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The rich young lady of the Xia family, to outsiders, lived a life of comfort and privilege, surrounded by admirers.
But only Xia Shinan truly knew: she was merely a carefully nurtured gilded cage bird, fighting tooth and nail for an inch of freedom. From birth, she was destined to be nothing more than a pawn in her parents’ hands for a marriage alliance. In the eyes of the Xia family, there was no love, only value.
Until she met Tang Yin.
The girl’s eyes and brows were sharp, and her smile was unrestrained. She was the polar opposite of the cautious and timid Xia Shinan.
The first time Xia Shinan saw her, Tang Yin was easily perched atop a wall, her long legs swinging restlessly. She lowered her head, their eyes meeting. “Good girl,” Tang Yin raised an eyebrow, “Want to join me?” That summer, sitting on the back seat of Tang Yin’s motorcycle, she tasted freedom for the first time. The wind raged, and her heart pounded rapidly.
For the first time, Xia Shinan developed feelings for someone she shouldn’t.
But she never imagined that her eventual ruined reputation and expulsion from the family were all thanks to Tang Yin.
When she questioned her, her face pale, Tang Yin only scoffed playfully: “Of course, it’s because you occupied the position that belonged to me.” “Xia Shinan, every second I spent pretending with you made me sick.”
It turned out Tang Yin was the Xia family’s real daughter. She warmed her, seduced her, only for the final act— To personally deliver an irrevocable nightmare.
Xia Shinan was utterly despairing. That night, the news reported a plane crash. The flight number was the one Xia Shinan had purchased.
Five years later, emerging young star Xia Shinan became a sensation due to a revenge drama. In an interview, she was asked: “We hear that Teacher Xia is attracted to women. What kind of person do you like?” Xia Shinan’s gaze swept across the audience, her smile very faint: “What kind of person I like… Does a dead person count?” As the crowd erupted, she gently chuckled: “Just kidding.”
After the interview, no one saw Xia Shinan being pulled into a car by the rising business elite of recent years. The woman who had been cold and malicious five years ago now tightly gripped her wrist, her eyes suppressing an obsession as thick as ink. “As long as you continue to like me, I can die.” She responded carelessly: “Sure.”
Seeing a hint of joy spill into the other woman’s eyes, Xia Shinan suddenly burst out laughing and pushed Tang Yin away. She smiled coldly, enunciating every word: “Just kidding.”
Tang Yin originally thought that in that deliberately orchestrated game of romance, only the usurper, Xia Shinan, had fallen in love. But it was only when she heard the news of her death that her retribution truly began.
