Xie Yan is exercising.

First, I did some planks, and then I started doing handstands against the wall.

She plans to resume morning runs starting tomorrow, determined to strengthen her fragile body.

As a female celebrity, the original owner was extremely concerned about her appearance, and dared not even make many facial expressions, for fear that her expression would look bad.

Even when acting, they have to look beautiful. When playing a terminally ill person, they must be fully made up, with lipstick, eyeshadow, highlighter, contouring, and false eyelashes all required, making them look radiant despite their illness.

In order to maintain her figure, she dared not eat much, only eating two apples a day, starving herself until she was so thin that she had no strength at all.

Even though her initial stamina of 25 has now increased to 45, Xie Yan still feels it's not enough; she needs to build muscle.

Sweat dripped onto the floor, Xie Yan gritted her teeth and frowned, still persevering.

How long have I been doing a handstand?

System: [Two minutes.]

...Xie Yan felt like two hours had passed.

She finally couldn't hold on any longer and lay down to rest, utterly exhausted.

My arms were extremely sore from exhaustion.

A knock sounded on the door, and Xie Yan immediately stood up and said, "Please come in."

The door opened, and Wen Yutong stood outside.

She had long, straight, black hair, and her fair, delicate face was free of makeup, making her look very pure.

"Sister, Mom asked me to call you down for breakfast."

"Okay, I'll wash my face and come right away."

Xie Yan was covered in sweat, so she went to the bathroom to wash up.

Two minutes later she came out, smiled at Wen Yutong, and said, "Let's go."

Xie Yan's hair was styled into a high bun, with no extra bangs, revealing her smooth and full forehead. She wore casual home clothes, which made her look very relaxed and generous.

More importantly, she seemed different today.

But Wen Yutong couldn't say exactly where.

At the dinner table, Xie Yan had only an egg and a glass of skim milk in front of her.

This is what she used to eat.

Are you feeding the cat?

After Xie Yan sat down, she frowned, glanced at the sandwiches on Wen Yutong's plate, and turned to the kitchen, saying, "Aunt Zhang, get me two sandwiches."

Upon hearing this, Xie's mother looked at her in surprise.

"You usually never eat carbs, so why are you eating so much today? And Aunt Zhang said you did something like... doing a handstand in the house this morning?"

Wei Xinqiong's expression was a little strange when she said this.

After raising her for so many years, how could she not know Xie Yan's personality?

She has a bad temper, is brainless, can't do anything, and loves to dress up.

Oh, and now she's also infatuated with Gu Qingyu, the eldest son of the Gu family.

Shouldn't you eat less and lose weight to make yourself prettier?

Wen Yutong also silently cast an inquiring glance.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yan looked at her mother, who was not related to her by blood.

Wei Xinqiong is nearly fifty years old, but she is very well-maintained. She looks like a wealthy woman with fair skin and few wrinkles around her eyes.

Under their gazes, Xie Yan suddenly frowned, revealing an extremely indignant expression, and her tone was filled with unbearable anger.

"It's all because those security guards at the Gu family are too strong! When I went to see Qingyu a few days ago, they just took me away! I need to eat more to have more energy so I can go see Qingyu again!!"

Upon hearing this answer, Wen Yutong immediately lowered her head and took a sip of milk, afraid that the smile on her lips would betray her.

It seems that what she just felt was just her imagination; her older sister is still as clueless as ever.

Last night at the party, I spoke up for Xie Yan in front of others, saying that Xie Yan often calls Gu Qingyu.

That's not entirely untrue.

I did make the calls, but I never got through.

Young Master Gu's attitude was quite clear; he was obviously very dissatisfied with the marriage arranged for him by his father and intended to handle it quietly.

Unfortunately, Xie Yan, that brainless idiot, thought she could finally marry the young master Gu she had been longing for. She chased after him like a madwoman every day, hoping that he would even glance at her.

Now they actually think they can get close to Young Master Gu by exercising? That's incredibly stupid. Do they really think the Gu family's bodyguards are all pushovers?

Even Wei Xinqiong was silent for a moment before finally putting on a smile. "It's okay, Yan Yan, don't rush, take your time."

The Xie family naturally wants to get close to the Gu family, but it would be best if they could, and if not, they shouldn't offend them. After all, it's just an engagement now, and there are still many variables to come.

She was afraid that Xie Yan would anger Young Master Gu, which would ultimately drag the Xie family down with her.

Xie Yan picked up the palm-sized sandwich, took a bite of it, and nodded a few times in response.

That look was incredibly perfunctory.

System: [Host, you're quite the writer...]

Xie Yan: [It's just letting loose. Besides, acting alongside this mother and daughter is a good form of training.]

Last night before going to bed, Xie Yan found some useful information in the system.

In the original storyline, after the Xie family found their real daughter Wen Yutong, they said they didn't send Xie Yan back because of old feelings. After all, the Wen family was in very poor condition, and Wen's parents had passed away, leaving only her uncle's family.

The original owner continued to stay in the Xie family as a young lady, but on the one hand, she was anxious about her background and felt insecure, and on the other hand, she was wary of Wen Yutong.

However, Wen Yutong acted so harmlessly and spoke so sweetly, constantly saying things like "Sister, you will marry into the Gu family in the future," which made the original owner very happy and gradually lowered her guard against her.

The original owner wanted to marry into the Gu family for two reasons: firstly, she was madly in love with the dashing Gu Qingyu, and secondly, she lacked confidence in her own background.

The vain original owner could not accept that her biological family was so poor, so she wanted to get married to have a stable and powerful family background so that she could show off to others.

To put it bluntly, it's all about vanity. After all, she's a family man, and who wouldn't want to marry her?

But the problem is that Xie Yan and Wen Yutong were switched at birth, which was actually intentional on the part of the Xie family.

When Wei Xinqiong gave birth to Wen Yutong, she asked someone to do a fortune telling to check her fate and predict her name, since wealthy people tend to believe in such things.

The calculations show that the young lady is destined for a calamity, and this calamity is not easy to overcome. It would be best to find someone to exchange lives to take the place of the disaster. To be on the safe side, it would be safer to raise her in an ordinary family.

This change happened to Xie Yan.

After the switch, the Xie couple had no affection for her and let her grow up freely without any discipline.

This is what fostered the original owner's spoiled and foolish personality.

The Wen family had already been bribed by the Xie family. When the Wen family heard that they could send their daughter to be raised by a wealthy family and receive a considerable monthly allowance, all they had to do was take care of their adopted daughter, they thought it was a very good deal and readily agreed.

Therefore, Wen Yutong has not had a hard life over the years; in fact, she has lived a comfortable life.

This explains why Wen Yutong was so tolerant of Xie Yan after being taken home. It's no wonder she didn't blame or resent Xie Yan, because she already knew about it.

It seems this family treats Xie Yan as a shield, just waiting for something to happen so they can throw her out to take the fall.

very good.

Fortune telling, huh?

Superstition, huh?

Feudal superstitions can kill people.

After finishing breakfast, Xie Yan went back to her room, picked up the script that the original owner had acted in, and started flipping through it.

As she flipped through the pages, Xie Yan asked, "Do I have to stay in this house? Is this part of the storyline's rules? Does it give points?"

System: [Emmm...no, not really...]

Xie Yan: [OK, understood.]

Shortly after, Xie Yan's phone rang.

It was Xie Yan's agent calling.

The call connected, and the voice on the other end was soft and gentle, as if afraid of disturbing Xie Yan, "Xie Yan, are you awake? There's an outdoor program this afternoon, when would be a convenient time for me to pick you up..."

Zhang Luoning lowered her voice to an extremely gentle tone, hoping that this troublemaker wouldn't take out his morning grumpiness on her.

She had already accepted the show's invitation; the recording was in the afternoon, and she had to leave by noon at the latest, so she had to wake this little devil up.

She's suffering.

It's so hard to find a job.

Surprisingly, Xie Yan's voice was clear and calm, as if she had no intention of getting angry. "I'm going to take a shower. Come over at 10:30."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Luoning thought he was dreaming.

Did Xie Yan take the wrong medicine today? She's acting so normally??

Sometimes, being too normal is also a kind of abnormality.

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