Chapter 433: Tang Chuan and His Sister Reconcile

Inside an elegantly decorated room.

“Third Brother, y-you…. did you come to see me for something?”

“This watermelon…. could it be for me…….”

“………..”

Seeing Tang Chuan enter carrying a plate of fruit, Tang Ling was extremely surprised.

What’s going on? (?◇?)?

No one visits the Hall of Three Rarities without a reason?

There was no way this blind-eyed Third Brother of hers would be kind enough to bring fruit specifically for her to eat, right?

Could it be he had come to vent anger on behalf of that fake little sister of his with no blood relation?

Hiss~~~~

Could it be he poisoned the watermelon and plans to murder me? (owo?)!!!!!

Tang Ling did not have much goodwill toward this third brother, who had repeatedly stood up for the fake heiress and coldly bullied her. She only wanted to hurry up and send him away.

In Tang Ling’s heart, Cousin Lin Xuan was the truly good older brother who truly cared about her and protected her.

As for the one before her, he was nothing more than a familiar stranger merely shared blood with her on the surface………..

Noticing the clear sense of distance in Tang Ling’s eyes, for some reason, Tang Chuan’s heart stung.

Only then did he truly realize something: the person before him…. was his real younger sister!!!

But ever since she had returned home these past few days, what exactly had he done?

He had only kept guarding against her, afraid that Tang Ling would use her status as the true heiress to bully Tang Rou and snatch away everything Tang Rou currently had, making Tang Rou suffer.

Yet he hadn’t realized that all of it had originally belonged to Tang Ling in the first place.

Tang Rou was the ‘thief’ who had taken over the magpie’s nest. She had enjoyed eighteen years in Tang Ling’s place, while Tang Ling had suffered for eighteen years in that hell called Chu Family Village in her stead………

Now, for Tang Ling to want to take back what rightfully belonged to her was entirely reasonable and justified.

As an older brother, it was one thing that he had not cherished the suffering his biological younger sister had gone through, but he had repeatedly stood on the fake heiress’s side and bullied his own real sister………

Sigh, I’m really a beast!!!!!!

Especially when he looked at Tang Ling’s thin, pale face, and realized she even had cancer, Tang Chuan heart filled even more with regret and self-reproach.

Although her illness had been controlled and was recovering well under conservative treatment, that did not change the fact that Tang Ling was still sick, and that as her older brother, not only had he failed to take care of her, but had repeatedly hurt her……..

“Tang Ling, I’m sorry. As an older brother, I’m extremely unqualified!”

Tang Chuan took a deep breath and apologized sincerely. There was no longer the dissatisfaction of before in his tone, only deep guilt.

“???”

Tang Ling was dumbfounded, her face full of confusion.

Did the sun rise in the west today? Or had this guy taken the wrong medicine?

He actually apologized to her???

A scheme. There had to be some vicious scheme behind this……….

Based on the real-heiress/fake-heiress novel plots she had been binge-studying overnight these past few days………

As long as this true heiress showed even a little kindness, this blind-eyed third brother would surely immediately reveal his ugly face, point at her nose, and smugly mock her:

“(￣_,￣) Idiot, you think you deserve an apology? I was just playing with you!”

“I’m telling you! The only sister I have is Tang Rou. A country bumpkin like you doesn’t deserve to be my sister!”

“………….”

Tang Ling twitched at the corner of her mouth. She had 95% absolute confidence that the plot would definitely develop the way she imagined.

Therefore, in order not to ruin her mood for no reason, it was better to pretend to be deaf and dumb and not respond.

Meanwhile, Tang Chuan was still going on and on with his apology, completely unaware that his biological younger sister was staring at him with the kind of wise gaze that thought it had seen through everything. (??)?

“Little sister, these past few days, your third brother was wrong!”

“You can hit me, scold me, whatever you want, Third Brother will accept it. I only hope you’ll be willing to forgive me.”

Even though it felt embarrassing,

Tang Chuan’s personality was still rather independent-minded and morally grounded. Wrong was wrong. Even if he had been deceived, it did not change the fact that he had hurt his biological sister.

Whether that meant humbly apologizing or making some kind of material compensation, none of that mattered. As long as his younger sister could forgive him, Tang Chuan was willing to accept any ‘punishment’ unconditionally.

……………

“After you returned to the Tang family, Third Brother was actually very overwhelmed.”

“After all, there was suddenly a ‘stranger’ in the family who was related to us by blood! And the younger sister I had doted on since childhood was suddenly said to have no blood relation to me……..”

“To tell the truth, Third Brother couldn’t accept it for a while!”

“Especially with some people deliberately taking advantage of the situation, creating the illusion that as soon as you came home, the household became unsettled………”

“To be honest, that made Third Brother, who didn’t have much emotional foundation with you to begin with, feel even more that your arrival was what had caused our family to turn upside down in such a short time.”

“Sigh, and back then I was blind too, completely deceived by the innocent and fragile image Tang Rou had disguised herself with!”

“I was afraid Tang Rou would be hurt because of your arrival, and I was worried you would rely on your identity as the biological one to bully Tang Rou and snatch away everything she had. That’s why I spoke up everywhere to protect Tang Rou.”

“Of course, now Third Brother knows he was wrong! Some things already belonged to you in the first place. Tang Rou was the one who occupied the magpie’s nest, so how could it even be called ‘snatching’?”

“It was Tang Rou pulling strings behind the scenes all along. You were the innocent one being hurt!!!”

“Third Brother feels guilty in his heart! I also know that apologies alone cannot make up for the harm I caused you! After all, if apologies were useful, why would we need police?”

“You may even feel that I’m just putting on a fake act, but even so, Third Brother still has to say sorry to you here………”

“……………”

Tang Chuan’s attitude was sincere, his tone humble. He bent at a 90° angle and bowed in apology.

Ah…. this?!

Did this person really turn over a new leaf? Did he really have a grand enlightenment?

His tone, his expression, his posture all seemed…. kind of…. maybe…. perhaps genuinely like he was sincerely repenting and asking for her forgiveness?!

Tang Ling was dumbfounded. The development of things completely exceeded her expectations.

She had assumed Tang Chuan was ‘toying’ with her, but looking at how humble he seemed, it did not quite look that way……….

Silent~~~~

Inside the room, there was utter deathly stillness. You could hear a pin drop.

Tang Chuan remained bent at that 90-degree bow, unmoving, with nervous unease flickering in his eyes.

He did not know whether Tang Ling was willing to forgive him, or whether she might grab a broom and beat him out.

After all, belated affection is cheaper than grass. If Tang Ling refused to forgive him, that would be completely natural.

No one knew how much time passed!

Once Tang Ling realized Tang Chuan was truly apologizing to her, she felt a little awkward, subconsciously pressed her lips together, and then spoke her true thoughts.

……………

“Third Brother, you…. you can raise your head now! I-I… I forgive you!”

“To be honest, at first I really was very angry with you. I didn’t understand why, when I’m your real younger sister, you kept standing on the side of the wrongly-switched sister instead?!”

“But later, after thinking it over, I gradually let it go. As the saying goes: people’s hearts are made of flesh!”

“You and Tang Rou lived together for eighteen years. Aside from blood relation, you were no different from real siblings in everyday life.”

“And how many days have we spent together? Emotionally speaking, I can understand why you leaned toward Tang Rou! I shouldn’t have expected from the start to receive the same treatment as Tang Rou………”

“I originally didn’t plan to compete with Tang Rou for anything. As long as I can live like I do now, without worry about food or clothing, I’m already thanking Heaven and Earth! People should know contentment and happiness!”

“So, Third Brother, don’t take it to heart! You don’t need to feel guilty toward me!”

“……………”

By the time she said this, Tang Ling’s lips unconsciously curved upward, and she smiled sweetly.

These days, the wealthy life she had lived in the Tang family had been like a dream. Compared to her time in Chu Family Village, this place was simply heaven on earth.

It was precisely because she had experienced hell!

That Tang Ling cherished her current life all the more. Being full and warmly clothed was already more than enough for her. She only wanted to lie flat every day and enjoy life.

As for scheming against the fake heiress and acting out dramas of competing for family affection……..

Sorry! (。?＿?。)? I’m sorry ~~~~~

She was truly not interested. Wasn’t it exhausting?

On the other side.

Listening to his biological younger sister, who had suffered so much grievance and yet was still thinking of him without a single complaint, The Tang Family Third Young Master trembled and was deeply moved from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, he only felt that Tang Ling’s whole body suddenly radiated golden light, brilliant and moving.

Oh my god??? (ˊ?ˋ)???~~~~~

Where did this angel girl come from?! She’s too gentle and kind, isn’t she?

He treated her so terribly before—yet she not only didn’t complain, she even kept thinking for his sake……….

Wuwuwu~~~ it hurts my heart~~~~~

o(╥﹏╥)o~~~~~

I really was a beast before!!!!!!

Even though he knew Tang Ling had suffered endless abuse at the hands of that vicious couple, and that her childhood had been utterly tragic……..

Yet he still got easily provoked by Tang Rou and turned around to lash his biological younger sister with poisonous words. Wasn’t that just stabbing her heart with a knife?!

If it weren’t for Tang Rou’s vicious biological parents, the two children wouldn’t have had their lives swapped.

Then Tang Ling, as she was now, would surely have been even more confident, graceful, and radiant than Tang Rou……….

But sadly, there are no ifs……. only the result……..

But fortunately, the future was still long, and he had time to make up for the mistakes he had committed during this time……….

Thinking of this, Tang Chuan unconsciously stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the little head of the girl before him, his face full of tenderness.

“Little sister, from now on you are the most important real little sister to me, the Tang Family Third Young Master. I will protect you.”

“Third Brother promises you that I absolutely will not let anyone bully you ever again!”

“Otherwise, may I walk the path to death and, the moment I leave the house, get entangled by other people’s mothers!!!!!!!”

“………….”

These words came from Tang Chuan’s very heart. Suddenly, he raised his head and roared toward the sky, making a solemn oath.

Looking at Tang Family Third Young Master’s resolute eyes, Tang Ling could not stop a strange emotion from welling up inside her heart.

By the time she came back to herself, her vision had already blurred, her fine eyelashes fluttering, and with a little sniffle she asked:

“For real?”

“For real! I, the Tang Family Third Young Master, am as good as my word! From now on, you’re the younger sister I dote on the most!”

“You’re not lying to me, are you? Could I still be dreaming? ※=o☆(＿＿)zzz”

“………….”

Tang Ling still felt it wasn’t real and kept confirming again and again.

This dazed and cute side of her directly amused Tang Chuan.

At this moment, the more he looked at his biological younger sister, the cuter he found her (?▽?), muah muah~~~~

He could not help lamenting how muddle-headed he had been before!

Here was such an adorable younger sister and he hadn’t doted on her, and instead he had doted on a vicious-hearted green-tea girl……..

Tang Chuan rubbed his biological younger sister’s head again and teased:

“Why would I lie to you? Don’t worry! It’s broad daylight right now, and you’re not dreaming either!”

Hearing that, Tang Ling could no longer control her emotions, and the tears that had filled her eyes came pouring down.

She did not know exactly what had happened to cause Tang Chuan’s huge change in personality.

But that wasn’t what was important. What was important was………

That for the rest of her life, she also had a brother who sincerely wanted to protect her.

In the past, she had always envied the girls in the village who came from happy families. She envied how they had parents who loved them and older brothers who doted on them, while she could only watch longingly from the side, her heart filled with bitterness.

She had never expected that one day, she too would have real family members who belonged to her, and be able to experience the warmth of family affection.

So, this…. was what it felt like to be loved by family……….