Even her cousin Wang Meiqi, who had always bullied her before, kept encouraging her at the time.
She said that since Wang Weiqi’s grades were so good, she would definitely get into a top university.
At the time, although Wang Weiqi found their sudden change in attitude strange, she was too focused on her studies to think much of it.
She thought maybe it was because of her excellent grades and her high chances of getting into college—and the fact that she was almost eighteen.
In those days, getting into university was undoubtedly a glorious achievement that would bring honor to one’s family.
Perhaps her uncle and aunt were afraid she would hold a grudge against them after getting into college, so they were now trying to win her over?
But what Wang Weiqi didn’t expect was that people could be far more malicious than she had ever imagined.
She successfully completed her college entrance exams and even got into the best university—Peking University.
She even received her admission letter.
Just when she thought her future was finally brightening—
Her cousin stole her admission letter.
And her uncle and aunt locked her up.
Wang Weiqi couldn’t believe this was happening.
Even though she resisted, she was no match for her wolf-like uncle and aunt.
So, her cousin took her admission letter, assumed her identity as “Wang Weiqi,” and went to college in her place.
Meanwhile, she was locked up at home, closely watched by her uncle and aunt. They even tied her up or starved her from time to time to prevent her from escaping.
They were too vigilant. For nearly a year, Wang Weiqi didn’t get a single chance to call for help.
As for the villagers, none of them knew the real Wang Weiqi was imprisoned at home.
They all thought Wang Weiqi had gone off to college and even took her cousin Wang Meiqi with her, claiming she would find her a job in Beijing.
That was the story Wang Weiqi’s “uncle” spread in the village.
The villagers all believed it. No one suspected a thing.
Wang Weiqi was locked up, but her uncle and aunt had no intention of keeping her imprisoned forever.
They knew that wouldn’t work in the long run.
They still remembered their original plan of marrying her off for a dowry.
So, during the year they kept her locked up, they not only tried to break her will but also secretly searched for a suitable match.
They needed to marry her off to some faraway place—preferably to a family that would keep her under tight control.
That way, their daughter Wang Meiqi could attend college without any worries.
Since they were searching in secret, it took a long time.
But not long ago, they finally found the perfect candidate.
The Sun family, who lived in the mountains next door.
The Sun household was full of men—a grandfather, a father, and three sons.
The eldest was in his forties, and the youngest was in his thirties.
Because the mountain region was poor and their local customs were… unusual, no woman was willing to marry into their family.
The unusual custom was shared wifehood.
Since no one wanted to marry into their family, the eldest son remained single well into his forties, and the youngest was still unmarried in his thirties.
But to Wang Meiqi’s parents, this was the perfect family.
First, the Sun family was willing to pay a dowry of 800 yuan. Second, because women were scarce in that area, there had been cases where girls were tricked into marrying in but later couldn’t accept the “unusual custom” and tried to escape.
So now, families in that region kept a very close watch on their wives, terrified they would run away.
Thus, the two families hit it off immediately.
And just like that, Wang Weiqi was married off to them.
Of course, “married off” was a polite way of putting it—it was more like being sold.
And today was the day Wang Weiqi was delivered to them.
Before “selling” her, her aunt had maliciously described the Sun family’s unusual customs to her.
Now, tied up and with almost no chance of escape, Wang Weiqi felt nothing but despair.
Was this really how the rest of her life would be?
They always said good deeds were rewarded with good, and evil with evil.
She and her parents had never done anything wrong in their lives—so why did they have to suffer like this?
Meanwhile, her uncle, aunt, and their family, who were anything but good people, lived so comfortably.
Was the world really fair?
These thoughts rose in Wang Weiqi’s heart, along with a trace of hatred—for this world, for this society.
But just then, a sudden commotion erupted outside.
It sounded like a large group of people had arrived.
There were shouts, orders being barked.
And then—BANG!—a gunshot.
Confusion and hope flickered in Wang Weiqi’s eyes.
What was happening?
Had someone come to save her?
Tears welled up as she stared desperately at the door.
Then—it swung open.
A group of officers in police uniforms rushed in.
A female officer quickly approached Wang Weiqi, pulling the gag from her mouth and untying her bonds.
“Are you Wang Weiqi? Don’t be afraid, we’re here to save you.”
“We know about your cousin Wang Meiqi stealing your university admission. Don’t worry—what’s rightfully yours will be returned to you.”
The moment the gag was removed, Wang Weiqi burst into tears in the officer’s arms.
She couldn’t help it. She had been so terrified, so hopeless.
To her, the police were nothing short of saviors—snatching her back from the brink of despair.
And from the sound of it, they already knew about Wang Meiqi stealing her identity to attend university?
So now that she was rescued…
Did that mean she could still go to college?
If so… that would be too good to be true.
“Yes, I’m Wang Weiqi. Officer, thank you—thank you for saving me.” Her heart swelled with gratitude.
Soon, with the officers’ help, Wang Weiqi was taken away from the Sun household.
As she left, she saw the Sun family members being arrested—including the eldest son, who had been shot in the leg for resisting.
Watching them like this, Wang Weiqi felt nothing but vindication.
She would never forget the way the Sun men had looked at her—their greedy, lust-filled eyes.
And how the eldest son had taken liberties with her on the way here.
She hated them.
…
Meanwhile, at Peking University, Wang Meiqi was also being arrested.
When she saw the police officers on her way to class, her heart seized with fear.
She prayed silently that they weren’t there for her.
But reality crushed that hope.
An officer stepped directly in front of her.
“Wang Meiqi? We have reason to believe you fraudulently took your cousin Wang Weiqi’s university admission. You’ll need to come with us.”
The moment her real name left the officer’s mouth, only one word echoed in Wang Meiqi’s mind:
Doomed.
But she wasn’t going down without a fight.
She refused to go, screaming as she tried to flee.
“No! You’ve got the wrong person! I’m Wang Weiqi, not Wang Meiqi! I’m Wang Weiqi!”
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