This is the entertainment industry! No tantrums or shouting allowed!

The orphanage conducts regular follow-up visits.

For the first few months, everything was normal.

Later on, as required, the orphanage staff will conduct follow-up visits at longer intervals.

That lady revealed her true colors.

"Little Yunxing, Little Yunyue, do you know... what a child model is?"

"Child models are those who wear pretty dresses, pose a few times in front of the camera, and can get lots and lots of snacks and lots and lots of fans."

"Only the most obedient and sensible children can become child models, and you two were lucky enough to be chosen! Mom will give you little red flowers every time we take photos, okay?"

Two three- or four-year-old children were unwittingly led onto the path of child modeling.

The actual filming was not as good as the adoptive mother had described.

Taking photos of short sleeves in winter and down jackets in summer is nothing special.

What's terrifying is the sheer volume of work that even adults can't handle.

Working non-stop for more than ten hours at a time, shooting dozens of outfits at once, was the norm in Xiaoyunxing and Xiaoyunyue's childhood.

It's common to be so tired that you cry, fall asleep, or faint.

At first, the adoptive mother would try to coax her, but she quickly lost patience. Scolding, scolding, and verbal abuse became commonplace, and soon it turned into physical violence.

She doesn't hit Xiao Yunxing and Xiao Yunyue's faces, forearms, or calves because it would interfere with her earning money. Instead, she targets areas that are hard for others to spot, such as their backs, upper arms, and groins.

The two children were isolated and helpless, forced to endure all of this.

Little Cloud Star is pretty, and being pretty means being more popular, so we need to take more photos of it.

Xiao Yunyue was growing very fast, so her adoptive mother first controlled her diet, and then took her to get growth injections to restrict her growth.

There are strict requirements for the height of child models. Once they grow taller and no longer look like "children", they will be eliminated from the market.

With such a heavy workload, the two of them didn't even have time to attend kindergarten.

The adoptive mother claimed that she would hire tutors and nannies to take care of the two girls.

In fact, the luxurious villa was just rented, and the wealthy husband was someone she hired to impersonate her.

Her goal was to adopt two children and use them as tools to make money.

Little Yunxing was confused and all she knew was how to cry.

Xiao Yunyue, however, was cautious. After careful observation, she chose a female photographer with a good reputation in the industry and deliberately exposed her wounds during the shoot.

The female photographer paused the shoot and, together with her assistant, examined the wounds on the two children, feeling extremely distressed.

She exposed her adoptive mother's abuse of the two children to the child modeling community, and also reported it to the police and notified the orphanage.

The police took the foster mother in for a talk, and the orphanage also gave her a stern warning.

The adoptive mother wept bitterly, saying she would definitely repent.

She disguised herself too perfectly.

After careful consideration, the orphanage returned the two children to their foster mother's home.

Xiao Yunxing and Xiao Yunyue did not climb out of the abyss of hell; instead, they sank deeper and deeper.

The child modeling industry stopped accepting orders for the two children. After squandering all her savings, the greedy foster mother started making short videos of the two children again.

If a piece of footage isn't good enough, they'll film it over and over again, often resorting to beatings and scolding.

She even had a child who couldn't read a single word do live-streaming sales, and if the child mispronounced a single word, the child wouldn't even get a meal after the broadcast.

Little Yunxing grew more and more beautiful and became a child star.

Xiao Yunyue isn't as pretty as her younger sister, but her adoptive mother has pioneered a new path – becoming a "tiger parenting" blogger.

She was extremely strict with Xiaoyunyue's studies, and would punish her for even the slightest imperfection.

These nightmarish days continued into the two children's adolescence.

Xiao Yunxing gained weight and developed acne, so no production team wanted to cast her in any film or television production, not even for a supporting role.

Xiaoyunyue is anxious, losing hair, and experiencing a temporary decline in memory due to the side effects of growth injections she received as a child.

One of them has no acting roles, and the other's grades have declined.

The foster mother was furious.

She devised a horrific method of torture.

When the two children made a mistake, she didn't punish them herself, but instead made them slap each other.

She even went to the orphanage and made a scene, demanding that the two "inferior products" be returned.

When returning the goods failed, she thought of selling her two daughters to an old man for a dowry.

But at that time... the two children weren't even 16 years old yet.

Overwhelmed by the mental pressure, Xiao Yunyue threatened her adoptive mother with a knife, and a neighbor saw this and called the police.

After examination, Xiaoyunyue was found to have severe depression and a tendency toward schizophrenia.

She was sent to a mental hospital.

During her year in the mental hospital, Xiaoyunyue felt as happy as if she had gone to heaven.

But paradise cannot be just her paradise alone.

She also has a younger sister.

Yunyue cooperated well with the treatment and was discharged from the hospital soon.

She was admitted to the law school of a prestigious university, where she absorbed knowledge like a sponge while secretly gathering evidence.

Finally, the opportunity has arrived—

My adoptive mother was in a car accident.

In the emergency room, Yun Yue looked at her coldly: "Send her to be cremated."

The adoptive mother was wearing an oxygen mask, and at that moment, her eyes filled with utter terror.

Medical staff: ? ? ?

"Young lady, your mother is still alive. Aren't you heartless to say such things?"

"Yes, how can someone so young have such a vicious heart..."

"It's better to give birth to a piece of barbecued pork than a child. They actually want to send their own mother, who hasn't even died yet, to the crematorium. How heartbroken the mother must be!"

Yunyue said casually, "It was just a joke. Look how happy my mom is."

Medical staff: !!!

What's so fun about that?!

In addition to the routine physical examination, Yunyue also had the doctor conduct a detailed mental examination on her adoptive mother.

As she expected.

The adoptive mother suffers from bipolar disorder, violent tendencies, and even antisocial personality disorder.

They meet the criteria for admission to a mental hospital.

All that's needed is for family members to sign a consent form.

Yunyue contacted a mental hospital.

"I won't go! I'd rather die than go!" The foster mother broke down in despair. "You two little bastards! What right do you have to send me to a mental hospital!"

Yunyue and Yunxing signed the consent form together.

"Mom, it's because we are the only two relatives you have in this world."

The doctors at the mental hospital dragged the adoptive mother to the ward.

She cried, screamed, threw a tantrum, and cursed, just as she had done every day for decades.

But this time, she couldn't hurt them.

I can't hurt you anymore...

In the corridor, Yunxing cried in Yunyue's arms. Yunyue gently patted her back, her dark eyes staring coldly at her adoptive mother's departing figure.

Until it disappears completely.

"Let's go." Yunyue took Yunxing's hand.

The weather was terrible that day; the sky was overcast and it was snowing.

The two walked along the stone path, snowflakes landing on their eyelashes and melting in a moment.

Yunyue looked up at the sky, feeling that there would never be such good weather again.

“We are free,” she said. “We are…free.”