Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

When the handsome and wealthy young master of the Shen family earnestly confessed his love to her, how could Wang Jiajia not be moved? She regarded this pursuit, which was meant to be a joke, as a stroke of fate, and wholeheartedly agreed, carefully beginning this short-lived romance.

For a whole week, she did everything she could to try and please him. She would prepare hot meals for him before class, keep warm water and tissues handy at all times, and put him first in everything. She hovered around Shen Yifan with a mix of inferiority and anxiety, afraid that she might do something wrong to displease him.

On the day the seven-day bet expired, Shen Yifan broke up with Shen Yifan abruptly without offering any explanation.

Wang Jiajia was completely stunned and filled with fear. She thought she had done something wrong to annoy him. With red eyes, she chased after him and grabbed his sleeve, her voice humble and helpless: "Did I do something wrong? I can change. Please don't break up with me, okay?"

But Shen Yifan was only disgusted. He flung her hand away in front of everyone, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt and disgust. His harsh words were clearly heard by all the students watching on the playground.

"You're being far too presumptuous. Who would actually like a fat, ugly, and unfashionable guy like you? I just lost a bet and was playing along for a week. Did you really think the ugly duckling would turn into a swan? Look at yourself, from head to toe, what about you is worthy of me, Shen Yifan?"

There were already quite a few girls on the playground who had a crush on Shen Yifan and had been watching the two of them closely. As soon as these heartless and humiliating words were spoken, all eyes turned to Wang Jiajia. She was enveloped by a dense barrage of mocking, teasing, and pitying gazes.

She froze on the spot, her face drained of color in an instant. All her girlish thoughts and joy were crushed to pieces in front of everyone. Her self-esteem was trampled on repeatedly, and the humiliation and excruciating pain of that day became an insurmountable knot in her heart for many years.

Later, in order to expand their business, the Shen family used business tactics to forcefully squeeze the Wang family's small company, cutting off channels, intercepting customers, and maliciously lowering prices. The Wang family, which was already weak, was powerless to resist and quickly collapsed due to debt.

After her parents both suffered from depression and committed suicide, her family fell into complete ruin. In Wang Jiajia's eyes, all the troubles stemmed from that public humiliation and the Shen family's unscrupulous business suppression.

It was for this reason that she went abroad to work and earn a living while saving money for plastic surgery and transformation. She shed her bloated figure, changed her former unfashionable appearance, studied professional business, and honed her calm and meticulous mindset. She returned to the country with a brand new identity, "Amy," and carefully infiltrated Shen Yifan's side.

Recalling his youthful arrogance and meanness, Shen Yifan looked at the woman before him with cold eyes and unyielding hatred, and for a moment he was speechless. He felt embarrassed, guilty and extremely frustrated.

"Back then, I was young and naive, and I spoke too harshly..." His voice was low. "The Wang family's business decline is just how business competition is. I didn't intentionally target your family back then..."

"Not deliberately targeting us?" Amy (Wang Jiajia) sneered, her eyes chillingly cold. "Relying on the Shen family's capital, you bullied us and cut off all our livelihoods. You think you can just brush it off with a mere 'competition in the business'? Back then, you publicly crushed my self-esteem, and later the Shen family destroyed my home. I'm settling those scores today. Is that too much to ask?"

You'll never understand!

Amy's eyes were red, and the hatred that had been building up for years finally erupted. Her voice was shrill and cold, every word dripping with blood, making people's hearts tremble.

"A casual joke you made back then, a self-righteous game, ruined my entire life!"

"From the moment you publicly humiliated me and dumped me, everyone in the school laughed at me and despised me. Those girls who admired you were jealous that I had been with you, and they targeted and bullied me every day. I was isolated, pointed at, and wantonly ridiculed. I spent half my youth living in the spittle and humiliation of others!"

"You rich kids, born with silver spoons in your mouths, are so arrogant and carefree, toying with other people's true feelings. You have no idea how hard it is for children from ordinary families to live!"

"Your youthful arrogance ruined my self-esteem and my future. Later, the Shen family's commercial dominance completely destroyed my family and everything I had! I've suffered every step of the way, every step filled with blood and tears, all because of you! Now I've come back to reclaim everything; you deserve what you got!"

She took a deep breath, and the last trace of emotion in her eyes vanished, leaving only utter indifference.

"I've told you everything that needed to be said and explained today. From now on, our grudges are settled. It's best if we never see each other again. Even if we happen to bump into each other, please pretend you're complete strangers."

After saying that, Amy turned to leave.

Shen Yifan was heartbroken and unable to accept this absurd and tragic truth. Instinctively, he reached out to grab her, trying to salvage the situation.

But Amy had long since given up on him, and she forcefully flung his arm away.

Caught off guard, Shen Yifan lost his balance and staggered back two steps, ending up in the middle of the busy road!

The next second, a private car sped towards them. The driver was shocked to see someone suddenly run into the road and slammed on the brakes and jerked the steering wheel to avoid them.

However, the vehicle's inertia was extremely high, and a heavy truck was speeding past on the side, leaving no room to avoid it.

In a split second, the driver had no choice but to grit his teeth and make a decision.

"Bang--!"

A dull thud suddenly rang out.

The private car barely slowed down, but still crashed hard into Shen Yifan.

The immense impact knocked him to the ground. Fortunately, the driver braked in time, reducing the vehicle's speed and saving his life from immediate and fatal injuries.

Shen Yifan lay on the cold road, his whole body aching, his bones feeling like they were shattered, and he still had a sliver of consciousness left.

He struggled to raise his trembling arm and looked at Amy not far away, his eyes filled with desperate pleading and a will to survive, trying to beg her for help.

Amy simply stood there quietly, glancing indifferently at him lying in a pool of blood.

His eyes held no hatred, no love, no sorrow, no joy, only utter desolation and unfamiliarity.

Without pausing for a moment, she resolutely turned around and strode away without looking back.

The evening breeze stirred up the dust on the ground, scattering all past entanglements.

Cars roared by on the roadside, and voices drifted into the distance.

As Shen Yifan watched the figure disappear completely at the intersection, all regret, resentment, and despair instantly overwhelmed his mind.

Everything went completely black before his eyes, his last shred of consciousness vanished, and he collapsed unconscious on the ground.

Once a prodigy, he lost his love, his career collapsed, and he suffered a terrible misfortune, ending up with a body full of wounds and no one to help him.