Because my family was poor, my mom gave me to my aunt and kept my sister with her. Later, I followed my aunt into business and became a successful person that everyone envied. My sister, however, seduced my husband out of jealousy. To get my property, she even planned to burn down my villa. But unexpectedly, the fire was too big and we both perished in it. Living life again, my sister was the first to jump out and want to be my aunt’s daughter. I smiled, it was exactly what I wanted. I jolted awake, finding myself in a familiar room. The pain of being burned alive was still vivid in my mind, yet my body bore no scars. Before I could gather my thoughts, there was a knock at the door. I heard my aunt’s voice. As I listened to my mom and aunt talking, I realized with clarity: I had gone back in time. In my previous life, at this moment, Aunt Sarah and her Japanese husband were planning to move to Japan. Before leaving, Aunt Sarah came to say goodbye to our family. Aunt Sarah was discussing with my mom that our family’s financial situation was too strained to raise two children, and she wanted to adopt one of us to take to Japan. This time, I didn’t burst out of the room like I did in my previous life. Instead, I stayed quietly inside, listening. Aunt Sarah asked, “Which one of them do you want to come with me to Japan?” My mom made the same choice as before, “Let Zoe go with you. She’s a good girl.” But this time, Lily immediately interrupted, “Why should Zoe get to go and enjoy a better life? I want to go!” Mom tried to persuade Lily, “Lily, dear, Mommy would miss you too much. Let Zoe go.” Lily became agitated, “Mom! Are you stupid? Why should Zoe get all the benefits? If I establish myself there, I can bring you over later to enjoy a good life too.” Mom hesitated, “Well…” Hearing that she might be able to enjoy a better life through Lily, Mom was visibly tempted. Seeing Mom’s hesitation, Lily became desperate, “Mom, if you don’t let me go, I’ll kill myself right now!” “No, no, no, my darling daughter. Mom agrees, you can go.” I hid behind the door, listening to this mother-daughter duo fantasizing about their bright future, and almost laughed out loud. A good place? Don’t be foolish! Survival itself would be a challenge. I knew Lily had also gone back in time, just like me. In my previous life, she saw me make big money through investments and buy a villa, thinking it was all because I had gone to Japan and struck gold. Little did she know that what she saw was just the glamorous surface. Only I knew what kind of inhuman treatment awaited in Japan.
I pushed the door open at the right moment. Lily looked at me as if facing a formidable enemy. Aunt Sarah looked at me hesitantly, “Zoe, do you want to come with me?” I shook my head silently. Lily turned back and glared at me fiercely, then suddenly knelt down and hugged Aunt Sarah’s legs. “Auntie, my dear Auntie, please take me with you. My sister has always been naughty and disobedient, not like me who’s so well-behaved. I promise I’ll take good care of you in the future.” Seeing Lily’s determination, Mom swallowed her sadness and chimed in, “Yes, our Lily is very filial. Please take her with you.” Aunt Sarah, still not giving up, came to my side and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to go? Life with me will be a thousand times better than here. Don’t you want to live a comfortable life?” I stepped back and refused, “Auntie, I don’t want to go live in Japan.” Aunt Sarah, seeing that I was so difficult to persuade, had no choice but to say, “Well then, I’ll take Lily.” Lily’s eyes lit up, and she sweetly held Aunt Sarah’s hand, calling her “Mom.” This “Mom” made me feel sick. I secretly glanced at my mom, who turned away, her eyes filled with sorrow. As Aunt Sarah was leaving with Lily to handle the paperwork, she couldn’t help but mock me, “You don’t know what a great opportunity you’re giving up. No matter how hard you try, what future can you have in this poor, backward place?” I laughed coldly in my heart. I knew why Aunt Sarah wanted me. Because I was more obedient and prettier than my sister, and after coming of age, I would be an obedient money-making machine. Lily was overjoyed that she could go to Japan. These days, she couldn’t stop gloating and mocking me. “Zoe! I’m about to change my destiny and become someone important, while you’ll be stuck here as a nobody for the rest of your life.” I tried to contain the joy in my heart and pretended to ask innocently, “How can just going to Japan make you someone important?” Lily laughed at me, “Silly! I’m going to enjoy a good life, and also…” She lowered her head and whispered in my ear, “I might even find a handsome and rich Japanese husband!” After saying this, Lily looked at me as if I were an ant, as if she were the one who had gotten a golden opportunity. I smiled slightly and sincerely wished her, “Then I hope all your dreams come true.”
The paperwork was quickly completed. On the day of farewell, Mom was particularly reluctant to let go of Lily’s hand, reminding her to keep in touch and not forget her birth mother. Lily impatiently shook off her mother’s hand, “Alright, I know, you’re so annoying. Don’t you know international calls are expensive? Don’t contact me unless it’s really important.” Mom’s eyes turned red after being yelled at, but she remained silent. This submissive expression made my heart ache. In my previous life, I didn’t want to go at all, but Mom couldn’t bear to part with Lily and was eager to send me away. When I left home, I cried and begged Mom to change her mind and let me stay. Do you know what she said? Oh, she counted the money Aunt Sarah gave her and said, “Once you’re gone, don’t come back. Just send money in the future, or I won’t acknowledge you as my daughter.” Hah! How ridiculous. She heartlessly gave me away, and legally, I was no longer her daughter anyway. After seeing Lily off, I was overjoyed inside. My dear sister, are you ready to go to hell? This time, I finally don’t have to live a life worse than death like in my previous life. After returning home, Mom looked at me with disdain and said, “I don’t see any use in you studying. You might as well quit school and get a job. You’ll end up getting married sooner or later anyway.” I couldn’t help but feel sad. Mom had never liked me. When she was pregnant with me, everyone said it looked like a boy, and she told everyone she was having a son. Unexpectedly, when I was born a girl, Mom rolled her eyes and nearly fainted from anger. Although Dad was also a bit disappointed, he didn’t dislike me because of it. But Mom started hating me from the moment I was born, saying I had killed the son who should have been born, that I must be an evil girl. Lily was overjoyed, knowing that if there was another brother, her position would be threatened. From a young age, Lily joined Mom in bullying me. I fought back and even complained to Dad, but all I got was a beating. After Dad fell ill and passed away, Mom became even more unrestrained. If it weren’t for the government subsidies she could get by keeping me, she would have abandoned me without hesitation.
Not long after my sister left, Mom couldn’t wait to make me drop out of school and get a job. I couldn’t quit school. I knew clearly that knowledge could change one’s fate. I subtly coaxed Mom into believing that I would definitely get a job after I became an adult, while secretly studying hard. My homeroom teacher told me that the school had a scholarship spot. If I could get it, I could go to college for free. I knew this was my only chance, so I studied even harder. Every night, after Mom fell asleep, I would secretly light a candle to study. Although life was tough, it was heaven compared to my previous life. Perhaps even heaven favored me, and I finally got the scholarship. The teacher wanted to share this good news with my family, but I shook my head and asked her to keep it a secret. Mom, in order to prevent me from going to college, deliberately didn’t let me go to the interview. I remembered that in my previous life, Lily went to an expensive but terrible school. At that time, Mom was willing to sell everything to pay for Lily’s tuition at that awful school, but now she wasn’t willing to let me go to college. But it didn’t matter anymore. I was going to leave this place, leave this suffocating environment. I still secretly went to the interview. When Mom was running around with a stick looking for me, I had already boarded the train to college. The travel expenses were given by Uncle Zhang, my dad’s old friend. I told him I would definitely pay him back tenfold in the future. Uncle Zhang waved his hand and said with sympathy, “You’re a poor child. Go, and don’t come back.” College life was wonderful. Although what I ate and wore couldn’t compare to my classmates, I was already very satisfied. Calculating the time, Lily should have met Kenji Suzuki, my husband from my previous life. I think she would definitely seize the opportunity and beg him to take her away. Ridiculous. How could she think that Japanese man was good? She had no idea that in my previous life, I only went with Kenji Suzuki to escape from Aunt Sarah. Kenji Suzuki looked gentle and handsome on the surface, but he was actually a thorough domestic abuser. Lily thought Aunt Sarah would love her like her own daughter, but that wasn’t the case at all. Aunt Sarah married that old Japanese man just to get a green card and engage in illegal activities in Japan. As soon as I arrived, I was forced to train in some disgusting Japanese phrases to please men, and that old Japanese man in Aunt Sarah’s house was a pervert who often made me wear bunny ears and a maid outfit to dance in front of him. Countless times I wanted to run away, but I was unfamiliar with the place and couldn’t even speak the language, so I had no idea who to ask for help. After I came of age, Aunt Sarah made me entertain clients at her factory. It was then that I knew what despair was. Under the neon lights of debauchery, I lived a ghost-like life every day, like a broken doll. Until Kenji appeared. He knew some Chinese and asked if I wanted to go with him. I had no choice but to nod. I thought my life would get a little better, but I didn’t expect to fall from one abyss into another. Kenji had violent tendencies. After I went with him, he would beat me every few days, which later developed into beating me every day. When he was in a good mood, I learned Japanese from him. I endured humiliation and hardship to make a living, washing dishes, carrying heavy goods, and countless times sleeping on the street to avoid being beaten. Later, I finally found a chance to return to my country. Suddenly, I wonder how far Lily can persist?
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