Now That I'm Here, the Protagonist's Good Days Are Over

One day, popular streamer Pei Luoluo arrived at the Tang family home, broadcasting live to an audience of over a hundred thousand.

Sobbing uncontrollably, she produced a paternity test report. More than twenty years ago, the Tang family's nanny had switched her own child with Pei Luoluo. Tang Li had stolen her life. Pei Luoluo was the true eldest daughter of the Tang family!

She claimed that the report came from the most authoritative testing institute and couldn't possibly be wrong.

The comments flooded in, sympathizing with poor Pei Luoluo and cursing Tang Li.

Tang Ying, her brother, looked torn. "Tang Li is my only sister, but..."

Tang, their father, took charge with a grave expression. "Luoluo has suffered enough. Don't worry. Even if Ali isn't a member of the Tang family, I'll still treat her like my own child."

Tang Li's mother, Ms. Gao, who was always so frail and helpless, seemed unable to bear it any longer and fainted.

Just as the truth seemed to be out and justice was about to defeat evil, the real protagonist, Tang Li, appeared with a stack of paternity test reports.

Including Pei Luoluo's, there were four reports in all. She laid them neatly on the table.

Tang Li: "These reports are all from the same testing institute."

Everyone thought she was just making a desperate last stand. But when they took a closer look, they were all stunned.

[DNA analysis supports Tang Guanmo and Gao Jin as the biological parents of Tang Li.]

[DNA analysis supports Tang Guanmo and Gao Jin as the biological parents of Tang Ying.]

[DNA analysis supports Tang Guanmo and Gao Jin as the biological parents of Pei Luoluo.]

[DNA analysis supports Tang Guanmo and Gao Jin as the biological parents of George.]

There was no need to argue anymore, because all four were their biological children!

Oh, right. Little George was Ms. Gao's pet wolfdog. He was strong and agile, and at that moment he was sitting beside Tang Li with his head tilted.

Good heavens, the most absurd thing of the year had just happened!!

The celebratory comments disappeared. Pei Luoluo stopped crying, Tang Ying's gaze cleared, their father fell silent, and Ms. Gao finally woke up.

Everyone stared at George in horror.

Forget the people, how had the Tang family given birth to a dog?!

Tang Li dropped another bombshell. "Pei Luoluo, you might not remember, but you and I went to the same school the same year. You were in early childhood education, and I was in the little class. By my calculations, you're twenty-two this year, I'm twenty-three, Tang Ying is twenty-four, and George is three."

As everyone knew, Ms. Gao had only been pregnant twice. So here's the question:

How had she managed to have three biological children of different ages from only two pregnancies?

Oh, and George too!

Eliminate every impossible answer, and only one truth remains!

Unless someone else had also been pregnant...

Everyone slowly turned to stare at Tang, their father, in shock.

And so, a miracle of biology and reproductive compatibility came to pass!

Tang Li struggled to contain her grief as she took charge. "Dad, you've suffered enough. Don't worry, even though... I'll still treat you as family."

Tang: "I can't prove my innocence!"

No one cared about who was the real or fake heiress anymore. That day, every trending topic was about the explosive headline #TangFatherPregnantAndGaveBirthToADog#.

After half a lifetime of being a refined gentleman, Tang became famous in the most outrageous way imaginable.

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In her previous life, Tang Li thought she was the fake heiress in a real-versus-fake heiress story. Only as she lay dying did she discover that this wasn't a real-versus-fake heiress story at all, but a story about a vicious female supporting character's triumphant revenge.

Pei Luoluo, Tang's illegitimate daughter, had unexpectedly acquired a golden finger. With Tang's tacit approval, she used her incredible ability to distort people's perceptions and successfully steal Tang Li's identity. From then on, Pei Luoluo soared to success, while Tang Li became a cannon fodder character whose money and life she took, and who provided the key item she needed.

Reborn, the first thing Tang Li did was visit a testing center. The second was to do whatever it took to seize the golden finger.

If Heaven offers you a gift and you don't take it, you'll be punished for it.

Did Pei Luoluo really think she knew how to use this golden finger? She had no business playing with it. Tang Li would take it for herself instead.

25.12.10

Theme: Heaven never abandons those who save themselves