The mind-reading fake heiress changes her fate by eating melons.

Gu Chenming looked back at Yan Yu with a hint of smugness:

"Mr. Yan, I know you've always liked Xiaoling, but Xiaoling's dislike for you has become quite obvious. I hope you can be sensible and stop interrupting our conversation."

He originally intended to provoke Yan Yu with these words and tell him that, at least in An Ling's eyes, he, Gu Chenming, was the winner, thus regaining the face he had just lost.

As it turned out, Yan Yu did respond, but it was quite different from what Gu Chenming had imagined.

Yan Yu suddenly adopted a 45-degree angle to look up at the sky and gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"Ha, disturbing? So just sitting here is considered disturbing?"

"Gu Chenming, don't talk to me with that victor's tone. You've never beaten me, because the only one who can make me lose is Xiaoling."

"Xiaoling, if the one who falls in love first is the loser, then I would have lost to you long ago, and I would have lost completely and willingly!"

Those who heard these words were completely stunned by Yan Yu's words and looked at him in disbelief. How could Yan Yu say such abstract things?

Has Mr. Yan been watching too many short videos lately?

An Ling could barely contain her emotions and looked at Yan Yu in disbelief.

Why is it that he is the one who feels ashamed, while I am the one who feels abstract?

[Yan Yu, please stop calling me by my name when you're doing your abstract art, okay?]

Others might just find it absurd, but Gu Chenming felt even more aggrieved. It was like punching cotton; not only had he failed to vent his previous anger, but he also gained even more.

Unable to think of a direct way to retaliate, he turned his attention back to An Ling:

"Xiaoling, if you don't want people to misunderstand, you should talk things out with President Yan to avoid giving him any more unrealistic fantasies."

Given how much An Ling fawned over him in the past and how much she disliked Yan Yu, she would definitely go along with his wishes and say some merciless things to Yan Yu.

He wanted An Ling to humiliate Yan Yu in front of so many people.

An Ling turned to look at Yan Yu, and before she could think of what to say, she met his pitiful eyes.

Anling: ...

She had no idea how Yan Yu could use his peach blossom eyes to give her a puppy-dog look, especially since he often used that look to act pitiful, making it impossible for her to say anything harsh.

So Anling chose to stand up on her own.

If she gets rid of Yan Yu, she'll still have to keep putting on an acting show with Gu Chenming, which would be even more exhausting, wouldn't it?

She'd rather let the two of them argue it out themselves; she wasn't going to play along!

"What I do with him is none of your business. You're here to see Qiu Nian today anyway, so why should it matter who I talk to?"

An Ling pretended to be jealous and sulking with Gu Chenming because of Qiu Nian, and prepared to leave this small corner that had become the focus of everyone's attention and find a quiet place to stay.

But before she could even take a step, someone else came along.

“Xiaoling, so you’re here!” Qiu Nian and Anluo actually came looking for you too. “We’ve been looking for you for ages. Mom told us to come over.”

Anling: ...

Well, now even the two main characters of tonight's banquet have arrived.

Originally, after the family reunion event, An Ling planned to gradually try to avoid playing the role of a simp supporting female character.

But considering that she still had to continue acting before the family reunion ended, An Ling thought it was better to avoid trouble and just find a quiet place to stay and not get close to the male and female leads.

But she didn't know what was so special about the dark little corner she had carefully chosen, or why everyone was drawn to it.

Now she can only be thankful that the mysterious person only allowed her to maintain the persona of a simp supporting female character and didn't force her to follow the plot.

Otherwise, in the original story, at this family reunion banquet, she would have had to devise a plan to trip Qiu Nian and make her fall towards the champagne tower, so as to embarrass her in such a grand setting.

The result was obviously unsuccessful. Qiu Nian successfully evaded her scheme, while Qiu Nian not only had her vicious plot exposed, but she also lost face by accidentally knocking over the champagne tower, reaping the consequences of her own actions.

Although she doesn't need to do anything so outrageous now, with both the male and female leads present, An Ling still needs to rebuild her public image.

The corner where they are now is definitely the most eye-catching place in the entire venue.

Not only is there a food chain of sycophants, but there's also a meeting between real and fake heiresses.

In particular, the fake heiress made no attempt to hide her hostility towards the real heiress. The person the fake heiress fawned over had worked with the real heiress and even spoke up for her in front of her.

Add to that a real young master, on one side is his blood-related older sister, and on the other is the fake older sister who saved his life. It's hard to know which side he will take if the real and fake heiresses don't get along.

The guests felt that it would be a shame if such a gathering of people didn't end in some kind of conflict.

It's true that most of the guests tonight have a good relationship with the An family, but they also genuinely want to see what happens. So, the guests' positions at the banquet once again converged on this corner, all watching what would happen next.

An Ling took a deep breath and decided to finish the job quickly.

She raised her chin, deliberately avoiding looking directly at Qiu Nian.

"Today is a day for your family to reunite. What would I do there? Besides, I'm just an imposter. Why would the real heiress come looking for me in person?"

Now I'm even more confused. Qiu Nian and An Luo must think I have a split personality.

Many guests gasped in surprise, thinking that An Ling was being too reckless.

They could understand that An Ling was upset, but didn't she put on an act in front of Qiu Nian?

She and the An family are no longer bound by blood ties, yet she still displays such a jealous demeanor. Is it because she feels the An family treats her too well?

In this situation, anyone with a little bit of cunning would know to restrain themselves, or at least act pitiful and sensible. Why did An Ling do the opposite?

They never thought Anling was so silly before, did they?

Now Qiu Nian is definitely going to complain.

But who knew that Qiu Nian was also someone who didn't play by the rules?

Just when everyone thought that after being spoken to like that by An Ling, she would either feel wronged or angry, she suddenly stepped forward and, to everyone's surprise, took An Ling's arm:

"Come on, it really was your mother who sent us to find you. Don't keep her waiting."

Qiu Nian had only taken two steps with An Ling when Gu Chenming blocked their way.

Gu Chenming smiled gently and said to Qiu Nian:

"Xiao Nian, I haven't congratulated you yet. Congratulations on finding your biological parents and returning to the An family."

"Also, please don't take Xiaoling's words to heart. She was just saying it casually. In fact, she really welcomes you back. If you feel uncomfortable, I apologize on her behalf."