On the other side, Lin Wei lay on her big bed, one that was big enough to roll around on.
It was truly soft, and genuinely comfortable, but she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Something was off. Way off.
This was nothing like the script she had planned out.
The imagined reunion between the real and fake heiresses—shouldn’t it have been thunderous? Su Nuannuan would have rushed over crying and throwing a tantrum, or sarcastically flipping her off. At the very least, she’d be smiling on the surface while scheming behind the scenes!
But the reality?
That girl acted like a frightened rabbit the whole time, not daring to lift her head. The way she ate looked like she hadn’t eaten in eight lifetimes, and after finishing, she ran faster than a rabbit.
What… what kind of situation was this?
“Pretending! She’s definitely pretending!”
Lin Wei sneered silently. This kind of top-tier little innocent was the best at acting weak and innocent, lowering everyone’s guard before unleashing a big move!
“Maybe right now she’s in her room scheming how to deal with me!”
Suddenly alert, Lin Wei sat up and fixed a sharp gaze on the wall—next door was Su Nuannuan’s room.
“Yes, I can’t relax. I have to be on guard at all times! The more she acts like this, the deeper her scheming must be!” she warned herself.
But her mind wouldn’t cooperate.
Su Nuannuan’s glutinous rice bun face appeared again—soft and pale, eyes moist, long curled lashes, and her pink mouth just begging to be bitten. Lin Wei irritably grabbed a handful of hair.
“Tch… She really is kind of cute.”
She muttered under her breath, feeling awkward. The thought shocked her so much she shook her head hard.
“Cute my ass. Sugar-coated bomb. The more harmless the appearance, the worse the heart. Lin Wei, wake up! Remember the suffering you’ve endured!”
She lay back down, staring at the Crystal Chandelier on the ceiling, forcing herself to recall how she had lived through these eighteen years, trying to ignite a fire of anger.
“Yes. I have to kick her out! Absolutely kick her out!”
She thought viciously. This was her home, her place—why should a fake occupy it?
But then, Su Nuannuan’s frightened fawn eyes appeared again, flickering before her eyes.
“…”
Lin Wei turned over, burying her face in the pillow, voice muffled.
“Fine, when I kick her out… I’ll be a little… nicer about it.”
Early the next morning, Su Nuannuan was on edge.
At the breakfast table, Su Mama held Su Nuannuan’s hand, chattering on.
“Nuannuan, your sister just came back and isn’t familiar with the school yet. You have to look out for her there, okay? Help her get familiar with the environment, don’t let anyone bully her…”
Su Papa nodded beside them.
Su Nuannuan kept her head low, nibbling on her bread, mumbling a hesitant “Mm,” heart pounding. Look out for Lin Wei? If Lin Wei didn’t look after her to death, it’d be a miracle! With Lin Wei’s aura, who could possibly bully her? She should be grateful if Lin Wei didn’t bully others!
She sneaked a glance at the opposite side of the table—Lin Wei was elegantly sipping milk, seemingly smiling? That smile looked dangerous no matter how she saw it!
Terrified, Su Nuannuan lowered her head even further. This was bad. This was so bad. Her parents were pushing her straight into the fire pit!
The legendary eighty-meter-long Lincoln Limousine slid to the door, looking somewhat ridiculous to Su Nuannuan.
She dragged herself onto the car like walking to the execution ground, picking the seat by the window and curling into a small ball to reduce her presence. Her eyes drifted outside, pretending to admire the scenery.
Lin Wei came up next and sat beside her. The back seat was spacious, but Su Nuannuan instantly felt the air grow thin. Why, out of all the seats, sit next to me?
She felt Lin Wei’s gaze on her from time to time, her back hairs standing on end, afraid to move.
“Heh…” Lin Wei sneered inside.
Playing innocent at home yesterday, now at school, it was time to show her true colors.
She must be hiding something sinister, preparing to teach this country bumpkin a lesson at school!
She wanted to see what tricks this little innocent flower could pull.
Lin Wei’s eyes slid over Su Nuannuan. Today, she wore a delicate, academy-style dress, hair neatly combed with a small hairpin, looking like a doll displayed in a glass cabinet.
Leaning in a bit, Lin Wei caught a sweet fragrance—a mix of freshly baked bread and a hint of floral scent.
Lin Wei clicked her tongue in her mind. What the hell? Could this girl really be made out of glutinous rice dough?
She quickly turned her head toward the car window, silently chanting: Sugar-coated bomb! Sugar-coated bomb! Don’t be fooled by the appearance!
For Su Nuannuan, every second felt like a year.
Lin Wei’s scrutinizing gaze and faint “hmph” sounded in her mind like: Watch how I deal with you at school!
The more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. Would Lin Wei stand on the playground with a megaphone the moment they arrived and shout, “Everyone, look! This Su Nuannuan is a fake! She’s an impostor! She’s stolen my life for eighteen years!”?
Just imagining that scene made Su Nuannuan want to disappear on the spot.
The Lincoln Limousine pulled up at the school gate, instantly drawing every eye.
Though not the most extravagant—like the Lu Family’s eight-hundred-meter private plane—the Lin Family’s heiress, Su Nuannuan, alone made it impossible to ignore.
The door opened, and Su Nuannuan stepped out first.
Today she wore a refined school uniform skirt, but her delicate face was tightly drawn, eyes darting nervously, full of stealth.
Right after, a tall figure descended.
The crowd fell silent for a few seconds.
A new face!
Her aura was too strong!
The girl wore the school uniform but carried an unapproachable vibe. Long hair was neat, features exquisite, chin slightly raised, eyes sweeping the crowd, in stark contrast to Su Nuannuan’s shrinking posture, as if wanting to disappear into the ground.
The students began whispering:
“Who is she? Came with Su Nuannuan?”
“New transfer student? That aura… whose family?”
“Only daughter at Su Family, right?”
“Pretty… but too cold.”
Su Nuannuan’s friend Zhou Qianqian, sharp-eyed, squeezed through and grabbed Su Nuannuan’s arm, eyes never leaving Lin Wei.
“Nuannuan! Who’s this? Your friend? Someone new?”
Su Nuannuan felt Lin Wei’s gaze shift to her. She quickly shook her head.
“N-No… not a friend… she’s… my sister.” As soon as she said it, she tried to pull Zhou Qianqian away.
“Sister?!”
Zhou Qianqian raised her voice, face full of disbelief.
“Nuannuan, when did you get a sister? You never mentioned it! Half or full?”
She curiously studied Lin Wei, feeling the contrast between the two sisters was enormous beyond both being beautiful.
Su Nuannuan nearly cried, terrified Zhou Qianqian would ask more and Lin Wei would expose her secret.
She tugged on Zhou Qianqian’s sleeve, voice trembling.
“Ah, Qianqian, don’t ask anymore! Let’s go, we’re gonna be late!”
Dragging the reluctant Zhou Qianqian, she braced herself against Lin Wei’s pressure and headed toward the classroom.
Lin Wei followed leisurely, taking in Su Nuannuan’s panic and Zhou Qianqian’s shock, sneering inwardly.
Pretending! Still pretending not to know me! This little innocent flower’s acting is pretty natural—she knows family secrets can’t be exposed. Afraid I’ll publicly embarrass her? Hmph, I guess she’s got some brains.
The three of them dawdled into the classroom just as the bell rang.
The Homeroom Teacher, a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses, tapped on the podium.
“Quiet! Let me introduce everyone to our new transfer student, Lin Wei. From now on, she’s part of our class. Let’s welcome her.”
Applause was sparse, replaced mostly by curious gazes.
Lin Wei stood by the podium, expressionless, eyes calmly sweeping the room, exuding a don’t-mess-with-me aura—the perfect embodiment of an ‘ice queen.’
“Lin Wei, find a seat,” the teacher said, pushing his glasses up.
Her eyes landed on an empty spot by the window in the back row. She strode over decisively and sat down.
The teacher began, “Alright, now that our new student is introduced, let’s talk about last time’s Mooncake exam.”
He picked up a stack of test papers. “Overall performance needs improvement. Especially some students—your fundamentals are too weak!”
Su Nuannuan buried her head in her arms. She already knew what was coming.
Sure enough, the teacher pulled out a paper, frowning with obvious disappointment.
“Su Nuannuan! Look at this! Bottom of the class again! Such simple questions.”
The teacher shook the awful-scoring paper like he was frustrated beyond words. His eyes inadvertently glanced toward the striking new student sitting in the back corner, seemingly searching for a point of comparison.
That look was loaded.
The entire class’s attention bounced between the two “sisters.”
One was the well-known Su Nuannuan—delicate and pretty but always bottom of the class.
The other was the newcomer Lin Wei—dominating the room with a powerful aura, intelligence clearly overwhelming everyone else.
The contrast was brutal.
Su Nuannuan’s face flushed scarlet. She wished she could sink through the floor—this was humiliating beyond words.
Surely, everyone thought she was the black sheep of the Su Family, a good-for-nothing squandering their inheritance…