LOT – Chapter 115 Lin Mo Was Written Into a Storybook

Chen Luo had been raised by the enemy since childhood. Even after being brought back, she didn’t have any deep feelings for her family here.

What’s more, there was still a fake daughter who had taken her place. Her parents couldn’t bear to cast aside the daughter they had raised for so many years—even if she wasn’t their real child. Anyway, their family was wealthy enough, so in the end, they kept both girls.

With two conflicting identities under the same roof, conflicts were inevitable. One was the daughter they had raised with their own hands, the other was their biological daughter. The parents’ attitude was simply: let them resolve their own differences, as elders, they wouldn’t intervene.

Chen Luo had grown up being instilled with hatred, already in need of proper guidance. Yet now, her parents practically left her to fend for herself. Worse, the fake daughter often displayed intimacy with the parents and brothers right in front of her. By now, not only did Chen Luo feel no affection toward her birth family—she outright resented them.

Bai Xiao explained the Chen family’s situation to Lin Mo, and everyone listened attentively.

None of those present approved of the Chen family’s approach.

Finding your real daughter should be a joyous occasion. The fake daughter had already enjoyed years of wealth and comfort—if you can’t bear to send her away, fine, but at least raise them separately. It’s not like the family couldn’t afford another residence.

The prime minister’s daughter whispered to the girl beside her: “If my parents had treated me like that, the very day I was brought home, I would have turned around and walked away.”

Lin Mo also grumbled to the system: 【Looking at it this way, Chen Luo isn’t even the most at fault here—she’s a victim too.】

【She was supposed to grow up pampered as a noble young lady, but instead her identity was swapped, and she was raised in enemy territory. Who knows what kind of hardships she suffered out there all these years? And after finally returning, her parents treat her like this. If it were me, I’d have turned the Chen household upside down by now.】

Bai Xiao: 【Exactly. The Chen family’s attitude is truly problematic, and that fake daughter isn’t innocent either.】

Hiding in a corner, a flicker of hatred flashed in Chen Luo’s eyes. Yes! What fault did she have? She wasn’t wrong at all!

News of the incident was already being secretly reported to the emperor, and General Li’s side had also been informed.

Emperor Xuande’s head felt muddled listening to the account. “That person is far too obsessed! It’s already been ten years!”

Eunuch Li whispered: “This isn’t just obsession, Your Majesty. The root of it is that General Li directly cut off that man’s bloodline.”

The words stuck in the emperor’s throat—fine, that truly was something to hold a grudge over.

“Hurry and put the Chen family under control. Honestly, their real daughter is found, and instead of making amends, they let her be bullied by the fake one. Chen Luo really is a pitiful soul.”

When the Li family heard of the accusations against them, they were dumbfounded.

General Li’s son nearly popped his eyes out when he heard someone had tried to seduce his father. “You’re serious? Someone actually tried to seduce my dad? And she’s only seventeen or eighteen? Is she blind?”

The eunuch delivering the message looked a little awkward. Young master, your tone sounds a bit… off.

“Yes, you heard correctly. The eldest Miss Chen was stolen away as a child and raised by the enemy. That person held a grudge against General Li for ending his bloodline, so he plotted this whole thing. The Chen girl was raised full of hatred toward us. Luckily, Lord Xiao Lin was there—otherwise the consequences would have been dire.”

The Li brothers felt their heads buzzing.

They looked at their bewildered father, then recalled the appearance of Miss Chen. Their expressions suddenly turned strange.

Tsk! The enemy sure did a thorough job instilling hatred in her.

It wasn’t that they were being unfilial, but… their father wasn’t exactly handsome. In his youth, one could say his features were decent enough. But after years of hardship—eating and sleeping in the open, fighting battles on horseback—his face had aged well beyond his years. Though only about forty, he looked more like someone past fifty.

Fortunately, their late mother had been a beauty, or else their own looks wouldn’t have been presentable.

General Li noticed his sons’ odd stares. Awkwardly rubbing his nose, he tried to sound tough: “Why are you looking at me like that? And what’s with that tone just now? So what if a girl likes me? That just proves I’m charming!”

Miss Li muttered under her breath: “Charming? Please. She has an agenda. Even if you looked like Lord Xiao Lin’s rake, she’d still go after you.”

Everyone present: …

General Li took a deep breath, ready to scold her. But faced with his precious daughter, he swallowed the words back down.

His sons’ mouths twitched as they held back laughter.

Still, little sister was amazing—she’d hit the nail on the head. Neither of them dared say such things to their father.

This spring outing was turning out to be truly spectacular. Lin Mo and Bai Xiao, at least, had some sense. They secretly wrote a letter to the authorities—anonymously, of course.

Not that “anonymous” made much difference; everyone knew how they thought anyway.

【Sigh, what can I say—I’m patriotic. If it were something else, I might not bother. But General Li is a hero who has fought across the land. If anything were to happen to him, I couldn’t live with myself. We have to intervene!】

Lin Mo’s words even moved herself. Those around her felt strangely comforted too.

At last, Lord Xiao Lin was proactively using her talents for the good of the country!

True, she had indirectly done many good things before, but always passively or as a side effect—and officials or the emperor had to clean up the mess in secret. She and her system were usually just watching the drama, good for nothing else.

It seemed she’d really grown up this year.

…But as it turned out, they were overthinking. As soon as Lin Mo and Bai Xiao finished the letter, they immediately went hunting for more gossip.

Bai Xiao excitedly exclaimed: 【Hahaha, Mo Mo! Someone’s been writing a storybook with you as the main character. In it, you’re even a man! And they gave you several beautiful confidantes—you’re incredible!】

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Lin Mo asked in disbelief: 【What did you just say!?】

The young lady secretly writing the storybook trembled, her hand shaking. She was doomed—her secret was out!

She had only started writing it recently. Of course, she didn’t dare include anything about the system, so she stuck to trivial little anecdotes.

Most of it, though, was romantic escapades. After all, Lord Xiao Lin was strikingly handsome, always polite to women, and very popular among them. Wasn’t that exactly the perfect protagonist for a storybook?