She took this secret almost to her grave.
Lifestyle influencer Annie Niu, who admitted she was playing her grandparents’ dead twin to protect their feelings, has revealed she finally told some of her dark family members the truth. Told – and he had very little time left. ,
“POV: You finally told your family that your twin sister died five years ago, and they deleted every single family photo that included her,” she wrote on a viral TikTok. Video Posted this week, it has been viewed 4.4 million times.
in the next VideoShe explained that the disgusting, “parent trap”-like ploy of hiding the news from the extended family was her father’s idea – and they managed to do it. Keep the culprit a secret until his grandmother is “on her death bed” This year.
“I think it’s because he didn’t want to hide the information but he also didn’t want to hurt them,” she explained. “And God forbid they live to be 92 and something happens.”
Therefore, the fear that bad news every holiday could hit his grandparents Niu pretended to be her twinWho died of viral meningitis years ago, to keep the trick going.
Till date his grandfather has no idea. Other family members handled this news very badly.
Niu added, “My aunts have apparently decided to delete every photo that had my sister in it.”
“Imagine my surprise when I took my kids to visit their grandfather and I looked on the walls and none of our pictures were there.”
While many viewers sympathized with Niu’s situation, claiming he kept similar secrets from his loved ones, others were “confused” by the family’s intentions.
One shocked viewer commented, “The weirdest thing ever is learning that people shouldn’t tell family/parents about a loved one passing away.” “I’ve never heard of it in 27 years.”
“Didn’t they ask where she was for five years? I’m so sorry and so confused,” asked another.
“Why and how can such an important thing be kept a secret?” The shocked TikToker wrote.
“So you were playing both sisters in ‘The Parent Trap’ for your grandfathers,” someone else quipped.
“This is weird,” one viewer said.
“We never told our grandmother that her sister died, so I understand, girl. I understood it completely,” one person consoled Niu. “In a way I’m glad I didn’t have to tell him.”
“You saved them from pain for a long time. I hope you feel lighter after finally getting rid of that heavy emotional burden,” said another.
