Chapter 399 Do you know if the real or fake heiress is real?
The Nangong family is a top-tier family in City A.
Although the Nangong family ranks last among the five most prestigious families in City A, they are still a prominent and influential family.
The current head of the Nangong family is over eighty years old. He has five sons and countless daughters.
His eldest son, Nangong Shou, and his third son, Nangong Wang, were both born to his first wife.
The other three sons and countless daughters were born to his mistresses.
Old Master Nangong was extremely patriarchal and held a strong preference for sons over daughters, and he only acknowledged the sons born to his three mistresses.
Those daughters, being born out of wedlock, were all paid off.
Old Master Nangong had a strong belief in the principle of primogeniture, so he devoted himself to cultivating his eldest son, Nangong Shou, in his early years.
Nangong Shou is his only successor.
But why in the early years?
Twenty years ago, Nangong Shou suffered an accident while traveling abroad with his wife and son, and only his five-year-old son survived.
Unfortunately, the son also suffered brain damage, resulting in intellectual disability.
Because Grandpa Nangong valued his eldest son so much, he devoted a great deal of effort to him.
After losing his eldest son, he, who had been gradually relinquishing control of the group's business, took the helm again.
Twenty years have passed, and the new heir of the Nangong family has still not been decided.
Old Master Nangong seemed to be hesitating between his second son born out of wedlock and his third son born out of wedlock.
Over the years, the Nangong family has maintained a facade of peace, but beneath the surface, turbulent events have been brewing.
Wen Zhiyu's car drove through a sycamore-lined avenue and arrived at a large, openwork iron gate.
A brass plaque hangs on the gatepost next to it: "No. 5 Wutong Avenue, Nangong Manor".
Soon a security guard came out and asked the visitor.
The car window rolled down, and the gatekeeper first saw Wen Zhiyu's incomparably handsome face, followed by Ah Chu sitting in the passenger seat, smiling at him.
"Uncle Li, you look much older than I have in three years!"
Old Li, the gatekeeper, stared wide-eyed, his voice trembling with surprise: "Miss Ninth, Ninth, Ninth?! You're out?!"
Ah Chu clicked her tongue lightly: "Uncle Li, the way you're saying that makes it sound like I just got out of prison."
"Please open the door quickly, I miss Grandpa and the others so much!"
No matter how little importance A Chu received in the Nangong family, she was still the ninth young lady of the Nangong family. Now that she was back, Old Li dared not stop her from entering.
He took out the remote control and pressed the button to open the iron gate.
Wen Zhiyu started the car and continued through the iron gate.
Nangong Manor is very large, consisting of a main building and several auxiliary buildings.
Grandpa Nangong's five sons each occupied a separate annex building.
Old Li, the gatekeeper, watched the car drive towards the main building, a strange premonition creeping into his heart.
The Nangong family is about to get lively again!
He took out his phone and sent a message to the Nangong family's employee group: [Everyone! Miss Jiu is back!]
Soon, the group chat was buzzing with excitement.
Xiao Lan from the main kitchen: [What?! Miss Jiu is back?!]
Third wife Wu Ma: [Really?! Isn't she locked up in a mental hospital?]
Security guard Lao Li: [Perhaps he's recovered?]
Fifth Branch Xu: [Shouldn't she be sent to jail after she's recovered? Three years ago, she attempted murder, causing someone to become disabled!]
Driver Rent Old Lin: [What are you thinking? How could the Nangong family allow any of their children to go to prison?]
Second wife Xiao Ma: [Speaking of which, Miss Jiu is back, so things are going to get lively in the third wife's household again, aren't they?]
Third wife Nana: [Maybe she's become more docile after three years in the mental hospital? @Third wife Wu Ma, didn't you say before that Ninth Miss was very docile and timid when you first brought her back?]
Third Wife Wu: [Yes! Ten years ago, when Miss Jiu was found and brought back, she was so timid and cowardly. She didn't even dare to raise her voice when speaking to us servants.]
Old Li, the gatekeeper: [But when I looked at Miss Jiu just now, she... I don't know how to put it, but she didn't seem like someone easy to bully.]
New cleaning staff member in the main building: [Who is this Miss Jiu that you seniors are talking about?]
Immediately, someone explained to the newcomer: "You've only been here for six months, so you don't know, but this Ninth Miss is the Third Master's daughter."
Do you know the real and fake heiresses? This is a real-life version of the real and fake heiresses!
Ah, back then...
Twenty-two years ago, after Achu was born, he was maliciously switched at birth.
Ten years ago, Nangong Wang and his wife unexpectedly learned that the daughter they had raised for twelve years was not their biological child.
Upholding the belief that the bloodline of the Nangong family should not be left to wander, they brought Achu back.
For the past twelve years, Achu has not had a good life with his adoptive parents.
Her adoptive parents were poor, and her adoptive father was an alcoholic and abusive, often beating and scolding her and not feeding her.
Therefore, when twelve-year-old Nangong Chu and twelve-year-old Nangong Xueyao stood together, there was a significant difference in their body sizes.
One was short and thin, with a sallow complexion; the other was well-proportioned and lovely.
The timid and withdrawn Achu, who didn't even dare to make eye contact with anyone, stood in stark contrast to the poised, sweet-talking, and intelligent Nangong Xueyao.
The extremely proud couple, Nangong Wang and his wife, immediately disliked their biological daughter upon first meeting her.
They couldn't bear to part with their adopted daughter, whom they had carefully raised for twelve years, so even though the outside world knew about the real and fake heiress, they still kept her.
At first, Nangong Wang and his wife tried to raise their biological daughter.
But reality disappointed them greatly.
Because in their eyes, Ah Chu was born a bad seed.
She was jealous that her younger sister, Nangong Xueyao, was more outstanding than her, so she tried to harm her in every way.
They pushed her downstairs, put nails in her shoes, and injured her feet so she couldn't dance and her hands so she couldn't play the piano.
But she still wouldn't admit it, saying that Nangong Xueyao framed her.
At seventeen or eighteen, he didn't study hard, dated hooligans, and stayed out all night.
She almost killed someone, and then turned around and falsely accused someone of trying to rape her.
No one in the Nangong family liked her; her biological parents, her biological brother, and her younger brother all wished she were dead.
After the incident, Nangong Wang wanted to expel Achu from the family immediately, but Old Master Nangong intervened and saved her.
New cleaning lady in the main building: [Oh my god... this Ninth Miss is terrifying! She actually said that the gentle and generous Tenth Miss framed her, she's really sick! By the way... will she hit the maids?]
Third wife Wu Ma: [I don't know. Shouldn't we, the third wife's family, be more worried?]
At this moment, Achu was unaware that she was in the discussion center of the Nangong family's employee group.
Wen Zhiyu parked the car in front of the main building's entrance.
He turned his head to look at Achu, his eyes filled with worry: "Do you need me to take you inside?"
Achu looked at Wen Zhiyu with a relaxed smile in her eyes, seemingly unaware that she was about to enter a den of wolves.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, Dr. Wen, but it's not necessary."
She opened the car door and got out.
Turning around, before closing the car door, she thanked Wen Zhiyu again: "Thank you for bringing me back, Dr. Wen."
Achu closed the car door, turned around, and walked straight towards the door that seemed unwelcoming to her.
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