After being switched at birth, Xu Ning was found by her biological parents twenty years later.
Her adoptive parents took a sum of money, dragged her out of bed at five in the morning, and stuffed her into a taxi, leaving her with one remark: "Don’t come back again. Your brother still needs to buy a house."
She clutched a faded canvas bag and didn’t even dare to cry.
Her biological father frowned as soon as he opened the door. Her mother wore a fake smile, and her two older brothers couldn’t be bothered to speak. The fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, came downstairs in a silk nightgown and said gently, "Welcome home, sis."
Xu Ning thought at least she would have somewhere to stay. That night, she had a dream.
In the dream, Lin Weiwei said, "People who suddenly get rich can easily go astray. Let’s wait until Sister has a job before revealing who she is." The whole family agreed wholeheartedly.
Xu Ning had chosen clinical medicine at university, but even buying a textbook required her to submit an expense claim. Every time she asked for money, it felt like begging, so she worked her way through school.
In the end, she failed to get into graduate school. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree, she slunk off to a hospital in a small county town. With no friends or family, she couldn’t even make it through her medical residency.
Meanwhile, Lin Weiwei took in Jiang Zhi, a poor computer science student. Later, Jiang Zhi became a rising star in tech, with Lin Weiwei standing by his side as his perfect match.
Xu Ning spent her whole life alone in a small county town.
She woke with a start. Dawn was breaking, and Xu Ning sat on the bed in the spacious apartment, smiling.
As soon as summer vacation ended and she returned to school, she went straight to the boy whose sleeves had faded from washing.
"Jiang Zhi, I like you. I want to pursue you."
Before Lin Weiwei could scoop up the poor boy, Xu Ning would pull him into her arms first.
But when she saw Lin Weiwei standing beside Jiang Zhi, in exactly the same scene as in her dream, she turned and walked away.
The next time they met, Jiang Zhi, eyes red, cornered her against the wall. "Ningning, didn’t you say I was the one you liked most"
