The day of the bidding meeting arrived in the blink of an eye.

　　Lin Qi seemed to like wearing white dresses, and white truly suited her.

　　When she saw me, she smiled gently at me.

　　As if I weren't her competitor, as if I were her long-lost sister.

　　There were quite a few companies participating in the bidding, but most of them knew that the final winner would emerge between Lin Qi and me.

　　One is a strong emerging brand company, and the other is the president's mistress.

　　Lin Qi spoke first.

　　She...

　　really worked hard.

　　But besides working hard, there wasn't much else, not even enough to compare to some second-rate companies.

　　However, she was a strange person.

　　Although she wasn't perfect, she could only make people notice her strengths.

　　After she finished speaking, it was my turn.

　　I felt somewhat absent-minded standing on the podium.

　　The words I wanted to say had already been written millions of times in my script.

　　I stared at the tree shadows falling leisurely outside the window.

　　The French plane trees swayed with the wind.

　　I thought about a lot, a lot.

　　When I was young, I studied hard to gain my father's recognition.

　　They said I was fat, so I went on a diet and tried to lose weight, ending up hospitalizing myself with no one coming to visit me.

　　There was no time for entertainment, practicing physical movements in front of the mirror at 4 in the morning.

　　Studying how to smile the most beautiful way, wearing a mask to handle interpersonal relationships.

　　Learning to play the violin, calligraphy, and dance.

　　I wanted to become excellent, very excellent.

　　As long as I was excellent enough, I shouldn't lose.

　　But in the end, I had nothing.

　　My bones were broken.

　　I stood up and pieced them back together.

　　When will this kind of life end? Can't I stop failing all the time? My speech ended.

　　I won the applause in the room.

　　Everyone was convinced; this was the best state I could achieve.

　　I practiced in front of the mirror millions of times.

　　Only one person remained unmoved.

　　It was Gu Lengting sitting in the main seat.

　　He began summarizing this bidding meeting.

　　The only proposal mentioned was Lin Qi's.

　　As I listened, my mood began to plunge into an ice cave.

　　Could it be that I failed again? Why do I always resist losing, bone after bone being crushed? The probability of 0, 37 being on my side, what does it matter? I looked up and met my sister's teasing gaze.

　　She didn't even need to mock me; just looking at me so gently was enough.

　　As if she was saying, "Sister, did I once again push you towards hell?" I forced myself to sit on the chair.

　　My stomach spasmed, and my soul lost its place.

　　I couldn't hear what Gu Lengting was saying anymore.

　　I only heard him praising Lin Qi, saying he could see the sincere dedication of the person who prepared this proposal.

　　It might have flaws, but it was the most beautiful piece of work he had ever seen.

　　As he spoke, the man sitting in the main seat fiddled with the ring in his hand.

　　Then, his gaze landed on me.

　　"But I think the company entrusted with this project in the end...

　　should be Miss Lin Xia." I suddenly looked up.

　　The scene slowed down before my eyes.

　　The words Gu Lengting said caused an uproar in the conference room.

　　Lin Qi suddenly stood up.

　　I heard Gu Lengting say, "Miss Lin Xia, the perfection of your plan makes it impossible for me to refuse." "I am indeed a businessman, and I appreciate that you've done what you said." He came over and shook my hand.

　　I immediately maintained a dignified smile.

　　Applause filled the meeting room at some point.

　　The appreciative gaze seemed to fall on me after a long absence.

　　Only Lin Qi stood up, her eyes red, looking at Gu Lengting.

　　Then she angrily ran out...

　　My vision became hazy.

　　It seemed like I saw myself from many years ago.

　　That little girl who was pressed down on the toilet.

　　That little girl who would curl up.

　　She asked me, "Lin Xia, did you win?" I think, I did win.

　　I didn't win Lin Qi.

　　I won my destiny.