Chapter 001: The Tragic Car Accident

"Xi Yun, for the sake of the family, you will marry the second son of Prime Minister Yan! The Bo Mansion has raised you for over ten years, and it's time for you to repay them..." In the dimly lit room, the scent of incense filled the air. A stern-looking old woman, dressed in dazzling attire, fixed her sharp gaze on a young girl kneeling on the cold floor a few steps away, trembling.

"Grandmother, the second son of Prime Minister Yan is a fool..." the girl on the floor sobbed.

The old woman impatiently retorted, "So what if he's a fool? He is still Prime Minister Yan's legitimate son! He is more than suitable for someone like you, who has ruined her reputation!"

At these words, the girl on the floor shrank back, her cries becoming almost inaudible, but her aura of sorrow only intensified. However, the old woman at the head of the room, far from showing any pity, seemed even more disgusted.

After speaking for a while, the old woman felt tired. She waved her hand and said, "You may leave. This matter is settled." Without waiting for the girl to respond, she leaned on the arm of the waiting maid and turned to leave for the inner chamber.

The girl on the floor slowly lifted her head, revealing a face as delicate as a hibiscus flower, but filled with an expression of despair...

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Sun Qian closed the book in her hand and thought to herself, "Vicious in mind and beautiful in appearance, what kind of woman is she? Being forced to marry a fool, she must be miserable, right? But she deserves it! She has done so many wicked things, so this ending is just retribution!"

After venting her dissatisfaction with the supporting female character in the book, Sun Qian put on her headphones and was about to cross the street when, at that moment, a runaway car came hurtling towards her...

When she woke up, Sun Qian felt a quietness around her and guessed that she was at home, as the hospital wouldn't be so quiet. As she moved, she felt intense pain all over her body, but when she touched herself, she found no injuries. It was strange. How could she have been hit by a car and yet be unscathed? She had passed out when the car hit her, so how did she end up back at home? But she guessed it must have been a kind passerby who brought her home. She was glad she wasn't taken to the hospital; she really disliked that place.

As she was about to turn over and go back to sleep, she heard a creak as someone pushed open the door and walked in.

She always locked her bedroom door when she slept, so who could have silently opened it? Moreover, she had been the only one in the house last night, as her parents had gone on a trip during the National Day holiday, leaving her alone at home. What was going on? Had a thief broken in?

Thinking this, Sun Qian's hair stood on end, and she huddled under the covers, not daring to move. She sensed that the person had reached her bedside.

"Miss?" A soft, timid voice sounded in her ear.

What on earth was going on? A female thief? Sun Qian cautiously peeked out from under the covers and was startled to see a maid with double buns and wearing a light green ruqun, holding a yellow copper basin with half a basin of water sloshing violently inside. Clearly, she had been startled by Sun Qian's sudden movement.