After being universally criticized online, he cultivates immortality and farms to lead his motherlan

Chapter 160 There's Something You Absolutely Didn't Expect

Jian Ning had even less interest in the Xie family.

The television in the living room was broadcasting live, showing passengers from the missing flight being brought back to their home countries.

It must have been on the way back that the authorities reminded us what we should and shouldn't say.

During the interviews, everyone just said they were happy to be back.

No one ever mentioned the 'air person'.

That evening, in the northern part of the city where fireworks were banned, a half-hour fireworks show was held, as if celebrating a victory.
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a few days later.

The task bonus has been paid out, and Jian Ning now has a large sum of money in her hands again.

She went out to buy some local specialties from the northern part of the city in preparation for returning home for the Chinese New Year.

Unexpectedly, she encountered Madam Xie, her biological mother, at the entrance of the villa.

Madam Xie looked at her with tears in her eyes, took a step closer, grabbed her hand, and said tenderly, "Ningning, you must have heard the news."

Jian Ning looked completely bewildered, pulled her hand away, and said coldly, "What?"

Madam Xie choked up as she said, "Back then, you and Weiwei were maliciously switched. They saw that the Xie family was rich, so they deliberately took advantage of the surveillance loopholes to switch you with someone else. That's why you later deliberately let them abandon you, because they knew all along that you weren't their biological child."

Her face was contorted with pain.

"Ningning, Mom was also kept in the dark, mistakenly raising the child of my enemy for so many years, and hurting you deeply. Mom knows she was wrong, please forgive me?"

Jian Ning remained calm and unmoved.

She didn't say whether she forgave or not, she only said, "Go away, don't bother my life."

Jian Ning lifted her foot and headed to the main intersection to hail a taxi.

Madam Xie followed closely behind, pleadingly saying, "Ningning, this is the first year you've been recognized by your family, and we haven't celebrated the New Year together yet. I've renovated your room; I'm sure you'll like it. Would you like to come back with your mother and see it?"

"No, thank you." Jian Ning refused directly. She had her own plans for the New Year. "I'm going back to my hometown for the New Year."

Since learning the truth, Mrs. Xie has not slept well and is determined to apologize to her daughter and seek her forgiveness.

She persisted, "Ningning..."

However, before he could even finish speaking, Jian Ning impatiently interrupted him.

"That's enough. I've made myself clear enough. Stop bothering me."

Jian Ning emphasized the last half of her sentence.

She truly no longer needs so-called maternal or paternal love.

These things have been missing from her life since she was a child.

So she approaches the first time with expectation and acceptance. But as soon as she feels hurt, she becomes like an ostrich, immediately wrapping up her soft heart again.

Once the barriers are rebuilt, they are very difficult to break down again.

Jian Ning has always lived like this since she was a child: she learns from her mistakes and never hits a wall.

It's like if you've been in a relationship and been cheated on by a jerk, you'll feel that you'll never fall in love again until you meet someone who truly moves you.

Madam Xie was hurt by Jian Ning's cold attitude and cried uncontrollably in the strong wind.

Jian Ning's taxi had arrived. She got in and drove off.

She went to a very famous roast duck restaurant in the north of the city, ordered two roast ducks, and had them vacuum-packed.

Then I bought some local specialties like fried dough twists and sesame cakes.

There are also more expensive teas, donkey-hide gelatin health products, etc.

Other wines and the like can be bought back in Wushi; it's the same thing. When she returned to the villa with her things, Madam Xie had already left, but Xie Zheng had arrived instead.

The Xie family really is a persistent ghost.

As soon as Xie Zheng saw her, he said, "Ningning, no matter what, you will always be my sister. If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, you can still talk to your brother."

Jian Ning was about to speak.

He seemed to anticipate what Jian Ning would say, and added, "From now on, I won't bother you again without your permission. I had my assistant transfer one million to you; consider this my first time spending the New Year with you as your older brother. Happy New Year in advance!"

After saying that, he got into the car and left.

Jian Ning glanced at her phone. She had been so busy shopping that she hadn't noticed a text message an hour ago that a million yuan had been deposited into her account.

Then she glanced at the calendar; there were still ten days until the Lunar New Year.

Was it a bit too early for him to say "Happy New Year"?

Jian Ning carried the things back and cleaned the entire manor with a cleansing spell.

the next day.

She was woken up by Zhang Nan's phone call.

"Ningning, there's something you definitely didn't expect."

Seeing her mysterious tone, Jian Ning followed up by asking, "What is it?"

"It's Xie Weiwei, the one whose identity you swapped with. It's been confirmed that the babies were swapped at the hospital back then. It was Xie Weiwei—oops, I misspoke—who was forced to change her surname by the Xie family. It was all orchestrated by Liu Weiwei's mother."

After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he waited for Jian Ning's reaction.

She thought Jian Ning would be extremely surprised.

All I heard from the other end of the phone was, "Oh."

Zhang Nan raised an eyebrow and said in surprise, "You just said 'oh' and that's it? You were one of the people involved in this matter. Think about all the suffering you've endured over the years. Liu Weiwei enjoyed a life of luxury in the Xie family because of your status, and she also relied on the Xie family's resources in the entertainment industry. If the switch hadn't happened in the first place, you should have been the princess of the Northern Circle."

Jian Ning chuckled dryly, "Unfortunately, there are no 'what ifs,' and besides, I'm not interested in being a princess."

"How can you be so calm? That's unusual." Zhang Nan clicked his tongue. "You have no idea, it's all over the trending topics today. Liu Weiwei's mother has been arrested and put in jail. Netizens are more anxious than you are, calling Liu Weiwei a thief who stole your life."

Jian Ning frowned. "It's trending again?"

"Mmm," Zhang Nan responded. "You're really too calm. It makes me feel like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is."

Jian Ning thought for a moment and said, "The Xie family came to see me yesterday and told me about it."

"and then?"

Jian Ning truthfully replied, "There's no 'then'. I don't want to acknowledge them. I'm a grown-up now, I don't need to go back to my mother for milk, I can live my own life well."

Zhang Nan said indignantly, "The main problem is that the Xie family went too far with you before. They would rather believe online marketing accounts than believe you. Ningning, it's right that you don't acknowledge them. Family members who aren't thinking straight might cause you trouble in the future. Especially for you, your situation is special now."

Jian Ning hummed in agreement, not wanting to continue the conversation, and asked, "Is your boyfriend back from his performance abroad?"

"Not yet," Zhang Nan replied, then realized something was wrong. "Ningning, how did you know my boyfriend went on a performance abroad?"

Because her boyfriend was unreliable, Zhang Nan had almost never talked about it with Jian Ning.

Jian Ning didn't hide anything and told the truth: "When you were sick before, he called me and wanted me to take care of you."

Zhang Nan found it even stranger, "How did he get your phone number? I didn't give it to him."

Jian Ning is not taking the blame for this.

"I don't know, you'll have to ask him."