Watching Wei Shufen and Jin Sen rush out one after the other, Jin Miao felt speechless. Her mother and eldest brother were always so impulsive!
She shook her head and headed into the kitchen. There was no time to worry about that now—she had to fill her stomach first.
Meanwhile, Wei Shufen was walking so fast that Jin Sen, trailing behind her, had to break into a jog just to keep up.
“Mom, slow down! What Third Sister said might not even be true. If you rush over there and there’s some misunderstanding, it’ll just make things awkward for everyone.”
Wei Shufen suddenly stopped in her tracks, her eyes blazing with anxiety and anger as she glared at her eldest son. Jin Sen was taken aback.
“Eldest, you can hear it too.”
It wasn’t a question but a statement. She had just experienced it herself and recognized the look of someone whose voice had been choked off.
“After something like this has happened, how can I not believe it?”
Without waiting for Jin Sen’s response, she stormed off even faster. Today, she was determined to teach that vixen a lesson.
Following the path toward their family’s plot of land, she had just passed a large banyan tree when she heard faint laughter—a woman’s laughter.
“Jin Dayong! I’ll beat you and that shameless bitch to death today!”
…
Back in the kitchen, Jin Miao had just finished an egg and fished a sweet potato out of the pot when a mocking voice drifted in from the doorway.
“Well, well, Third Sister, aren’t you sneaky? Eating all by yourself at home!”
Jin Miao looked up and forced a thin, insincere smile.
Hmph.
[This idiot Jin Yao—her brain must be full of crap. All she does is eat and sleep. Is she the reincarnation of a pig demon?]
“You’re talk—”
Jin Yao had only managed two words before her throat seemed to clamp shut, her eyes rolling back as if she were about to pass out.
Great-grandma!
She felt like she was seeing her great-grandma!
Jin Miao was baffled. She hadn’t even said anything—why was Jin Yao so worked up?
Tsk, so this one can’t even bully her own family properly!
[No wonder she gets pushed around so badly by that scumbag Chen Anguo.]
Jin Yao heard it again. Even though Jin Miao’s mouth hadn’t moved, the words echoed clearly in her mind.
She could actually hear Third Sister’s inner thoughts!!
And how did she know about her and Chen Anguo…?
She tried once more to voice what she’d just heard, but the suffocating sensation in her throat forced her to give up.
Jin Miao couldn’t be bothered with her, dismissing it as an early morning tantrum. She stood up and walked past Jin Yao toward the outside.
As expected, everyone in this villainous family was a little unhinged.
Before she could even enter her room, another round of shouting and arguing erupted at the front door.
“You shameless old fool! If I’d arrived any later, would you have rolled into bed with her? That brazen hussy has no shame, and you just had to throw yourself at her! I’ve seen your true colors now, Jin Dayong. After all these years of marriage, I haven’t enjoyed a single day of happiness—only hardship and suffering. How could you do this to me?”
Wow, it was her mother’s voice. Though hushed, the tearful tone was enough to break anyone’s heart.
“What did I even do? You’re just a shrew—completely unreasonable!”
Jin Dayong was so angry he didn’t even know how to argue back with his wife anymore. Jin Sen was truly at his wit’s end, trying to mediate between his parents.
“Mom, Dad, both of you should say less, just say less. Don’t let outsiders laugh at us. Whatever it is, let’s go inside and talk it out slowly.”
He practically dragged the two of them inside and slammed the door shut, blocking out the outside view.
Only then did Jin Miao get a clear look at everyone’s state. Wei Shufen, of course, was no surprise—her eyes were red, sitting on a chair to the side without speaking, wiping away tears.
Jin Dayong was a bit more interesting. He had a dark bruise under his eye and was stubbornly turning his back to Wei Shufen, looking like he was about to burst with anger.
How amusing. Jin Miao felt both amused and helpless.
[Sigh, it’s about to begin. From now on, there will be no peace in this house. Dad will give up completely and spend all day outside without coming home. Mom’s temper will become more explosive, her personality more extreme—she’ll even kick dogs on the street. Big brother will get scammed out of a bunch of money. Second brother will become more selfish, only caring about himself. Little sister will only have Chen Anguo on her mind. The family will fall apart, and then, they’ll all just become foils for other people’s families~]
Thinking about the efforts she made in her past life, she felt both heartache and helplessness. Her last sentence even carried a hint of schadenfreude from an outsider’s perspective.
The others had already heard Jin Miao’s inner thoughts before, so they were a bit more prepared, only surprised by the content. But Jin Dayong, hearing it for the first time, suddenly turned his head to look at Jin Miao.
At the same time, his mouth opened and closed as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn’t get the words out. His face just turned even redder.
Jin Miao was frightened by her father’s look, which seemed like he wanted to eat someone alive, and instinctively took a step back.
[Is my dad going to take his anger out on me out of shame? Oh heavens, I haven’t done anything or said anything. I helped you so much in my past life and didn’t get any gratitude. This life, I won’t bother with you anymore, don’t worry.]
What does that mean?
Past life?
Everyone present exchanged glances, shocked but also beginning to understand.
No wonder the third child could know these things in advance—she had already lived a whole lifetime!
No one doubted the truth of this matter. After all, being able to hear inner thoughts without being able to speak was already such a miraculous thing. Living a second life seemed normal too, right?!
“Ahem.”
Wei Shufen was the first to break the overly quiet atmosphere. Her eyes still slightly red, she looked at Jin Miao with a complicated expression.
“Third child, you be the judge. Tell me, what kind of behavior is your father’s?!”
Jin Miao looked at her mother, nodded, and went along with smoothing things over.
“Mhm, mhm.”
But that wasn’t what she was thinking in her heart.
[This time, my dad is really wronged. Although he had the desire, he didn’t have the guts. And Widow Lin didn’t even look down on someone like my dad—a silent gourd who can’t get three words out even with a stick. She just couldn’t stand seeing my mom live so happily and came to stir up trouble out of her own twisted mind. Her lover is actually the town mayor.]
After thinking this, she didn’t notice the shock in the eyes of her family members at all. Instead, she sized up Jin Dayong again, the disdain in her eyes almost overflowing.
“Tsk, my dad is really foolish. What does Widow Lin want from him? His old age, or his unbrushed teeth? A few sweet words and he’s floating on air, completely lost. Serves him right.”
A sudden snort of laughter drew the entire family’s gaze to Jin Yao, who was covering her mouth behind them.
Jin Yao felt awkward. She hadn’t expected her third sister’s description to be so spot-on, and she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Well, I just think Widow Lin has always had high standards. She probably wouldn’t be interested in Dad. Mom, you might be overthinking things.”
Jin Dayong: Even though she’s speaking up for me, why does it sound like she’s insulting me?
Jin Miao raised an eyebrow in slight surprise but said nothing, her inner monologue continuing unabated.
Hah, didn’t expect the youngest to finally open her eyes a bit. She can see that Widow Lin isn’t interested in Dad, so why can’t she see that Chen Anguo doesn’t like her at all?