Chapter 1 - Death
Wen Xinya ran into Wen Family’s old mansion looking worried.
The old mansion was surrounded by reporters. When they saw Wen Xinya, they swarmed towards her like bees to honey. There were camera flashes all around. Wen Xinya tried hiding her face with her hands, screaming, “Stop… Stop taking pictures!”
“Miss Wen, are you the person in the video clip that went viral on the internet?”
“Miss Wen, is it true that your enemies’ retaliation has caused you to lead a wandering life not long after you were born? It was said that you started swindling and stealing at five-years-old, haunted the streets as a thug at ten-years-old, and had affairs with many different men when you were fifteen-years-old. Is it true?”
“Miss Wen, someone said your unruly behavior continued after you returned to the Wen Family, and even got addicted to drugs. How long have you been taking drugs?”
“Miss Wen, please answer our questions…”
Finally, Wen Xinya got away from the reporters, exhausted. She came into the living room of the mansion. There was her stepmother Ning Shuqian, her stepsister Wen Yuya, and Xia Ruya, who had replaced and took away everything from Wen Xinya during the 15 years of her disappearance.
She thought she was unable to accept an outcome like this. But she realized she was able to stay calmer than she would have thought. It had been 10 years and she was exhausted…
Suddenly, she started losing consciousness. That familiar feeling of utter misery returned to attack her, and it felt like her heart was being ripped apart. The pain was so intense that she started to have difficulty breathing. Her body was trembling with a total loss of dignity.
Lying on the floor with her body curled up, Wen Xinya saw flashbacks of a scene where she was brought back to the Wen Family 10 years ago. There she was standing in the majestic living room, feeling a great sense of pride and with a confident look on her face, she told herself, “Zhang Xiaolan, go for it! One day you will become a worthy descendant of a prestigious family.”
Soon afterward, she saw Xia Ruya who took everything that originally belonged to her.
Xia Ruya was honorable, she was unrefined.
Xia Ruya was elegant, she was insignificant.
Xia Ruya was pure, she was immoral.
Xia Ruya was kind-hearted, she was evil.
Xia Ruya was a princess of the Wen Family, she was the shame of the Wen Family.
There she was, frequently being compared with Xia Ruya.
She finally understood it wasn’t easy to be part of an aristocratic family. Returning to the Wen Family made her feel like she was falling into another trap. She was constantly being framed, slandered, despised…
She should have had it all: kinship, attention and being doted on. But now she had to work hard and fight for what should have belonged to her. Without any recognition for her efforts, she wasn’t accepted no matter how hard she tried. This pushed her into greater despair and hopelessness.
It had been 10 years, had her struggles finally come to an end?
Ning Shuqian appeared before her and pinched her cheek so hard that it forced Wen Xinya to look back at her. Ning Shuqian said, “It isn’t my fault. If you must, blame it on your fate that you are Mo Yunyao’s daughter. What is so good about that Mo Yunyao bitch? Why is everyone making comparisons between us? Haha… I just can’t stand it! As outstanding as she was, I will make her daughter her greatest humiliation. Her daughter’s life shall be ruined by drug-abuse, alcohol, fights, adultery, hahaha…”
“I will not forgive you for insulting my Mother!” said Wen Xinya as she pounced on Ning Shuqian. Both of them fell to the ground. She had bitten on Ning Shuqian’s ear as hard as she could, not aware of how much strength she had used. There was a bloody taste in her mouth as a loud moan of pain rang in her ears.
Still dazed, she could feel someone pulling her away with extreme strength, and then she was beaten up viciously.
Xia Ruya bent down in front of her and said gently, “Oh I almost forgot to inform you that Jingnan and I are getting married soon. We will have the most magnificent wedding ceremony. Xinya… do give me your blessing!”
“Jing… Jingnan!” Wen Xinya immediately remembered that handsome, young man who had already become Xia Ruya’s fiancé.
Using a gentle voice that was as calming as the heavenly sound of nature, Xia Ruya said, “Xinya, I am grateful to you. You know, I took over everything that used to be rightfully yours. Please be assured that I will continue to live a blessed life, and enjoy all the happiness on your behalf…”
Suddenly, Xia Ruya took a syringe and stabbed it into Wen Xinya’s arm. She said, “Please… rest in peace! Remember to bless Jingnan and me from heaven.”
As the drug entered Wen Xinya’s bloodstream, she started losing consciousness. The chandelier in the hallway seemed to become a rainbow as it colored her eyes. With her last breath, she clenched her teeth and shouted, “You have destroyed my life, I will come back to haunt you even if I die…”
On this day, the eldest daughter of the Wen Family was pronounced dead due to a drug overdose.