Chen Chacha drove back to the Chen family’s house. As soon as she entered the living room, she saw everyone sitting neatly and drinking tea.

All members of the Chen family’s main branch were present, which surprised Chen Chacha and made her flinch a little, mainly because she’s afraid of Chen Pengfei and the two elders. When facing them, she always had sweat behind her back.

Since she came to that house, she rarely saw everyone come together like this, perhaps only two or three times a year.

Sure enough, something happened. She pretended to know nothing and calmly walked forward.

“You came just in time.” Chen Pengfei waved towards her with a serious expression. “Come and sit.”

“Dad.” Chen Chacha’s posture was a little tense. She could only act coquettishly when facing Chen Yingge and Cheng Yufei since she knew the two would indulge her.

But with Chen Pengfei and the two elders, she didn’t dare to talk nonsense.

Needless to say, the two elders couldn’t stand her at all, and they had the final say in the family. She would be crazy to act spoiled or go against them.

Chen Pengfei, on the other hand, belonged to the indifferent type, looking quite majestic and solemn. This kind of person was what Chen Chacha was the least willing to approach, and also finds the most difficult to approach.

She didn’t see Chen Pengfei many times while growing up, and whenever she did, she didn’t dare to act coquettishly and approach him.

After Chen Chacha sat down next to Chen Yingge, Chen Pengfei said with a serious look on his face, “Actually, you’re not a child of our family.”

Chen Chacha was stunned. She turned pale instantly and cold sweat dripped down her face.

She was now in a state where she couldn’t think due to shock.

Guessing in advance how the matter could develop and the reality of it actually happening were two different things.

She had expected that she would be calmer, but when it really happened, her heart started beating faster and faster, her limbs couldn’t help but stiffen, and her brain was in a state of shock.

Several members of the Chen family looked at her appearance. She probably didn’t react for a while because she was stunned by the news and found it difficult to accept.

Cheng Yufei comforted, “Although you’re not our child, you’ve been living in this family for many years as one. We know that you feel hurt. It’s okay. If you have difficulties in the future, we’ll still be there to help you. Don’t be too afraid.”

Moreover, over the years, they had gotten together so little that nothing else had really changed except Chen Chacha’s status.

But it still needed to be changed. Otherwise their lost child would feel aggrieved and uncomfortable once she returned.

Moreover, given Chen Chacha’s arrogant nature, she might even bully the other in private, so her status must definitely be changed.

Everyone nodded.

Chen Chacha’s brain exploded as she heard those ‘comforting’ words, shattering her rationality and schemes. The thought of losing her current identity left her heart with only despair.

This incident dealt a greater blow to her than she thought it would.

Out of instinct, she knelt down on the soft carpet and grabbed Cheng Yufei’s pants. She cried, “Mom! I’ve been your daughter for more than a decade, can’t I continue to be your daughter?! We’ve been family for so long, so why don’t we just continue like this?! Let’s just pretend that nothing happened, can we?!”

Cheng Yufei saw Chen Chacha’s tears and her heart softened a bit.

At the beginning, when her mind was still very confused, she also thought about this issue. There would be no big harm in letting things continue as it was while they look for her biological child on the other side.

But when she thought about her biological child being exchanged and not knowing where she was now or if she had been sold in someplace as a hard laborer…… It was practically suffocating her.

Even when it happened to someone else’s child, people couldn’t help but feel a little down, let alone one’s own child.

Therefore, Cheng Yufei felt that her family had already treated Chen Chacha really well. She grew up in luxury and had everything she wanted. Even when she wanted to join the entertainment industry, she had been given piles of resources. Children from ordinary families wouldn’t be able to get one-tenth of what she have even in their lifetime.

But after feeling soft hearted, Cheng Yufei came back to her senses again.

What ‘we’ve been family for so long, so why don’t we just continue like this?! Let’s just pretend that nothing happened?!’ Does she mean that since her biological daughter was already lost, just forget about her because they haven’t been together for over a decade?

That was her flesh and blood. She should have enjoyed everything life has to offer, but she got accidentally lost. Cheng Yufei had no idea what kind of life her daughter was living now.

This sense of tragedy, this unparalleled guilt……

Cheng Yufei had long known that Chen Chacha had a wrong mentality. Seeing her behavior now, she felt even more disappointed. She pushed Chen Chacha away and said angrily, “Stop talking nonsense.”

Chen Chacha cried non-stop. As she lowered her head, she remembered what she had just said and deeply reproached herself.

What do they call confused mind leads to mistakes?

That was it.

Cheng Yufei became sober and looked at it from another point of view. She realized that Chen Chacha really had nothing in common with their family.

This translation is by Pocketrobbin at S h a n g h a i f a n t a s y . c o m

Although she had only discovered it now and it was a bit belated, the more she looked at Chen Chacha, the more she noticed their differences.

After thinking quickly, Chen Chacha still had the heart to struggle, and continued to grab Cheng Yufei’s thigh while crying, “When you get your biological daughter back, I will have a sister. I’ve always wanted to have a sister. Isn’t that good? Don’t drive me away, okay?”

Cheng Yufei looked at her with a complicated expression.

Chen Chacha’s rectification was timely. Cheng Yufei felt a little soft hearted again. She thought that even if Chen Chacha was removed from the Chen family’s registry, she could still be sisters with her biological daughter in the future.

But before Cheng Yufei could voice her thoughts, Old Master Chen snorted coldly. His voice wasn’t loud but it was full of momentum, “How long are you going to keep messing around?”

Chen Chacha shuddered and didn’t even dare to cry anymore.

Old Master Chen used to be particularly strict, which left a deep shadow on her.

Then, Old Master Chen asked the housekeeper to see off the guest.

The housekeeper politely pulled up the kneeling Chen Chacha and asked her to leave.

———pr

While Chacha was having lunch, she received an email from Jiao Yushi.

【Jiao Yushi: My family’s butler said that he just saw Chen Chacha walking out of the Chen family’s house in tears.】

Jiao Yushi specifically instructed their butler to keep an eye on the situation at the Chen family, as they were neighbors.

However, because the distance was too far, the old butler had to even take the trouble to climb up to the rooftop and use a binocular.

Chacha replied to Jiao Yushi, 【Thanks.】

Jiao Yushi went abroad to attend a seminar since the last time he helped her deliver information to Chen Yingge. After that, he said that there would be a closed-door training so he probably wouldn’t be able to come back until the end of the term.

Therefore, they’ve been keeping in touch via email.

Jiao Yushi didn’t reply again.

Chacha waited for a while, then figuring that he had nothing more to say, she closed the mailbox.

But she found it quite strange. Normally he would be a little more talkative. For example, he was bound to say things like ‘Just thank you?’

Chacha thought for a moment and felt that she had fallen into a trap.

The trap was called: retreat in order to advance.

So Chacha became unhappy. It was when she was reminded by the system that it was time to make things difficult for Ning An again.

———pr

Two hours later, Ning An stood in front of Chen Cha while carrying a box of cheese cake and a big bottle of juice in her hands.

Ning An said, “I didn’t expect that today’s your birthday.”

Chacha took the cake from the other party and said, “No, it’s not.”

Ning An was dumbfounded. “……Then why did you tell me it was and said you only wanted to eat the cake I bought because I’m your only friend or something like that?”

Chacha said, “I lied to you. I just wanted to bully you a little bit.”

Ning An: “……”

Chacha opened the cake box and asked, “Want a slice? Don’t, you’re fat enough. Any more food and you can be sold by the pound.”

Ning An: “……” She wanted to hit someone. She had specially rushed over from the set. As soon as she finished filming her scene, she immediately rushed over!

“Never mind. Come, I’ll share a slice with you.”

Ning An said indignantly, “I’m the one who bought it, so it’s me who should be sharing it with you.”

Chacha narrowed her eyes. “Did you just get angry with me?”

Ning An wimped out within seconds. “N-no.”

“Good girl.” Chacha smiled. “Come and have some cake.”

After seeing Ning An’s rich and stifled expression, Chacha’s mood improved. Ning An went back to rest once they were done eating and Chacha called Wei Siyun.

As soon as the call was connected, Chacha went straight to the point and told the other party, “Go back and bring a photo of me when I was little.”

Wei Siyun was silent for a moment, then said awkwardly, “I can’t bring any……”

Chacha went silent as well.

After a moment, Chacha said, “Remember, you’re waiting for my instructions.”

“Wait! That…… I’m a little short on cash lately……”

Chacha chuckled and said, “If you can help me, then money will naturally come to you. You’re an adult so you should know that in order to obtain something, you have to work accordingly, right?”

“Sigh, alright.” Wei Siyun said, “Then you can find me if you need anything.”

Chacha hummed and hung up.

———pr

Time flew by and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

It’s graduation season again and various platform activities were emerging one after another. Nothing has changed in Chacha’s daily life and she was still busy.

However, recently, Chen Chacha hasn’t been causing any trouble for her. It was because everyone now knows that she wasn’t a child of the Chen family. People who were angry with her in the past no longer tolerated her and those who used to yield to her due to her family background no longer did so as well.

Chen Chacha felt the difference of the change in her identity. She hadn’t had time to be sad and realized that there was no way to struggle or make any changes.

Chen Chacha accepted the matter and regained her composure.

So what if they found she wasn’t the real one? She left a way out for herself from the very beginning.

With a malicious thrill, she busied herself dealing with financial matters.

Because she thought there were still a few years left, she wasn’t fully prepared. During this time, she could only make up for it with hard work. She cashed out all her fixed assets, making people wonder if she had suffered too much setback, which was why she was doing such a crazy thing.

After all, even if she wasn’t the real daughter of the Chen family, they would still look after her from time to time, so there was no need to be so anxious.

Although some of the bigger companies have approached her to terminate their contracts, there’s no need scramble for cash, right?

The Chen family were too busy to care about Chen Chacha right now, but they probably would turn a blind eye even if they knew about it.

They could help for a while, but not forever. Adults must learn to face difficulties on their own.

Chen Chacha was completely unaware of the Chen family’s thoughts, nor did she care. The only thing on her mind right now was to take the money and run away.