"What's with all the questions? You're just a kid." Mrs. Tao snapped, her patience wearing thin. Gu Jiayi shot her a timid glance, then quickly looked to Gu Jiabao, hoping he would ask their grandma and uncle to take her with them. But she was disappointed. Gu Jiabao just stood there, wooden, as if he hadn't heard or seen a thing. When they left, he didn't even spare her a single glance back...
A faint resentment instantly welled up inside her.
'It had been like this for months. They were twins, yet their treatment was night and day. Everyone doted on him, but her life was miserable. She lived in the storage room and had to start on chores the moment she got home from school. That woman, Chen Suxiang, would beat and curse at her over the smallest things. She was constantly scolding her, saying there was no need to waste money on a girl's education...'
