Zhao Li felt naturally unbalanced in her heart.

This imbalance, over time, twisted into a kind of resentment towards her family.

Not only her father and brothers, even her married sister Zhao Ching became an object of her resentment.

Zhao Li originally thought her life was already quite perfect.

What did it matter if she had once been a mistress looked down upon by others? In the end, didn’t she defeat all those who laughed at her and successfully marry into a wealthy family?

But whenever she saw her sister Zhao Ching, Zhao Li felt extremely uneasy.

The Chang Family’s background was no less than the Deng Family’s, but Chang Yu’s father, Chang Qicheng, was so much younger and more handsome than her own husband Deng Yuanlin.

Moreover, their love was genuine, and the Chang Family was very fond of Zhao Ching as their daughter-in-law.

Zhao Li considered herself no less beautiful or capable than her sister Zhao Ching, but what took her countless efforts, hardships, and disdains to achieve, Zhao Ching obtained effortlessly.

She was really not at peace.

Deng Huijun, having observed her mother’s attitude since childhood, naturally felt no goodwill towards her maternal family.

Similarly, she had a deep dislike for her aunt, who was Mrs. Chang.

She was six years older than Chang Yu, and after graduating with a master’s degree, chose to teach at University A.

It was by coincidence that Deng Huijun learned that her cousin, born to her aunt, was also admitted to University A.

She went back and told her mother, Zhao Li, about this.

Zhao Li was aware of Chang Yu.

In her family, there were three siblings: her elder brother, herself, and her younger sister Zhao Ching.

She heard that the daughter Zhao Ching gave birth to was very much doted upon, both in Zhao Family and cherished by her grandparents.

But her own daughter, Deng Huijun, had grown up never even setting foot in her grandmother’s house! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Zhao Li felt very unwilling.

She discussed with her daughter Deng Huijun for a long time, and Deng Huijun came up with a plan.

"Mom, didn’t you say the maternal family is falsely noble, rigid, and inflexible? Imagine if my sweet and adorable cousin turned into a rebellious street punk, entangled with married men, would they still recognize this granddaughter?"

...

From that day on, Deng Huijun began to deliberately get close to Chang Yu.

In her view, a twenty-year-old girl like Chang Yu would be most easily attracted by the flashy outside world.

Chang Yu didn’t know this cousin. Through Deng Huijun’s orchestrated "coincidences," the two quickly became familiar with each other.

Slowly, Deng Huijun started to inadvertently take Chang Yu to bars a few times, and even introduced her to several handsome men.

She even understood the allure of mature and successful men to young girls: their knowledge and experiences were incomparable to those immature boys in school.

But Chang Yu wasn’t as easily manipulated as she imagined.

She seemed to sense something and began to gradually stop contacting Deng Huijun.

Deng Huijun was furious, calling Chang Yu sly and cunning.

After thinking it over, she decided to go all the way. One day, under the pretense of having a serious talk, she invited Chang Yu to a teahouse.

Chang Yu considered for a long time and, seeing that the teahouse was indeed a legitimate place, agreed to Deng Huijun’s invitation.

But she never imagined that Deng Huijun would dare to drug her in public.

In the small private room separated by frosted glass, Gu Shengyin drank just a sip of tea.

She passed out.

Deng Huijun used the excuse of her chronic dizziness acting up to take her away and deliver her to someone she had bribed.

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The seventh update.

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