Xiao Rong"s lips trembled before he opened his mouth, "…I… I want to live for myself. I don"t want to live in the darkness anymore. I want to have a happy life and a wonderful family where everyone will love me, cherish me. My parents could give me that but they chose not to do that." He looked at his father and asked, "Father, you knew you could get promotion without letting Mumu to get close to me. Why did you let her rule my life? Have I done anything hateful to make you resent me to the point of letting an outsider play with my life?"
Mr. Tang stood up and his face was red in fury. He burst into anger and roared, "I knew you were an ungrateful child! I shouldn"t have raised you. I just wasted my time and money on an unfilial child. Curse you!" He wasn"t worried that his son would be able to leave them. After all, Xiao Rong had no money and was under-aged. He couldn"t possibly live on his own – Mr. Tang felt confident.
Xue Lin suddenly felt bad for Mr. and Mrs. Tang. They didn"t even realize what they just did. By stabbing the heart of their one and only child, they weren"t only harming their child but also their own future. She shook her head in helplessness and said, "And you still call yourself a father. What a shame!"
Xiao Rong felt that something sharp pierced in his heart. He was unable to breathe properly. He loved his parents to the point that he let Mumu do whatever she wanted with him and never refuted. But now that he wanted to do something for himself, his parents turned their back on him. Susu must have realized that. She held his hand. He gave her a forced smile and said, "Since I have paid you back with my slavery, I don"t need to feel burdened. I"ll move out today. I won"t let you waste your hard earned money on me since I"m ungrateful."
Xue Lin asked him, "Do you know where you will stay? You also have to earn money. Have you prepared everything?"
Xiao Rong replied, "I"ve found a job in a restaurant. My boss is generous enough to let me sleep there."
"Oh, I was thinking of offering a place to stay. You will have three meals a day and a room. Of course there is no free meal in the world. You have to do some doc.u.mentary. Aside from that you will get free counseling from me whenever I am free. How"s that sound?" Xue Lin knows his goal and capability and wants him to work for her. This way, he will learn more and can develop his skills.
"M-Miss Xue Lin…" Xiao Rong didn"t think that he would get an offer like that. He always liked doc.u.mentaries and also loved filming. He wrote it down in his form. He realized that Xue Lin must have read it and offered him the job. Grat.i.tude made him emotional. Such unexpected kind offer brought tears in his eyes. He doesn"t need to think twice which job he will take.
"No need to thank me. I know I"m an angel." Xue Lin carefully considered this option. Moreover, she needs an a.s.sistant. If she teaches and grooms him, it will help both of them in the future.
Mr. Tang saw that things were going out of his hand. He couldn"t take it anymore. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I hadn"t switched my daughter with-"
"Dear!" Mrs. Tang exclaimed; her face was deathly pale. But it was too late. The whole room became quiet. You could hear a pin drop. Everyone looked at Mr. and Mrs. Tang in astonishment. Even Mumu had the same reaction.
Xue Lin"s eyes also widened. Everything became clear to her. Mr. Tang was like that because Xiao Rong wasn"t his son. Then the daughter – "It cannot be…" she didn"t finish her sentence and looked at Mumu.
"Miss Mumu is indeed Mr. Tang"s daughter." Someone opened the door of the room and entered. He had a file with him. He was tall and dignified. His pair of grey eyes were very eye-catching. Anyone would think that he was someone from a high position. But the uniform of the security guard on him would make people think otherwise.
Behind Ge Chen was a middle-aged man. He looked like a businessman. He looked tired.
"Daddy?!" Mumu exclaimed. Only then Xue Lin understood that that guy was her father.
That man didn"t even look at Mumu. He introduced himself to the homeroom teacher and Xue Lin, "h.e.l.lo, I"m Xiao Ning. I"m known as Mumu"s father. It"s an honor to meet you."
"The honor is mine." Xue Lin and the homeroom teacher both bowed and introduced themselves too. After the introduction, Xue Lin looked at Ge Chen. "Do you have any proof that the bob cut girl is Mr. Tang"s daughter?" Xue Lin was bursting in curiosity but barey held herself back. She calmly gazed at her husband who was in disguise.
Ge Chen explained, "A friend of mine had done some research and found out the truth. It seems that Mr. Tang had a grudge against Mr. Ning. Miss Mumu was born in 13 February and Xiao Rong was born the day after. Both of them were in the same hospital and in the same ward. Since Mr. Ning was outside
the country, he wasn"t with his wife. Mr. Tang planned everything thoroughly. He bribed the nurses and exchanged the children and managed to change the doc.u.ments too. After that, he raised Xiao Rong as his daughter"s servant. After finding out the truth, I had to contact Mr. Ning." He finished explaining and handed the doc.u.ments to Xue Lin.
Xue Lin took the file and opened it. There was a DNA test report and also had the information of Mr. Tang"s bribery. Her lips curved up. "Mr. Tang planned very well but it was not thorough enough. His plan has still been exposed in the end."