Chapter 2: The Real and Fake Heiresses Are Switched, and the Real Heiress Suffers for Twenty Years in Her Place
Shen Zhi Qiu found her own daughter to be too kind and understanding, which improved her mood considerably.
Mrs. Shen reached out and took Lin Jiaojiao's hand, speaking earnestly and with a touch of heartache:
“Jiaojiao, you don’t need to speak up for her. You are the biggest victim in this matter. Child, you have the entire Shen family as your backing in the future. You have the confidence to speak without having to care about other people’s opinions. You can do whatever you want without considering her feelings.”
Mrs. Shen rolled her eyes at Shen Muyan and said:
“I’ve already told her that she can stay in the Shen family, but she has to be your personal nanny. You can ask her to do anything from now on. This is what her parents owe you. The sins of the father must be paid by the son. She deserves it.”
Hearing this, Shen Muyan's heart ached again, and she felt utterly cold inside.
Her mother, such a gentle person, actually said such harsh words. It seems they were really angry and hated her biological parents, and even hated her as well.
Lin Jiaojiao frowned slightly, looking at herself helplessly, "Huh? Let Sister Muyan be my personal nanny? This... isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
"You don't like her? Then send her back to her old home, and Mom will find you someone better."
Mrs. Shen paid no attention to Shen Muyan's increasingly aggrieved expression. In order to vent her anger for her biological daughter, she had no intention of giving Shen Muyan a kind look anymore.
Now, whenever she sees Shen Muyan's delicate and beautiful face, she thinks of the torment her own daughter suffered in that beast's house, and she can't forgive the Lin family. She also dares not think about what kind of suffering her daughter was going through while she was pouring maternal love into Shen Muyan.
At this moment, the barrage of comments flew up, almost all of them clapping and cheering.
[That feels so good! Mrs. Shen is so powerful! From now on, our little darling will have someone to love and protect her!]
[Look at that scheming green tea b*tch! Crying and looking so pitiful, she's causing trouble again. Thankfully, Mr. and Mrs. Shen are sensible and won't spoil her.]
[As anxious as tears, as red as warmth, as fragile as a shield, Lin Muyan, even if you cry yourself to death, no one will sympathize with you. Serves you right for being so dramatic and blocking Jiaojiao's path.]
With red eyes, Shen Muyan was surrounded by a barrage of insults when she suddenly noticed a comment that wasn't so offensive.
[Returning to one's original parents is not inherently wrong, and it's understandable that Mr. and Mrs. Shen want to compensate Jiao Jiao. However, I feel sorry for the scheming woman. Her biological parents haven't even considered taking her back, and it seems they don't care about her at all, yet she's being targeted by Mr. and Mrs. Shen. What did she do wrong?]
Such remarks immediately drew condemnation from all sides, sparking a heated online battle.
[You're going against the Heavenly Gang, and you still think you're right? Why don't you go and suffer for Jiao Jiao?]
[666, are you a hater of Jiaojiao? What's the point of defending a pretentious and manipulative bitch like Shen Muyan? She's dark and vicious, and she's turned the Shen family into a mess. You sympathize with her?]
The person who had just spoken up for Shen Muyan remained silent for a moment, then posted another comment full of survival instinct:
[Sigh, I'm not trying to defend her, but it's true that it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. She's experienced such a big change in her life, and she's so young, it must be hard for her to accept something like this all at once...]
The comments section was filled with insults directed at her mother, and she didn't dare show her face again, disappearing into the background.
As Shen Muyan looked at the barrage of negative comments criticizing her, she seemed to wake up from a dream, as if something had struck her mind.
She felt ashamed to stay in the Shen family, and had no right to complain about how heartless they could be.
Put yourself in their shoes. Her adoptive parents had carefully nurtured her for twenty years, only to end up raising the child of their enemy. Meanwhile, their own biological child was taken to an urban village by her selfish birth mother and raised to be a pitiful, skinny creature.
If it were her, she wouldn't be able to stand it either.
That person is right. To be honest, she is not the real daughter of the Shen family; she's just an imposter.
Now that the real daughter is back, she should make way for her and go back to her biological parents. No matter what, she has no face to stay here anymore.
When Mrs. Shen saw Shen Muyan standing like a wooden statue in front of the dining table, she felt nauseous and was about to scold her when Shen Muyan suddenly raised her head and knelt down again.
"Chairman Shen, Mrs. Shen, Lin Muyan thanks you for raising me for twenty years. I know it's all my birth mother's fault that Jiaojiao has suffered for twenty years, and I feel terrible about it. I will no longer monopolize the Shen family's resources. I also know that when you see me, you will think of the suffering Jiaojiao has endured outside, so I will leave and return to my original home."
“You raised me for twenty years and poured so much effort into me. When I earn money in the future, I will definitely repay you. No matter how much harm my birth mother caused you, you will always be my adoptive parents. I will never forget this kindness!”
After speaking these heartfelt words with tears in her eyes, Shen Muyan—no, she was already Lin Muyan—spoke these words from the bottom of her heart.
Lin Muyan kowtowed three times loudly to Shen Zhi Qiu and Mrs. Shen.
Shen Zhi Qiu and Mrs. Shen never expected that Lin Mu Yan would say such a thing. She was actually willing to leave on her own initiative, to leave the Shen family, this big tree, and to go back to her original family to live a hard life.
Even the live chat exploded with comments.
[Holy crap, is this true? She's like a completely different person. Has the female supporting character awakened?]
It's commendable that you admit your mistakes and correct them, young lady. Auntie has high hopes for you.
[Wake up, you guys! She's definitely putting on another show, she's up to no good. The Shen family has such a huge fortune, even a small portion of it would be enough for an ordinary person to squander for a lifetime. Do you really think she'd leave willingly? Don't be naive.]
The screen was filled with comments like "Holy crap!" and "Wow!" The amount of profanity instantly skyrocketed.
[How dare you! I almost fell for that green tea bitch's tricks again, thankfully my friend spotted something amiss.]
Lin Muyan calmly watched the comments, feeling like crying but unable to shed a tear.
What do these people want from her? She gets scolded when she doesn't leave, and now that she's ready to leave, they're still criticizing her. They're driving her crazy.
However, Lin Muyan now understood her adoptive parents' attitude. Staying would only cause them trouble and make her uncomfortable. Leaving was the right choice.
Mrs. Shen then came to her senses and asked somewhat uncertainly:
"Are you really willing to leave? Are you no longer considering threatening us with extreme measures?"
Mentioning this, Lin Muyan couldn't help but stare at the faint scar on her wrist for a few moments, feeling a bit self-deprecating.
They must have been terrified yesterday, thinking she was going to commit suicide by cutting her wrists. Actually, she was just too upset and agitated, and accidentally cut herself.
No matter what, she would never joke with her life. She was in the prime of her life at twenty, and even without her status as a rich heiress, she would still have to live her life.
Let's just say that those twenty years were a dream of being a rich heiress. Now that the dream is over, it's time for her to become Cinderella again.
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