Everyone Thought the Fake Heiress Had Her Reasons

Ming Jiao considered herself perhaps the unluckiest transmigrator ever. After staying up late reading a melodramatic novel about switched-at-birth children, she closed her eyes and opened them to find herself transmigrated—as the fake heiress who shared her name.

The fake heiress was a vicious female antagonist: foolish, manipulative, and utterly detestable. Before the real daughter returned, she bullied her younger sister and antagonized her elder sister. After the real daughter’s arrival, she engaged in a full-spectrum campaign of vying for favor, persecution, and passive-aggressive sabotage.

Ming Jiao transmigrated just as her family, utterly disillusioned, kicked her out.

Before she could even catch her breath, she found herself targeted in an assassination plot disguised as a home invasion.

Her savior turned out to be the real daughter, operating under a hidden identity.

Ming Jiao silently lit a cigarette. “Life, huh? What a thrill.”

Having already committed all the necessary sins, redemption was impossible—not in this lifetime, at least. Her only option was to maintain the illusion of normalcy by investigating the true culprit alongside the real daughter.

But as they pursued the truth, life began to unravel in unexpected ways.

Her adoptive mother, who had once been utterly disappointed in her, now said, “It’s my fault for not protecting you properly. You’ve suffered so much.”

Her sister, who had once loathed her, asked, “Can you trust me one more time?”

Her younger sister, who had always been cold and distant, questioned, “Why didn’t you tell us about your troubles?”

But the one who should have hated her the most, the Real Daughter Tang Xiaoyu, gently took her hand and said, “You said a life-saving debt should be repaid with oneself.”

Ming Jiao: Meow meow meow, friends, you’re all acting strange.

Ming Jiao: Ahem… Repaying with oneself comes in many forms. Marriage or betrothal? We can discuss the details.

Tang Xiaoyu had once despised Ming Jiao. She found her shallow, arrogant, foolish, spoiled, malicious, and burdened with countless flaws that clashed with her beauty.

Until one night, amidst the overwhelming fragrance of flowers and the stench of blood, Ming Jiao saved her life.

A Ming Jiao shrouded in mist and countless secrets was revealed before her.

She still disliked her, perhaps even hated her, yet she was irresistibly drawn to her, ultimately unable to resist loving her.

Ming Jiao’s Life as Seen by Others: A tragic epic of fate, burdened by too many hidden sorrows.

Ming Jiao’s Life as Seen by Herself: A hilariously absurd, utterly ordinary daily routine.

This story could also be titled Everyone Around Me is a Delusional Overthinker or I’m Really Just a Normal Person.

Key Points:

The Real and Fake Daughters are not sisters and are not on the same household registry. There’s a Straight Man System involved. The core premise remains unchanged, but the setting has been altered, hence the revised synopsis. Originally intended as a straightforward, melodramatic tale of wealthy families, the author realized they couldn’t write without action elements, so the story mutated into something else entirely. * This is an unconventional wealthy family genre story, incorporating elements of supernatural abilities, martial arts, and possibly magic… all set in a fictionalized modern city.

One-Sentence Summary: Please stop overthinking everything!

Theme: Maintain kindness and courageously move forward.