Over the past year and a half, Qin Yuanyuan had often seen all kinds of girls by her sister’s side—most were gentle and pretty, and would buy her delicious food. But for some reason, even though these people seemed great in her eyes, her sister kept changing them.
And now she had ended up with this person she hated the most. Qin Yuanyuan thought her sister would get rid of her quickly, but it had already been so long...
This bad woman must have some kind of mind-bending ability to trick her sister like this.
Yes, that had to be it!
“I think Xiaoyun’s parents must be kind people. I just don’t know where she lives.” Qin Xue didn’t care whether her little sister responded or not—she just kept talking to herself.
Thinking about how cute Su Yun looked when she got shy, her heart felt strange in a way she couldn’t describe.
It was clearly supposed to be a fun and happy thing, yet inside, Qin Xue felt heavy, like something was being kept hidden.
She didn’t understand.
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At 3 p.m., Su Yun put in her black colored contact lenses and moved quickly through the crowded streets.
To avoid certain complications, she even had her parents get off at the stop before the school gate.
Because this road went in the opposite direction of the one to school, the people she passed weren’t all students anymore—there were a lot of ordinary folks from society.
People in society weren’t used to seeing such a distinctive schoolgirl—full head of white hair—and from time to time, someone would cast a curious glance her way.
Some admired her. Others disapproved.
Soon, Su Yun spotted her parents standing under the bus stop sign not far away. They were still chatting about something. Her mother was bold and loud as usual, her voice carrying across the space.
“Mm…” She swallowed hard and mustered up the courage to slowly walk toward them.
On her phone, Su Yun had told her parents that a white-haired girl would come pick them up—she had jokingly said it was her “girlfriend.”
“Uncle, Auntie, I’m here.” Su Yun stepped up in front of them.
“Our darling has a girlfriend now? And we didn’t even know. Hehe.” Wang Haiyan (the mother) was still laughing, completely unaware that Su Yun was already standing there.
“White hair... Ah, so you’re Su Yun’s friend?” Su Fulin (the father) saw a delicate-looking young girl and spoke gently, as if afraid of startling her.
“Mm, I’m Su Yun’s friend.” Su Yun felt her body stiffen up.
“Ah, you really are? And you’re quite pretty too.” Wang Haiyan looked up and down at this slim girl, then excitedly slapped her husband on the shoulder.
“See? Isn’t she way better looking than that old factory supervisor’s daughter? And she’s always bragging.”
“Hey, Su Yun’s a kind kid. We’ll treat you well too. From now on, we’re family!” Wang Haiyan was clearly way more excited than her husband, and said all this loudly right there in the crowded bus station.
Su Yun held her mother’s hand—it felt familiar yet foreign.
She didn’t dare speak.
In the end, it was her father who got her mother to settle down a bit. On the way home, their conversation finally grew quieter.
But even her usually composed father couldn’t help but talk a lot to her during the walk.
Before long, they reached home.
The moment Su Yun stepped inside, she felt her body tremble uncontrollably. But the next second, she thought of the girl who had been taken away in the ambulance—and calmed down again.
Her parents quickly went into the room, but they soon realized something:
Their child wasn’t in the room.
“Su Yun went out to buy something?” Su Fulin turned to the white-haired girl, but noticed the flicker of evasion in her eyes.
He immediately sensed something was off.
“This apartment must be expensive, huh? But don’t worry, if you two live here, I’ll cover the rent. Just work hard, that’s all.”
Mother was still caught up in the joy of her son finding a girlfriend, smiling ear to ear as she wandered all over the place.
“Uh…” Su Yun looked up, only to realize her father was staring at her.
Su Fulin noticed the girl hadn’t answered his question, and his alertness sharpened.
“Where did Su Yun go? Don’t be shy, just tell me.”
Su Yun hesitated for a while, then started to speak—
“I…”
Riiiing~ But the next second, Su Fulin dialed his son’s phone, and the pleasant ringtone chimed right from Su Yun’s pocket.
“…”
“Dad, I’m Su Yun.” Su Yun mustered her courage and looked up to face her father.
Thunk.
The phone slipped from Su Fulin’s hand and hit the ground.
He couldn’t believe it. His son—so big and tall—how could he have suddenly become this fragile-looking girl?
Su Fulin was convinced his son had been tricked by this girl—just like the stories in the news—where they’d use a girl as bait, and once in the room, a few men would jump out, pin him down, harvest his organs, and then kill him.
“Tell me, where is Su Yun?” Su Fulin’s voice was deep and frightening, his mouth trembling as he breathed.
He clenched his fists tightly and stared at the girl in front of him, who looked completely unfazed. That made his heart sink even deeper into despair.
This despair—was far worse than death itself. He would rather die than let anything happen to his child.
The next second, Su Fulin swung a heavy punch. Even though he was old now, as a man and head of the household, he had to avenge his son.
“Wait—Dad, calm down! It’s really me, let me explain!” Su Yun started dodging her father’s attacks around the living room.
But her father was old after all. Each swing made him stumble, his body swaying unsteadily. Su Yun felt a sharp pain in her heart watching him struggle.
She reached out and grabbed his hand, stopping him.
“I think it’s strange too, but really—I just woke up one day and became like this. You can ask me anything, Dad…”
“...” Su Fulin’s eyes went wide. He couldn’t believe his full-strength punch had been so easily caught by such a frail-looking girl.
He didn’t back down—he simply shifted his gaze toward the bedroom. The kid’s mother had just gone in and hadn’t noticed anything yet.
“Hey, what are you two doing? What’s going on? Old man, what are you doing!” As soon as the mother came out, the first thing she did was push Su Fulin aside.
“Um, actually I’m not Su Yun’s girlfriend—I am Su Yun, Mom…”
“What are you saying? Little girl, don’t talk nonsense.”
Su Fulin grabbed his confused wife and whispered in her ear, quietly enough that she had no choice but to believe him.
“...” Very quickly, the mother froze in place.
Su Yun had seen this look before—back when Dad was moving boxes and his back got crushed by heavy cargo, landing him in the hospital.
That middle-aged woman, who was usually non-stop with her chatter, had just stood there quietly at the time—not saying a word, silently wiping the corners of her reddened eyes.
“Waaah, give me back my Su Yun!” Her mother’s voice cracked with sobs as she pushed against Su Yun’s chest.
Su Yun didn’t resist and just let herself be pushed back onto the couch.
“My baby…”
Her mother knelt in front of her and just kept talking to herself.
……
No one knew how much time passed before the parents were finally willing to listen to Su Yun speak. Only then did the explanation begin.
As for her mother, she just sat there crying—so it was the father who spoke with Su Yun.
“What was Su Yun’s childhood nickname?” Su Fulin didn’t ask any more questions. He just asked this one directly.
“Su Xiaoyun.” Su Yun didn’t hesitate at all and answered clearly.
Back before elementary school, her name was indeed Su Xiaoyun. But when Grandpa went to register it, he made a mistake and left out the “Xiao,” so it became Su Yun.
After that, no matter how many questions Su Fulin asked, Su Yun answered them all.
Once her father started to believe she really was Su Yun, she told him everything that had happened.
“How could this happen…” Su Fulin rested both hands on his knees, face heavy with worry.
“Should we go to a hospital and get checked? I brought the bank card—we’ll go to the best hospital.”
“That’s no good…”
If they found her body temperature or something was off, wouldn’t she be exposed?
Su Yun fell silent.