"If the conditions were better for you today, I would also agree with this decision," Mr. Fu said, his words sounding righteous and as if he were considering the best interests of the two children. This left Mr. and Mrs. Lin with no room to refuse.
"Yan Yan has been learning piano and ballet since she was a child. A few days ago, her teacher told her she could participate in the junior competition. You know, the minimum age for that competition is twelve. She will be competing against many people older than her, but her teacher has great confidence in her. She is very talented, and you wouldn't want to bury her talent, would you?" Madam Fu adopted a more gentle approach.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin looked at the young girl sitting there. She sat up straight, a smile on her face. What a lovely girl she was! Moreover, she was their bloodline. Could they really bear to let her give up her current privileged life and live a difficult life with them? Their own daughter, whom they had raised for over ten years, had given up living with them. What about this girl who had been raised in luxury?
"I..." Mr. Lin couldn't speak. But she was his and his wife's only child! How could he bear it!
"So, am I really not your biological child? Was I switched at birth?" Lin Yan's voice suddenly rang out.
"Yan Yan, don't speak!" Madam Fu gently chided.
"But this is about me?" Lin Yan looked at Lin Yin. "So my current life should belong to you, right?"
"Yes!" Lin Yin nodded affirmatively.
"Then let's switch back. Let everyone go back to where they belong. I have already lived a prosperous life for over ten years. I'm already very sorry to classmate Lin Yin. It's better to switch back sooner. I'm truly sorry, classmate Lin Yin, for occupying your life for so many years."
"Yan Yan, what are you talking about!" Mr. Fu disliked his daughter acting so impulsively.
"Father, no, Father Fu. I've occupied your lives for so many years, and it's time to return them to Lin Yin," Lin Yan said very sensibly.
"But you can continue to live in the Fu family. We have enough for you," Madam Fu also did not want her daughter to say such things. This was the daughter she had raised for over ten years! Although it was confirmed that Lin Yin was her biological child, she had never raised her and had no feelings for her.
"But this is very unfair to Lin Yin. She has been separated from you for so many years. If she has to share you with me in the future, how sad she will be!" Lin Yan said gently to Madam Fu.
"I... Actually, you can stay too. Your parents love you so much. They will be sad if you leave. I... I don't mind sharing Father and Mother with you," Lin Yin said considerately.
After saying this, Mr. and Mrs. Fu looked at Lin Yin with relief. They had not expected Lin Yin to choose to keep Lin Yan.
"But Father Lin, Mother Lin probably wouldn't want this, right? Father Fu, we can't be so selfish. If you keep both daughters, you gain one daughter. But Father Lin loses a daughter. This is unfair to them. So, even though I will miss you terribly, I still want to go back with them. After all, that is the life I should have had."
Mr. and Mrs. Lin looked at this considerate and kind child, sighing in their hearts. They truly didn't know how to raise children, especially when comparing Lin Yan and Lin Yin. No wonder the Fu couple was unwilling to return this daughter to them.
"But what about your ballet? What about your piano? Don't forget the expectations your teachers and we have for you!" Madam Fu found it hard to accept.
"I will apologize to my teachers. After all, I have enjoyed a life that did not belong to me for too long. Now it's time to return it all to Lin Yin."
"Yan Yan, you don't have to be so sensible!" Mr. Fu looked at his daughter, also reluctant to part with her.
"Father, I'm sorry," Lin Yan got up and hugged Mr. Fu. "I will contact you often. Don't find me annoying." Then she hugged Madam Fu.
After hugging them, Lin Yan walked over to Lin Yin. "I'm sorry, I occupied your life for so long. But I will compensate you in the future. Although I can't do it now, I will compensate you later."
"No need!" Lin Yin felt immensely disdainful. She was already a daughter of the Fu family, why would she need your compensation! She had tried her best in her previous life and had failed. Coming from such a family, it was impossible to reach a high position. All she could do was look up to others from the bottom of society.
"Host, she is truly ungrateful. Your promise is so valuable!"
"This is normal. She is already the daughter of the Fu family and has the memories of the past ten years. How can she look down on me, someone who is about to return to a small town?"
Lin Yan walked to Mr. and Mrs. Lin. "Although I believe there won't be any more mistakes, let's do another paternity test. This way, we can be more at ease."
"No, there's no need. You look very much like your mother when you were a child!" Mr. Lin said excitedly. He truly hadn't expected her to choose to go back with them.
"Yes, your eyes are very much like mine." Mrs. Lin reached out a trembling hand, trying to gently touch Lin Yan. Lin Yan did not evade her hand. Instead, she moved her face closer to hers, allowing her hand to rest on her face.
"Let's still do a paternity test!" Mr. Fu also spoke. He felt this would be more reliable.
"Then let's do it!" Mr. Lin also accepted this. However, he was already certain that this child was his daughter. But he felt he had also let down the Fu family. After all, they had raised their daughter so well, but he seemed to have not raised their daughter well.
Lin Yin felt that she might have messed things up today. Her anxiety had caused Mr. and Mrs. Lin to be very disappointed in her, and this would surely not be hidden from her biological parents. But at least the outcome was good. She had successfully returned to the Fu family, and Fu Yan would return to the Lin family. She was confident that with her memories from two lifetimes, she would surely make her parents like her and completely replace Fu Yan's position. This time, she would be the daughter of the Fu family, the one everyone envied, and only her! She would watch Fu Yan struggle in that small town, yearning for her past life, but to no avail.
Speaking of contacting them often, she probably wanted to leverage the Fu family's power and money! She would not let Fu Yan have her way, but it was not urgent. After all, in her parents' hearts, her status was still lower than Fu Yan's. Once she completely erased Fu Yan's presence, she would not be able to do anything in the name of the Fu family! Fu Yan, this life, you are only worthy of looking up to me!