Chapter 51: The Truth Is Not Far Away

Hearing Jiang Zhenting's voice, everyone turned their eyes toward the stage.

They saw the old man sitting in a wheelchair, looking at Lawyer Ding with a trace of anger as he questioned him, "Xiao Ding, I entrusted your Ding family with such an important matter to read on my behalf. Does your father know you read the wrong name?"

After finishing, Jiang Zhenting watched as a trembling Xiao Ding retreated step by step.

He waved his hand, and Lawyer Ding's father stepped onto the stage with a look of annoyance and delivered a slap to his son's face.

"You scoundrel! The former chairman has been a benefactor to our Ding family, yet you can't even handle such a small task. Are you tired of living? Speak! Was it Jiang Jintao who bribed you to do this?"

Terrified, Lawyer Ding dropped to his knees on the stage with a thud. "No, Dad! Elder Chairman, I was wrong. It was my fault. I was blinded by greed. I was bribed by Mr. Jiang Jintao. He gave me two million to read the wrong name. I was wrong!"

Elder Jiang cast a sharp, piercing gaze at Jiang Jintao.

"Hmph! If I had remained unconscious in the hospital, would this matter have been successfully covered up?"

Lawyer Ding's father slapped himself across the face. "I'm sorry, Elder Jiang! It's my fault. I failed to educate my son properly. It's all my fault!"

Whispers broke out among the crowd below.

"What does this mean? Elder Jiang said the heir's name was wrong. Could there be someone else meant to inherit the Jiang Group?"

"The Jiang Group is such a massive conglomerate—who does Elder Jiang plan to leave it to? Jiang Jinxiu didn't leave any descendants behind, did he? Could he be passing it to his favorite disciples?"

"I heard Elder Jiang has two prominent disciples. One is Ji Han from the Capital's Ji family, and the other is Qin Mu, the richest man in Yuncheng. Neither of them lacks money, and they can barely manage their own businesses. How could they possibly muscle their way into Jiangcheng?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, completely unaware of who Elder Jiang intended to name as his heir.

Panicking, Jiang Jintao hurried up to the stage with a ingratiating smile. "Uncle Jiang, your health hasn't fully recovered yet. Why did you come out? With me here, everything is fine. You really don't need to worry so much."

"Hmph!" Elder Jiang let out a cold snort. "Whose fault do you think it is that my health is in this state? Jiang Jintao, you bribed the servants at the old residence to poison me. Did you think I wouldn't find out? You've been wishing for my death. Let me tell you, even if I were to donate or sell the Jiang Group, I would never give it to you. Besides, my granddaughter will step up and take charge."

Jiang Jintao looked bewildered. "What are you talking about, Uncle Jiang? What granddaughter? My elder brother, Jiang Jinxiu, lived a life of absolute integrity. Please don't spout nonsense!"

Elder Jiang laughed out of sheer anger. "Spouting nonsense? Jiang Jintao, you say I'm spouting nonsense, then tell me, who should the right of inheritance belong to?"

Jiang Jintao put on a flattering expression. "Uncle, I will respect you just like my own biological father. If you give the heir's status to me, I, Jintao, guarantee that Jiang Xue and Jiang Hao will honor and respect you just like their own grandfather."

Hearing their father's words, Jiang Xue and Jiang Hao hurriedly nodded in agreement. "That's right, Grandfather! My younger brother and I will honor you just like your own biological granddaughter and grandson. Please don't be misled by outsiders. After all, my eldest uncle and eldest aunt loved each other deeply all their lives. You shouldn't conjure up some illegitimate daughter out of nowhere."

Jiang Hao chimed in, "Yes, Grandfather! We will be very filial. We will be like a real granddaughter and a real grandson..."

"Enough! I have a real granddaughter; I don't need phonies like you to serve me. I do have a rightful heir—I have a granddaughter, and I even have a great-granddaughter! So, Lawyer Ding, what are you waiting for? Look at the correct name of the heir and read it out loud!"

Overcome with panic, Jiang Xue stepped forward to block him. "Grandfather Jiang, my eldest uncle's lifelong reputation—are you really going to destroy it? Finding a random person as your heir, are you just trying to deceive yourself?"

Hearing Jiang Xue's words, Elder Jiang smiled faintly. "I knew you people would try to obstruct this, which is why I had a DNA test done between myself and Xiao Li. Xiao Li is my biological granddaughter and Jinxiu's biological daughter. There is no mistake about that!"

Jiang Xue shook her head. "No! Grandfather, I don't know what you're talking about. I only know my surname is Jiang, and my father is the true heir of the Jiang family."

Elder Jiang sneered. "That's right, your father is indeed the heir of your branch of the Jiang family. No one is fighting him for that!" Hearing this, Jiang Jintao's family wore expressions of joy.

"But you need to remember clearly: your father and I are not part of the same family!" Elder Jiang's subsequent words struck like a heavy blow to the head, chilling the expressions of Jiang Xue and the others.

"Grandfather Jiang, you must have been deceived by that woman Jiang黎 (Jiang Li). She is actually a fickle and promiscuous woman! Her lifestyle is unwholesome, and she even has a husband named Chen Shaojie..."

"Enough! Let me now tell everyone about my granddaughter, Jiang Li. She is the daughter of my son Jiang Jinxiu and his secretary, Xie Yun. At the time, my daughter-in-law Lin Dan was unaware of it, and even Jinxiu himself did not know that Secretary Xie was pregnant.

My son was simply schemed against while intoxicated while Lin Dan was abroad. Secretary Xie had no choice but to help him. Later, upon discovering her pregnancy, she came to me. To preserve harmony and let others find happiness, Secretary Xie chose to leave my son, accommodating everyone in our Jiang family."

Hearing Elder Jiang's words, the crowd turned their gazes toward Jiang Li.

Meanwhile, Elder Ji was wheeled onto the viewing platform. He gestured for Ji Han, Jiang Li (along with Xie Yun holding Youyou), and Qin Mu (bringing Chenchen) to all come up onto the stage.

"Grandfather!" Jiang Li's eyes filled with tears. She had imagined that her grandfather might announce he was leaving the assets to Ji Han and Qin Mu, or perhaps claim she was an adopted granddaughter. She never expected him to openly acknowledge her and her mother's existence like this.

"This is Jiang Li, my biological granddaughter. And this is Secretary Xie Yun, Jiang Li's biological mother.

As for this little girl, she is Jiang Li's biological daughter. They are all my family! And this little fellow, Chenchen—Qin Jinchen—is the son of Jiang Li and Qin Mu. Youyou and Chenchen are fraternal twins, children who were brutally torn apart by Jiang Xue.

Jiang Xue used a stillborn baby to replace Jiang Li's son, passing him off as her own child, and attempted to manipulate Qin Mu into marrying her. Her scheming calculation was loud, but it ultimately failed."

"No, it's not true! It's not like that! You have no evidence, how can you say such things? Chenchen is a child I raised for three years, he is my son!" Jiang Xue denied frantically. At that moment, Qin Mu stepped forward and directly produced a DNA test report.

"Jiang Xue, stop deceiving yourself. This is the DNA test report for Jiang Li, Chenchen, Youyou, and myself.

Youyou is my daughter, and Chenchen is Jiang Li's son. They are fraternal twins; they are the children of Jiang Li and me. Furthermore, on the night at the hotel, the man was me. From beginning to end, Jiang Li has never had a second man."

Jiang Xue shook her head. "No, Qin Mu! What about Jiang Li and Chen Shaojie? She and Chen Shaojie obtained a marriage certificate! And this little girl—didn't she die? Why is she here? What kind of scam have you all concocted? I don't believe it! This DNA test must be fake as well. You're just trying to pull off a fraud, and you have no proof!"

Seeing that Jiang Xue refused to admit the truth, Qin Mu gave a cold, detached gesture and said, "Then bring in Dr. Lei Haixia. After all, she was the one who delivered Jiang Li's babies, the one who switched the children, and she is also the one who performed these recent DNA tests."