Chapter 4

Chapter 4

This family seemed harmonious on the surface, but Luna was clearly an outsider here. That was quite interesting. I had originally thought that if Mia was really a good girl, it would be okay for her to be with my brother. But now, the more I looked at this family, the more hypocritical they seemed. I had a feeling they were hiding something.

On the way back, I made an excuse that I had something to take care of elsewhere and split up with them. As soon as Shao Qin and Mia left, I went back to that small county town, checked into a hotel, and asked my bodyguards to quietly bring Luna to see me while the Bai family wasn't paying attention.

But I never expected that they would wait until night, and when Luna went out to take out the trash, they would directly carry her into the car. Fortunately, the neighborhood had surveillance cameras—otherwise, it would have looked like I was kidnapping her!

When Luna arrived at the hotel, she still looked shaken when she saw me. I handed her a bottle of mineral water and comforted her, "Don't be afraid. I originally told them to invite you over nicely. I'm really sorry they were so rough."

Luna took the mineral water tremblingly. Her body was shaking as she asked softly, "What do you want from me?"

I got straight to the point, "What kind of person is your sister Mia? How have you been living in the Bai family?"

"Everything is fine. They're all very good to me," Luna replied.

I reached out, wanting to hold Luna's hand to comfort her, but before I could touch her, she immediately stepped back. A terrible thought crossed my mind. I grabbed Luna's hand and rolled up her sleeve. Sure enough, her arm was covered in bruises and scars.

I was stunned for a moment, and Luna quickly pulled her sleeve down to cover her arm. I asked, "Did they do this to you, didn't they?"

Luna shook her head. I continued, "Do you have some unspeakable difficulties? Tell me, and I can help you." She still shook her head. I sighed and said, "Have you ever heard the saying—'pitying one's misfortune while resenting one's cowardice'? If these injuries were really caused by them, and you still choose to endure it, then even if you ruin your whole life in the future, you can't blame anyone else. Because I gave you a chance, but you chose not to take it."

With that, I stood up, ready to leave. When Luna saw me open the door and realized I was really going to leave, she suddenly called out, "Wait!"

She started crying, "None of those people are good!"

Through her sobs, Luna told me about all the hardships she had endured over the years. When the twins were born, the older sister Luna was healthy, but the younger sister Mia was very weak. Sophia Chen thought that Luna had stolen Mia's nutrition in the womb and called her "heartless," so she had always disliked Luna.

Since Mia was weak, the whole family doted on her, treating her like a precious jewel for fear of offending this delicate daughter. As a child, Luna could only wear the clothes Mia didn't want and learn to do housework. If she didn't do a good job, she would be beaten and scolded. At home, Mia also treated her like a servant, ordering her around. Years of family violence had made Luna sensitive and inferior.

However, there was one thing she was good at—studying. She got into one of the top double-first-class universities in the province. Mia, on the other hand, only got into a private junior college, with a tuition fee of over 20,000 yuan a year.

On the day Luna received her admission letter, her family actually asked her to switch identities with Mia and let Mia go to the university in her place. Luna would never agree to such a ridiculous request, so she was beaten severely again and locked up in a room. It wasn't until Mia had registered at the university using Luna's identity that Luna was finally let out. Her parents forced her to stay in the county town and work. She had worked as a dishwasher, a cleaner, and a cashier. Her salary card was kept by her parents. After working for two years, she didn't even have 1,000 yuan on her.

Recently, Mia came across a video of a wealthy heir online and decided to play a prank. She wrote a love letter and posted it online using Luna's account. Watching netizens mock and ridicule Luna, she found it extremely amusing. But she never expected that after reading the letter, Shawn Bennett would actually find Luna—and even say he wanted her to be his girlfriend! At that time, Luna was still using the name "Mia Carter" and working as a cashier in a supermarket.