After the Real Daughter Comes Back from Outer Space

Yan Ning is a seventeen-year-old girl who returns to Xinghua Village after five years of absence, having been abandoned as an infant and adopted by elderly grandparents. Her life changes abruptly when her biological parents, Yan Zhengjun and Tang Minrou, arrive in luxury cars to reclaim her. A DNA test confirms her identity, revealing that she saved Tang Minrou’s pregnant sister in a car accident and provided a rare blood transfusion, which led to her discovery. Despite her reluctance, Yan Ning agrees to leave with them, saying a tearful goodbye to her grandparents and leaving them her life savings before departing for B City.

Upon arriving at the opulent Yan family mansion, Yan Ning encounters a hostile environment. She meets Yan Yu, her new younger brother, who openly despises her as a country bumpkin. More significantly, she learns that Yan Wan, the girl who has lived in the Yan household for seventeen years under the identity of the biological daughter, is actually an adoptee found in a garbage bin. Yan Wan, known as the school beauty and pride of Minghua High School, views Yan Ning as a threat to her status. The family dynamics are complicated by the fact that Yan Wan is betrothed to Qiao Siyue, a relationship that would have belonged to Yan Ning had the birth swap not occurred.

Yan Ning enrolls in Grade 7 at Minghua Middle School, placing her among students much younger than herself. Her presence immediately draws attention due to her striking beauty and unusual age. Rumors spread across the school forum, labeling her a freak for being seventeen and still in seventh grade. Yan Wan orchestrates a campaign to isolate Yan Ning, leaking information to fuel the mockery. Despite the hostility from peers and the subtle aggression from Yan Wan, Yan Ning remains detached and calm, treating the school environment as a temporary refuge while she plans her next moves.

Underneath her ordinary student facade, Yan Ning is an alien explorer from the M20 star system. Her spacecraft suffered damage during a cosmic magnetic storm, forcing an emergency landing on Earth. Her artificial intelligence companion, an optical brain named 007, entered hibernation due to low energy. To repair it, she needs a K2 battery, which costs three million yuan. Her search for funds leads her to a mysterious supermarket run by Qin Xian, where she discovers that rare gems from her home planet are being sold as luxury items. She also spots a necklace made from a Jade Star gemstone worn by Yan Wan, realizing that valuable alien artifacts are circulating in human society.

While navigating her new life, Yan Ning meets Meng Qing, a high school student who defends her from bullies at a noodle shop. Meng Qing later reveals he is a member of the student council and helps her register for the Minghua Individual Beauty Competition. This unique contest offers a first-prize reward of one hundred thousand yuan and a wish fulfillment by the sponsor. Yan Ning decides to participate, seeing it as a viable path to earn the money needed for the battery. However, she faces stiff competition, particularly from Yan Wan, who also enters the contest. The competition format relies heavily on audience voting, giving Yan Wan a significant advantage due to her popularity, setting the stage for a direct conflict between the two girls.

As the story progresses, Yan Ning must balance her academic adjustments with her secret mission to repair her spacecraft. She forms tentative friendships with younger classmates Qiao Yingxue and Zhao Xiaolu, who remain loyal despite the social pressure. Meanwhile, Yan Wan continues her schemes to undermine Yan Ning, utilizing her fiancé Qiao Siyue and her devoted fanbase. The narrative explores the tension between Yan Ning’s alien perspective and her human surroundings, highlighting her struggle to adapt while pursuing her ultimate goal of returning to space. The arrival of other mysterious figures, including a dangerous individual with tear-shaped moles, hints at a larger conspiracy involving extraterrestrial presence on Earth.