Chapter 1 Shattered Her Dream

• When Lu Mianxin received the acceptance letter from the university, she was so excited that tears were about to fall.
• After three years of hard studying, she finally got into her dream university, Fudan University.
• Before she had the chance to share her joy with others, someone suddenly snatched the acceptance letter from her hand.
• She couldn't believe her eyes as she watched her mother, Jiang Yun, tear her university acceptance letter into pieces.
• She shouted, "Mom, what are you doing? That's my university acceptance letter. I got into Fudan University. You should know how much it means to me. How could you tear it apart?"
• Jiang Yun coldly snorted, her face devoid of the motherly love one would expect. "You still want to go to college? With such a big change happening in our family, do you still have the mood to study in college?"
• Lu Mianxin looked at the shattered pieces on the ground, still able to make out the four words "Fudan University." She felt as if it wasn't just the paper that was torn apart, but also her dream and her life.
• Her hands, hanging by her sides, slowly clenched into fists, her nails digging into her flesh, but she couldn't feel any pain.
• "I've studied for so many years just for this day. How could you tear it apart..."
• Seeing that her gaze was still fixed on the pile of torn paper on the ground, Jiang Yun suddenly stepped on the four words "Fudan University," completely crushing her dream.
• "Stop dreaming. Your brother is in trouble, and you can't escape from it. Let me tell you, you'll have to repay the family's debts for the rest of your life. Stop dreaming!"
• After hearing Jiang Yun's words, Lu Mianxin almost fainted. She couldn't understand why her own mother would treat her like this. "It's my brother's mistake, why should I be the one to repay it?"
• "We only have one precious son in our family, and you're just a girl. Besides, you're going to get married in the future anyway. We've raised you until you're eighteen, which is already considered fulfilling our duty. Now it's time for you to repay."
• Lu Mianxin felt her head buzzing. "I don't want to... I'm also your daughter, how can you treat me like this? What did I do wrong?"
• Jiang Yun looked at Lu Mianxin with an icy gaze. "What did you do wrong? Your biggest mistake is being a girl."
• "Just because I'm a girl, I have to bear the consequences of someone else's mistakes?"
• This sentence directly angered Jiang Yun, and she immediately shouted, "What do you mean by 'someone else'? That's your own brother. Sacrificing you in exchange for the peace of the whole family is worth it. Tie this brat up for me!"
• Several people suddenly rushed in from the door, holding ropes in their hands.
• Lu Mianxin was frightened and kept retreating, but the room was so small, where could she go?
• Soon she was tied up tightly.
• She desperately tried to break free, not knowing what they wanted to do, but she instinctively wanted to escape, shouting for help, hoping someone would pass by and rescue her.
• "Let me go, help me... Help..."
• As she struggled, one of them approached with a syringe and injected a sedative into her arm.
• Soon her voice became weaker and weaker, and she finally fell unconscious.
• Jiang Yun coldly watched the unconscious Lu Mianxin and ordered the others, "Take her to the Imperial Entertainment Club!"
• When Lu Mianxin woke up, she felt intense pain all over her body. She tried to move, but found herself tied up and unable to move.
• Slowly lifting her eyelids, her vision was a bit blurry.
• She was lying on the cold marble floor.
• The room was dimly lit, large in size, and everything around her was unfamiliar.
• Where was she now? Could this be a dream?
• It wasn't until a cold and eerie male voice entered her ears that she fully woke up.
• "Awake?"