Chapter 22 "The Real and Fake Heiress"
The female protagonist in the original novel is being criticized for her table manners at this moment, but no one dares to speak up. Whatever Ye Xiqing orders, someone immediately puts it on her plate.
At 18, Ye Xiqing was at the age where she could eat a whole cow when she was hungry. Her brain had been working all day and she was very hungry.
The Ye family's dishes were exquisite, but the price was not much. She ate two bowls of rice and picked through all the dishes on the table. After finishing her main course, she still couldn't get enough and enjoyed the soup and dessert.
Seeing this, Ye San, oblivious to the danger, clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "Little sister, you can really eat!"
Ye Xiqing glanced at him quietly, and Ye San immediately fell silent.
To be honest, Ye Xiqing's strange eyes were a little scary when she looked at people.
When she smiles, there's a hint of gentleness in her expression; but when she stares silently, it feels like being watched by a venomous snake.
Now, Ye San doesn't want to offend Ye Xiqing, no matter who she offends. Not to mention that she was suspected of having a mental illness in her past life, even if she just thinks something random and her father finds out, wouldn't he be in the same terrible situation as his older brothers?
However, despite saying that, he did not remind Ye Da and Ye Er of their thoughts.
"Better to die than me, my fellow Daoist," isn't this kind of situation quite amusing?
Because of his age, he was destined not to be able to compete with his older brothers for anything. Now, a path suddenly appeared before him, making his mind active.
When he looked at Ye Xiqing again, there was a hint of ingratiation in his eyes. Anyone who didn't know better would probably think he was a good-natured older brother indulging his younger sister endlessly.
Ye San was generally pleased, but Ye's mother looked worried.
Whatever has happened recently has been a huge blow to a mother.
She couldn't worry about her sons for the time being, so she looked at her daughter, whom she had just found. Seeing the way her daughter was eating like an African refugee, she felt a pang of sadness: "Eat slowly, eat slowly. Did you not even get a decent meal when you were out there...?"
Ye Xiqing: ...
How much she ate was a matter of everyone taking turns to give their opinions. Even when the Miao people were at their poorest, no one ever questioned her appetite.
However, before she could refute, Ye Xueli's face turned pale.
She twisted her fingers, her expression one of utter panic, and said, "I'm so sorry, Mom... I'm so sorry, Sister... It's all because of me that Sister is suffering like this..."
Ye's mother, whose attention was originally on Ye Xiqing, immediately shifted her focus after hearing what Ye Xueli said.
She has many children, but the boys are all like adventurers, running off to their own worlds after they grow up. Even if she tries her best to catch up, she can only see their backs and wait for them to occasionally come back and smile at her, telling her about the outside world.
Only her daughter has always been by her side. She has watched her grow up, from a little girl who always snuggled in her arms to a graceful little princess, as if she will always belong to her.
She poured so much love into her that even after learning that Ye Xueli was not related to her by blood, she couldn't bring herself to withdraw those feelings.
So she immediately turned to comfort Ye Xueli, saying, "No, no, it's not your fault. It's all—"
"It's the fault of the person who switched the children. I really don't know how that person can still eat."
Ye San: ...
Mother Ye: ...
Turning to look at Ye Xiqing, he realized that she had already finished her meal and was standing with her arms crossed, looking at Ye San expressionlessly. She was the one who had just finished speaking.
Only then did Ye's mother realize that her daughter had been "reborn" and was fully aware of everything, so she naturally knew the specific details of the child swap.
Therefore, the relationship she should prioritize mediating now is not between Ye Xiqing and Ye Xueli, but between Ye Xiqing and Ye San!
Ye San is an even more important biological son than Ye Xueli, which makes things even more difficult.
Mother Ye looked at this and that, pacing anxiously in circles.
Ye San never expected that the flames of war would suddenly spread to him.
Originally, he had nothing to do, but seeing that Ye Xiqing had such a good appetite, he was also tempted to grab a pastry.
Hearing Ye Xiqing's words, he froze in mid-air, stammering, "Little sister...you already know...I was just a kid back then...I didn't understand..."
Ye Xiqing looked at him without saying a word, but her brain was already working.
Of course I know you're still young, otherwise you should be at the dinner table, not just sitting at the table, and—
Ye Xiqing looked at her mother: "Mom, first of all, my appetite is not exaggerated. It is a normal amount of food for an adult. Don't be misled by that idiot Ye San."
"Secondly, I can pretend that the past never happened, but I don't want this to continue to affect my future. Have you thought about how to arrange things between me and this younger sister?"
Mother Ye: ...
She was so focused on loving all her children that she didn't realize that she and each of them had become irreconcilable enemies.
This mother has countless skills to take good care of her husband, children, and family, but she lacks this decisiveness.
So when she looked at Ye Xiqing, her heart was broken and she was about to cry.
Ye Xiqing: ...
After successfully putting pressure on Ye's mother, Ye Xiqing turned to Ye Xueli and asked directly, "Do you have any plans to leave this family?"
Ye Xueli: !
She hadn't expected Ye Xiqing to be so direct, and immediately, weakly, she asked her mother and brother for help.
But her third brother, who once doted on her, was restless at the dinner table because of what a "mentally ill" person said. Her mother, who also doted on her, did not dare to bring the conflict between her son and daughter, and could only let her be manipulated by Ye Xiqing.
Ye Xueli looked at Ye Xiqing in despair, only to see her smile: "It seems not. Then you can stay in this house and you should be able to see the difference between me and you."
Ye Xueli remained silent, stunned.
She looked up at Ye Xiqing, seemingly looking at something, and then suddenly burst into tears.
She desperately wanted to compete with Ye Xiqing for his affections, but she found Ye Xiqing too terrifying, so terrifying that she couldn't think straight and could only cry out instinctively—
"I'm sorry, sister! I know I was wrong! But I really don't want to leave!"
"Can I be your nanny from now on? Can I serve you every day from now on? Please don't send me away! Waaah!"
Ye Xiqing: …………
The situation seemed to be under control, but if it weren't for the fear of ruining her image, Ye Xiqing would have loved to dig her fingers deep into her scalp to relieve some of the mental stress.
In its previous life, the system suffered from the fact that "the villainous female supporting character was not villainous enough," so in this life, it is determined to find her "the most villainous villainous female supporting character."
According to the system, Ye Xueli is a truly cunning and scheming female supporting character with combat power a hundred times stronger than Miao Shuangshuang. She aroused the indignation of the original world's audience, who gritted their teeth and hurled insults for several pages, ultimately causing the death of the original owner.
Is that all?
Don't even mention being a hundred times stronger than Miao Shuangshuang. If she were to fight Miao Shuangshuang, and she could even last one round, she would be deserving of a lifetime honorary award for the most vicious supporting female character.
Ye Xiqing asked the system speechlessly, "System, is your combat power rating really okay?"
system:……
You're not even following the original storyline, yet you still care about my original combat power rating?
Even if the villainous female supporting character is powerful, once you've destroyed all her backers, what can she do?
The system is furious! How could Ye Xueli be so ruined?!
But no matter how angry it was, the system could only watch, since Ye Xiqing had ruined the entire script!
Because of the system's terrifying rendering, Ye Xiqing went all out when facing the ultimate vicious female supporting character, leaving no trace of her claws. However, she didn't expect that after just one round, she would feel like she was using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
Of course, this might also be part of the terrifying aspect of the villainous female supporting character. Even someone as warlike as her can't muster the will to fight. How can that not be considered another kind of terrifying aspect?
Having lost the will to fight, Ye Xiqing calmly said, "Stop crying, I'm not falling for that."
“Your biological parents are the kind of parents who would abandon a three-year-old child. I will not force you to go to them, nor will I stop you from investigating whether there is any other hidden story. You are an adult and can be responsible for yourself.”
"If you want to stay, that's fine too."
"But please remember, our relationship isn't that good. Don't pretend nothing's wrong and try to chat me up. Our relationship isn't that bad either. Don't act like you're living under someone else's roof and look wronged, making your mother worry."
"Mom is the person in this family who cares about you the most, and she is also the person I care about the most in this family. I don't want her to be sad."
Ultimately, you and I have nothing to do with each other. I don't care about your part, I only care about my part, whether it has all come back to me.
"Whether people say you're an adopted daughter or that the Ye family has another twin, as long as it doesn't affect me, I don't care."
“From now on, I’ll live on my second floor, and you’ll live on your fifth floor. We’ll keep to ourselves.”
Ye Xueli and her mother were both taken aback.
They were mentally prepared for this "ruthless big devil" to make any terrifying decisions, but to their surprise, it seemed like nothing happened.
The mother and daughter, who had survived the ordeal, hugged each other and wept bitterly. After crying for a long time, they realized—oh, it seems that, because of Ye Da's selfless dedication, they had the conditions to keep to themselves.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Ye's mother hugged Ye Xiqing tightly. She had never imagined such a perfect solution: "Thank you, Qingqing! Because of you, I haven't lost either of my daughters!"
Ye Xiqing turned her head to one side as she was being hugged, and readily agreed, "It's okay, Mom. As long as you're happy, I'm willing to do anything."
Mother Ye burst into even louder sobs. Ah! It was her daughter! Her own daughter!
Her daughter is just too perfect!
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