TFRLTOP Chapter 105 Part 1

Chapter 105 — The Young Master’s Fake Little Sister (18)

“I was the one who gave her that name. What does it have to do with you?”

“Your helicopter ride is really gone this time.”

“No—!” Ming Ming wailed and threw herself onto the floor, hugging Xiao Yunmu’s leg. “Big brother, you can’t do this to me! You know, those men were all just passing flings! You’re the only one I’m sincere abo—abo—”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Xiao Yunmu frowned.

“I’m completely devoted to you, big brother. How can you get distant with me over some outside man? How can that blond punk’s motorcycle compare to your big helicopter?”

Xiao Yunmu said coldly, “Try talking like that again.”

Ming Ming immediately shut up, lifting her face and looking at him pitifully.

Xiao Yunmu didn’t budge.

She whispered, “Big brother…”

“No acting cute. And don’t use the same tricks you use on those ambiguous ‘targets’ with me.”

Ming Ming felt deeply wronged. “How could I treat them like that? They’re not even worthy.”

“Then who is? Your ‘heartbreak’ guy?”

Before this, she’d been unclear with plenty of boys, but she’d never once used the word “heartbreak.” This time, for the helicopter and night view, her words had definitely been exaggerated—but Xiao Yunmu was still very unhappy.

He looked at her coldly, wondering which troublemaker had slipped in while he’d been too lenient with her lately.

With her personality, how could he ever feel comfortable letting her go off to college in the future?

Maybe she shouldn’t even take the entrance exam—just keep her locked at home. It wasn’t like he couldn’t afford to raise her.

Dark thoughts flowed through Xiao Yunmu’s mind.

But they were only thoughts.

Starting the next day, he stopped letting her go to school and moved back to the old family house. She studied full-time at home to prepare for the college entrance exam.

He never really pressured her. It wasn’t like he lacked money. No matter what score Ming Ming got, he could still make sure she had a school to go to. In reality, this girl was pretty capable, and her grades were good. So he simply had the private tutors push her harder and help her go even further.

As for the future…

They’d deal with it later.

When Ming Ming stopped going to school, the one who got anxious was Yin Muya.

She’d worked so hard to transfer from a neighboring city just to get close to Ming Ming, expose her true identity, and reunite with Xiao Yunmu. Now that Ming Ming wasn’t coming to school anymore, she’d lost her chance to get close to the Xiao family.

She didn’t even know where the Xiao family lived, and she still had to focus on her studies… it was a huge headache.

She’d tried to trick Ming Ming into bringing her to the Xiao family home before, but failed every time. She and Lu Beichen eventually tracked down the Xiao Group’s office building, but they couldn’t get inside. They’d squatted there for days without seeing Xiao Yunmu. Later, they found out that he always drove directly into the parking garage and went upstairs from there. No wonder they never saw him waiting at the main entrance.

Life went on like this, and in the blink of an eye, it was senior year.

While other seniors were desperately grinding through practice problems, Ming Ming was living a very comfortable life at home. Sometimes she even forgot she was a third-year high school student preparing for the college entrance exam.

She slept until she woke up naturally, efficiently finished her daily assignments, and had complete freedom for the rest of the day.

Xiao Yunmu was afraid she’d get bored staying cooped up at home, so he took her out to play now and then. Ming Ming happily lived like a spoiled rice worm, ridiculously content.

If only there were a handsome man in this life, it would be absolutely perfect.

Come to think of it…

Xiao Yunmu was pretty handsome.

So easy on the eyes, good at raising kids, considerate and caring. She didn’t even dare imagine how happy her future sister-in-law would be.

Thinking of that, Ming Ming counted on her fingers.

Damn. Xiao Yunmu was already thirty.

Thirty and still no girlfriend… was he even okay?

Ming Ming’s thoughts spiraled wildly as she brainstormed all kinds of possibilities, and in the end, all her thoughts turned into sympathy for her brother.

Sigh, so young, yet already so old.

What a pity.

Right before the college entrance exam, Ming Ming returned to school once more to take graduation photos and collect her diploma in advance.

She’d barely spent any time in high school and didn’t know many people. The only three familiar faces were Wu Liang and the male and female leads.

Wu Liang’s hair had long since turned completely black.

When he saw Ming Ming back at school, he excitedly ran over to her.

“I went looking for you later, but you weren’t living there anymore.” He lowered his head, his eyes full of sadness. “I kept thinking… was it because I went to find you that day without permission that you weren’t able to come to school anymore?”

Ming Ming said sincerely, “That’s… kind of true, but don’t misunderstand. I’m living a super comfortable life at home. You can’t call that ‘being harmed,’ can you?”

Wu Liang was left speechless.

Right before dismissal, Yin Muya came to look for Ming Ming.

“Xiao Xinxi, I have something to say to you.”

Ming Ming followed her to a deserted corner.

“What is it?”

Yin Muya calmly dropped a bomb on her.

“I’m the real daughter of the Xiao family. Please give me back my identity and my family. None of this was ever supposed to be yours.”

Holy crap!

What the hell is going on?!

How does she know?!

Ming Ming asked the system in shock, “Didn’t you say she didn’t know?”

“…” The system replied, “I said I didn’t know.”

Ming Ming: “…”

Damn you!

She panicked, not knowing how to handle this situation.

It was too sudden.

She never expected Yin Muya to actually know she was the Xiao family’s true daughter. Now all of her previous strange, contradictory behavior made sense—she’d been looking for a chance to reconnect with Xiao Yunmu.

No wonder she’d been so enthusiastically trying to get close to Ming Ming the moment she arrived.

Ming Ming had really thought she’d won over the male and female leads with her amazing personality.

“I… don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Yin Muya pressed closer. “My foster mother—your biological mother—sent you into a rich family for a life of luxury, but told me I was an abandoned illegitimate child. Isn’t that ridiculous? All the suffering I went through over the years should have been yours!”

“What do you want to do?”

“What do I want to do? Of course, I want things to return to the right track. I’ll be the Xiao family’s young miss, and you’ll live the life I used to live.” Yin Muya laughed softly. “You probably haven’t suffered much, have you? Big brother spoils you so much. Too bad he doesn’t even know what kind of thing he’s been spoiling.”

“Calm down first…”

“Why should I calm down? Xiao Xinxi, that was supposed to be my name. Just to be able to see my big brother once, I had to lower myself and flatter you, trying to get close to you. And then you just stopped coming to school whenever you felt like it. So carefree. And I still couldn’t get in contact with my brother. This is all your fault.”

“I’m done playing house with you.” Yin Muya gave her a cold smile and turned to leave.

The system cursed angrily, “This girl has no manners at all. Why tell you this right before the college entrance exam? She’s obviously trying to mess with your emotions! Good thing you already knew, or your exam would’ve been totally ruined!”

Ming Ming said, “That’s your female lead, though…”

The system answered, “So what if she is? I curse the male lead the same way!”

“Curse a few more times for me. Looks like my good days are over… I don’t even know how Xiao Yunmu will react when he finds out. Is he going to kick me out today?”

After school, Ming Ming walked along the wall like a lifeless ghost, waiting for the “face-slapping scene” to arrive.

Sure enough, Yin Muya sprinted straight toward Xiao Yunmu at the school gate.

“Big brother!” she shouted.

Xiao Yunmu frowned in confusion.

“Big brother, I’m your妹妹— I’m your real妹妹! That Xiao Xinxi is a fake! She was never part of the Xiao family! I’m the real one!”

“All the love you gave all these years went to the wrong person! She’s not the Xiao family’s daughter at all!”

Ming Ming stood in a corner, watching the drama unfold.

It would’ve been even better if she weren’t one of the characters in it.

Xiao Yunmu finally realized who the girl was.

And he found it… kind of funny.

After going around in such a big circle…

“Heh… Are you saying that all the love and care I’ve given over the years were given to the wrong person?”

“Yes. Xiao Xinxī is my adoptive mother’s biological daughter…”

“I think you may have misunderstood something.” Xiao Yunmu interrupted her.

Yin Muyǎ froze in place.

“I don’t know what that woman… or rather, Xiao Xinxī’s biological mother, told you that led to such a ridiculous misunderstanding.” Xiao Yunmu looked down at her coldly, as if she were nothing more than an insect. “From the beginning, I’ve always known exactly where Xiao Xinxī came from.”