Chapter 52: You Actually Didn't Die

Before Qin Mu had even finished speaking, two security guards pushed in a female doctor wearing a white lab coat, causing Jiang Xue’s face to instantly turn as pale as a sheet.

Qin Mu directly pressed the issue, "Jiang Xue, do you recognize this doctor? She certainly pulled a lot of weight for you. Not only did she switch your children and forge paternity test reports for you, but when your eldest uncle Jiang Jinxiu’s family was in a plane crash and the sole surviving child, Jiang Han, was sent to the hospital, you even ordered her not to resuscitate him. Was the young master of the Jiang family truly beyond saving? Or did you people never intend to save him at all?"

Qin Mu’s accusations brought a trace of disbelief to Jiang Xue’s face. "No, Qin Mu, it really wasn't me! I truly don't know what you're talking about!"

Qin Mu let out a cold snort. "Some people truly refuse to shed tears until they see their own coffin. You framed Jiang Li for my father's car accident, having the mechanic tamper with my brakes. Will you claim you had no knowledge of that either?"

"Brother Qin Mu, don't listen to their nonsense! I really don't know what you mean! You must have been bewitched by someone. Please, you must not believe them! I never did any of these things. I love you so much, with all my heart and soul—how could I ever do anything to wrong you?"

"Heh!" Qin Mu sneered. "Is that so? Bring in the mechanic, Ren Fei. I'd love to see if you still claim ignorance when you look at this man."

True to his word, Ren Fei, the mechanic, was dragged forward, a look of panic plastered across his face.

"Eldest Miss Jiang, you simply cannot abandon me! No matter what, I was only acting on your orders. Back then I only made a tiny bit of money, and I have a wife, children, and elderly dependents waiting for me to feed. You must not ruin me!"

Furious, Jiang Xue stepped forward and slapped the mechanic Ren Fei across the face, warning him with a mix of exasperation and panic, "Stop spouting nonsense! I don't even know you. Don't try to frame me, and let me tell you right now—we have nothing to do with each other!"

Qin Mu was left momentarily speechless, but Jiang Li stepped forward, burning with indignation. "The evidence is right here in front of you, yet you still claim ignorance and innocence! Jiang Xue, why are you so utterly shameless? My daughter Youyou's kidney was bought by you for ten million, wasn't it? You colluded with Chen Shaojie to steal my daughter's kidney—are you going to claim you knew nothing about that either?"

Jiang Xue seemed slightly unhinged. "I don't know what you're all talking about! Chen Shaojie... yes, Jiang Li, Chen Shaojie and you are still legally married. If you want to marry any other man, you must divorce him first. But Chen Shaojie will never divorce you! Chen Shaojie, tell them, am I right?"

At this moment, Chen Shaojie, whose face was bruised and battered, spoke up with an expression of absolute confidence. "Jiang Li, I heard from Elder Jiang that you are his biological granddaughter. Does that mean the Jiang family is yours, and you are the heir to the Jiang fortune? Since the two of us are husband and wife, shouldn't I be entitled to an equal split of your assets?"

What an exquisite and greedy calculation!

Jiang Li nearly burst out laughing. Was this man still sitting here plotting how to get rich even with death looming over his head?

"Chen Shaojie, I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone in this world more shameless than you!"

Chen Shaojie gave a foolish grin, his awkward expression mixed with his current injuries making him look quite like a demon.

"Men die for wealth just as birds die for food. I'm just an ordinary person, Jiang Li. If you want a divorce from me, you'd better show some sincerity. I just heard the lawyer mention over forty-five billion! If you don't give me money, I'll latch onto you for the rest of my life. Even if President Qin or Young Master Ji or whoever wants to marry you, they'll have to get past me first. I don't even want that much—twenty billion will do."

Chen Shaojie's shamelessness had truly broken all records, and the murmurs of the crowd rose, filled with condemnation for him and bewilderment at how the situation was unfolding.

"Since this Jiang Li is the eldest miss of the Jiang family, why do I feel like her personal life is a bit chaotic? What's going on here? She's still married to one man, yet she's entangled with President Qin with whom she has two children, and now she's also Young Master Ji's girlfriend? Good heavens, how am I supposed to view her lifestyle?"

"Isn't it a bit risky to let someone like this become the heir to the Jiang corporation?"

"Still, her ex-husband's demands are a bit too exorbitant, aren't they? Twenty billion is way too much!"

Hearing the sum Chen Shaojie had named, Jiang Li laughed. "Ask me for money? Who gave you the gall? Chen Shaojie, you sold my daughter Youyou's kidney to Jiang Xue. Before Youyou even died, you went ahead and had her organs donated to the black market. How are we going to settle this score?"

"Is that so? Who can prove that I did it? Dead men tell no tales, understand?"

Grit-toothed and suppressing her fury, Jiang Li hissed, "Chen Shaojie, take a good look—my daughter Youyou is alive right now. Do you dare face her and confront her in person?"

Following Jiang Li's words, little Youyou removed her mask. Chen Shaojie glanced guiltily at the little girl on the stage, then collapsed to the ground in fright.

"Didn't they say she was already dead? I already got the money! Wasn't she supposed to be dead? Where on earth did you find her?"

Chen Shaojie's panic-stricken appearance caused the crowd to begin questioning his motives.

Little Youyou then took a step forward and spoke in a clear, ringing voice, "Uncle Chen Shaojie, I was saved by Daddy Ji Han. He gave me a heart transplant. And you were the one who threatened me back then, saying that if I didn't give up my kidney, you would kill my mommy and grandmother. That's the only reason I agreed. Besides, when you signed it, you forced me to write my name by gripping my hand."

The crowd began to point fingers at Chen Shaojie. Shaking his head frantically, he stammered, "No, it's not like that! Jiang Li agreed as well! She signed the papers, they all agreed!"

With reddened eyes, Jiang Li took a step forward. "Even if I had agreed and signed it, it was because you tricked me into doing so! Not only did you trick me into signing papers I knew nothing about, but you also lied to me, selling off my house under the pretext of funding Youyou's surgery. I knew nothing about those signatures. I have evidence—my house has surveillance cameras installed, and I have already submitted the footage of how the signing actually took place to the police. Justice will have its say."

Chen Shaojie stepped backward. "No! That's in the past now, and Youyou is still alive anyway. Besides, the kidney she donated was given to your own biological son—you should be thanking me instead!"

As soon as Chen Shaojie finished speaking, little Qin Jingchen stepped forward and said with an indignant pout, "I may need a kidney, but it shouldn't have been obtained by you threatening my sister's life and forcing her into donating it like that! Do you know how heartbroken I would have been if my sister had been in mortal danger? Furthermore, my sister and I are fraternal twins who were forcefully separated by that wicked woman. Wicked woman, as my mother, you never once fulfilled a mother's duties—you are all bad people!"

Driven out of her mind with rage, Jiang Xue shrieked, "You ungrateful little wolf with a white-eyed wolf's heart! If I didn't have credit, I at least had hard work! No matter what, I raised you, and yet you dare call me a wicked woman?"

Jiang Xue raised her hand to strike him, but Qin Mu pushed her away directly. "Enough! From now on, Chenchen doesn't need your company, nor does he need your education. Someone like you belongs in a prison cell reflecting on your actions!"