Chapter 1401 - 1418: Nangong Zhongli’s Confession 4

Chapter 1401: Chapter 1418: Nangong Zhongli’s Confession 4

Only Nangong Jinlie, sitting in the front, remained seemingly calm and composed on the surface, yet he watched Xia Xiaonuan with a gaze filled with complex and indescribable emotions.

His gaze was fixed on her, but it seemed to see far beyond her.

"Xiaonuan, I ask you, is what Zhong Li just said true?" After a while, once Xiaonuan had finally calmed down, he spoke.

Upon hearing him, Xia Xiaonuan, with tear-filled eyes, looked at Nangong Jinlie somewhat bewilderedly.

His gaze was sharp and profound, as if he could see right through her.

Xiaonuan didn’t know what she was feeling at that moment; her mind was a bit dazed, unable to comprehend his words. Suddenly, she broke free from the bodyguards and quickly walked to Nangong Jinlie, then knelt down.

"Grandpa..." Xia Xiaonuan looked at Nangong Jinlie, extending a trembling finger, pointing at Nangong Zhongli, her gaze seething with rage, wishing she could tear her apart. She looked at him, nearly pleading:

"Grandpa, she killed my child... my child with Yaoling! How can you condone her like this? I’ve always respected you; I think you are wise and knowledgeable. But how can you let the murderer who killed your grandson have her way? You have blood and flesh too. Isn’t Yaoling your most beloved grandson? Do you know how heartbroken he would be if he knew?"

"Do you really want to side with this vicious woman?"

"Enough—!" Nangong Jinlie turned pale and increasingly unpleasant because of Xia Xiaonuan’s words. Abruptly, he interrupted her loudly.

After speaking, he gasped forcefully.

The butler hurriedly stepped forward, patting his back, anxiously whispering, "Master, don’t worry. Do you need medicine?"

Nangong Jinlie waved his hand dismissively.

Xia Xiaonuan’s gaze was fixed on him, too sincere, too ****, too fierce and sharp.

It involuntarily made Nangong Jinlie take a breath.

He’s been through the business world, ****, for years, in Asia, Europe, through the ups and downs, and has seen the warmth and coldness of human relationships. He has enjoyed innumerable respect and glory in upper societies across Asia, Europe, etc.

He thought nothing could touch his heart anymore, and no one could make him frown even for a moment.

But... Xia Xiaonuan’s questioning, her accusations, her gaze just then, made his heart involuntarily tremble.

He tested her with words, examining her honesty, while she challenged him morally, testing his integrity!

Before this, no woman had ever dared to speak to him like this!

Nangong Jinlie’s body was slightly trembling; he instinctively avoided the gaze Xia Xiaonuan cast at him and turned to look at another point. Then, he turned back to look at her.

He stared at her for a few seconds before speaking: "I ask you, is what Zhong Li said true? You wore the necklace Shaochen gave you, yet told Ling’er it was from him? You played two men in the palm of your hand, Xiaonuan, is this true?"

When Xia Xiaonuan heard Nangong Jinlie say this, she first froze.

The next second, she suddenly couldn’t help but laugh coldly.

Her laughter once again made Nangong Jinlie’s face extremely unpleasant.