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”Oh? So I’m the unlucky daughter whose life was replaced in this book?”
“…”
Tan Li flipped the pages of the book in her hand casually. Seeing that no one answered, she kicked the head beside her feet lightly and said, “I’m asking you a question.”
The head lying on the ground shook, and turned its head with difficulty, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito, “Yes, yes…”
”Tsk.” Tan Li’s eyes were full of disdain. “Louder! What’s going on, buddy? Aren’t all of your friends good at shouting? How did you become their companion with such a small voice?”
The head lying on the ground didn’t dare to move, let alone refute.
The woman sitting in the main seat didn’t even look at the fact that the bodies of his colleagues who were quite loud were still not far away and had not yet cooled down, and his own head was still at his feet. Faced with this situation, would he dare to speak loudly?
As the only living head besides Tan Li in the main god space, he almost engraved “A man of insight is a wise man” on his forehead. “This…you, you can regard it as something from your previous life.”
Seeing that Tan Li did not interrupt him, the living head – the librarian of the main god space wanted to think quickly, “You have defeated the previous system administrator, so you are the new one…”
”The Lord God!” Seeing Tan Li’s gaze falling on him with ease, the librarian quickly changed his words and used a more high-sounding title.
After saying that, he shook unconsciously again.
The fresh smell of blood mixed with a faint murderous aura permeated the pure white main god space, making people sick.
In the silence, there was a sudden “click” and the librarian’s heart almost jumped out of his throat.
Tan Li closed the book in her hand.
As soon as she returned, she would be the long-lost daughter of a wealthy family, with a seven-digit pocket money every month and subsidies from time to time. Just based on this, any hesitation on her part for a second would be disrespectful to the seven-digit pocket money.
Compared to being a leader in this cold and white main god space, of course it is better to go back to the colorful world and lie down in the sun.
After working so hard for so many years, Tan Li now just wants to retire.
“Da, da, da…”
As the footsteps gradually faded away, the librarian dared to secretly raise his head, and saw Tan Li walking straight into the light gate back to the real world with footsteps smeared with blood, without even glancing at the main god space filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
**
When I opened my eyes again, Tan Li was sitting in a shabby rental house.
There are indelible black marks on the gray-white wall, and the peeling paint in the corners exudes a damp feeling.
Tan Li sat on a simple wooden bed. She was stung by the sunlight coming in from the window and squinted her eyes subconsciously.
here it is……
She was still in a daze when the doorbell rang.
In less than 0.1 second, Tan Li focused her eyes and went to open the door soberly.
The man who came was the butler of the Tan family, who looked to be in his forties or fifties. He was wearing a neat suit and had a perfect smile that was just right. He was gentle, polite, and knew when to act.
”Hello, young lady. I am the housekeeper of the Tan family. My last name is Zhong. You can just call me Old Zhong. Because of the mistake made by the hospital, the young lady has been wandering outside for many years. The master and the mistress were very sad. Fortunately, God has a good eye. After so many years of hard work, we finally found you, young lady.”
”Miss, the master and the mistress wanted to come and pick you up in person, but it was really unfortunate that they happened to run into a business summit abroad. The master and the mistress went on a business trip abroad a few days ago, so they had no choice but to send me to take you home first.”
”Now, the master and the mistress have boarded the plane back home and are expected to be back tomorrow. Miss, do you think I can take you home first?”
Butler Zhong’s attitude is refreshing, but…
In the personal information database of the main god space, Tan Li saw the reason for the exchange between her and the fake daughter, and it was not a mistake of the hospital.
She raised her eyes and looked directly into Butler Zhong’s subtle gaze.
Just one glance.
Butler Zhong froze.
Thin beads of cold sweat broke out uncontrollably from his forehead, and Butler Zhong’s pupils contracted subconsciously. He seemed to hear his breathing becoming rapid.
The investigation shows that the real daughter who was exchanged by someone with ulterior motives grew up in an orphanage? Why is her look so scary? !
Butler Zhong tried to regain his professionalism, but he himself did not realize that his voice was much more flustered than before. “Miss, what I said is true! The master and the mistress really wanted to come and pick you up in person. The mistress cried for a long time after knowing that her biological daughter was replaced. The master also immediately found an investigation company to find your whereabouts after knowing the truth.”
”It’s just that after all, it’s been more than 20 years, and the clues are too few and too scattered, so it took so long to find you. It was really a coincidence that the master and the mistress were on a business trip and couldn’t come to pick you up in person! The master and the mistress really wanted you to come home!”
”After the master and the mistress knew they had found you, they didn’t attend the subsequent summits and took the nearest flight back home!”
Tan Li saw the housekeeper tense his back, slowly retracted her gaze, and smiled kindly, “So my parents are looking forward to my return home so much, I’m so touched.”
Every word was spoken without any ripples.
Butler Zhong choked and quietly raised his eyelids to glance at Tan Li. He always felt that this real daughter who grew up in an orphanage was different from what was described in the investigation report.
Isn’t it said that she is a sensitive, irritable, yet timid person with a Chuunibyou syndrome[1]a common stage of adolescent development where young people have grandiose delusions and believe they have special powers? No matter how you look at it, it feels like…
Tan Li: “Let’s go then.”
Butler Zhong was stunned and didn’t react.
Tan Li stood up and looked down at him, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you say you would take me home first?”
”Ah, yes, yes!” Butler Zhong quickly stood up and led Tan Li.
Should we say that this real daughter is decisive? Or should we say that she has the final say? Anyway…
The feeling of oppression is so strong!
Butler Zhong paid extremely close attention, but he himself did not realize that, facing this real daughter, whom he did not know much about, his attitude had unconsciously changed from observation to being more respectful than when he was facing Tan Pei, the head of the Tan family.
Tan Li followed him leisurely, got into the spacious luxury car with a small refrigerator, drank soda water that she had never drunk before, and stared out the window with her bottomless eyes without focus, until the chaotic and crowded streets slowly disappeared behind her, and the quiet and spacious tree-lined avenue slowly came into view——
”Wow, this house is quite big.” Standing in front of the Tan family’s mansion, Tan Li exclaimed in admiration.
Butler Zhong was very professional and would not let any of Tan Li’s words fall to the ground. “As long as the lady is satisfied, please come this way.”
Tan Li looked around calmly.
Wow, I knew the Tan family was a wealthy family, but I didn’t expect them to be so wealthy.
Although she had been in the infinite world for who knows how many years, Tan Li almost forgot what the real world was like, but she had to admit that in her previous poor imagination, the place where the rich lived was at most a larger villa, farther away from the neighbors, with better greenery and so on.
But now, what she saw before her was not so much a villa as it was——
castle.
The greenery is quite good, with not only private forests but also a private lake around it.
As for the neighbors…
Anyway, she didn’t see any buildings other than this castle on her way here.
Tan Li nodded with satisfaction: It seems that her retirement life will be quite comfortable.
The Tan family who lives in this castle deserves to give the seven-figure pocket money every month.
This satisfaction reached a new level after she entered the castle.
As a well-known wealthy family throughout the country and even the world, the Tan family demonstrates its low-key luxury everywhere.
Lamps that looked very expensive at first glance, paintings that looked very expensive at first glance, porcelain that looked very expensive at first glance, carpets that looked very expensive at first glance. Tan Li, who had no artistic appreciation cells whatsoever, felt that the furniture that came into view was both expensive and beautiful, the kind of beauty that had been carefully calculated from every angle.
The only thing that Tan Li is still a little uncomfortable with.
”Welcome home, Miss—”
”Welcome home, Miss—”
Neat and unified, as if they had been trained.
Tan Li originally thought that a wealthy family having a butler in a suit and tie was already beyond her imagination, but she didn’t expect that the butler Zhong who came to pick her up was just the tip of the iceberg!
There was a row of well-dressed maids on the left, and a row of clean and tidy butlers on the right. She stood in the middle with her hands clasped in front of her abdomen and slightly bent forward, facing every perfectly placed smiling face.
Her imagination was still shallow.
But it’s not a big problem.
Tan Li believed that she had strong adaptability, and this was something that she was not used to in the wealthy family. However, within two or three breaths, it disappeared without a trace.
Tan Li straightened her attitude as the daughter of a wealthy family, calmly glanced at the two rows of maids and butlers who seemed to have calculated the angles of their bows, and glanced at Butler Zhong who was two steps behind her.
Butler Zhong was startled and asked, “Miss, can I take you on a tour first?”
Tan Li nodded modestly.
Walking through the red-carpeted corridor, one arrives at a spacious dining room with a long carved table decorated with seasonal flowers and intricately carved candlesticks. The glass window of the wine cabinet clearly reflects Tan Li’s figure, as well as the long row of housekeepers and maids following behind her.
This table…if two people sit at opposite ends, they have to shout to hear each other, right?
People from wealthy families have quite a lot of lung capacity.
Tan Li looked up and down and left and right at the size of the wine cabinet. If a whole wall of wine fell down, the damage would be quite serious.
Tan Li: “Not bad.”
Seeing that Tan Li was satisfied, Butler Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. “There are three chefs in the kitchen, specializing in Chinese, French and Japanese cuisine. There are also other chefs specializing in different cuisines from different countries, as well as chefs specializing in Western desserts and Chinese pastries. If you are interested, you can try it.”
”If it doesn’t suit your taste, or if you have other needs, you can tell me directly and I will arrange a new chef immediately.”
Tan Li recalled the years when she only ate to fill her stomach, and said seriously, “Then let each chef serve me their specialty tonight.”
Butler Zhong: “Okay, Miss, do you have any dietary restrictions?”
Tan Li waved her hand.
Even if she had some dietary taboos a long time ago, after so many years, they are gone now. After all…
Tan Li paused for a moment, then said, “No cilantro, no mushrooms, no bloody meat, and…”
She said very seriously, “No smell of alcohol.”
She is a rich lady now, the kind of rich lady who lives in a castle. It would be unworthy of her status as a rich lady if she didn’t have some dietary restrictions.
Butler Zhong wrote down everything and said respectfully, “Okay, Miss.”
After he passed on Tan Li’s request, he continued to take Tan Li on a tour.
Walking out of the restaurant, there is a high ceiling with gorgeous and exquisite crystal chandeliers hanging down. The bright floor reflects the light of the crystal pieces, there are leather sofas that are polished to a shine, a classic and luxurious bar, and high stools that look both comfortable and expensive.
Butler Zhong: “This is the reception room, which can be changed into a banquet hall of different styles according to needs.”
Tan Li looked up at the overly beautiful crystal chandelier, vaguely recalling her imagination of the wealthy and powerful family from long ago.
Just right.
You need a crystal lamp like this.
There was also a long dining table in the restaurant, a princess bed with a canopy, a bathroom that was larger than her entire rental house, a bathtub that could be used as a swimming pool, and a dressing room filled with clothes, jewelry and bags.
Tan Li discovered that this castle completely matched her previous exaggerated imagination.
She was young at that time and had watched too many idol dramas and comics. She dreamed of being the precious daughter of the world’s richest man who had been abandoned for many years. One day, she would return to her roots and live a life of luxury, with dozens of handsome guys fighting for her.
Sometimes she feels frustrated with life and thinks about the end of the world one day, when the social classes will be reshuffled, and she will become the hero who saves the world with her unparalleled strength and courage, and enjoy the respect of the world.
But later, before she was recognized by the richest man, her doomsday fantasy came true first…
Butler Zhong: “There is a private cinema, bowling alley and winery on the first floor of the basement. The second floor is a garage. The master has instructed that you can use any car you like. There is a sky garden and an infinity pool on the top floor. There are tennis courts and greenhouses outdoors. There is a golf course and a horse ranch in the other direction. If you want to go and see them, we can arrange it for you right away.”
”We have prepared some clothes and jewelry for you in advance. The master has instructed that if the size is not suitable or you don’t like the style, you should replace them all and buy new ones. Do you want someone to come to your house now so that you can choose?”
Tan Li was stunned for a moment, “Okay, let someone come over.”
She even learned to push for more without any instruction. “By the way, can you arrange a full body massage or something like that? Arrange one for me.”
”Put a game console and a high-definition projection screen in my room…”
Although it was beyond her imagination, Tan Li accepted her retirement life well. The only pity was that she had too little imagination about how to spend the money.
Tan Li said regretfully, “I’ll think about the rest and tell you when I think of it.”
Unexpectedly, one day she would have the worry of how to use money to do whatever she wants.
Life is full of twists and turns.
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↑1 | a common stage of adolescent development where young people have grandiose delusions and believe they have special powers |
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