Xu Yinyin got up to open the door. Xu Yanwen stood there in casual loungewear, his gentle face carrying a warm smile. Upon seeing Jiang Xin, he seemed slightly surprised. “Oh, you’re here too.”
“And why shouldn’t I be here?” Jiang Xin retorted sharply, a stark contrast to her usual gentle demeanor.
Xu Yanwen was momentarily stunned. His mind raced—he hadn’t done anything to provoke her lately. Why was she acting like she had swallowed fireworks?
Tsk, women really are unpredictable.
Turning his attention to his daughter, he hesitated before speaking, his expression showing some struggle. “Uh, well, Dad has something to talk to you about. That is, um, it’s just—”
Despite having rehearsed his words before entering, Jiang Xin’s curt response seemed to have thrown him off. Under the weight of her icy glare, he stammered even more.
Xu Yinyin, ever considerate, reassured him. “It’s okay, Dad. Just say whatever’s on your mind. You don’t have to feel awkward.”
Her words visibly calmed Xu Yanwen. He was just about to speak when he heard—
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[Rq usw’al qkdekdt kv ps byae vs pyu, xyucl usw pbswzed’v pyu kv yv yzz. Ebyvlhla kv kp, kv’p cswde vs cl yddsukdt. Nlv xl twlpp—usw’al blal vs oyad xl dsv vs rknj sd Dw Zys, aktbv? G rallxrvkhl pvakjl, bwb?]
Ebyv? Mbkp hsknl—?
Dw Zydold zssjle wr kd pbsnj, sdzu vs pll bkp eywtbvla pxkzkdt pollvzu yv bkx, bla lmralppksd sclekldv yde alyeu vs zkpvld. Fbl byed’v pyke y osae yzswe.
Fs… vbkp kp bla kddla hsknl?
Pktlpvkdt vbkp alhlzyvksd, Dw Zydold iwknjzu vwadle bkp tygl vs Kkydt Dkd. Pslp pbl jdso ycswv vbkp?
Kkydt Dkd’p ekpeykdqwz ulv jdsokdt zssj ydpolale bkp iwlpvksd.
Elzz, R’zz cl eyxdle. Mbkp kp kdnalekczl!
Tkp nwakspkvu rkiwle, Dw Zydold nsdvkdwle okvb obyv bl’e rzyddle vs pyu. “Ebyv R oydvle vs vyzj ycswv kp vbkp: Zys Zys byp yzoyup clld vkxke yde kdvashlavle pkdnl pbl oyp y nbkze. Ebld usw kdvlaynv okvb bla, vau vs cl tldvzl ps usw esd’v pnyal bla, sjyu?”
Xu Yinyin nodded obediently. “Of course, no problem.”
[See? He treasures Xu Yao so much. There’s a good chance she’s actually the illegitimate child of him and his ‘White Moonlight.’ Poor Mom! She’s really been wronged!]
Jiang Xin’s icy glare immediately turned into daggers aimed straight at Xu Yanwen.
Xu Yanwen was stunned, angry, and flustered all at once. What the heck is this nonsense?!
[Still, little sister is pretty timid. She’ll only secretly support her ‘real mom’ for now, but soon she’ll start funneling your assets to help out her ‘real dad.’ Huh? Real dad?!]
[Wow, turns out Xu Yao isn’t even yours. Her real dad is your nemesis, who’s probably laughing himself silly every night knowing his daughter and lover are being pampered by you.]
[Tsk, tsk. You’re hung up on your ‘White Moonlight,’ but she’s already moved on—repeatedly. They even have a kid. What a certified sucker. Truly tragic!]
Blood rushed to Xu Yanwen’s head, and he collapsed backward onto the nearby sofa.
One shocking revelation after another left him utterly unprepared.
He hadn’t even wrapped his head around the idea of an illegitimate child when the mention of a nemesis struck him like lightning. Who could handle all this?!
“N-no, you’re just making up—” He struggled to refute.
!!! Oh no, it got censored automatically! What on earth is this absurd situation?!
“What’s wrong?” Xu Yinyin asked, genuinely puzzled.
[Why do both of them keep collapsing like this? Is this some kind of contagious behavior? They better not be trying to con me out of the black card Mom just gave me. It hasn’t even warmed up in my pocket yet!]
Xu Yanwen’s face twitched in frustration. I’m not pretending, and I don’t want your black card!
“It’s nothing. Probably just a blood pressure issue—an old problem,” he said, struggling to mask his shock and confusion. His eyes silently pleaded for help from Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin, having just digested her husband’s string of misfortunes, found her anger instantly dissipating. Watching him suffer was oddly satisfying. Nothing beats snacking on someone else’s drama!
“It’s nothing. Your dad is just overwhelmed. Yinyin, you’re so thoughtful and sweet; having you is truly our blessing,” Jiang Xin said, her smile radiant.
Oh, you’re in love with your White Moonlight, huh? Obsessed, are you? Serves you right!
Xu Yanwen gave her a pitiful look, silently consoling himself. She’s not gloating. She’s genuinely happy. Right?
Taking a deep breath, Xu Yanwen mulled over the information from the inner voice. The more he thought about it, the more curious he became. But his heart was a mess.
He exchanged a look with Jiang Xin, silently signaling that they needed to talk in private.
Jiang Xin, equally brimming with questions, agreed. She turned to her daughter. “Mom’s said what she needed to. Rest for now, and we’ll head to Grandpa’s for dinner tonight.”
“Okay,” Xu Yinyin responded cheerfully.
“Daddy’s all set too. We’ll call you when it’s time to leave.”
“Mm-hmm. Bye, Mom and Dad!”
As the couple left, Xu Yao, who had been eavesdropping by the door, quickly ducked into the hallway closet.
Once Xu Yanwen and Jiang Xin were back in their room, Xu Yao found herself again inexplicably drawn toward their door, pressing her ear against it.
As Xu Yanwen closed the door, he immediately turned to his wife. “Ah Xin, you can hear Yinyin’s inner voice too, right? She said—”
But the rest of his sentence was, once again, censored. Frustrated, he gestured wildly. “If you heard, you should know! Yao Yao isn’t my child. Even though I dated her mom, I swear there was no lingering attachment when we split. I tried so hard to fight for us, almost severing ties with my family, but she still left decisively. I really did give up on her. I swear!”
At this point, Xu Yanwen finally realized the source of his wife’s earlier coldness and resentment toward him.
“Alright, I get it. You should be glad you confessed about that woman before we got married; otherwise, I wouldn’t have let you off so easily,” Jiang Xin said.
Xu Yanwen held his wife’s hand and expressed his feelings. “Even though our marriage was arranged between our families, I didn’t marry you without feelings. You’re gentle, kind, and cultured. After marrying you, I gradually came out of the shadow of my past heartbreak. It’s unfair to you, but I can’t change the fact that I didn’t meet you first. Ah Xin, the years I’ve spent with you have truly been happy and comforting. Regardless of whether Yinyin’s inner voice is true or not, I think it’s worth investigating.”
Jiang Xin shared his sentiment. “I never doubted Yao Yao’s parentage; we did a DNA test back then. But if Yinyin’s inner voice is right and Yao Yao’s presence is part of some scheme, then the mastermind behind it must be truly vile. Just thinking about the miserable life Yinyin endured these past two decades makes my heart ache. She’s lucky to be alive, but if the perpetrator had been even crueler, we might never have been reunited with her.”
After finishing, Jiang Xin clutched her chest and broke into tears.
If this was truly a deliberate plot, then her earlier harsh thoughts about her daughter made her feel unworthy as a mother. She was both regretful of her own pettiness and furious at the sinister cruelty of the mastermind.
Xu Yanwen pulled her into his arms, gently patting her back to comfort her. “Don’t worry. Now that Yinyin has given us a direction, I’ll investigate thoroughly. No matter what the truth is, Yao Yao will always be our daughter. I believe in her character—she’s the kind, considerate child we’ve raised, and she wouldn’t betray us.”
“If Yinyin’s inner voice has a prophetic nature, there’s still time to fix everything.”
“Yes, there’s still time.”
When Xu Yao returned to her room, her steps felt inexplicably heavy.
Yinyin’s return filled her with guilt for having occupied someone else’s life for over twenty years. At the same time, she worried that the rightful daughter’s presence might lead her parents to cast her aside.
She had never dreamed that she was the mistaken, fake heiress. Overnight, her biological parents turned out to be her foster parents, and the grandfather and aunt who loved her deeply became strangers. How could she come to terms with that?
When she saw her sister brought home, the confusion and unease on Yinyin’s face, the timidity in her gaze, her frail frame, and the shabby clothes that seemed to radiate despair only heightened Xu Yao’s panic.
If the mistake hadn’t occurred, that would have been her life.
Her current life of luxury was nothing more than an absurd mistake. Now that the truth was revealed, wasn’t it time for her to leave?
Xu Yao sat in her room all night, lost in thought, and by dawn, she finally made up her mind.
Before leaving, she wanted to meet her sister, share her thoughts, and assure her that she wouldn’t compete for anything. She hoped Yinyin wouldn’t resent her and, more importantly, wouldn’t resent their parents. It was an unforeseen accident that no one could have anticipated.
But just as she opened her door, she saw her father entering her room.
At that moment, curiosity overwhelmed propriety. Acting on impulse, she shamelessly eavesdropped and heard information that chilled her to the bone.
Thinking back to the anonymous message she received the day before, everything began to make sense.
She realized she couldn’t just leave. Even if she had to go, she needed to finish what she had to do first.
Her parents still loved and trusted her even now. How could she not be moved by that?
If the truth behind the real and fake heiress was part of a premeditated conspiracy, then as a crucial link, she might be able to dismantle it and protect her parents and sister from harm.
Looking down at the unfamiliar number on her phone, she sent a message requesting a meeting.
Sansukini: The fake sister is not the antagonist here. She’s actually nice, but the real Yinyin was too aggressive.
Finally found another story where the fake / real daughter (who is not the protagonist) is innocent and kind. The other story is still mentioned in my Wattpad ID. Thanks translator, I actually liked this kind of stories.
Contagious disease 😂😂
The fake daughter is not a white lotus or a villain. That was shocking especially for a Chinese Ln plot.