WhenSangNingopenedhereyesagain,shefoundherselftransformedintothelong-losttrueheiressofawealthyfamily,abandonedinthecountryside. Bornastheeldestdaughterofaprestigiousnoblehousehold,shehadbeengroomedsincechildhoodtobecomethematriarch.Yetintheblinkofaneye,sheawokeinanunfamiliarera.Still,sheremainedtherightfulfirstborndaughter. Herimpostorsisterpridedherselfonbeingrefined,boastingofgraduatingfromeliteschoolsandsurpassingothersintalent?Howdareshe,whenshecouldn’tevenmastermusic,chess,calligraphy,orpainting? Herfamilyclaimedremorsebutsecretlyfavoredthefakesister?Nomatter—manipulatinghouseholdpoliticshadbeenherchildhoodspecialty. Accusedoflackingmanners?Withinamonthoftheyoungmistress’sreturn,theentireNanfamilywasstunnedtodiscoverthatthesupposedlyrusticheiresswasevenmoreold-fashionedthanthefamilypatriarch! — TheyoungestscionoftheillustriousHefamilywasanotoriousfigureinthecapital—playful,rebellious,anduntamed.Yet,somehow,hefoundhimselfinexplicablydrawntoalittletraditionalistfromthemountains. Hetookherhand:“Thisisahandshake—justagreeting.” Hewrappedanarmaroundherwaist:“Thisisahug—agestureoffriendship.” Hekissedherlips:“Thisisakiss,meaning…” Flustered,sheturnedherfaceaway.“Youshamelessrogue!You’relyingtomeagain!” Buthepressedhislipstothecornerofhermouth,murmuring,“Nolies.ThismeansIlikeyou.”
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