Chapter 1: Across the Stars

"My head hurts."

An Xingwan was lying on the bed with a severe headache.

Her throat was so dry that she raised her hand and called for water in a daze.

"An Xingwan, water."

An Xingwan was so frightened by the strange voice in her ears that she sat up instantly.

Looking at the boy who was tall but still had a childish face standing beside the bed, he was stunned.

She held the water cup and looked around blankly.

There was even a crib not far away, and she could see the baby snoring soundly inside.

An Xingwan swallowed and drank the water in the cup in an attempt to calm down.

Then memories that did not belong to her came flooding back, making her already aching head even more swollen.

"Are you okay? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

An Qing asked in a cold tone. An Xingwan pressed his head with one hand and waved it. It took him a long time to recover.

"It's okay, I'm just too tired. I'll rest for a while."

An Xingwan poured it back. An Qing didn't say anything else, but just took the cup out and poured another glass of water.

An Xingwan, who was lying on the bed, got out of bed, washed off the smell of alcohol, and sat in front of the mirror in a daze.

With long black hair, a high nose bridge and a small mouth, she was indeed very delicate.

An Xingwan turned her head and looked at the wardrobe full of exquisite clothes, frowning slightly.

Interstellar, she actually traveled to the interstellar space, this is really incredible.

The An family was originally a noble family on the planet Osei, and An's father was a famous admiral.

Even though he died in a war, the empire did not treat his family harshly.

Although they were asked to move out of the General's Mansion, they were still given a house, a villa in a good location.

I receive a pension every month, but since I have two children, the pension is not much.

In order for the original body to go to a good school, Mother An tightened her belt and dieted to save money. Unfortunately, this behavior was seen as harsh treatment in the original body's eyes.

An Xingwan thought of this and took a sip of the water poured by An Qingxin next to her.

The reason why they said they were saving money for the original body's studies was because she was not the An family's biological daughter, but was adopted.

The descendants of the empire's fallen soldiers can attend any imperial school for free, but this benefit does not include adopted daughters.

These things had nothing to do with An Xingwan, the person who traveled through time.

However, based on the memories she inherited from her original body, she knew that she was not the biological daughter of the An family.

That's why An Xingwan frowned.

After Mother An died of illness, the original body threw away everything related to her because he resented her.

She also tricked An Qing into giving her the pension for safekeeping.

Next, for her own vanity, she not only spent all the tuition money saved by An's mother, but also spent her monthly pension.

While buying the cheapest and most unpalatable nutritious meals for An Qing, he was reluctant to even buy her a bottle of nutrient solution.

He treats others to the best restaurants every day and never cooks.

In the end, the original owner was unable to make ends meet and even mortgaged his house without permission.

In order to keep the place where his mother once lived, An Qing had to work illegally to earn money.

An Xingwan couldn't help but secretly resentful when she recalled this: "This is too much. No wonder An Qing refused to even call me sister and just called me by my full name."

The original body never considered herself as the daughter of the An family, so she never cared about the name, and was even happy that An Qing knew it clearly.

A few days ago, An Qing was bullied by his boss because of his salary. He was beaten and almost killed.

Not only did the original person not care at all, he also spent all the money on wine and women.

I don’t know if it was retribution, but yesterday I fainted after drinking too much.

It was someone in the bar who knew the original body and notified An Qing to take her back.

An Xingwan looked at the account balance in the communicator. The empire gave the An family a monthly pension of 5,000 star coins.

It’s just the beginning of the month and there are only a little over a thousand points left.

An Xingwan found it hard to accept that the original owner was too extravagant in spending money.

Moreover, this is interstellar space. According to the original body's memory, even the food in high-end restaurants is not that delicious.

I really don't understand why the original body had to pretend to be rich and eat food that didn't taste good.

"I just went to my neighbor's house to borrow the healing device."

There was a hint of disgust in An Qing's indifferent tone. He didn't like this sister. If it weren't for the blood relationship, he really didn't want to recognize her.

But An Xingwan felt warm in her heart. After a sweep of the blue light from the treatment device, the headache was gone.

An Qing pursed her lips and took the treatment device away.

An Xingwan looked at the hurried footsteps of the half-grown child, then turned to look at the baby on the bed, and her heart became firm.

It's just one more time, no big deal.

Even people who have eaten so many delicious foods in their previous lives can still like her cooking skills, not to mention those people in the star-level world who have never seen the world.

She will definitely become rich!

An Xingwan was full of fighting spirit, but then he was pulled back to reality by the crying of a baby.

The baby's name is Mumu. He is not the An family's child, but was picked up by the original owner.

Of course, given the original body's personality, he definitely doesn't want to do good things.

She picked up the baby simply because she owed too much money and planned to sell him.

The original body has been contacting the buyer privately these days.

Thinking of this, An Xingwan felt a little unfair. It was a good thing that she traveled through time, otherwise the child's life would be ruined.

Because the people the original body contacted were not decent people at all.

After all, this is interstellar, and childbirth is no longer a problem with the convenient invention of the pregnancy chamber.

As long as the genes of two people are put in, the pregnancy chamber will nurture life like a womb.

So as long as you have the money to raise them and the number does not exceed the limit stipulated by the empire, you can have as many children as you want.

In such an environment, no one has ever trafficked infants and young children, except... those who traffic in slaves.

The original intention was to sell Mumu to a slave trader.

Although An Xingwan had no memory of this, he knew without a doubt that the word "slave" meant darkness and cruelty.

Mumu was crying for food, and An Xingwan was frantically looking for a bottle. Before, this child was taken care of by An Qing, and she really didn't know how to take care of a child.

While opening the communicator according to memory and searching for the method and amount of milk to make using voice, he went to look for water.

"Water first, then milk, two spoons..."

An Xingwan followed the technique on the virtual screen to shake the milk, and then hurriedly started feeding the baby.

"Lying down? Holding?"

An Xingwan looked at the poor little Mumu and was a little afraid to hold him in her arms. But if she fed him while he was lying down... would he choke?

Just when she was at a loss, An Qing rushed back to save the situation.

Although she was still a teenager, she skillfully picked up the baby and fed him.

"I'll do it, you go and rest." An Qing said lightly, his tone full of alienation and caution.

An Xingwan felt a little distressed by An Qing's mature and sensible appearance.

She knew that the original body treated him badly, so An Qing's attitude was normal.

In her previous life, she also had a younger brother, who was not as sensible as An Qing. He was spoiled by his family and bullied her a lot.

She doesn't have what her brother has, so if her brother wants something, she must give it to him.

Later, she was almost betrothed to someone else by her family just because of the bride price.

In the end, she gave her family 500,000 yuan and never contacted them again.

But now, it seemed as if God was compensating her.

Giving her a brother that she had always dreamed of, An Xingwan suddenly felt that time travel was not so bad.

"Ah Qing, I've thought about it and realized that those clothes are useless. I want to sell them. Do you know where to buy second-hand clothes?"

Originally, she only bought custom-made clothes in shopping malls, and she had no idea about places that sold second-hand items.

But An Qing is different. He hardly ever wears anything new.

When An Qing heard An Xingwan say this, he felt a little suspicious.

He didn't know what kind of person An Xingwan was. She was willing to spend all her money for those beautiful clothes and jewelry.

"Those are your favorites, why are you..." An Qing was afraid of being beaten, so he could only ask tentatively in a soft tone.

An Xingwan pursed her lips and whispered, "I don't like it anymore. I like this home now."

After she said that, she still looked a little embarrassed. In order to reassure An Qing, she really had to say such corny words.

An Qing stared in surprise. Is this still An Xingwan?

(End of this chapter)