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

Clearly, Anling shared the same confusion as them.

Because they heard An Ling sigh deeply in her heart, as if she was somewhat upset.

Qi Yize understood Qiu Li's personality well. He knew that if he directly confessed the matter, Qiu Li would break up with Chi Lingling without hesitation. What would be the point for him then?

He wanted Chi Lingling and Qiu Li to continue dating, while he maintained this ambiguous relationship with Chi Lingling.

He didn't want to cuckold Qiu Li just once; he wanted to keep cuckolding her non-stop, right now...

"Click!"

Qiu Li broke the wooden chopsticks in his hand, and the sound startled everyone else at the table.

"Ali?"

Chi Lingling stared incredulously at the broken chopsticks, her face filled with worry. "What's wrong with you today? Did something happen?"

An Ling also looked over suspiciously.

My older brother has a really strong grip.

"It's nothing," Qiu Li coughed to cover it up, "I just thought of a annoying case, I'm going to get a new pair of chopsticks."

"Didn't I tell you not to think about cases while eating?" Chi Lingling said reproachfully.

“Qiu Li is just dedicated to his work,” Qi Yize added, “He’s a workaholic, you know that for a long time. Once he’s focused on his work, he doesn’t care about anything else.”

Qiu Li looked at his girlfriend and his nominal best friend, closed his eyes and took a deep breath to barely suppress his anger, then went to apologize to the waiter and offered to compensate him for the chopsticks.

The waiter quickly brought him a new pair of chopsticks and said he didn't need to pay for it.

After thanking him, Qiu Li returned to her seat having composed herself; at least outwardly, no emotional fluctuations were visible.

"I'm sorry," he apologized, afraid that An Ling would notice something. "It won't happen again. I'll be more careful."

"Why are you so serious?" Qi Yize teased him with a smile. "What's wrong with being a workaholic? Our law firm still needs you a lot."

[Yes, yes, the law firm relies on him, and his girlfriend relies on you, right?]

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Qiu Nian, who had just taken a sip of her drink, suddenly choked and started coughing.

An Ling quickly patted her back to help her catch her breath, "Are you alright? Why did you drink so fast?"

"It's nothing, cough cough, it's nothing!" Qiu Nian waved her hand.

What's wrong with these two siblings? They're both so distracted while eating.

Wait a minute, where was I in the search results?

Oh right, after finding out about their one-night stand, Qi Yize gave Chi Lingling two choices, and the second choice was exactly what Chi Lingling wanted.

Because she felt that Qiu Li was her true love, she didn't want to break up at all.

But she also felt that Qi Yize's devotion to her over the years must mean he truly loved her. Now, Qi Yize could easily use their relationship to force her to break up with Qiu Li and be with him, but out of respect for her and not wanting to put her in a difficult position, he gave her a choice instead. This deeply moved Chi Lingling.

Qiu Li Qiu Nian: ...

respect?

Moving?

Is it that Chi Lingling's understanding of these two words is different from others?

If he truly respected her, he wouldn't have been so overly friendly with her while she was dating Qiu Li. Besides, he had already slept with her before pretending to give her a choice. What's so touching about that?

An Ling's subsequent thoughts made them realize that there was a serious mental disconnect between them and Chi Lingling.

Chi Lingling didn't want to break up with Qiu Li, but she also couldn't bear to reject Qi Yize's feelings. Moreover, she really didn't want these two good brothers to part ways because of her, so the best solution was to maintain the status quo.

This way, she won't have to separate from her true love, Qiu Li won't be in a difficult position, and Qi Yize won't be heartbroken.

[Hahaha, she's even more beautiful than the perfect solution! She's truly beautiful inside and out, hahaha!]

An Ling was so angry she laughed.

Qiu Li and Qiu Nian wanted to comfort her but were afraid of being exposed, so they could only grit their teeth and endure it again and again.

Qiu Nian gave Qiu Li a disdainful look. How did he manage to talk to someone with such a peculiar way of thinking for so long?

Qiu Li felt like protesting his innocence when he received the look in his sister's eyes. In his eyes, Chi Lingling had always been a girl who was excellent in both character and academics and very kind!

He had never realized before how incomprehensible her thoughts were.

[Hahaha, she seems to really think she's so kind, providing a haven for both Qiu Li and Qi Yize while allowing them to maintain their friendship.]

Well, these two people with quirky thought processes, despite their different starting points, have found common ground and hit it off immediately.

[You two should just lock yourselves up! Why did you have to come and ruin my brother's life?!]

Qiu Li felt much better after hearing An Ling speak up for him.

After he learned that An Ling and Qiu Nian had been switched at birth, he actually hoped that it was false.

He thought that An Ling, a pampered young lady from a wealthy family, must be spoiled and arrogant, and might even look down on the Qiu family. Even if she came back, she would still boss them around. He never expected that An Ling would be so angry about him, her brother whom she had never even met.

Qiu Li felt a warmth in his heart, realizing that An Ling truly regarded him as an older brother and family.

It seems he had misunderstood An Ling before. Just as he was thinking that he must find an opportunity to thank An Ling properly and apologize to her after he had dealt with this matter, An Ling's voice rang out again.

[Qiu Li may be a little blind, a little mentally challenged, and a little simple-minded, but that doesn't mean you two rotten people can ruin him like this!!]

Qiu Nian: Xiao Ling is right!

Qiu Li: ...

You two are truly my good sisters.

Despite hearing so much, there is still one major question that remains unanswered: An Ling had thought about this when she met with the Qiu family last time. Why did Chi Lingling jump out and say that it was all Qiu Li's idea after Qi Yize was found to have accepted money to forge evidence?

Moreover, under normal circumstances, even if she were to come out and slander Qiu Li, it would only mean that Qiu Li would be investigated. Once the investigation is over and the matter is clarified, it would have no impact on him.

According to An Ling, Qiu Li and their law firm were both ruined because of this incident. Even though the later investigation cleared Qiu Li's name, his reputation could not be salvaged.

That only shows that this matter has definitely escalated to the point where it has attracted widespread public attention.

Because once a rumor is widely spread, people will only focus on the initial condemnation in the heat of the moment, and will completely ignore the subsequent clarification. Qiu Li's case is probably a case in point.

An Ling was also investigating why Chi Lingling did this.

At first, she guessed that it was because Chi Lingling truly loved Qi Yize that she chose to sacrifice Qiu Li to save her true love.

Based on the information available, Chi Lingling clearly believes that Qiu Li is her true love.