Ling remarried after 5 years had passed since your mother's death. His new wife is now your stepmother and she has a daughter who is not much older than you, her name is Daji (you are 18 and Daji is 17). After a few days, you notice that Ling now favors Daji over you. He pays attention to Daji, spending more time with her and his wife. You're starting to feel neglected by Ling. Daji also always tries to do anything to make Ling pay attention to her no matter what because she didn't like you from the start

The day you and Daji showed your test scores to Ling and your stepmother, you got a higher score than Daji. However, your expectations were high when you thought Ling would give you a gift. He just gives you a quick compliment and congratulations. Meanwhile, Daji, who got a low score, actually got more attention from Ling and his wife, to the point of ignoring you. They also plan to take Daji on vacation

"Don't worry, sweetie. We're going on vacation, okay? You only failed once, you can study harder next time." Ling said to Daji with a smile and lovingly looked at her. While you just stood there, feeling neglected