"What did you say?" For a moment, Huo Minxue wondered if he was hallucinating.
“Many people think that a woman’s most valuable asset is her appearance, and many are even willing to give up everything to have a stunning face. But they don’t know that beauty paired with any skill is a killer move, but alone, it will only lead to death.” Ruan Wushuang did not answer Huo Minxue’s question directly, but spoke slowly.
Huo Minxue turned his head and stared intently at Ruan Wushuang, as if anticipating what she would say next.
“I was born into a family that was extremely sexist. The moment I was born, my grandmother even wanted to strangle me. It was my mother who begged and pleaded, and that's how I was spared.” Ruan Wushuang chuckled as she said this.
"Hearing this, you might be thinking that I'm actually lucky, at least I still have a mother who's good to me."
"Is she not good to you?" Huo Minxue's voice was a little hoarse.
"Well, it was good at first, but later, under the daily curses from my grandma and my dad, her views slowly began to change."
"She also felt that it was because he gave birth to me, his daughter, that she suffered those beatings and curses. And she gradually realized that only by joining my grandmother's and my father's camp could she get some relief."
Although he had never witnessed such a scene firsthand, Huo Minxue could imagine it in his mind.
Although he didn't have any relatives who favored sons over daughters, including his uncles, aunts, and other family members, they all treated the younger generation equally.
But he had heard many stories from other families and knew how terrible families that favored sons over daughters could be.
"You just said you killed someone... was it related to your family?" Huo Minxue asked with some difficulty.
"Yes. When I was twelve, I was already much prettier than girls my age. One night, my dad got drunk and opened my bedroom door..."
"Alright!" Huo Minxue interrupted immediately upon hearing this.
"What's wrong? Don't you dare listen?" Ruan Wushuang turned to look at Huo Minxue.
“There’s no need. Since these things are in the past, you don’t need to reopen those wounds.” Huo Minxue’s eyes showed no evasion.
Ruan Wushuang stared at him for a moment before a slight smile appeared on her lips.
"Actually, I don't think of it as a wound at all. Instead, I think of it as a rebirth."
Huo Minxue was momentarily speechless.
"You may not know this, but because of my face, which is much better looking than the average person, I matured earlier than my peers from a young age."
“When I could only fill my stomach with pig feed, I knew to run to the street vendors, silently shed tears, and nine times out of ten I would be able to get food.”
“I would tell my mom with a sincere look how good my face is, and that I will definitely be able to get a good dowry in the future. She would then save her food rations and give me half of them.”
“I had a good plan. Once I was capable enough, I would definitely escape from that home. But I was still too young. I didn’t understand that there are people in this world who can disregard human ethics.”
"Do you know how my dad died? When he lunged at me, I stabbed him straight in the heart with scissors!"
“When the police arrived, they all thought I was a victim and showed me sympathy and pity. They were even afraid of causing me further harm, so they didn’t ask me any questions about the details.”
"But they never considered why there was always a pair of scissors hidden under my pillow, or why I was able to locate my heart so precisely."
"Because I calculated all of this!" Ruan Wushuang said, her voice even carrying a hint of amusement.
Huo Minxue felt that his worldview had been shattered by Ruan Wushuang's words, but then it was rebuilding itself.
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