The day my parents found me and brought me home, my brother feared I would threaten their adopted daughter Gu Qingyan's place in the family, so he locked me in the basement and left me there without food for three days.
"I have to show her I'm not someone she can mess with. Then she won't dare bully Qingyan!"
My life had already been miserable, and I was painfully thin. Hearing that, I could only cower and lower my head even further.
My parents also whispered behind my back that I didn't have the bearing of a daughter of the Gu family, and that Gu Qingyan was the one they could be proud of.
They even seemed to regret bringing me home.
Just then, Wen Zhishi appeared and stood protectively in front of me.
"Ningning, I'm not like everyone else. Now that I've chosen you, I'll always treat you well."
From then on, I gave him my heart.
At last, when I turned twenty-two, Gu Qingyan and I were both married.
Gu Qingyan married Fu Ming, the crown prince of the capital's elite, while I married Wen Zhishi.
But a week before the wedding, I happened to overhear Wen Zhishi talking with his friend.
"Are you really going to marry Gu Ning? Everyone knows how you feel about Gu Qingyan. Are you sure you're okay with this?"
Wen Zhishi, who never smoked, choked and coughed violently.
"The Wen family is on the verge of bankruptcy, and the Fu family is loaded. I have to make sure she can live comfortably for the rest of her life."
