Zhao Mingmeng had just returned to her dormitory and hadn't even sat down on her bed for a minute when her mother called:
"Zhao Mingmeng! Don't you have a brain?! How many times have I told you to be careful what you say in public?! You just ignore everything I say!"
"No, Mom..."
Mingmeng was completely stunned by her mother's yelling and didn't even have time to react.
"No? Look at what people are saying about you online!"
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingmeng suddenly panicked and quickly logged onto her alternate Weibo account to check.
As expected... the thing she least wanted to see still happened!
Yu Jianing! You're so cruel!
"I really can't stand getting angry with you! Get your ass home right now, and don't bother recording the show anymore. How can you expect to debut with your face ruined like this?"
"The production team is already being very lenient by not making you withdraw from the competition, so come back quickly!"
"Hmm..." Zhao Mingmeng suppressed her surging anger and nodded in agreement with her head down.
Without hanging up the phone, he slowly packed his luggage with the hands-free speaker on.
The mother didn't stop either, continuing to mutter and curse:
"You're really disappointing. The old man doesn't like you to begin with, and now you're pulling this stunt?"
"You don't want the Zhao family's fortune at all, do you?"
"I really don't know what to say to you! This time when you come home, you better behave yourself and don't cause any trouble. It seems that the First Madam has some new moves. I heard that your abducted sister has been found, and they may need to do a paternity test in a few days to confirm it. If it's true, you better act convincingly. I don't need to teach you about sisterly love, do I?"
"elder sister?"
Zhao Mingmeng paused in packing her luggage, and a somewhat blurry face slowly surfaced in her memory...
"Xiaomeng, slow down, don't fall and get hurt..."
"Xiaomeng, eat more vegetables, you're growing..."
"Xiaomeng, why do you have so many injuries? Did your mother hit you again? Don't cry, I'll put some medicine on you..."
"Hmm? Why is our little birthday star unhappy today? Is it because you didn't receive a birthday present and you're secretly crying? Hehe, look what this is! It's a little dress that your sister bought for you! Do you like it!"
"Sister..." she murmured, her eyes involuntarily becoming moist.
When she was six years old... her beloved older sister was kidnapped by human traffickers...
From then on, no one ever celebrated her birthday again...
"Hey! Can't you hear me?! Hey!"
The voice on the other end of the phone grew increasingly impatient. Zhao Mingmeng snapped out of her daze and quietly wiped away her tears: "Okay, Mom, I'll be home right away!"
The mother cursed a few more times before hanging up the phone.
"Sister..." Zhao Mingmeng hurriedly packed a few clothes, without even bringing her usual toiletries, and rushed home.
Thirteen years have passed, and I'm finally going to see you! Sister Ruoyao!
...
Zhao Family Villa.
Mingmeng's mother, Liu Yingjie, was extremely agitated at this moment.
Watching Yu Jianing's stage performance, she realized she didn't need a paternity test at all. Apart from that brat Zhao Ruoyao, no other child had ever made her hate her so much!
"These people are incompetent! Didn't they say they'd take her to the mountains to be a wife for those old, mentally challenged men? How did she manage to escape?"
Yingjie turned off the video and looked at the wedding photo on the wall. Who would have thought that the kind-looking man in the photo had actually married two wives!
And she's the third wife? If the Zhao family didn't value bloodlines, she'd still be living on the streets!
"No! I can't let her come back! Qian Shen is no match for that kid Zhao Xuanran!"
"If Zhao Ruoyao comes back, the First Madam will have two children! By then, when the Old Master passes away, won't I get even less money?"
Thinking about it, she dialed that number again, her voice sweet and delicate, and said:
"Brother Long, I want to ask you for a favor... Let's talk in person... Um... The weather's nice today, but it might rain, so please take an umbrella..."
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On the other side.
The first wife watched Yu Jianing's performance on stage, tears streaming down her face:
"This is Ruoyao! Why bother with a paternity test? She's my own flesh and blood, how could I not recognize her!"
"Xuanran, why aren't you bringing your sister back yet! Look how thin my Yaoyao has become, she must have suffered so much out there!"
"Mom, calm down." Zhao Xuanran handed over a tissue: "I know you've been thinking about Ruoyao all these years, but I need to get to the bottom of things first."
"Besides, we've waited all these years, so a few more days won't make a difference. She has already agreed to do a paternity test. I'll take you to see her after she finishes her vacation in the snow mountain!"
"Hmm..." The first wife wiped away her tears and watched all of Yu Jianing's scenes from the beginning of the program again:
"Look, Yao Yao's clothes don't fit properly, and her feet are all rubbed raw by her shoes..."
"That dance... is definitely my daughter, just like I was when I was young! That's how your dad was captivated by me back then!"
Zhao Xuanran looked at his mother's comments on Xiao Ning's sexy jazz style.
I almost blurted out, "Can't you have any shame?!"
At your age, you can't even tell your left from your right! And you still want to dance?
But then again...
Is Mom too doting on my younger sister? Does that mean I'm...
Seeing that his expression seemed to indicate he had figured something out, the first wife immediately put on a stern face:
"Xiao Ran, that's your sister! It's only right that she takes half of the family fortune! We've wronged her so much over the years!"
"Um…"
Xuanran remained silent, and the First Madam's tone softened again, for after all, both were her children:
"Xiao Ran, when your sister comes back, you must take good care of her. Mom will give her my share and won't take it from you..."
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