Gu Xiaocong never thought she'd reincarnate in the present timeline after transmigrating to the ancient past for twenty-four years! In her previous life, Gu Xiaocong grew up in the countryside with parents who didn't love her. When they heard that their neighbor's daughter was working outside and making money, they forced her to quit school and participate in a reality show in exchange for seven hundred dollars.

Gu Xiaocong's life changed because of this show. The participants of the show were all ordinary folks. The content of the livestreams was to show the difference between girls who grew up in the countryside and girls who grew up in the city. The program team edited the show with ill intentions so Gu Xiaocong would be labeled as the 'uncultured hillbilly'. She would then become the victim of cyberbullying.

Three years later, Gu Xiaocong's biological parents found her. Only then did she realize that her original parents were human traffickers. They swapped Gu Xiaocong with their own daughter so that the latter could have a good life. Meanwhile, the girl from the city, Gu Xiaocong's polar opposite on the show, was actually the human trafficker's biological daughter. The masterminds who caused her to become the victim of cyberbullying turned out to be her birth parents! However, they didn't feel guilty at all. They still sided with the fake young lady they raised. They believed the fake young lady was innocent, and they constantly picked on Gu Xiaocong for going against the fake young lady.

Gu Xiaocong finally broke down from the torture day after day, and she ended her life by jumping off the balcony. To her surprise, she transmigrated to the ancient past. She relied on her own capabilities to transform from an ordinary citizen to an empress. That place was like home to her. 

However, to her surprise, she reincarnated in her original world one day. Gu Xiaocong decided to turn the tables by sending her adoptive parents to prison. She wanted to accomplish all her previous goals and make her biological parents regret their decision!

An Empress's Return to the Present: The Real Young Lady's Strong Comeback

Gu Xiao had originally thought that the banquet would be boring, but with Chu Wanshan and Wei Xuexi accompanying her, this was an unexpected gain.

Even Chu An was temporarily forgotten by Gu Xiao.

Whether it was in her previous life or in the ancient times, she did not seem to have any kinship. In this life, although she had gotten closer to Ji Chen by accident, Ji Chen had an aloof personality and usually did not give her any feeling of much closeness.

However, when she faced Chu Wanshan and Wei Xuexi, Gu Xiao truly felt what familial concern was like.

Gu Xiao naturally knew that Chu Wanshan was only doing this because of Chu An, but even so, she was already satisfied.

Hence, after the banquet ended, Gu Xiao was in a much better mood than when she came.

After returning to the Ji residence, Ji Gao called out to Gu Xiao, who was about to go upstairs.

"What did you talk to Mrs. Chu about today? What's Mrs. Chu's impression of you?"

Filial piety