“Li Xiao, I’m telling you, between the adopted daughter and the biological daughter, you can only choose one right now!”
At the edge of the high-rise building, Li Zhiyin was held tightly by a man’s strong arm, with a gun pressed against her temple.
Beside her, Li Wuyou stood nearby, not restrained by anything, yet she was crying uncontrollably, her legs weak: “Mom and Dad! Don’t worry about me, save my sister instead. Even though I’ve lived with you since I was little, I’m not your biological child. Lulu is your true flesh and blood!”
Li Zhiyin remained silent, her gaze fixed on the five anxious people across from her.
These were her biological parents, her two older brothers, and a childhood friend who grew up with her in the family compound and was later reclaimed by a wealthy family.
All their eyes were on Li Wuyou, not lingering on her for even a moment.
Father Li panicked: “Don’t act rashly! Let’s talk this through. Keep both children safe. Whatever you want, you can tell me, and I’ll satisfy you!”
The man panted like a broken bellows, pressing the gun harder against Li Zhiyin’s temple: “Because of you, my family is ruined. I have nothing left to need! I want you to choose!”
Beside them, Li Wuyou screamed in terror: “Ahhh! No, no, no!”
The man’s eyes widened in fury: “Choose!”
Father Li’s face darkened: “I choose Li Wuyou!”
The man snapped angrily: “Who the hell is Li Wuyou?! Just say whether you choose the adopted daughter or the biological daughter!”
The five people across from them spoke in unison—
Father Li: “My adopted daughter!!”
Mother Li, tears streaming down her face: “Yes, we choose the adopted daughter!!”
The two older brothers said without hesitation: “Choose the adopted daughter!”
The childhood friend also spoke urgently: “Choose the adopted daughter!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the kidnapper was stunned.
But he kept his word, giving Li Wuyou a reassuring look.
Li Wuyou scrambled and stumbled into her mother’s arms: “Mom!”
Mother Li anxiously looked her over: “It’s okay, it’s okay, my dear. You’re safe now.”
The kidnapper watched this heartwarming scene, still pressing the gun against Li Zhiyin’s temple, and looked at her incredulously: “Your biological parents actually didn’t choose you?”
The faces of the people across from them changed slightly, as if they had only just noticed Li Zhiyin, their guilty gazes falling on her.
Mother Li stepped forward, clutching her chest in sorrow: “Zhiyin, Mom and Dad didn’t not choose you! It’s just, it’s just—”
Li Zhiyin calmly spoke: “I have no parents. If you ask strangers to choose, of course they’ll choose their own.”
Mother Li’s face instantly turned pale.
Eldest brother Li Yanlang’s expression darkened: “Li Zhiyin, how can you say that?! You’re our biological sister. How can you have no parents? Our parents were forced to make a choice. If we could protect both, we would definitely protect both of you!”
Second brother Li Xinghao also said angrily: “Exactly, Li Zhiyin! You’re so unreasonable. Don’t you understand the situation right now?!”
The childhood friend, Brother Meng, spoke with deep sorrow: “Zhiyin, you’ve always been the most sensible one. I know you’ve suffered a lot growing up, but this situation truly leaves no other choice!”
Li Wuyou continued to cry under their care: “Sister, I know you blame me. I’ll take your place right now!”
She cried as she rushed toward her.Everyone grabbed her again: “Wuyou, don’t go over there! It’s too dangerous!”
The man widened his eyes and laughed heartily: “Interesting! You people are truly interesting! You won’t save your own biological daughter, but you’ll save this hypocritical one. Birds of a feather flock together indeed!”
He tightened his grip on Li Zhiyin’s neck and took a few steps closer to the edge of the high-rise: “Let me tell you the truth—there are no bullets in my pistol. If I had any, I would have killed all of you long ago!”
The crowd’s expressions changed drastically as they looked at Li Zhiyin in panic.
At the same time, Li Zhiyin reacted, trying to throw the man off!
But the man viciously yanked her backward: “Poor little girl, since no one wants you anyway, let’s die together!”
The people across from them turned pale, reaching out and running toward her: “Zhiyin!!”
Li Zhiyin lost her balance and fell backward, her gaze fixed on their faces in her final moments.
Every one of them wore expressions of panic.
Only Li Wuyou stood obediently behind them, tears in her eyes as she smiled at her.
Her mother rushed to the front, her fingers hooking onto the corner of Li Zhiyin’s clothes, just barely missing her.
“My daughter!”
In the moment of her fall, Li Zhiyin’s mind flashed with memories like a revolving lantern, recalling the words her mother had once said to her.
—”Mom knows you blame your adoptive mother for switching the two of you. Your adoptive mother was no good, making you suffer for many years, but Wuyou is innocent. From now on, you and Wuyou will live together as sisters. Whatever Wuyou has, you will have too.”
—”Mom, Dad, and your brothers will definitely make it up to you.”