Chapter 205

Amidst a hazy mist, Jing Yi looked around in confusion. "Where am I?" She tentatively stepped forward, and the mist gradually dispersed.

Jing Yi saw a figure—someone who looked remarkably like herself.

"Grandma, was that person my father just now?"

"Why?! I'm also a young lady of the Jing family. Why should I hide abroad?!"

"If you didn't want to acknowledge me, you could've just not adopted me! What does it mean to dump me abroad now?!"

"I didn't mean it! Grandma, I didn't mean it!"

"Grandma has passed away. Can you bring me back to the country?"

"What I have, Jing Zejun has too. What she doesn't have, am I not even qualified to get?"

"Why does everything belong to her? Family, identity, this home—it's all hers! What do I have? I have nothing!"

"You said it was just a small lesson for them. Why did he get involved with that stuff?!"

"I didn't mean to, I didn't want to turn him into this..."

"From the beginning, I was just an outsider."

Jing Yi quietly watched the scenes unfolding before her, depicting the life of 'Jing Yi'.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind. "You must be quite pleased, aren't you?"

Jing Yi turned around.

Staring at the person standing in front of her, who looked identical to herself, Jing Yi felt a mix of emotions.

This was the first time she was conversing face-to-face with 'herself', and it felt rather novel.

"…Hello."

She greeted politely, trying to be courteous.

However, the person in front of her seemed unimpressed by this gesture. She sneered, "You must be quite pleased. They like you so much." Jing Yi thought for a moment and replied earnestly, "Pleased? Not really. Maybe I'm just more likable."

"You!"

'Jing Yi' was caught off guard by her straightforward response, her expression contorting for a moment.

Jing Yi smiled indifferently. If she hadn't seen the previous scenes, her attitude might have been more amicable.

Recalling the image of Grandma Jing lying in a pool of blood and Jing Zeqian curled up in pain on the ground, a simple greeting was already the most polite she could be.

It turned out that the brief mention of this plot in the original book concealed such details.

"Why did you help Wang Boqi?"

'Jing Yi' raised an eyebrow. "What? Coming to stand up for them? Do you really see yourself as part of the Jing family? You're just a fake!" Seemingly recalling something, she smirked mysteriously, "Do you know why they like you?"

Unaware of what tricks the other party was planning, Jing Yi calmly watched her.

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Jing Yi frowned slightly. "What did you say?" 'Jing Yi' chuckled softly. "Didn't understand? Let me say it again."

"They can clearly hear your thoughts."

Can hear my thoughts?

In an instant, Jing Yi was stunned, her eyes filled with bewilderment.

Seeing her reaction, 'Jing Yi' curled the corners of his mouth with a malicious smile, "Otherwise, why would they treat you so well? Because you're their script!"

There's no such thing as unconditional love in this world. What you have that I don't is merely because they can see through your heart.

'Jing Yi' didn't care what the Jing family actually heard. Once the seed of doubt is planted, it can never be uprooted.

Jing Yi stood frozen, memories flashing through her mind.

The peculiar look on Jing Zeqian's face when they first met; the scrutiny from the Jing family upon her return…

'Did you run into someone when you went out?'

'Jing Yi, I know your thoughts like the back of my hand.'

'Don't worry, I'll take care of you for the rest of your life.'n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

'Why do you have such a strong hostility toward Jiang Miaomiao?'

As Jing Yi gradually recalled past events, 'Jing Yi' grew increasingly triumphant.

"You're lying."

Jing Yi suddenly looked up, her tone firm.

'Jing Yi's face stiffened, trying to maintain composure. "Don't believe me? Why would I lie to you? You should be well aware of the Jing family's strange behavior lately."

Jing Yi gradually regained her composure. "If they could truly hear all my thoughts, Jing Zeqian wouldn't have been so naive as to fall into someone else's trap."

If the Jing family could really hear her thoughts, Jing Zeqian wouldn't have been at odds with her, and she wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble dealing with Jiang Miaomiao.

However, 'Jing Yi' wouldn't have concocted such a lie out of thin air. Maybe they could only hear some of her thoughts?

Which parts?

Jing Yi didn't have time to ponder further, so she decided to address this later.

She gazed at 'Jing Yi' firmly and stated, "You're lying." 'Jing Yi' clenched his teeth and said, "So what?! In the end, they can still hear your thoughts, can't they?"

"How does it feel to have no secrets standing in front of others? You can't possibly be indifferent to it."

Jing Yi hesitated slightly. "This does make me a bit uncomfortable." Then, her lips curved slightly upward.

"But thinking that they like the most honest me, I find it quite heartwarming."

'Jing Yi' stared at her, her face filled with gloom, repeating, "Honest?"

"What do you mean by honest? Telling Grandma I wanted to return home isn't honest? Or wanting to become a true young lady of the Jing family isn't honest?"

Honesty only invites more hostility from the Jing family!

All she wanted was an identity, yet they were unwilling to give even that!

'Jing Yi' eyes turned red, glaring fiercely at Jing Yi. The more composed the other person appeared, the more humiliated and resentful she felt.

"You asked why I helped Wang Boqi? Because he's the only one willing to love me! Even though I'm just an adopted orphan of the Jing family, he still loves me!"

Jing Yi's brow furrowed in displeasure. "Only him? What about Grandma Jing?"

'Jing Yi' panicked instantly.

Jing Yi suppressed her anger. "She raised you since you were young. Is this how you repay her?"

She didn't think there was anything wrong with 'Jing Yi' falling for Wang Boqi, but she regarded him as her only salvation while discarding those who truly cared for her!

'Jing Yi' looked up, her eyes filled with fury.

"She just wanted to use me as a substitute for Jing Zejun!"

No one truly cared for her. Not her biological parents, who sent her to an orphanage when she was so young. She was a child unloved and unwanted by her family.

The Jing family too. People always said she was lucky to be adopted by a wealthy family, but for over twenty years, she had only seen Grandma Jing. Was that really good?

Jing Beicheng and the others were like this, and so was Grandma Jing. If they had adopted her, why didn't they allow her to return home? Wasn't she also a young lady of the Jing family?

Jing Yi's eyes instantly turned sharp.

"Everyone can say that about her, but you can't."