Chapter 2: Pure and Beautiful White Lotus

The next morning, people were coming and going in Lanzhou Airport. Sophia sat leisurely on a public seat, her lollipop swaying gently in her mouth, her head down, immersed in the virtual world of the game. She was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, her long hair neatly tied into a ponytail, and after taking off her camouflage uniform, her delicate face and outstanding temperament could not be concealed, attracting frequent glances from people around her.

"Sophia?" A middle-aged man in a neat suit came hurriedly with a gloomy face.

"Didn't I tell you to stay abroad? What are you doing back here? Are you…"

"Shut up!" Sophia interrupted him coldly, her eyes never leaving the phone screen, "Wait until I finish this game."

" You!" Edward was furious, staring at Sophia, "Look at yourself, what a mess! What have you learned from studying abroad all these years?!"

As the "Victory" game sound effect sounded, Sophia slowly put her phone into her pocket, as if she didn't hear Edward's reproach.

"Something happened, so I'm going home to stay for a few days." She said lightly.

"You know Grace..."

"I told you I'm going home for a few days. Don't you understand?" Sophia sneered, stood up, picked up her suitcase and left. "What happens to Grace has nothing to do with me. I just need a legitimate identity to stay in Lancheng, that's all."

She was not eager to reunite with her so-called family, but just needed a perfect cover to stay in Lancheng and complete her mission.

" Because of you, Grace has been seeing a psychiatrist for the past few years and finally stabilized. You can't go home!" Edward shouted anxiously.

Sophia stopped and chuckled, "I'll give you face and call you dad. If you say one more word, I'll make Grace disappear. Do you understand?"

Recalling what Sophia had done in the past, Edward's lips trembled, and he finally said nothing. Sophia said no more and left.

She was abducted since she was a child, experienced a life as a boy scout in a war-torn country, and fought in a cruel octagonal cage in an underground boxing ring. At the age of ten, a teacher saw a talent and led her out of that dark world and became the chief instructor of the 21st area of the International Mercenary Special Training Base. Four years ago, she found out her life experience and returned to China with a desire for family affection, but found that her position had long been replaced by a girl who looked similar to her.

The black BMW slowly drove into the famous wealthy area of Lancheng. Sophia got out of the car, picked up her suitcase, and walked towards the milky white villa familiarly. Edward followed closely behind, suppressing his anger and pretending to be earnest.

" Sophia , don't scare Grace when you see her later. You don't know that after you beat her, she has been traumatized and severely depressed. She almost committed suicide several times..."

"Stop, stop, stop, don't tell me this." Sophia glanced at him sideways, "Whoever is afraid should keep his tail between his legs. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"

Grace committed suicide due to depression? Perhaps it was to protect her identity as the eldest daughter of the Smith family. The Smith family's wealth was not as much as the basic salary at the special training base for her.

"You!" Edward was furious.

" What do you mean by me?" Sophia sneered, "If I hit her, she has to take it. Otherwise, if the situation gets out of hand, everyone in Lancheng will know that she is a fake! Don't forget, in the will made by grandpa when he passed away, I am the heir of the Smith family , and Grace is nothing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a girl with long hair and a white dress hurried down from upstairs.

"Dad, you're back so early..." When Grace saw Sophia sitting on the sofa, she froze instantly, her eyes wide open, full of disbelief.

" Sophia ?!" Her voice was filled with fear and deep hatred. She looked at Sophia , her fingers shaking unconsciously. The scene of Sophia 's return four years ago was still vivid in her mind. At that time, her hair was as short as a boy's, but she was extremely delicate and beautiful, and her eyes were amazingly bright. Now, four years later, Sophia is even more beautiful, but her eyes are even deeper and more terrifying.

Grace looked at Edward in panic, her eyes filled with tears.

"Um..." Edward quickly tried to smooth things over, "Grace, Sophia is only coming back to stay for two days and will be leaving soon. Don't mind it."

Sophia slowly replied, "Hey? Sister Grace , your front teeth are really well-fitted, just like the real thing." Grace shuddered again. She lowered her head to hide the hatred in her eyes. Sophia had a friendly smile on her face back then, calling her Sister Grace, but she kicked her down the stairs and dragged her hair to the ground. That was the moment she was closest to death .

"Sophia!" Edward's face looked extremely ugly.

Sophia shrugged, "Okay, I won't say any more. I'm still staying in the room upstairs, so clean it up before I get back."

"You want to go out?" Edward frowned.

Sophia said lightly, "Let's go out for some fresh air, so that Sister Grace won't see that my condition has worsened." She deliberately emphasized the tone of the four words "worse".

After saying that, she stood up and left. When she got outside, Sophia took out her cell phone and answered the call, and said lazily, "If you have something to say, then don't say it."

"Black Snake, you're in Lancheng?" The person on the other end of the phone asked excitedly. Sophia's code name is Black Mamba, and only people who are familiar with her call her Black Snake.

"Why? Do you have any objection?"

"No, I happened to be in Lancheng as well." The other party said excitedly, "I flew here from Philadelphia overnight. You don't know what a weird patient I treated..."

Sophia wasn't interested in his topic, but she still replied perfunctorily: "Go ahead."

" That man was hit by a dum-dum bullet in peacetime, when dum-dum bullets were banned worldwide! His bulletproof vest was shattered, shrapnel pierced his lungs and hit his spine, causing cerebrospinal fluid leakage. He almost became a high-level paraplegic. I performed an eight-hour operation to save him ..."

"What did you say?!" Sophia sat up straight.

"What's wrong?" The person on the other end of the phone was puzzled.

"Then guess, in peacetime and with dum-dum bullets banned worldwide, where is the most likely place he was hit?" Sophia asked through gritted teeth.

“…What the hell?”

"I came to Lancheng just to find him! Is he still with you?"

"That... person has left..."

Sophia's face turned pale: "Send me the address, I'll go there now!"