Eighteen years after I was kidnapped from the countryside, my entire family—along with the fake heiress who took my place—finally found me. They all thought that after living a hard life for eighteen years, I would be overwhelmingly grateful to them. But they didn't know that I was actually a renowned metaphysical master. So, when my dad pushed open the dilapidated wooden door of my shack, he was dumbfounded. The very tycoons and elites from the capital, whom even he had to curry favor with, were treating me with the utmost respect. They were frantically bidding fortunes, begging for just one reading from me. But I said, "Next up is that family that just walked in!" Instantly, everyone's gaze turned to them, filled with undisguised envy and jealousy. My parents looked complicated, while the fake heiress and my brother were too shocked to say a word. 1 "This is the third reading this month. Where did this family come from? Why do they get it so cheap?" "Yeah, Master, I'll pay double! Read for me!" The capital's elite were throwing money around, but I ignored them all, focusing only on the family of four. "Your family's fortune has shifted." "You've been on a downhill slope for eighteen years, and you're about to hit the bottom." After I said these two sentences, the expressions on the faces of those four people could only be described as spectacular. "What nonsense are you spouting? We are your biological parents. Our family's fortune is your fortune. How dare you speak such gibberish?" The woman dressed like a wealthy socialite stepped forward, her chin tilted so high she was practically looking at the ceiling, her face full of disdain. The man beside her, however, glanced at the surrounding crowd before taking a few steps toward me. "Sarah, it's Dad. Don't you recognize me?" The onlookers were clearly confused about the situation, but I wasn't surprised in the least. "Three readings for this month are done. If there's nothing else, please leave." As soon as I said this, the unwilling elites had no choice but to leave the shabby shack one by one. Soon, only I and the family of four remained. I continued where I left off: "You're finished. Someone is going to jail, someone is going bankrupt. You'd better start doing good deeds from now on." I offered kind advice, but this family clearly didn't appreciate it. "Mom, I told you Sarah was an ungrateful wretch. Wandering outside for eighteen years, she's become a charlatan, deceiving even her own parents. Why did you bother finding her?" This must be my cheap brother, Ryan. My gaze shifted to the girl hiding behind him. She was beautiful, dressed exquisitely, blinking her large eyes like a doll. She was hiding behind Ryan, seemingly afraid of me for some reason, but her face clearly showed a smug expression. "Enough!" "Sarah, you were lost in the countryside eighteen years ago. Mom and Dad never gave up looking for you, and now we finally found you!" The man clenched his fist over his chest, acting as if he were truly emotional. But watching his clumsy performance, I just wanted to vomit. I had actually known for a long time that they were my biological parents and brother. Before my master went wandering, he said my "opportunity" would come knocking during this time. I figured it must be them. 2 "Sarah, I didn't expect you to have suffered so much all these years. Since Mom and Dad are here, hurry up and come back with us." The drama finally nearing its end, my dad revealed the true purpose of their visit. Before I could speak, my mom couldn't hold back: "Stop acting reserved. Our family is well off. After you come back with us, behave yourself. Don't do these scams anymore. The people here aren't to be trifled with. If you offend any of them, our family won't even know how we died!" My mom's words were filled with disdain, showing no joy at recovering a lost daughter. I nodded, my expression indifferent: "I can go back with you, but who is this girl?" My gaze fell on the doll-like girl. Before I could say anything else, Ryan immediately shielded her with a look of concern. My dad looked a bit awkward. "This is Bella, your sister. After you were lost, your mom was so heartbroken she couldn't eat, so we adopted Bella." Ryan added from the side: "Bella is also a daughter of our family, she's my sister!" I looked at Ryan's long, thin eyebrows and overly broad forehead—classic signs of a "peach blossom doom" (romantic disaster). I nodded and gave him a piece of advice: "You'd better treat her as a sister, and everything will be fine." "You—" "Sister, I'm sorry." The room was noisy, but it fell silent after Bella spoke. I raised an eyebrow and sat still. It seemed Bella held quite a high position in the Su family. She stepped out from behind Ryan, lowering her eyes slightly, her voice thin and weak. "I'm sorry, sister. I've taken your place all these years. Mom and Dad really missed you. If you can come home, I'm willing to leave and make room for you!" After saying this, Bella sniffled and turned as if to run away. Ryan grabbed her and turned to glare at me angrily: "Are you satisfied now? Bella is so sensible, yet you can't tolerate her. All these years, it was my sister who was filial to Mom and Dad in your place!" Look at these words, every sentence condemning me, as if I, the daughter who hadn't been home for eighteen years, had hurt their whole family from afar. I had no intention of indulging them. I looked straight at Bella. "First of all, you took my place, so you should be grateful to me. Also, if you really want to leave next time, just pack your bags and go in the middle of the night. Your legs are on your body; there's no need to make a big fuss and trouble others to stop you." My words made Bella's face turn green and then white. Of course she couldn't bear to leave. The Su family provided her with a life of luxury. Without that protection, she would be nothing more than a manipulated beggar on the street. I stared at her steadily. Bella had stopped crying and avoided my gaze. "Also, I kindly advise you: what goes around comes around. Some things aren't yours, and if you force them, you will face retribution." I smiled at Bella, thinking my attitude was gentle enough, but she burst into tears again. Ryan seemed to lose all patience, blocking Bella and looking at me like an enemy. "That's enough!" "Alright, alright, Sarah, just come back with us quickly. The Su family will feed you from now on, so you don't need to do these scams anymore." My dad smoothed things over, eyeing my shabby house. I stood up, picking up only a small cloth bag from the side. "Let's go." I walked out of the house first, hearing the family whispering behind me. "The person I saw just now looked like CEO Liu. Does Sarah really have some skills?" "Impossible. A famous master named Supreme Clarity came from this mountain before. I think Sarah is just using his name to swindle people. How could she know how to read fortunes at such a young age?" 3 Back at the Su family villa, the three of them sat on the sofa in unison. No one invited me to sit. In my linen clothes, I looked completely out of place in this home. "Sarah, now that you're back, just rest well at home. I'll have the maid cook you some good food to supplement your nutrition. Don't go out casually for a while." I digested the meaning of my dad's words and raised an eyebrow. Are they planning to put me under house arrest? Before I could speak, my mom suddenly burst into tears beside me. "My daughter, you've suffered all these years. Sarah, Mom has actually always missed you. Fortunately, Bella was by my side to comfort me..." I stood quietly. As she cried, perhaps because she didn't get a response, a look of embarrassment appeared on her face, and she stopped. She coughed unnaturally, then took a jade pendant from her pocket and handed it to me. "This is our family heirloom. Mom has been keeping it for you. Now that you're back, I'll give it to you." I didn't take it immediately. First, I glanced at Bella nearby. Seeing Mom take out the jade pendant, Bella clutched her skirt, frowning slightly, her eyes showing a mix of unwillingness and... anticipation? My gaze returned to the jade pendant. It was an old style, crescent-shaped with intricate patterns. The pendant wasn't lustrous creamy white or emerald green, but a pale yellow. I saw at a glance that this pendant was originally a pair, and more importantly... I picked up the pendant, not noticing that the family of three quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking closely, I finally remembered. Isn't this my master's thing? Years ago, when I was still studying with my master, a family's son had an accident and became a vegetable. They came to beg my master. At that time, my master took out this pair of jade pendants and gave them to the family, saying that the opportunity to wake their son lay with a destined person, and this jade pendant was the key to finding that person. I just didn't expect that this half of the jade pendant would end up in my hands after all these twists and turns. 4 Seeing me accept the jade pendant, Mom seemed very happy and immediately took my hand, saying, "You just came back, and your room isn't ready yet. Why don't you share a room with Bella tonight? That way, you sisters can bond." Before I could speak, Bella nodded beside me, enthusiastically taking my other hand. "Yes, sister, I can also tell you about what happened at home these years. Not seeing each other for eighteen years, you must be unfamiliar with Mom, Dad, and brother, right?" I indifferently pulled my hand back and shook my head to refuse. "No need, I'm used to sleeping alone." This family clearly had hidden agendas. Lost for eighteen years and suddenly remembering to find me now—there must be something fishy. I needed to figure out what they were up to and, by the way, find the opportunity my master spoke of. Thinking of this, I clenched the jade pendant in my hand and felt a warm sensation in my palm. After being rejected by me, Bella started crying again. "I know, sister is still blaming me, right?" Bella's face was smaller than my palm, with delicate features. When she cried, her shoulders trembled slightly, her nose turned red, looking like she had suffered a great grievance. "Sarah, you just came back and you're bullying your sister repeatedly. Is this interesting?" Ryan immediately accused me. I clearly didn't say anything, just wanted my own room, but in their mouths, it was as if I had committed a heinous crime. In such a big villa, they wouldn't even give me a room, yet they claimed they wanted to compensate me. I wanted to see what medicine they were selling in their gourd. "Fine, I'll sleep with you." Bella's face instantly turned from cloudy to sunny, and Ryan beside her carefully wiped the tears from her face with a tissue, looking distressed. I turned my head and glanced at my parents. Their expressions seemed accustomed to it, not feeling that such intimacy between Ryan and Bella, who were already so old, was inappropriate at all. I didn't sleep well that night. I woke up the moment the door made a slight noise. But I didn't open my eyes. Instead, I heard two pairs of tiptoeing footsteps sneak into the room and stop by my bed. Then my parents' surprised voices rang out. "This jade pendant really has a reaction!" My dad's excited voice could barely be suppressed: "I told you! Master Supreme Clarity told the He family the direction was here at our house. I just didn't expect Bella didn't have such a good fate." Then came Bella's slightly dissatisfied voice. "Dad, Mom, what kind of fate is this? If the jade pendant reacts, I have to marry into the He family. I don't want to spend the rest of my life guarding a vegetable." "Silly child, what do you know? That's the He family. Ethan He is the only son, and all the family property will be his in the future. A vegetable is easy to manipulate. As long as you marry in, the entire He family will be yours in the future!" My mom explained from the side, and then my dad spoke again: "Exactly. A vegetable. Once that old woman dies, won't Ethan He be at your disposal?" "So that's how it is. Mom, Dad, don't worry. After I marry over, I will definitely find a way to help our Su family." Hearing Bella's obedient voice, my parents sighed with relief. "Bella is still the sensible one. She should be the one born with a rich fate, the lucky star of our family!" "Bella, don't worry. Now that the jade pendant has reacted, Mom will send it to the He family tomorrow. When the old lady sees it, she will definitely let you marry her grandson!" There was unconcealed excitement in Bella's voice, but she still had some concerns. "That's great! But... what if sister finds out?" My dad sneered. "She's just a charlatan. What could she know? Our plan is unknown to ghosts and gods. As long as the jade pendant is sent away tomorrow, and we insist it has always been on you, she won't have any way to prove otherwise."
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