When Lin Wan, a mathematical genius raised in an orphanage, is reclaimed by a wealthy family, she doesn't choose to put on an act of sisterly affection. Instead, she pulls out a booklet titled “Trial Guidelines for Family Interaction KPIs.”
Facing a fake heiress sister skilled in emotional manipulation, a mother who always tries to keep the peace, an angry and fiercely protective brother, and a father with the calculating gaze of a businessman, Lin Wan calmly records in her notebook:
[Emotional expression comparison: adopted daughter (dramatic, 8 points), biological daughter (factual statements, 3 points)]
[Overall assessment of first contact: system compatibility too low; conversion protocol required.]
She thinks this is merely a family experiment in quantifying affection.
But then her best friend Su Xiao uncovers the truth about a baby-switching plot eighteen years ago. Her father's company urgently needs her to solve a technical crisis. And an interstellar civilization calling itself the “Seeder” issues a countdown to harvest. Only then does Lin Wan realize that she is not just a pawn in a wealthy family's feud, but a “special specimen” in a cosmic experiment spanning five hundred thousand years.
An ancient code known as the “Key Sequence” lies dormant in her genes.
Her return has triggered a countdown to the collective evolution of humanity.
And her choice will determine whether civilization becomes a permanent exhibit in an interstellar laboratory, or breaks out of its cage and becomes the free flame that rewrites the laws of the universe.
