”Do you know…” Tan Xinman paused, “Why did we change back then?”

　　Tan Li: “I know.”

　　Tan Xinman:!

　　”You…” She stammered in surprise, “You…how did you…”

　　”Did Mom and Dad tell you?”

　　”Or did you see it on the Internet?”

　　Tan Li shook her head.

　　”Then…” Tan Xinman frowned slightly, and an idea suddenly flashed in her mind, “Could it be Brother Ying?!”

　　Tan Li kept smiling, neither saying yes nor no.

　　Once again, I discovered that Ying Heng, this tool, is quite useful.

　　No matter how much she should or shouldn’t know, as long as the blame is put on Ying Heng, no one will continue to investigate.

　　Tan Li gave Ying Heng a thumbs up in her heart.

　　Tan Xinman slowly recovered from her shock, “If it’s him, then it’s normal to know.”

　　”Since you know it, I won’t hide it from you.”

　　”Back then, it was my biological mother who switched us.” Tan Xinman was extremely contemptuous when talking about her biological mother.

　　Tan Li recalled what was recorded in the book of life——

　　Tan Xinman’s biological mother, Wang Fang, was born, raised, and married in the mountainous area.

　　She has experienced all the sufferings that a woman does not want to experience.

　　At a young age, she was “sold” by her parents to be a wife of an old man who was more than ten years older than her, and the betrothal gift was used for the marriage of her younger brother.

　　Her husband is an alcoholic who has accomplished nothing. He beats her when he is drunk and curses at her when he is sober.

　　Most of the couples Wang Fang had seen since she was a child were like this. She was numb and didn’t know how to resist, just taking it for granted.

　　Just wait until a boy is born.

　　Just wait until my son grows up.

　　Maybe when she reaches her mother-in-law’s age, she will also have a young wife to serve her.

　　However, the first child, a girl, was sold to the next village by her grandmother when she was 10 years old.

　　The second child, a girl, died in the woods at the age of three. When she was found, her body had been eaten beyond recognition by wild beasts.

　　The third child was also a girl, but this time she died shortly after being born.

　　By the time she became pregnant with her fourth child, Wang Fang had become so thin that she looked like a ghost. Only her pointed belly was protruding, which looked both weird and scary.

　　For a daughter-in-law who was bought with money and gave birth to three girls in a row, one can imagine how her husband and mother-in-law treat her.

　　Her stomach is not cooperating.

　　She wants to make their family extinct.

　　…

　　Wang Fang was beaten and scolded like this every day.

　　At that time, Wang Fang prayed to God every day, hoping that the baby in her belly would be a boy. For this reason, she was willing to try all kinds of folk remedies.

　　Later, a group of people came to their mountain village.

　　A big boss from the city wanted to buy the entire land in the village and build a holiday villa.

　　Wang Fang didn’t understand, but her husband and mother-in-law kept going out during that period, and their faces were beaming every time they came back.

　　Later, her husband and mother-in-law suddenly disappeared one day.

　　Along with all the valuables in the house.

　　Wang Fang went out to look for them nervously, but she didn’t know when many people had disappeared from the village. A few people told her that the big boss had given them generous compensation and everyone else had moved to the city.

　　Wang Fang thought about it for three days before she realized that she was left behind, or rather, abandoned.

　　She held her round, pointed belly and was eager to find her man.

　　How can she, a woman, survive in this world without a man?

　　Then, Wang Fang met another woman.

　　A woman about her age.

　　But she was so beautiful, with fair and clean skin, wearing a pretty little skirt, soft little leather shoes, and her belly was slightly protruding.

　　The man next to her was also good-looking. Although he was tall and big, he supported the woman carefully, as if she was his treasure.

　　What man would show such an expression to his wife?

　　Anyway, Wang Fang has never seen it.

　　When the beautiful woman saw Wang Fang, her innocent little face was full of surprise. For her, she had never seen a woman like Wang Fang before.

　　The beautiful woman was a kind person. After hearing about Wang Fang’s life, she brought Wang Fang into the city.

　　She arranged for her to go to the same hospital and find the same nutritionist as herself, and also promised her that she would introduce her to a job in the future.

　　It was as if Granny Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, and Wang Fang saw another side of the world for the first time.

　　She looks completely different from the past 20 years.

　　Wang Fang and the beautiful woman gave birth almost at the same time, both giving birth to a baby girl.

　　Wang Fang was very disappointed.

　　Another girl.

　　This way, even if she found her man, she would not be able to face him.

　　But the beautiful woman was very happy.

　　She and her husband held the little baby, as if they had received the best gift.

　　…

　　As if by some strange coincidence, Wang Fang looked at these two baby girls whose fates were marked with different destinies from birth.

　　Newborn babies look almost identical and it is difficult to tell them apart even if you look closely.

　　There is a saying among them that the first born girl must be given away before a son can be welcomed into the family.

　　How could Wang Fang not know how her first three daughters, except for the eldest who was sent away, died? It was just a necessary measure to welcome her son into the family.

　　Now this fourth girl…

　　If her mother-in-law knew about this, she would probably not live long.

　　Looking at the beautiful woman holding her child as if it were a treasure, Wang Fang’s heart was moved.

　　She thought that although she had not fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother to her first three children, this time, perhaps she should love her own daughter like that beautiful woman did.

　　Everything went weirdly smoothly.

　　The beautiful woman had not been in good health since giving birth, which made her man very nervous, so the baby girl had to be left in the care of medical staff.

　　Wang Fang thought that beautiful women in the city were troublesome, so she swapped two baby girls who looked very similar while no one was paying attention.

　　She held the beautiful woman’s daughter in her arms, and looking at her biological daughter who had been swapped for a branded and swaddling garment, her maternal love awakened for the first time.

　　Her daughter is different from her. She will not be born, grow up, or marry in the mountains.

　　She will be like that beautiful woman, growing up beautifully, wearing pretty skirts and soft leather shoes, and in the future there will be a tall and handsome man who will cherish her.

　　No one would beat her anymore, no one would force her to give birth to a son, and no one would kill her daughter without feeling any guilt.

　　Her daughter will live a completely different life from her.

　　Even after a period of treatment by a nutritionist, Wang Fang’s face was still skinny, but her eyes, which had been numb for more than 20 years, were frighteningly bright.

　　After Wu Xiu recovered, Wang Fang rejected her promise to find her a job and resigned.

　　At the same time, the baby girl was taken away.

　　Then, the baby girl was placed at the door of the orphanage with a note stuffed inside, saying that the child’s surname was Tan.

　　This is for the good of the beautiful woman. Only by sending her daughter away can she welcome her son. If the beautiful woman knew, she would thank her.

　　Wang Fang did not look for her husband and mother-in-law who had gone to an unknown place. She found a job as a dishwasher in this city and stayed in a corner of Jiangcheng.

　　She would occasionally visit the orphanage where the child was abandoned and donate the money she earned from washing dishes, but she would not go to see how the little girl who was abandoned was doing.

　　As a prominent family in Jiangcheng, the Tan family often appears in the news.

　　Little Tan Xinman is also occasionally photographed.

　　Wang Fang collected all the photos of Tan Xinman and watched her grow from a little girl into a graceful young lady, just as she had imagined back then, wearing a pretty little skirt and soft little leather shoes.

　　Wu Xiu did not treat Tan Xinman badly just because she was a girl. Instead, she raised her like a treasure and did not even give birth to another boy.

　　Although Wang Fang couldn’t understand it, it didn’t stop her from being happy for her daughter.

　　When the Tan family found out about her, Wang Fang told them everything about the past without much resistance, but she kept silent about the whereabouts of the real daughter. At the same time, she said one thing to the beautiful woman who had been with her for 20 years –

　　”You have raised this child since she was young. She has called you mom for 20 years and she doesn’t even know I exist. You are so kind, why can’t you be her mom for life?”

　　Wu Xiu was so shocked that she was speechless.

　　Tan Xinman was also shocked that her biological mother was such a person.

　　She did not feel sorry for replacing the child. Instead, she shamelessly hoped that the Tan family would continue to treat her fake child as real.

　　Wang Fang was later sent to prison by Tan Pei, but as she wished, Tan Xinman’s identity as a fake daughter was not exposed for a long time.

　　Tan Xinman has been proud since she was a child, but when she finds out that everything she has was stolen from another person’s life, she has no idea how to face her parents, let alone Tan Li.

　　Her guilt and shame conflicted with the pride she had built up over the years. On the one hand, she knew that she was not that kind of person, but on the other hand, she felt that only by doing this could she make up for the harm she had caused to Tan Li.

　　So when Tan Li told her to be herself, she couldn’t help but tremble in her heart.

　　Tan Li: “You are you, and your mother is your mother. I don’t accept the practice of collective punishment here.”

　　”But I am her motivation. If it weren’t for me, none of this would have happened.” Tan Xinman was very serious about this. “Tan Li, sometimes I would rather you treat me badly.”

　　She smiled bitterly and said, “If that’s the case, I’ll feel better.”

　　Tan Li said, “You think it’s a nice idea to make me do something I don’t want to do in order to make you feel better.”

　　Tan Xinman was stunned.

　　Tan Li continued, “I told you, just be yourself.”

　　”If you really feel sorry for me, then work hard and make the Tan family bigger and stronger, so that I can enjoy the dividends in peace.”

　　Tan Xinman: …

　　”You… really don’t want to inherit the company?” Tan Xinman still found it hard to believe.

　　Tan Li was getting annoyed, “Why is the little girl so stubborn?”

　　”You don’t believe what I say, but instead you imagine what I’m thinking. Do you really want to apologize to me, or are you pretending to apologize to impress yourself?”

　　Tan Xinman was stunned.

　　”I…” She fell into deep thought.

　　Tan Li: “Look, I’ve been so patient in giving you psychological counseling, and you’re still like this.”

　　”Don’t you want to piss me off to death?”

　　If it were in the past, she would have taken action and never said anything. Tan Xinman really had to thank her for giving herself a loving and peace-loving persona.

　　Hearing her say this, Tan Xinman raised her head abruptly, “No.”

　　”Then listen to me,” Tan Liwu’s expression turned cold. “If you want to apologize, do it my way.”

　　”You don’t need to be self-righteous and do what’s best for me.”

　　Deep inside Tan Xinman’s guilt, there is a sense of superiority that she herself is not even aware of, because she thinks she is living a better life than Tan Li, so she feels guilty, or rather, sympathetic.

　　But Tan Li doesn’t need such sympathy.

　　Tan Xinman met Tan Li’s calm but indifferent gaze, and for the first time clearly realized that all her previous speculations about Tan Li might have been wrong.

　　Tan Li’s idea is actually very simple. Although her life so far cannot be said to be perfect, in fact, it can even be said to be tragic in terms of the results.

　　but……

　　She has many, very good memories.

　　Even though those beautiful memories were now like a thorn, piercing her heart and reminding her of her loss every moment, she never regretted meeting those people for a single moment.

　　The world of infinite flow is cruel, but her teammates are the best in the world.

　　Even if it’s the last battle…

　　Even though she knew those people would never come back, she was grateful for having met them.

　　She doesn’t need sympathy for her past, nor does anyone need to feel guilty about it.

　　Those past events did not have a happy ending, but they are her most precious memories.