Stand-In Boyfriend Fu Zheng Ji

Chapter 495 Relationship Crisis

Chapter 495 Relationship Crisis
As soon as Qi Diaozhe finished speaking, Zhang Ling retorted without any politeness, "Bullshit."

It's another one with a similar theme, something like "Everything is for you."

Zhang Ling finally understood.

She had indeed heard rumors about an agreement between Li Xiang and Qi Diaozhe.

But she had not met the old lady at that time.

A conclusion can be drawn from the lacquer carving's reply.

That was because the old lady had already witnessed the agreement between Li Xiang and Qi Diaozhe before she even formally met her.

To confirm this hypothesis.

Behind the backs of the old lady and Qi Diaozhe, she deliberately pulled Li Xiang aside to confirm it.

She was wrong.

Li Xiang explained that he knew the old lady had only been a witness for a few days.

The old lady clearly served as a witness for Qi Diaozhe for a longer period of time.

That's strange!

Why did the old lady act as a witness for Qi Diaozhe before they even officially met?

Think about it for a while.

Zhang Ling suddenly realized what was happening, turned around, rushed to the old lady, and questioned her:
"Mom, please tell me honestly. Are you really my mom? I mean, are you my biological mother?"

To Zhang Ling's surprise, she had not yet fully expressed her meaning.

The old lady nodded, her eyes filled with deep remorse, and said:

"Lingling, Mom is late. I'm so sorry for all these years."

"Mom?" Despite Zhang Ling's strong desire for maternal love, she continued to ask in a questioning tone, her attitude firm: "Do you deserve it?"

The old lady admitted it without arguing:
"Mom knows she is not worthy of being a mother. But please believe that Mom had her reasons for abandoning you and ignoring you back then. And please believe that Mom's love for you has never disappeared."

The old lady's reminder was accompanied by a crisp, melodious metallic clang.

Zhang Ling seemed to have awakened memories that had been buried for many years.

Scenes of the old lady appearing around Zhang Ling in different guises, asking for directions, eating meals, and so on, flooded her mind.

There are even happy scenes from my childhood, such as a family of three eating and playing together in an unfamiliar place.

These... these... do all these memories belong to her?

No, not possible!
Why doesn't she remember having these memories before?
A possibility suddenly came to her mind.

There are hypnotists who can implant memories that do not belong to the person into their brain.

Therefore, she has reason to believe that her memory has been maliciously altered.

To be precise, it was altered by the old lady.

Because, in her memory, apart from her and her father Zhang Pengtian, only the old lady benefited the most.

The old lady saw that Zhang Ling had just come out of her reverie.

Only then did he inquire with some eagerness:

"Lingling, have you remembered something? Remember that I was once there for you, right? Quickly, call me 'Mom' again."

For the old lady, this "Mom" now means far more to her than before.

That's why it's so urgent.

So she stared suspiciously at the old lady, snorted coldly, and then, without warning, let out a few moments of manic laughter before saying to the old lady:

"Ridiculous! Madam, just tell me frankly. What use am I to you that would make you go to such lengths to become my mother?"

The old lady remained completely unfazed by Zhang Ling's questioning.

She then casually pulled a paternity test result from her bag and handed it to Zhang Ling, saying:

"If you don't believe me, take a look for yourself. This is a paternity test from an authoritative institution in Country X. It proves that I am your biological mother. You cannot question this in the slightest. This is science!"

The paternity tests conducted by authoritative institutions in Country X have anti-counterfeiting measures.

You can check the specific results of the identification by phone, official website, or other means.

We will not tolerate outsiders creating fakes or forgeries.

Therefore, the old lady believed that this was the most favorable evidence for her.

Zhang Ling expressed skepticism, saying:
"Science? Haha... isn't that just something you people can get whatever result you want? Don't give me that nonsense."

Even if the authentication document is genuine.

Zhang Ling also had ample reason to suspect that the materials used in the identification were problematic.

Because she had no recollection of submitting any materials for authentication to the old lady.

"I don't believe you! You still don't believe me."

The old lady saw that Zhang Ling was unwilling to believe it.

This was something she hadn't anticipated.

After thinking for a moment, she offered another solution:

"How about this? To gain your trust, you can choose an authoritative appraisal institution yourself. I can cooperate with you to do another appraisal. How does that sound?"

Zhang Ling kept shaking her head and repeating the word "I don't believe it".

She had even more reason to suspect that the old lady could influence the appraisal results through her own power and influence.

Although it seems that the old lady's testimony is very favorable to her.

However, she still refused to believe that the test results were true.

In other words, deep down she was extremely resistant to suddenly having a biological mother.

After all, she had lived without her mother for decades.

I've long since gotten used to the fact that I don't have a mother.

The sudden appearance of a biological mother was indeed somewhat unsettling.

Moreover, even if the old lady is her biological mother.

She also couldn't accept the old lady.

Because in Zhang Ling's mind, the old lady had chosen to abandon her.

Then she would have the right to disown the old lady from now on.

Reasons such as "blood is thicker than water" and "at least I gave birth to you" were used to persuade her to acknowledge her relatives.

To her, it was all nonsense.

Why didn't her parents abandon her because of the bond of blood?
Having children but not raising them is worse than not having them at all.

If every child had the right to choose how they are born.

Presumably, they knew their biological parents would abandon them.

They would definitely choose not to be born without hesitation.

So if parents are already unkind to their children, how can they have the audacity to turn around and demand that the children they abandoned be kind to them?

These are the lessons Zhang Ling learned after adopting Xiaodouzi.

For her, it was the truth!

The old lady, with no other choice, asked in a reluctant but agreeable manner:
"What do I have to do for you to believe me? Just tell me, and I'll absolutely cooperate to prove that I am your biological mother."

Zhang Ling sneered again and said:

"You don't need to prove it. Nor is there any need for you to prove it. Because no matter how you try to prove it, I won't believe you."

The old lady pressed on with her question:

"Why?"

Zhang Ling smiled at the old lady.

It was as if it was telling the old lady that even if she didn't say the reason.

I suppose the old lady understands the reason.

So she continued, picking up where she left off:

"The relationship between you and me can only be that of a mother and daughter who are recognized but have no blood relation. We can only be mother and daughter. Anything more... haha, that's absolutely impossible."

The old lady was shocked to find that her own daughter did not recognize her.

He was clearly somewhat flustered.

So it's a bit of a mystical and crazy thing to say:

"No, no, I don't believe it's impossible. Let me think about it. There must be a way."

Zhang Ling could basically confirm from the old lady's appearance that the other party had a biological mother.

Deep down, she did have a fleeting thought of acknowledging that the old lady was her biological mother.

But her rationality quickly extinguished that spark of emotion.

Just like many orphans similar to Little Bean.

They also hate and cannot forgive their biological parents who abandoned them.

Even if those biological parents have the most high-sounding reasons for abandoning their children.

Once abandoned, it's abandoned. Once hurt, it's hurt.

The scars that have already formed in one's heart will never return to their former state because of the self-righteous attempts by one's biological parents to make amends.

Therefore, orphans who have been abandoned by their parents naturally have the right not to acknowledge the parents who abandoned them.

Zhang Ling smiled again and said:

"I think you should be thinking of using my father to indirectly get my approval of you right now!"

That's exactly what the old lady thought.

So when he heard Zhang Ling voice his thoughts.

She looked at Zhang Ling with a slightly dazed expression and said cautiously:
"After all, Zhang Pengtian is your biological father who took care of you since you were a child. Would you be so unfilial as to disobey your own father?"

Zhang Ling specifically emphasized:
“Excuse me! First of all, my father has told me more than once that my biological mother died in childbirth in the hospital. So you could never be my biological mother.”

"No, that's not it. Listen to me..."

Zhang Ling ignored the old lady's explanation and forcibly interrupted her, saying:
"Secondly, if my father insists that I acknowledge you as my biological mother, then he proves that he has been lying to me, his own daughter, all along. No one knows a daughter better than her father. As a father, he should know that I hate being lied to the most. Unless my father also doesn't want me to acknowledge him."

It's worth noting that Zhang Ling did indeed have a long period of estrangement when she was a child because of her father's deception.

If Zhang Ling hadn't known she was still young back then...

They still depend on their father for support.

She had already broken ties with her father during a tantrum when she was a child.

That's why her father became very wary of lying to Zhang Ling after that incident.

The old lady seemed to be angered by what she heard.

He only said "you" and then stopped.

Even if Zhang Pengtian were to come over now to explain to Zhang Ling what exactly happened back then, it would be difficult to imagine.
But when she saw Zhang Ling's agitated expression as she resisted her...

There is also a great risk, just as Zhang Ling said.

This caused the daughter to become estranged from her biological father.

Then her sin would be even greater.

She let out a long sigh.

I realize I was a bit too hasty today.

These are not the things she wanted to see after recognizing Zhang Ling.

This has led to the current difficult situation.

The culprit was none other than the seemingly humble and polite Qi Diaozhe in front of us.

The perfectly good situation was ruined by the appearance of Qi Diaozhe.

So the old lady glared at Qi Diaozhe with extremely vicious eyes.

But the clever Qi Diaozhe quickly put on a wronged expression and explained that he had done it unintentionally.

Even more shamelessly, he claimed that he only meant well and wanted the old lady and Zhang Ling to recognize each other as soon as possible.

It's just that good intentions backfired.

What could the old lady do?

On the one hand, it is really not appropriate to get angry in public.

If things go wrong, it could really be a disgrace that extends beyond the country's borders.

On the other hand, they could only refrain from further discussion because of the family's continued cooperation with Qi Diaozhe.

Little did they know that this was exactly the result Qi Diaozhe wanted.

They want to take advantage of the chaos he's created.

He wanted to take advantage of the situation and kick Li Xiang aside to become Zhang Ling's man.

As for how to get rid of Li Xiang, that's the key thing he needs to do next.

So he deliberately feigned innocence and said to Li Xiang in a seemingly cautious manner:

"Dude, you should have known all along that Zhang Ling's mother was the old lady, right? That's really unfair of you. Why didn't you tell Zhang Ling beforehand? Even just a heads-up would have been enough. Otherwise, things would have turned out like this."

Upon hearing Qi Diaozhe's words, Li Xiang immediately realized the other party's sinister intentions.

This was a deliberate attempt to shift the blame for sowing discord between the mother and daughter onto him.

Li Xiang was unwilling to take the blame for this.

So he wanted to immediately speak up and explain, but unexpectedly only managed to say "I".

His words were interrupted by Zhang Ling's gritted teeth shout of "Li Xiang."

He immediately realized that there was no need for him to explain any further.

Because he knew clearly that anger had caused Zhang Ling to lose her basic rationality.

Furthermore, based on the design of the lacquer carving, they mistakenly believed that he was following the old lady's instructions.

They deliberately conspired with the old lady to set a trap and deceive Zhang Ling.

If he tries to explain further, Zhang Ling will ruthlessly believe that he is just making excuses.

Then he has definitely fallen completely into the trap that Qi Diaozhe designed for him.

How to do it?

He could only glare fiercely at Qi Diaozhe.

Then he quietly listened to Zhang Ling's various verbal attacks on him.

For example, he is a complete liar, and he doesn't deserve to be Xiaodouzi's father, etc.

Thinking that he would wait until Zhang Ling had vented for a while and regained some of her normal rationality before trying to explain things to her.

But how could Qi Diaozhe let Li Xiang wait until the right time he needed?

Qi Diaozhe continued to stir things up in front of Zhang Ling, saying:

"Lingling, there's something else about Li Xiang that concerns you. I think you should know. I wonder if you'd be willing to listen to me quietly..."

Before Qi Diaozhe could finish speaking, Zhang Ling impulsively interrupted him and shouted, "Speak!"

Li Xiang glanced around and saw that there were quite a few foreigners watching.

Even local police officers came over to inquire about the situation.

It is said that family scandals should not be aired in public.

He didn't want the whole group to lose face internationally.

So after sending the police away, he reminded Zhang Ling that the airport entrance was not a place to talk.

It is strongly recommended that Zhang Ling leave this place first.

Then find a relatively quiet place to sit down and chat.

Zhang Ling was somewhat hesitant to accept Li Xiang's suggestion after hearing it, but she eventually did.

Qi Diaozhe knew very well that if Zhang Ling followed Li Xiang's advice...

They'll definitely realize it soon.

Then all previous efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, he wanted to seize Zhang Ling at the airport entrance in one fell swoop.

In other words, it forced Zhang Ling to break up with Li Xiang in public.

Then his chance came.

Otherwise, their bet on pursuing Zhang Ling would definitely have resulted in a loss.

This is something he cannot accept.

So Qi Diaozhe blocked Li Xiang's path and provocatively said:
"What, are you scared? Afraid I'll expose all the things you hid from Zhang Ling? That's why you're so impatient. Haha, that's hilarious. So even you, Li Xiang, have moments of fear."

Li Xiang remained very calm at this moment.

He knew that Qi Diaozhe was trying to provoke him.

So he gave a disdainful sneer.

He prepared to take Zhang Ling's hand and quickly bypass Qi Diaozhe to leave.

Unexpectedly, he clearly felt the hand pulling Zhang Ling suddenly become heavier.

The feeling was like trying to move a train by human effort, an unshakeable feat.

He turned around and saw Zhang Ling looking at him with a cold yet inquisitive gaze.

Before he could even ask Zhang Ling, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Ling was the first to speak, asking him to wait a moment.

She turned to Qi Diaozhe and said that she wanted to hear what Qi Diaozhe was talking about regarding Li Xiang, and whether it was related to her.

Li Xiang is numb!

He knew that his standing in Zhang Ling's eyes had plummeted.