However, this only ray of light in his childhood suffered a rapid decline in his health due to violence and severe malnutrition.
He passed away not long after.
The man showed no remorse whatsoever; in fact, he felt it was bad luck and simply abandoned the person in the wilderness, wrapped him in a straw mat, and casually placed some spoiled fruit as an offering.
Only the little girl would keep watch over her mother every night, watching over her increasingly undignified mother. She would cry and cry until all her tears ran dry and her eyes were swollen.
She prayed to God to bring her mother back to life, but received no response.
She prayed that God would let her mother go to a world without pain and live a good life, but she didn't know if it came true.
Day and night, I don't know how many days have passed.
In the end, it was a hunter from the next village who got lost and happened to pass by. He couldn't bear to see the little girl's mother die, so he helped her bury her.
The hunter uncle also secretly slipped some money to the thin little girl, hoping that the child could have a better life.
What he didn't know was that the little girl's family wasn't poor either. It's just that the man never gave her and her mother a single penny.
They even restricted their freedom.
Whenever Mom had even the slightest thought of leaving the village, the villagers would inform the dead man and his relatives.
The result was another beating.
The little girl thought that perhaps leaving this world would be a relief for her mother. At least she would be freer than when she was alive.
The same applies to the little girl. After her mother left, she lost all attachment to the world and felt no more constraints.
Anything is fine.
It can't get any worse than it is now, anyway.
With the meager amount of change in her pocket, she took advantage of the fact that the man considered corpses unlucky and would never come to this desolate place, and was too lazy to send anyone to look after his daughter who was being compensated for the loss. She was even certain that a girl like this couldn't possibly have run away anywhere.
Under the cover of night, the little girl escaped from this disgusting family and backward village by following the path.
The moon was bright that night, and the stars in the sky seemed to be watching her.
She was glad that she had been interested in the outside world since she was a child.
And her mother always answered her many questions patiently. She even took the initiative to teach her how to read maps and road signs.
She often thought that her mother must also be thinking about escaping from this cage all the time. Now that she had run away, her mother could finally rest easy.
The little girl finally made her way out of the mountain path and onto the highway, dodging and flagging down cars along the way.
They might lie or act to get a ride from an uncle or aunt driving on the road.
I don't know what kind of willpower it took.
A five- or six-year-old girl traveled south, passing through several cities, until she found an orphanage just before she was about to faint from hunger and settled in.
When the police came to question her, she only cried and didn't make a fuss, claiming she knew nothing about the matter.
Back then, the internet wasn't well-developed, and cases of abandoned baby girls were common, so the police couldn't find any clues and ultimately treated her as an abandoned girl.
When she changed her identity information, she gave herself a new name.
Luan is her mother's surname.
The word "night" was chosen by my mother.
Finally, the "男" in the name, which implied attracting a "boy," was replaced with "南," meaning to escape to the south.
While others' dawn is in the east, hers is in the south.
Luan Yenan was reborn on that day more than 20 years ago.
Luan Yenan's gaze remained fixed on Luan Xing.
Although it's not yet certain that the person in front of me is my mother, it's a possibility.
Her mother may have been by her side the whole time, until she was reborn and living a good life before she felt at ease crossing over into this world.
The original owner mentioned on social media, "My stepmother always pretends to be nice to me, it's disgustingly hypocritical."
This is not hypocrisy!
This is the instinct to be good to one's daughter even if one loses their memory.
It is an obsession that transcends time and space, crossing mountains and seas. Memories are gone, but instinct remains.
Luan Yenan didn't know if her wild ideas were correct, but simply leaving her with such room for speculation was already a gift from fate.
She took small steps forward and carefully approached Luan Xing.
Luan Muyin, who was continuing to berate Luan Yenan, was startled by the former's actions and almost thought that this brat was going to be rude as usual. She jumped down the steps, completely disregarding her CEO image, and rushed over.
Unexpectedly, Luan Yenan threw himself into Luan Xing's arms, like a child who hadn't felt maternal love in a long time, wanting some comfort after being hurt.
Zuo Baixuan, who was standing to the side, felt envious as she watched Luan Xing gently pat Luan Yenan's back.
She hadn't been hugged like that in so many years.
A note from the author:
Some people need a lifetime to heal from their childhood trauma.
P.S.: The manuscript was in my archive, but I forgot to set a timer. I only realized it when I saw a reader's comment reminding me in the middle of the night QAQ. But I accidentally deleted the comment. I'm so sorry, it was a day I cried because of my stupidity.
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Chapter 15
"Mom." Luan Yenan hugged Luan Xing.
It's been over twenty years, Mom, I miss you so much.
Her arms were straining.
Luan Xing tightened her grip on her hands as well.
Twenty-five years ago, she woke up with her mind blank, not even remembering who she was. Luan Muyin was beside her, telling her her identity and that she had suffered a serious illness and narrowly escaped death.
But she couldn't remember any of this, and she had a strange feeling that she couldn't quite put her finger on. But she chose not to think about it too much.
Luan Muyin has always been very good to her.
She also fell in love with this person, and they got married not long after.
Luan Muyin has a very cute little girl in her family. From the first moment she saw the little girl, she treated her like her own daughter.
It's just a pity that no matter how good she is to the little girl, she's not her biological mother. The little girl will always be hostile towards her.
She didn't give up. She thought that one day, the little girl would willingly call her "Mommy."
"Mother."
The grown-up little girl hugged her.
In a daze, she saw a little girl standing under the osmanthus tree, smiling at her.
"Mom, what kind of tree is this? It smells so good."
"It's an osmanthus tree. Xiaoye, would you like some osmanthus cake?"
"Okay, okay!" The little girl smiled brightly.
The little girl's face suddenly overlapped with the face of the older girl in front of her.
Luan Xing's eyes were blurred with tears without her realizing it; she wasn't upset, she was happy.
Finally, I heard that "Mom" from her.
She didn't know what she had forgotten during her serious illness; perhaps many sad things, or perhaps many happy things.
There must be a reason why I can still vaguely recall the innocent appearance of a child.
Today, she finally welcomed her child.
That's enough!
Luan Yenan took the tissues from Zuo Baixuan, helped Luan Xing sit down, and wiped away the tears on her face.
Luan Muyin, who was standing to the side, was stunned by this scene of deep affection between mother and daughter.
What's gotten into this brat today?
In the past, even when asking her for money, he never gave Luan Xing a friendly look.
But at that moment, Luan Yenan was wiping away Luan Xing's tears. As they wiped, they both found it funny and started laughing together.
The reconciliation between her wife and daughter was something she had longed for for half her life.
What exactly happened to make this brat change so much, like she's become a completely different person?
Putting everything else aside, her clothes alone have changed a lot. She's finally gotten rid of those odd and mismatched accessories.
If Luan Xing hadn't been stopping her from severing ties with her daughter, she would have already removed that self-destructive, rotten-minded brat from the household register.
Looking at it now, the child isn't completely ruined; there's still a chance to save him.
Are these changes because he got married?
Luan Muyin seemed to have found the answer, glancing at Zuo Baixuan, who was handing Luan Yenan a tissue.
She's a pretty young girl with a gentle and pure appearance; just seeing her makes you feel better.
Zuo Baixuan, who was being watched, stood aside, her mind in turmoil.
From Luan Yenan's sudden tears to his current behavior with his Omega stepmother, which resembled a long-lost mother and daughter suddenly reuniting, everything surprised her.
Wasn't it rumored that she hated her stepmother? She even declared that she would never acknowledge this woman in her life.
But now, Luan Yenan's childlike appearance, with his head slightly swaying and laughing, almost shattered Zuo Baixuan's previous dislike and wariness towards her.