104 Birthmark on the lower back
She swayed unsteadily, tears welling up instantly. She rushed over and knelt down in front of Madam Chi.
Chi Wanwan looked up, tears streaming down her face, "Mommy, this isn't real, is it?"
Seeing her tears streaming down her face, Madam Chi couldn't bear it and turned her face away.
She couldn't bear it!
She raised the child herself, even though she was in poor health and spent her days taking medicine.
She would cry every night, and her husband was afraid she would disturb his rest, so he would hold her and gently soothe her in the hallway outside the bedroom, singing her lullabies.
Later, when she felt a little better, she started spitting up milk again and became so thin and pale from hunger that she was fed spoonful by spoonful of cow's milk.
The more effort she put into this child, the more pain she felt when she learned that she wasn't her biological daughter.
But she still didn't tell her husband about it, always thinking that she should wait until she could accept it before telling him.
This waiting led to her making such a huge mess.
Chi Wanwan gripped her hand, her sobs becoming hesitant, "Mommy, tell me this isn't true, right? Huh?"
Madam Chi closed her eyes briefly and gently withdrew her hand. "It's true."
Chi Wanwan's hand fell limply to her side, and she looked completely lost and dejected.
She murmured to herself, "Impossible, how could it be? I am your biological daughter."
After a long while, she finally covered her face and burst into tears.
The people in the ancestral hall did not sympathize with Chi Wanwan when they saw her looking so devastated.
Her affair with a celebrity, which went viral, has had a very negative impact on the unmarried girls in the Chi family.
These calls calling off the engagement really angered the elders.
"You still have the nerve to cry? If you hadn't been so morally corrupt, would this have caused such a terrible impact?"
"That's right. Not only did you jeopardize your own marriage, but you also ruined the reputation of all the girls in the Chi family."
“If this happened in ancient times, it would be considered unchaste and would result in being thrown into a pond.”
"Fortunately, you're not a child of the Chi family. Jianli, quickly issue a statement saying that she's an adopted daughter and doesn't represent the Chi family."
Chi Wanwan listened to these harsh words, her face covered in tears, but her heart was filled with resentment.
What right do they have to humiliate and insult her like this?
What good are they anyway? They all pretend to be virtuous and respectable, but who among them doesn't have a mistress on the side?
But she can't afford to break ties with them now; she has to pretend to be weak so her parents will feel sorry for her.
In fact, she knew five years ago that she was not the biological daughter of Chi Jianli and his wife.
She knew better than anyone else who their biological daughter was.
Unfortunately, she thought she could keep it a secret for longer, but she didn't expect that Madam Chi would still become suspicious of her.
Fortunately, she had already burned their biological daughter to death, so they would never be able to find her again or take everything away from her.
Hearing her cry, Madam Chi looked at Chi Jianli and said, "Husband, Wanwan... is ultimately innocent."
“Sister-in-law, what makes her innocent? She was pampered and spoiled in the Chi family, yet her private life is so chaotic. In the end, it is this extravagant lifestyle that made her forget her duty as the eldest daughter of the Chi family,” the second uncle of the Chi family accused.
Chi Wanwan closed her eyes; there was no way she could escape this calamity now.
But she could use her grievances to make Mrs. Chi feel guilty, and later she would feel guilty and want to make amends to her.
She stammered, "I'm sorry, I set a bad example for all of you. Actually, I'm completely innocent with them. I just couldn't bear to see such handsome boys struggling to survive in the entertainment industry. I'm sorry, it's my fault for tarnishing everyone's reputation."
"Second Uncle is right. I should take responsibility. Mother, although I don't accept this fact, if expelling me from the Chi family can preserve the marriages of my sisters, I can leave."
As she spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks again, and she cried pitifully.
Her quick agreement, without any dramatic outbursts, earned her the respect of her elders.
Although Old Master Chi was angry that she didn't cherish her own reputation and caused damage to the family's reputation, he softened at this moment.
“Alright, since that’s the case, Jianli, have someone issue a statement in the company’s name to reduce the negative news about the company,” said Old Master Chi.
He never mentioned his biological granddaughter who had been switched at birth, as if she were an insignificant figure.
Although the other families had some complaints, the eldest son's family had already given their stance, so they couldn't say anything more.
A group of people left the ancestral hall, chatting idly.
As people gradually dispersed, Old Master Chi was also helped away by the steward, leaving only Chi Jianli and his family of three in the ancestral hall.
Madam Chi quickly helped Chi Wanwan up from the ground. Seeing that her eyes were swollen from crying, she felt very sorry for her.
"Wanwan, don't blame your mother for bringing this up now, it's just that what you did this time was too outrageous."
Looking at her hypocritical appearance, Chi Wanwan's hatred grew stronger.
But she still needed to rely on the Chi family's background and couldn't afford to fall out with them. She sobbed.
"I made this mess myself, so I can't blame you."
Chi Jianli snorted coldly, "You still dare to blame us? I think it's your mother who spoiled you, making you act without any sense of propriety."
Chi Wanwan lowered her head. "I'm sorry, Dad. I've made you lose face."
She admitted her mistake very quickly, and Chi Jianli scolded her several more times. After all, he had watched her grow up, and he couldn't bring himself to reprimand her.
"Alright, go back to your room and reflect on your actions. Your mother and I still have something to say to each other."
A cold glint flashed in Chi Wanwan's eyes, but she still obediently agreed.
After Chi Wanwan left, Chi Jianli turned to his wife and asked, "It's not true that Wanwan was switched at birth, is it? You just said that to shut up those restless relatives, didn't you?"
A hint of reluctance flashed across Madam Chi's eyes. She shook her head. "No, Wanwan is not our biological daughter. I just had a paternity test done."
"How could this be?" Chi Jianli looked incredulous. He had thought that his wife was bringing this up at this time as a public relations tactic.
He never imagined that Chi Wanwan was not his biological daughter.
"Then where did our biological daughter go?" Chi Jianli also had romantic entanglements in his youth.
But he never caused any deaths, and he cared for his family and children with all his heart.
So the fact that his child was switched at birth shocked him greatly.
Madam Chi wiped away her tears. "I didn't know. Our daughter has a birthmark on her lower back that looks like a flower petal."
Chi Jianli remembered that Chi Wanwan also had a birthmark on her lower back, which also looked like a flower petal. "Wanwan also had one on her lower back. How did you find out that she wasn't our biological daughter?"
"It was quite a coincidence. One day, Wanwan and I went to a spa for a facial. The masseuse had previously studied tattooing and saw the birthmark on Wanwan's lower back. She said it looked like a tattoo, not a natural birthmark."
“I felt uneasy at the time. After much agonizing thought, I decided to get a paternity test to put my mind at ease. Little did I know that she really wasn’t our daughter.”
Outside the door, Chi Wanwan hadn't gone far. She leaned against the cold wall, listening to everything Madam Chi said.
A cold smile slowly appeared in her eyes. She had said that no one knew about what happened back then. How could Madam Chi know about this? It turned out that something went wrong at the beauty salon.
Madam Chi is truly a good mother to her.
She must have suspected her long ago, otherwise what loving mother would suddenly suspect that the child is not her own and even go to the trouble of getting a paternity test!
Outside the door, Chi Jianli said, "I'll immediately send someone to investigate the hospital where you gave birth to see who has the audacity to switch my biological daughter with someone else's!"
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