1 Chapter 1: Abandoned by the world

That night, heavy rain poured down. Apart from a few hurried pedestrians on the road, only the sound of the rain could be heard.

There was a figure who looked weak and petite, like the rain itself could take her down, but she ran wildly through it as if her life depended on it. It seemed that there was no end to the road.

Her running finally stopped because she bumped into someone!

That someone was very tall. He was wearing a light blue shirt and a black suit. He held an ink-colored umbrella in his hand. Because of the girl's collision, his shirt was wet, showing his powerful but well-proportioned figure.

"You, little girl! What happened? Did someone die at home?" A driver walked out of the convenience store and happened to see this scene.

No one died at home, but she was more miserable than a dead person. Liang Yunsheng pursed her lips and said in an almost inaudible voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

"You didn't mean it! If you did, it would be worse. Do you know who you hit? Do you know that you might not be able to pay for this shirt even if you worked for ten years?" The man stepped forward and poked her shoulder.

Perhaps it was the weakness in her heart that made her more vulnerable, but Liang Yunsheng was only pushed lightly and she still fell to the ground. At that moment, all the grievances and uneasiness surged into her heart. Her shoulders trembled and her eyes turned red.

Fortunately, there was the cover of the rainstorm, so her crying would not look so shameful!

Just two hours ago, Liang Yunsheng had found out that her surname was actually Liang. Her parents were not her biological parents. Sixteen years ago, she was carried out of the hospital by the wrong person!

The embarrassing thing was that her biological parents' careers were developing rapidly, and they had become famous families. Her adoptive parents were nothing more than ordinary workers, and her adoptive father had even become disabled due to work-related injuries.

Liang Yunsheng never expected that her adoptive parents would actually bring her to the Liang family to ask for their biological child back!

Yes, everyone knew that Su Yiyi, raised by the Liang family, was beautiful and generous. She had studied art since she was young, and had attended an American university at sixteen. She had been raised into an arrogant peacock—beautiful and adored by all.

And Liang Yunsheng was just an ugly little sparrow!

She had seen the true eyes of both her adoptive and biological parents clearly.

No one wanted her. Everyone wanted Su Yiyi!

Her mind was a mess. All she wanted was to be alone. In a fit of anger that surged through her veins, she made to stand again, but was too weak under the rain.

A slender hand reached out in front of her.

Liang Yunsheng was stunned. She reached for the hand, allowing it to pull her to her feet. Her entire body was shrouded under the dark umbrella.

The hand was warm and reassuring. However, she did not dare to look up at the man's face. His body emitted a feeling of nothing but oppression. It was the aura of a tyrant.

Liang Yunsheng took a peek at his face. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. As handsome as he was, he was cold, expressionless. She did not dare to continue staring at him.

"Get in the car and I'll send you home," the man said, in a deep and magnetic voice, as he handed the hot cocoa in the driver's hand to her.

It was an order that could not be questioned.

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What could the sixteen-year-old Liang Yunsheng do? Nothing. She could only return to the sad and desperate place she called home after being drenched in the rain.

Her adoptive parents had long abandoned her, but Liang Yunsheng was still staying at the Liang family home. After tossing and turning all night, her parents had seemingly made a decision as to whether she should stay or go.

Liang Yunsheng was sat in this home, now completely unfamiliar to her on a sofa she no longer recognised. Besides her were the people she once thought to be her parents.

"Yunsheng, your mother and I have thought over this matter... your matter for a long time now," Father Liang said.

Trouble plagued Mother Liang's face, completely sealing her mouth. Even Father Liang was forcing himself to speak, every word coming out heavy, painful.

"Half a year ago, we realized that we had taken the wrong child from the hospital, that we took you and not Yiyi. We were afraid that you would be upset... so we agreed to hide it. The Liang family wanted money, so they sent you here. You probably don't know that our family, the Yin family, once had favor with an aristocratic family, currently in the limelight..."

"Just cut to the end! " Liang Yunsheng interrupted. She head pounded and she couldn't physically listen to the entirety of Liang Yaosheng's story.

"The Liang and Yin families had a marriage contract. A few days ago, the Yin family sent someone to discuss this matter. But since Yiyi studied, her ideologies are very modern. We thought this marriage contract would be a difficult thing for her to accept, and we did not know how to bring it up."

"And now that you're back, I think this must be God's arrangement. This way, you can consider yourself married and not have a new family. Won't this make everyone be happy?"

Liang Yunsheng's eyes widened. She just couldn't believe a single word that dripped from her father's mouth. This was a man who was supposed to protect her; they were supposed to be bound by blood. And he was willing to do this to her?