In a secluded dwelling, a woman's sobs continued intermittently, yet she stubbornly reapplied the face powder that had been soaked with tears, and then tried her best to smile at herself in the mirror.
It's very quiet here.
You could hear people breathing clearly, as well as a woman's sobs as she tried to hold back her tears.
Footsteps suddenly sounded behind her. The woman put down what she was holding, turned around, and saw a refined-looking man walking towards her.
The man reached out and wiped away the smudged makeup from her face, his voice gentle yet cold: "Look at you, what's the use of crying? Nobody's watching here..."
He ran his fingers across his pampered face, and the skin on his face seemed to immediately turn red because of the rough calluses on his hands.
"If you're going to cry, then cry in a meaningful way. Didn't I teach you that?"
Qin Wanyin bit her lower lip and looked up at him: "But now I'm even abandoning the name I used to have..."
The man shrugged and said nonchalantly, "It's just a name, does it matter?"
He leaned forward, but Qin Wanyin was only a sheet of paper away from him: "Or do you want to trade your life for this name?"
Qin Wanyin's body stiffened for a moment, and she subconsciously shook her head.
The man stepped back and chuckled softly, "That's more like it. Girls should be obedient and well-behaved..."
Originally, it didn't matter whether Qin Wanyin's identity was hidden or not. Even if the matter of Fangjia Village was discovered, it wouldn't implicate her. After all, she had never grown up in Fangjia Village. All she needed to do was issue a statement severing ties.
However, Shi Lingheng and his group managed to find the letters between Qin Wanyin and her sister Qin Wanting.
This caused the man a lot of trouble, and he finally found a scapegoat to save Qin Wanyin by changing her name and identity.
"Does Qu Chaowu not know who you are? He's been investigating you lately. Don't worry, I'll arrange a better identity for you to get close to him, darling. I believe you'll do a good job, right?"
The man pinched the woman's chin, and Qin Wanyin raised her head, forcing a smile, and nodded.
Seemingly pleased with her understanding, the man clapped his hands and said with a smile, "It's alright, you don't need to rush this time. They'll likely suspect you about what happened before, so just play the role I've assigned you."
"From this day forward, your name will be Wenyi Han. You are the niece of Qu Chaowu's deceased wife. Do you remember?"
"Yes, my name is Wenyi Han..."
After the man left, the former Qin Wanyin, no, now she should be called Wenyi Han, instantly slumped against the table. While countless people were still struggling to survive and working hard for their hungry stomachs, she could always enjoy whatever she wanted to eat.
Despite the seemingly pampered life, Wenyi Han knew very well that she was just like a canary kept in a gilded cage, like a rootless duckweed, with no one to rely on.
She forced a smile at her reflection in the mirror. Before, she at least had an older sister, but now, even that was gone…
Shi, Ling, Heng...
Some of her sharp nails were digging into her palms, which was the last thing she could rely on.
Her sister may have a thousand faults and ten thousand mistakes, but in the deepest part of her heart, in that corner, as long as her sister is there, she seems to be able to be that carefree girl from the depths of her memory again. But now…
The items on the dressing table were scattered all over the floor...
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