Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 75 - : In the Dark
Chapter 75: Chapter 75: In the Dark
Seeing her daughter’s hands turn red from peeling, Madam Xie was heartbroken and blurted out, “Stop peeling, Xuexue, just wear it. Maybe it’s your late mother watching over you from heaven.”
“Mother, what are you talking about? Aren’t you fine right here?”
Xuexue pretended not to understand and stared directly at Madam Xie, wondering if she intended to reveal her origins.
Madam Xie’s gaze flickered for a moment, as if she was struggling inside. Eventually, she sighed and said, “These past few days, I’ve been confused, it’s mother being foolish.”
“Don’t say such ominous things in the future.”
Her foster mother was not willing to tell her about her origins now, probably because it wasn’t the right time yet. Xuexue didn’t press her and lowered her head, pretending to casually stroke the bracelet on her wrist.
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Seeing how much Xuexue loved the bracelet, Madam Xie smiled with relief. Perhaps, this was a mother-daughter connection — her birth mother had even insisted on preserving her life before passing away.
“Xuexue.”
“Hmm?”
“If someone asks about the bracelet, just say you bought it on the street, not worth a few Copper Coins, understand?” Madam Xie reminded.
All her dowry had been plundered by Old Lady Mo, except for this intact bracelet. It showed how much Madam Xie treasured this bracelet, after all, it was connected to her daughter’s identity.
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“Xuexue knows, mother, don’t worry.”
Perhaps her rebirth had disrupted something, with some events differing from her previous life. In her previous life, this bracelet was only given by Madam Xie right before her death to reveal her identity, but now, it happened so much earlier.
“Then you should rest early, mother is going back,” said Madam Xie as she stood up, picked up the torch on the table, and left.
“Mother, be careful,” Xuexue said softly, her mind swarming with thoughts.
“Hmm, you lock up the doors and windows, go to sleep right away, don’t come out anymore, it’s too dark everywhere.”
“Hmm.”
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After Chuner got through her critical three days, Madam Xie finally felt relieved and continued to care for her meticulously.
After the loss of her husband, Madam Xie now focused all her attention on her daughters, significantly easing her pain and gradually recovering her emotions.
Occasionally, she could even be heard talking and laughing with Chuner.
Indeed, time is the best healer; even the most profound pain fades gradually with time.
Xuexue, on the other hand, took every chance she got to rush to the Xiao Xi with a bucket. Now, the cold winter meant nothing to her; earning money was the real truth.
One evening, as Xuexue was carrying river snails home, Madam Xie came out to greet her, holding a bowl in her hand.
“Xuexue, come, have a bowl of sweet soup to nourish yourself,” Madam Xie said excitedly.
“Okay.”
Xuexue took it and saw it was a bowl of egg sweet soup. Thinking it was from Madam Xie’s sympathetic borrow from the neighbors, she didn’t think much of it, planning to repay them once she earned money.
She began to drink with the spoon, having been busy all afternoon, she was indeed hungry.
“Xuexue, after you finish, go visit your father,” she said.
Seeing Xuexue gulping it down, a pang of inexplicable pain hit Madam Xie’s heart. Following her, her daughter truly suffered.
“Why should I go there? No,” she declined without a second thought.
“Regardless, he’s your father, maybe he has something for you? Try visiting him, yes?”
“We are struggling with life and death, and he doesn’t care. Why should I acknowledge him as my father?” Remembering how he treated her foster mother, Xuexue still couldn’t let go of her anger.
“He still cares about you all, otherwise, why would he send sweet soup for you and Chuner to drink?” Madam Xie couldn’t help blurting out.
“You mean this sweet soup was sent by him?” Looking at the empty bowl, Xuexue felt a wave of nausea in her stomach.
