I am no match for her at all. It is really terrifying to have a stepmother who wants to kill me every day.
Jin Suting felt horrified when she thought of the scene where she was held down and fed medicine. She also wondered why Mrs. Lu had to come to see her today and bring her medicine, forcing her to drink the medicine and threatening her, and even cooperating so well with Ming's mother to check the ingredients of the medicine.
It turned out to be a premeditated plan, quite ruthless. The moves were complete and flawless.
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The main courtyard of the Lu family - Magnolia Pavilion.
Mrs. Lu knelt before the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, closed her eyes, turned the red jade Buddhist beads in her hand, and muttered to herself, "Bodhisattva, please bless our Su'er to get better soon. Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless..."
The old general paused as he was about to enter the room, stood outside the door, and watched Lu pray.
Then, Mrs. Lu opened her eyes and knelt down before the portrait of a gentle woman. She burned paper money one by one in a small basin in front of the portrait. "Sister, are you doing well over there? I didn't take good care of Su'er for you. You blame me, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Su'er and she got hurt..."
The old general stood there, feeling deeply moved and distressed.
His wife knelt in front of his deceased wife to repent and prayed to the Buddha to bless Su'er. Why would he be worried about handing Su'er over to her?
"Xiao'er," the old general called Lu's maiden name. He hadn't called her by this name for a long time, ever since Lu got married.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu turned around and wiped her tears, "Master, you're here. I'll ask the maid to bring the dishes."
"Don't worry, I haven't taken a good look at you for a long time." The old general took Lu's hand and stroked it gently.
Lu lowered her head, her eyes filled with coldness. "It's worth all my pretense for so long, even hanging that bitch's portrait in my room, worshipping it daily, kneeling before it every day. Finally, you're willing to look me in the eye?" A sneer crossed Lu's lips, but with her head lowered, the old general didn't catch it.
The old general held Lu in his arms and walked into the house.
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Jin Suting had a nightmare. In it, she fell in love with someone, but she couldn't see his face clearly. Yet, she felt happy. She married her beloved, and on the day of their wedding, she was kidnapped by assassins hired by the Lu family. No one came to rescue her, no matter how much she cried for help.
Her father was hugging Lu in the mansion and laughing happily. Her lover was missing and he didn't care where she was at all.
The dream was agonizing. She desperately tried to run, but her feet were tied, and the killer pushed her head into the water, again and again. The biting cold water filled her nostrils, and the feeling of suffocation and fear filled her mind. It was as if she had returned to the moment before the time travel, when she was knocked into the lake, and the killer's perverted laughter echoed in her dream.
This was so real that it didn't seem like a dream. Jin Suting woke up in the middle of the night.
She was breathing heavily, her whole body was sweaty, and her hair was stuck to her face. It was early winter, but she felt very hot.
She rolled over and got out of bed, her legs gave way as she knelt on the floor. This dream had frightened her so much that her legs had gone limp.
She looked around, taking in the antique ornaments, bronze mirrors, screens, ceramics... one by one.
After crossing over, she spent her days idling. Relying on her doting father and her status as the eldest daughter of a general's mansion, she lived a mediocre life, never considering the future. What if she accidentally died...
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