Expelled from the Duke's mansion, the fake heiress is richer than a country.

"Yu Wanran, look carefully! This is my home, my parents' home! You usurper, you fake, you should get back to the countryside with your shameless and despicable mother!"

Her ears were filled with all sorts of sounds—cursing, crying, and screaming—all incredibly shrill. Dizzy and disoriented, Yu Wanran felt a hand grabbing her collar and shaking her violently.

Meanwhile, the other person would occasionally slap her face hard with their palms, which did bring her to her senses somewhat. But more noticeably, her face felt burning and swollen, then went numb.

She instinctively dodged by tilting her head, and as her opponent's attack missed again, she grabbed their wrist. With a slight pull, the opponent screamed "Ahhh!" and let go.

Immediately afterward, Yu Wanran raised her leg and slammed her knee into the other man's chest. Instantly, the arrogant man stopped being arrogant, fell backward onto the ground, and cried out for his parents.

Yu Wanran opened her eyes.

A figure lunged forward and, without a word, slapped her hard across the face, then tightly embraced the injured person on the ground.

Like a mother wolf protecting her cubs, she screamed hoarsely and furiously.

"You liar! You deceived us for sixteen years of affection and care, and you still dare to be so arrogant? If it weren't for you and your damned mother, how could our Duke's Mansion have fallen to the point of being torn apart by blood?"

"Yaoyao suffered sixteen years of hardship and injustice because of you; and you, in her place, enjoyed sixteen years of wealth and luxury in the Duke's mansion! If it weren't for..."

She trembled all over and screamed with all her might.

"If it weren't for us, and if we didn't still have a shred of old affection for you, neither you nor your mother would be able to leave the Duke's mansion alive today!"

Yu Wanran's mind was buzzing.

Who is she? Where is she?

she is not……

Didn't she lead her merchant caravan on a sea voyage, only to be ambushed by pirates in collusion with her enemies, and die on board?

Why...why are you here at the Duke's mansion now?

She looked down at herself. Her once exquisite white brocade dress, embroidered with purple flowers, was now torn in several places. She lay face up in the muddy ground after the rain, her body filthy and utterly disheveled.

Across from her stood a group of people glaring angrily at her; their faces were all extremely familiar.

The scene, once etched deep in her soul, was like a nightmare she couldn't shake off in the dead of night. Now, it reappeared, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.

She finally realized what was going on.

She was reborn!

Back in her previous life, when she was sixteen, the daughter of a duke from the countryside came to claim her as his daughter. She was mistaken for the fake duke's daughter and was ruthlessly driven out of the duke's mansion.

On that same day, her leg was broken. Her own mother suffered the same fate and lost her life.

It is said that sixteen years ago, a flood struck Tongcheng, causing a mutiny among the victims. The Duke's family fled to the countryside. While they were staying at a guesthouse, the Duke's wife, who was also the farmer's wife and her own mother, was giving birth at the same time.

Out of jealousy towards the mistress, the concubine of the Duke, taking advantage of the midwife's flustered state, secretly switched the two children.

Not long ago, the concubine was on the verge of death when this shocking secret was revealed. As a result, the real daughter was brought back to the Duke's mansion, while the fake daughter was beaten, crippled, and thrown out the gate.

Once a proud and privileged girl, she fell into the abyss in an instant, suffering ridicule and scorn from the world.

Dragging her crippled leg, she returned to the Yu family in the countryside. The Yu family were honest and simple farmers, and out of a sense of indebtedness, they treated her exceptionally well.

However, having grown up in luxury, how could she possibly get used to eating coarse food?

Her constant tantrums and antics nearly caused her sister-in-law to lose her unborn child. To provide her with a better life, her elderly father went to the city to work as a porter, only to be beaten to death by a local bully. Her eldest brother secretly went down into the mine, but never returned.

The elder sister-in-law went mad. The younger brother, in despair, pushed her out of the house.

"You're the daughter of a duke. If you don't like us, then leave! We're just a bunch of peasants; we're neither qualified nor fortunate enough to be your family!"

She fled the house in a daze.

Although he later embarked on the path of trade by chance, he relied on his ruthlessness and strength to overcome all difficulties and become a business tycoon, owning a fleet of ships capable of overseas trade.

But for the latter twenty years of her life, she lived in immense pain. Every moment, every instant, was filled with the agonizing regret.

Even if she were the richest woman in the world, what good would it do? She no longer had any family members to share joys and sorrows with! Alone, she wandered through this bustling yet desolate world, walking alone.

Did God take pity on her and actually give her a chance to start over and make amends?

Pressing her palms tightly against her eyes, Yu Wanran felt the icy coldness throbbing beneath her eyelids gradually turn into heat.

A moment later, she got up without hesitation.

Under the watchful eyes of the Duchess, the Duke's daughter, and the Duke and his son who had been wearing gloomy expressions, their anger and hatred turning into surprise, she knelt down, lifting her skirt.

"Father, Mother, please allow Ranran to call you this one last time!"

Her eyes were red.

"Sixteen years of nurturing and sixteen years of loving care for my children—I am so fortunate to have been your child again, to have you by my side."

She lowered her eyes and placed her hands flat in front of her. Ignoring the muddy ground and the strange looks from the crowd, she kowtowed three times to the Duke and his wife without hesitation.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The impact was resounding!

"These three bows are my way of repaying your kindness. From this day forward, Yu Wanran has no further connection with the Duke's Mansion..."

Including the grudges from the previous life...

After that, roads went their separate ways, and bridges went their separate ways.

She no longer dared to hope to return to the Duke's mansion. Neither Xiao Yao nor the Duke's mansion had any reason to be as ruthless and heartless as they had been in her previous life, cutting off her path to survival.

She only hoped to return safely to the place that belonged to her and make up for the people she had wronged in her previous life.

Seeing her resolute expression, the conspicuous wound on her forehead, and the blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, the Duke and Duchess felt a sudden pang in their hearts.

The stunningly beautiful girl before them was their child, whom they had carefully raised for sixteen years. They cherished her like a precious jewel, pouring all their heart and soul into her.

If it weren't for... if Yao Yao hadn't been so wronged, and if Yu Wanran hadn't been so hysterical at the beginning, they wouldn't have actually thought of kicking her out of the Duke's mansion.

They had raised such a talented and capable child, a child who had once made them incredibly proud. Even keeping her as their goddaughter would be a good thing.

but now……

Xiao Yao's eyes were filled with hatred as she tightened her grip on the Duchess's hand.

"Mother, she hit me just now, it hurt so much..."

Yu Wanran quickly stood up and walked towards the woman lying in a pool of blood beside her. This was her biological mother, Ji Chunhua!

What does the fact that the concubine of the Duke's mansion swapped children have to do with Ji Chunhua? Her mother was also a victim.

But the culprit dropped this bombshell only on his deathbed. With nowhere else to vent their anger, the powerless, penniless peasant woman became the perfect target for their frustration.

Yu Wanran felt guilty.

In her previous life, she neglected her disheveled mother. She only knew to crawl at the feet of the Duke and Duchess, weeping bitterly, which led to Ji Chunhua's death from excessive bleeding.

Having been given a second chance at life, no matter what, she must save her mother's life first!

Taking advantage of the fact that the Duke and Duchess still had some affection for her and that no one was stopping her, Yu Wanran bent down and carried the pale-faced Ji Chunhua on her back, walking step by step toward the gate of the Duke's mansion, her heart filled with unwavering determination.

There's still time in this lifetime!

There's still time to correct her life, and the lives of her loved ones!