"Jun Ya, Jun Ya, don't be like this. I'm your mother, your birth mother. I’ll love you dearly."
Liu Dong didn’t understand any of it. She couldn’t grasp what Huo Junya was saying.
"The things you’ve learned are all in your head—what are you afraid of? Many geniuses don’t even need formal lessons; they just pick things up naturally. You can already play the piano—why bother with classes? You can sing and dance, so there’s no need to keep studying.
Those courses are ridiculously expensive, just scams. If you really want to learn, you can do it online. There are plenty of tutorial videos. The neighbor’s second daughter learned dancing online, and now she’s really good at it.
I once heard Susu ntion that one of her classmates plays the violin, and their instrunt cost tens of thousands. Good heavens, that’s practically robbery! What matters is the skill, not the instrunt. Even the best violin is useless if you can’t play it—and that classmate of Susu’s didn’t even get into music school.
I know you’ve always had the best food and clothes growing up. I can’t give you those things, but you’re talented—you can earn them yourself! You’re so beautiful, so gifted—you’ll definitely make a fortune soday.
You’ll be far more successful than Huo Sanchun."
"Enough! You don’t understand anything!"
Huo Junya scread, cutting Liu Dong off.
It wasn’t as simple as Liu Dong thought. The higher the level of skill, the more advanced the teacher needed. Superior instrunts have better tone and precision.
And those elite teachers don’t just teach technique—they’re connections, gateways to higher platforms.
Liu Dong didn’t get any of this. Huo Junya didn’t even know how to explain it to her.
She glared coldly at Liu Dong. "You think a violin costing tens of thousands is expensive? Do you know how much mine costs? 320,000!"
At this, Huo Junya lost control of her emotions, crouching on the ground and sobbing.
Huo Sanchun often took Huo Junya along while working, and through constant exposure, Huo Junya had beco deeply familiar with how the entertainnt industry operated.
The industry was cutthroat, built on connections and resources. In her ti with Huo Sanchun, Huo Junya had seen countless beautiful n and won who never made it simply because they lacked the right backing.
Compared to them, Huo Junya’s looks were rely "refined"—not even conventionally pretty.
As for talent? There were plenty more skilled than her, many of them award-winners.
Without Huo Sanchun paving the way, she’d never stand out.
Huo Junya cried for a long ti before finally lifting her head, her voice hoarse as she asked Liu Dong, "You say I’m talented, that I’ll make money. Then tell —how?
You can’t afford to send to art school. If I follow the usual path, at best I’ll get a bachelor’s degree and end up in a nine-to-five job making a few thousand a month."
"You could be a star! Stars make so much money, and you’re so pretty," Liu Dong insisted.
Huo Junya laughed bitterly. "Why would anyone choose ? Do you really think I’m that pretty? Even Susu has better features than ."
Liu Dong grew agitated, frustrated by Huo Junya’s self-deprecation. "But you can dance!"
"Who can’t? There’s a star nad Chenchen—she’s professionally trained. Half the actresses in the industry can dance."
"You can sing."
"Who can’t? I’m just average—I don’t go off-key, that’s all."
"You—you play the piano!"
"What good is that? You think I’m Lang Lang?"
Liu Dong fell silent.
Huo Junya let out a tearful laugh. "I’ll be honest—the only reason I’ve gotten this far is because my mother is Huo Sanchun, a top-tier agent. It’s her connections that got on shows, her money that bought the hype and praise online."
Liu Dong scoffed. "So you’re saying poor people can’t succeed? Susu got picked for a show on her own."
Huo Junya sneered. "Susu won first prize in a provincial essay contest and competed in a physics competition. But I’m your biological daughter—I inherited your dull mind. I’m not a good student.
Of course poor people can make it. But I can’t. Because I have you—a criminal for a mother.
The whole world knows you switched babies, that I’m a fake heiress. My reputation is ruined. You really think the entertainnt industry would take now?"
Liu Dong froze. She hadn’t considered that.
Panicked, she shook her head. "How could that be? So many people online adore you!"
"You really don’t get it, do you?" Huo Junya snapped. "I have no real work to my na, no extraordinary beauty. Why would the public care about ? Those fans were paid for!"
Liu Dong’s face paled, and she slumped to the floor.
Huo Junya wanted nothing to do with her, but she needed Liu Dong’s cooperation for what ca next. Suppressing her disgust, she helped her up and softened her tone. "The only way I can succeed is by staying with Huo Sanchun. Do you understand?"
Liu Dong didn’t. She just stared blankly.
Huo Junya was at her wit’s end and spelled it out: "I need you to apologize to Huo Sanchun, beg for her forgiveness. I have to stay with her."
Liu Dong balked. "Why should I? You’re my daughter."
Huo Junya clenched her jaw. "Do you have any idea how much Huo Sanchun is worth? At least a hundred million. I may not be her real child, but she raised —she must have so affection. If I stay, I’ll get a share of her wealth.
Even if I don’t, I can use her connections to make my own fortune.
Once I have money, I’ll take care of you. But if you drag away now, I’ll have nothing."
The thought of groveling to Huo Sanchun made Liu Dong’s eyes burn with fury, her chest heaving.
She couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Huo Junya spent a long ti persuading her before Liu Dong reluctantly agreed.
Still, Liu Dong had doubts. Would Huo Sanchun really accept Huo Junya, knowing she wasn’t her real child?
What if she apologized, and Huo Sanchun still refused, insisting on switching them back?
Wouldn’t her apology be for nothing?
Huo Junya scoffed. "Susu’s just a poor girl with fake pride. I’ll find a way to expose how Huo Sanchun hired trolls to sar her online. Once she knows, she’ll despise Huo Sanchun.
Poor people are shortsighted. Susu only cares about her own feelings, her petty grudges—she won’t think beyond that.
A little manipulation, and she’ll never accept Huo Sanchun."
When it ca to Susu, Huo Junya was utterly confident.
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