Chapter 1

Chapter 1

A secondhand Volkswagen.

A brand-new Maybach.

They came to a stop in front of Cheng Yun and me at the same time.

The wealthy couple who had come to choose a child seemed torn.

Cheng Yun and I were the two most suitable candidates.

But we each had our flaws.

One wasn’t pretty enough. The other wasn’t kind enough.

After wavering back and forth, they finally started walking toward me.

The bullet comments began scrolling again:

[This couple must be blind. Just because she’s a little prettier, they’re giving up on our precious Yunyun and insisting on adopting that stupid, nasty one.]

[It’s fine. She’ll get returned even if she’s adopted.]

[Isn’t this all just to set up how pure and kind Yunyun is later? Don’t get impatient.]

The next second,

a couple with thick Northeastern accents suddenly appeared in front of me.

Their eyes were full of delight.

“Oh my goodness, look how pretty this little girl is.”

“One look and I can tell she’s got fate with us.”

“Sweetheart, wanna come with Uncle and Auntie?”

“Uncle and Auntie stewed pork with glass noodles at home today. Smells amazing!”

I looked at those bullet comments and blinked.

Before that wealthy couple could reach me,

I turned around

and threw myself into the arms of the Northeastern auntie in a cotton-linen dress.

I had been able to see these bullet comments since I was very young.

Supplies at the orphanage were never distributed evenly. Most of the time, you had to fight for them.

Cheng Yun and I had fought over things since we were little.

Every time I managed to get a new notebook or a piece of clothing, those comments would pop up and scold me.

They said you could see what someone would be like at seventy from the age of seven. If I was already this unscrupulous now, no wonder I would grow up to be hated by everyone, living and dead.

Back then, I didn’t really understand. What was so wrong with wanting to live a little better?

Only as I gradually grew up did I understand that I was nothing more than Cheng Yun’s foil.

My selfishness and greed were destined to highlight her strength and unyielding spirit.

And as the vicious supporting female character, I would only become more twisted after losing over and over again, eventually turning into a complete monster.

But this time,

I really didn’t want to be the one people compared her to anymore.

I got into that Volkswagen.

Only then did Cheng Yun visibly let out a breath of relief.

The bullet comments gloated even harder:

[Haha, so stupid. She actually gave up her chance to experience being a rich young lady for one bowl of pork stewed with glass noodles.]

[This is all her life will amount to. From now on, she and our Yunyun will be people from two different classes.]

[Her character setting is the annoying supporting female character. No matter who adopts her, she’ll end up abandoned in the end, right? I’ll be waiting to watch the show.]

Would I be abandoned?

I carefully raised my head and looked at the uncle driving up front.

Through the rearview mirror, his eyes happened to meet mine.

He immediately flashed me a toothy grin. “Our girl is shy, huh? Go on and look all you want. From now on, we’re family.”

“My name’s Zheng Yi, and this auntie here is Wang Shu. One of us is a police officer and the other is a teacher. Both honest, proper jobs, so don’t you worry.”

“When you come home with Uncle and Auntie, don’t feel burdened by anything. Just treat it as your own home!”

Auntie Wang Shu also smiled brightly. “Your uncle’s right. Don’t be so nervous.”

“Oh, right. When we went to handle the paperwork just now, we saw that the name column only had Xiao Wu written in it. Sweetheart, what’s your full name?”

I lowered my head, picking at the skin around my fingers until it nearly broke.

The bullet comments said that no matter what, my fate was to be abandoned again.

In that case, something like a name didn’t really matter.

“I don’t have a full name. I’m just Xiao Wu.”