The Heiress Returns: The Big Shot Is Huo’s Substitute Bride

A carefully plotted scheme sent the real heiress, Lu Zhi, away to the countryside, while an orphan took her place and enjoyed a life of wealth and privilege. Ten years later, Lu Zhi thought her parents had finally grown a conscience and brought her home. Instead, they wanted to force her to marry the disfigured eldest son of the Huo family in place of the orphan. Her family was devoted to the cunning orphan. The real heiress, Lu Zhi, was unloved by both parents. Her sister-in-law mocked her as a country girl. No problem: how about meeting the top scorer from Peking University? Grandma thought Lu Zhi was too coarse from living in the countryside to be worthy of her precious grandson. With one move, Lu Zhi cured the poison afflicting Huo Xiyao. The adopted daughter gave her a hard time at school. No problem: Lu Zhi was the founder of Peking University and a classified national-project engineer, enough to make everyone’s eyes pop out. Later, the adopted daughter wanted to break into show business and get Lu Zhi to sign her and promote her exclusively. So she sent Lu’s parents to plead her case. Her father said, “Lu Wei is your older sister. You should put the very best in front of her and let her choose. Otherwise, the Lu family won’t acknowledge you as our daughter.” Her mother played on her emotions, tears streaming down her face. “Zhizhi, think of promoting Lu Wei to the international stage as a way to atone for your sins.” But then everything took a turn. The biological parents supposedly killed by the adopted daughter were actually members of Z Country’s most powerful and wealthy family. Lu Zhi’s status changed overnight, and she became a top heiress. When the adopted daughter learned the truth, she regretted everything and tried to return to her family. Sorry, rejected! But no one knew that Lu Zhi had returned this time to assassinate Huo Xiyao. Later, the eldest son of the Huo family and his wife both had their secret identities exposed. Huo Xiyao pinched Lu Zhi’s chin and teased her with a smile. “You heartless little thing. I protected you every step of the way, and you still tried to kill me?”