Chapter 1

It was Spring Afternoon. The Sunlight shone bright and warm, and there was a gentle breeze in the air.

Gu Nianzhi wrapped in a thin fleece blanket, was asleep on a red European-style velvet sofa next to a bay window. She was in the penthouse apartment on the 28th floor of Apartment C, in the Fengya precinct.

The room was silent. Suddenly, a phone began to ring.

''The rain falls softly, my hometown is overgrown with grass and trees. I hear that you are still alone...''

The ringtone, ''Fireworks Cool Easily'' woke Gu Nianzhi from her afternoon nap.

She gave a start, but didn't feel like picking up the phone. She continued to lie on the sofa motionless, her eyes still closed. She was feeling lazy.

''The rain falls softly, my hometown is overgrown with grass and trees. I hear that you are still alone...''

The phone continued to ring. Whoever was on the other end was calling her phone over and over again, and was clearly not going to give up.

It was no longer possible for Gu Nianzhi to pretend to be asleep. She reached out a finger, unlocked her phone with a lazy swipe, and said, ''hello.''

Feng Yixi's sweet, melodic voice sounded from the other end. ''Nianzhi, you absolutely have to come over tonight! You're my best friend! It's my birthday today, and tomorrow we'll both be taking the finals test for our post-grad admission. It's a double celebration!"

Gu Nianzhi laughed and said, "I haven't forgotten. Your house, it's in Dexin isn't it?"

Fengya precinct consisted entirely of apartments. Dexin, on the other hand, was the villa precinct.

Gu Nianzhi usually stayed at a penthouse in one of the Fengya apartments but her guardian, Hou Shaosheng, also owned a villa in Dexin, and it was currently vacant. If she used the villa, it would save her a lot of the hassle involved in attending Feng Yixi's Birthday Celebration.

"That's right. I'll send the address to your phone." Feng Yixi was standing on the balcony of her villa under a parasol. Her eyes were fixed on the azure sky. On her pearly white ear was a shell white wireless headset.

Sweet, honeyed words continued to tumble out of her dark cherry lips. The words, irresistible charming and bewitching, were in complete contrast to the twisted, vicious expression on her face.

Feng Yichen stood across from the Feng Yixi, watching her silently as she nursed a cup of cappuccino. Once Feng Yixi was off the phone, Feng Yichen shook her head disapprovingly. "Yixi, are you really doing this? Gu Nianzhi... It's not like she's done anything to you, right?"

"What do you mean she hasn't done anything?!" Feng Yixi laughed coldly before walking away in a huff. "Big Sister, surely you can't be this naive?! Before Nianzhi transferred to out college, I was the top-scorer in my faculty! I was the faculty princess! Then she appeared, and took everything from me! How dare she?! She's just an orphan girl! How dare she pretend to be one of us, The rich and beautiful!"

Feng Yichen set her cappuccino down and followed Feng Yixi into the house. The two sisters stood before the French windows, whispering conspiratorially.

"Okay, fine, I know you resent her, but don't forget that Gu Nianzhi's parents are both dead. She needs her scholarship and money from working part-time just to get by. We are leagues above her. Can't you just grin and bear it?"

"I did, for two years! But not this time." Feng Yixi's voice had gone very, very low. She extended her left hand on her middle finger was pear-shaped yellow diamond ring. There was a tiny protrusion at the top.

A mysterious, self-satisfies smile spread across her face. " Look at this, Cousin brother give it to me. Tonight, all I have to do is give Gu Nianzhi a tiny prick with this, and it's goodbye to the rising star of our faculty, hello to our Internet celebrity! She'll be making her 'debut' at the tender age of 18! I'm throwing a million yuan birthday banquet just for this, she won't be able to accuse me of being stingy..."

Feng Yichen's hand flew to her mouth as her almond-shapes eyes grew round and wide. "Are you serious? What on Earth is that?"

"Hmph, that's not all." Dropping her left hand, Feng Yixi indicated the lawn beyond the French windows with her chin. "I spent a fortune getting pinhole video cameras with the highest possible resolution. When the video goes to the Internet... teehee!"

Feng Yichen's brows twitched. She said anxiously," Little Sister, don't go too far. What if she goes to the police? What's going to happen to out family then? Dad's company will be going public soon. This is a very important time for us, so don't go making trouble."

"Heh, she won't go to the cops. Cousin brother said that one tiny drop of the stuff in the ring cost him a million yuan. It's the good stuff from Japan. No one can resist it!"

Feng Yixi waved her left hand, the yellow diamond ring on her middle finger reflected the sunset outside the French Windows, creating a rainbow halo. "You'll get what I mean once you see the video. Nianzhi suing us? Fat chance!"

Feng Yichen narrowed her eyes. She hesitated for a long moment, then said, carefully, "You have to teach her a small lesson, that's all. You don't have to go to far. What if she decides to sue us anyway? She'll go to the hospital, get blood test..."

"Big Sister, are you really thus stupid, or are you just playing dumb? The final exam for post-grad admission is tomorrow! She's the top scorer in the admission exams, I'm second behind her and Professor He Zhichu, the one from B University's Law School, will only take one student!" Feng Yixi swore, so viciously the foundation on her exquisitely made-up face was in danger of flaking off. "I can't let an opportunity like this slip through my fingers! Besides, Cousin Brother said the stuff I have here only Lasts for 24hrs. Once the 24hrs are up, there won't any trace of it left! And she won't remember a thing!"

....

It was now evening. The streetlamps had just flick to life. In the main hall of one of the Dexin villas hat looked out towards the main street, several long tables had been set up. These tables were laden with the best food and wine from the biggest restaurant on town.

A band sat behind the mahogany screen with the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. The melodious music drifted out from behind the screen, elegant and leisurely

The entire living room was decorated lavishly, mainly in gold. Dark gold wallpaper, pale gold carpets, and gold-plated European-style tables and chairs sparkled under the crystal chandelier.

The guests in the living room, especially the female guests, were all dressed to the nines. One glance was enough to make one go blind.

The splendor was unparalleled in its splendor and splendor!

About half of the rich people in the upper class of C City were here, toasting to each other and wearing fragrant clothes.

Today was the Feng family's youngest daughter, Feng Yixi's 22nd birthday.

The Feng family was considered a rising star in C City, but their business was expanding rapidly. It was rumored that they were going to go public soon.

Once they went public, the Feng family would be like a bird out of a cage, and rise to the ranks of the rich.

Therefore, the Feng family's invitation had many people coming to support them.

Gu Nianzhi arrived at the Dexin Precinct and changed into an evening gown. She took the invitation that Feng Yixi had specially given her and walked alone from the path to the entrance of the Feng family's villa banquet hall.

The noisy hall suddenly fell silent.

Everyone only saw a woman wearing a blue-purple organza off-shoulder evening gown standing at the door.

She was extremely pale, and her skin was truly whiter than snow. Her neck was so slender that one could even see the blue veins on her neck.

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