Xie Wanying's hands trembled, and her body swayed precariously. She looked at Huang Meiling in fear. Usually, Huang Meiling would be the first to rush out and protect her in any situation, but today she was unusually silent. The attitudes of the two of them spoke volumes.

Especially when she saw their cold eyes, Xie Wanying understood what was going on.

Xie Mingzhu's confident demeanor suggests that she must already know something.

Her voice was shaky, her throat was tight, and she clasped her hands together as if she might faint at any moment. Those around her were completely bewildered.

A few quick-witted people had already realized what was going on. Seeing that the situation was not right, Xie Wanying's reaction only confirmed Xie Mingzhu's words.

There were whispers among the crowd, "The Xie family is so unlucky. They raised a daughter for so many years, only to find out she's not their biological daughter. Where did the Xie family's child go?"

Immediately afterward, someone chimed in, "Didn't you notice that Song Zhaodi and Meiling look a lot alike? Maybe that's her."

The man's voice grew softer and softer, but Xie Wanying was sweating profusely.

"Mom and Dad, what she said can't be true. I've been in this family since I can remember. You and Dad have taken care of me since I was little. How could I not be your biological daughter? There must be some misunderstanding. Please explain to everyone that I'm your only daughter."

She couldn't wait for someone to confirm her identity; the way this group of people confronted her was exactly the same as in her dream.

She had long known that the Xie family was ruthless. She knew that revealing her identity in front of so many people would make it impossible for her to face anyone afterward, but they still didn't give her any face at all.

Upon discovering that she was not their biological daughter, they immediately turned against her, and Xie Wanying's hatred surged like a tidal wave.

Huang Meiling hadn't intended to make this matter so embarrassing in public, but Xie Wanying was pushing Xie Mingzhu to the brink of despair step by step, and as her mother, she naturally couldn't stand idly by.

"Xie Wanying, that's enough."

Her angry rebuke made Xie Wanying tremble all over.

This was the first time Huang Meiling had ever yelled at her since she was a child.

Huang Meiling took a breath and closed her eyes. Originally, they were mother and daughter, and they shouldn't have ended up in such an awkward situation. However, Xie Wanying's attitude meant that they were destined to break off their relationship and never be able to get along again.

“I don’t know when you became like this, or if you’ve always been like this. I’ve always treated you as my own daughter. Even when I found out you weren’t born, I never blamed you. I know this isn’t your fault, but you shouldn’t have had such malicious thoughts towards Zhiyan. You knew Mingzhu’s identity all along, but you chose to hide it. You didn’t trust the parents who raised you for over 20 years. This is the result of your own actions.”

It's not wrong for her to want a better future for herself, but the future she wants absolutely cannot be based on the lives of others; that's a disregard for human life.

Xie Wanying shook her head, her face pale, desperately trying to explain but finding herself unable to utter a single word. Seeing that she had no chance of winning, Zhao Lijuan and Li Chunyan immediately chose to distance themselves.

The group of people noticed Xie Wanying's increasingly strange expression. The whispers were enough to drown her out. Huang Meiling calling out to Mingzhu indicated that they probably already knew about the news. They had been testing and concealing it all along, simply to lower her guard as an outsider. What a happy family they were, yet they had quietly excluded her, an outsider, from the household. After so many years in this family, she had gained nothing, and they even wanted to ruin her reputation.

Xie Wenyuan looked firmly at Xie Mingzhu beside him, his tone tinged with heartache.

"Dear neighbors, I originally wanted to announce this to you on a more auspicious day, but since we've all come together today, there's no need to wait for another time. When my wife and I had our first child, due to our lack of experience, the nanny who helped us at home switched the baby with ours. It wasn't until more than 20 years later that we learned that the Song Zhaodi you all know is actually our Xie family's daughter. We've done a paternity test, and today we registered her identity information with the police. She's now officially registered in the household registration system. From now on, her name will no longer be Song Zhaodi; it will be Xie Mingzhu."

Several people stared intently at Xie Mingzhu, who happened to be there today to register her household registration. She was holding the test results she had obtained from the hospital.

Sister-in-law Wang and Aunt Pang couldn't wait to come forward, and at Shu Ying's prompting, Xie Mingzhu showed them the test results.

"That's right, this is their biological daughter. No wonder she looked familiar from the beginning, that makes sense!"

Xie Wanying's eyes were red and filled with tears.

She clasped her hands, somewhat bewildered. "Mom and Dad, why are you doing this to me? Even if I'm not your biological daughter, are all these years of raising me a lie? Do you really have no feelings for me at all? In front of everyone, do you have to humiliate me to make you feel better?"

She spoke hoarsely, her voice filled with grievance.

Tears streamed down her face, but this time there was no acting involved; she was genuinely terrified.

Her disguised identity was exposed, and from then on, she was no longer the daughter of the Xie family. So how could she establish herself after marrying into the Fang family?

The child in her belly is a non-existent empty shell. She tried to find Shu Ying to get rid of this trouble today, but to no avail. She is now as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but has no way to solve the problem.

Even if it meant burning one's bridges, she didn't have the courage.

Xie Wenyuan frowned deeply, never expecting such words to come from Xie Wanying's mouth.

He was disappointed in his daughter, who had failed him and lost his usual gentleness, filled with despair at her incompetence.

"You are the one who disregards the kindness of raising you. The fault of what happened back then was not yours, but how have we treated you all these years? Don't you have any sense of right and wrong? You were aware of your identity long ago, so why didn't you tell us? Zhiyan is lying in a hospital bed. Even if you don't help, why do you wish for his death? Wanying, we've given you our hearts, how did we spoil you like this?"