My sister-in-law and I were pregnant at the same time. After giving birth, she constantly borrowed baby supplies from me. I advised her that every baby is different and needs individual care, but she mocked me for being stingy. Later, she unknowingly took some baby food from me that contained peanuts. Her child had a severe allergic reaction, with throat swelling leading to suffocation and death. In her grief-stricken state, she stabbed me to death. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day I gave birth. “Snow, where did you put that pregnancy oil?” My husband had just returned home with a bag when Amber, my sister-in-law, barged in uninvited. Seeing her rummaging through my room, I instinctively shrank back. Just ten minutes ago, I had died at Amber’s hands. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back in the late stages of pregnancy. When we first found out we were pregnant, my mother-in-law was grinning from ear to ear, clapping her hands and saying it was a double blessing. Only after reliving this life did I realize that this was the beginning of all misfortune. “Snow, come on, help me look for it!” Amber urged impatiently, searching through my things as if she were in her own home. Taking things from me had become her habit. My nails dug into my palms as I suppressed the hatred welling up inside me, trying to keep my voice calm. “Amber, we’re out of pregnancy oil. If you like it, I can send you the link to buy it later.” She paused and turned to look at me, her tone dissatisfied: “I’m worried about the safety of that pregnancy oil, so I’m just trying to test it out for you. We’re family, why are you being so defensive?” “Besides, you’ve already bought it, why should I buy another one? Isn’t that a waste of money?” This was the excuse she always used when taking things from me. She claimed she was kindly testing things for me, but when something actually went wrong, she took my life without hesitation. Living this life again, I didn’t want to lose my life because of her penny-pinching habits. I tried to reason with her politely: “I just ran out, actually. I feel like my stretch marks have faded quite a bit lately, so I’m not buying any more for now.” Amber’s face changed, a hint of anger in her voice: “If you’re not buying any, what am I supposed to use? Surely Kevin’s not so tight on money?” I feigned confusion: “Can’t you just buy your own? Didn’t Eric just buy a BMW last week? Surely he can afford a bottle of oil.” Hearing this, Amber turned to face me, her tone boastful: “My husband can afford a BMW because I’m frugal and save money wherever I can. Not like you, spending over a hundred dollars on a bottle of oil.” I laughed inwardly. So taking things from me was your way of saving money.
Just as she finished speaking, Kevin came out of the bathroom and opened the door, catching the end of Amber’s words. Acting as if he hadn’t seen her, he handed me the bag he was carrying. A hint of tenderness spread across his face as he kissed my forehead: “You’ve been working hard, honey. I noticed you ran out of oil yesterday, so I stopped by the mall after work and bought you a new bottle. I’ll help you apply it later.” My eyes welled up, and I nuzzled against him affectionately. Actually, Kevin had never supported Amber taking things from me. It was just that I was too soft-hearted and could never refuse Amber’s requests. Kevin never blamed me for it. Instead, he started buying two of everything, worried that I wouldn’t have anything left after Amber took things. A few times when he forgot, Amber would mock him with cold sarcasm, saying he had no sense of responsibility. Causing both families to go without. Kevin was an upright person who wouldn’t argue with a woman, let alone gossip about his brother. He was left red-faced and embarrassed several times by her scolding. Even though it was Amber who was taking things from us, she made both of us hang our heads in shame. The losses I suffered in my previous life, I would pay back in full this time around. Amber had been staring intently at the shopping bag since Kevin entered. Hearing his words, she chimed in again inappropriately: “So you did buy a new one? Kevin’s so generous, willing to spend money on you.” “Let me help you open it.” She started walking towards me. I quickly covered the bag in my hands: “Actually, this is a gift for one of Kevin’s big clients. His wife is pregnant, and Kevin just closed a deal with him, so it’s a bit of a personal favor.” I winked at Kevin: “Right, honey?” Kevin immediately understood my meaning and nodded repeatedly. “That’s right, I was able to meet my target this quarter thanks to that client.” Amber frowned: “What a coincidence?” “How come when I ask to borrow something, you say it’s a gift? You’re not just trying to avoid lending it to me, are you?” I raised my voice, pretending to be angry: “Amber, how can you think that of me? When have I ever refused to give you something you asked for? How about this: I’ll give you this bottle of oil, and if Kevin doesn’t meet his sales target next quarter and doesn’t get his bonus, we’ll just borrow some money from Eric to pay the mortgage. How’s that?” Hearing that we might ask to borrow money from her family, Amber withdrew her outstretched hand. “Forget it, I’m not the kind of person who takes advantage of others.” With that, she hurriedly left, afraid we might ask to borrow money the next second. Hearing the front door close, I finally let out a sigh of relief.
Getting rid of her once doesn’t mean getting rid of her for life. Maybe it was due to pregnancy hormones, but after being reborn, I kept having nightmares. The fear of dying under a barrage of knife strikes in my previous life turned into an abyss pulling at my body every night. “Honey, wake up.” I escaped from the nightmare, cold sweat streaming down my body. Kevin’s face gradually came into focus under the bedside lamp, and I finally broke down in tears. I’m not a strong-willed person. Even after being reborn, I could only cautiously deal with Amber. So I spilled everything about my previous life to Kevin. Kevin patted my back soothingly. I cried for a long time before lifting my head from his embrace. “Do you believe me?” Rebirth is such an absurd thing to talk about, I wasn’t sure if Kevin would look at me strangely. Kevin sighed and wiped the sweat from my forehead. “The branch in Sun City has sent transfer orders several times. I’ve been refusing because I was worried about you traveling while pregnant.” “Since that’s the case, let’s move!” The next day, Amber came knocking on our door early in the morning. I opened the door groggily to see Amber reaching out her hand to me. “Give me your car keys. My brother says he wants to go on a road trip.” “Oh, and the gas tank is full, right?” I was still a bit dazed from just waking up. Seeing no response from me, Amber walked right in and sat on our couch, shoes and all. “What are you waiting for? Hurry up and give them to me.” I suddenly remembered that in my previous life, Amber had borrowed my car too. Her brother had just graduated from college and was clamoring to go on a road trip to Xinjiang with his classmates. Because I was pregnant and didn’t have much chance to drive, I simply lent it to her. But I never expected Amber to be so presumptuous. Not only did she make me fill up the gas tank, but she also repeatedly asked me to transfer money to her brother for gas during the trip, threatening to abandon the car on the road and make her brother take the high-speed rail back if I didn’t. The car was a wedding gift from my family, so I couldn’t possibly let her abandon it on the road. I had no choice but to give in and send money for gas. When her brother returned, the car was filthy and the seats were badly damaged. When I sent it to the repair shop, Amber disappeared. The next time we met, she didn’t mention compensation at all. I calmly replied: “Didn’t Eric just buy a new car?” “My husband’s car is too expensive to lend to my brother for such a long trip. Your car isn’t worth much, so it’s perfect for him to practice with.” “Don’t you have your own car?” “I need my car too. If I lend it to him, what am I supposed to drive?” I almost laughed at her words. Amber really knew how to be generous with other people’s possessions. “I can’t lend you the car. I’m planning to sell it at the used car dealership tomorrow.” This was true. After discussing moving with Kevin, I had decided to sell the car. Amber was stunned, her tone agitated: “Why are you selling the car?” She looked as if I was selling her car. “The economy’s been tough this year, and our income has dropped. I want to help lighten Kevin’s burden a bit.” “How about this then: wait until my brother gets back from his road trip before you sell it? It won’t make much difference to wait a bit longer.” She spoke reasonably, but I hadn’t forgotten. The sorry state of the car after lending it to her in my previous life meant I would have to sell it at a huge discount even if I could sell it. An idea came to me: “How about this: if your brother really needs a car urgently, I can sell it to him at a discount. What do you think?” “I bought this car for 188,000, and it only has about 10,000 miles on it. I’ll give you a friendly price of 160,000.” Amber fell silent, muttering: “Forget it, forget it. Can’t count on you for anything.” Then she turned and left our house. I watched her retreating back, feeling a sense of satisfaction welling up inside me. It turns out that refusing unreasonable requests from others feels so good!
When Kevin came home that evening, he told me he had accepted the company’s transfer order. In half a month, after handing over his work, we could leave this place. Originally, it would have been most stable for Kevin to stay local. If it weren’t for my constant yielding, it wouldn’t have fueled Amber’s arrogant behavior. From the time we first got married, when she proposed sharing the wedding venue to save money. But she used the venue I had carefully selected to hold her ceremony first. By the time Kevin and I walked down the aisle, the guests had already started to leave. Later, when I was pregnant and bought a lot of supplements due to my poor health, she naturally took some away. Time and time again, taking things from me became a matter of course. If I hadn’t been reborn, I probably would have continued to give in. The next day, just as I was about to drive the car to the used car dealership, I found several deep scratches on the body, as if made by some sharp object. A large patch of paint had also fallen off the surface. I looked around and noticed that the security camera facing the parking spot was blocked by a balloon. It was clearly planned by someone. Just yesterday I said I was going to sell the car, and today this happened. I steadied myself, holding my belly, trying to stay calm. Just as I was about to call the insurance company to report it, Amber came running from afar. When she saw the car, a flash of satisfaction crossed her eyes. “Snow, what happened to your car?” “I don’t know, someone scratched it.” She smirked, her eyes fixed on the car body: “How careless. With the car scratched like this, can you even sell it today?” Seeing her like this, I suddenly wasn’t angry anymore. I waved my hand at her: “It’s fine. Kevin installed a dashcam for safety when I got pregnant. This is clearly malicious damage. Once I send the dashcam footage to the insurance company, they’ll easily find the culprit.” Amber froze. Seeing that I was about to make a call, she panicked and pressed down on my hand: “Snow, don’t be so hasty to call the insurance company. The scratches don’t look that deep. You can just touch up the paint yourself.” I pretended to be angry and raised my voice: “Amber, what are you saying? Malicious damage to someone else’s property is a crime. It could even lead to jail time. How can I let someone like that continue to commit crimes? Besides, with the car scratched like this, I probably can’t get a good price even if I sell it.” Hearing me mention crime, Amber’s face turned even paler:
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