(No face-slapping or crushing villains. There is a romance, but it plays a minor role.)
After spending twenty-four years as a member of the Cheng family, Cheng Nian discovers she isn’t really one of them. The real daughter, You Xiaobei, shows up in tears, clutching two paternity tests and accusing Cheng Nian of stealing the life of wealth and privilege that should have been hers.
Her adoptive parents look troubled but don’t stop her. Cheng Nian goes upstairs and packs a couple of changes of clothes. Before leaving, she thinks of how the Cheng family may not have been affectionate, but they never left her wanting for food or clothes. So she kindly warns them:
“Mr. Cheng, there are more and more things behind you, and they’re getting closer.”
“Ms. Yuan, have your shoulders been feeling especially heavy lately?”
Her adoptive parents suck in a sharp breath. Not again. Here she goes again!
