How could it be her?

How did she find her way here?

What kind of people do those two old men think of? They haven't received a single word from me.

Xia Mingyue felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar; the scene she feared most had still occurred.

Outside the door stood a thin, dark-skinned girl, around sixteen years old.

She was about the same age as Xia Mingyue, but she was almost half a head shorter than her, clearly suffering from severe malnutrition.

Her hair was dry and yellow, her hands were rough and cracked, her lips were split with several bloody cuts, and she looked travel-worn.

The garish, bright red t-shirt was pilling and deformed, and she wore baggy, faded jeans and canvas shoes that were coming unglued.

Standing before Xia Mingyue, who was as beautiful as a swan, the girl looked worse than an ugly duckling.

Xia Mingyue stared in fear at the face she had only seen in photographs.

Although she was dark-skinned, rough, and extremely thin, her facial features still resembled her mother's.

She is Xia Congwen and Lin Zhi's biological daughter.

Yao Wangdi was also sizing up Xia Mingyue.

The girl behind the door was wearing a pure white princess dress, with a crystal hair clip in her jet-black hair, just like a noble princess.

Her fair and delicate skin clearly showed that she had never done any manual labor.

But this wonderful life should have been hers.

If she hadn't overheard their conversation, understood everything, and escaped while they weren't looking...

She has now been sold to an old bachelor for a dowry of 200,000 yuan.

Yao Wangdi thought to herself: When my biological parents find out my true identity and how much I have suffered, they will definitely feel sorry for me.

She nervously picked at her fingers, then mustered her courage to ask, "Excuse me, is this Professor Xia Congwen's home?"

"Mingyue, who's outside?" Linzhi asked worriedly when she saw her daughter hadn't moved for a while.

"Nobody, they've mistaken the door for someone else."

Xia Mingyue suppressed her panic and coldly said to Yao Wangdi, "No, you've come to the wrong door."

After saying that, she was about to close the door.

She pulled hard, but the door wouldn't budge; a force was preventing her from entering.

Just as Xia Mingyue was about to turn around, her collar tightened at the back of her neck, and then her feet left the ground, her body flying through the air.

"ah……"

"Bright moon..."

The couple exclaimed in surprise and rushed out.

Xia Mingyue was thrown five meters away by Qi An, where she landed on the ground covered in dirt, her hair clip fell off, and her princess dress got dirty.

The couple quickly helped her up and anxiously asked if she had any fractures.

Yao Wangdi was also stunned by this scene and stood there at a loss for what to do.

Xia Mingyue was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face, but she couldn't care less about crying at that moment. All she wanted to do was get rid of that bastard as soon as possible.

"Mom and Dad, I'm fine. Let that girl go first; she's mistaken for someone else."

Lin Zhi ignored him and roared at Qi An, "Xia Zhiyang, you're a madman! Mingyue is your sister! How could you..."

"younger sister……"

Lin Zhi's words came to an abrupt halt, and even Xia Congwen stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

They all suspected they were hallucinating.

Those two words just now seemed to have been spoken by their mentally challenged son, who hadn't spoken a word since he was three years old.

Xia Mingyue's throat tightened and her palms were sweating. What exactly did that idiot want to say?

The reason she hated Xia Zhiyang so much was not only because he was an idiot, but also because she suspected that Xia Zhiyang knew her secret.

Once, after she secretly finished a phone call with that woman, she turned around and saw Xia Zhiyang standing not far away watching her.

Xia Mingyue was worried about this for a long time.

Fortunately, the mentally challenged man couldn't speak and never got close to his parents, so she gradually felt relieved.

But now he's actually speaking up. What is he going to do?

Amidst the shocked or fearful gazes of the three, Qi An walked up to Yao Wangdi, the petite girl barely reaching her shoulder.

The boy's large, bony hand touched the top of the girl's head, affectionately ruffled it, and repeated, "Little sister."

This time, everyone else heard it clearly.

"You...you can speak now?"

Xia Mingyue was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat and shouted, "Brother, I'm your sister! You've mistaken me for someone else!"

"elder brother……"

Yao Wangdi felt the warmth on her head and timidly looked up at the unfamiliar boy.

Is this her own brother?

He was so tall and handsome, and he would gently stroke her head.

Unlike her younger brother in the family, who would only hit and scold her, and sometimes even barge into her room and pull at her clothes.

Yao Wangdi's nose tingled, and the grievances and sorrows of more than ten years welled up in her heart. She could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

"Brother, Dad, Mom, I'm your daughter..."

The stone stirred up a thousand waves. Xia Congwen and his wife froze like statues, mechanically asking, "What did you say?"

Xia Mingyue shook them vigorously: "Mom and Dad, I suspect she's just like my brother, an idiot. Don't listen to her nonsense."

Qi An moved his toes, and a small pebble flew over and knocked out Xia Mingyue's front tooth.

"ah……"

Xia Mingyue covered her mouth and cried out in pain, no longer daring to interrupt.

Qi An succinctly stated: "Noisy..."

Yao Wangdi sobbed uncontrollably: "I... I'm telling the truth. I'm your biological daughter. We were switched at birth in the hospital."

Xia Congwen and his wife were stunned, and they didn't even care about Xia Mingyue, who was covering her mouth and crying.

The two of them were completely blank, unable to process Yao Wangdi's words.

Does she mean that Mingyue is not their biological daughter, and that they were switched at birth in the hospital?

How is that possible?

Back then... back then...

The two recalled the circumstances of their childbirth years ago, exchanged a glance, and were filled with turbulent emotions.

Xia Zhiyang was diagnosed with autism when she was one year old. The couple was very disappointed and immediately became pregnant with their second child.

They placed all their hopes on their second child and were extremely careful in everything they did throughout the pregnancy; thankfully, everything went smoothly.

More than half a month before her due date, Lin Zhi felt restless and anxious, so Xia Congwen took her to a small county in a neighboring province for a vacation.

The area is sparsely populated and has beautiful scenery; its only flaw is its poverty.

Unfortunately, they were caught in an earthquake, and quite close to the epicenter. Luckily, they evacuated in time and were not injured.

But Linzhi, who was frightened, not only suffered an asthma attack but also went into premature labor.

They had booked a private ward at the best hospital in the provincial capital six months ago, but at that time, it was too late to help them in their immediate need.

At that time, she could only go to the maternal and child health hospital in the small county town, and she gave birth to her daughter amidst the chaos of war.

At that time, there were several other women giving birth at the hospital.

During this period, aftershocks continued, and half of the hospital collapsed, relying entirely on generators for electricity.

In the chaos, their daughter was switched with the daughter of the Yao couple in the same hospital room.

That couple were Xia Mingyue's biological parents and the culprits who abused Yao Wangdi.

The reason why Xia Congwen and his wife loved Xia Mingyue so much was not only because she was healthy, but also because she was born at a dangerous time like an earthquake.

They felt they owed their daughter a debt of guilt.

Moreover, despite the premature birth and the earthquake that year, her daughter was born healthy.

The couple both felt that this was a blessed child, a gift from God.

But now they're suddenly being told that they were switched at birth?

The girl in front of them, who was dark-skinned, thin, timid, and clearly from a poor family, was their biological daughter.

"That's impossible! I don't believe it."

Linzhi screamed and shook her head.

Mingyue is the apple of her eye, the little princess she has carefully nurtured for sixteen years, and she will not accept any other possibility.

Xia Congwen didn't believe it either.

Yao Wangdi was extremely disappointed, and her tears flowed even more fiercely. She felt like she could hardly breathe.

It seems like her parents don't like her at all; she's an annoying burden wherever she goes!

Qi An wiped away her tears, cupped her face, and turned her to the couple: "Are you blind?"

Lin Zhi looked at the face that bore a striking resemblance to hers and was speechless.

She clutched her chest, gasping for breath; her asthma was flaring up.

"Wife, wife, wait for me, I'm going to spray you with medicine..."

After Xia Congwen finished spraying the medicine on Linzhi, Qi An took the bottle and sprayed it on Yao Wangdi as well.

Xia Congwen was startled and blurted out, "You have asthma too?"

Yao Wangdi took a deep breath and said timidly, "I was born with it."

With their similar appearances and shared hereditary asthma, Xia Congwen could no longer deceive himself.

He gritted his teeth: "Go to the hospital and get a paternity test."