288: A cat for a princess! The plight of the real daughter Chu Ling!

Chu Family Village.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

In a dark, damp room, Chu Ling, dressed in tattered clothes, was writhing in pain, her face distorted, coughing incessantly.

In the center of the room, there was a small bed.

Aside from the small bed, the rest of the room was filled with firewood.

Clearly… this was a woodshed, visibly dirty, messy, and in poor condition.

Yet, this was where Chu Ling had lived since she was a child.

Next to the woodshed, slightly to the right, was a pigpen, housing a dozen small pigs that were grunting desperately, clearly ravenously hungry.

However, the girl with stomach cancer, who usually fed them and carried them to the city to sell, was now lying on the small bed in the room, coughing non-stop, too weak to get up.

“Cough, cough, cough… Pfft—”

At one point, Chu Ling felt her stomach churn, an unbearable pain that made her wish for death.

When she removed her handkerchief again, it was already stained with blood… “Heh heh…”

Looking at the horrifying bloodstains on the handkerchief, Chu Ling felt no fear for some reason.

Instead, she bared her blood-stained teeth… and let out a tragic laugh… As the saying goes: there is no greater sorrow than a heart that has died!

Chu Ling felt that she was currently… in such a state… She had thought that after learning she had stomach cancer, her parents would at least care for her a little more than before… But things did not go as she wished; ever since she was brought home by Chu Xiong yesterday… he didn't just not care for her, he even vented all the frustration he encountered at the hospital on her, beating and kicking her.

And Tao Yan, her nominal mother, stood by with her arms crossed, sneering and watching the show.

If it weren't for a neighbor hearing her screams and rushing over to intervene, she might have been beaten to death yesterday… “So… was that ‘Cousin’ in the hospital really speaking his mind?”

Even now, Chu Ling’s mind was still replaying… Lin Xuan’s inner thoughts that she overheard after awakening her superpower at the hospital not long ago.

Her biological parents were other people?!

Originally, Chu Ling was still somewhat skeptical, not daring to completely rule out the possibility of hallucinating.

However, the actions of Mr. and Mrs. Chu Xiong not only thoroughly chilled her heart but also made her increasingly believe Lin Xuan’s inner thoughts.

After all, no parents… upon learning their daughter had stomach cancer… would not only neglect to treat her but also act as if they wished her to die quickly.

When things are abnormal, there must be a reason!!!

Chu Ling was not a fool.

She could clearly feel that her “parents” truly wanted her dead, as if to remove an obstacle for their own biological daughter… “I need proof to confirm my suspicions.”

Just as Chu Ling wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her eyes gradually turning cold… Bang!!!

The woodshed door was kicked open with a thunderous crash.

The newcomer was a rural woman in her 40s, with a sharp and mean appearance.

Tao Yan, Chu Ling’s nominal mother.

She stormed in aggressively, cursing under her breath.

“You rotten girl, are you dead in bed? It’s bad enough you didn’t carry the pigs to the city to sell today, but you’re not even feeding the pigs?”

“Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear the piglets squealing from hunger? What if the pigs get sick? Our family relies on raising these pigs to slaughter for the New Year!”

“You good-for-nothing! You’re not even worth a pig! How did I give birth to such a worthless wretch?”

“…”

Tao Yan rolled up her sleeves and glared fiercely at Chu Ling, looking as if she was about to come over and strangle her.

However, a hint of triumphant excitement flashed in her eyes.

No one knew Chu Ling’s origins better than she did; this was the little princess of the Tang Family from the Imperial City… The Tang Family, a super-rich family worth hundreds of billions!!!

To put it bluntly… that kind of behemoth was something she could only look up to her entire life, out of reach, and she didn’t even have the qualifications to meet such an existence… But now… the daughter of such a prominent family could only be freely beaten, scolded, and humiliated by her… This feeling of a subordinate disrespecting a superior was simply too exhilarating!!!!!

Tao Yan grinned, a smug look on her face.

Especially when she thought of her own biological daughter, who was enjoying all the riches and honor in the big city in place of this little wretch, and was being carefully raised by that powerful and influential couple as their own daughter… Tao Yan’s smugness grew even stronger.

Heh heh… What powerful and influential big shots? Weren’t they still being played for fools by a peasant woman like her?!

At this moment, Tao Yan was incredibly grateful that eighteen years ago, she had risked putting on a grand show of “the civet cat for the prince”!!!

… “I have stomach cancer! It hurts a lot, and I don’t have the energy to work!”

“Also, I haven’t eaten since last night, I need to eat first.”

“I’m spitting blood, Mom! Can you please buy me some painkillers? I feel so awful!”

“…”

Chu Ling held up the blood-stained handkerchief, clinging to a sliver of hope, looking at her mother with a pleading gaze.

Even if the two might not be blood-related, they had spent eighteen years together; to put it harshly… even raising a dog for eighteen years would be enough for that dog to become one of the closest family members.

However, to Chu Ling’s despair… upon seeing her dying state, Tao Yan not only showed no sympathy but even unconsciously revealed a hint of joy on her face.

Instantly, Chu Ling’s heart turned cold, sinking completely to rock bottom.

As for Tao Yan… after realizing, she immediately reined in her smile and once again became ferocious… “So what if you have stomach cancer? You’re not dead yet, are you? If you’re not dead, you have to work, otherwise, will the whole family starve?”

“Besides, I’ve raised you, a good-for-nothing, for so many years! You ate my food, drank my water, and you haven’t repaid that debt of gratitude yet!”

“Before you die, you must earn another hundred thousand yuan for me! Speaking of which, you’re not faking illness to be lazy, are you? You still seem to have plenty of spirit!”

“Buy what painkillers? Do they not cost money? Why buy them?”

“You can’t even endure this little pain, you really are useless! You might as well just die quickly!”

“I don’t care, if you’re not dead, then get up now! Go feed the pigs immediately!!!”

“…”

Amidst Tao Yan’s vicious curses, Chu Ling completely despaired, replaced by… anger!!!

Hatred!!!