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Huo Junya fell to the ground, instinctively reaching out to grab something, but there was nothing around to hold onto except a table.

With a loud crash.

Huo Junya knocked over the chairs and table, collapsing onto the floor in a pitiful heap.

The entire table landed on top of her.

She struggled desperately but couldn’t free herself, flailing like a fish stranded in shallow water—both ridiculous and pitiful.

The girls across from her couldn’t bear to watch and stepped forward to right the table and help her up.

Huo Junya stood there dazed, immediately pulling out her phone to scroll through the news online.

Huo Sanchun had publicly posted the DNA test results proving her biological relationship with Susu.

She detailed how Liu Dong had once worked as her nanny, vividly describing Liu Dong’s vulgarity, selfishness, and cruelty.

Huo Sanchun also listed numerous instances of Liu Dong abusing Susu.

……

Huo Junya covered her mouth as she read, her hands trembling. She knew Huo Sanchun well.

This kind of public outburst could only mean one thing: Huo Sanchun was furious. She hated Liu Dong for swapping their children.

Then Huo Junya remembered her own words—how she had mocked Susu, saying she deserved it, that she was cursed by having Liu Dong as a mother, that Susu carried Liu Dong’s filthy blood…

Now, it was all a cruel joke.

She had been cursing herself all along.

Tears streamed down her face before she even realized it. Huo Junya laughed and sobbed hysterically, like a madwoman.

The other girls backed away, alarmed, whispering about whether they should fetch the director.

Before they could decide, Huo Junya suddenly bolted out of the room.

She ran so fast that she vanished in moments.

Huo Junya found an empty dorm room and began frantically calling Huo Sanchun.

When her calls went unanswered, she redialed again and again—once, twice, three times, three hundred times if necessary.

Finally, after half an hour, Huo Sanchun picked up.

The once-close mother and daughter now stood worlds apart, the silence between them thick with distance even through the phone line.

Huo Junya broke first, her voice choked with tears. "Mom… is what’s online true?"

Huo Sanchun sighed after a long pause. "Yes. Susu is my biological daughter."

She hadn’t known how to face Huo Junya, which was why she’d ignored her calls.

She hadn’t expected Huo Junya’s relentless persistence.

The confirmation shattered Huo Junya completely. She let out a scream, hung up, and sprinted toward the cafeteria.

Susu was eating when Huo Junya stormed in, flipped her tray, and lunged at her.

"What the hell? Are you insane?"

Susu was stunned.

She’d just been minding her own business—what was Huo Junya’s problem now?

Was this girl mentally ill?

Susu backed away, dodging the blows, but Huo Junya only grew more frenzied.

"It’s all your fault! All of it!" she shrieked. "Why did you have to study? Why did you have to join this show? A country bumpkin like you shouldn’t even be in high school—you should be working in a factory or married off in some village, never crossing paths with my mom!"

Huo Junya was beyond reason now, her words venomous. "And Liu Dong—if she was going to swap us, why didn’t she just strangle you? Why did she let Huo Sanchun find out?"

At first, Susu thought Huo Junya was just having another meltdown. But the mention of a child swap sent a jolt through her.

An unimaginable truth loomed before her.

Her heart pounded as she stared at Huo Junya. "What are you talking about? What child swap?"

Huo Junya sneered. "Stop pretending. Everyone knows now. Are you really going to play dumb?

You must be thrilled, right? Laughing inside?

You’re ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‍the real heiress—Huo Sanchun’s actual daughter!"

Susu’s mind went blank.

Her hands shook violently as she fumbled for her phone, desperate to check the news.

But her old, lagging phone wouldn’t unlock, her trembling fingers making it worse.

The commotion in the cafeteria had drawn attention, and soon the show’s staff arrived, separating the two.

Susu followed the assistant director out, her head bowed, silent the entire way.

The assistant director’s heart ached for her.

Such a sweet girl, caught up in such a mess.

She sighed. "The Empress already knows about your situation. I’ll take you to her. You’re not staying in the dorm tonight—we’ve booked you a room at the hotel across the street."

With Huo Junya’s outburst, it wasn’t safe for them to share a room.

Susu nodded numbly, though her mind was still empty, her body moving on autopilot.

She didn’t even think about Huo Sanchun.

She was just… hollow. A puppet with no strings.

Only when she saw Gu Nanyan did Susu snap back to reality, collapsing at her feet with a broken sob.

"Nanyan-jie… is it true? What’s online? Was I really swapped? Is Huo Sanchun… my real mother?"

"It’s true," Gu Nanyan confirmed.

It was real.

Susu crumpled to the floor, covering her face as she wept.

No wonder Liu Dong had hated her—had wanted to ruin her, treated her worse than an enemy.

She wasn’t Liu Dong’s child at all.

Everything made sense now.

But the truth only left Susu more lost.

Huo Sanchun, who’d pressured her to quit the show, who’d paid Liu Dong to slander her online… was her birth mother.

How laughable.

The woman who raised her wished her dead.

The woman who birthed her scorned and sabotaged her.

Was she really so unlovable? Did everyone despise her?

Just as despair threatened to swallow her whole, a warm, gentle hand rested on her head.

A voice, cool yet unwavering, cut through the storm in her heart.

"I don’t hate you. You… are good."

Like sunlight piercing through clouds, those words flooded Susu’s soul with warmth.

She looked up, stunned, her heart swelling as hope rushed in.