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Shen Luoluo watched the girl sob so hard she could barely breathe. She almost looked convincing. Those tears seem sincere enough, but this is still just her side of the story. Who knows what she's really thinking?

The real daughter has it worst. She's still in the dark, while you've gotten to tell the whole story your way!

Exactly! Zhao Yuan nodded in agreement. Anyone who could impersonate her best friend couldn't be a decent person!

With that thought, she stole a glance at Zhao Jin. She wondered whether her brother would fall for those crocodile tears.

Zhao Jin had begun to soften, but when he heard the voice in his head, he closed his eyes for a moment. "So if we hadn't brought up a DNA test, you would've kept deceiving us?"

"No, no!" The girl shook her head frantically. "That's not true. Once Huaiyu got here, I would've told you the truth!"

That's what she says now. Who knows what she'd do when the time came?

And she claims she couldn't give up his fatherly love? More like she couldn't give up his money!

Those two remarks shattered the emotional mood. Everyone came to their senses and began whispering among themselves.

"She's right. I think she was after my second uncle's money too. If he were poor, she might've turned around and left!"

"Exactly. All that noble talk was just an excuse!"

"She knew Zhao Jin always goes soft and stops thinking straight when Shiwei is involved. She was playing on his feelings!"

"Doesn't this count as fraud? Couldn't we call the police and have her arrested?"

"Enough!" A sharp voice cut through the whispers. It was Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu looked at Zhao Jin. "Dad, the priority now is finding your biological daughter, not wasting time here. We can deal with everything else after we find her!"

The girl immediately chimed in. "Yes, yes! I can take you to Yu City to find Huaiyu!"

Zhao Jin snapped back to his senses, his eyes even redder. "Right. We'll find Huaiyu first! Come on, let's find Huaiyu!" He strode toward the door, but Zhou Mei blocked his way.

"Stop!" Zhou Mei stood in front of the three of them. "If you take one step out that door today, I'll kill myself! I'll never let that woman's daughter into our family!"

"Move!" Zhao Jin's face turned cold. "Zhou Mei, if you hadn't had your father pressure my family into making me marry you, none of this would've happened!"

"If I'd known Shiwei was pregnant, I would never have married you. You can agree or not, but it's happening either way!"

He shoved Zhou Mei aside and hurried out. Zhao Yu glanced at her. "Mom, can you stop making a scene? What good will it do you?"

Then, in full view of everyone, he took the girl's hand and followed Zhao Jin out.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded. They didn't know which was more shocking: that the son had helped his father search for his daughter born outside the marriage, or that he seemed to have fallen for the girl who had pretended to be her!

For a while, everyone could only shake their heads.

Zhao Yuan gave a cold laugh. "Second Sister-in-law, you said having a son was best because a son could inherit the family fortune. Well, that's the son you raised. He certainly turned out well!"

Zhao Huizhen sighed. As a woman, she understood how much Zhou Mei was hurting and even pitied her. But it was also true that people could bring misfortune on themselves. If Zhou Mei had treated others a little more kindly over the years, she wouldn't be sitting there without a single person to speak up for her.

Zhou Mei slumped to the floor and stared blankly at the doorway. No one knew what she was thinking.

"All right, stop staring and eat." The old man called everyone to the table in the same even tone. No one knew what was going through his mind.

Shen Anya and Zhao Ziyan returned to the dining room just in time. Everyone was quiet, and the atmosphere was oppressive. Shouldn't they be happy on Grandpa's birthday? What had happened now?

As everyone took their seats, Shen Luoluo sat down beside Shen Jingyao. Shen Jiayan and Shen Xiche seized their chance and raced to claim the seat on her other side.

Shen Xiche had barely touched the chair when Shen Jiayan sat down in it.

Shen Jiayan raised his brows, his tone insufferably smug. "Oh, sorry. You were a little too slow. This seat's mine now!"

Shen Xiche gritted his teeth and made as if to hit him.

Shen Jiayan said, "What are you doing? Don't forget, a bet's a bet. You're not going to hit your older brother, are you?"

Shen Xiche shot him a warning look. "Just wait. Next time, if I catch you slipping, you'll be the one begging me."

Shen Jiayan mimicked his expression, rolling his eyes and turning down the corners of his mouth. "Just wait. Next time, if I catch you slipping, you'll be the one begging me."

"Why wait until next time? Call me 'big brother' right now. Let's hear it!"

Sitting beside them, Shen Luoluo was speechless at how childish they were. She shook her head. They're hopeless!

Shen Jingyao, beside her, shook his head helplessly too.

Across from them, Zhao Ziyan and Shen Anya had just walked in and saw the whole thing.

Zhao Ziyan looked from them to Shen Anya. "Didn't you say your family didn't like Shen Luoluo much? They look pretty close. They're even fighting over the seat next to her?"

Where no one could see, Shen Anya gripped the edge of her skirt tightly. Impossible. They aren't close at all! Second Brother can't like Shen Luoluo. I'm the one he likes!

Despite her thoughts, Shen Anya smiled. "Who told you that? We all get along well. It's just that this is my sister's first family dinner, and she doesn't know everyone yet. There's a lot she doesn't understand, including etiquette. It's only right that Big Brother and Second Brother look after her."

"No way." Zhao Ziyan looked stunned. "Anya, do you really think of her as your sister?"

Zhao Ziyan was Zhao Lin's daughter. She and Shen Anya were around the same age, and as cousins who had grown up together, they were close enough to speak freely. "I've heard what people are saying. Your parents may have acknowledged her as their biological daughter, but everyone knows what's really going on. When someone her age suddenly appears, what else could she be but a daughter born outside the marriage? Your family only told everyone she was their biological daughter to save face!"

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Transmigration into a Book

Wish-Fulfillment Fiction

Wealthy CEO

Sweet Romance

Transmigration and Rebirth Romance

Ci Bu Ci Xuegao

Mind Reading

Everyone's Favorite