After living as a wealthy family's daughter for eighteen years, Su Wan was thrown out in front of everyone at her birthday banquet.
The moment the paternity test results were laid out, the family who had once doted on her instantly changed their tune. The true daughter, Bai Zhirou, timidly called her “older sister.” Everyone waited for Su Wan to lose it. According to the script, she was the “vicious supporting female character,” destined to be jealous, bring about her own ruin, and serve as a stepping stone for the true daughter's success.
Su Wan did break down in the restroom. Then she saw a book.
It told her how her story ended: abandoned by everyone, meeting a tragic end, and becoming a mere backdrop to the heroine's path of kindness.
Su Wan tore the book to shreds. She wiped away her tears, returned to the banquet hall, and smiled. “I never cling to what was never mine.”
That night, she left the Su family with her suitcase.
Later, the fake daughter cast aside by a wealthy family became the youngest Best Actress in the entertainment industry.
Every film and drama she starred in became a hit, and every newcomer she signed rose to fame. When someone asked her secret, Su Wan smiled. “I just see a little farther than most people.”
Later still, the true daughter asked her through tears what gave her the right. Su Wan looked at the girl whose fate had toyed with her just as it had with herself, and said softly, “Because I refuse to accept my fate.”
And when the truth about the babies switched at birth eighteen years ago finally came to light, everyone assumed Su Wan would seek revenge. Instead, she handed the evidence to the police and walked back onto the set.
“Hating people is exhausting. I prefer loving myself.”
