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

"you?"

Qiu Nian stopped and glanced at Gu Chenming with a look that seemed to indicate that the other person was very confused.

"Teacher Gu, Xiaoling was just joking with me. Couldn't you tell?"

"Oh, right, it's just a little joke between us sisters. It's normal that you, an outsider, wouldn't understand."

She deliberately emphasized the word "outsider," causing Gu Chenming's smile to freeze instantly.

"Why are you still calling me Teacher Gu? We've been working together for months now, and we got along quite well before, didn't we?"

Although Gu Chenming was very unhappy, he did not forget his true purpose. It didn't matter that Qiu Nian avoided him; he just needed to make An Ling misunderstand.

"Or are you pretending to be so unfamiliar with me in front of her because of some rumors about me and Xiaoling?"

"Don't worry, those are just rumors circulating outside. Xiaoling isn't that petty. We just grew up together and are closer than most people. I've always treated her like a younger sister. You don't need to be so careful around her."

Anyone could tell how many potential pitfalls Gu Chenming had planted in those two short sentences.

One interpretation is that Qiu Nian is pretending to avoid him, implying that their relationship wasn't as distant as it is today.

Secondly, while he claimed that An Ling wasn't a petty person on the surface, his words seemed sarcastic in light of An Ling's recent behavior.

Thirdly, he said that the rumors circulating outside were all fabricated, and that he actually treated Anling as a younger sister.

The problem is, everyone knows that An Ling likes Gu Chenming so much that she's practically a simp. Gu Chenming himself knows this best, so his current behavior can only be intentional.

To say in front of An Ling that you only treat her as a younger sister is like you wanting to personally light the fuse for her because you think she wasn't explosive enough just now, right?

The guests were completely fed up with what they heard.

They did want to see some excitement, but they were also worried that An Lingzhen would actually get blown up.

If she loses her temper, that's one thing, but they don't want to see her being used as a pawn.

[Tsk, Gu Chenming really is the male lead, right?]

[That's all the tricks he has? So low-level! He's practically begging people to see through his attempt to sow discord.]

[In the original storyline, did we really have our families destroyed because of this person?]

An Ling was completely baffled, but she still had to pretend to be mindless and provoked, "Sister? Gu Chenming, what exactly do you mean? Why did you have to explain to Qiu Nian when she came?"

An Ling shook off Qiu Nian's hand and glared at her, saying:

"Qiu Nian, you're just putting on an act for me, aren't you? You kept promising me you'd keep your distance from Gu Chenming, but you've been lying to me the whole time, haven't you? Tell me!"

Qiu Nian didn't answer immediately. She first looked at her hand that had been shaken off, and then looked up at An Ling in a daze, as if she had never expected An Ling to treat her like this.

[Oh no, I lost control of the acting! Did I scare Qiu Nian half to death?]

Set this score against Gu Chenming!

Qiu Nian slowly pursed her lips, and her eyes welled up with tears, making her look very aggrieved.

Gu Chenming was very satisfied with this development and thought he had succeeded.

He thought it would be even better if Qiu Nian cried.

At the banquet where An Ling reunited with her biological child, the fake heiress made the real heiress cry in front of many guests. Once this got out, no one would care about the real reason; everyone would just think it was An Ling's fault.

Qiu Nian did indeed comply with Gu Chenming's wishes, and a tear fell down her cheek.

Gu Chenming smiled slightly upon seeing this, but before he could even feel happy, Qiu Nian spoke up.

"Xiaoling, how could you think that about me? I've never lied to you. Gu Chenming and I really don't talk to each other except when we're filming. Don't I send you messages every day to report to you?"

Qiu Nian took An Ling's hand back and, holding it, said with a wronged expression:

How could you shake off my hand?

"You always trusted me before, why are you suddenly doubting me? What just happened?"

Anling is about to be reworked.

Was Qiu Nian's reaction appropriate? Did she pick up the wrong script?

She's acting like she's the one who's been unfaithful!

Qiu Nian's performance is still ongoing.

"But I know it's not your fault, someone must have said something to you!"

"You're just too kind and naive, that's why you believe what others say so easily."

An Ling: [Huh?]

Onlookers: "Huh?"

Qiu Nian glanced at Gu Chenming clearly, shook An Ling's hand, and then said:

"I think some people are deliberately taking advantage of this, saying ambiguous things to you in an attempt to sow discord between us."

"Would you rather believe an outsider's instigation than believe me? We're family, after all..."

Anling: ...

How is she supposed to accept this role?

She felt that Qiu Nian in front of her seemed to have become fragrant with tea, but had she made a mistake in who she was brewing tea for?

Qiu Nian's words were so suggestive that Gu Chenming finally couldn't sit still any longer.

"Qiu Nian, do you have some misunderstanding about me?" Gu Chenming tried to explain to himself, "You weren't here just now, so you don't know. It was Xiao Ling who said that you took what should have belonged to her. I was indignant on your behalf, so I said a few words to her. I didn't mean to sow discord between you two."

Qiu Nian glanced at Gu Chenming and asked curiously:

"I didn't say it was you, Teacher Gu. Are you just rushing to admit it yourself?"

"Besides, no matter what Xiaoling said, that's a matter between me and her sister. By what right does Teacher Gu stand up for me?"

“Yes,” Anluo added, “Besides, Qiu Nian and I only found out who our biological parents were because of Anling. If she really felt that Qiu Nian had stolen her things, how could she have told the An family about Qiu Nian’s identity? She could have kept it a secret forever. So she’s just all bark and no bite.”

Anluo also grabbed Anling's other hand and shook it, saying with a wronged expression:

"Sister, you know that Qiu Nian and I have always been very grateful to you. Is it because we did something wrong recently that you hurt your feelings, and that's why you said those things to upset us? We are the real family. You can't trust outsiders."

"Of course, being naive and kind isn't your fault; blame others for taking advantage of your kindness!"

Anling: ...

[No, I didn't do it, don't talk nonsense!]

When exactly did Qiu Nian and An Luo become so effeminate and sleazy?

The guests were also dumbfounded. They had been worried that there would be a conflict between the real and fake heiresses, but judging from Qiu Nian's reaction, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that An Ling had bewitched her.

Moreover, what Anluo said makes sense. If Anling were really so jealous, why would she tell the An family about the real and fake heiresses?

So An Ling's behavior just now was really just a little joke between the sisters?

Those young people really know how to have fun.