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Chapter 381: 381 Forgive You?

“There’s no such thing. Don’t talk nonsense.” Tan Jing’s tone was unfriendly. “My mother wouldn’t do such a thing.”

She naturally knew what her mother was doing, but in front of outsiders, she had to protect Chen Yi. To protect Chen Yi’s reputation was also to protect her own.

Li Li pursed her lips and said mockingly, “I hope your parents can settle the divorce as soon as possible.”

Tan Jing was enraged beyond words. She felt that Li Li had become more and more evil ever since she got close to Tan Rou. Every time she spoke to Tan Rou, this dog would stand up for Tan Rou. It was really disgusting.

Tan Jing did not argue with the dog, so she turned her gaze to Tan Rou.

“Xiao Rou, just tell me where you moved to. 1 just want to send a few things over.” Tan Jing forced a gentle smile. “Also, if you need money, remember to tell me. I’ve lived in the Tao family for so many years, so I still have feelings for them.”

Tan Rou was disgusted by Tan Jing. “You want to send something over?” She asked coldly. “Could it be another physics competition question? Oh, you’ve been disqualified now. You don’t even have a chance to participate.”

Tan Jing suppressed her anger and pretended to be hurt by Tan Ron’s words. “Rourou, I know what 1 did was wrong. Can’t you forgive me?”

“Forgive you?” Tan Rou suddenly raised her voice. “You drugged me and tried to get someone to rape me. You framed me for cheating in the exam, arranged for someone to spread the rumor that I was a mistress, and even sent the leaked physics competition questions to my house! Do you think I’ll forgive you just because you want me too?”

“I… I know 1 was wrong…” Tan Jing was frightened by her imposing manner. She said softly, “1 was wrong in the past. I’m sorry. In the future, if you need any compensation, I would definitely give it to you as long as you agree to forgive me for what I’ve done in the past.”

“Well….” Tan Ron’s lips curled into a smile. Her smile was a little scary. “It’s not impossible for me to forgive you.”

“Would you really forgive me?” Tan Jing asked anxiously.

Tan Rou said, “As long as you experience what 1 experienced, I will forgive you.”

“What do you mean?” Tan Jing asked slowly.

Tan Rou listed them one by one. “Go and drug yourself too. Then, get someone to rape you. However, Zhou Zheng seems to be nowhere to be found but you find another despicable hooligan to do it too

“Then, you can also cheat in the exam and get someone to report you.”

“No, I can’t do that!” Before Tan Rou could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Tan Jing. She shook her head and refused. “1 can’t cheat. If I cheat again, I’ll definitely be expelled from school.”

“So you do know that cheating would get you expelled? Why did you frame me for it then?” Tan Ron’s gaze was sharp.

“I…” Tan Jing said softly, “Rourou, why don’t 1 compensate you with another method? Isn’t your family short of money? Can’t I just give you money?”

Tan Rou really couldn’t understand why Tan Jing would think that she lacked money. Tan Rou had deliberately told Zhang Huan that their family had moved to a dilapidated neighborhood. She did not expect Zhang Huan’s reaction to be as big as Tan Jing’s.

“I don’t need money.” Tan Rou refused to give in and did as she said. “Do what I’ve just said or you will never be forgiven.”

“Forget it, Jingjing.” Zhao Ru came to Tan Jing’s side. She was hesitant at first, but she gave up on the idea after Tan Rou told her that her family had moved to a run-down neighborhood. No matter what, Tan Jing’s family was richer than Tan Ron’s family. As long as the Tan family could make a comeback, she could get more benefits from Tan Jing.

Tan Jing gently shook off Zhao Ru’s hand and said, “Xiao Ru, don’t worry about this. This is between Rourou and me.”

“What? Do you really want to be friends with her again?!” Zhao Ru asked.

“She was a little angry. Once Tan Rou and Tan Jing recovered their relationship, what would she and He Ling be? The two of them had offended Tan Rou because of Tan Jing. If Tan Jing and Tan Rou became good friends in the end. Then, wouldn’t the two of them be like clowns?!

“I didn’t mean that…” Tan Jing came over to comfort Zhao Ru. She only had Zhao Ru and He Ling by her side. She could not lose them too. “1 mean, we can go back to the past…”

“No way!” Zhao Ru snapped, “If you want to be friends with her, you don’t have to be with us!”

 

Chapter 382: 382 Boring Enough

 

 

Tan Rou was surprised. She knew that Zhao Ru had a strong personality, but she didn’t expect her to talk to Tan Jing like that. This sentence pushed Tan Jing into a corner. If Tan Jing wanted to be with Tan Rou, she would have to face the situation where she would lose both sides. After all, Tan Rou’s attitude was not clear, and Zhao Ru’s attitude was very firm.

Zhao Ru stopped He Ling. “Lingling, let’s go. Since Tan Jing wants to be with Tan Rou, she’s not our friend anymore.”

Tan Jing looked left and right, but in the end, she followed Zhao Ru and the others.

Tan Rou couldn’t help but laugh out loud. She whispered to Li Li, “Zhao Ru’s taking the lead now. She’s going to be the next queen bee.”

“Rourou, did you see Zhao Ru and Tan Jing’s expressions just now?” Li Li laughed so hard that she almost choked. “Oh my god, Tan Jing’s face is darker than the bottom of my cooking pot. Zhao Ru’s expression was so arrogant! I want to applaud her for it.”

Tan Rou picked up the book beside her hand and read it. She had no intention of forgiving Tan Jing at all because Tan Jing did not come to apologize sincerely. She just wanted to ease the relationship between them first before continuing to cause more trouble. Tan Rou didn’t want to give Tan Jing a chance to turn things around. She just wanted to press Tan Jing to death in the quagmire in one go. Tan Jing wouldn’t be able to climb out even if she wanted to.

Tan Jing returned to her seat silently. She was not only cursing Tan Rou, but also Zhao Ru, the idiot. She wanted to get Tan Rou’s new address and go to Tao Zhi, but Zhao Ru, that idiot, ruined her plan.

Zhao Ru looked at Tan Jing’s expression and asked with satisfaction, “Jingjing, you wouldn’t want to be friends with Tan Rou, right?”

Tan Jing smiled and replied coldly, “No, you’ve misunderstood. I just want to ease the tension between us. I don’t want to be friends with her.”

Zhao Ru glanced at Tan Rou and rolled her eyes. “Jingjing, you better think this through. If you still want to go back to your old relationship with Tan Rou, we won’t talk to you anymore.”

In order to please Tan Jing, Zhao Ru had bad-mouthed Tan Rou a lot. She had already offended Tan Rou, and she did not want to apologize to Tan Rou. Anyway, one-third of the third year of high school had passed. It was fine as long as they persisted until graduation.

Tan Jing was furious. She had been taught a lesson by Zhao Ru. In the past, she wouldn’t have cared about Zhao Ru as a friend, but now that everyone in the class ignored her, she had to cherish Zhao Ru and He Ling.

Tan Jing had yet to find out Tan Rou’s home address, so she decided to follow Tan Rou after school. Although Tan Rou would not tell others her home address, she would eventually be able to find out where they lived.

“Second brother.” Tan Rou carried her school bag and ran to Tao Zheng’s car.

Tao Zheng waved at her. “Slow down. Don’t trip over yourself.”

Tan Rou said as she ran, “I’m already so old. I won’t fall.” She ran to the car door and got in. However, she noticed that something was wrong from the corner of her eye.

“Xiao Rou, what’s wrong? Did you forget something?” Tao Zheng asked.

“No, I haven’t.” Tan Rou got into the car. “Let’s go.”

Tao Zheng started the car and slowly drove home.

Tan Rou turned around to look at the car behind her. She saw Tan Jing getting into a taxi, and then the taxi approached their car.

Tao Zheng drove the car to a spacious area and said, “Xiso Qi says he wants roast duck from the city. Let’s go buy one.”

Tan Rou didn’t object but she suddenly said, “Second Brother, drive a little slower.”

“Hmm?” Tao Zheng did not understand. “Are you not feeling well?”

“I just want to confirm something,” Tan Rou replied.

Tao Zheng didn’t ask what was going on. He followed Tan Rou’s request and drove at 3 km/h. The taxi following them slowed down.

Tao Zheng then realized that something was wrong. He muttered to himself, “This is strange, but why do 1 feel that the car behind us is following us?”

“They are following us.” Tan Rou sat in the middle of the seat. “This car has been following us since we were at school.”

“Did we encounter some terrorists?” Tao Zheng told his sister, “Xiao Rou, run as soon as you get out of the car. I’ll stop them.”

“It’s not a terrorist. I know who that person is.” Tan Rou smiled. She’s such a boring person.”

“Do you know who it is?” Tao Zheng asked.

“It’s Tan Jing.” Tan Rou’s eyes were like torches. “She came and asked me about the location of our new home today, but I didn’t tell her. She probably wants to follow us home..”

 

Chapter 383: 383 Let Her Follow

 

 

“Then I’ll shake them off.” Tao Zheng turned the steering wheel. “Let’s go buy some roast duck for Xiao Qi first and see if they can catch up.”

Tan Rou nodded. “There’s no need for that. Let her follow. I’ll go back and explain to him. Let’s drive back first and see what Tan Jing wants.”

Tao Zheng sped up and soon arrived at their guardhouse. His car had already been entered into the system, and naturally the guard let him in.

Tan Jing watched in surprise as Tao Zheng’s car drove into Jade Water Elegant Residence. She had heard of this villa community before. It was said that a house cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan. How could Tan Rou and the others afford a house here?

“Drive in.” Tan Jing instructed the driver, “I’ll pay extra.”

“Miss, this is a high-end villa community. Taxis aren’t allowed inside.” The driver said awkwardly.

“Just say we’re the owners,” Tan Jing said.

The driver was not willing to stop the car by the roadside and calmly said, “Miss, if you want to go in, go in yourself. We are not going in. Moreover, anyone who enters here has their faces recorded. It was not like the security guard would let you in just because you said you were a resident. If you have friends, you can ask them to pick you up.”

Tan Jing was still angry when she suddenly received a call from Tan Song. This was the first time Tan Song had taken the initiative to call her since his divorce with Chen Yi. Tan Song’s tone was very friendly and even a little excited.

Tan Jing picked up the phone in frustration. As she listened, her eyes narrowed and her face was full of smiles.

“Got it, Dad. I’ll go back now.” Tan Jing patted the driver’s seat. “You don’t have to go in with them. Send me to another place.”

The driver did not have any objections and immediately turned around to send her to where she wanted next.

Tan Jing learned from Tan Song that the eldest daughter of the Tao family in the Capital was celebrating her birthday and had specifically invited them to attend. According to the Tao family in the Capital, the invitation to Tan Jing this time was probably to set Tan Jing’s marriage with a certain young master of the Tao family in the Capital.

In the car, Tan Jing took out the mirror from her bag. She had been in a bad mood recently, causing her skin to look a lot worse. She had to hurry up and get a facial to ensure that she would be the center of attention the moment she appeared.

As she thought about it, Tan Jing thought of what to wear and what jewelry she should pick to go with it. The clothes she wore to meet the representative of the Tao family in the Capital were no longer an option. She had to customize a gown of the highest level and a set of jewelry that suited the dress.

Tailor-made jewelry and clothes were expensive, but Tan Jing felt that these were what she should do. Once she married a young master from the Tao family in the capital, countless mountains of gold and silver would pour into her. At that time, she could even order hundreds of gowns, let alone one.

The driver in front saw Tan Jing’s expression in the rearview mirror. This girl had been sitting in his car for the past few days. She usually looked lifeless. Why did she so happy today? Did she win the lottery?

Tan Jing couldn’t hide the smile on her face. She almost ran home. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Li Wen and Tan Song snuggling up on the sofa. They were talking and feeding fruits to each other.

“Dad, what are you doing?” Tan Jing asked Tan Song subconsciously.

Tan Song pinched Li Wen’s pretty face and said, “Go back to your room and wait for me. I’ll talk to Jingjing first.””

Li Wen blinked his right eye and gave Tan Song a ‘flying kiss’. Then, he said sweetly, “I’m waiting for you in the room. Don’t make me wait too long.” After saying that, she even looked at Tan Jing provocatively.

“What were you guys doing?” Tan Jing asked angrily.

Tan Song felt that there was no need to answer her, so he only said lightly, “You’re back.”

Tan Jing walked up to him. “She’s just a nanny. How can you get together with a nanny?”

“This is my private matter.” Tan Song changed the topic. “You should worry about the birthday banquet first. Don’t worry about anything else.”

When she heard that it was the Tao family’s birthday banquet in the Capital, Tan Jing didn’t pursue the matter of Tan Song and Li Wen anymore. She asked, “Dad, will you really agree to the engagement raised by the Tao family?”

Tan Song nodded slightly. “That was what those from the Tao family in the Capital said..”

 

Chapter 384: 384 My Birthday?

 

 

Tan Jing was happy. “Dad, do I need to prepare anything?”

Tan Song sized her up. “Go get your hair done and change into a new set of clothes. Don’t wear this to the banquet.”

“I don’t have that much money on me to buy new clothes,” Tan Jing said as she pinched the cuffs of her school uniform.

Tan Song’s expression did not look too good, but he still gave her a card. “Take the money and buy some new clothes. Don’t let others think that our family is bankrupt.”

“Thank you, Dad.” Tan Jing thanked him and accepted the card. “Dad, when’s the banquet?”

“Next Friday,” said Tan Song.

“Hmm?” Tan Jing was a little surprised. “The eldest daughter from the Tao family also has her birthday on friday?”

“What’s wrong?” Tan Song asked, puzzled. “Don’t you have time on Friday?”

“It’s also my birthday.” Tan Jing said quietly. It was obvious that Tan Song and Chen Yi didn’t remember.

“Oh?” Tan Song thought for a moment. Moreover, Tan Ron’s birthday was also on that day. However, they had never celebrated Tan Ron’s birthday before, so they naturally did not remember it very clearly.

“Tan Ron’s birthday is also on that day.” Tan Jing said indignantly.

“I don’t know.” Tan Song denied it directly. “We never celebrated her birthday.”

Tan Jing felt much better after hearing that. It turned out that Tan Ron had never celebrated her birthday before. How tragic! Thinking of Tan Rou, she remembered where Tan Ron and the others were living now. Could there be some relationship between the Tao family in the Capital and Tan Ron’s family?

No way! Tan Jing convinced herself.

What kind of status did Tan Ron have? I low could she have anything to do with the Tao family from the Capital?

“Get ready for the banquet on Friday.” Tan Song walked towards the room. “Don’t disappoint me.”

Tan Jing wanted to celebrate her birthday, but for the sake of her future, this sacrifice was nothing. It was really worth it for her to exchange one birthday of hers for a future where she could live comfortably.

“I understand.” Tan Jing did not care about Tan Song and Li Wen anymore. She would leave in the future anyway. When the time came, Tan Song could find whoever he wanted. It had nothing to do with her.

On the other side, when Tan Rou heard that her birthday was on Friday, she was so shocked that her food spilled out of her mouth. “My birthday?”

“Yeah! It’s your birthday this Friday.” Mrs. Tao looked at her expression and said with heartache.

“What about Dad’s birthday?” Tan Rou said, “I haven’t sent out the present yet.”

“There’s still some time before his. We’ll celebrate your birthday first.”

Tan Rou felt that her parents were really good at hiding things. They actually didn’t reveal any information. If they didn’t say anything, she really wouldn’t have remembered her birthday.

“I…” Tan Rou was at a loss. “There’s no need to celebrate my birthday. We can just buy a cake and have dinner together. A simple birthday celebration will do.”

“That won’t do!” Mrs. Tao’s attitude was very firm. “We must celebrate. Our family must hold a celebration.

Tan Rou guessed that they wanted to hold a small event. Her grandparents would be there and so would some of her close friends.

“Alright.” Tan Rou agreed. “Remember to tell me where it will be held when it’s approaching. I don’t want to know about it now. I want it to be a surprise.”

After living for two lifetimes, Tan Rou no longer cared about birthdays. However, this was a birthday that her family wanted to celebrate for her, so she was still looking forward to it.

Tan Rou went back to her room to rest after dinner, while the Tao family gathered around the kitchen to talk.

“My poor child, she doesn’t even remember his birthday.” Mrs. Tao wiped her tears in the kitchen. “The Tan family is a bunch of evil bastards. They didn’t even celebrate my daughter’s birthday. I’m going to teach them a lesson.”

Tao Zheng and Tao Zhi were in charge of washing the dishes.

Tao Zheng said, “Don’t worry, mom. This time, we will definitely celebrate our sister’s birthday.””

“What do Dad and Mom have in mind?” Tao Zhi asked.

The Tao family’s parents looked at each other. Then, Mr. Tao said solemnly, “This is Xiao Ron’s 18th birthday. It is also the age when she becomes an adult. We have to do something for her.”

“We’re going to give our daughter an unprecedented gift.”

Tao Zhi smiled and said, “I’ll only start work after that.”

Tao Zheng was confused. “What gift are you going to give Xiao Rou?”

Tao Zhi handed the plate to his brother. “Wash the dishes properly and prepare a gift for Rourou. Don’t think too much about anything else.”

“Fine.” Tao Zheng didn’t like to know about what the others were up to and so he just bothered with his own things..

 

Chapter 385: 385 Birthday Present

 

 

Tan Ron went for her morning run according to her usual routine. As soon as she went out, she met Zhuang Liu standing at her door. His face was slightly red from the cold and she did not know how long he had been standing there. “Third Brother! You don’t need a crutch anymore?” Tan Rou saw Zhuang Liu standing upright with his hands behind his back. He was not holding a walking stick.

“I’m much better.” Zhuang Liu forced himself to hold on. He took out a palm-sized box from behind him. “Happy birthday, Rourou!”

Tan Rou said, “It’s not my birthday yet.”

“I know.” Zhuang Liu stood there motionlessly, holding the gift box with both hands.

“Your parents will definitely have plans on Friday. 1 probably won’t be able to talk to you then, so I want to celebrate your birthday in advance.”

Tan Rou smiled. She walked up to Zhuang Liu and accepted his gift. “Thank you, Third Brother. I like it very much.”

This was the first time she had received a birthday present in her life. In the past, the Tan family never celebrated her birthday. Later on, she did not have the habit of celebrating her birthday either, so this was the first time she had received a birthday present officially.

“As long as you like it.” Zhuang Liu moved slightly, but he still insisted,” “I ordered some food from Mr. Fang’s place this afternoon. Would you be able to join me? I would like to share a meal with you.”

“Sure.” Tan Rou felt that it was very reasonable. “I’ll head back and inform my parents about it. My brother wouldn’t have to pick me up from school in the afternoon then.”

Zhuang Liu heard her answer and relaxed. “See you at noon then.” He couldn’t stand for too long without his crutch. In order to leave a good impression on Tan Rou on her birthday, he had deliberately left his crutch at home. Now that he had been standing for so long, his leg was starting to hurt. He probably couldn’t go for rehabilitation training this morning.

How could Tan Rou not see through his little trick? She put the gift box into the pocket of her sportswear and reached out to help Zhuang Liu. “Third Brother, you shouldn’t force yourself.”

Zhuang Liu took the opportunity to fall on her body without any embarrassment. “You saw through me.”

“I’m your attending doctor. How can I not see your condition?” Tan Rou helped him to his house. “You shouldn’t do any rehabilitation training this morning or else it would take a longer time for your legs to recover.

“Alright, I’ll listen to you.” Zhuang Liu approached Tan Rou with a smile.

Tan Rou helped Zhuang Liu onto the sofa in his house. Shen Jing was just about to go downstairs. When she saw the two of them come in, she immediately turned around and quietly went back upstairs.

The two of them had a good relationship. They were together early in the morning. Shen Jing snickered as she looked at the both of them. She felt that her son was quite capable.

After Zhuang Liu sat down, he said to Tan Rou, “Rourou, you should still go for your morning jog.”

Tan Rou wouldn’t easily delay her running. “Okay but you shouldn’t walk anymore for now.”

Zhuang Liu nodded slightly. “I will be an obedient patient.”

Seeing that Tan Rou was about to leave, Shen Jing hurriedly came down to ask her to stay. “Rourou, aren’t you going to stay a little longer?”

Tan Rou called out, “Auntie Shen. I still have to go for my morning run. I’ll see you later!”

Shen Jing waved at her. “Slow down.”

Tan Rou jogged out of the door. As she ran, she felt that the things in her pocket were falling, so she took them. When the box shook in his hand, it made a faint sound that sounded like metal.

What was it? Tan Rou was curious. After running two laps, she finally stopped to rest. She opened the box immediately and found a silver necklace inside.

The necklace was inlaid with a sapphire and two pink gems, as well as many small diamonds surrounding it. The main material of the necklace was platinum, so it looked especially beautiful under the morning sun.

Under normal circumstances, there would be a logo of the brand printed on the box. However, Tan Rou did not find any logo on this necklace. Instead, she found many tiny flaws.

The gemstones were gorgeous, but the workmanship was not. Tan Rou even saw a crooked inlaid nail at the joint. It could be seen how unskilled the person who made this necklace was.

Zhuang Liu would never buy such a flawed necklace. The only possibility was that Zhuang Liu had made it himself.

Tan Rou stood by the lake, holding the necklace in her hand. She liked this necklace very much. She really liked the first birthday present that Zhuang Liu had given her..

 

Chapter 386: 386: Swapped At Birth

 

 

Tan Ron fixed her posture and put the necklace on her neck. She was wearing sportswear, and the exposed empty neck looked a bit thin. This beautiful necklace just filled the gap.

After two more laps, Tan Rou returned home wearing the necklace. As soon as she entered, Mother Tao asked her where the necklace on her neck came from. “Xiaorou, why did you come home with a necklace after your run?” Mother Tao looked at the necklace carefully and said in admiration, “These main gemstones look beautiful.

Tan Rou hooked out the necklace with her fingers, and said, “It didn’t, but it was given to me by Brother Zhuang just now.”

Mother Tao sighed in admiration, “Xiao Zhuang’s vision is really good, this necklace fits your skin very well.”

The more she looked at Zhuang Liu, the more she liked her, and she felt that Zhuang Liu was definitely a perfect match for her daughter.

Brothers Tao Zhi and Tao Zheng were not happy. They also prepared a gift for Tan Rou, but they planned to give it to her on Tan Ron’s birthday. They didn’t expect Zhuang Liu to give Tan Rou a gift before they did.

“Mom, I won’t come back for lunch.” Tan Rou said.

Mother Tao is used to her daughter not coming back for lunch, “It’s okay, i understand.”

“Xiao Rou, where are you going at noon? Second brother will take you there.” Tao Zheng said.

Tan Rou replied, “I’m going out to eat, you don’t have to see me off. They will be a car to pick me up.”

As soon as he heard that Tan Rou had a car to pick her up, Tao Zheng’s face turned sour. Tan Rou didn’t have many friends. The only one who had a car and could pick her up at any time was that annoying neighbor next to their house.

As soon as he finished eating, Zhuang Liu came over. With a cane in his hand, he rang the doorbell of Tao’s house, “Xiao Rou, I’m here to pick you up.”

Tan Rou grabbed her school bag and bid farewell to her mother, “Mom, I’m leaving for school and won’t be home for lunch!”

Mother Tao smiled and waved to her, “Be careful on the road.”

Tao Zheng also grabbed the car keys and went out, but was caught by Tao’s mother, “Why are you going?”

Tao Zheng said anxiously, “I’m taking my sister to school.”

Mother Tao patted him lightly, and said angrily, “Didn’t you see that someone else that’s taking her there.”

Tao Zheng said worriedly: “Mom, that kid is not a good person at first glance!

You must not be deceived by him! Our Xiao Rou is so smart and cute, you can’t be deceived by the kid!”

Mother Tao glared at him, “Xiao Zhuang is a nice kid, 1 know his mother, so I know he’s not a bad boy.”

After being disturbed by Mother Tao, Tan Rou had already gone far away with Zhuang Liu. Even if Tao Zheng went after her now, he would not be able to catch up.

Zhuang Liu saw the necklace on Tan Rou’s neck at a glance, and he asked expectantly, “Xiao Rou, do you like the necklace?”

Tan Rou touched the necklace and said happily, “1 like the necklace very much. Thank you, third brother!”

Xiao Mo heard them talking about the necklace, so he looked in the rearview mirror. He felt that the necklace on Tan Rou’s neck looked familiar. Isn’t that the finished product that the Third Young Master scrapped seventeen times?

He was still wondering why the Third Young Master was picking gemstones to make a necklace. It turned out to be for Miss Tan Rou and it does look undeniably beautiful on her.

Zhuang Liu has a tablet at hand. He usually does not work when he is around Tan Rou, but he brought the tablet here today.

“Xiao Rou, take a look at this.” Zhuang Liu clicked on a video, “1 saw it this morning, 1 guess you haven’t had time to watch it yet.”

Tan Rou leaned over to watch, and saw a middle-aged woman in the middle of the video. Her face was sallow, and her tone was very heavy.

“I used to be a nurse in the Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, and now I want to bury a thing that has been buried in my heart for almost eighteen years. I have to tell the public about this. I know this secret will cause great fluctuations, but if 1 don’t tell it, i won’t feel at ease in my life.”

Tan Rou had a hunch that what she said was related to herself, otherwise

Zhuang Liu wouldn’t have shown it to her.

Sure enough, the nurse’s next sentence confirmed this point.

“Eighteen years ago, a man surnamed Tao in this city gave me a sum of money to exchange his newborn daughter with the one from the Tan family. He said his family was poor, and the family already had two other children. He didn’t want his daughter to suffer and so he asked me to exchange the two baby girls who were born on the same day..”

Chapter 387: Despicable Family

 

 

As the nurse spoke, she began to cry.

She held up her right hand, exposing her bruised and purple arms, and cried, “I was blinded by money back then. There were thousands of dollars and it confused me. Once I switched the daughters of the Tao and Tan family, my health became worse. Now I regret it, but 1 can’t let the things of the past end in an unclear way, which is why I have decided to tell the truth before I die.”

After reading it, Tan Rou’s complexion was as usual, and her mood was also very calm. She would never believe that her father would do such a thing.

Others may not know about their family’s situation, but as their daughter, she knows it very well. Her family is definitely not the kind of family that would change their daughters just to live a better life.

However, the netizens would not think the same as her.

Tan Rou clicked through the comments on a few news articles, and they were all scolding the Tao family, saying that their family was despicable and shameless, and why didn’t they just kill themselves?

These netizens seem to have forgotten about Chen Yi feeding sleeping pills to Tan Rou, and the things that Tan Jing did to Tan Rou. They even think that Tan Rou deserves it after causing Tan Jing to go through so much suffering all these years.

“Xiao Rou, this incident broke out suddenly in the morning without any warning.”

Zhuang Liu said, “Although no name was named, the incident of the daughter of the Tao and the Tan family has long been full of trouble. Everyone in the city knows.”

“Well, I know. “1’11 call my dad first and see what he has to say.”

Father Tao reassured Tan Rou that he would take care of everything.

After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Liu asked Tan Rou: “Xiao Rou, are you still going to school?”

He guessed that some students in the school already knew about it as it would spread like wildfire. In less than half a day, the whole school will know , it will be difficult for Tan Rou to face the students in the school.

“Go.” Tan Rou wasn’t guilty at all, “Why shouldn’t I go to school? We didn’t do anything wrong.”

Zhuang Liu was still worried about Tan Rou. He told her, “If you encounter anything at school, you must call me. I will help you deal with it.”

Tan Rou didn’t think that anything would happen to her. It wasn’t like she would just disappear, right?

“I’ll be fine.” Tan Rou said.

Even so, Zhuang Liu was still uneasy. He sent Tan Rou to the school gate before turning back into the car. He didn’t let Xiao Mo start the car until Tan Rou walked to the square in front of the teaching building.

There were constant voices on campus. Just like how they laughed at Tan Jing before, now they are laughing at Tan Rou.

“I didn’t expect Tan Rou and Tan Jing’s affairs to be reversed! Tan Rou’s father is really despicable. He actually switched his daughter with a rich man’s daughter, causing the other family’s daughter to live a miserable life for so many years.”

“If I were Tan Jing, I would also hate Tan Rou very much. She should have been raised in a good living conditions, but someone else replaced her identity. If it was me, I would have been furious.”

“Didn’t you see the problem? The Maternal and Child Health Hospital is the best obstetrics and gynecology hospital in our city. With the economic power of the Tao family, do you think that they would have been able to afford it?”

“The Tao family must have planned it long ago. The Tan family is really miserable. They gave birth to a child and were targeted.”

Tan Rou pretended not to hear what those people said, and went straight to her class. The students in the class looked a little confused. They thought Tan Rou was really pitiful before, but now things have reversed.

They could no longer judge who is good and who is bad..

“Xiao Rou, have you seen the video on the Internet?” Li Li said excitedly

“I believe your parents would never do that kind of thing, it must be that nurse talking nonsense. Don’t be bothered by it! The truth of the matter will definitely be exposed soon!”

Tan Rou stretched out her hand to smooth the curled hair on top of Li Li’s head, and said calmly, “Thank you for believing in me. 1 can also tell you clearly that my parents would not do that kind of thing.”

“Xiao Rou, even if everyone doesn’t believe you, I will believe you!” Li Li grabbed her hand.

Tan Rou paused, then smiled and said, “Well, thank you for your trust. Don’t worry, the truth will come to light sooner or later..”

 

Chapter 388: I’m Saying that It’s Fake

 

 

The current situation is very unfavourable to Tan Rou. Those who originally scolded Tan Jing have turned to scold Tan Rou. They will not explore the truth of the matter, but only comment on what they think is right. This turned Tan Jing from the perpetrator into the victim all of a sudden.

Going back to the nurse’s speech earlier, she revealed the hospital where Tan Jing and Tan Rou were born, and put her identity information on the Internet. Everything can be checked for authenticity. Then, there was also her disease report. There was an old saying that ‘everything a person says before he dies is with good intentions’, so most people believe what she said.

There were endless discussions in the class, but it didn’t affect Tan Rou at all.

She took out the tablet from her school bag, looked at her stocks calmly, and shared her experience with Li Li from time to time.

Lu Qing rushed to the classroom in a hurry, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw Tan Rou sitting there calmly brushing the tablet. While doing so, she was talking to Li Li next to her. Her expression didn’t look like she had been affected by the influence of online comments.

Hasn’t she seen the video on the internet?

As soon as Lu Qing entered the school this morning, he heard others discussing Tan Rou. He thought they were discussing Tan Ron’s grades, but it turned out that they were discussing the exchange of Tan Rou and Tan Jing at birth.

Someone who knew Lu Qing approached with a smile and asked him if he knew about Tan Rou and Tan Jing.

Lu Qing raised a question mark, what are they talking about? In the end, he saw the nurse’s video. After watching it, he was in a bad mood.

“You. Are you okay?” Lu Qing asked Tan Rou, “Didn’t you see what happened

on the Internet?”

“I saw.” Tan Rou didn’t give Lu Qing a look, as if she was talking to the air.

Lu Qing continued to ask, “Then, aren’t you worried at all?”

“Heh!” Tan Rou stopped sliding the tablet and sneered, “Do you think those things are true?”

Lu Qing couldn’t answer. Although he believed in Tan Ron’s character, she could not represent her parents, and their family’s situation was really bad. If her parents wanted Tan Rou to live a good life, they might really do something illegal, things come.

Looking at his expression, Tan Rou knew that he believed them, “This is a

lie. If you want to believe it, then you can.”

“No, that’s not what I mean.” Lu Qing hastily explained, “I’m just worried that you may be affected by the comments on the Internet.”

“Thank you for your concern.” Tan Rou said, “But, I have not been affected. The truth will never become fake, and fake things cannot become true. 1 believe in my parents.”

Seeing that she was determined, Lu Qing couldn’t say anything more.

“Tan Rou, Tan Rou!” Liang Lu almost bumped into him. She was fast and strong, and several boys were knocked to the ground because of her.

“Tan Rou, are you okay?” Liang Lu grabbed Tan Ron’s hand, looked her up and down, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

“Huuu…. You’re okay. You didn’t lose a limb.”

Tan Rou was very puzzled, “Why do you think I’m missing a piece of meat?”

Liang Lu said angrily, “Because of those idiots on the Internet. They don’t understand anything, but they pretend to be righteous people, clamoring to skin you alive! Those who don’t know think you dug their ancestral graves.” Tan Rou chuckled, “Don’t be angry, don’t be angry! Instead of reading those idiots’ speeches on the Internet, it’s better to memorize ancient poems.”

“You can memorize ancient poems anytime.” Liang Lu sat down, “When I came here, I also heard the idiots at school talking about you. Don’t worry, I’ve taught them a lesson for you. If there are any idiots in the future looking for trouble with you, I will teach them for you on the spot.”

Tan Rou was quite surprised. She only explained the topic to Liang Lu a few times. She didn’t expect Liang Lu to trust her so much, and even helped her teach those students who talked badly about her.

“Thank you, Liang Lu.” Tan Rou thanked her.

“We are good friends!” Liang Lu said, “1 believe that you are not that kind of person, nor are your parents.”

Tan Rou smiled slightly, “Yeah.”

She glanced at the time and said, “Class is about to start, you should go back to class first. Remember to recite the ancient poems.”

Liang Lu has been very disciplined recently. She has been going to class on time.

Before leaving, she once again emphasized to Tan Rou: “If you have anything you need, you must tell me, and I will help you.”

Tan Rou waved her hand, “I know..”

 

Chapter 389: 389 Is It True ?

 

 

After Liang Lu left, Zhao Ru finally dared to speak loudly, “Jingjing, those from the Tao family are disgusting. How could they switch you and Tan Rou for their own selfishness? Tan Rou has enjoyed seventeen years of glory and wealth that should have been yours.”

He Ling, who rarely spoke, also felt sad for Tan Jing, “Jingjing, your life has been

miserable! You could have lived happily with your parents, but you were sent to a small place to live a hard life. What is the economic level of the Tao family?! You must have suffered.”

After speaking, she burst into tears.

“Xiaoru, Lingling, stop talking.” Tan Jing lowered her head, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, “They are my foster parents after all and they have raised me for seventeen years no matter what. I don’t want to blame them.”

“Jingjing, don’t be kind anymore!”

Zhao Ru deliberately said loudly for Tan Rou to hear, “You treat them as your parents, but they are trying their best to hurt you. If 1 were you, 1 would never be able to accept this!”

“Stop it. 1 really don’t want to blame them anymore. Now that I’m back with my parents, I’m doing well.”

Tan Jing raised her head, her eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously been crying for a long time.

Their conversation sparked discussion among the rest of the class.

“Hey, do you think that Tan Jing’s mother gave sleeping pills to Tan Rou when she was a child because she realised that Tan Rou was not their daughter?”

“It must be so, otherwise, how could any mother give sleeping pills to her own daughter? I think it must be Tan Jing’s mother who found out that her daughter was missing and couldn’t find her, so she took her anger out on Tan Rou.”

“There’s no need to speak for Tan Jing’s mother like this, right? Whether it’s her daughter or not, it’s still disgraceful to give sleeping pills to a baby that is only several months old.”

“Isn’t Tan Rou there? Why don’t we go and ask her directly?”

Then, a group of people flocked to Tan Rou, asking her what was going on? Is it true what is said on the Internet?

“Do you think it’s true?” Tan Rou raised her head and glanced at them. Everyone was panicking.

One of the girls plucked up the courage and said, “We just want to ask you if that incident is true. You don’t need to be so fierce.”

Tan Rou leaned on the chair with folded arms and asked, “Is this matter related to you?”

A group of people looked at each other, “We… we are asking for the victim.” “The victim?” Tan Rou glanced at Tan Jing, “Are you talking about Tan Jing?” She asked, “Tan Jing, are you the one who hired these people to question me?” Tan Jing sobbed and said, “Xiao Rou, they are just a little angry. Don’t be angry at them.”

“Well, what exactly do you want to know?” Tan Rou turned around and asked. “We just want to know if your father switched you with Tan Jing?” the girl asked.

Tan Rou recognized that this girl was also one of the girls who had a good time with Tan Rou before, but she stayed away from Tan Jing after something happened to Tan Jing. Unexpectedly, this girl was a fool. She will fall wherever the wind blows.

“I said this is a lie, but you don’t believe it, and I can’t give you the answer you want, so why ask again?” Tan Rou said.

“You….!!!”

“That’s enough!” Xu Yan walked in from the door, “What are you arguing about here so early in the morning?”

The group of people asked, “Monitor! Haven’t you seen the video on the

Internet?”

“So what?” Xu Yan scolded, “You are all high school seniors, do you think you are three-year-olds? Believing what others say? Besides, Tan Rou was still a baby at that time, what could she know? If you have any questions, just ask the nurse.”

“The monitor is right.” Some students said.

Xu Yan continued, “The bell for the morning self-study has already went off. Hurry up and go back to your seats. The teacher will be here in a while. Don’t make any more noise.”

Everyone went back to their seats, ready to start an early self-study session.

Zhao Ru stood up suddenly, and imitated Song Lin’s stance when he challenged Tan Rou, and shouted, “Tan Rou, you owe Jingjing an apology!”

Tan Rou subconsciously asked, “Why?”

Zhao Ru said: “Your father did something wrong. You should apologize on his behalf. Jingjing has already forgiven your parents. Shouldn’t you apologize to Jingjing for them?”

Tan Rou just thought it was funny. Back then, it was Zhao Ru who clamored that ‘What parents do has nothing to do with their children’.. How long has it been that she forgot everything?

Chapter 390: 39 Take Me With You

 

 

“Zhao Ru!” Xu Yan showed the majesty of the monitor, “If you don’t want to go to morning self-study, go out and stand!”

Zhao Ru was afraid that the class monitor would deduct her daily points, so she sat down disheartened.

Li Li said to Tan Rou angrily, “She is really shameless. When Chen Yi gave you sleeping pills, she said that what the parents did had nothing to do with the child, but now she’s asking you to apologize to Tan Jing. Her face turns faster thanthe pages of a book.”

“Don’t worry about her.” Tan Rou said, “Wei Ling and Li Jia are not here. Zhao Ru is Tan Jing’s number one confidant. She has received a lot of benefits from Tan Jing recently, and she will definitely speak for Tan Jing.”

Xu Yan heard them talking, and glanced at them, meaning to tell them to stop talking nonsense.

Li Li made a “shush” motion, and then began to recite English words.

When class was over, Zhao Ru approached Tan Jing again, and asked eagerly, “Jingjing, your birthday is this friday. How do you want to spend it? Is your family going to have a big event for you?”

Tan Jing was worrying about this matter too. Originally, she could have a big event, but in order to attend the birthday party of Miss Tao’s family in the Capital, she had to give up her own birthday party.

“No, my parents said that it’s enough to just have a simple one and they won’t invite others to participate.” Tan Jing said perfunctorily.

Zhao Ru doesn’t believe that Tan Jing wouldn’t hold a birthday party. After all, Tan Jing is also the eldest daughter of the Tan family. This is Tan Jing’s 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony. How can there be no reason not to hold it?

“Jingjing, don’t hide it from us.” Zhao Ru said with a smile: “With your family’s financial power, it will definitely be a big deal for you.”

Tan Jing pursed her lips, pulled Zhao Ru aside, and whispered, “You know the Tao family in the Capital, right?”

Although Zhao Ru is not in the circle, she has still heard of the Tao family from the Capital.

“I know the Tao family from the Capital is a big and famous family.”

Tan Jingqiao whispered, “Actually, it’s not that I don’t want to have a birthday party, but that I’m going to attend the birthday party of Miss Tao’s family from the Capital. Her birthday is on the same day as mine, which is why 1 can’t celebrate my birthday on that day.”

“Oh— ” Zhao Ru covered her mouth in surprise, “You are actually going to

attend the birthday party of Miss Tao’s family in the Capital. This is really big!!!”

Tan Jing raised her eyebrows and said proudly, “Ordinary people are not allowed to enter this banquet, but this time, the Tao family from the Capital personally invited me.”

Zhao Ru thought in a wrong way, “Jingjing, can you take me along too? 1 haven’t attended any birthday parties like these since I grew up.”

Tan Jing didn’t want to take Zhao Ru there at first. After all, with Zhao Ru’s status, she wasn’t even worthy of being the gatekeeper of the Tao family. How could she be qualified to attend the birthday party of Miss Tao’s family from the Capital?

However, she thought of how they went there in secret. If she got engaged to the young master of the Tao family in Kyoto, it would not be announced immediately, but if Zhao Ru went, could the news be revealed almost immediately?

Thinking of this, Tan Jing smiled slightly, and put on a haughty attitude, “1 can’t decide this on my own. 1’11 go back and ask my father for you to see if he can take you with me.”

Zhao Ru said eagerly, “Jingjing, you must take me there! If you take me there, 1 will do whatever you say in the future, and I will definitely listen to you.”

“We’ll see.” Tan Jing nodded.

When He Ling came back from the toilet, she saw Zhao Ru throwing herself at Tan Jing, pouring tea and pouring water, and massaging her back and legs. She couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

“Xiaoru, Jingjing! What were you guys talking about?” He Ling asked.

Just as Tan Rou wanted to speak, she was interrupted by Zhao Ru, “We didn’t say anything. She was just tired and I was giving her a massage.”

He Ling moved her shoulders, “Xiao Ru, my arm is also a little uncomfortable, please rub it for me. I will rub it for you later.”

“I’ll talk about it later.” Zhao Ru didn’t want to talk to He Ling at all.

Now her mind is full of Tan Jing who is going to take her to the capital, and she will be able to join the upper class soon. As for He Ling, Zhao Ru didn’t want He Ling to have such an opportunity..