Mother Fu turned toward the sound. Seeing how pale she looked, she hurried over to support her. “An’an, you’re finally awake.”
As she spoke, she looked at the wound on Liu Yi’an’s wrist with a pained expression. “You silly child, no matter how terribly wronged you feel, Auntie would have stood up for you. Why did you have to cut your wrists?”
Liu Yi’an raised her eyes and met hers.
The concern in Mother Fu’s eyes did not seem fake. In the beginning, she really had treated Liu Yi’an like her own daughter.
In her previous life, Liu Yi’an’s parents had died in the line of duty, leaving her an orphan with no one willing to take her in. When Uncle Fu heard the news, he rushed over that very night and brought her home to raise her.
For three years, the Fu family raised her as their own daughter and even wanted her to marry Fu Yanchen.
But just yesterday, Mother Fu had suddenly proposed that they register their marriage as soon as possible.
Fu Yanchen had objected on the spot, but Mother Fu had firmly rejected his opposition. Furious, he threw down his chopsticks and stormed away. Yet just before going to bed, he suddenly barged into Liu Yi’an’s room.
“Liu Yi’an, no wonder no one was willing to adopt you back then. A scheming woman like you I’d rather remain single for the rest of my life than marry you!”
Those words completely shattered Liu Yi’an’s already fragile state of mind.
That very night, she attempted suicide by cutting her wrists.
When Father Fu, who was far away in Kyoto, heard the news, he immediately called back and forced Fu Yanchen to submit a marriage application through the research institute. This marked the beginning of the tragedy that would plague her for the next ten years.
“Auntie.” Liu Yi’an pulled herself out of her memories and looked seriously at Mother Fu, pausing between each word. “I don’t want to marry Fu Yanchen anymore.”
Fu Yanchen looked at her mockingly. “You were even willing to kill yourself to force me into marriage. What kind of trick are you trying to pull now?”
A flash of hatred passed through Liu Yi’an’s heart. She grabbed the marriage application beside her bed and tore it to pieces. Her voice was firm. “Don’t worry. I really mean it this time.”
She would never repeat the same mistake again!
Seeing her expression, Fu Yanchen felt an inexplicable sense of panic. Realizing what was happening, he angrily said, “You’d better not regret this!”
With that, he slammed the door and left.
“Yanchen!”
Mother Fu failed to stop him. She helplessly turned back to Liu Yi’an. “An’an, don’t be upset. I’ll teach that brat a lesson for you later.”
Liu Yi’an said nothing. In her previous life, Mother Fu had also favored her at first. After she and Fu Yanchen married, she had even forcibly pressured Fu Yanchen to consummate the marriage with her.
But later, because Fu Yanchen was rarely home, that affection gradually turned into resentment.
“You ill-fated woman! If it weren’t for you, why would Yanchen and I have been separated as mother and son?!”
Those bitter curses seemed to echo in Liu Yi’an’s ears. She said quietly, “There’s no need, Auntie.”
Mother Fu paused, her expression changing slightly.
Why did An’an seem so strange today?
Mother Fu didn’t think much of it. She simply assumed that Liu Yi’an had not yet recovered from narrowly escaping death. “Get some rest first. Auntie will come see you again tomorrow.”
She got up and left.
Once the hospital room was empty, Liu Yi’an lay back down and slowly sorted through the chaotic thoughts in her mind.
Both of Liu Yi’an’s parents had been researchers at the Kyoto Aerospace Research Institute. In her previous life, after she came to live with the Fu family, she had followed in her parents’ footsteps and passed the entrance examination to the same research institute, determined to carry on their legacy.
Before Mother Fu proposed the marriage, the institute had been holding a talent selection program. The person who ranked first would have the opportunity to study abroad for further training.
Liu Yi’an had already signed up and had nearly completed her research project. All that remained was the final evaluation.
But later… because she married Fu Yanchen, she never continued with it.
That became one of Liu Yi’an’s greatest regrets. After marriage, she would often study books on aerospace and send her research data and materials to Fu Yanchen, hoping to make a contribution to the aerospace industry.
Yet every time she sent him her materials, Fu Yanchen dismissed them as completely worthless.
“A waste of paper and ink.”
“Complete nonsense.”
“Liu Yi’an, stop bringing me piles of garbage and wasting my time.”
Comments like these gradually caused Liu Yi’an to lose confidence in herself. In the end, she simply devoted all her attention to Fu’s parents and Yueyue.
Yet after she gave up, Fu Yanchen instead repeatedly asked why she had stopped pursuing her research.
If Wei Qing had not personally revealed the truth to her before she died, Liu Yi’an might still have remained completely in the dark.
The image of her brutal death in her previous life flashed through her mind. Liu Yi’an dug her fingernails deeply into her flesh.
She would make Fu Yanchen and Wei Qing pay the price!”,