Ning City, Lin Family Villa, Second Floor.
Lin Xuecheng, dressed in a plain white princess dress, took out the small mirror she carried with her and admired her delicate, beautiful face.
She twisted her handkerchief in her hands and gritted her teeth as she looked at Qing Wu, the person she had hated since childhood.
“Sister, so the one who took someone else’s place all along was you…”
Last month, the Lin family underwent a full medical examination, and it was discovered that the eldest daughter of the Lin family, Qing Wu, did not match the blood types of either of the Lin parents!
Lin Xuecheng held the paternity test report between herself and Madam Lin, Qian Yuechang, her eyes brimming with smug satisfaction.
She had grown up alongside Qing Wu. Why should Qing Wu be the lofty eldest daughter of the Lin family while she was merely the daughter of a nanny?
Now that everything was returned to its rightful owner, it was all finally hers!
Behind Lin Xuecheng, the Lin couple was watching Qing Wu.
Qian Yuechang, seeing Qing Wu looking at her, reached up and dabbed at tears that weren’t actually there.
“Xiao Wu, no one expected that Chengcheng would turn out to be our biological daughter. We’re reluctant to let you go too, but we still have to send you back. Your mother can’t bear to see you separated from your biological parents—it would be too cruel.”
Lin Jingsheng, for his part, felt that raising two daughters wouldn’t be a problem.
But Qian Yuechang said that Lin Xuecheng had been bullied by Qing Wu since childhood, and if they continued to live together, it wouldn’t be fair to Lin Xuecheng.
As for Qing Wu, no sooner had Lin Jingsheng spread the news than he received a call from Qingshan County, someone looking for their lost relative.
The accent on that call—it was so thick!
Lin Jingsheng could barely understand what the other person was saying.
Qingshan County—wasn’t that the impoverished backwater that even poverty-alleviation efforts couldn’t lift? Most of the people there made their living farming!
“Xiao Wu, don’t worry. Even if your parents are farmers, it’s fine. When I was on the phone, I heard chickens clucking in the background over there. At the very least, when you’re hungry, you’ll still be able to eat roast chicken…”
Lin Xuecheng couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
What a poor place!
They even raised chickens!
“Father, you don’t know places like that. In such poor areas, chickens are more precious than people. There’s no way they’d just eat one whenever they felt like it.”
Her face was full of superiority.
Qing Wu had seen through them all long ago.
They called it a family medical examination, but wasn’t it really because Qing Wu had reached adulthood, and the engagement with the Lu family that had been arranged long ago needed to be put on the agenda?
The Lu family wanted the betrothal to happen sooner. Someone was anxious, wanting Qing Wu to leave the Lin family quickly to pave the way for their biological daughter, who had been raised under the nanny’s name.
Qing Wu’s gaze was condescending as she looked at them with contempt, speaking without the slightest reluctance.
“I was going to leave anyway. No need for your hypocritical pretenses. Before I go, return my computer to me first.”
Her expression was calm, her eyes shimmering with a radiant light, and every gesture carried a noble elegance that Lin Xuecheng could never imitate.
Damn her! Who was she trying to impress with that act!
“Sister, your computer is an old model from five years ago. I wouldn’t even want it… Unless, could it be that sister accidentally lost it?”
Behind her, the nanny, the cook, and the chauffeur all chimed in with their own remarks.
“That’s right. Only Miss Qing Wu would be so petty, thinking a five-year-old computer is something special.”
“Say less. Miss Qing Wu is about to head back to the mountain gully. I’m afraid the people there don’t even know what a computer is…”
Lin Xuecheng’s face was filled with smug triumph.
Qing Wu looked at her calmly, took out her phone, and with a light tap of her fingertip, immediately pulled up a clear surveillance video.
The footage clearly showed Lin Xuecheng sneaking into Qing Wu’s room the previous night while everyone was distracted, taking her computer.
In the surveillance video, Lin Xuecheng clutched the computer, her face twisted with malice.
“That old hag, why does she only treat you well! I’m the real daughter of the Lin family, no question about it!”
Lin Xuecheng: “…”
Was Qing Wu insane? She had actually installed surveillance cameras in her own room!
And it had captured her loudly cursing the old matriarch of the Lin family.
Qian Yuechang quickly pulled Lin Xuecheng behind her, as if Qing Wu might devour her.
“Xiao Wu, you’re being so thoughtless. This is your home too—how could you install surveillance cameras in the house? You know we have a lot of business secrets. What if something accidentally leaks out!”
At Qian Yuechang’s words, Lin Jingsheng’s expression turned serious.
“Xiao Wu, let me see your phone. I want to check if you’ve installed cameras anywhere else.”
Qing Wu: “…”
She truly had no interest in the Lin family’s little business.
Right in front of Lin Jingsheng, Qing Wu formatted all the files on her phone and restored it to factory settings.
Lin Jingsheng looked a bit embarrassed and forced a smile. “I’m not doubting you, Dad… just better safe than sorry…”
Qing Wu said coldly, “Watch your words. You’re not my father anymore. Give me back my computer, and I’ll be on my way.”
Lin Jingsheng gave an awkward chuckle, then turned to tell Lin Xuecheng to retrieve Qing Wu’s computer.
Lin Xuecheng muttered under her breath, “Sis won’t even let go of such an old piece of junk. Qingshan County probably doesn’t even have internet.”
This broken computer couldn’t even power on now. Only Qing Wu, who was about to go live a hard life, would treasure it like a gem.
Qing Wu gave her a faint glance.
This computer was a gift from the Lin family’s old matriarch. She had later modified it herself. Though it was indeed precious, it wasn’t something she couldn’t part with.
She could replace the computer, and she could also discard these so-called family members!
But this thing held a special meaning for her.
The entire Lin family, from top to bottom, favored Lin Xuecheng. Only her grandmother had loved her since childhood, giving her warmth she would treasure for the rest of her life.
However, the old matriarch had passed away not long ago, making the Lin family even less important to her.
Qing Wu turned and walked toward the front door without a trace of reluctance.
At that moment, Qian Yuechang, who had been about to say something warm and sentimental, was left feeling quite humiliated.
“What kind of attitude is this? Your elders are speaking to you kindly, and you’re putting on a sour face. You grew up alongside Chengcheng, yet your personalities and characters are as different as heaven and earth!”
From Lin Jingsheng, Qian Yuechang had also learned that Qing Wu’s biological parents weren’t doing well.
She’d heard the family was very poor, living in the most impoverished mountain region in the country, where the village didn’t even have a proper road.
Her parents were farmers, she had older brothers and sisters, and her grandparents were in poor health too.
With such a poor and backward family, Qing Wu would definitely have a rough time if she went there.
She might even have to support the family at a young age, work like a beast of burden, and save up bride prices for her brothers to find wives!
Lin Xuecheng’s years of inferiority from being overshadowed by Qing Wu transformed into overwhelming confidence. She stood up and followed Qing Wu. “Sis, let me see you out.”
Lin Jingsheng shot a disapproving look at Qian Yuechang.
“Say less. When you were sick and when Mom was sick, Xiao Wu took care of both of you.”
Qian Yuechang glared back at him.
“Take care of her? I give her good food and drink, but she should know her place. I’m just afraid she’ll set her sights on Orange’s marriage. The Lu family’s marriage can only go to our biological daughter!”
Lu Mingchuan had a marriage agreement with the Lin family, so naturally it fell to the Lin family’s real daughter, not Qing Wu, the fake daughter who had usurped her place.
Moreover, Lin Xuecheng had been close to Lu Mingchuan since childhood, and their feelings for each other were naturally very good.
Compared to Qing Wu, Lin Xuecheng, as the true daughter, was truly more considerate and sensible. Having her biological daughter’s identity finally restored gave Qian Yuechang a much better mood…
Thinking about her own marriage, Lin Xuecheng also flatteringly sidled up, twisting her handkerchief with a delighted smile.
Lin Xuecheng had loved to compare herself to others since she was young, especially enjoying taking Qing Wu’s things.
From small items like jewelry, food, and clothes, to the affection of the Lin couple on a larger scale.
Because she didn’t care, Qing Wu never took it to heart, simply regarding Lin Xuecheng as someone who had usurped her place since childhood, and the Lin family as people who couldn’t see clearly.
As for Lu Mingchuan, if Lin Xuecheng hadn’t mentioned him, Qing Wu would have almost forgotten such a person existed.
“Lin Xuecheng, you’re really hungry, eating anything that comes your way.”