Chapter 1 - Wake Up

The moment the girl opened her eyes, she found out that she was lying inside of a restoration capsule filled with clear blue restoration liquid. Above her was a foreign ceiling and the dazzling white light entered her eyes, making her head dizzy.

She turned her head to the right. Faintly, she heard a rhythmic beeping sound from somewhere near. Sounded like the sound of a vital monitoring machine she often sees in the hospital.

[Where am I?

What happened to me?]

She blinked several times, adjusting her eyesight. Her intuition told her that something was wrong with her head. Because she couldn't remember anything.

Even her own identity…

She was lost in thought when suddenly a loud noise of something falling was heard, along with the voice of a woman exclaimed excitedly.

"Doctor! Call the doctor! The young miss has woken up!"

Later, the sound of hurried footsteps was approaching her. Narrowing her eyes, the face of a crying middle-aged woman entered her sight.

"Second young miss… thank god. You finally wake up. Thank god."

Second young miss…?

The girl wasn't responding. She peered at the woman half in curiosity and half in vigilance.

There were some wrinkles in the corner of the woman's eyes and some of her hair had turned white. But even so, the girl lying inside the restoration capsule was sure that the woman must be very beautiful when she was young.

But,

Who is she…?

The woman didn't seem to be surprised at all as she saw the girl's confused and alert look. Instead, a gentle smile bloomed on her face. She stretched her hand and then gently rubbed the girl's cheek. Her eyes glazed with motherly affection.

Both of them, one big and one small, looked at each other in silence.

Not long after, other hurried footsteps were heard from outside. The middle-aged woman abruptly pull her hand back and stepped aside. Her expression turned gloomy.

"Nanny Jing, you can leave. We will take care of Yu'er."

The girl heard another woman spoke. Her tone was indifferent and distant. She could feel goosebumps slowly creeping up her body.

Some familiar faces appeared before her. Instinctively, she increased her guard.

The first person she took notice of was a man in gold-rimmed glasses. His oily black hair was combed backward neatly. On his neck, there was a stethoscope hanging loosely. His right hand was holding a pen flashlight.

This person was the doctor who's in charge of her.

She scrutinized the doctor for a while, before shifting her gaze to another person.

The girl then looked at the pearl necklace on the woman's neck. No doubt every piece of those pearls was natural. Just from this one necklace, she could determine that the young woman has a lot of money.

A rich lady.

Another two persons were wearing nurse outfits. One was holding a metal tray on both her hands, stood expressionlessly beside the doctor. And the other was busy checking at a file while occasionally throwing her a glance.

"How is her condition?", the young woman spoke to the doctor. The same voice talked to the middle-aged woman before.

The girl saw a hand covered with the white glove was approaching her. Unconsciously, she dodged.

The doctor halted midway before with his low voice try to coax the girl gently, " Hey, it's okay… I won't hurt you. I just want to check your condition."

Next moment, his hand touched her right eyelid and move the flashlight to check her pupil's reaction. As the light suddenly ȧssaulted her eye, she blinked in reflex. A bit of tear formed, but the girl was too stubborn to show how uncomfortable she was. Actually, it was painful.

The heck…! How about I stab your eyes instead?

The girl tightly gritted her teeth, preventing herself to spat those fierce words out of her mouth.

"We still need to do some examinations to make sure that she is really fine. Lady Jia, it is better for you to go home first. After the examination is over, I will inform you the result immediately.", he said. His tone was calm, but the rich lady instantly creased her well-trimmed eyebrows.

"It is okay. I will wait here.", she disregarded the doctor's gentle and polite smile and crossed her hands in front of her ċhėst. Overbearingly stated with her body language that she didn't want to leave.

The smile on the doctor's face stiffened for a second. But soon he only nodded and with a gesture ordered the nurses to help him with the examination.

The nurses didn't show any other expressions, just deftly did their own works. The middle-aged woman who didn't say anything since the time they came in, moved toward the rich lady and politely said, "My lady, I think we shouldn't stay here or else we'll be a disturbance. Second young miss has just woken up. I bet her condition is still weak. She still needs to rest. Just let some guards outside. We should go home first."

The rich lady didn't budge. Completely ignoring her. Her pair of phoenix eyes moved slightly, glanced at the middle-aged woman before shifted back at the girl lying inside the restoration capsule.

The middle-aged woman didn't say anything more but her brows creased. She already got used to the rich lady's attitude so she just closed her mouth and stood still, watching the nurses dried the clear blue liquid from inside the restoration capsule.

The girl's eyes moved, following both nurses' movements. From the corner of her eyes, she saw the doctor was busy between reading the file which seemed to be her medical record and checking the vitality monitor.

As all the liquid had been completely dried, the girl could finally saw her body. She was stunned.

What she saw was bones wrapped in skin. Looked scary, not like a human being at all. Besides, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move her hands or feet…

The nurse left.

The rich lady didn't pay any attention to the doctor or the nurses. Her gaze was still fixed on the girl. Looking at that nȧkėd thin malnourished body and slightly gray skin, she looked calm.

On the other hand, the middle-aged woman's expression didn't look good at all. Her face ashen and her eyes glimmered with tears.

"Poor second young miss…", she sobbed.

The girl sighed inward. She thought that didn't have any memories was already miserable enough. But the reality was crueler. She was malnourished to the point almost become disabled.

And from the size of her little palm, she could tell that she was just a child...

It couldn't be merely described as 'poor' anymore.

Still lamenting her miserable state, the nurse who had left before suddenly returned along with two other young men.

One was very tall and handsome. Radiating with masculinity, his attire could bȧrėly hide his muscles.

On the contrary, the other young man was a bit shorter and his facial features were much softer than his companion. He slightly narrowed his eyes, seemed to be unhappy.

Both young men strolled in, didn't pay any attention to the rich lady. Not even greeted her.

At the sight of them, the doctor slightly nodded. He glanced at the lady whose face had turned ugly and smiled in ridicule manner.

"Commander Qin… Vice commander Yu…", he greeted in courtesy.

"How is she?", the shorter young man asked impatiently while peeking at the girl lying inside the capsule. But abruptly step back a few steps as he saw the girl's miserable appearance. His face distorted.

"Why is she nȧkėd?", he yelled agitatedly at the nurses.

His companion was a bit calmer. Even after he saw her, he just faintly lifted his brow before turning his face to the other side of the room.

The doctor coughed twice, clearing his throat before respectfully gave his answer, "We still need to do some examinations to make sure that she is fine. But we can't just touch or move her body right now. Because she had submerged in restoration liquid for so long without eating or drinking. A bit pressure may cause her injuries."

"But you can't just let her nȧkėd just like that!"

After hearing this, Commander Qin's facial muscles that had been so tense before began to relax.

"I see. Then we will just let you handle everything. If you need something, just send a message to my secretary, we will provide everything what you need. But keep this in mind, nothing must happen to Jia second young miss. If not, everyone here must pay with your lives."

Without waiting for a response, both young men turned around and left the room. The doctor and the nurses bowed in respect to their departing back. As for the ignored rich lady, she clenched her fists so hard that her long nails embedded deep in her palms.

Nothing should happen with that sŀut's little daughter…?

Who would care about that…

She would make sure that all of them will pay for all the humiliation she had just now.