Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

On the public transport on the way home, watching the dirt and dust fly on the road in the village and the short houses here, for the first time; Song Ye felt something real about her fifteen-year-old revival incident.

She really came back. She came back to this familiar town, changed her fate, and achieved a new life.

Even the cold-hearted Song Ye felt emotional at this familiar sight and feeling.

However, her emotional feeling was only maintained until she reached the door. Even though she had not met her family members in fifteen years, Song Ye could still remember how lowly and bitter her life was at the Song family.

Screech… she pushed open the old door, and the laughter in the house immediately stopped when the sound of the door opening resounded in the space.

Lu Lan, the mistress of the Song family, was sitting on the couch. Once she looked at the door and saw Song Ye standing on the spot, hatred grew in her eyes. Before she could open her mouth, second daughter Song Tingting and third daughter Song Meimei had already opened their mouths. Their sharp voice grumbled impolitely, “Song Ye, won’t you close the door now? It’s such a cold day; do you want to freeze me to death?”

Once Lu Lan heard that, she immediately furrowed her eyebrows. Her gaze then landed on Song Ye’s dirty clothes. “Did you play crazily when you went on the trip? Your clothes are so dirty, and you don’t look like a girl at all. Get in now.”

At this moment, the only male on the couch, the household owner—Song Yuanzhi—did not speak up. He was holding a tray and did not even spare a look to this girl who no one doted on.

Song Ye’s eyes turned cold when it was hidden behind the fringe. Her heart that was beating rapidly due to happiness… dropped to the bottom. Even after fifteen years, the Song family’s face was still as annoying as ever.

She pressed her lips tightly and swallowed back her ‘Dad’ and ‘Mom’ at her lips. She closed the door and walked back to the bedroom alone. Without a surprise, she heard Lu Lan’s mean voice from behind. “You didn’t even greet us. Do you treat this place as a hotel or a hostel? You clearly know that our family conditions are difficult, but you still went on a trip. What a spendthrift.”

Her two daughters chimed in with her words, and with the door separating them, she could clearly hear their mockery.

Song Ye sat by the bed and looked at the small bed filled with clothes and socks, without even glancing at the other bed.

The Song family had a prudent lifestyle, and the house only had two rooms and one living room. Hence, three daughters had to squeeze in one room, and the mattress was the kind that was separated upstairs and downstairs. Song Tingting and Song Meimei occupied the bottom bed, and Song Ye could only sleep on the upper bunk, taking the risk to hit her head against the ceiling when she got up.

All the while, Song Ye was in charge of cleaning the house and washing the clothes. After going out for three days, the small room was already very messy, especially her own bed that was filled with Song Tingting and Song Meimei’s dirty clothes and socks.

If it were her previous life, Song Ye would continue working hard without a single complaint. However, now that she got to relive again, she knew some causes and consequences here so she did not let anyone bully her.

With much difficulty, she found a quiet place. Song Ye took out the gemstone from the space and observed it under the dim light.

The black gemstone was an old one, and its material was thin and hard. In her previous life, Song Ye had encountered jades in her business so she knew that this gemstone could produce jades. That goatee man carefully hid the gemstone in the bag as he must have known that it was something very valuable.

Everyone said that even the gods could not differentiate jades. In the gemstone world, someone could turn wealthy within a day with a stone, and others could become bankrupt due to one as even the latest gadgets could not accurately differentiate the stones.

Song Ye played with the stone in her hand, and when she thought of her special powers, she decided to give it a shot.

Her heart and mind focused, and instantly, the black stone formed in her mind. As she inspected more deeply, she saw a sparkling green.

It was green!

Song Ye’s heart skipped a beat, and she seriously inspected the color of the jade. She initially confirmed that this jade was an old, glass one and very valuable, just inferior to emerald.

2She did not expect herself to casually take such a valuable gem with her. Song Ye’s eyes swept across the narrow upper mattress and decided to find some time to make money.

When she was trying hard to think if there were any wool markets near Cloud City, she heard a voice from outside. “Sigh, she really thinks that she’s the princess of the family. She doesn’t even bother stepping out of the door and is just waiting for other people to serve her.”

Song Tingting’s words were as harsh as Lu Lan’s, a vast difference from her beautiful looks.

“Second Sister, she’s probably cleaning the room.” Song Meimei smiled with her eyes. She was only fourteen, but she was already pretty and cute; just that, there were calculations in her eyes. When she thought that someone would clean up the dirty room, she was in a good mood and shouted towards the room. “Song Ye, come out and eat.”

The entire family treated Song Ye like a servant, and the two younger sisters never called her ‘sister’ once. Hence, when Song Ye went out and saw the leftovers on the table, she was already used to it.

The Song family had always been like this: they loved to order Song Ye to do chores when they were eating. When Song Ye finished the chores, the other people would be done eating so Song Ye could only eat the leftovers and was responsible for washing the dishes. Since the day she could remember things, this was already the norm.

Today, when Song Ye saw the two to three plates of leftovers, Song Ye had no appetite at all. Perhaps she was too scared of being hungry so after she became a killer, she had very high demands about food. When she saw these foods again, it was hard for her to swallow.

After looking at the table for three seconds, she decisively turned around. “I’m not hungry. I’ll go back first.”

She left this sentence, and she was already walking towards the door. Right before she stepped out of the house door, the people in the house finally recovered their senses.

“Stop there!” Lu Lan’s sharp voice sounded, and the decibel was so high it made people’s ears hurt. She was clearly furious.

Song Ye stopped in her tracks but did not turn around. This uncooperative look made Lu Lan’s face darken. “Song Ye, you’ve grown wings after you came home from outside, didn’t you? Our family’s dishes aren’t enough to live up to such a distinguished person. Whether you want to eat or not, you must wash the dishes before you go.”

She could not eat, but she must do the chores.

Song Ye had never heard Lu Lan’s bias so clearly. She silently turned around and looked at Lu Lan straight in the eye as she said nonchalantly. “I have something on; I need to go out. There are so many pairs of hands at home, there’s no difference if I’m here.”

Once her voice ended—piak! Lu Lan slammed the table. “Song Ye, can’t my words affect you anymore? I told you to do your chores, but yet you talked back at me? As the eldest in the family, you didn’t put on a good behavior. I think you’re just waiting to be punished.” When she finished saying, Lu Lan picked up the broom from the toilet and rushed forward to hit Song Ye.

This broom was especially used by Song Ye as she used it to clean the house. However, Lu Lan used it to beat and scold Song Ye without a reason; she would just throw her temper at Song Ye once something did not go her way.

In the past, Song Ye would endure it all and get beaten up obediently. Today, it was different.