Chapter 10 — My adopted sister stole the direct admission, I flew directly to Harvard

But each word was like sharp ice spears, piercing straight into their hearts. The other end of the line was completely silent. Only Co Nguyet Anh's heart-wrenching cries and curses echoed from inside the room.

"Gu Tinh Than! You bastard!"

“I hate you!”

“Even if you become a ghost, I won't forgive you!”

After a long time, Co Chi Vien's voice rang out again. This time, the anger was gone. Instead, he looked impatient and pleading.

“Spirit…”

"Looks like you were wrong. In the past, Mom and Dad really didn't care about you enough..."

“But now everything is so noisy, our family's face is gone…”

"Look... can you talk to the school for help?"

“Just say this is just a misunderstanding, so Nguyet Anh can go back to studying…”

“At least… don't let the school hold you responsible…”

Beg me? Truly the funniest thing in the world. The time has come for everything to be revealed. Reputation lost. Just remembered I'm their daughter? Just remembered what is called friendship?

“My future is at Harvard.”

“It has long since ceased to have anything to do with you.”

My voice was steady and decisive, without any emotion.

“From today onwards…”

“There is no longer any relationship between us.”

After speaking, without waiting for them to open their mouths, I directly hung up. Then calmly drag the two contacts "Dad", "Mom" and Co Nguyet Anh's phone number into the block list. It's finally quiet. After the call was disconnected, the Co family fell into dead silence. Co Chi Vien and Lam Uyen Nhu stood stunned in the middle of the living room. Hearing the desperate cries coming from Co Nguyet Anh's room, he couldn't say a word of comfort. They finally realized. The "little princess" that they cherished and were proud of for so many years... Has turned into a joke. And their biological daughter was pushed away by their own hands, treated as a stepping stone by them... And she was flying to a height that they could not reach in this lifetime. Despair is like a rising tide. Completely swallow that house. The "identity swap" scandal under the push of social networks is becoming more and more explosive. The story of me using my Harvard acceptance letter to make a spectacular counterattack was reported by a series of media. Many bloggers even compare me to a "real-life literary heroine". In contrast to that... The Co family's social reputation plummeted. Co Chi Vien and Lam Uyen Nhu's "coercive morality" and "favoritism for adopted children" statements were thoroughly dug up by netizens. The video of them rioting in the hall was made into all kinds of memes and spread everywhere. The mask of "successful businessmen" and "civilized parents" is completely torn apart. Co Chi Vien's company was directly affected. Partners canceled their orders one after another. Stocks plummeted. Banks also began to press for debt repayment. Lam Uyen Nhu in the circle of wealthy ladies became even more the object of isolation and ridicule. The "close sisters" who once surrounded her were now unable to avoid her. And Co Nguyet Anh - the person in the middle of the storm - is the one who suffered the fiercest attack from online public opinion. Personal information. Social network accounts. All were dug out. Every day tens of thousands of curses and curses flooded into her private messages. She became a synonym for:

“Desire for vanity.”

"Greed."

“Ingratitude and betrayal.”

She didn't dare come out outside. Don't dare go online. The whole person was like a panicked bird after the sound of the bow. Completely collapsed. Very soon after, principal Chu Minh Vien announced an official statement on behalf of my old high school. In the statement, Principal Chu gave me extremely high praise for my academic ability as well as my independent and resilient spirit, calling me the pride of the school. At the same time, he strictly condemned behavior that undermines fairness in education, emphasizing that the school has absolutely no tolerance for any issues related to academic integrity. That statement... was like the final nail closing the coffin lid of the Co family. And I'm at Harvard, calmly watching the storm of domestic public opinion via the internet. I'm not pleased. Not gloating either. Looking at that family falling from the peak into the mud, my heart is still as calm as the surface of a lake. It's simply... Karma and retribution. After discovering that I had blocked all contact, the Co family's parents began to find every way to find me. They passed through relatives. Through my old classmate. Try to send everything. Sending long messages full of remorse, wanting to use the friendship they once threw away to save their crumbling reputation. They hope I will stand up and say a few words to help them and appease public opinion.