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

The first to realize what had happened were Qi Yize and Chi Lingling, who were feeling guilty. They forced a smile to make themselves look less unnatural.

"Anling, what are you saying?"

"We've only just met today, haven't we? Did we do something to offend you and upset you that you're insulting us like this?"

Although they were very flustered, they quickly realized that because of the tablecloth, even if An Ling, who went down to pick up her phone, saw what they were doing under the table, no one else would have seen it.

Since Anling has no evidence and there's no proof, as long as they refuse to admit it, no one can force them to admit it, right?

Moreover, they had heard that An Ling had a bit of a spoiled princess temper, exactly the kind Qiu Li hated the most.

In addition, there's the awkwardness of her current status. Although she's Qiu Li's younger sister, she's not familiar with him at all. Qiu Li clearly prefers Qiu Nian, his younger sister. If they steer the issue towards the idea that An Ling is deliberately causing trouble, Qiu Li might not believe her at all.

Chi Lingling spoke again:

“Anling, you’ve just been recognized by the Qiu family. I know it’s hard for you to accept this drastic change in your status, and you might have some resentment towards the Qiu family and therefore dislike me as well. But I’m still your brother’s girlfriend. Aren’t you going too far by slandering me like this?”

“Yes,” Qi Yize echoed, “Qiu Li and I are indeed good friends, but Chi Lingling and I are just ordinary colleagues. An Ling, even if you want to embarrass Qiu Li because you look down on the Qiu family, you shouldn’t do it this way, right? He is, after all, your brother.”

Chi Lingling made a very hurt and sad expression.

“Your brother and I have been together for so many years and our relationship is very good and stable. How could I do anything to betray him? If you don’t believe me, ask Qiu Nian. Although you are both Qiu Li’s sisters, I am more familiar with Qiu Nian. She knows what kind of person I am.”

[Holy crap, you actually know this is something that's unfair to Qiu Li?]

Didn't you previously think that you were giving two people a home at the same time, and that was an act of kindness?

[Now that it's out in the open, do they finally realize it's immoral?]

Qiu Nian, who was singled out, felt that she was also an innocent victim: I don't know you, I don't know, don't ask me!

However, their teasing and banter did have some effect.

Those few words were spoken with great skill.

They deliberately steered the issue toward An Ling, making it sound as if An Ling looked down on the Qiu family and therefore had grievances against everyone associated with them, intentionally slandering them in order to humiliate her own brother, Qiu Li.

Chi Lingling even specially brought Qiu Nian, the real heiress who grew up with Qiu Li, to endorse her, so that the listeners could immediately realize the awkward identity of An Ling and Qiu Nian as the real and fake heiresses.

Sure enough, after she finished saying those two sentences with a wronged expression, whispers began to circulate throughout the restaurant.

"Oh right, I almost forgot that An Ling is a fake heiress. She must look down on the Qiu family. Why did she put on such a show of force on her first meeting with her future sister-in-law?"

"I almost fell for An Ling's lie. It's about my brother's girlfriend and his friend having an affair. Did she get the idea from An Yun? If you want to slander someone, you have to come up with something original."

"And her acting just now was so fake. I've seen her in dramas before, and her acting was usually pretty good. Compared to that, this time it really looked fake."

"That's right, that acting was too exaggerated, it was like he was deliberately shouting so loudly."

They actually said my acting was bad! My reputation has been ruined!

"How can I make sure you all hear me if I don't shout louder? How can I make things bigger if you all don't hear me?"

When Qiu Li and Qiu Nian heard An Ling say this, they suddenly realized what An Ling meant.

Yes, this matter needs to be blown out of proportion.

Even if Qiu Li exposes Chi Lingling and Qi Yize's affair today and breaks off all ties with them, it might not prevent what happens next.

After all, the main reason Qiu Li was ruined was the mastermind behind it all, someone even An Ling couldn't find out.

Therefore, even if Qiu Li cuts ties with these two people starting today, Chi Lingling may still jump out and slander Qiu Li under the influence of that behind-the-scenes manipulator.

However, if this matter is blown out of proportion and as many people as possible know that Qiu Li is a victim who was betrayed by both Chi Lingling and Qi Yize, then no matter what bad things they do afterward, no one will associate it with Qiu Li.

Even if Chi Lingling were to come out and slander Qiu Li again, at least in terms of public opinion, people would no longer overwhelmingly suspect Qiu Li. Instead, they would think that Chi Lingling and Qi Yize had conspired to deliberately retaliate against Qiu Li and make him take the blame.

Having figured this out, Qiu Li immediately stood up and looked at Chi Lingling and Qi Yize with a suspicious gaze until they looked away guiltily before she spoke.

"Because Anling is my own sister, I don't believe she would frame you for no reason."

Besides, she had no idea she would run into me today, and she didn't know any of you before. She's not stupid; why would she make up lies when she knows nothing about you? It wouldn't do her any good.”

“I believe An Ling too,” Qiu Nian stood up and took An Ling’s hand. “She’s not the kind of person who would slander others. She definitely saw you two flirting!”

Qiu Li raised her voice and asked sternly, "What were you doing under the table just now? Were you two already together behind my back?"

Qiu Li and Qiu Nian's reactions were completely beyond Qi Yize and Chi Lingling's expectations, especially Qiu Li's.

They thought that even if Qiu Li had doubts, she wouldn't believe An Ling so readily without saying a word.

Not only them, but the onlookers were also surprised that the brother and sister would say such a thing.

They were misled by a few words from Chi Lingling and Qi Yize, and assumed that An Ling and the Qiu family had a bad relationship, so they deliberately wanted to embarrass Qiu Li.

But now it seems that the Qiu siblings are clearly on An Ling's side, and Qiu Li even trusts An Ling more than his girlfriend and friends, which makes them quite confused.

"What's going on? Anling's brother seems to trust her quite a bit."

"Didn't you say that An Ling looks down on the Qiu family? I don't think so. Qiu Li and Qiu Nian seem to be on An Ling's side."

"Could it be that Qiu Li already suspected those two were messing around behind his back? Otherwise, how could he have believed An Ling's words so easily?"

“That makes sense. Maybe he had suspicions before, but he didn’t have any evidence. Now that An Ling says she saw it, he naturally believes her.”