Chapter 1: Cannon Fodder Bullied to the Point of Mute
The afterglow of the setting sun bathed the Ling family villa in a warm golden hue.
As Ling Wei opened the door, carrying the incubator containing her only experimental seedling, a figure rushed to greet her.
"Vivi's back!"
Ling's mother had exquisite makeup, but it couldn't hide the fine lines at the corners of her eyes and the instant relaxation in her expression. She naturally took the suitcase from her daughter's hand.
"Are you tired? Are you hungry? Mom made you some sweet and sour pork ribs, and it's been kept warm."
Ling Wei smiled and shook her head.
"Why does your face look a little pale?" Another tall figure rushed in from the living room; it was the older brother, Ling Yang.
He was dressed in plain clothes, but his posture was upright, and he looked Ling Wei up and down with the sharp eyes of a police officer.
Ling's father, who was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, immediately put down the newspaper and stood up when he heard the news and his face turned pale.
He walked over in a few steps, his brow furrowed: "Weiwei, are you not feeling well? Why don't you take tomorrow off and rest at home? Graduation isn't urgent, your health is the most important thing..."
The three surrounded Ling Wei, their concern almost overflowing.
This overprotection has never stopped since the incident eight years ago.
Ling Wei quickly gestured: "[It's really nothing, the experiment went smoothly, and my supervisor was very helpful.]"
She specifically emphasized, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Seeing her family's tense expressions relax slightly because of her words, she felt a pang of sadness.
This feeling of wanting to keep a close eye on her every moment, this appearance that makes her look ten years older than her peers even though she's not yet fifty...
Eight years have passed, and the family seems to have returned to peace, but in reality, everyone is on edge, trapped in the nightmare that almost destroyed them, and has never truly escaped it.
And she was at the heart of that nightmare.
Eight years ago, Ling Wei was still a wisp of spirit when the system brought her to her side in a parallel world.
At that time, she was lying in the ICU, almost on the verge of death, and her parents' hair turned white overnight.
The culprit who drove her to the brink of despair—Xu Ziqi, the little princess of the Xu family in Beijing's elite circle—was sent to study in her hometown city because of her trouble-making.
It was because the person she had been infatuated with since childhood happened to visit the school when Ling Wei and her colleagues were working at the city branch, and made a casual comment about Ling Wei speaking on stage.
It became the spark that ignited Xu Ziqi's twisted possessiveness and malice.
Ling Wei's private high school has the best college entrance rate in the city, but even the best education cannot correct people's hearts.
There are plenty of self-serving people who fawn over the powerful and belittle the weak. The Xu family is a wealthy and influential family in the Beijing circle. Even a small amount of money can help a family jump a social class. So Xu Ziqi only needs a hint, and plenty of people will help her solve her problems.
Even more viciously, she threatened her brother's future and her parents' careers, forcing her to remain silent and not dare to report it.
Back then, her older brother Ling Yang was a rebellious young man with blond hair. When Yuan Ling Wei wanted to transfer schools to escape, she was cornered in the bathroom, and Ling Yang warned her by grinding her fingers with the tip of her shoe: "Your friends in the underworld will take care of your brother and let him get some 'exciting stuff'."
The original owner endured and retreated, but in the end, even his attempt to transfer schools and escape was blocked.
In desperation, she wanted to use the most tragic method possible, to exchange her life for justice when the inspection team arrived.
And what was the result?
The head of the inspection team happened to be absent.
The medical record happened to be modified.
The witnesses happened to collectively suffer from amnesia.
The surveillance cameras happened to be malfunctioning during the fall.
The Xu family casually put forward a scapegoat, and then quickly brought the real devil—Xu Ziqi—back to Beijing for protection.
Before we knew it, it was time.
Back in her quiet room, Ling Wei carefully placed the incubator on the table, gazing intently at the seedling inside that represented her hope for graduation.
[Tsk, one of them died yesterday because the door slammed a little too loudly. Honey, you have to be strong.] She silently prayed to herself.
"No way! My ancestors! You still have the mind to worry about your seedling?!"
A voice that only she could hear suddenly exploded in her mind, filled with a sense of madness.
Eight years! A full eight years!
Who was it that opened their eyes and told me, 'The show is just beginning'? Where did that queen-like aura that threatened to make all their enemies explode on the spot?!
"I was so excited I almost played 'Conquer' for you right there! And what happened?"
Eight years have passed! You finished your undergraduate degree, then your master's, then your doctorate, and now you're stuck in a lab farming!
Where's the show? Where's the show?! Your old nemesis, Xu Ziqi, has become a 'national little sister' in the entertainment industry!
Ling Wei frowned slightly, startled by the roar in her mind. She carefully checked the seedling to make sure it was alright before slowly responding in her mind: "Shh, Xiao Ai, you're disturbing my seedling."
"I'm not Xiao Ai! I'm the Messenger of Heaven! And I'm inside your head! You can't bother it!"
Light cluster—system—air duct:
"Don't change the subject! Have you forgotten our mission?"
Set things right! Reclaim your destiny!
Are you planning to... win Xu Ziqi over with love, or overfeed her with your newly cultivated superior offspring?
Ling Wei walked to the window, looking at the quiet night outside, her eyes gradually becoming deep.
Forget? How could that be?
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Because the first world is a bit controversial, if you can't accept it, please start with the second world (the second world currently has zero negative reviews). The female lead's personality changes a bit in each world, as does her way of treating the male lead. I hope you enjoy watching it!
Please don't give me another bad review because of the content I'm warning about (frantically kowtowing) (kowtowing until he bled and being carried away) (crawled back and continued kowtowing) (was grabbed by the legs and dragged away)
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