The original host, Jiang Yanqing, had a family consisting of her father, Jiang Jinluo, her mother, Fang Wei, and her brother, Jiang Hanzhen.
Her father, Jiang Jinluo, was smart and studious in his youth, good-looking but not wealthy. He had a pure first love, his "white moonlight," who left him because he was poor.
This event remained a thorn in his heart, and he later met the original host's mother.
Fang Wei's family had some assets and provided assistance when Jiang Jinluo started his business. Currently, Jiang Jinluo and Jiang Hanzhen are a domineering CEO and a little CEO, respectively.
Recently, Jiang Jinluo received a letter from his white moonlight, expressing her long-held love and recounting her tragic experiences.
She concluded by requesting Jiang Jinluo to care for her daughter, Zhao Ninghuan. Jiang Jinluo, perhaps due to years of being a domineering CEO, seemed to have developed a brain impediment.
After some investigation, he decided to bring Zhao Ninghuan into their home, fabricating a tragic backstory and using the pretense of being a benefactor's daughter.
Zhao Ninghuan acted like a timid little rabbit, always cautious in everything she did. Fang Wei felt a pang of sympathy, and Zhao Ninghuan's treatment was immediately improved by n+10086 levels.
The original host, owing to the supposed benefactor status, did not object to Zhao Ninghuan staying with them. She often took Zhao Ninghuan out to socialize and protected her, treating her like a best friend.
However, secrets cannot be kept forever. Fang Wei began to feel that Jiang Jinluo was being too good to Zhao Ninghuan, even subtly surpassing his treatment of his own daughter.
A seed of doubt was planted, and she started investigating the past. Upon learning about the white moonlight situation, she felt so disgusted she wanted to vomit.
The couple had a huge argument. Jiang Jinluo insisted he had done nothing inappropriate and that his care for Zhao Ninghuan was merely due to soft-heartedness.
He claimed Zhao Ninghuan was simply too pitiable and that their family wasn't lacking the money; it was just charity.
He then apologized, bought gifts, and lowered his stance significantly because a divorce would likely impact the company.
These were all old, trivial matters, and Jiang Jinluo had indeed not wronged Fang Wei.
Moreover, they had two children, who were already grown. Everyone around them advised Fang Wei not to make a fuss.
Thus, Fang Wei forgave Jiang Jinluo for fabricating the lie. However, Zhao Ninghuan was too much of an eyesore and could no longer stay in their home.
The Jiang family planned to buy her a house near her school, sponsor her education until graduation, and provide her with tens of thousands of yuan in pocket money each month; her treatment was not lacking.
At this point, the original host's elder brother, Jiang Hanzhen, stepped forward to object. After spending time together, he had fallen in love with Zhao Ninghuan.
They had even been secretly together for a while. Fang Wei was furious and ordered them to break up, attempting to force them apart.
Her husband might still harbor feelings for his white moonlight, and her son wanted to marry his white moonlight's daughter.
Anyone in her position would find this unbearable. The original host also firmly opposed her brother's relationship and broke ties with Zhao Ninghuan.
Jiang Jinluo was secretly pleased by this, feeling that Jiang Hanzhen and Zhao Ninghuan's relationship mirrored his own with his white moonlight.
Their relationship had ended due to various misunderstandings, and he hoped his son could reach a happy ending with Zhao Ninghuan, thus compensating for his youthful regrets.
However, he was shrewd enough not to voice his opinion. Fang Wei mistakenly believed he was on her side and continued to scheme with the original host.
Lacking support from his family, Jiang Hanzhen eloped with his so-called true love, breaking his mother's and sister's hearts.
Fang Wei wept daily, deeply saddened. Jiang Hanzhen's actions were too drastic; his own mother meant less to him than a woman he had known for a short time.
She assumed they would suffer hardship outside, but unexpectedly, with Jiang Jinluo's covert support, they lived quite comfortably.
The original host, heartbroken by her mother's state, packed her bags and took her on a trip. Coincidentally, they ran into Jiang Hanzhen and Zhao Ninghuan.
The reunion was unpleasant, but Fang Wei was unwilling to give up and insisted on following the couple.
The original host, a university student needing to finish her thesis, was not by Fang Wei's side for more than half a day when, suddenly, her mother was gone.
It was the classic dilemma: mother and girlfriend fall into the water, who do you save first? Jiang Hanzhen saved Zhao Ninghuan.
By the time he returned to save Fang Wei, she had already sunk. When she was pulled out, she had no breath. The original host was stunned upon hearing the news.
Seeing Fang Wei's body, she was consumed by grief and unable to recover. Upon learning the truth, she harbored an intense hatred for Jiang Hanzhen.
"She's Mom, your own mother, the one who gave birth to you and raised you! How could you be so heartless? You are worse than an animal."
The original host lunged at Jiang Hanzhen, raining blows upon him. Jiang Hanzhen, overwhelmed by guilt, endured her attacks and scolding.
"Boohoo, Yanqing, don't hit me anymore. It's my fault, all my fault. If it weren't for me falling into the water, Aunt Fang wouldn't have met with this."
"You jinx, ever since you came to my house, nothing good has happened. You've turned my life upside down, are you happy now?"
Zhao Ninghuan wept, kneeling on the ground and repeatedly kowtowing to the original host, apologizing. Jiang Hanzhen, seeing this, felt immense heartache and pulled her up, holding her close.
"It's not her fault. Yanqing, if you're going to blame someone, blame me. Don't bully her; she's innocent."
"Get lost, get out of here! Aren't you disgusted? Mom doesn't want to see you like this. Get out."
The original host pushed him away, while Zhao Ninghuan continued to explain.
"Yanqing, you can't be this heartless. Han is also Auntie's child; you have no right to drive him away."
"Get out!"
"Yanqing, calm down. I didn't want this outcome either; I'm also very sad about Mom's passing.
Mom could clearly swim, but Huanhuan couldn't, and she was closer to me. I really didn't expect this to happen."
The original host became like a soulless doll, lost in the grief of her mother's death.
She blamed Jiang Hanzhen's heartlessness and, even more, herself. She hated why she hadn't stayed with her mother that day and why she had taken her mother on that trip.
She felt responsible for her mother's death. Her mother had two children, and both had indirectly led to her demise; how tragic.
She shut herself away, isolating herself from the outside world, becoming visibly aged in a short time.
However, in March, she received news of her brother's impending marriage. The entire villa was decorated festively, and the servants wore joyous smiles.
It had only been three months since a funeral, yet even her father smiled so happily, as if everyone had forgotten Fang Wei's death, except for her.
Her mother's dying wish was for Zhao Ninghuan not to enter the Jiang family home. Now that her mother was gone, she would uphold it herself.
Jiang Jinluo: "Can you stop making trouble? You're not a child anymore. Can't you just be happy for your brother's happiness?
Your mother's death is not your brother's fault. None of us wanted this. Can you stop tormenting everyone?"
Zhao Ninghuan: "I've finally managed to help Han walk out of the shadows. Can you please stop provoking him?
He is your own brother. Are you happy if he's not happy? Why have you become so stubborn?
Let the past be the past. Everyone has to look forward. My mother never did anything to wrong Aunt Fang, and I will never give up Han because of you."
Jiang Hanzhen remained silent. As the original host approached her breaking point, he said, "Qingqing, I hope you can attend my wedding."
They claimed mentioning their mother was provoking her brother, but these were family members who had lived together day in and day out, yet they treated it as a trivial matter that could easily be moved past.
The original host could not accept this. She resorted to starvation and wrist-slitting to threaten them, but such actions could only threaten those who cared about her.
Now, they were the true family, and the original host appeared like a mad clown. Regardless of her actions, the wedding proceeded as scheduled.
To prevent her from causing a scene and affecting the guests, they confined her to her room. The original host eventually succumbed to depression and died.
Her wish was to protect her mother, stay far away from the Jiang family, and have a bright, beautiful future.
"Ok."