Amor Roubado
【Dupla Força, Dupla Pureza, Leve Disfarce】Lin Ting desapareceu por muitos anos. Ao voltar para casa, seu pai a tratava como uma mancha na família Lin, com desprezo e aversão. Em menos de um mês desde
August.
River City.
The cicadas shrilled incessantly, and waves of heat rolled through the air. Even though it was already evening, the warmth still clung to the breeze.
Inside the flower shop, Lin Ting selected a few red roses.
While waiting for the shop assistant to wrap the bouquet, she overheard a hushed conversation among a few customers nearby.
“Have you heard? The Lin family brought their illegitimate daughter home.”
“Where did you hear that? What illegitimate daughter? That’s the eldest daughter of the Lin family, perfectly legitimate. I heard them call her ‘Lin Ting’ the other day—she’d been missing for years, and was only just found recently. The police brought her back.”
“No, that’s not it. There’s another illegitimate daughter—just a few months younger than the one who was brought back.”
“What?! Another illegitimate daughter? Just a few months younger… doesn't that mean he cheated while his wife was pregnant? How despicable... After so many years, why suddenly bring the illegitimate daughter home? And right as the missing daughter returns?”
“The illegitimate daughter’s boyfriend is the second son of the Shen family. Clearly, the Lin family just wants to climb up the social ladder. Especially since their eldest daughter was missing for so long—who knows what she went through out there, or if her reputation is still intact. The Lin family must think she won’t be able to marry well, perhaps not at all, while the illegitimate daughter’s landed the Shen family. Which is more valuable, I wonder?”
“Ay,