Chapter 4

The popularity of the live broadcast keeps rising, and everyone is witnessing this public trial together.

The host opened the next journal entry.

2018.9.9

Today is my birthday, and I want to ask my parents to lend me some money to treat my friends to dinner.

But they refused me.

Dad said, if I dare to ask for money today, I'll dare to ask for cars and houses tomorrow. He wouldn't indulge my bad habits.

Mom said the company has been tight these past few days, and they can't spare any money for my birthday.

But I overheard them saying they're going to rent the entire seaside castle to celebrate Xintian's coming-of-age ceremony and have prepared fireworks worth millions.

In the afternoon, they told me they were going to visit relatives and might not be back until tomorrow.

I know they're secretly going to celebrate Xintian's birthday.

In the evening, the housekeeper Aunt Zhao made me longevity noodles.

I stood in the attic watching the seaside sky lit up by fireworks, it was really beautiful.

I watched as tears started to fall.

What was the point of bringing me back, mom and dad?

Why not just leave me to grow up alone in the orphanage?

Never coming back to disturb your family's peace and happiness, wouldn't that be better?

...

Comments started appearing on the screen.

[I remember that fireworks show. It made economic news headlines later because the whole coming-of-age ceremony cost over ten million!]

[Honestly, if you can't raise a child, don't. Treating your own daughter like a beggar, is that what a person does?]

[Eight years later, and they're still treating her the same as when she first returned. Are the Song family parents really fit for this?]

Mom and Dad's expressions didn't look good.

Song Xintian, even more righteously, said, "This was something agreed upon with Lin Wantang long ago. The Song family only has one elder daughter, and that's me!"

"As the eldest daughter, don't I deserve a coming-of-age ceremony?"

Mom nodded in agreement, saying,

"Exactly. And the fact remains, Xintian is indeed much better than Lin Wantang; only she deserves to be our Song family's heiress!"

The host did not say much, just nodded.

"Alright, let's keep going and see how such a girl with a tragic life gradually walked toward her own end."

2018.12.21

A very handsome boy came to our house today, his name is Fu Mingze.

He barged into the house and found me.

"Are you Uncle Song's daughter? You don't look bad; want to go out on a date with me?"

His eyes seemed to speak. This was the first time I saw such a handsome and cute boy.

But I knew the person he was looking for should be Xintian.

"I'm not Song Xintian, I'm Lin Wantang. Xintian and my parents went to Hong Kong for shopping..."

But before I could finish speaking, Fu Mingze came closer and gestured with his hand over his mouth for me to hush.

"I'm looking for you, Lin Wantang."

"Come on, let's go on a date!"

His domineering manner was so charming.

But would directly agreeing make me seem too easy?

I hadn't even decided when he already took my hand and pulled me onto his motorbike.

He personally put the helmet on me.

"Hold on tight to me."

He tapped the helmet to remind me.

Even though I could only see his eyes, I could still tell he was handsome.

He rode the motorcycle and took me to meet his friends.

"Everyone, this is my future fiancée, Lin Wantang!"

He introduced me to everyone generously.

But when did I say I would marry him?

Yet, his friends all cheered and started calling me sister-in-law.

That evening, he took me to a candlelit dinner and to see a stage play by the sea.

Even though I'd known him for less than half a day, he gave me a sense of dependability.

It wasn't until the show ended that he told me the truth.

Actually, he had a marriage agreement with Song family's daughter.

"I know the arranged marriage partner my family set for me is actually Song Xintian, but I won't listen to their arrangements."

"Moreover, you're the real heiress of the Song family; why should I stay with someone who's living a life that isn't theirs?"

"I want to be with you, Lin Wantang!"

His words left me stunned for a long time.

My life had been dark in the past.

But at this moment, it seemed to light up.