After understanding animal language, the villainous girl is guaranteed to become a heartthrob.

Chapter 563 Let him keep it a secret for you

Meng Yunlan suppressed her dissatisfaction and forced a smile that seemed to indicate she was strong: "It's okay, it's not Aunt's fault. It's just that I'm unlucky and couldn't become my parents' biological daughter."

"Lanlan." Meng Zhiwei called her softly, her heart surging with overwhelming emotion, her voice tight and choked with sobs, "You're not unlucky, you really aren't."

"Auntie, you don't need to comfort me anymore," Meng Yunlan said, feigning concern. "I've caused you a lot of trouble these past few days and always brought you negative energy. I'm really grateful that you haven't disliked me."

Hearing her words, Meng Zhiwei felt even more heartache and pain, her voice so soft it was as if she were afraid of breaking something, "Lanlan, there's something your aunt has been keeping from you..."

Meng Yunlan felt her eyelids twitch for no apparent reason, and a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes. "What is it?"

Meng Zhiwei took a deep breath, but her voice still trembled: "You are your father's biological daughter, you have the blood of the Meng family flowing in your veins, you are a child of the Meng family."

Meng Yunlan didn't really take those words to heart at first, thinking they were just her trying to comfort herself, and chuckled, "Auntie, you don't need to say these things to make me happy."

“Lanlan, I’m not lying to you.” Meng Zhiwei glanced around, her tone noticeably more serious. “Everything I said is true. Your father is Meng Zhenliang, and your mother is Han Jingwei.”

It wasn't until he heard Han Jingwei's name that Meng Yunlan finally became serious. "What is the relationship between Han Jingwei and my father?"

In her past life, she did find out that her biological mother was Han Jingwei, but Han Jingwei had already passed away and there was no property left for her to inherit, so she did not go to recognize Han Jingwei's family.

“She…” Meng Zhiwei suddenly choked up, momentarily at a loss for how to explain their relationship, “Jingwei is my good friend.”

Meng Yunlan didn't care what her relationship with Han Jingwei was. "Then what about her and Dad? Why did they have me?"

Meng Zhiwei pursed her lips and fell silent.

Should I tell Lanlan the truth?

"Auntie!" Meng Yunlan was overjoyed and urged anxiously, "Tell me quickly what exactly happened."

“Jingwei fell in love with your father at first sight,” Meng Zhiwei said slowly. “But your father was already married at that time.”

Meng Yunlan pursed her lips, feeling somewhat annoyed.

If only Han Jingwei had met Meng Zhenliang sooner!
Even if she were Meng Zhenliang's biological daughter now, she would still be an illegitimate child who couldn't be brought into the light.

Meng Yunlan pressed on, "So, was it because my biological mother's love moved my father, and they fell in love, but then... because of my mother..."

Meng Zhiwei subconsciously opened her mouth, but it felt like a tiny fishbone was stuck in her throat, sharp and painful, and she couldn't utter the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

"Auntie, does Mom know that Dad and my biological mother are in love?"

“My sister-in-law… doesn’t know,” Meng Zhiwei said with difficulty. “Your father didn’t love Jingwei either.”

"How could that be?" Meng Yunlan frowned, her voice urgent. "If we weren't in love, how could I exist?"

Seeing her agitated state, Meng Zhiwei still couldn't bring herself to tell the truth about what happened back then, worried that it would hurt her self-esteem and affect her impression of her birth mother.

"This is a complicated matter. I'll explain it to you slowly another time, okay?"

"Does Dad know that I am his biological daughter?"

"He only found out today."

"I see." Meng Yunlan nodded, already starting to make plans in her mind.

Although she is an illegitimate child, she is Meng Zhenliang's biological daughter, so she no longer needs to worry about being replaced by Jiang Yuan and being forced to leave the Meng family.

She subtly smiled; this was truly good news. "Lanlan, I know you've been heartbroken because you're not a child of the Meng family," Meng Zhiwei said softly, holding her hand. "Now you can rest assured."

Meng Yunlan sneered inwardly.

This old woman clearly knew the truth, but she kept it to herself, causing me to live a life of anger and frustration for the past six months!

"Auntie," Meng Yunlan asked in a low voice, concealing her displeasure, "what was Daddy's reaction when he found out?"

“Your father is angry with your aunt,” Meng Zhiwei said. “But you are his daughter, you are innocent, and I think you should be able to persuade your father.”

"What do you mean?" Meng Yunlan asked, puzzled. "What do you want me to advise Dad about?"

Meng Zhiwei sighed, "Your father asked me to tell your mother that you are his and Jingwei's biological daughter."

"Isn't this a good thing? Why try to persuade me?"

"Silly child, you're oversimplifying things."

Meng Yunlan's brows furrowed immediately, and her tone clearly carried a hint of displeasure, "Why can't you say?"

“If you were a child switched at birth, your mother would keep you in the Meng family out of our 24-year mother-daughter bond,” Meng Zhiwei explained softly. “But you are your father’s child with another woman. Would she still accept you?”

Upon hearing this, Meng Yunlan's lips immediately pressed into a straight line.

The old woman's words did make some sense. Now that Shen Airu was becoming increasingly distant from her, it would probably do her no good if she found out about this.

"I understand." Meng Yunlan understood and said obediently, "I will listen to Aunt."

A doting smile appeared in Meng Zhiwei's eyes, "All you need to do now is keep your father happy and let him keep this a secret for you."

"Okay." Meng Yunlan nodded. "I understand."

**
The brilliant sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, spilling into the spacious bedroom.

Shen Airu held her coffee and leaned comfortably back in the soft leather chair.

The tablet in front of him was lit up, and Jiang Yuan's live stream was playing on the screen.

Looking at the girl's delicate and beautiful eyebrows and eyes, she couldn't help but smile.

The next second, the cell phone on the desk suddenly rang.

She glanced at the lit screen, which displayed the name "Wei Fangfei".

A hint of doubt flashed in Shen Airu's eyes. She put down her coffee, picked up her phone, and answered the call. "Fangfei, good afternoon."

"Sister-in-law, good afternoon. I hope I didn't disturb your rest?" Wei Fangfei asked with a smile.

Shen Airu smiled and said, "It's no bother. But you, you're so busy, yet you still had someone send a gift to Lanlan yesterday. Thank you for your trouble."

"It's nothing, just a small matter." Wei Fangfei got down to business, "Sister-in-law, are you and Yunting able to spare some time these next few days?"

Shen Airu immediately sensed something and asked softly, "You're looking for me and Yunting?"

“Yes,” Wei Fangfei explained, “Actually, it was Jiang Yuan’s idea. She asked me to invite you and Yun Ting out for a meal, as if she had something to say.”

Shen Airu felt a surge of joy, her eyes brightened, and she said without hesitation, "We're free tonight."