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

Qiu Nian also knew that the An family's arrangement was indeed for her own good.

Since there was no need to hide her relationship with An Ling, the outside world would find out sooner or later anyway.

Once it was discovered that she was clearly the An family's biological daughter, yet the An family neither announced it publicly nor formally acknowledged her, from an outsider's perspective, it would seem that the An family did not value her as their daughter, or simply did not want to acknowledge her at all.

That makes things more complicated.

If you just treat her as an ordinary person, that's fine. But if some fool tries to figure out what the An family means and thinks they don't like her, and then tries to trip her up, it'll be annoying.

Therefore, Qiu Nian agreed to An Chong's proposal.

In the end, the An family decided to announce An Ling and Qiu Nian's relationship to the public first, and the banquet to formally introduce Qiu Nian to everyone in the industry would be held at the end of the year.

Neither family had any objections, so the matter was settled.

The two families exchanged contact information and agreed to meet often to maintain their relationship. Anling even created a group chat for the two families to be a loving family and invited everyone present to join. What should have been a somewhat somber dinner ended in an unexpectedly harmonious atmosphere.

After returning home, An Ling inexplicably received money transfers from her parents and older brother, leaving her completely bewildered: What's going on? Wasn't the atmosphere great when we met today? Why are they all suddenly sending me money?

Qiu Nian also received the transfer, and she fell completely silent as she counted the zeros after the three strings of numbers.

The fact that they handed out three ten millions as casually as giving pocket money made Qiu Nian finally realize the financial strength of the An family. At the same time, she also had deep doubts about the so-called simple banquet held by the An family. Could it really be "simple" as she knew it?

The next day, the An family directly announced An Ling and Qiu Nian's affair to the public, and unsurprisingly, the online public opinion exploded again.

[The mystery of who the real and fake heiress was supposed to be true was actually true?! We need to get rid of that prophet!]

[No way, is this really true? Could someone have switched them on purpose?]

[An Jia already said it was a hospital mistake, a mix-up at birth, so please stop with the conspiracy theories, okay?]

[But if it was just a hospital error, how did the An family discover it? There must have been something that made them suspicious, which is why they went for the paternity test, right?]

[Could it be that they happened to see Qiu Nian somewhere and noticed she looks a lot like Pei Yuning? After all, Qiu Nian is also an actress, so it's not surprising that the An family would see her.]

Would you doubt your own child's parentage if you met someone who looked a lot like you?

[That's right, not a conspiracy theory, just reasonable suspicion. I think the so-called accidental baby swap might just be a way to fool the outside world.]

[I never expected that after I'd become so accustomed to the tastes of the melons I'd already been fed, my melon distributor would actually transform into a melon farmer and personally grow melons for me to eat.]

After the initial shock, everyone quickly focused their attention on the two individuals involved.

Because Qiu Nian is currently just a young actress who has just graduated from film school, and the Qiu family is relatively low-key, the outside world has no idea about Qiu Nian's family background and identity. They just think that she is a child from an ordinary family, so they will naturally think that the Qiu family deliberately replaced Qiu Nian. Then An Ling and Qiu Nian's identities are very awkward.

Although the An family has clearly stated that they will treat both An Ling and Qiu Nian as their daughters, most people do not believe that they can treat them equally, and discussions about the An family's true attitude towards the two have begun online.

[I think they'll probably still side with An Ling. Everyone knows how much the An family doted on her before, and they've raised her for over twenty years. You can develop feelings for a dog, let alone a living person.]

[Wouldn't that really lead to a scenario where the vicious fake heiress bullies the real heiress? Surely the An family wouldn't be that clueless?]

[How did she become a vicious fake heiress? Whatever the truth, An Ling is innocent!]

[You fans, stop being so stubborn. She's been stealing someone else's life for so long, you should be secretly happy. And yet you have the audacity to stay in Anjia. If it were me, I'd leave on my own.]

[The An family themselves have admitted that they still treat An Ling like a daughter, so who do you think you are to tell her to leave?]

[If I were Qiu Nian, I would definitely feel resentful. Why didn't the An family kick An Ling out?]

[You're making fun of others again. I think you wish you were that real heiress, indulging in some pipe dream.]

[Can't you guys hope for something better? An Ling even helped Qiu Nian with what happened with Jia Shaoxi last time, so why can't they at least be able to get along peacefully?]

Do you believe that the real and fake heiresses can live in peace, or do you believe that I am Qin Shi Huang?

……

Anyway, there are all sorts of opinions online. Some people think that the An family will kick An Ling out sooner or later, while others think that the An family doesn't really like Qiu Nian. In short, no one really believes that the An family can treat everyone equally, or that An Ling and Qiu Nian can really live in peace.

An Ling's phone has been flooded with messages and calls these past two days, all about the real and fake heiress, trying to find out the An family's current attitude towards her.

An Ling was so annoyed by the questions that she put her phone on Do Not Disturb mode. She would reply to people she was close to if they asked, but she would pretend she didn't see the rest. She guessed that Qiu Nian was in a similar situation.

An Ling didn't expect that even Gu Chenming would send her a message this time.

To maintain her "simp" persona, An Ling still had to reply to the male lead's messages. After Gu Chenming had been ignored for a day, he couldn't help but send a third message asking if the matter of the real or fake heiress was true, and An Ling finally started replying.

An Ling: Yes, Brother Chenming, I'm not actually the biological daughter of the An family... Waaaaaah...

An Ling: Brother Chenming, you won't ignore me just because I'm not a real heiress, will you? You're not that kind of person, right?

An Ling: Brother Chenming, since I'm not the biological daughter of the An family, the marriage agreement that the elders arranged between me and Yan Yu is no longer valid. There's no longer the last obstacle between us. Are you happy? Aren't you happy?

When the An family saw An Ling sitting on the sofa with a cold expression, her fingers flying across the screen, clearly sending messages, they could only hear An Ling's sarcastic voice in their minds.

【Chen~Ming~giegie~】

Are you angry now that you know I'm a fake heiress?

Oh, you must be really angry~ After all those years of manipulating me have been for nothing~

An family: ...

They simultaneously opened the small group chat for three and began rapidly tapping the screen to type.

An Chong: Xiao Ling, is she... gone mad?

Mother An: Is she chatting with Chen Ming? That shouldn't be the case. Every time Xiao Ling chats with Chen Ming, she's all smiles with her teeth showing. What's with this freezing face now?

An's father: Is it possible that Xiaoling's love-struck brain has been cured?

An's mother: Really? This serious case of being obsessed with love can be cured so easily?

Seeing that Gu Chenming hadn't replied at all, An Ling chuckled and was about to put down her phone when she saw a message from Qin Wanlan asking if she had time to attend the new film's press conference next week.

[Sister Wanlan's new movie is about to be released, but in the original story, she didn't invite me to the press conference.]

Oh right, it's probably because I wasn't injured this time.

Two months after the movie's release, Qi Song is going to make his move on Sister Wanlan. I need to let Sister Wanlan know the true face of this gigolo, cheating, and suicidal man before that happens!