The system makes me so beautiful that I don't care about anyone else's life or death.

"Little Butterfly, can you find out if Ye Zi has had a medical check-up in the past month?"

Two weeks ago, she underwent a full-body physical examination in the United States. According to her hospital records, she had a benign tumor removed several years ago and is now in good health.

"Where's your throat? Where are your vocal cords?" she asked anxiously.

The vocal cords are undamaged.

Su Ran's eyes widened suddenly, the memories in her mind so heavy that she could hardly breathe.

When Su Ran was five years old, her mother was her most admired idol.

In her eyes, her mother has the most beautiful singing voice in the world and the gentlest eyes. Whenever it thunders and rains, hearing her mother's singing makes her no longer afraid.

But Mom never sings in front of others.

Sometimes at kindergarten parent-teacher meetings, the teacher invites all the parents to sing together, and Mom always politely declines with a smile.

“I’m tone-deaf, and if I sing, it will only embarrass my child.”

No one believed her. Five-year-old Su Ran wanted to say something, but her mother suddenly started singing a children's song that was completely off-key. Only then did everyone let her go.

She didn't understand why her mother did this, since her mother sang the best in the world.

But her mother simply put a piece of candy in her mouth and gently told her, "Mommy will only sing this for Ranran. Ranran, don't tell anyone, okay? This is our secret."

The sensible Su Ran nodded seriously, secretly pleased that she and her mother had a little secret in common.

Now, thirteen years later, Su Ran finally knows that the voice her mother dared to show in front of others was actually with another person!

At the place of that pop diva named Ye Zi!

"This is utterly absurd! How could my mother's voice be there? That was clearly my mother's singing voice, I absolutely couldn't have misheard!" The song in my memory echoed in my mind again and again, matching the audio track that Ye Zi was "singing" in my ears, almost exactly the same!

She could almost imagine that behind those glamorous stages, there was a slender figure, gazing longingly at the woman lip-syncing on stage, her voice drifting from that woman's microphone.

Grandma's words echoed in my ears.

"Your mother was deceived by sweet talk at a young age because she showed her singing talent. They said she would release records and albums in the future, but instead of albums, we received news that she was pregnant and getting married."

There must be a secret here that can't be revealed to the public.

"Ye Zi...you said she'll be a judge on 'Hana Yori Dango'?" Su Ran asked again, as if to confirm something.

[Yes, host, what's wrong?] The little butterfly looked at the host's gloomy face, somewhat puzzled.

Slowly loosening the crumpled letter in his hand, he flattened it and carefully placed it away. Su Ran's dark eyes regained their composure.

"It's nothing." She just added another person to her list of grudges.

Jiangzhou Concert Hall.

As the famous piano piece "Pathétique Sonata" came to a dramatic end, a young woman on stage, dressed in gorgeous clothes that could not conceal her scars, slightly lifted her skirt and bowed gracefully.

No one expected that this girl would have the courage to participate in the performance in such a state, and that she would perform exceptionally well from beginning to end.

A blond-haired American man from the US was the first to clap, and the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Standing on the stage, covered in red rashes, was Shi Youyou.

Afterwards, the foreigner approached her and said admiringly, "Young lady, you are very brave. Your courage made me overlook your appearance. This is a very rare and admirable quality. I admire you very much."

Shi Youyou smiled calmly and thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. John. You are an idol I have always respected and a benchmark for my piano playing. I am very happy to meet you."

She chuckled inwardly. "You didn't expect that, did you, Su Ran? No matter how many tricks you have up your sleeve, you can't stop me from moving forward. You're still my defeated opponent!"

In the Shi family's living room, Su Ran saw Shi Zheng sitting on the sofa with a middle-aged man in a suit as soon as she came downstairs.

Upon seeing Su Ran, Shi Zheng called out, "Come down quickly. This is the piano teacher I hired for you. I don't expect you to be as outstanding as Youyou, but at least you can't embarrass our Shi family."

Su Ran inwardly rolled her eyes, thinking, "They make the Shi family sound like some noble family."

At this moment, she only had faint scars on her face, but they did not affect her beauty in the slightest. She was like a piece of blue and white porcelain that had just been restored. Even when placed among a pile of ceramics, her uniqueness could still be seen.

Seeing that Su Ran didn't speak, the teacher stood up and introduced himself.

"Ranran, right? Hello, my surname is Wang. From now on, I will be your piano teacher. You can ask me for help if you have any questions."

His smile was polite, but his way of addressing her made Su Ran feel uncomfortable.

She doesn't like people calling her "Ranran" right away, as it's too impersonal.

Seeing that Su Ran remained silent for a long time, Shi Zheng became angry.

"Get down! Can't you greet the teacher? Don't let me see you be so rude and disrespectful again."

However, Su Ran pulled out her suitcase from behind, didn't give Shi Zheng a second glance, and walked towards the door.

"What are you trying to do? Run away from home? I haven't even settled the score with you for what happened with Youyou, and you're already throwing a tantrum?"

Shi Zheng saw Su Ran carrying the box and immediately flew into a rage.

Just then, the door opened, and Shi Youyou and her daughter Wang Xiaoxia immediately sensed that the atmosphere in the living room was unusual as soon as they entered the house.

"Honey, what's wrong? Ranran, did you make your dad angry again? Oh, honey, it's the kids' rebellious phase, so please be more understanding and don't get angry." Wang Xiaoxia gently stepped forward and patted Shi Zheng's chest, which was panting heavily with anger, displaying the demeanor of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

"Ranran, what's wrong? Is it because of me? I don't blame you. After all, we haven't seen each other for so many years, it's normal to have some distance between us. Please don't let me affect the harmony of the family."

Shi Youyou spoke up at the opportune moment, her words spoken with grace and composure, with both mother and daughter pinning the blame on Su Ran.

Su Ran watched their act with a cold eye, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips.

"How long do you think it will take for these red rashes to disappear?"

Shi Youyou's heart sank, and she had a bad feeling.

Seeing Shi Youyou's sudden stiff expression, Su Ran chuckled inwardly. Of course, she was just trying to scare Shi Youyou. As long as she stopped taking the medication, the rashes would naturally heal under the doctor's treatment.

But she wanted to instill fear in Shi Youyou; she wanted Shi Youyou to know that she could bite too.

Before Shi Youyou could even ask, Wang Xiaoxia couldn't help but shout in her shrill voice, "What did you do?!"

Su Ran looked at her and smiled, "Whatever you did to me, I'll do to her."

"You—" Wang Xiaoxia was speechless. Realizing that she had lost her composure, she immediately changed to a wronged expression and looked at Shi Zheng pitifully.

“Honey, you know she’s been gone for thirteen years. What can I possibly do for her? She should ask herself honestly, during the few days she’s been with us, haven’t I treated her quite well? Every night I personally brought her milk to her room. I’ve truly done nothing wrong to her! What kind of attitude is this towards me?”

After saying that, she began to cry pitifully, looking utterly pathetic.

Shi Zheng and Shi Youyou quickly stepped forward to comfort them.

The commotion in the living room alerted Shi An, who was in the room.

Seeing the aggrieved look on Shi Youyou and her mother's faces, he was about to question Su Ran when he met her cold eyes. Seeing the luggage Su Ran was carrying, he inexplicably thought of what Su Ran had said.

"Those things you're talking about that don't belong to me are all trash I've thrown away. I'm clean, I never pick up trash; it's too dirty and disgusting."

Is she... going to throw them all away?