Sweeter Than Sugar
The Gu family, a prestigious and powerful clan, finally found their lost daughter, who had been switched at birth. Everyone was eagerly waiting to see the joke that this true heiress from a remote, impoverished village would become. To their astonishment, legends from every corner of society began to emerge. The heir of a top financial conglomerate posted online: "Seeking advice: How do you get a boss so enamored with leisure to end her vacation? Answer: Gu Ci!" An international hacker organization flooded screens worldwide with their message: "To Gu Ci: Across mountains and rivers, our affection remains. Will you come back and take charge?" A renowned research institute jointly published an article entitled, "On the Catastrophic Impact of Gu Ci's Extended Vacation on the Progress and Advancement of Humanity." Even the most powerful crown prince in the capital slammed his table in a fit of outrage, roaring, "All of you, back off—Gu Ci is mine!"
Sweeter Than Sugar
"Ci, you’ve finally come down from the mountain, haven’t you? You have no idea—your birth family’s people have been looking for you for several days. They’re still waiting outside the village chief’s house right now!"
Just as Gu Ci reached the foot of the mountain, Old Lady Wang, who had been keeping watch, called out to her.
Gu Ci responded politely, as though she were listening intently, but her expression barely changed.
Old Lady Wang eyed her with suspicion. She’d always known this child to be quiet and reserved, but now she wondered if it was just her imagination—Gu Ci didn’t seem to react at all to the news that her birth family had come looking for her.
But such thoughts were quickly swept aside. Old Lady Wang resumed her gossip with even more enthusiasm, her words tinged with both excitement and confiding tones.
“Ci, I think your birth parents are much more reliable than Haobin’s folks ever were. As soon as they heard you were here, they sent their steward to look for you. They’ve been waiting for days!” Old Lady Wang paused, a bit embarrassed. “Their steward even gave each of us two hundred yuan a day—just to keep an eye out for when you’d come down the mountain!”
“I tell you, Ci, they’re serious about taking you back to live a good life!”
As she spoke, she tugged Gu Ci along while instructing her, “See that black car with the fan logo? Even if you don’t recognize it now, let Granny tell you—that’s an extremely expensive luxury car!”
Haobin’s folks were Gu Ci’s adoptive parents. Not long after her birth,
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