Chapter 167

Chapter 167

This was Madam Ning: a beautiful woman who was so upright she could almost be called stubborn.

She was the image of a mother Ning Xi had always dreamed of having.

She was also the kind of adult Little Ning Xi had most wanted to become.

That was why, when it came to the engagement, Ning Xi least wanted to make Madam Ning sad.

She also sincerely hoped the Ning Family would do better. Only then would Madam Ning be better off too.

After turning off her phone, Ning Xi let out a long sigh.

She understood Madam Ning’s personality. Unless Ning Mingyue severed all ties with the Ning Family, Madam Ning would never allow Ning Mingyue to be with Shen Yibai.

But come to think of it, it was strange. Ning Mingyue and Shen Yibai had been so close before, yet after the variety show ended, the two of them seemed to have never met again.

The thought slid smoothly across Ning Xi’s brain, and then there was no then.

After all, she had other things to keep busy with.

Today, she had made plans with Xie Lanchen to watch a movie.

The film’s protagonist was also a chess player, very similar to Ming Jia, the role she played in The Chess Game.

Before she left, however, she received a piece of major news-

Fu Zhi: “Ning Mingyue slit her wrists! But she’s been saved now. From what she’s saying, it sounds like things fell apart between her and Shen Yibai. Right now, both the Ning Family and the Shen Family are at the hospital. Shen Yibai didn’t go.”

Fu Zhi: “Don’t go either. Ning Mingyue has completely lost it. Who knows who she’ll grab and bite next.”

After the variety show ended, the two of them had not seen each other for a very long time.

Until one day, Fu Zhi suddenly sent Ning Xi a long apology, saying he would step back into the position of a friend and would no longer cause Ning Xi any trouble.

Ning Xi: If he sends something, I’ll read it. What else am I supposed to do?

Still, in order to avoid suspicion, she rarely replied to Fu Zhi’s messages.

But Fu Zhi remained tirelessly persistent, sharing all kinds of information with her, acting for all the world like a member of the gossip intelligence station at the village entrance.

…

Although Ning Mingyue slitting her wrists had nothing to do with Ning Xi, Ning Xi still paid close attention to Madam Ning’s condition.

She was worried Madam Ning might be too shocked.

Then, a few more days passed.

Madam Ning suddenly called her. Her voice was tense, with a trace of a sob in it.

“Xiao Xi… could you come to the hospital? There are some things that may not be easy to explain over the phone.”

Ning Xi was completely baffled.

She let Xie Lanchen accompany her to the hospital.

Then she learned something extremely melodramatic-

Back then, she and Ning Mingyue might have been switched at birth.

“If Ning Mingyue hadn’t tried to kill herself, Eldest Brother wouldn’t have discovered that Ning Mingyue’s blood type didn’t match his. He went to investigate the hospital where Ning Mingyue was born and found out that during that same period, Ning Xi’s mother, Ning Ru, had also given birth at that hospital!”

“It was definitely Ning Ru who swapped the two children! I always wondered how a mere servant could end up in a vegetative state just to save Ning Mingyue. Was a nanny’s measly salary worth risking her life for?”

“I remember now. Ning Ru only came to the Ning Family to apply as a nanny after Ning Mingyue was born. Wasn’t that so she could be closer to her biological daughter, Ning Mingyue?”

“Ning Ru really did treat Ning Mingyue better than her own biological daughter, Ning Xi.”

“In my opinion, there’s no need for a DNA test at all. Ning Xi’s eyes and brows are exactly like Sister-in-law’s. She’s definitely a child of our Ning Family! Ning Ru was truly heartless. She actually switched her own daughter’s identity with the Ning Family’s eldest young lady. Fortunately, after all those twists and turns, Ning Xi became the Ning Family’s adopted daughter, so at least she grew up under our noses all these years…”

“…”

The DNA test results came out the next day.

Ning Xi was indeed the child of Madam Ning and Father Ning.

As for Ning Mingyue, she was the daughter of the nanny, Ning Ru, and had no blood relation to the Ning Family at all.