However, despite the irony in her heart, Xia Lan told "Ou Jiao" that her foolish demeanor was very beneficial to her.
"Rest assured, Mrs. Ou and the others from the Ou Family are different, the men are more rational, but a mother's heart is connected to her daughter's. Once Mrs. Ou meets you, she will definitely know you are her biological daughter and will love you immensely," Xia Lan comforted "Ou Jiao."
Upon hearing this, "Ou Jiao" sparkled with joy and asked, "Lanlan, is what you said true?" Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on N0veI.Fiɾe.net
Xia Lan replied, "Of course, it's true. Why would I deceive you?"
Xia Lan grabbed "Ou Jiao's" hand directly and scolded, "Don't you believe it?"
"Ou Jiao" felt a bit embarrassed and said, "How could I not? In this world, you are the person I trust the most!"
Hearing this, Xia Lan was somewhat proud and said, "Then that settles it, find a place to hide for a while, and I'll go check out the situation first."
After speaking, Xia Lan found a spot and asked "Ou Jiao" to stay there temporarily—she certainly did not want "Ou Jiao" to be accidentally discovered by Mrs. Ou without her knowledge.
After walking a few steps, Xia Lan turned back and saw "Ou Jiao" standing in the spot she had picked for her, looking at her with utmost trust.
Xia Lan was very pleased internally.
This foolish "Ou Jiao" obeyed her every word, which was perfect.
As long as "Ou Jiao" continued to follow her, she would not let anyone else in the world discover the identity of the Fake "Ou Jiao,"
after all, in her previous life, the Fake Ou Jiao had already been found by the Ou Family.
Indeed, "Ou Jiao" was not someone Xia Lan had randomly concocted.
In fact, she had been found by the Ou Family in her past life, but because there was no token, the Ou Family had gone through a lot of trouble, continuously seeking, only to find out she was not the real Ou Jiao.
Then, the Ou Family speculated that their direction might have been wrong all along.
Originally, the Fake Ou Jiao had been sold by her father shortly after birth. Not long after, her father had died, and her mother used her husband's funeral expenses to buy the child back and escape from their hometown.
It was an extreme coincidence that the timing of this transaction overlapped significantly with when the real Ou Jiao was taken away, thus leading the Ou Family to mistakenly believe she was the true Ou Jiao.
When they found "Ou Jiao," Ou Jiao's mother had also passed away.
Therefore, not just the Ou Family but even Fake Ou Jiao herself had once believed she was the real Ou Jiao—as she does now.
In summary, everything was a series of fortuitous coincidences.
Later, when it was discovered that this Ou Jiao was fake, the Ou Family realized a truth, what is already known may not be factual.
Thus, the Ou Family boldly speculated that perhaps the child had not been kidnapped but was swapped by mistake.
It was then that they re-investigated the events of that year and discovered the truth—Ou Jiao was Xia Chuyi.
Recalling this, Xia Lan smiled triumphantly.
Regrettably, fate does not always align with one's wishes. Just when the Ou Family had finally confirmed the real identity of Ou Jiao—namely, that of Xia Chuyi, Xia Chuyi had already left Ling County.
Interestingly, even though the Ou Family deployed police system resources, they still could not find Xia Chuyi.
Instead, it was she who, on a random chance, discovered Xia Chuyi first.
Originally, this Xia Chuyi had changed her name; no wonder the Ou Family and others had failed to find her.
So, one could say, this is fate.
Xia Chuyi, by nature, was never destined to be a princess!