I remember when I was very young, my mother was very gentle. She would take me to school every day, pick me up from school, bake me cakes and cookies, and tell me bedtime stories at night.
Although I rarely saw my father, he was very strict.
But I was young then, and I felt that my father worked hard every day, so I could understand him.
I thought I would be happy like this forever, but my mother grew thinner and thinner every day, and eventually she was almost bedridden.
One night, I couldn't sleep and wanted to sleep with my mother. I heard my father and mother arguing, all over another woman.
Even though I was young, I knew that my father didn't like us. He had other women and sons outside the marriage, and he loved them.
My mother became depressed because of this incident, and her health deteriorated day by day. Then one day, she never woke up again.
From then on, my brother and I were driven to school by a driver, and the meals were prepared by a chef. There were no more cakes and cookies, and no one told me stories to lull me to sleep before bed.
After my mother passed away, I was still young and very playful. When I heard that other classmates had been to amusement parks, I begged my father to take me there too.
However, to my surprise, the response was not as warm as I had imagined, but rather my father's cold face and stern rebuke.
At that moment, it felt as if the whole world had frozen, and my innocent heart shattered into countless pieces.
From that day on, the word "acting cute" disappeared from my life forever, like a taboo.
On another occasion, when I was only ten years old, I was whipped by my father for failing to become friends with Huo Nanchu.
In that dark and damp room, each lash brought excruciating pain. Tears blurred my vision, but I dared not make a sound, for fear of incurring further punishment.
After that painful experience, I suddenly grew up a lot and became exceptionally well-behaved and sensible.
No matter how difficult or challenging, I will do my best to complete every task my father assigns me, and strive to do it perfectly.
All of this effort was solely to avoid being scolded and whipped by her father again.
During that period, fear became a persistent shadow deep within my heart, constantly reminding me to stay vigilant and cautious.
I clearly remember feeling a mix of trepidation and anticipation.
The moment I met Aunt Huo, the gentle smile on her face was as warm as the spring sun, instantly dispelling my unease.
She treated me extremely well and cared for me deeply, making me, who had lost my mother at a young age, feel a long-lost warmth.
At that moment, my eyes welled up with tears, because this was the first time since my mother passed away that I had experienced such sincere love from an elder.
Back then, I had a pure and innocent heart, and I thought that Huo Nanchu and I would become the best friends in the world.
However, fate always likes to play tricks on people.
As time went by, and after my father repeatedly compared me to Huo Nanchu, an uncontrollable feeling of jealousy gradually spread in my heart.
Why was he so lucky?
He has such a happy and harmonious family, with loving parents and affectionate siblings; not only is he cheerful and kind, and handsome, but he also has a gentle and humble temperament, and his academic performance is outstanding...
It seems that all the good things in the world have come together in him.
Faced with such a flawless Huo Nanchu, my sense of imbalance grew stronger.
Finally, one day, I secretly made a vow: I must never let him have such a smooth and successful life forever.
Jealousy blinded me.
Perhaps it was this persistence and unwillingness to give up that caused the evil thought in his heart to grow wildly like weeds when he learned that there was something underground in the eastern suburbs.
I've always known that Zhao Ziheng also harbors resentment towards Huo Nanchu.
As if by telepathy, we quickly reached a tacit understanding and decided to join forces and coordinate our efforts both internally and externally.
They thought the plan was foolproof, but unexpectedly, the Huo family did not participate in the fierce bidding at the last minute.
Finally, I managed to capture the eastern suburbs in a photograph.
Without a doubt, what awaited me was another severe beating from my father.
I started to resent the unfairness of fate, which always seemed to favor him.
I also suspected that Huo Nanchu must know something, so I dared not make any rash moves.
By sheer coincidence, I met an actress named Princess.
The reason I pay attention to her is because she looks 80% like my mother.
The mother, who had been confused, came to life.
So I came up with a plan: to have her accompany me shopping, dining, and other activities.
These scenes that had repeatedly appeared in my mind have finally come true.
The noodles she made were the most homely noodles I've ever eaten.
Just then, Huo Nanchu got engaged to the eldest daughter of the Yue family.
Fate seemed to always favor him, and all the good things seemed to rain down on him.
And what about me?
But they could only watch helplessly as it all happened, their hearts filled with endless resentment and bitterness.
My younger brother meant well and wanted to help me, but in the end he got himself involved and couldn't get out of it.
Faced with this situation, I felt deeply ashamed, feeling that I had let my mother down and failed to protect my younger brother properly.
Just when I was gripped by extreme anxiety and helplessness, something even worse happened.
My father's illegitimate son actually instructed someone to deliberately cause a car accident that hit me, resulting in me being seriously injured and hospitalized.
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