The hovercar stopped in front of the Imperial University dormitory building. The police had knocked on the door more than ten times, but Guo Miao didn’t respond.

The leading police officer violently tore down the door of Guo Miao’s house, and Guo Miao was lying lifelessly on the sofa in the living room. The room was filled with the smell of charcoal.

The pride of the Empire had chosen to commit suicide in the year 9980.

“Guo Miao, the woman who went from being an orphan to the greatest scientist, chemist, and inventor in our Empire. He chose to end his own life after the completion of his latest research.”

The news broadcaster reported the news with grief.

“She is a hero of our Empire. The drugs she developed became the exports that saved the Empire’s economy. It was she who gave our generation of young people the courage to continue fighting forward from an economic downturn. She is the faith of all of us.

“All citizens of the Empire, let us observe three minutes of silence for the passing of our faith.”

Everyone stopped what they were doing. The soldiers stationed on the planet, the primary school students who were studying via AI, the office workers sitting in the hovercars, and even the criminals working on the old-fashioned sewing machines all lowered their heads and mourned the hero’s departure.

And their hero was watching all of this in the form of a soul.

She looked at the place where she had worked and the orphanage where she had woken up. It had long become a Memorial Hall and was filled with stories of her life.

What they didn’t know was that Guo Miao wasn’t from this world. She was a soul that had transmigrated.

She had lost everything in her previous life, and it was already very fortunate that she got a second chance to live. When she transmigrated and became an orphan of the Empire, she vowed to do everything she can to live on.

The reason why she chose to commit suicide was that she had nobody left in this world.

She had no family, no lover, and no friends. The experiment she cared about the most had finally come to a conclusion, and she no longer had any attachment to this world.

Guo Miao closed her eyes and felt her consciousness dissipating. But at a certain moment, it regathered and traveled back a thousand years ago through the Time Tunnel.

His small hand hovered near her face as if he was trying to check if she was breathing.

The hand seemed to belong to a child who was still sobbing.

“It’s my fault. I asked Sister to climb the tree to pick the jujubes for me. Otherwise, Sister wouldn’t have fallen and fainted. Sister, don’t sleep anymore. Xuxu doesn’t want to eat jujubes anymore.”

‘Xuxu?’

Guo Miao’s consciousness gathered. She opened her eyes and looked at the child in front of her in disbelief.

She saw a small round face, almond-shaped eyes, and a small mole under one eye. Wasn’t this her brother, Guo Min?

Was she back in her previous life?

“Child, you’re awake?” Guo Fu walked over and gave the medicine to Guo Miao.

“Dad brewed the medicine for you. The old Chinese doctor in town said that you’re fine and that you’ve just been frightened. You’ll be fine after drinking the medicine. Hurry up and drink it.”

Guo Fu looked at Guo Miao, his eyes bloodshot.

In her previous life, Guo Miao had fallen from a tree while picking jujubes for her brother and had become unconscious for a day. Guo Fu had stayed by her side all night.

Thinking of the events of her previous life, Guo Miao shed tears.

“Dad, thank you.” This was all she could bring herself to say despite the thousands of words that came to her mind. The joy of being reborn in her previous life and the guilt she felt for her father made her cry.

“What’s there to thank me for? We’re family.” Guo Fu looked at her affectionately.

They were a family.

Guo Miao’s heart skipped a beat. She and Guo Fu were not really related.

She was the daughter of the richest man in Haicheng, the Guo family. Back then, Mrs. Guo, Cheng Yu, had been recuperating at the Dongyang Seaside Resort near Dongyang Village. When she went into labor the position of the fetus was not right, so she was brought to Dongyang County Hospital for surgery. On the same day, Guo Fu’s wife had also given birth in the Dongyang County Hospital.

The hospital facilities were shabby, and the nurses were careless. When the two children were bathing in the hospital, they were accidentally switched.

The current Guo family’s young miss, Guo Lin, was a fake, while she, Guo Miao, was the real young miss.

In her previous life, the Guo family had invested in a genetic testing program and conducted a genetic test on everyone in the family.

Several medical scientists found that Guo Lin’s genes were vastly different from the rest of the family, so they told the Guo family. Only then did they realize that the girl they had raised for so many years was not their biological daughter.

The Guo family mobilized all their forces and finally found Guo Miao in Dongyang.

Guo Miao’s father, Guo Fu, wanted his daughter to live a good life, so he agreed to let her return to the Guo family. He didn’t even take a single cent from the Guo family as compensation.

Just like that, Guo Miao returned to the rich and magnificent Guo family, bringing with her the simple and honest atmosphere of her hometown and her bookworm personality.

The fake daughter, Guo Lin, was different. She had been brought up in the Guo family all these years. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Other than her poor academic results, she was good at everything else. She could be considered the “first daughter” in Haicheng.

The Guo family looked at their smart and beautiful fake daughter. Compared to the country bumpkin’s real daughter, they were all biased toward the former.

Guo Miao was not valued in the Guo family and was ostracized by her classmates at school because of Guo Lin’s schemes. Her grades plummeted, and later, Guo Lin framed her for murder. In the end, she died in prison before she was 25 years old.

When she was in prison, only her adoptive father had come to visit her. However, because of her predicament, her adoptive father had fallen into depression and passed away early.

Guo Miao hated her life. When she woke up again as an orphan of the Empire, she would do everything she could to fight, work hard, and finally become the light of the Empire.

All these years seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye, but the pain and despair were deeply engraved in Guo Miao’s bones.

Perhaps the heavens had eyes and allowed her to return to this dilapidated seaside village to make up for all her regrets and eliminate all her bloody hatred.

She took the medicine and drank it in one gulp, ignoring the bitterness.

This time, she had to protect the ones she wanted and let those from the Guo family get the punishment they deserved.

On the other hand, the Guo family of Haicheng was in a different situation.

There were all kinds of exotic delicacies as well as exquisite desserts on the table. The young girl sitting in the main seat stared at the desserts on the table in a daze, her eyes filled with tears.

“Lin, don’t be sad. Mom won’t send you back to that poor and remote place in Dongyang. You are my daughter. How can I not want you?”

Guo Lin raised her eyes and looked at Cheng Yu, tears rolling down her face at that moment.

The young girl’s face was slightly red, and her eyes flickered. With such a sorrowful look, even a cold heart would be melted, let alone the parents and her brother of the Guo family who loved her.

“I know, Mom. I’ve made you worry, but I’m too embarrassed to stay at home. What right do I have to be your daughter?”

“Lin, you’re my only sister. Don’t be sad. We won’t let you return to Dongyang.”

Looking at his sister’s aggrieved expression, her brother, Guo Lu, also gently comforted her.

“Yes, we can just send Guo Fu away with cash. He must be greedy for money, thus he sent us to pick up the child. We should deal with him as soon as possible and then cut off all contact with his family,” Cheng Yu also said.

Guo Lin looked up and nodded, feeling wronged. Thank you, Mom. Thank you, Brother.”

“What’s there to thank? You’re my daughter.” Cheng Yu held Guo Lin in her arms and comforted her.

“But, Mom, I still want to see my real home, and I want to see my sister first. Can I go to Dongyang County with you tomorrow?” she asked.

When Cheng Yu heard her daughter’s request, she felt even more pitiful and aggrieved, so she agreed.

The car drove on the narrow road in Dongyang County and stopped at the best hotel in the county.

Cheng Yu had chosen this place to meet her own daughter.

Dongyang Village was a remote place with squat toilets, and the food was also horrible. She didn’t want to make Guo Lin and herself suffer.

After receiving the news, Guo Fu arrived at the hotel entrance early to wait for Cheng Yu.

The hotel doorman looked at Guo Fu, who was dressed plainly and reeked of fish, with disdain and did not let him in.

“I told you we have an appointment.”

“Sir, I really can’t believe you’re here to eat in your clothes.”

At this moment, a young girl in gorgeous clothes got out of the back seat of a Rolls-Royce.

“Father, Sister.” Her voice sounded sweet, but it was mixed with a trace of pretentiousness.

Guo Miao raised her eyes and looked at the young girl in front of her.

It was her, the fake heiress who had framed her.

This time, she would definitely not let her live a stable and rich life as she had in her previous life.

Although it was the best hotel in the county, the food here was much worse than that in Haicheng.

Cheng Yu frowned as she looked at the dishes that were served. The abalones used for the ‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’ dish were of the worst quality. They were small, and the flesh was not smooth. The other dishes were also not well-prepared.

Cheng Yu felt a little guilty. Guo Miao lived in a village in such a small county, and she really didn’t know how she managed to survive.

Looking at the plainly dressed Guo Miao, the disgust in her heart surged again.

Guo Miao was wearing the simplest coarse clothes, probably bought in the village market, and there seemed to be a faint fishy stench from them.

At the thought of this, Cheng Yu didn’t want to continue this meal.

“Mr. Guo Fu, Lin and I have already had breakfast. Let’s not eat for now and talk about business.”

“Ah, okay.” Guo Fu was stunned for a moment, and he put down his chopsticks reluctantly.

Since the Guo family had come to Dongyang County, Guo Fu thought that it was only right for him to spend some money to entertain them.

The dishes on the table were almost his monthly income from fishing and farming. In order to catch the earliest bus to the county in the morning, he didn’t even eat a single bite.

“My father hasn’t finished his meal yet. Since you said that we’re going to have a meal together, why are you in such a hurry?” Guo Miao said coldly. Her body had not fully recovered, so her voice was a little weak.

“I’ve prepared dinner for you at home. We can go back to Haicheng to eat, Miaomiao.” The way Cheng Yu addressed her by the nickname “Miao Miao” was very distant, not filled with love and gentleness like when she called Lin.

“My father is here to entertain you. You should at least give him some face. It wasn’t easy for him to raise me for so many years.” Guo Miao’s voice powerfully resonated, and Cheng Yu actually felt a trace of deterrence.

“We know. That’s why we brought a bank card with a million dollars. This is your reward for raising Miaomiao.” Cheng Yu then looked at Guo Lin. “Lin is a good child. She has been raised in Haicheng for so many years. We don’t want her to leave us, so please accept this card.”

The bank card was then passed to Guo Fu via the Lazy Susan on the table.

Guo Fu lowered his head and didn’t even look at the bank card.

“Madam Cheng, you’ve worked hard raising Lin for so many years. I’ll still have to ask you to take care of her in the future. I won’t take any money. I hope you can take good care of Lin and Miao Miao.” Guo Fu’s voice trembled.

This one million was not a small sum to him. He could renovate his house and buy Xuxu lots of his favorite Western fast food. He could even afford to send Xuxu to the best primary school in the county.

However, Guo Fu didn’t accept it.

When one was poor, one could not be short-sighted.

This was something that Guo Fu had often said to Guo Miao.

Perhaps because of this pride, in his previous life, when Guo Fu saw the fallen Guo Miao, he was so angry that he died of depression.

Guo Miao clenched her fists under the table. This time, she had to protect the people who truly cared about her.

After discussing the terms and conditions, everyone finally quieted down and began to eat.

Guo Lin quietly sized Guo Miao up.

Although Guo Miao was dressed in old and tattered clothes, she didn’t reveal the greedy eyes of a poor person who saw good things. Instead, she was calm, her back straight, and her expression cold.

How did this happen? Didn’t they say that the food in this County Hotel was already a rare delicacy for Guo Miao? How could she still be so calm?

After the meal, Cheng Yu asked if they were going back to Dongyang village to pack Guo Miao’s luggage.

Actually, Cheng Yu didn’t want to go to such an old and dilapidated village.

“No need, I’ve already prepared it.” Guo Miao didn’t have much luggage, save a few clothes and a few notebooks.

The Empire’s knowledge system thousands of years later was incredibly rich and complex, and it was different from the current knowledge system. Although Guo Miao’s knowledge far surpassed that of the current generation, if she wanted to cope with the examination, she still needed to adjust her way of thinking.

When Guo Lin saw the old bag that Guo Miao was carrying and the ugly book inside, her heart was full of disgust.

Her clothes could fill hundreds of such bags. She had never used such hideous books. She always used books that cost 10 dollars each with nice fragrances and beautiful patterns.

As expected of a country bumpkin, she was extremely uncouth.

Guo Miao felt Guo Lin’s eyes on her, but she ignored her and walked up to hug Guo Fu and Guo Min.

“Dad, take care.”

“Don’t worry about me,” After saying this, Guo Fu pursed his lips and lowered his head. His wrinkled face was like a shrunken walnut.

...Guo Miao knew that her father was holding back his tears. She felt a little sour in her heart and secretly vowed to get rid of the Guo family as soon as possible, then come back to reunite with her father and brother....

The manor gates opened, and the car passed through rows of tall lilac trees before finally stopping in front of a three-story villa.

The setting sun dyed the entire villa with a rose-colored luster. The lotus flowers planted in the small fountain in front of the villa had just bloomed, and the entire courtyard was filled with a sweet fragrance.

This was the villa belonging to the wealthy Guo family in Haicheng.

Guo Lin waited for the butler to open the door, lifted her skirt, and elegantly got out of the car. She had been trained in all kinds of etiquette since she was a child, so she looked dignified and decent.

On the other hand, Guo Miao didn’t pay attention to her pretense. She opened the door and jumped down with her luggage.

She had already been to such a place once in her previous life. It was a place that screamed elegance but was rotten inside. She wanted no part of this place.

A delicious meal had already been prepared in the dining room. As soon as the door was opened, the aroma of the food hit their faces.

“Miaomiao, let’s eat first. I’ll ask the butler to escort you to your room later.”

Guo Miao placed her luggage at the door and looked at the food on the table coldly before sitting down calmly.

Sitting at the table, Guo Hu looked at his sister, who he had never met, and was a little confused.

It was said that this girl had grown up in the village, but despite seeing such the magnificent Guos’ villa, neither did she show any fear, nor did she reveal any envy or shock. This was beyond his expectations.

Moreover, although this sister was wearing glasses and crude clothes, one could still see her beauty. Even without makeup, she could still stand among the pampered daughters from rich families.

Of course, Guo Miao didn’t care about such a villa.

In her previous life, she had lived here for a few years. Later, she transmigrated a thousand years later and became the light of the Empire, living in a dormitory that the Empire’s government had specially built for her.

Although it was called a dormitory, it was, in fact, a fully intelligent high-end apartment. It was worth more than a hundred of the Guo family’s villas.

The family sat down. Guo Ming looked at his daughter and said, “Since you’re already home, there’s something I have to tell you.”

His eyes were cold as he sized up his uncouth daughter.

“Next month, we will announce that you are our other missing daughter, Lin’s twin sister. The Guo family is very prestigious in Haicheng, and Lin has been the first daughter in Haicheng all these years. We don’t want your appearance to affect our family’s reputation.”

Guo Miao snorted coldly in her heart.

Guo Ming left some words unsaid, which were “Don’t affect our Haicheng’s number one young miss in any way”.

After all, the first daughter of Haicheng was a considerable asset to the Guo family. Now, they could use this name to attract business partners. In the future, they could use this name to find a good marriage for Guo Lin. It would be best if it was a marriage in the capital. This way, the Guo family could rise to an even higher level.

Guo Miao had already experienced such a thing in her previous life, so she was not surprised.

“Sure.” She nodded slightly without any expression on her face.

“Also, you’ll be going to Haicheng High School tomorrow. I’ve already made the arrangements. Go to Class 10 of Year 1 first, and you won’t need to take the entrance test,” Guo Ming continued.

Guo Miao raised her eyebrows.

Haicheng University was one of the top universities in China, second only to Beijing University, Beijing Chinese University, and Yun University. The high school affiliated with Haicheng University was the best school in Haicheng.

There were ten classes in each grade in Haicheng High School. The students in Classes 1 and 2 were the top 100 students in the school.

In her previous life, Guo Miao did not take the entrance exam and used her connections to get into Class 10 of the first grade. This class was filled with ignorant and incompetent rich kids, which also foreshadowed her later school bullying.

Those rich children who grew up with gold and silver certainly couldn’t stand Guo Miao, who had just arrived. Coupled with Guo Lin’s instigation, Guo Miao’s life in Haicheng High School had been worse than death.

“No need, I can take the entrance test.” Guo Miao put her chopsticks downand looked straight at Guo Ming.

“It’s already good enough for you to get into the worst class in Haicheng High School. If you don’t do well, you’ll only embarrass the Guo family.” Guo Ming stared at Guo Miao with threatening eyes.

On the surface, Guo Miao seemed to compromise, but she already had other plans in her heart. She finished the glass of milk in one gulp and was prepared to return to her room.

Guo Lin was a little surprised that Guo Miao actually said she wanted to take the entrance test. She was really a country bumpkin who didn’t know her place.