After seven years sent to the countryside as an educated youth, I returned to the city and went home.
But the guests told me that Miss Ning was throwing a celebration banquet for my father, who had just been appointed director of the state-owned textile mill.
When she saw me come in, she froze for a moment, then sneered haughtily:
“You couldn't have come back earlier or later, could you? You just had to show up now and play the victim. Are you hoping my dad will get you a cushy job at the mill? Keep dreaming!”
She turned and took the arm of the man who was supposedly my fiancé, then complained in a coquettish voice:
“Fine. You're technically Dad's illegitimate daughter, after all. Why don't you go change in the back? Dad's a factory director, so let's not embarrass him in front of all these guests.”
In my previous life, I didn't want to argue with the illegitimate daughter in public and damage my father's reputation, so I swallowed my anger and followed her to the back to reason with her.
Who knew she'd lure me to a water vat and suddenly shout at the top of her lungs:
“You could beat me to death, but I still won't let Dad play favorites and pull strings to get you a job at the mill!”
Before she had even finished speaking, she shoved me into the vat, and I drowned on the spot. She pretended I'd pushed her to the brink, leaving everyone with the impression that she was upright and principled.
But this time, I was reborn.
Looking at the despicable pair who had caused my gruesome death in my previous life, I grabbed a bucket of slop and dumped it over her without hesitation, then slapped her twenty times in rapid succession.
“You're nothing but the product of someone crawling into bed. How dare you talk to me like that?”
“You shameless pair. You're the ones who should get out!”
