On the following morning, Xia Wei'an got up early and subconsciously looked at the empty sofa. Di Xingchen was a very self-disciplined person who had the habit of going for a morning jog every day. She reckoned that he must have gone out for his morning workout now.
She hurriedly got up, thinking that she could still have breakfast together with him. However, when she went down to the living room, she found that Di Xingchen had already left for the office.
Hence, she ate her breakfast by herself sullenly and then went to the study on the second floor to do the homework that her teacher had given her yesterday!
She took out the Mandarin and English papers from her schoolbag and chose to attempt the English paper first. During her senior year in her previous life, she was clueless about English and her grades were in the doldrums. However, for the sake of stealing business secrets for Gu Qianye, she had no choice but to pick English up painstakingly because most of the contracts were in English.
English in senior high wasn't too difficult. After she was done with it, she completed the Mandarin paper, which was her forte. Once she finished doing the mock papers, she took out some books and read them.
In her last life, she stopped schooling after graduating from high school out of spite against Di Xingchen. Usually, she would be spoiled rotten at home, and hence, didn't know how difficult it was for a lowly-educated person to survive in this society!
She was ridiculed by many people because of her low education, but at that time, she simply thought that others were mocking Di Xingchen's poor judgment!
Now that she had been given another shot at life, she decided that she couldn't let herself become degenerate. She had to work hard to get into the Capital Film Academy and fulfill her dreams of becoming an outstanding actress!
Being immersed in reading, she lost track of time. By the time she put her book down, it was already dark outside, but Di Xingchen hadn't returned home yet because he claimed to be out, entertaining. She quickly had dinner before returning to the Xia family's residence.
As soon as she reached the entrance, she heard the laughter and joyous conversation coming from inside.
"Tianzhen, it's going to be your eighteenth birthday in another month. When the time comes, I will definitely throw you a grand coming-of-age party!"
"Thanks, Mom!"
"What's there to thank me for? You're my daughter, it's only my duty to do it for you. Oh right, I've ordered a gown for you too. You're so beautiful, you must be in the limelight during your party. Remember to invite Gu Chenyang. If you can win his heart and marry him, you'll be set for life!"
Chu Mingfeng was dedicated to planning for her daughter's life, but Xia Tianzhen pursed her lips in displeasure and muttered, "The Gu family is not as good as the Di family."
"What?"
Chu Mingfeng didn't hear what she said clearly, but Xia Tianzhen smiled and grabbed her arm. She said sweetly, "I said, you're really nice, Mom!"
Listening to the conversation between the two, Xia Wei'an's eyes turned gloomy.
As the saying goes, a happy ending requires luck.
Xia Wei'an and Xia Tianzhen were half-sisters who shared the same birthday but were born two years apart.
In her previous life, Xia Wei'an's 20th birthday was on the same day as Xia Tianzhen's 18th birthday.
On that day, under the deliberate arrangement of Xia Wei'an's stepmother Chu Mingfeng, the two of them wore the exact same dress, but the effects were different.
Xia Wei'an looked outrageously hideous while Xia Tianzhen looked gorgeous.
Things didn't stop there. Xia Tianzhen and her mother even set up a trap to harm her during the birthday party, causing her reputation to be tarnished and making her a laughing stock of the circle!
There was also Gu Chenyang, whom she was foolishly in love with in her previous life, though she now felt that she must have been blind to have retained a year in school for him. She even openly confessed her love to him, but he felt nothing for her except hate and disgust.
In fact, he even embarrassed her during her birthday party. At that very moment, Gu Qianye suddenly appeared like a knight in shining armor who rescued her from her awkward situation. He even unintentionally revealed the fact that he had saved her when they were children, making her feel grateful towards him. He then resorted to various tricks to win her heart and make her foolishly let him use her!
The thought of Gu Qianye filled her chest with burning fury. She vowed that she would turn Gu Qianye into ashes when she saw him again!