Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Xia Pianran was busy with classes and tutoring every day, and she also had to learn to dance from Teacher Li. Her life was busy but fulfilling.

Despite being so exhausted, she not only didn't lose weight, but actually gained a little bit.

In just half a month, the little girl seemed to have undergone a complete transformation. She was radiant and relaxed, with a fair and rosy complexion and an incredibly healthy appearance.

Fu Gui stroked his chin and exclaimed, "So being loved really does give you flesh and blood; netizens were right."

Qi An glanced at her casually: "You feed her five meals a day, it would be strange if she didn't gain weight."

Fu Gui chuckled: "It's all because the little girl is too well-behaved. She keeps calling me 'Sister Fu Gui' all day long and even brings me spicy snacks from the school gate."

Besides...

Fu Gui thought to himself, "Sister An An, you've fed her quite a bit too."

The snack cabinet at home is never empty, and I even saw you adding spiritual spring water to Pianran's water bottle.

Xia Pianran's body was severely depleted due to prolonged abuse, and she also did not receive proper treatment when she broke her leg.

Therefore, whenever she practices dancing for even a little longer, she feels dizzy and nauseous, and her legs ache slightly.

But she never complained of being tired or in pain. After a short rest, she would continue practicing.

Xia Pianran told herself that her brother had already done enough for her, and the rest was up to her to work hard on her own.

Moreover, this is her most beloved dream, and she will not give up no matter how tired or difficult it is.

She didn't say anything, and Qi An didn't ask. He just silently added spiritual spring water to her kettle several times.

The impurities in the girl's body were expelled through her sweat by the cleansing spring water, and all the long-standing problems were also smoothed out.

Xia Pianran soon discovered that her body seemed to be getting better.

I feel incredibly energetic and full of vitality every day. My body seems lighter, and my legs don't hurt anymore.

And she felt that she had grown taller, whether it was her imagination or not.

She asked Fugui excitedly, "Sister, do you think I've grown taller?"

Fu Gui didn't even need to look to know: "He's grown taller, by five centimeters, and his skin has turned whiter."

Pianran was overjoyed and said sweetly, "Sister is beautiful, kind-hearted, and super rich. I want to be as outstanding as Sister Fugui in the future."

Fu Gui only heard the words "super rich".

So she grabbed Pianran's hand and said, "Come on, let's go out to eat."

Xia Pianran groaned inwardly. She wanted to dance, and if her sister-in-law kept feeding her like this, she'd probably have to lose weight.

Sigh, she's really going to great lengths to ensure her brother can live off her for the rest of his life.

While Xia Pianran was surrounded by the bittersweet joy of happiness, the other two sides were filled with gloom and fear.

Lin Zhi sat on the sofa, tears streaming down her face. Xia Congwen frowned, unable to utter a single word of comfort.

"Xia Congwen, didn't you say they would be back in three days at most? Now half a month has passed, where are they?"

Xia Congwen looked annoyed; he couldn't figure it out either.

How has this mentally challenged person managed to survive these past few days with two minors in toddlers and no other resources?

Are you suggesting we rely on scavenging and rummaging through trash cans?

When questioned by Lin Zhi, Xia Congwen angrily retorted, "Whether they come back or not is none of our business. Who's begging them to come back?"

Linzhi wiped away her tears: "No matter what, they are still our own children. A little discipline is enough. We can't really let them starve to death out there, can we?"

“They brought it on themselves; they deserve to starve to death,” Xia Congwen retorted stubbornly.

"Is that even human language you're speaking?"

Lin Zhi took out her phone and made a call: "No, I'll call Xia Zhiyang and ask him to bring Wangdi back."

Three seconds later, Lin Zhi cried out, "He blocked me."

Xia Congwen was even angrier: "This bastard is getting cocky. I'll beat him up."

He had never saved Xia Zhiyang's phone number; it was Lin Zhi who sent it to him.

However, before he could dial the number, his cell phone rang first; it was a call from a school leader.

Xia Congwen quickly answered the call, listened for a few words, then his expression turned extremely grim, and finally he hung up in silence.

Linzhi asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Congwen said with a livid face, "My newly awarded professional title has been revoked."

"Why?"

"How would I know? The leader said it was a reputation issue, but my ratings have been excellent for the past few years, and I haven't had any bad reputation..."

As he spoke, he suddenly froze, and Lin Zhi also froze, both of them remembering what had happened at the hospital that day.

Could it be...?

Just then, Linzhi's phone rang. A colleague with whom she usually had a good relationship sent her a message.

"Linzhi, you should take a look at the school forum. Sigh, I'm not saying this to be mean, but you two have really messed things up."

The couple frantically opened the school forum and their faces turned ashen.

It turns out that a fellow patient posted a video taken in the ward that day on Douyin (TikTok), but because he didn't have many followers, it didn't make much of a splash.

But coincidentally, this patient had a niece studying at this university, and also happened to know Professors Xia and Lin.

The girl stumbled upon a video posted by her uncle, was shocked, and became increasingly angry as she watched it, so she casually posted the video on the school forum.

She also gave the post a very eye-catching title—

Explosive! The novel comes to life, with the real and fake heiresses facing off. Let's see how our renowned professor chooses to act!

College students are already a group of gossip lovers, and this sensational headline only adds to the drama.

In less than half a day, the post's popularity soared to number one.

Xia Congwen and Linzhi became incredibly famous.

The post already had thousands of replies. The two of them scrolled down a few pages with trembling hands, and almost all of them were anonymous people cursing them.

"That fake heiress is so cunning, so manipulative, and so vicious. Are they blind? How could they keep this usurper around?"

"Hehe, I used to think it was ridiculous when I read the novel about real and fake heiresses. How could anyone not want their own child?"

I never expected there to actually be such people, and even a pair. It seems you can't expect two different kinds of people to sleep in the same bed.

"The worst part is that these two idiots are professors at our school. I'm so embarrassed to say which school I'm from now on."

"Sorry, please allow me to go off-topic a bit, but don't you all think that guy who claims to be sick is incredibly handsome?"

"The guy upstairs is a freshman, right? He's the eldest son of those two idiots. I heard he has autism and low IQ."

They forbid anyone from mentioning their son. They even argued with our professor about it before, just because he said, "Your son is really handsome."

"Low IQ? Doesn't seem like it. I think the young man is the most normal one in their family."

"I think so too. Maybe that young man is actually a genius. There's only a fine line between a genius and an idiot."

...

The couple put down their phones, their cheeks flushed and burning. The students' comments left the usually proud couple feeling both embarrassed and confused.

What did they do wrong?

Of his two biological children, one was mentally challenged, and the other, while not mentally challenged, was not presentable; in short, neither of them was presentable.

Although Xia Mingyue was not their biological daughter, they raised her to be exceptionally outstanding, and she was their greatest pride.

They didn't want their sixteen years of hard work to go to waste, so they chose to keep Xia Mingyue. What's wrong with that?

Who wouldn't want a more outstanding child?

They already have a mentally challenged son, why would they trade this excellent daughter for a useless one?

Besides, they didn't deny Yao Wangdi's identity; they clearly said they raised all three of them together. Why are they all criticizing them?

After a brief moment of confusion, Xia Congwen became even angrier.

It's all Xia Zhiyang and Yao Wangdi's fault. They not only made him lose face so badly, but also caused him to lose the professional title he had worked so hard to obtain.

Especially that madman Xia Zhiyang.

Yao Wangdi was timid and cowardly, and dared not have any opinions, let alone yell those words at them in the ward.

It was all Xia Zhiyang's doing that led to their current predicament.

Xia Congwen, his face ashen, was about to call Xia Zhiyang again when his phone rang once more.

The caller ID showed an unfamiliar number, which at first glance looked somewhat similar to Xia Zhiyang's number.

Xia Congwen pressed the answer button and immediately launched into a tirade: "Xia Zhiyang, you fucking get the hell back here, you..."

"You're Xia Congwen?"

An unfamiliar middle-aged man's voice rang out from the other end, sounding sleazy and vulgar.

Xia Congwen swallowed the traditional Chinese soup and said impatiently, "I am. Who are you?"

"Oh my, father-in-law, I'm your son-in-law."

Xia Congwen was petrified on the spot.