Chapter 18 The Real and Fake Heiress
[Memory Engraved] 4888 points, equivalent to over 480,000 in real currency.
Ye Xiqing was only pleased at the beginning, but when she did the math and realized how expensive it was, she couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.
I looked at the remaining 31,901 points several times and secretly vowed never to squander them again.
In the real world, she's not the kind of rich woman in the "game" who cherishes every penny.
Ye Xiqing was like a beast of burden, working hard away from home, carefully calculating how much of her wages she would have left when she returned.
Deeply affected and silent for a long time, the system finally adjusted its state and emerged from the system space: "Host, you can start the next world now."
The system space serves as a rest area within the mission world; its contents are not broadcast live. Ye Xiqing enjoyed a very relaxing holiday and was already prepared to return to work.
Before leaving, Ye Xiqing turned back to the system and smiled, "System, you won't retaliate by giving me a terrible world, will you?"
The system flashed a smile: "Host, you're overthinking it. Because of you, our revenue skyrocketed even during non-business periods in the last world. I'm so grateful to you, why would I want to take revenge?"
"Oh." Ye Xiqing nodded, then asked, "Since you're so grateful to me, is there any tangible reward you can give me?"
system:……
Just as Ye Xiqing was about to press for more information, the system expressionlessly reached out and slapped her into a new world.
When Ye Xiqing arrived in the new world, she looked up at her surroundings, stretched her legs, and confirmed that the system was indeed reporting her, after all—
"Is it a bit too much for me to still be wearing shoes with open toes in this day and age?"
The system smiled impeccably: "Host, don't misunderstand, this is just a preliminary step. Your wealthy biological parents will be coming to pick you up soon." With that, it began transmitting the plot.
As the plot unfolded, Ye Xiqing suddenly realized that this was a "real and fake heiress" scenario, but unlike before, Ye Xiqing was not the "female lead" this time, but the "female supporting character," while the real "female lead" was the "fake heiress" Ye Xueli.
The story takes place 18 years ago, when Mrs. Ye, a woman from a wealthy family, and an ordinary family gave birth at the same time in the same hospital, and both gave birth to a baby girl.
After giving birth, Madam Ye collapsed from exhaustion. For various reasons, only her six-year-old third son was by her side at the time.
Children are at the most innocent and cruel age. So, simply because the newborn sister was crying too much, the third son of the Ye family swapped his own sister with Ye Xueli, who was sleeping peacefully and not crying. This resulted in the two girls having their lives swapped for 18 years.
Ye Xueli, who was switched at birth and moved to a wealthy family, grew up like a princess, pampered by her mother, father, and three older brothers.
The "Ye Xiqing" who was switched not only went to a terrible family, but also a family that favored boys over girls and secretly abandoned her again when she was three years old.
The abandoned "Ye Xiqing" stood there crying, until she was found by a lonely old woman who scavenged for scraps. She took her home and raised her up, albeit with many hardships.
They thought they could make it through, but when Ye Xiqing turned 18 and was just about to be able to support her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law passed away.
Ye Xiqing sadly saw her mother-in-law off, and just then, her biological parents arrived.
At that time, Ye Xiqing thought that her mother-in-law was watching over her from heaven and had blessed her to find her true relatives.
Little did she know that returning to her old home would be the beginning of her nightmare.
After 18 years of meticulous upbringing in a wealthy family, Ye Xueli, the "fake heiress," has become a dazzling swan.
Despite being the "true heiress" Ye Xiqing, she was tormented by the hardships of life and became a sensitive, insecure, and dull-witted ugly duckling who dared not even lift her head in front of others.
The more dazzling Ye Xueli became, the more inadequate Ye Xiqing appeared. At first, the Ye family felt some guilt and wanted to make amends to her, but later they grew increasingly displeased with her.
Then, in a car accident, the Ye family anxiously surrounded Ye Xueli, the "fake heiress" who had only suffered a minor scrape, but she suffered severe internal bleeding and died silently on the side.
Ye Xiqing, who died in despair, was reborn. After her rebirth, she realized that she was in a romance novel called "Nian Nian Xue Li", which tells the bittersweet love story between the fake heiress Ye Xue Li and the heir of the Qin family. She was just cannon fodder used to advance the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
Disheartened, Ye Xiqing has no intention of getting involved in the main couple's storyline in this life; she just wants to live a good life.
Unexpectedly, for some reason, in this life, Ye's parents, her three older brothers, and Qin Nian, the male protagonist who was originally a fake heiress, can all hear her innermost thoughts...
"So that's why this world is called 'After My Heart Was Heard, My Whole Family Spoiled Me to the Heavens'?"
The system transmitted the entire plot in one go and replied without changing its expression, "Yes, host. Do you have any questions?"
Ye Xiqing rubbed her temples, her head buzzing from the nested plot of "female supporting character becomes female lead - female lead becomes female supporting character again - female supporting character becomes female lead again".
After absorbing the plot for a long time, I finally recovered from the shock and turned to look at the system: "So, my cheat ability in this life is that my thoughts can be heard by all the key characters except for the 'original female lead who is now a supporting female character'?"
"Yes."
"So here's the question: is this cheat code that's part of the original story something I already had, or did you give it to me, system?"
system:……
Does it matter?
"Of course I have it. If it was something I already had, then system, aren't you in a completely different world? You didn't give me any cheat codes at all?"
"You even call yourself a 'female protagonist system' from a wish-fulfillment novel, trying to get something for nothing, a 'female protagonist system from a wish-fulfillment novel'."
system:……
“Host, I gave you a beauty pill in my first life…”
"That won't work on me either."
"Is that why I won't let you use it?"
Ye Xiqing: ...
It seems so.
"But in this life, System, you really didn't give me any new cheat codes. Even if I clear the world, it has nothing to do with you. Don't add performance bonuses to yourself without my permission. I don't agree."
system:……
"How about I reward you with another chance to win a prize?"
Ye Xiqing smiled without hesitation: "No, what if you give me another useless [Beauty Pill]? How about we compromise? If I perfectly complete this world, you can equip me with this cheat that forces others to hear my thoughts when I return to my original world."
"That way, I won't get any extra help in the next mission world, and you won't lack anything. It's a win-win situation, how about it?"
system:……
It really wanted to ask when its host's petty-bourgeois habits would finally change, but it didn't want to argue with its host about this like a middle-aged woman buying groceries, so it could only say speechlessly:
"Okay, host. If you can achieve an A-level or higher rating in this world, the system will equip you with the [Heart-to-Heart] cheat after you return to your original world. You can then designate the targets for infection in your world. Now, can you focus on your mission?"
Ye Xiqing smiled and nodded.
Even a tiny mosquito is still a piece of meat; getting a freebie is incredibly satisfying!
...
Although Ye Xiqing agreed to do the mission well, she was not in a hurry to go out.
Leaving aside whether going out in late autumn with ripped shoes would elicit sympathy from the Ye family, who would willingly suffer the pain of frozen feet?
Ye Xiqing slowly tidied her appearance, then lay down on the table and pretended to be asleep.
The Ye family members outside the door had been waiting for a long time. At first, they were full of anticipation, but when Ye Xiqing did not come out for a long time, they became a little anxious.
The "fake heiress" had tears welling up in her eyes and asked pitifully, "Sister, do you not want to see me?"
After all, they had raised her like their own daughter for so many years. When Ye's parents saw her, they quickly patted her on the shoulder to comfort her: "No way, you are all our daughters. We will make sure she gets along well with you!"
Ye Xueli nestled into her mother's arms, whimpering, while Ye San, standing nearby, grew increasingly agitated.
These days, because the "sister swapping" incident was discovered, he has been subjected to a lot of scolding from a group of people, and his anger has been burning fiercely.
Seeing Ye Xiqing holed up inside the door and not coming out, he assumed she was being difficult and became even angrier.
He knew he hadn't made a mistake in losing his little sister; she was a nuisance from birth, and she's even more annoying now!
Don't think he'll feel guilty towards her. Even if he acknowledges her back, he'll only recognize Li'er as his sister!
After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone, Ye San kicked the dilapidated wooden door and shouted, "Open the door!"
Ye San's behavior startled his parents, who tried to stop him, but Ye Xiqing didn't come out. They were anxious and their attempts to stop him were half-hearted.
The old wooden door of the scavenging old woman's house was kicked open with two kicks.
After the door opened, everyone rushed inside, only to be overwhelmed by the stench of the remaining garbage.
These nobles, whose noses are accustomed to high-end perfumes, almost vomited because of the smell. They covered their noses and walked in, only to see Ye Xiqing sleeping soundly on the table.
The crowd looked at each other, and finally Ye's mother stepped forward, forcing a smile, and said, "Qingqing... I'm your mother..."
Just then, Ye Xiqing opened her eyes.
She stared blankly at Ye's mother's face for a long time, then suddenly covered her forehead. She didn't open her mouth, but a sound came from her direction—
Am I still half asleep? How come I see my mother's face?
Ye's mother was stunned. After all, he was her own child. She couldn't think about anything else and rushed over excitedly: "It's me! I'm your mother! I'm your biological mother who gave birth to you!"
Ye Xiqing covered her forehead and continued to think—
[It's impossible. My mother, my biological mother, has passed away.]
Ye's mother was taken aback. Had she confused her with her adoptive mother? Just as she was about to explain, Ye Xiqing spoke up again—
Yes, Mom is dead, she died with Dad, they were both killed by my brothers. I must be mentally unstable, hallucinating.
...
At first, the system was excited. Could it be that the host was finally willing to do the task properly?
That phrase, "Mom and Dad are both dead," was so vicious and deadly. Knowing that they would be killed by the "fake heiress," even if Ye's parents doted on her, they would have had some doubts.
Just as I was excitedly watching my host unleash his full power to bombard the "fake heiress," the line "They were all killed by their brothers" slipped out right afterward.
Upon hearing this, the system's brain went blank, and it took it a long time to react: Huh?
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