Chapter 3

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After they left, Ming Dai had her own things to do.

She held her head high again and walked through the long corridor into the main hall of the villa where the charity banquet was held.

From the moment she appeared, countless gazes fell on her.

They were stunned at first, but after recognizing her identity, more emotions surged.

Mockery, sarcasm, disdain, curiosity…

“That looks like Ming Dai? She has the audacity to come here?”

“Why wouldn’t she? She’s the daughter of the Gu family!”

“The daughter of the Gu family who was found at the age of 25. Hehe.”

“Chairman Gu and his wife must be helpless too. After all, she’s been at the bottom for too long. Her character has already been determined and can’t be fixed.”

“That’s right. Look at how well Gu Lingsi was raised. The twins are like heaven and earth.”

“I heard that she tried to snatch her sister’s fiancé because of jealousy! Shameless!”

“This is nothing. She can even attack an innocent little boy. She most likely has an antisocial personality disorder and a twisted mind!”

“…”

Those whispers drifted into Ming Dai’s ears, causing her to lose focus for a moment.

Gu Lingsi was Ming Dai’s twin sister in name. In reality, the two of them were not related by blood.

Twenty-eight years ago, Ming Dai and Gu Lingsi, who had just been born in the hospital, were accidentally swapped.

Hence, Ming Dai, who was supposed to be the daughter of the Gu family, fell from the clouds into the mud and lived in a village in the city where sewage flowed. Gu Lingsi, a girl at the bottom of the social ladder, jumped into a wealthy family and grew up pampered.

The careless person was Ming Dai’s biological mother, Gu Lingsi’s adoptive mother, and the wife of the Gu family, Wei Yin. She could not blame anyone else.

The two children were innocent, and the Gu family could not bear to let Gu Lingsi go back to her biological parents.

After some discussions, the entire family decided to announce to the public that they were twins. Their younger sister, Ming Dai, had gone missing when she was young and was only found by the Gu family when she was 25 years old.

And Gu Lingsi was the person she was looking for tonight.

…

“Who told you to come!”

A loud shout snapped her out of her thoughts.

Immediately after, someone grabbed Ming Dai’s wrist and pulled her to a secluded place.

The stumbling Ming Dai could barely recognize the other party.

Wasn’t that her brother-in-law, Ning Shu, whom she had “stolen” from her sister?

Ming Dai felt dizzy all the way. When she finally regained her balance, she was pushed against the wall again.

The back of her head hit the wall so hard that she saw stars. There was even a brief explosion in her ears.

Then, the pain spread to the back of her head. Coupled with the fatigue of her body, which had not rested for a long time, a wave of nausea surged from her empty stomach.

Ming Dai covered her mouth and her face instantly turned pale. She subconsciously held onto something to stabilize her balance and grabbed the person’s forearm…

Slap!

Her hand was slapped away mercilessly!

Ming Dai looked up in a daze. There were still tears from the pain at the corners of her eyes. She looked like a delicate flower looking at the water, weak and pitiful.

It was a pity that Ning Shu, who was standing in front of her, did not have any pity for the fairer sex. He even mocked Ming Dai coldly.

“Still acting?”

His tone was cold, and his face was as cold as his voice.

Ning Shu was born handsome. Because he had a quarter of the English bloodline, his facial features were deeper than others. He was as three-dimensional and perfect as if he had been carved by a knife.

However, he was too cold. He was like ten thousand years of snow on a tall mountain that had not melted for years. When he faced Ming Dai, he was not gentle at all.

Ming Dai, who had finally recovered, was not in a good mood after being looked at like trash.

She frowned slightly and her tone hardened. “What do you want?”

Ning Shu snorted. “Shouldn’t I be asking you this? Who allowed you to come?”

Ming Dai pursed her lips stubbornly. “This is my freedom!”

“Freedom? I’ve canceled your invitation.”

Ming Dai came to a realization when she saw Ning Shu’s mocking gaze.

“So it was you…”

How could she have forgotten that the Ning Corporation was behind this charity banquet!

“You canceled it without informing me. Do you want to see me make a fool of myself?” Ming Dai clenched her fists.

“You’re the one who doesn’t know your place.” Ning Shu looked down at her condescendingly. “I thought that after your scheme was exposed, you would have the tiniest bit of shame and wouldn’t come to me again and again. It seems like you don’t.”

Ming Dai’s eyes widened slightly and there was a hint of confusion in her amber-like eyes.

“My scheme was exposed? What are you talking about? I wanted to ask before, what did you mean by lying…”

Before she could finish speaking, the frost covering Ning Shu’s body shattered inch by inch, and intense anger erupted from within.

He sent a punch flying, brushing past her hair and hitting the wall!

Ning Shu’s eyes were red as he gritted his teeth and said,

“Playing dumb with me again? Ming Dai, if you were to put this disgustingly hypocritical acting skills into your work, you would have long entered the Oscars! Do you still think that I’m an idiot who was fooled by you? Were you very pleased when you saw me foolishly circling around you back then? You’re just a promiscuous woman, and I’m just your prey! Have you ever thought that you would fail at the hands of your prey one day?”

The confusion in Ming Dai’s eyes deepened.

She and Ning Shu had been dating since last year. He was the one who took the initiative to pursue her.

Ning Shu was the famous CEO of Ning Corporation, a big shot in the business world.

He had always been cold and heartless to others, but after getting to know Ming Dai, he did not put on any airs.

Once, Ming Dai asked Ning Shu why he was so good to her.

He said, ‘I owe you.’

Ming Dai did not understand and chased after him to ask.

Ning Shu smiled and shook his head, avoiding the topic.

After they got together, he doted on Ming Dai even more and practically took care of her from food, clothing, accommodation, to work.

Ning Shu would go through everything with Ming Dai. He would remember that she was on her period and would instruct the helper to make bird’s nest soup. He would also give her priceless jewelry and luxurious clothes when she was competing with other female celebrities on the red carpet…

Ning Shu pampered Ming Dai like a real princess. Ming Dai almost thought that this was love.

Unfortunately, nothing was perfect.

In Ming Dai’s opinion, on an ordinary day, Ning Shu did not return at night.

Ming Dai thought that he was too busy socializing and fell asleep peacefully. However, halfway through her sleep, she was dragged out of bed by him.

Ning Shu grabbed Ming Dai’s neck and questioned her angrily if she had lied to him. Ming Dai, who was half-asleep, had no idea what had happened. She could only watch as he got someone to throw all her things out of the villa…

On that rainy night, Ming Dai, who was standing in a pile of messy clothes, looked like a homeless stray cat with wet fur.

This was not the end.

Before Ming Dai could clarify with Ning Shu the reason, she heard the news that Ning Corporation had announced in a high-profile manner that the heir would get married with the Gu family.

At first, Ming Dai thought that Ning Shu was throwing a tantrum and took the initiative to ask for peace, but she was ruthlessly humiliated by him.

“Marry me? Ming Dai, look in the mirror and see if you’re worthy.”

Ming Dai was enlightened.

It turned out that the love she thought was just a game that this man had started.

His princess could be Ming Dai, Gu Lingsi, or anyone else.