It wasn’t until Su Qingqing had strode out of the hall that the Su family finally reacted to how vicious her words had been.
Su Quan was so furious he nearly chased after her. “I’m going to go beat that Su Qingqing up today!”
Father Su grabbed him by the arm and cast a glance toward the man in the corner, shooting him a meaningful look. “Enough, stop making a scene. President Gu is over there. Today is the day President Gu came to meet your sister. Don’t ruin this over some irrelevant Su Qingqing!”
Only then did Su Quan stop in his tracks, grinding his teeth. He smoothed his expression and forced himself to calm down.
Su Xuxu’s eyes lit up the moment she saw President Gu return from taking some air at the back of the venue after arriving at the banquet.
President Gu’s full name was Gu Jun. He was the only son of the Gu Corporation, which currently ranked first in total assets nationwide. As a family with a century-old legacy, the Gu clan was a true aristocratic house—not something a family like theirs, which had only risen to prominence three generations ago, could compare with.
Gu Jun was twenty-seven this year and still unmarried. Word had it that the family was quite picky—not just about family background, but especially about the prospective partner’s birth date and time.
Families of such standing were particular about everything, and the compatibility of birth dates and times was considered especially important.
At some point, the Gu family had heard that they had found their biological daughter and learned Su Xuxu’s birth date and time.
They suddenly reached out to the Su family, saying that Su Xuxu’s birth time matched Gu Jun’s perfectly. They asked whether Su Xuxu was already betrothed, and if not, Gu Jun could come over so the two young people could meet and see how things went.
The Su family was overjoyed at the news. Of course they had no objections and agreed readily.
The Gu family then arranged for Gu Jun to come on the day of the Su family’s welcome-home banquet for their daughter. Coming at this time would allow both sides to meet without seeming out of place.
The Su family had prepared thoroughly for Gu Jun’s arrival today.
Unlike the Su family’s enthusiasm, Gu Jun seemed rather indifferent.
He had a special situation since childhood—he had to marry a woman with a specific birth chart that matched his perfectly in order to live out the rest of his life like a normal person.
Marriage was just a task to him; it didn’t matter who he married.
Since the Su family’s newly found daughter matched, and his family told him to marry her, then he would marry her. It was just a task, nothing to invest any thought in.
He had expected today’s banquet to be as boring as anticipated, but unexpectedly, this suddenly appearing adopted daughter, Su Qingqing, was somewhat interesting.
Despite being insulted and mocked by the Su family, she remained neither humble nor pushy, her eyes full of nonchalance, looking at the Su family as if they were a bunch of idiots.
And those words she said at the end, along with the slightly surprised look she gave him before leaving—they had piqued his curiosity about her.
Su Xuxu lifted her ball gown and walked over to Gu Jun, tilting her slightly flushed face up to him. “President Gu, I’m so sorry you had to witness that just now. That…”
She wanted to say more, but Gu Jun cut her off directly. “It’s fine. I only came today to meet you. Since we’ve already met, I’ll take my leave now.”
With that, Gu Jun gave her a polite nod, downed the remaining cocktail in his glass, and strode out the door with his long legs.
“President Gu? President Gu?” Su Xuxu called out twice from behind. She wanted to chase after him, but holding up her dress and running out in front of so many people wouldn’t look good, so she could only stop.
Father Su and Mother Su hadn’t expected Gu Jun to leave so abruptly either. They opened their mouths but didn’t know how to persuade him to stay.
“What’s going on? Why did President Gu suddenly leave?” Father Su asked with a frown.
Su Xuxu shook her head, looking aggrieved and dejected. “I don’t know. It seems President Gu happened to hear Sister’s curses against our family when he came in, and then he suddenly said he had to go…”
Mother Su gritted her teeth in hatred. “It must be Su Qingqing causing trouble that affected President Gu’s impression of our family. It’s all that Su Qingqing’s fault!”
Su Xuxu was still young and didn’t have that much composure.
She grew anxious and lowered her voice to ask, “What do we do now? President Gu won’t hold this against us, will he?
We’d better get this settled quickly. After all, the birth time they were interested in isn’t really mine.
The Gu family is so powerful—if they find out it’s actually Su Qingqing’s…”
Even though they had covered things up well back then, it wouldn’t be hard to investigate if someone really tried.
As long as someone had the intention and thought to look into it, a quick check would reveal everything.
Father Su stopped her with a look. “This isn’t the place for such talk. Don’t overthink it. It’s fine. If you panic now, you’ll just let Su Qingqing have the last laugh.
President Gu has always been this cold by nature. If he didn’t say anything harsh, it means there’s no problem.
Don’t worry. I have contact with Old President Gu. I’ll find another time to arrange another meeting for you. Then you can show your best side.”
“Mm-hmm.” Su Xuxu nodded repeatedly, and only then did her heart settle back into place.
The Su family put their smiles back on and continued to entertain the guests. Father Su shook his head helplessly and said, “Qingqing has been poorly disciplined, making a spectacle of herself for everyone. After raising an adopted daughter for so many years, in the end, she’s still not as easy to manage as one’s own flesh and blood. Please forgive us, please forgive us.”
Only then did the homecoming banquet continue with its lively atmosphere.
After leaving the Su family, Su Qingqing planned to find a secluded spot, cast the God-Speed Art, and teleport home in the fastest time possible.
She had just made a startling discovery at the Su residence.
She finally understood why, despite having a decent birth time and favorable facial features, her Fortune was so abysmal that it was practically infuriating.
It was because the original owner’s Fortune had been artificially swapped—commonly known as “Life-Swapping.”
The moment she laid eyes on Su Xuxu and saw the Fortune on her face that didn’t belong to her, Su Qingqing understood everything.
The original owner’s fate had been deliberately exchanged with Su Xuxu’s through a secret art.
The original owner’s original fate was quite excellent. Though she lacked deep bonds with her parents, her entire life would have been peaceful and smooth, with good luck in all endeavors. She was naturally blessed with wealth, and no matter what career she pursued, everything would go her way. In the future, she would not only bring prosperity to her husband but also to her children, blessing her descendants.
It was a rare fate of longevity and good fortune.
It absolutely would not have been like this—plagued by gossip and disputes, dying in depression at a young age.
Su Qingqing had initially been puzzled, wondering if someone had stolen the original owner’s Fortune. But after seeing Su Xuxu, everything became clear—it had been swapped with hers.
A single glance at Su Xuxu’s face revealed a mean-spirited and hypocritical person, destined for an early death. At the age of twenty, she would face an unavoidable Fate Calamity.
Clearly, the original owner had used her own life to shield Su Xuxu from that calamity.
If she hadn’t transmigrated into this body, the original owner would have died in Su Xuxu’s place.
The Su family had likely calculated this long ago, which was why they had adopted the original owner in the first place.
They kept the original owner by their side, truly replacing their daughter Su Xuxu’s position, even hoping to evade the heavens’ judgment this way.
That was why Su Qingqing had said, while at the Su residence, “Have I really been eating and living at the Su family’s expense for free all these years? Haven’t I paid a price?”
But the Su family’s good luck ends here. As for the good Fortune that was stolen from the original owner, she would take every bit of it back.
And the Su family would inevitably suffer the backlash.
No matter. Su Qingqing would take care of it.
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