The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 624 The Decision is Yours

Chapter 624: Chapter 624 The Decision is Yours

Baili Hengyuan, seeing that he truly could not outstubborn Zhong Nianyao, in the end had no choice but to lead Zhong Nianyao and Lu Yichen to the reception room.

Upon seeing Zhong Nianyao’s arrival, Yi Lin immediately stood up. When he looked at Zhong Nianyao, his eyes were filled with intense hatred. Such a look was like he couldn’t wait to dispose of Zhong Nianyao and be done with it.

"Yi Lin."

Baili Hengyuan looked at Yi Lin and then glanced at the corpse on the ground. His expression turned quite ugly. "What exactly are you trying to do?"

It was broad daylight, and he’d brought the corpse of Yi Huai right to their doorstep. Was this looking for their family to catch misfortune or was it meant to be a provocation?

"Can’t you tell?" Yi Lin was not to be outdone, locking eyes with Baili Hengyuan. "My son died a terribly unjust death. As his father, shouldn’t I seek justice for him?"

"Seek justice?" Baili Hengyuan scoffed as he spoke. "Your idea of seeking justice is to bring Yi Huai’s corpse to our Baili Family to disgust us, is that it? Or do you think that in this matter, our Baili Family should bear some responsibility?"

"How can you say that this matter isn’t related to you, to your family?"

Yi Lin’s eyes were bloodshot and he looked ferociously at Zhong Nianyao. "He was fine just a moment ago, but then he suddenly dropped dead. Who else but you would want his life?"

"I had already agreed to cast him out of the Yi Family. Why do you still insist on pushing to the extreme?"

After Yi Huai died, he was still very heartbroken. Even though he had agreed with the Baili Family to drive away Yi Huai and his family, in his heart, he still had this son. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have arranged everything for Yi Huai, planning to send him out into the world to live.

But what he hadn’t expected was that before Yi Huai had even left, he suddenly died violently in his room.

Apart from the Baili Family, he really couldn’t think of anyone else who would want Yi Huai’s life.

"Oh, it seems that Family Head Yi has determined that it was us who killed Yi Huai." Zhong Nianyao nodded solemnly. "In that case, please present your evidence, Family Head Yi. If there is no evidence, you’ll have to explain your behavior of rashly bringing the corpse here today."

"You—" Yi Lin was choked with anger. "Are you unwilling to admit it? Besides you, who else would want Yi Huai’s life?"

If he had evidence, he wouldn’t have just brought Yi Huai’s corpse here, but gone directly to report it to the special department.

"So, this is just your speculation, isn’t it?" Zhong Nianyao blinked and then spoke with a smile, "Then from now on, every time something happens to our Baili Family, even if someone just catches a minor cold, I’ll suspect it was your Yi Family who poisoned us because the feud between our Baili Family and your Yi Family is the deepest."

"This is utterly absurd," Yi Lin no longer maintained his composure. "If not you, then who else would kill Yi Huai?"

"Why are you so sure that Yi Huai was murdered?" Zhong Nianyao asked directly in return. "Did he tell you so himself? Can’t it be a sudden illness that led to his death?"

"Impossible." Yi Lin replied subconsciously. "Yi Huai was in excellent health. There was no way something could happen to him."

"Heh, after committing such heinous acts, how can you be so sure this isn’t retribution?"

Zhong Nianyao looked steadily at Yi Lin. "Family Head Yi, by coming here in this manner, are you sincerely seeking justice for Yi Huai, or do you have some other motive? Perhaps you wish to use Yi Huai’s death to make some kind of deal with us?"

Upon these words, a flicker of understanding crossed Baili Hengyuan’s eyes. Then, his gaze fell sharply on Yi Lin, his expression becoming much more serious, "Yi Lin, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Don’t sling mud here," Yi Lin’s eyes flickered oddly but he immediately counterattacked, "What are you trying to do with all your evasive talk here? You’re trying to shirk responsibility, aren’t you?"

"What a joke." Zhong Nianyao stepped forward and scoffed, "Shirk what responsibility! The death of Yi Huai has nothing to do with us."

"Right now, all the words are coming from you. Why should whatever you say be accepted as the truth? For all we know, you could have killed Yi Huai deliberately, then tried to frame our Baili Family!"

"Exactly," Baili Hengyuan agreed with a nod, "Yi Lin, if you have evidence, then lay it out now. If not, then don’t speak without proof."

"You... you..." Yi Lin was so angry he could barely speak.

"Family Head Yi, if you want to do something, then just say it straight," Zhong Nianyao’s sharp gaze landed on Yi Lin, "Don’t beat around the bush here with me; I have no interest in playing this guessing game with you."

Baili Hengyuan naturally saw through Yi Lin’s intentions too and he also spoke up, "Yi Lin, I’m giving you a chance now. Speak the truth. Otherwise, we will have to see you out."

Yi Lin looked around, filled with hatred, and finally spoke through gritted teeth, "Now that Yi Huai is dead, the debts should be erased, the enmity he had with your Baili Family should dissolve too."

"So, I won’t be driving Yi Huai’s children out of the Yi Family anymore."

Now that Yi Huai was dead, he had to find a way to protect his grandchildren.

Although there was no evidence, he was certain that Yi Huai’s death was linked to the Baili Family, or more precisely, to Zhong Nianyao.

He indeed wanted to seek justice for Yi Huai, but without substantial evidence, there really wasn’t much he could do.

Therefore, he had to use this incident to negotiate with the Baili Family, so that he wouldn’t have to force his grandchildren to leave the Yi Family.

"Impossible." Baili Hengyuan bluntly refused, "Yi Lin, don’t forget the demands you’ve agreed to. If you go back on your word now, then our Baili Family and your Yi Family will remain irreconcilable."

"Baili Hengyuan, you’re being too oppressive!" Yi Lin pointed at Baili Hengyuan and accused directly, "Those children have already lost their father. You still want them to leave their home. You’re truly heartless."

"Family Head Yi, why do you have to blame everything on us?" Zhong Nianyao stepped forward, smiled faintly, and said, "The one who made the decision was you, not us. It was you who decided to drive them out of the Yi Family, remember?"