New Year’s—right in front of all my relatives—I opened the gift the spoiled brat had prepared for me. But I never expected that inside was a hungry carnivorous plant. The moment I lifted the lid, it lunged at my face. My entire face was corroded by the strong acid, my features melting away completely. Yet my relatives pulled out my oxygen tube. “My child is just mischievous. You’re an adult—did you really have to open a gift from a child?” “You deserve to be disfigured!” “Women are just money pits anyway. Your mother should thank me for saving her money!” The spoiled brat made faces at me, watching as I died from suffocation. When I opened my eyes again, I shoved the gift into the child’s mother’s arms. “Something this wonderful should obviously go to his own mother!” After being blown to pieces by the carnivorous plant gift box the spoiled brat sent me, I could only lie in the ICU ward, breathing only through a hole cut in my face. But the culprit was singing and dancing in front of me, celebrating. “Ugly freak! Your face is even uglier now!” “I knew this gift was perfect for you!” The child’s parent glared at me. “How did our family end up with such an unlucky relative like you?” “It’s just a superficial injury, isn’t it? You had to cry and come to the hospital—you’ve ruined my child’s reputation with all this drama!” From her tone, it was as if I were the one who’d done something wrong. But I’d been blown up by her child to the point where I couldn’t even take care of myself, yet not only did this family refuse to apologize or compensate me, they actually came to blame me! “My child is just mischievous, and you’re an adult. Didn’t you know not to open a gift from a child?” My father’s sister, Gwen, nagged endlessly, then reached out and yanked off my oxygen tube. “Bad luck. You deserve to be disfigured!” “Women are just money pits. Your mother should thank me for saving her money!” Instantly, I lost consciousness. But when I opened my eyes again, I’d returned to the night of New Year’s Eve dinner. The burning sensation on my face was completely gone. In my hands I held a heavy box. “This is a gift I specially prepared for you.” “I’ve wanted to give it to you for so long. Perfect timing with the New Year.” The spoiled brat wore a cunning smile, urging me: “Hurry up and open it!” My heart sank. “No need. You can keep it for yourselves.” “Maya, how can you be so rude?” Gwen immediately lost her temper. “This is the child’s sincere gift. Don’t be ungrateful!” She pointed right at my nose, her tone growing increasingly bitter. “Today you’re accepting this gift whether you like it or not!” I couldn’t help but laugh coldly to myself. Accept it and my head would get blown off, wouldn’t it? This was a gift I couldn’t afford to accept. Before I could speak, my cousin Victoria spoke up for me. “It’s just a gift. If Maya doesn’t want to accept it, why are you forcing her?” “Who the hell do you think you are?” Gwen went off like a lit firecracker, furious. “This is a gift my son carefully prepared. Not accepting it means disrespecting our family!” “Especially my son—if you dare look down on what he makes, believe me, I’ll make you pay!” After being cursed out by her, I wasn’t angry at all. Instead, I laughed it off. “Since it’s your son’s precious gift, of course it should go to his closest family member. You should keep it for yourselves.” I shoved the box into Gwen’s arms. The spoiled brat immediately stomped his feet in anger and slammed the box back into my arms. “I’m giving it to YOU!”
I was so angry I had to laugh. This kid wasn’t very old, but his mind was quite malicious. He just wanted to harm me specifically, not his own mother. “You’re just looking down on our family!” Gwen was beside herself with rage. “You think just because you’re a college student, you can look down on us for being uneducated!” Victoria sighed helplessly. “Maya would never be that kind of person.” “She’s usually so polite. How could she possibly look down on relatives?” “Didn’t she already say? Good things should be given to children to honor their parents.” But Gwen wasn’t grateful at all. Instead, she raised her voice even higher. “It’s just a gift. Why won’t you accept it?!” “We came to visit in the freezing cold. This is our goodwill!” “Are you helping her talk back? Do all of you look down on my family?” “Let me tell you, the way you’re treating my family today—when my son makes something of himself, even if you come crawling and begging for his help, we won’t help you!” I felt utterly exhausted. A spoiled brat this young already had murderous intentions, and his mother just indulged him endlessly. Fat chance he’d amount to anything. He probably wouldn’t even finish school before ending up in prison for reform. Victoria tried hard to smooth things over. “Really, that’s not it. Please calm down. Let’s talk this through nicely.” “It’s New Year’s. Let’s not hurt our relationship.” But Gwen got even more worked up and shoved her aside. “You’re just another shallow social climber. You really think Maya will be more successful than my son just because she went to college?” “You women without dicks are just stupid. My son will succeed at everything he does.” She glared at us two sisters with contempt. “Not like you two women—just money pits! Going to college gave you a superiority complex? You dare look down on people? Just wait and see how my son makes you die of envy!” “In the end, you’ll just be toys for men anyway, spreading your legs to give men children!” Victoria was completely stunned hearing this. “What kind of talk is that? I treated you like relatives, welcomed you properly, prepared gifts, and now you’re not here to visit but to cause trouble…” I quickly covered Victoria’s mouth. “Forget it, forget it. We’re all relatives. Let’s keep things peaceful.” Victoria was still quite upset, but seeing me smile broadly, acting completely unbothered by the insults, she could only let it go. Of course I didn’t care. Because just now, while they were arguing, I’d already placed that special gift in the pile of presents the brat had received. But this was a matter of life and death, after all. In my previous life, the carnivorous plant had blown me up so badly I’d lost my nose and eyeballs. If it were Gwen, she definitely couldn’t handle it even worse. Plus their family had no money and couldn’t afford medical expenses. Once the accident happened, they could only wait to die. Should I give them one more chance and kindly warn them not to open it? I was still hesitating when suddenly the spoiled brat pulled a syringe from his clothes. “You dare insult my mom—you’re looking down on our family!” “You ugly freaks, I’ve had enough of you all. Watch me stab you to death!” Like a rabid dog, he gripped the needle and lunged at me. Fortunately, Victoria and I reacted quickly and immediately dodged to either side, barely avoiding him. The spoiled brat couldn’t stop his momentum and crashed straight into the wall. The needle stuck into it too. The syringe held dozens of milliliters, filled to the brim with red liquid. A chill ran through me.
“What’s going on?” The relatives who’d been watching, thinking this was just kids playing around, all stood up. “What’s in there? The more I look at it, the more it looks like blood.” “Kids shouldn’t play with things like that. Throw it away quickly before someone gets hurt!” But the spoiled brat got even more excited. “It IS blood—HIV-positive blood! I worked so hard to get it!” “Just one injection and you ugly freaks will all get AIDS!” As soon as he finished speaking, everyone gasped in unison. My mom was terrified. “How can you, a child, get something like this? Injuring someone with this is no joke!” But the spoiled brat didn’t care at all and straightened his back even more. Fortunately, the needle was embedded in the wall and couldn’t be pulled out easily. Everyone finally relaxed a bit. Mom said earnestly, “You really need to control your child. This thing is dangerous!” But Gwen just snorted coldly. “My son likes to tinker with inventions. That shows he has the potential to be a great inventor! As long as he doesn’t mess with me, it’s fine.” Everyone became even more anxious. I couldn’t help but recall my own miserable state from my previous life. The strong acid liquid corroded my skin instantly. I convulsed in pain, but mother and son just gloated. “My son is amazing! So young and already able to create weapons like this. He’ll definitely have a great future!” My expression darkened as I spoke coldly. “So you don’t care if I get hurt?” Gwen’s mouth twisted as she said through clenched teeth, “What’s the big deal about getting poked with a needle?” “You went to college and now you think you’re some rich young lady? So dramatic.” She looked me up and down. “Who knows if you’re actually studying at college or hooking up with men? You dress so slutty every day—maybe you already have AIDS! Would one more poke make a difference?” “Besides, you looked down on our family. You’d deserve to die!” I was so angry I had to laugh. I’d just been thinking about putting the gift back and giving them one more chance. Now it seemed like it was a complete waste of my concern. These evil people wouldn’t be afraid unless they suffered the consequences themselves. Since heaven gave me a chance to be reborn, I’d make sure they got exactly what they deserved. But Gwen didn’t realize disaster was about to strike her. “My son is still young. Whatever he does is reasonable. Even if he hurts you, what can you do to our family?” She helped the spoiled brat pull out the needle with all her strength. “My son chose you for his experiment. He’s honoring you!” The spoiled brat slowly walked toward me, smiling evilly as he stared at me. “My mom said it—I’m an inventive genius, and you all have to cooperate with me!” He raised the syringe in his hand and lunged at me again. Mom instinctively shielded me. “This is such a dangerous thing. Even for a child, this is too much!” “Call the police quickly. This isn’t a family matter anymore!” I nodded vigorously and quickly grabbed my phone. But before I could dial 911, Gwen rushed forward and grabbed at my phone. “You have the nerve to call the police?” She jabbed her fat belly forward, immediately knocking my mom onto the couch. “Give me that phone. If you dare call the police today, I’ll make you pay!” “My son has lots of inventions!”
I couldn’t resist at all. I stumbled and fell backward. The relatives were also panicking, scrambling to hold Gwen back. But she did rough work year-round and had extraordinary strength. With just one slap to my face, my head went fuzzy and my grip loosened. She seized the opportunity to snatch my phone and smashed it hard on the ground. With a bang, the screen instantly shattered into pieces. But Gwen wasn’t satisfied yet. She pinned me firmly to the ground. “He hasn’t even stabbed you yet. Why are you calling the police?” “I think you’re really sick!” “Get off…” I roared, struggling with all my might, but Gwen pressed down even harder, as if trying to crush my bones. It took both Mom and Victoria working together to pull her off me. “I knew you were looking down on me!” “Your whole family are bastards. You just can’t stand that I have such a genius son. You want to ruin his path to success!” She gave the spoiled brat a look. “Baby, quick, teach them a lesson!” Before I could catch my breath, I looked up to see the spoiled brat holding the dark red syringe, lunging straight at me. “Maya, run!” Mom shouted anxiously and pushed me to the side. But the brat was cunning. He knew the living room wasn’t big and I couldn’t dodge far even if I tried. Taking advantage of his small stature, he ducked right between Mom’s legs. I steeled myself and slapped him across the face. Fortunately, he was just a kid. One slap left him dizzy. I didn’t dare relax for a moment. Quick as lightning, I picked up the syringe and threw it far out the window. “You dare hit my son? I’ll hit you back!!” “You’ve offended me tonight. When my son makes something of himself, just wait and see how he uses you for experiments!” Gwen erupted in fury, directly breaking free from everyone’s restraint and grabbing my hair. The spoiled brat also got up from the ground, clenching his fists and angrily pounding me. He was tiny but surprisingly strong. Just the two of them, and in moments they’d beaten me breathless. “Just take the pain. If you’d accepted the gift, would I need to get physical?” “And you wouldn’t let my son inject you, broke his precious invention—I think you’re tired of living!” “You dare hit him today? Tomorrow will you try to walk all over me? Let me teach you a lesson!” Her hands were covered in calluses. Just scraping her palm across my face left bloody scratches. Mom and Victoria couldn’t stop her in time before she grabbed my face and clawed several more marks. “This is bad, bad! Quickly save her!” Mom was like an ant on a hot pan, stamping her feet anxiously. But they simply didn’t have Gwen’s ruthless heart. No matter what they tried, they could only pull mother and son apart. I scrambled up from the ground, still shaken, gasping for breath. “Spoiling a child like this, no manners at all!” Gwen was furious, spit flying everywhere. “My son is the best. What right do you have to criticize him?” I carefully covered my wounds, forcing words through gritted teeth. “I’m not just criticizing him. I’m criticizing you too. You’re an accomplice to murder, enabling your child to commit crimes!” Gwen immediately seethed. “You bitch!” Her eyes landed on a vase. Without a word, she picked it up and smashed it at my head. Everyone couldn’t react in time. My whole body went limp—I wanted to dodge but couldn’t. With a loud crash, everything went black before my eyes. Mom’s voice sounded like it was behind glass. “Maya!” She rushed forward in a panic, but I was covered in blood. For a moment, she didn’t know where to start. Gwen also seemed to have exhausted her strength, surrounded by everyone. She snorted coldly and gave the spoiled brat a look. “Don’t stoop to these bitches’ level. Come on, let’s go open the gifts.” “Let’s unwrap the boxes first, so we don’t have to clean up garbage when we get home.” Without any hesitation, she picked up a large box from the top of the pile. But the moment she tore off the tape, a black shadow lunged at her face. The carnivorous plant wrapped tightly around her face. The air filled with the pungent smell of acid. “Ahhh—”
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