The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 26: Chapter 026 It’s another scammer (Part 5)

”You’re saying that He Zixuan is actually our daughter?”

Zhou Chuanguo stared at He Tiantian while his mind revisited He Zixuan’s appearance.

The He Family and Zhou Family, due to the relationship between Seo Xiulan and Feng Mingjie, often interacted with each other.

However, Seo Xiulan was too greedy; every time she came to the Zhou Family, she looked like a poor relative from the countryside.

She wanted everything she saw, regardless of whether it was appropriate, and she had no qualms about asking. Zhou Chuanguo, being a broad-minded man, didn’t mind too much.

But at that time, Zhou Chuanguo’s mother was still alive. The old lady greatly disliked those shameless poor relatives.

Every time she saw Seo Xiulan, she would either talk in riddles or give her cold looks, rolling her eyes, or even just straight up started driving people away.

The thick-skinned Seo Xiulan finally ran out of options and gradually stopped visiting.

A couple of years ago, the old lady passed away, and Seo Xiulan started coming around again.

But when Seo Xiulan came to the city, she rarely brought her daughter. Only occasionally, under the enthusiastic invitation of Feng Mingjie and He Tiantian, would she bring He Zixuan.

Zhou Chuanguo being an old-fashioned man, felt that although He Zixuan was as old as his own daughter, she was still a young lady.

Between men and women, even if they are relatives, there should be a sense of propriety.

So, Zhou Chuanguo tried hard to recall, but his mind did not hold many impressions of He Zixuan.

”...Yes, He Zixuan is the real daughter of the Zhou Family, and I am from the He Family!”

He Tiantian didn’t hide anything, ”Also, the spot I took over was also He Zixuan’s!”

He Tiantian took out a neatly folded acceptance letter from her bosom, ”That day, Seo Xiulan specially delivered it to me, allowing me to go to college in place of He Zixuan!”

”What? How could you—”

Although Feng Mingjie reluctantly raised her foster daughter for over a decade, she also held feelings for her own flesh and blood that she carried for nine months.

Just now, she was truly stunned, and it took her quite a while to react.

Your child was switched by your cousin? The child you painstakingly raised for over a decade isn’t actually yours?

Feng Mingjie felt it absurd, like she was in some surreal dream.

She couldn’t even bother to recall whether He Zixuan’s appearance resembled theirs, or her typical demeanor and actions.

Her mind was in chaos, one shock following another, almost numbing Feng Mingjie’s senses.

Suddenly, she heard He Tiantian mention that her identity was taken by He Zixuan, and that the acceptance letter was personally delivered by Seo Xiulan.

Boom!

Feng Mingjie felt as though all the blood in her body rushed to her head, and a fierce anger ignited in her chest.

She snatched the acceptance letter, saw the name ’He Zixuan’ clearly on it.

”That Seo Xiulan, she, she is truly wicked!”

Feng Mingjie had always known that Seo Xiulan was jealous of her, huh, such a high and mighty person.

A village girl with such lofty ambitions.

She caused all sorts of problems when she was younger, always clinging to Feng Mingjie’s mother, constantly trying to endear herself by referring to her as ”second aunt.”

What was Seo Xiulan’s scheme? Did she really think Feng Mingjie couldn’t see through it?

All she wanted was to ingratiate herself with the aunt who married into the city, hoping the aunt would help find a job or a suitor in the city.

Seo Xiulan never considered that her aunt had two daughters of her own; even if there were opportunities, they would first go to her own daughters, not some niece!

After all Seo Xiulan’s fussing, didn’t she still end up dejectedly returning to the countryside, marrying a mere farmer, and continuing to grub in the soil?

Throughout, Feng Mingjie felt a strong sense of superiority in front of Seo Xiulan.

Seo Xiulan kept trying to play ”good sisters” with her, seizing every chance to snag good things; Feng Mingjie wasn’t pleased by the loss, but she enjoyed the feeling of being flattered and fawned over even more.

From childhood, Seo Xiulan had always treated Feng Mingjie as her little sidekick or someone to flaunt her superiority over.

She had never truly regarded Seo Xiulan, nor had she ever taken her seriously.

Feng Mingjie could never have imagined that a poor country relative who only tried to ingratiate herself with her would dare to swap children.

Now, she was even trying to steal the opportunity for Zixuan to attend university.

Seo Xiulan’s motives were somewhat clear to Feng Mingjie.

It was nothing more than jealousy toward Feng Mingjie, and since she couldn’t surpass Feng Mingjie herself, she targeted the next generation.

Damn it!

She truly deserved to be damned!

The more Seo Xiulan thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn’t help but think every time Seo Xiulan visited the Zhou Family and saw her own disappointing child treated like a pearl in their palm, how pleased she must have felt inside.

Perhaps, over the years, to vent her anger, she had intentionally mistreated Zixuan.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have stolen the chance for Zixuan to go to university!

Feng Mingjie suddenly stood up with a start, thinking she needed to go to He Family Village to settle accounts with Seo Xiulan properly.

Additionally, she had to bring her poor daughter back home.

Oh, her Zixuan, she must have endured much suffering and pain over these years!

”Xiao Feng, what are you going to do?”

Zhou Chuanguo, though also furious, still managed to maintain basic sense.

He stood up and grabbed Feng Mingjie’s arm, asking in a deep voice.

”I’m going to He Family Village, I want to bring the child back, I need to settle accounts with Seo Xiulan! I—I,” Feng Mingjie was so angry she couldn’t even finish her sentences.

”We definitely need to go to He Family Village, and I will go with you!”

Zhou Chuanguo had already quietly weighed the pros and cons of the entire situation and seriously said, ”But we can’t be reckless!” and certainly not rush in headlong like his wife.

Zhou Chuanguo wasn’t some influential or powerful person, but after years of effort, he had become the workshop director at a factory.

Feng Mingjie was also a minor leader with some actual power.

As a couple who worked for the government, they were particularly concerned about their reputation and impact.

There was no doubt that the Zhou Family were the victims in the child-swapping incident.

But what about Tian Tian taking someone else’s place?

It was indeed Seo Xiulan who had done wrong, but would outsiders believe it?

After all, up until now, everyone recognized Tian Tian as Zhou Chuanguo and Feng Mingjie’s daughter.

Okay, even if everyone believed that the Zhou Family was not involved,

there were still those who envied and were jealous of Zhou Chuanguo and might use this as a pretext to cause trouble or scheme in secret.

As long as rumors spread saying ”Zhou Chuanguo and Feng Mingjie, abusing their power to help their daughter cheat and try to take someone else’s place,” no matter the truth, Zhou Chuanguo’s reputation would definitely be affected.

The Cultural Revolution had just ended, but there were still people secretly writing denunciation letters—public opinion was indeed something to be feared, and Zhou Chuanguo couldn’t afford to gamble on it!

”Sit down and calm down!”

Seeing his wife’s ashen face, Zhou Chuanguo couldn’t help but feel a pang of pity.

Although he had just blamed her for not being careful enough not to realize that their own daughter had been switched.

But... alas, Xiao Feng must simply have been too naive, unable to imagine that a direct cousin could be so shameless and malicious.

It was no use to keep blaming now; the deed was already done.

Zhou Chuanguo suppressed his dissatisfaction with his wife and softly said, ”Making a scene won’t solve the problem. Let’s first calmly discuss and see how best to resolve this!”