Once, the Liang family had everything.
They were wealthy property developers, respected in their city and known for their generosity. Liang Wei's parents often helped neighbors and struggling families. Among those families was the Ling family.
Back then, Mei Ling and Liang Wei played together almost every day. They were only five years old, running through gardens and laughing without a care in the world.
But fortune is fragile.
When the property bubble collapsed, the Liang family lost everything. Debt swallowed their company, their home was seized, and their once-proud reputation crumbled overnight.
The pressure destroyed Liang Wei's parents.
Within a year, both of them were gone.
Left alone, Liang Wei was sent to live in a small, run-down apartment barely big enough for a bed and a desk. His life was held together by school sponsorships and quiet financial support from Mei Ling's family—an act of gratitude for the help they once received.
But the boy who once lived in a mansion was now known by a different title at school.
"Poor boy."
Among the students who mocked him most was Zhang Kai.
Zhang Kai came from one of the most powerful political families in the country. He was handsome, charismatic, wealthy, and admired by teachers and students alike.
Everything Liang Wei had lost… Zhang Kai possessed.
And Zhang Kai enjoyed reminding him of it.
Every day brought new humiliation.
Yet Liang Wei endur
ed it silently.