2 – Chapter 2
Country Bumpkin
As soon as these words were spoken, the other three people in the room were stunned. They couldn’t believe such words had come from this young girl’s mouth.
Wang Ling’s jaw dropped so wide it nearly became unhinged!
“This… this… Tao Tao, have you lost your mind? How can you speak like this?”
Lin Jinyi’s pupils dilated as she exclaimed in shock: “Did you fall into the river and get possessed by a water ghost?”
“Enough! You’re all members of the Lin family, yet you speak like country bumpkins! Lin Xiantao is my granddaughter! Nothing else! She’s just frightened from falling into the river and will recover after some rest…”
The room descended into noisy arguments again. A Tao’s expression darkened – she preferred quiet. Subconsciously, she waved her hand as if that could make them stop talking, but the two women’s voices grew even shriller…
Headache!
She wished someone would make them shut up.
Coincidentally, the door opened at that moment and a man in a black suit entered. Immediately, the two women fell silent.
A Tao thought her ears were finally at peace, that she was saved at last. But when she looked up at the man, a splitting headache struck her, and her body seemed to receive many memories that didn’t belong to her.
So the body she occupied was originally named Lin Xiantao, the biological granddaughter of the Lin family who had been lost since childhood and only brought back last year.
Unexpectedly, her biological mother Wang Ling didn’t want to acknowledge her upon seeing her, considering her too embarrassing. Together with her adopted daughter Lin Jinyi, they constantly abused and criticized her, even administering slow-acting poison!
Only Grandpa genuinely cared for her and had arranged a marriage engagement with the handsome man now before her – Ji Sicheng.
But Lin Jinyi had long set her sights on Ji Sicheng, so she and Wang Ling worked together to drown Lin Xiantao in the river…
That was when A Tao happened to wake up in this body.
The original Lin Xiantao had died but remained resentful. A Tao could feel her anger and pain.
…
After listening to this lengthy and complicated story, A Tao pondered for a while. The story was quite dramatic, but she dreaded trouble. However, since she had taken over someone else’s body, she ought to repay the debt somehow.
Moreover… her own memories were damaged. She couldn’t even remember her own name, only that people used to call her A Tao.
For now, she had no choice but to stay here temporarily.
“Sicheng brother, don’t get close to sister! She… she… isn’t quite normal!Seeing her crush nearby, Lin Jinyi couldn’t speak too vulgarly, so she could only subtly remind Ji Sicheng to stay away from A Tao.
A Tao looked up with a light smile: “What’s abnormal about me?””
“I…”
“I see. You like Ji Sicheng so you don’t want us to get too close? What if I just yield him to you then?” From the story, A Tao could sense that this man named Ji Sicheng wasn’t a good person either.
Seeing this country girl she usually trampled upon speaking with such sarcasm – as if she, Lin Jinyi, needed her charity to get Ji Sicheng – suddenly flared up: “Don’t slander me in front of Grandpa! Sicheng brother and I have a pure relationship. Do you think everyone is like you, getting involved with that blind man at such a young age!”
“Yiyi! Watch your language!””Grandfather… I’m telling the truth! On the day of the engagement banquet, my sister really did sneak off to meet that blind man!”
The man who had been quiet for a long time finally spoke, his voice deep and gentle: “Does Second Miss Lin truly have feelings for that member of the Duan family?”
“Oh, Old Master! Why don’t you just grant Tao Tao’s wish and let her marry Duan Yuan!” Wang Ling reacted strongly from the side.
As for who the real Second Miss Lin liked, that went without saying – it was undoubtedly this refined gentleman before them. But this man had no room for romance in his eyes, only interests.
A Tao looked at Ji Sicheng as if observing a character from a storybook, giving him a thorough once-over.
Yet Ji Sicheng felt as if an electric current had run through his entire body. How was this country girl different? Her gaze gave him an indescribable feeling, carrying a certain seductive charm.