However, the envy in her eyes was like the rising tide, impossible to hide.
Zhou Ying looked at the child with extreme heartache, her heart clenching. She saw the longing shining in her daughter's eyes, a pure yearning for family affection that she had never seen in Bai Di's eyes before.
In the stillness of the night, the little girl who had a bright smile during the day was curled up in her blankets.
Zhou Ying heard the suppressed sobs, like those of a wounded little animal.
"Why...don't I have parents..."
The voice was full of helplessness and grievance, like a thin needle piercing Zhou Ying's heart.
Looking at the small figure, Zhou Ying felt a strong pang of tenderness in her heart.
She longed to break free from this illusory dream, step forward, embrace Bai Ying tightly, gently stroke her hair, and tenderly comfort her:
“You have parents too. Look, your mother is right in front of you.”
But she knew that everything before her eyes was now in the past, and she was just an observer who could only watch helplessly as Bai Ying endured this loneliness and pain.
Because she had no parents, Bai Ying's life in the sect was not easy. She was often bullied by her fellow disciples from other peaks. Those harsh words were like cold knives, cutting into her young heart time and time again.
“You’re an orphan child. I don’t want to play with you,” a slightly older senior student said with a look of disgust.
Bai Ying blushed and retorted loudly, "You're talking nonsense, I'm not a wild child." But her voice sounded so pale and powerless in the face of the other party's ridicule.
Zhou Ying felt as if her heart was being torn apart, wishing she could tear those children's mouths apart. Just then, several older disciples rushed over.
"Who dares to bully my junior sister?!" The leading boy immediately shielded Bai Ying behind him.
Zhou Ying looked at the children with gratitude.
In those days without parents, they were the ones who gave Bai Ying warmth.
However, the good times didn't last long. The dream changed again, and a beautifully sculpted little girl was led into the mountain gate by Qin Hua Zhenren, hand in hand.
"This is your junior sister."
Zhou Ying was horrified to discover that from that moment on, everything had changed.
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