[Former Rich Kid] He Ying's life plummeted overnight, leaving her a lowly corporate drone.
At a reunion, she ran into Ning Kaixuan, the top student from her high school days.
Thinking that the once-poor academic was still broke, He Ying, too proud to lose face, decided to bluff her way through it.
He Ying: "See that building? It belongs to my dad."
Ning Kaixuan smiled without a word. But after turning away, she answered a call from her secretary: "Director Ning, I can see you downstairs at the company. Should I send someone to escort you up?"
He Ying: "See that luxury car? My mom bought it for me."
Ning Kaixuan smiled without a word. But after turning away, she was asked by her driver: "Director Ning, your daughter is already so grown up. She looks about the same age as you. You take such good care of yourself!"
He Ying: "See this luxurious bar? I own a share of it."
Ning Kaixuan smiled without a word. Seeing her smile, the bar's manager nervously warned the staff: "The investor is here. Everyone, stay sharp!"
While shopping with Ning Kaixuan, He Ying kept up the act: "All the luxury boutiques here fight to send me their new-release catalogs."
But her former fiance happened to be there too. With his new girlfriend in his arms, he sneered at He Ying: "Didn't you go bankrupt? How dare you come somewhere this expensive? If you damage anything, can you even afford to pay for it?"
Her former fiance ordered the sales assistants to throw them out.
None of the assistants dared move. An ordinary VIP was one thing, but a black-card VIP issued by headquarters... After weighing their options, they showed the former fiance out instead.
The store was cleared out.
Ning Kaixuan smiled and asked, "Didn't you say you were going to buy me a gift? I think I have a black card here."
He Ying: ???
Much later, He Ying saw Ning Kaixuan on the cover of a top business magazine. She froze on the spot.
So all those houses, cars, and companies she had pointed at and claimed were hers actually belonged to Ning Kaixuan?
Mortified, He Ying started avoiding Ning Kaixuan from then on.
*
At a high school morning assembly...
[Poor Top Student] Ning Kaixuan was deathly pale because she hadn't eaten breakfast.
[Rich Heiress] He Ying strutted over, looking smug. "Here. I don't drink cheap milk like this."
After that, Ning Kaixuan was forced to accept food from He Ying every morning.
Gradually, He Ying started feeding her lunch too. "What is all this? It's awful. You can have it."
In the end, He Ying even started giving her dinner. "You're so gloomy. You're skipping dinner just to lose weight? Eat this! You can't be thinner than me."
For all those years, what kept Ning Kaixuan striving upward was the smug look on He Ying's face whenever she handed her a carton of milk.
Then He Ying's family went bankrupt, and He Ying disappeared.
Now that Ning Kaixuan had finally found her again, how could she ever let her go?
Theme: Even when facing hardship, never give up hope of rising higher. Always keep striving to move forward.
