Chapter 259: 259 Chu Jin (In the Third Watch of the Night)

Heaven knows how happy she was now—she finally had a new identity, and she could distinctly feel her body improving day by day.

Moreover, the limb-lengthening surgery went very smoothly.

She believed that in a few days, she would be able to recover just like a normal person.

"Of course," Shen Minjie nodded, "I couldn’t possibly deceive you. It was Lady Nine’s people who handed it to me personally. Take a look."

Seeing her daughter’s body recovering day by day, Shen Minjie’s heart was filled with gratification.

As long as her daughter was completely healed, she could return to a life of glory and wealth.

The young girl looked at the ID card in her hand with great joy, the corners of her eyes slightly reddened. Had it not been for the doctor’s orders not to cry, she would have already burst into tears.

The photo on the ID card showed a girl with clear and distinguished features. Neither her features nor her essence bore any resemblance to her past self.

It was an entirely new visage.

At first glance, heh, if that image wasn’t Chu Jin, then who could it be?

In terms of features and brow and eye shape, she looked extremely similar to Chu Jin, as if they were twin sisters.

One who wasn’t familiar with her wouldn’t be able to distinguish her at all.

The name column on the ID card read ’Chu Jin’.

The age was 18.

The home address was Wancheng Villa in the Capital City.

This undoubtedly replicated Chu Jin’s entire life.

Shen Minjie looked down at her daughter with an increasingly affectionate smile, stroked her head, and said, "From now on, Mom will call you Jin Jin. You need to get used to your new identity, forget the past, and from this moment on, you are Chu Jin, and Chu Jin is you."

"Mm-hmm, Mom, I know, thank you," the girl said, hugging her mother excitedly.

Hearing her daughter’s voice, Shen Minjie frowned slightly, patted the girl’s shoulder, and said sternly, "How many times have I told you to forget your own voice and learn that person’s intonation early? Why do you always forget?"

Changing her voice was also an important part of the identity transformation plan.

To completely replace a person, looking similar was not enough—it was also necessary to closely mimic their mannerisms, posture, voice, and speech.

Reminded by Shen Minjie, the girl quickly changed her tone and said, "I know, Mom. It won’t happen again. Thank you for giving me the new ID card; I’m really happy."

Only then did Shen Minjie nod in satisfaction, "Silly child, why thank mom? This is what mom should do. Besides, you shouldn’t thank me. All this is thanks to Lady Nine. If you want to show gratitude, it should be towards Lady Nine. One must know how to repay kindness. After you’re discharged from the hospital, you must not forget Lady Nine’s graciousness. You should carry out the tasks she has assigned you earnestly."

Lady Nine was simply the savior of both mother and daughter. Without Lady Nine, where would they get the money for such surgery?

"Mm-hmm," the girl nodded, "I know. I will never forget Lady Nine’s kindness. Once I’m out of the hospital, I will follow all of Lady Nine’s arrangements."

"Good, that’s my good daughter. Oh, there’s one more thing I need to show you," as she said that, Shen Minjie took out her mobile phone from her pocket and directly accessed the live video stream on the internet.

"Mom, what TV show are you showing me?" the girl asked curiously as she watched the commercials being streamed.

Could it be that her mother had sent Aaron away just to show her a TV program?

"You’ll know once you watch it," Shen Minjie continued, "This is something Lady Nine wanted me to show you."

As soon as the girl heard that this was arranged by Lady Nine, she immediately got serious, sat up straight, and looked attentively at the phone screen.

A commercial was quickly over.

Immediately, the sound of applause erupted from the screen!

It was enthusiastic applause, indicating that it was coming from the auditorium of a school, filled with thousands of students, all clad in white uniforms.

They exuded youthfulness and vitality, and the applause continued for about a minute before gradually subsiding.

One could tell from the fervent clapping that the audience’s spirits were very high.

Then, the camera moved from the overcrowded audience to the stage.

The girl glimpsed a figure incredibly familiar, and she almost couldn’t believe her own eyes, until the camera slowly zoomed in and she could finally make out the overly distinct features.

A look of resentment flashed across her eyes, her hands unconsciously clutching the blanket beneath her, veins bulging and knuckles whitening from the exertion.

Then, a deep male voice came through the screen, "Miss Chu, could you please recite a short passage from ’War and Peace’ now?"

Without seeing the man’s expression, just from his voice, one could tell that he was utterly shocked, as well as joyful and incredulous.

As if he had unearthed some important treasure.

He seemed extremely excited.

Not just the man, but everyone at the scene, their emotions were running high.

"I can." Her clear voice traveled through the cold screen to the ears of both mother and daughter, as the camera shifted back to the stage.

Giving the girl on stage a close-up.

Even through the screen, her innate powerful presence could not be masked.

Despite her seemingly nonchalant demeanor, she inadvertently intimidated the entire audience!

The girl on screen parted her red lips, and a stream of fluent Russian spilled forth.

"пусть, мертвые, хоронят, мертвых, давайте, теперь, есть, жизнь, мыдолжныжить, ноижить, счастье..."

This was the beginning of a passage from ’War and Peace’: Let the dead bury their dead, since we are alive, we must carry on living, and not just living, but living happily...

The girl watching the screen was filled with shock in her usually calm eyes.

She thought she knew now why the people at the beginning were so excited...

Why the applause was so enthusiastic.

Shen Minjie watched the video while explaining, "This Chu Jin does have some talent, not only is she proficient in four languages but she is also capable of reciting the top ten classics of the world, and that’s why the Ninth Lady had you watch this video. You now not only need to carefully study her mannerisms and tone of speech, but you also need to familiarize yourself with the top ten classics of the world—better yet, be able to recite the entire texts. Tomorrow, I will arrange for you to have foreign language tutors; English is your strength, so no need for a tutor there. What’s important are Russian and French..."

"She..." The girl looked at the screen in disbelief and only after a long while found her voice, "Chu Jin, isn’t she just a waste who doesn’t even recognize the 26 letters of the alphabet?"

In her eyes, Chu Jin had always been a worthless nobody.

Therefore, she always believed that replacing Chu Jin would be an incredibly easy task.

She also always believed that she would live a better, more dignified life than Chu Jin.

But she had utterly underestimated Chu Jin’s abilities.

"Waste?" Shen Minjie’s lips curled slightly, "If she were really a waste, could she have made you what you are today? If she were a waste, would the Ninth Lady have gone to great lengths to make you look exactly like her?"

Shen Minjie saw the bigger picture, and in these past few days, she had researched Chu Jin extensively.

Hearing her mother’s words, the girl nodded pensively, her eyes still glued to the screen, as sharp as knives, as if wishing to pierce through the screen and directly into Chu Jin’s heart.

Shen Minjie continued.

"Listen carefully to her voice, I’m not criticizing you, but the way you speak now is far inferior to hers. And I’ve been thinking, since Chu Jin is proficient in four languages, you need to surpass her, you have to master eight languages, only then can you truly crush her!"

"Eight languages?" The girl looked up in surprise, "Mom, are you serious? I’ll be discharged from the hospital in a month; you’re asking me to learn so much all at once, I can’t digest it."

"What’s the rush? Nobody’s asking you to learn it all at once; these things take time. Start learning now," Shen Minjie said as she stood up and walked towards the door.

"Mom, where are you going?" the girl asked curiously.

At that, Shen Minjie paused her steps and turned her head, "To buy the top ten classics for you. You have a good memory; let’s aim to memorize one book every three days."

The girl furrowed her brows slightly and said, "Memorize a book in three days? Mom, are you serious?"

It’d be good enough to finish reading a book in three days, let alone memorize one.

That just seemed impossible!

"Of course, I’m serious!" Shen Minjie looked at her daughter with gravity, "If you want to replace her, you must strive for perfection in every aspect!"

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