Chapter 411: The Real and Fake Heiress Face Off, Chu Ling’s First Victory!

The Tang family.

“Wangcai, be good~~~~”

“If you’re not good, you’ll only be dragged off and turned into dog-meat hotpot~~~~”

Lin Xuan squatted down, patted the lowered dog head, and teased it.

Ah…. this?!

Seeing this, Tang Guoan and his wife, who had been about to rush over to protect them, were dumbfounded.

(???(???;) What’s going on???)

Why is Wangcai so well-behaved and obedient today?

Usually, whenever it meets strangers, it barks madly without stopping and is extremely wary………

So how is it now? Letting nephew pet it like this???

Although he was full of doubt, Tang Guoan was still very relieved to see the matter resolved perfectly, and he smiled as he gave a thumbs-up.

……………

“Xiao Xuan, you really are capable~~~ You tamed Wangcai so quickly, ?(???????)? impressive, impressive! Even professional animal trainers probably aren’t as good as you~~~”

“You flatter me, Uncle! I’m not that amazing. The main thing is that Wangcai is pretty well-behaved, and…. very understanding of human nature. That all comes down to how well you’ve raised him, Uncle. It’s just that this dog seems a bit wary of strangers. Don’t you usually keep him leashed?”

“Normally, whenever guests come, we keep him shut in a room by himself. I don’t know what happened today,, maybe the door wasn’t locked properly? He actually snuck out!”

“………….”

While uncle and nephew were exchanging business flattery!

No one noticed that on Wangcai’s fawning dog face, a trace of human-like contempt had appeared.

“Woof woof woof~~~”

(Dog language from Planet Woof: Nonsense! Other people, out of respect for the Tang family, no matter what, wouldn’t dare hurt me, Wangcai! But this dog-man here really would turn me into dog meat hotpot while smiling and chatting.)

“Woof woof woof~~~”

(Dog language from Planet Woof: A wise dog yields to the times! If I don’t bow my head, should I just wait to be eaten?)

“Woof woof woof~~~”

(Dog language from Planet Woof: And the door wasn’t left unlocked by accident. Someone deliberately opened it and let me, Wangcai, out.)

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[Unbelievable! Uncle actually thinks the golden retriever ran out because the door wasn’t shut properly?]

[How exactly did this pig brain of his grow?! Couldn’t he at least think with his toes……]

[That door could have been shut properly sooner or later, so why just happen to not be shut properly right after they arrived at the Tang family home???]

[This is obviously…. someone deliberately let it out!]

[And the person present with the greatest suspicion of doing something like that is none other than the fake heiress they dote on most……..]

…………..

Hm?

Wangcai…. was it deliberately let out by Tang Rou?

Tang Guoan and his wife’s expressions both changed. Thinking carefully, that really was the only possibility.

Otherwise, for no reason at all, how could Wangcai possibly have run out of the room?

“That one there…. Wang Ma! Go bring Xiao Rou over here. I want to ask her…….”

Xu Shuyun’s face was like water. Just as she was about to have someone bring Tang Rou over to question her, hurried running footsteps came from behind, along with a flustered apology.

“Ah! Wangcai, Wangcai, how did you run over here?”

“Cousin, sister-in-law! I’m sorry, I’m so sorry! I had just finished feeding him dog food and then went to the bathroom. I didn’t shut the door tightly enough, and Wangcai snuck out! He didn’t scare you, did he!”

“…………..”

From the corner of the hallway, Tang Rou’s figure hurried out.

She looked utterly panicked, ran up to Lin Xuan and the others, and kept bowing apologetically.

That guilty, frightened, shrinking look of hers made her look exactly like a little girl who had made a mistake and been scared silly.

Seeing this, the corners of Lin Xuan’s lips curled into a meaningful arc, and he said with a faint smile, “It’s fine.”

Hm?

He was actually that easy to talk to?!

Tang Rou froze. She had thought Lin Xuan would press the issue……..

“Thank you for understanding, Cousin. I’ll take Wangcai back right now.”

“This time I’ll definitely keep an eye on it and won’t let it sneak out again.”

“………….”

Tang Rou lied without blushing.

That sincere expression made it impossible to see even the slightest hint…. that Wangcai had been deliberately let out by her.

If the “Gossip Melon Patch” skill hadn’t clearly told Lin Xuan that Wangcai’s escape was her intentional doing, then even Lin Xuan might’ve been half-believing and half-doubting………

Tsk tsk tsk……..

Some women really are born actresses………

“Father, Mother, (＞人＜；) I’m sorry!”

“I didn’t keep an eye on Wangcai properly, and I almost let him hurt Cousin and the others. I’m guilty. I’m so clumsy, I can’t even do something this simple right~~~”

“I’m really too useless. Father, Mother, scold me! Xiao Rou is willing to accept punishment! Wuwuwu…….”

“…………..”

As she spoke, Tang Rou’s eyes reddened, and she began squeezing out little pearls.

At the same time, she prepared for Xu Shuyun to come over and comfort her so she could throw herself into the woman’s arms and sob.

She had used this move of playing hard to get for eighteen years, and it had never failed.

Tang Rou had 95% absolute confidence that this time would be no exception either!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, the result disappointed her………

Dad Tang and Mom Tang didn’t step forward to comfort her softly like before. Instead, they stood there silently and stared at her with complicated, strange expressions.

Ah…. this?! o(⊙▽⊙”a What’s going on???)

Just as Tang Rou was full of confusion, the muttering that reached her ears caused her expression to change.

…………….

“→→ Heh heh…. someone’s acting fake again! Who knows if it was careless, or deliberately let out?”

“If apologies worked, |?) what do we need the police for?”

“The moment something happens, all she knows how to do is cry. So gross~~~ And after crying for so long, you still can’t see a single tear. So fake!”

“…………”

Tang Rou’s face turned deathly pale. In disbelief, she turned her head and saw Chu Ling looking at her with an annoyed face, quietly “complaining” to Su Qingge.

Of course, it looked like she was muttering softly……..

But in fact, Chu Ling’s volume was controlled perfectly, just enough for every single person present to hear it clearly.

…………..

“Big Sister Chu Ling, how can you slander me like this? How could I possibly be that kind of person? Wuwuwu…. (sobbing….)……”

“I know you hate me and think I stole eighteen years of your life, making you suffer through so many hard years.”

“I understand all of that, and I also feel deeply guilty toward you. If you have anger in your heart, you can hit me, you can scold me! But you can’t insult me like this?!”

“Father, Mother! I really didn’t do it on purpose, you have to believe me! Wuwuwu…. (sniffling….)……”

“…………..”

Facing Tang Rou’s tearful complaint, Chu Ling no longer had her former timidness.

Just now she had overheard Cousin’s inner thoughts, so she naturally knew the full story behind the ‘Wangcai’ incident, and she fearlessly met the fake heiress’s gaze.

That confident look, compared to the inferiority she’d shown when she had first returned to the Tang family, was like a completely different person.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan and his wife felt surprised, but also happy for Chu Ling.

……………

[Looks like Chu Ling has been doing pretty well at Uncle’s house these past few days, huh?]

[Her spirit right now doesn’t look at all like someone who’s been ostracized……..]

[How strange? I remember that after returning to the Tang family, Cousin should have been living in agony under all kinds of schemes by the fake heiress?]

[After all, Uncle’s whole family blindly trusts the fake heiress and treats Tang Rou’s words like ‘imperial edicts.’]

[Could it be the butterfly effect acting again?]

[Interesting. Let’s see how Uncle and Aunt handle this next!]

[If it were before, they definitely would have blindly scolded Chu Ling for Tang Rou’s sake. But now! Even I’m not sure anymore……..]

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When Lin Xuan’s inner thoughts fell into the ears of the Tang family members present, each of them showed a different expression.

A trace of worry flashed through Chu Ling’s beautiful eyes.

Although she knew the truth, she had no evidence. She couldn’t exactly tell Tang Dad and Tang Mom that she had overheard Cousin’s inner voice………

To be honest, the reason she dared to be this bold today was mainly because she felt her cousin was backing her up.

With the golden finger present, she finally had enough confidence to dare clash with Tang Rou.

If it were back when she had first returned to the Tang family, she would rather die than dare to be this ‘arrogant’………

“Father, Mother, say something!!!”

“Do you also think Wangcai was deliberately let out by me?”

“………….”

Tang Rou wiped away her tears, doing her best to act pitiful in a way that stirred sympathy.

With this kind of ‘accusation’ that couldn’t produce any evidence, she believed Tang Dad and Tang Mom would stand on her side.

It just so happened to be a good chance to knock down Chu Ling down a peg.

Unfortunately, man proposes but heaven disposes!

Not only did Dad Tang and Mom Tang not, as usual, firmly stand on her side, they even frowned and glared at her, scolding coldly:

“Cry, cry, cry. What’s there to cry about? Every time something happens you just start shedding tears, okay……..”

“If outsiders who don’t know the situation saw this, they’d think our Tang family bullied you!”

“Whether you did it on purpose or not, the fact that Wangcai ran out is, in the end, because you were negligent, isn’t it!”

“Just accept the criticism humbly. Why are you yelling at Chu Ling so loudly?”

“Since you know you stole eighteen years of Chu Ling’s life, then even if she did something wrong, you should be magnanimous and forgive her, not point fingers at her.”

“Even setting aside the facts, don’t you think you’re completely in the wrong? Hurry up and apologize to Xiao Ling right now!!!”

“……………”

??????????

Faced with Tang Dad and Tang Mom’s stern, interrogating tone, Tang Rou’s eyes widened. She couldn’t help digging at her ears, momentarily suspecting she had heard wrong?!!

She was being scolded???

For the first time in her life, she got scolded by her parents?!?!

Even with no evidence at all, Tang Guoan and his wife, in order to side with Chu Ling, had scolded her without caring about right or wrong and forced her to apologize?!!

If it had been any time before yesterday, Tang Rou would never have believed something like this could happen to her……….

Before Chu Ling returned to the Tang family, no matter what mistake she made, Dad Tang and Mom Tang would unconditionally protect her.

But now……..

Although Wangcai really had been deliberately let out by her, in a situation with absolutely no evidence……….

Tang Rou had assumed that with eighteen years of daily companionship, Dad Tang and Mom Tang would definitely choose to believe her without hesitation and accuse Chu Ling of talking nonsense……….

“Father, Mother……..”

Tang Rou cried out in grievance, and in an instant tears flooded her eyes and spilled out.

This time, she truly felt heartbroken. The little pearls really did fall from her heart.

She very clearly realized that Dad Tang and Mom Tang’s attitude toward her had changed.

That change terrified her, left her at a loss, and nearly drove her insane………..

So, in the end, eighteen years of warm companionship still could not compare to that tiny, insignificant blood relationship?!!

Not far away, Chu Ling was full of emotion and nearly teared up. (?^?)。

This was the first time she had ever experienced favoritism from Tang Dad and Tang Mom, and the feeling could be summed up in one word:

“AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Recalling when she had first returned to the Tang family, when Tang Rou had framed her with the ‘fake fall down the stairs’ incident, and Tang Dad and Tang Mom had chosen without hesitation to believe Tang Rou and cast disappointed looks at her……..

The difference in feelings between the two situations was like heaven and earth.

At this moment, Chu Ling only wanted to shout:

“IT FEELS SO F*CKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!”