Transmigrating As a Poor Fake Heiress with Trillions in Family Asset - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

As Sang Jing left, she could already guess how humiliated Mrs. An and An Siyuan would be, but what did that have to do with her? She now possessed a healthy body and intended to live her own best life; she had no desire to get tangled up in their melodramatic, toxic plot.

More importantly, her parents were by her side, and they were what mattered most.

After the three of them walked out of the villa complex, they hailed a taxi by the roadside. Sang Jing’s father, Sang Wei, sat in the front passenger seat, while Sang Jing and her mother, Hao Xue, sat in the back. Usually reserved, Sang Jing and Hao Xue were now rarely seen holding hands tightly.

Hao Xue still found it hard to believe what was happening. Their family was supposed to have died in that car accident, yet here they were, reunited in another world.

Sang Jing spoke to her parents, her voice trembling slightly, “Dad, Mom, I’m okay this time. My body is very healthy; I won’t get sick anymore.”

This was undoubtedly the best news. Sang Wei turned around, looking at his daughter in shock, only to realize that her complexion was indeed rosy and she looked robust—completely different from her frail, pale appearance in her previous life.

“This… this is truly wonderful!” Hao Xue couldn’t control her emotions either, and tears began to fall.

With a faint smile, Sang Jing hugged her mother. “Mom, you don’t have to worry about me anymore.”

She didn’t tell her parents about the system. Its existence was like a sword hanging over her neck that might drop in five years. She didn’t want them to live in constant fear. Since they couldn’t see the Plot Deviation value, telling them would only add to their anxiety.

The System had given her five years. If, by the final year, the deviation hadn’t reached 80% or was too low to ensure her survival, she would tell them then so they could be prepared.

Amidst their joy, they arrived at the home of the original parents. Sang Jing wondered—since Mrs. An hadn’t thrown money at them like in the novel—if her parents actually had enough for the fare. Just as she was about to ask, her father paid the driver decisively, and they hopped out.

They were staying in a very old, dilapidated “tube building” (tongzilou). The entire floor shared a dark, damp corridor lined with 40-square-meter one-room apartments. Most families didn’t have living rooms, using both available spaces as bedrooms.

Upon entering the cramped, messy, and foul-smelling home, Sang Jing frowned slightly.

Sang Wei immediately said, “Don’t worry. Your mother and I are arranging to move right away.”

“Moving?” Sang Jing was surprised. According to the book, this family was destitute and owed a quarter’s worth of rent.

However, she saw a look of certainty and a hint of pride in her father’s eyes. “Yes, moving. It’s too late today, so we’ll just pack important documents and stay in a hotel. Tomorrow, we’ll start looking for a house—to buy or rent, it doesn’t matter. There’s no rush; we’ll stay in the hotel for now.”

Sang Jing looked at them. “But… we shouldn’t have any money.”

Sang Wei and Hao Xue both smiled. Sang Wei explained, “We don’t know exactly where we are, but as soon as your mom and I woke up, we received a text message about an investment. The amount matches the total value of our previous life’s company and private assets combined. It seems our hard-earned wealth followed us here, though it isn’t given all at once. We need to achieve certain results to unlock the next installments.”

This was a massive surprise for Sang Jing. Not only had her parents come along, but the family fortune had too! Her family was incredibly wealthy!

Suddenly, a ding sounded in her mind, and the transparent screen lit up again.

[To ensure the host can deviate from the plot as quickly as possible, the System has replicated the host’s previous family assets in this world. As long as the host and family start a career path and complete business tasks, corresponding investment amounts will be released. The total investment equals all assets from the host’s previous life.]

[The first investment of 500 million RMB has been disbursed. Please start your venture as soon as possible. If no venture is started within one month, the investment will be revoked.]

This meant the System was backing her to start a career. Since they had the money and were required to work, the natural choice was to continue their previous path: E-commerce!

In their past life, Sang Wei had caught the rise of e-commerce right after college and built one of the top three platforms in the country, worth trillions. Now, with this investment, they were going to build an e-commerce empire once again.

Because of her health, Sang Jing hadn’t gone to school in her past life but had been homeschooled by her parents at the office, participating in their entrepreneurship. Now, with a healthy body and 500 million RMB, she was eager to start anew.

Moreover, looking at it from another angle, the original host in the book never had a career. Her only value was to serve as a foil for the leads’ romance. Once they got their “Happily Ever After,” she vanished. If Sang Jing focused entirely on business and stayed away from the melodramatic romance, that would be the most thorough deviation possible.

She looked at her parents with irrepressible excitement. “Dad, Mom, I’m healthy now. I want to rebuild our company with you.”

She then briefed them on the world they were in. “This is a novel world. While the timeline is similar to ours, e-commerce here is non-existent.”

This had been her biggest question while reading such novels: Why don’t the female leads shop online?

In these books, a poor female lead always has to go to a mall to be mocked by a female antagonist, allowing the male lead to swoop in with his black card to save the day. If she just shopped online and received packages at home, there would be no opportunities for mockery, no eye-rolling shop assistants, and no chance for the male lead to show off his wealth. In this world, everything else was developed, but e-commerce was a dead zone.

A spark flashed in Sang Jing’s eyes. “According to the ‘author’s settings,’ e-commerce hasn’t risen here yet. Our opportunity is even bigger than before!”

No parents would refuse their daughter’s ambition, and Sang Wei knew how much she craved a career. Neither he nor Hao Xue were the type to sit around idle.

They immediately began packing. They didn’t need much—just their IDs and essential documents.

As they opened the door to leave, they were met with the dark corridor and the open door of the neighbor opposite them. A sharp-featured, middle-aged woman stood there, snacking on melon seeds and spitting the shells onto the floor.

Sang Jing, never having lived in such an environment, frowned. They definitely had to get out of here.

Seeing her frown, the woman rolled her eyes and shrieked, “Oh, as expected of a rich family’s pampered lady! You certainly look different from us poor folk. But mark my words, your life ahead won’t even be as good as mine!”

A younger woman about Sang Jing’s age stepped out from behind her. She scanned Sang Jing from head to toe, her eyes flashing with jealousy at Sang Jing’s beauty and refined aura. “What’s the use of being pretty? You’re still living in the same dump as us.” She curled her lip. “Besides, some people don’t realize how lazy their parents are.”

Sang Jing gave a cold, sharp smile. Her gaze was piercing. “You’re already not much to look at; it’s a shame your mouth is so foul too. One would think you’re actually proud of your lack of manners and looks.”

The girl’s face instantly turned a flushed, angry red, making her round face look even more swollen and unsightly.

Her mother flared up instantly. “What did you say?! Old Sang, if you can’t control your daughter, don’t blame me for stepping in and teaching her a lesson!”

Hao Xue stepped forward to stand beside Sang Jing. She didn’t argue but looked at the woman as if she were an ant on the road. She said calmly to Sang Jing, “Ignore them. The environment here is indeed too poor. Let’s leave early and move.”

Sang Wei shielded his wife and daughter as they walked down the dark corridor and disappeared into the mouth of the alley.

The woman across the hall fumed for a long time. She looked back at her useless daughter, who was as ugly as her father, and spat toward the direction Sang Jing had gone.

“Move my ass! You really think you’ve climbed a high branch and turned into a phoenix? Bah!”