself," Li Jing retaliated. She did not want to clog in  with that woman for anything.

"She trained you. She took care of you. You cannot say that. Do not be like that and actually appreciate the finger that fed you."

"Oh I do appreciate the finger that fed me crumbs alright. Do you know how I lived in that house? Do you know what I went through the hands of that so-called mother and wife of yours? Do you call maltreating a child worse than your maids how to treat a daughter?"

"You know, she was just training you to bea better person."

'Wow! Bravo, defend her much. I am not surprised, bird of the same feather, flock to gether. Family of hypocrites."

"Li Jing!" Mr Li least expected that's eh would say that to him. 

To him, he was one of the best father she could have ever asked for, yet she said this! Impossible!

"Did I stutter? All the nice things I was refrained from having, family dinners and gatherings, my so-called mother…" she cringed mentioning Ding Jiaying's name, "Would send me to the kitchens while most time the maids get honour more than I do."

"Li Jing, it is not like that."

"Not like that?!" Li Jing hollered at him. "I was reduced to the lowest maid in the house but was still clothed with the worse of the master's clothes. My so-called mother did not for once, ever make me feel homely except at times when you requested my presence at the dining table or when you wanted me to tag along for outings."

"I did try. How was I supposed to know you were not treated fairly?"

Seriously now? Did he just say that?

"You of all people, the only one who did and was not supposed to make me feel like an outsider, yet you threw a blind eye on things. You ignored the obvious when it was clearly seen."

Li Jing took in a deep breathe. She was angry but above that she felt bitter and sad having to recall the days of her youth or teenage and child hood days.

"The worst was, you refused my leaving that house and deprived me from going to universities of my choice all because you wanted me to be home and to what end? To be maltreated by your wife and shameless daughter, giving me the silly excuse that family did stay together."

"Li Jing, I know tht I have erred and I was nit always there fr you."

"Not always? You wrre never there. The whole household never wanted me and you who brought me, you neglected me, making me wonder day and night why you even bothered to adopt me in the first place when you had a daughter and a haughty wife?"

AAs soon as she said the last part about her adoption, Mr Li's eyes changed. 

They dimmed a bit in order to hide his true emotions from her but Li Jing had been too close to Ye Cheng not to learn and understand him and others.

Although to him she seemed distracted with her thoughts of the past, that was least far from it. She had always wanted to question him but she was too calm and cool to do so and thought of it as being ungrateful.

It was not until she left home that her mindset did change about so much things.

"Tell me, who is my real mother? Why did she give me away to a family like yours?"

He shut his eyes. As though he reminisced about an event and cringed. She could see the lines and wrinkles on his face. She touched a sensitive topic alright. 

"Because I refuse to believe that my mother fell in love with you and was your mistress as your wife always rang in my ears."

"I told you…" Mr Lin voiced out finally, his eyes still closed. "You were not a product of an affair but I adopted you."

"Great! You were the cause of my problem in the first place.. If you had not adopted me then your wife wouldn't think you a cheat."