When I was three years old, I actively sought out traffickers and asked them to kidnap me. Later, a wealthy couple named Sterling came looking, crying about picking up their biological daughter. I ran forward excitedly, but my adoptive parents locked me up and whipped me mercilessly. "Only my daughter deserves to be the Sterling heiress!" "Once our little Rainie becomes a rich lady, we'll never worry about money again!" Just like that, my adoptive mother's daughter, Rainie, was taken away by the Sterling family, while I endured their beatings and abuse at home. But they waited and waited. Instead of Rainie sending money, they received a battered and bruised Rainie sent back to the mountains. My adoptive parents panicked, but I smiled. This time, it's my turn. Chapter 1 "Trash, I'm warning you! Rainie is coming back from the Sterling family soon. Don't you dare ruin her good fortune!" My adoptive mother slapped me across the face, and the taste of blood instantly filled my mouth. Since the year I voluntarily let myself be trafficked into these mountains, I had grown accustomed to her beatings. She beat me when she was in a bad mood, she beat me when she was in a good mood, and she often locked me up without food. She even pushed me into the river several times. If I didn't know how to swim, I would have died long ago. She even tried to marry me off to a man in the village who had beaten several wives to death. Thankfully, he was arrested, allowing me to live to eighteen. All this because a few years after I was taken, the Sterlings heard that my adoptive parents had adopted a child and came looking. My adoptive parents conspired to lie, claiming their biological daughter, Rainie, was the adopted one, and sent her off in the Sterlings' luxury car. From then on, my adoptive mother's favorite phrase became, "My Rainie will send money home soon, and we'll be rich!" But there had been no news from Rainie for years, until today. My adoptive mother smiled, her face wrinkling like a dried apple. "The Sterlings called me personally! Mr. and Mrs. Sterling are bringing Rainie back together! They must be coming to thank me for raising her and give me money!" I looked at her coldly, saying nothing. She raised her hand and slapped me again. "What's with that look? Remember this! Rainie is the Sterling heiress, and you, Trash, are just a lowly girl born and bred in these mountains!" "If you say anything you shouldn't in front of the Sterlings, you're dead!" Not satisfied with just hitting me, she kicked me viciously, pinching my waist as she did. My whole body ached terribly, but I endured it silently. No one knew better than I did that if I made a sound, she would only get worse. After she finished venting, a child ran over. "Auntie Liu, the car is here! It's a fancy car!" Chapter 2 My adoptive mother immediately dropped me and ran to the gate to light firecrackers. A luxury car stopped steadily at the entrance. The door opened, and a couple dressed in opulent clothing stepped out. My adoptive mother immediately greeted them with a fawning smile. "Mr. Sterling, Mrs. Sterling, I'm Betty Liu, the one who adopted Rainie back then!" She started wiping away fake tears. "When Rainie came to us, they asked for ten thousand dollars, and I gave it without hesitation!" She rambled on about how pitiful Rainie was back then and how she had saved her. But everything she said was fake. The real protagonist was me. "Although my family is poor, Rainie never suffered a bit. I always provided her with good food and drink!" Before she could continue, Mrs. Sterling covered her nose in disgust. "Enough. We came here to return Rainie to you." My adoptive mother froze instantly. "Return her to us? What do you mean?" She looked at Mr. and Mrs. Sterling in disbelief. But they ignored her. She looked behind them, but there was no sign of Rainie. As she tried to look into the car, the driver pulled her up. Mrs. Sterling pointed in disgust to a van behind them. "She's over there." My adoptive mother looked at the van, even more bewildered. "A van? Why would Rainie be in a van?" The driver walked to the van and slid the door open. My adoptive mother looked inside suspiciously, then let out an earth-shattering scream. "Rainie!" "My Rainie!" She screamed again. I looked through the open door into the van. The seats had been removed. There was a simple wooden board, and on it lay a person, emaciated beyond recognition. Half her body was exposed, eyes tightly closed, showing no sign of waking. My adoptive mother dragged her out of the van. Only then did I see that Rainie's exposed skin was covered in bruises, not a single good patch left, and there was a faint scar on her stomach. "She was fine when I gave her to you. What did you do to her?" My adoptive mother held the battered Rainie, her eyes red with rage. Mr. Sterling frowned, looking stern. "You have the nerve to ask us? You gave us an imposter claiming she was the Sterling heiress. I didn't kill this lowly waste directly, which is already mercy enough for you!" My adoptive mother was stunned. After a moment, she spoke guiltily. "W-what imposter? You came to us back then, saying the child I adopted was your daughter, so I gave Rainie to you!" Mr. Sterling looked at her coldly. "We've already investigated. You had a biological daughter and an adopted daughter. Rainie is your own flesh and blood!" My adoptive mother panicked. "N-nonsense! My own daughter died long ago. Rainie is your biological child!" "I see you won't admit it until you see the coffin! Hold her down!" Mr. Sterling signaled the driver. Two drivers pinned my adoptive mother to the ground. Mr. Sterling stepped on her hand. "Speak! Where is my daughter?" My adoptive mother grimaced in pain but trembled and insisted, "It... it's Rainie..." Mr. Sterling pressed down harder, crushing her hand. She gasped in pain but remained silent. Seeing the timing was right, I walked out from the crowd to the front and called out, "Dad, I am the daughter you are looking for." Chapter 3 My adoptive mother immediately cursed, "Trash! What nonsense are you spouting! Get lost!" I ignored her and walked straight to Mr. Sterling. "Rainie is indeed Betty Liu's biological daughter. I am the one you are looking for." My adoptive mother struggled desperately. "No, she's lying! Mr. Sterling, she has nothing to do with your family!" I looked into Mr. Sterling's eyes. "Back then, I wanted candy, but you wouldn't let me have it. So I snuck out of the house and was tricked into coming to the mountains." "I have a round birthmark on my shoulder." "I was wearing a gold bracelet when I left." I opened my hand. In my palm lay a small, round gold bracelet. I had buried this bracelet under the tree in the yard, waiting for this day. Finally, it had come. My adoptive mother on the ground cursed even louder. "You little bitch! When did you hide a gold bracelet?!" "You slut, why didn't I just strangle you back then!" Mrs. Sterling snatched the bracelet, frowning as she looked at the inside, as if searching for something. A moment later, she nodded to Mr. Sterling. "There's an 'S' for Sterling. It's ours!" Mrs. Sterling pulled me to her side, enduring her disgust as she pulled aside my collar to check my shoulder. "The birthmark is correct too. Honey, this is our daughter!" My adoptive mother finally stopped struggling, lying motionless, staring at me with venomous eyes. Amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, I got into the luxury car. The familiar village drifted further away. I was finally returning to the Sterling family. On the way, perhaps because we had been apart for so long, no one spoke. Mrs. Sterling's phone suddenly rang. Seeing the caller ID, she put on her kindest, gentlest smile. "Yoyo, Mom and Dad are coming back soon. Be good and stay in the hospital. You can have the surgery very soon." On the other end was my sister, Yoyo. She had leukemia since childhood and was the apple of my parents' eyes. Even I was born solely to cure her illness. I didn't expect her to still be alive after I had been gone for so long. As soon as we arrived at the Sterling mansion, Mrs. Sterling had a maid take me to shower. I wanted to use hot water but didn't know how to adjust it. I was about to go out and ask the maid when I heard voices in my room. I turned on the faucet, and amidst the sound of water, I peeked through the crack in the door. I heard Mrs. Sterling ask Mr. Sterling, "The name 'Trash' is too ugly. Should we change it back for her?" "Why bother? She's just a mobile blood bank for Yoyo. I don't think she even needs a name." Mrs. Sterling nodded. "I'll have the nanny put something in her water. Once she's asleep, we'll go to the hospital. Yoyo can't wait!" They talked as they left the room. I closed the bathroom door and took a cold shower. When I went out, sure enough, there was a glass of water on the nightstand. I poured half of it into the sink, pretending to have drunk it, and put the glass back. I lay on the bed and closed my eyes. The bed was soft, and I was exhausted. For a moment, I almost fell asleep. But I pinched my thigh hard and woke up. After waiting with my eyes closed for who knows how long, the door opened. Mrs. Sterling called softly in my ear, "Trash? Trash?" I lay there with no reaction. A moment later, several people walked over quietly and lifted me off the bed. Chapter 4 I was carried onto the same van that brought Rainie back. It didn't drive for long before stopping. I was carried off again. I heard Mrs. Sterling say, "Doctor, this is Yoyo's real sister. Do the transplant as soon as possible." The doctor sounded uncertain. "Miss Sterling's body is already rejecting the bone marrow from the wrong blood type last time. If we make another mistake, her life will truly be in danger!" "I suggest waiting. Let's do another match test and transplant only after confirmation." Mrs. Sterling got anxious instantly. "Yoyo can't wait! A match test takes days. Her condition is getting worse. Who can guarantee she'll live until the results come out?" The doctor fell silent. Mrs. Sterling continued, "When I gave birth to this child, it was IVF. We screened her and confirmed she could donate to Yoyo before birthing her. Last time we got the wrong person, but this one is Yoyo's biological sister. It absolutely cannot be wrong!" "Just schedule the surgery. I want Yoyo to live!" Mr. Sterling also said sincerely, "Yes, Doctor. I can assure you, this is really Yoyo's biological sister!" Finally, the doctor sighed. "Alright." They wheeled me into the operating room. Since I had supposedly taken sleeping pills, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling feared anesthesia would affect the bone marrow quality for Yoyo, so they didn't let the doctor give me any. The doctor extracted bone marrow from my spine. Immense pain struck, but to keep up the pretense of being asleep, I could only grit my teeth and endure. Just when I was about to faint from pain, the extraction was finished. I was wheeled out, and the doctor went to give my bone marrow to Yoyo. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling paid no attention to me, pacing anxiously outside the operating room. After a long time, the doors opened. Mrs. Sterling rushed up happily. "Doctor, how is Yoyo? The surgery was successful, right?" But the doctor shook his head. "Rejection occurred during the procedure. Please sign the critical condition notice." Mr. Sterling looked incredulous. "How could there be rejection? Is she really our biological daughter?" Mrs. Sterling froze too. She turned sharply to look at me lying nearby. "Rejection? Impossible! We matched them before! Unless she isn't our daughter at all!"
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