Chapter 34

"Do you know..." Tan Xinman paused, "Why did we change it back then?"

Tan Li: "I know."

Tan Xinman:!

"You..." She was surprised and stuttered, "You...how did you..."

"Did your parents tell you?"

"Or did you see it on the Internet?"

Tan Li shook her head.

"Then..." Tan Xinman frowned slightly, and a light bulb suddenly flashed in her mind, "Could it be Brother Ying?!"

Tan Li kept smiling, neither saying yes nor no.

Once again, it was discovered that Ying Heng, this tool man, was quite useful.

No matter how much she should know or shouldn't know, as long as it was pushed onto Ying Heng, no one would continue to investigate.

Tan Li gave Ying Heng a thumbs up in her heart.

Tan Xinman slowly recovered from the shock, "If it was him, it

would be normal to know." "Since you know, I won't hide it from you."

"Back then, it was my biological mother who switched us." Speaking of her biological mother, Tan Xinman was extremely disgusted.

Tan Li recalled what was recorded in the book of life -

Tan Xinman's biological mother Wang Fang was born in the mountainous area, grew up in the mountainous area, and married in the mountainous area.

She had experienced all the hardships that a woman didn't want to experience.

At a young age, she was "sold" by her parents to an old man who was more than ten years older than her as a wife, and the betrothal gift was used to marry her younger brother.

Her husband was an alcoholic who had accomplished nothing. He would beat her when he was drunk, and he would also curse her when he was sober.

Most of the couples Wang Fang had seen since she was a child were like this. She was numb and didn't know how to resist. She just took it for granted.

It would be fine if she gave birth to a boy.

It would be fine if her son grew up.

Maybe when she reached her mother-in-law's age, she would have a young wife to serve her.

However, the first child was a girl. When she was 10 years old, she was sold to the next village by her grandmother.

The second child was a girl. She died in the mountains when she was 3 years old. When she was found, her body had been gnawed by wild beasts beyond recognition.

The third child was also a girl. This time, she died not long after she was born.

When she was pregnant with the fourth child, Wang Fang was so thin that she looked like a human. Only her belly was protruding, which looked weird and scary.

For a daughter-in-law who was bought with money, she gave birth to three girls in a row. You can imagine how her husband and mother-in-law treated her.

The belly was not good.

They wanted their family to be extinct.

...

Every day, Wang Fang was bathed in such beatings and scolding.

At that time, Wang Fang prayed to God every day, hoping that the baby in her belly would be a boy. For this reason, she was willing to try any folk remedies.

Later, a group of people came to their mountain village.

It was a big boss from the city who wanted to buy the entire piece of land in the village and build a holiday villa.

Wang Fang didn't understand, but her husband and mother-in-law kept going out during that time, and every time they came back

, their faces were rosy. Later, her husband and mother-in-law suddenly disappeared one day.

Along with all the valuable items in the house.

Wang Fang went out to look for him nervously, but many people had disappeared from the village since some time ago. A few people told her that the big boss had given her a generous compensation, and everyone else had moved to the city.

Wang Fang thought about it for three days before she realized that she had been left behind, or rather, abandoned.

She held her round, pointed belly and was anxious to find her man.

How could a woman like her survive in this world without a man?

Then, Wang Fang met another woman.

A woman who was about the same age as her.

But she was so beautiful, with fair and clean skin, wearing a pretty little skirt, soft leather shoes, and a slightly protruding belly.

The man next to her was also handsome, and although he was tall and big, he carefully supported the woman, as if she was his treasure.

Which man would show such an expression to his wife?

Wang Fang had never seen such a person before.

When the beautiful woman saw Wang Fang, her innocent little face was full of surprise. For her, she had never seen a woman like Wang Fang before.

The beautiful woman was a kind person. After hearing about Wang Fang's life, she took Wang Fang to the city.

She arranged for her to go to the same hospital and nutritionist as herself, and promised to introduce her to a job in the future.

It was as if Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden. Wang Fang saw another side of the world for the first time.

It was completely different from what she had experienced in the past 20 years.

Wang Fang and the beautiful woman gave birth almost at the same time, and both gave birth to a baby girl.

Wang Fang was very disappointed.

It was another girl.

In this way, even if she found her man, she would not be ashamed to see him.

But the beautiful woman was very happy.

She and her husband held the little baby, as if they had received the best gift.

…

For some reason, Wang Fang looked at the two baby girls who had different fates from birth.

The newborn babies looked almost identical, and it was difficult to tell them apart even if you looked closely.

They had a saying that the first born girl had to be given away before a son could be welcomed into the family.

Wang Fang knew how her first three daughters, except for the eldest who was given away, died. It was just a necessary measure to welcome a son into the family.

Now this fourth girl…

if her mother-in-law knew about it, I’m afraid she wouldn’t live long.

Seeing that beautiful woman holding her child like a jewel, Wang Fang’s heart moved.

She thought that although she had not fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother to her first three children, this time, she should love her own daughter like the beautiful woman.

Everything went smoothly and strangely.

The beautiful woman had not been in good health since giving birth, which made her husband very nervous. The little girl had to be taken care of by medical staff.

Wang Fang thought that beautiful women in the city were always troublesome, so she took advantage of everyone's inattention to swap the two similar-looking baby girls.

She held the beautiful woman's daughter in her arms, looked at her biological daughter who had been swapped with a branded baby and swaddling clothes, and awakened her mother's love for the first time.

Her daughter was different from her. She would not be born, grow up, or marry in the mountains.

She will grow up beautifully like that beautiful woman, wearing pretty little skirts and soft little leather shoes, and there will be a tall and handsome man who will treasure her.

No one will beat her anymore, no one will force her to have a son, and no one will kill her daughter without feeling guilty.

Her daughter will live a completely different life from hers.

Even after a period of care by a nutritionist, Wang Fang's face is still skinny, but her eyes, which have been numb for more than 20 years, are bright and frightening.

After Wu Xiu recovered, Wang Fang refused her promise to find a job for her and resigned.

At the same time, she took the baby girl away.

Then, she put the baby girl at the door of the orphanage and stuffed a note saying that the child's surname was Tan.

This was for the good of the beautiful woman. Only by sending her daughter away could she welcome her son. If the beautiful woman knew, she would thank her.

Wang Fang did not look for her man and mother-in-law who had gone to an unknown place. She found a job as a dishwasher in this city and stayed in a corner of Jiangcheng.

She would occasionally go to the orphanage where the child was abandoned and donate all the money she earned from washing dishes, but she would not go to see if the little girl who was abandoned was doing well.

As a famous family in Jiangcheng, the Tan family often appears in the news.

Little Tan Xinman would occasionally be photographed.

Wang Fang collected all the photos of Tan Xinman and watched her grow from a little girl to a graceful young lady, just as she had imagined, wearing a pretty little skirt and soft little leather shoes. Wu Xiu

did not treat Tan Xinman badly because she was a girl. Instead, she raised her like a jewel and did not even give birth to another boy.

Although Wang Fang could not understand it, it did not prevent her from being happy for her daughter.

When the Tan family found out about her, Wang Fang told them everything without resistance, but she kept silent about the whereabouts of the real daughter. At the same time, she said to the beautiful woman who had been with her for 20 years:

"You raised this child from childhood. She has called you mother for 20 years and doesn't even know I exist. You are so kind, why can't you be her mother for life?"

Wu Xiu was shocked and speechless.

Tan Xinman was also shocked that her biological mother was such a person.

She did not feel sorry for replacing the child, but shamelessly hoped that the Tan family would continue to treat her fake child as the real one.

Wang Fang was later sent to prison by Tan Pei, but as she wished, Tan Xinman's identity as a fake daughter was not exposed for a long time.

Tan Xinman has been proud since she was a child, but when she knew that everything she had was stolen from another person's life, she didn't know how to face her parents, let alone Tan Li. Her

guilt, shame and the pride she had formed over the years conflicted and fought. On the one hand, she knew that she was not such a person, but on the other hand, she felt that only by being like this could she make up for the harm she had caused to Tan Li.

So when Tan Li told her to be herself, she couldn't help but shudder in her heart.

Tan Li: "You are you, and your mother is your mother. I don't like to blame others for the crime."

"But I am her motive. If it weren't for me, none of this would have happened." Tan Xinman was very serious about this. "Tan Li, sometimes I would rather you treat me badly."

She smiled bitterly, "If that's the case, I will feel better."

Tan Li said, "You think it's nice to let me do something I don't want to do in order to make you feel better." Tan

Xinman was stunned.

Tan Li continued, "I said, just be yourself."

"If you really feel sorry for me, then work hard, make the Tan family bigger and stronger, and let me eat the dividends with peace of mind."

Tan Xinman: ...

"You... really don't want to inherit the company?" Tan Xinman still found it hard to believe.

Tan Li was a little annoyed, "Why are you so stubborn, little girl?"

"You don't believe what I say, but instead you imagine what I think. Do you really want to apologize to me, or are you pretending to apologize to impress yourself?"

Tan Xinman was stunned.

"I..." She fell into deep thought.

Tan Li: "Look, I've been so patient in giving you psychological counseling, and you're still like this."

"Don't you want to piss me off to death?"

If it were in the past, she would have taken action instead of complaining. Tan Xinman was really grateful that she had given herself a loving and peaceful persona.

Hearing her say this, Tan Xinman raised her head abruptly, "No."

"Then be obedient," Tan Li suddenly became cold, "If you want to make amends, do it my way."

"I don't need to be self-righteous and do it for my own good."

Deep in Tan Xinman's guilt, she hid a arrogance that she herself was not aware of, because she felt that she lived a better life than Tan Li, so she felt guilty, or sympathetic.

But Tan Li did not need such sympathy.

Tan Xinman met Tan Li's calm but indifferent eyes, and for the first time clearly realized that all her previous guesses about Tan Li might be wrong.

Tan Li's thoughts were actually very simple. Although her life so far could not be said to be perfect, it could even be said to be tragic in terms of the results.

But...

she had many, very good memories.

Even though those beautiful memories were now like a thorn, piercing her heart and reminding her of her loss every moment, she never regretted meeting those people for a single moment.

The world of unlimited flow is cruel, but her teammates are the best teammates in the world.

Even if it is the last battle...

even if she knows that those people will never come back, she is grateful for having met them.

She does not need sympathy for her past, nor does she need anyone to feel guilty about it.

Those pasts did not have a happy ending, but they are her most precious memories.