Chapter 5 — I'm No Longer A Substitute

Immediately, a series of reporters rushed forward, microphones close, flashes flashing continuously. One person asked: "Miss Luong Am, can you explain this painting?" I stood straight in front of the camera, my voice clear and clear with every word: "Luong Tieu has been stealing my paintings for many years. This painting... is a work I created many years ago, but Luong Tieu blatantly stole it and put his name on it." Another reporter interjected interestedly, his voice deliberately causing trouble: "You two... aren't you siblings? Why is there such a serious conflict?" As soon as the question rang out, the entire hall suddenly turned dark. On the giant LED screen behind, the image suddenly switched to a strange video...

“Remember to find someone to contact the school, report that Luong Am's grades are all fake, and say that the other painting was also drawn by her, do you understand?” That was a video recording of Luong Tieu instructing others to harm me.

From the control room, Giang Ha walked out, smiled proudly, and even raised her hand to make a "V" sign at me. The screen continues to change scenes. This time it's Luong Tieu and her ex-boyfriend Hua Nham. Hua Nham knelt down on the ground, crying and begging: "Miss, I... I'm really out of money... Don't make me pay them any more..." Luong Tieu coldly kicked his leg, kicking him to the ground: "Useless thing! Go away and die!" And finally, the screen switched to the third video — the scene of Luong Tieu being intimate with a middle-aged man with tattoos on his arm. The whole hall exploded. The reporters were frantically taking pictures, flashes were flashing, microphones were pointing at me and her. Luong Tieu stood still, his face pale, his trembling hands pointing at me, his voice hoarse: "This slut! You slut!" She repeated in panic, her face distorted, no longer a bit of her "golden lady" demeanor. Just when everyone couldn't recover, a cold voice from an old recording rang out on the screen: "Big brother, can you see this man? His organs... how much can he sell for?" The entire hall was silent for a second. Then, right after that, the buzz exploded like a tsunami. The middle-aged man in the video smiled crookedly, even caressing Luong Tieu's cheek, his voice was low, disdainful and dirty: "You did very well this time... His kidney sold for quite a lot of money!" The video ends. The large screen in the exhibition returns to the main content. But the live comments exploded: 【Oh my god! Unexpectedly, Luong Tieu would do such a thing to his own sister!】 【So shocking! The goddess in my heart shattered into dust!】 【This is called "going against the tide of fame"!】 At this moment, Luong Tieu seemed to have lost his mind, his face twisted, his hair disheveled, screaming and rushing towards me. She rolled, crawled, and finally grabbed my collar, pulled me forward, and pulled me right in front of the reporters: "She's not from the Luong family! Don't believe her words! Those videos were all faked by her using AI!!!" Giang Ha immediately walked over and pulled me towards her, her eyes shining coldly, her voice sharp: "Luong Tieu, but is it true that you bullied your younger sister?! At school, you isolated me from Luong Am, and at home, you joined in with your parents to torture me." her, forcing her to stay in the basement, not even giving her enough food… These things… have witnesses!” Luong Tieu hissed, his voice was high-pitched, like someone out of control: "I won't do it! You said there were witnesses... Surely you spent money to bribe them!” Right now — A low, deep male voice echoed in the hall, every word and every sentence, hitting everyone in the chest: "If there is physical evidence to prove that you once bullied Luong Am, then what?" The entire auditorium was as quiet as paper. Everyone simultaneously turned their heads to look towards the source of the sound. From the VIP entrance, a tall figure slowly walked out... 11 I turned my head to look towards the source of the voice, unexpectedly it was Nguyen Tham. In his hand he held a silver USB, shining under the light. Giang Ha frowned slightly: "What are you doing here?" Nguyen Tham winked at her, smiled softly: "Of course I came to help my wife's best friend~" He walked over, raised the USB, pointed it straight at Luong Tieu, his voice lingering provocatively: "In here is all the evidence that you bullied Luong Am~ Do you want... me to turn it on for everyone to see?" Right at this moment, I heard chaotic footsteps from backstage. Luong's parents hurriedly ran out, {Read full at Van Ha Tuong page}, their faces were pale, and cold sweat was flowing. In front of me, both of them knelt down with a "thump" sound: "Tieu Am! Mom and Dad are asking me, please... help us tell Nguyen Thanh, please... don't take over our group!" I coldly looked at the two people kneeling in front of me, the corners of my lips curled slightly, but did not respond. Just slowly tilted his head, looking straight at Luong Tieu: "If you admit everything, I will consider it." Luong's mother heard that I dared to "threaten" her beloved daughter, her expression immediately changed faster than flipping through a book, her voice was shrill and sharp: "You slut! If your biological parents hadn't abandoned you and the Luong family wouldn't have cared to raise you, you wouldn't even know where to wander to die! Her loud scream made the whole hall stir. In the blink of an eye, all the guests and the media knew that I was not a real celebrity, just a "fake lady". Luong Tieu saw the situation change, a flash of pride flashed in her eyes, she immediately "seized the opportunity" to turn over the cards: "Yes! I did bully him! Because it eats stone porridge! He is not the biological child of the Luong family, he is not worthy of the Nguyen family!” Nguyen Tham laughed, his voice carrying a bit of teasing: "Oh~ Luong Tieu, actually I have no evidence that you bullied Luong Am... But now, you admitted it yourself in front of the press, don't blame anyone else." Hearing that, Luong Tieu screamed high-pitched, his voice almost broken: "If the Luong family hadn't raised me that year, then where would this Luong Am have the chance to marry into the Nguyen family! Today he even colluded with outsiders to harm me! It's best to chase it away! Right away!" As if Luong's parents had been awakened, they nodded repeatedly. Luong's mother became even more cruel, her voice cold: "From today onwards, you are no longer the daughter of the Luong family! Fuck off! The farther the better!” I quietly looked at the two people in front of me, suddenly feeling... ridiculous. All these years ago, my biological parents... could identify the wrong person, then tolerate others to torture their own daughter for so many years. I gently opened my mouth and voice Each word was cold and clear: "Dad... mom... are you two sure that Luong Tieu is your biological daughter?" Both were stunned, looking shocked. I slowly opened the bag, pulled out the DNA test report, gently put it down, the paper fell with a "pop" in front of them: "The old assessment... was swapped by Luong Tieu's biological parents. The person you two found that year... was my biological daughter." The exhibition hall was silent. Everyone's eyes turned to Luong's parents. Luong Tieu trembled and rushed forward, snatching the report, flipping through each page, eyes wide open as if the corners were about to tear. After reading it, her whole body seemed to lose all strength, and she collapsed to the floor with a thud. She suddenly laughed loudly, her laughter was hoarse, trembling, full of panic, like a desperate person going crazy: "Ha ha ha ha ha! I... I'm the real genius! Ha ha ha ha ha! I'm the real genius!!!" Luong Tieu and I indeed have similarities. Perhaps out of greed, her biological parents pretended to be mistaken, then asked their relatives to create a fake DNA test, forcing Luong Tieu to replace me to become the "true genius" of the Luong family. I think Luong Tieu probably knows the truth, otherwise she wouldn't have intentionally kept me by her side for so many years. And my "biological parents" also died in a plane crash, so this secret was buried for many years. Fortunately, it was Giang Ha who probed into the old system and discovered the loopholes, otherwise this truth would never have had a chance to come to light. She pulled my hand and took me away from this chaotic place. Countless flashes of light rushed towards me, like a galaxy leading the way to freedom. I turned around and looked back - Luong and Luong Tieu's parents were kneeling there, empty-handed, with nothing left. Finally, I slightly looked back at Nguyen Thanh who was standing not far away. He moved his lips, the distance was so far, but I understood very clearly what he was saying: "You are free."