He Qing screamed and hid beside Jin He.
Seeing this, Su Ding quickly grabbed Zhao Qin. As Zhao Qin struggled, she angrily cursed He Qing, "It's all your fault, you bitch! You must have done something!"
"Mrs. Jin, please calm down," Su Ding said, frowning, struggling to hold Zhao Qin back.
"Ding Ding, believe me, I didn't frame you," Zhao Qin looked at Su Ding and explained tearfully.
Su Ding nodded. "I know it wasn't you."
Only then did Zhao Qin calm down a little. She cried, "Ding Ding, thank you, thank you..."
"Miss He, I'd like to say something to you."
Su Ding looked at He Qing, a thought suddenly occurring to her, and spoke to He Qing.
He Qing glanced suspiciously at Zhao Qin, then her eyes rolled. Realizing something, she said, "What is it that Miss Su wishes to discuss?"
"Can we talk privately?" Su Ding asked.
"Alright." He Qing looked at Jin He, wanting to say something, but Jin He had a stern face, clearly still angry with Zhao Qin and paying her no mind.
He Qing twisted her body and followed Su Ding to the garden behind.
Confirming no one else was around to hear, Su Ding said, "Jiang Jiayi, no, you should be called He Qing now. What is your objective? Just say it."
He Qing's expression changed slightly but quickly returned to normal. She smiled, "Miss Su, I don't understand what you mean."
"This matter has nothing to do with Zhao Qin; you were the one behind it, weren't you?" Su Ding asked.
He Qing smiled without speaking.
"It's fine if you don't say anything. I know it was you. Discovering someone had plastic surgery and changed their identity, I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult for Jin Ye. If Mr. Jin finds out about this matter..." Su Ding also smiled and continued.
He Qing's smile suddenly faltered, and she asked unpleasantly, "Are you threatening me?"
"It depends on how you see it," Su Ding replied.
He Qing stared at Su Ding for a long time before saying, "Su Ding, how about we join forces? Zhao Qin is targeting you too. If you help me establish myself in the Jin family, I won't obstruct you in anything thereafter."
Su Ding shook her head and said coldly, "I will not cooperate with you. However, you can consider what I said."
"Hmph, you want me to help Zhao Qin? Dream on!"
He Qing sneered and turned to leave.
She was determined to win Jin He over, and the current relationship between Jin He and Zhao Qin was something she had worked hard to achieve. She wouldn't let her efforts go to waste.
Su Ding watched her retreating figure for a long time before slowly walking back.
Entering the living room, she heard Jin He say to He Qing, "You should go back. If I need your help later, I will contact you."
He Qing looked at Jin He reluctantly and said softly, "Yes, Mr. Jin. I will definitely help Sister Qin. I'm leaving now."
With that, she turned and left, brushing past Su Ding.
Su Ding frowned. It seemed He Qing would not easily let go of Jin He.
As she walked over, Jin Ye said to her, "Grandpa has arrived."
"What?"
Su Ding was taken aback, almost thinking she had misheard.
Jin Ye nodded to her. "Grandpa has arrived and is at the airport now. We need to go pick him up."
Why had the Jin family patriarch suddenly come?
Su Ding looked at Jin Ye doubtfully. Jin Ye glanced at Zhao Qin, who was wiping her tears, and said, "We'll talk in the car."
Then, Jin Ye drove, picking up Jin He, Zhao Qin, and Su Ding on their way to the airport.
In the car.
Zhao Qin sat in the back seat, her face expressionless, her eyes still moist, seemingly worried about the police arriving the next day.
Jin He’s brow furrowed and relaxed repeatedly before he finally said, "Ah Qin."
Hearing Jin He call her, Zhao Qin looked at him. Her eyes held hatred and resentment.
"I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" Zhao Qin was somewhat surprised. Why was Jin He speaking in such a tone? It seemed like a very serious matter.
Jin He paused for a few seconds before saying, "We might have another son."
"What?" Zhao Qin didn't understand and looked at Jin He doubtfully.
"When you gave birth to Xiao Ye, it was twins..." Jin He paused. "Father might know the specific details better. That child was named Jin Ling. Xiao Ye, who came to our house a while ago, was actually Jin Ling..."
Zhao Qin still couldn't react immediately after hearing this.
She looked at Su Ding in surprise. "Ding Ding, what is he talking about?"
This situation of having twins, where one was not recognized, seemed to be something Ding Ding had experienced.
Su Ding looked at Jin He, who seemed unsure how to explain, and said in a low voice, "Just like Xiao Xi and Xiao Rui. They were twins, but it was thought only one was born, while the other was taken away. That child, Jin Ye's twin brother, Jin Ling, has returned."
"What?"
Zhao Qin was startled after processing the information. "How is that possible? I only gave birth to one!"
Jin He, however, took note of Su Ding's analogy. Xiao Xi and Xiao Rui are twins? What was going on?
But given the current situation, it wasn't appropriate to ask, so he kept it in mind.
"A paternity test has been done. Jin Ling and Jin Ye are twins."
Su Ding explained, "He returned to Jiangcheng a while ago and, under Jin Ye's identity, visited you and Father."
"..."
Zhao Qin felt her mind becoming sluggish. The entire situation felt like a fantasy.
This was even more unbelievable than her daughter actually being her granddaughter. She, who clearly gave birth to one son, now had another son inexplicably appearing?
"Mom, Grandpa might have come to Jiangcheng so suddenly because of this matter," Jin Ye said softly, looking at the bewildered Zhao Qin.
Zhao Qin was speechless for a long time before suddenly looking at Jin He and asking, "Jin He, what exactly is going on? How many did I give birth to back then?"
Jin He remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "I wasn't present at the time... However, that child seems to truly be our son."
Hearing this, Zhao Qin's breathing gradually quickened. Then she looked at Jin Ye and asked, "What is going on? Xiao Ye, where is that Jin... Ling, your brother? Why didn't you bring him home for me to see?"
"He, he might misunderstand our family..." Jin Ye frowned, offering only this explanation.
Zhao Qin was even more surprised, with a touch of disappointment and anxiety.
"He doesn't want to see us?" she asked, her brow furrowed in distress.
"Mrs. Jin, please don't worry. Once we see Grandpa and ask him, we should know. This matter... we only found out about it recently," Su Ding added helpfully.
Zhao Qin sighed, her brows deeply furrowed, her expression a mix of anxiety and distress.
Her feelings were incredibly complicated now. She wanted to know what was going on with this son. If he was indeed her child, she wanted to see him. And what about the kidnapping case? What should she do?
If she could go back, she certainly wouldn't be so stubborn and selfish...
Seeing Zhao Qin fall silent, the car was enveloped in a heavy silence.
Jin He rubbed his temples and sighed. His gaze couldn't help but fall on the dejected Zhao Qin, feeling a pang of sympathy.
But ultimately, he didn't know what to say.