My memories
In order to retrieve the missing fake Qianjin, my family forcefully extracted my memory.
They decided that it was because I had been bullying the fake Qianjin for three years that caused her to run away from home.
I smiled miserably and allowed my memories to be extracted.
Past images were presented one by one, and it was never me who was bullied and humiliated.
The enraged parents gradually tightened their grip on my hand, nearly fainting.
My hostile brother's eyes were red and he was bleeding from his teeth.
I was confused in their arms and angled my head: “Who are you ......?”
1
On the fifth day of the disappearance of Fake Thousand Dollar Gold Zhou Yan, I was tied up by my family in the laboratory of a private hospital.
Cold iron rings clasped my arms, legs and neck, a strange metal cap covered my head, and a few thumb-thin black wires connected the cap to a huge humming instrument.
I was about to have my memories extracted!
I was terrified and struggled, but to no avail.
Mom, Dad and my brother stood in front of me, their faces icy cold and without an ounce of compassion for me.
“I'm going to ask you one last time, where the hell did Xiao Yan go!”
Dad held a piece of correspondence in his hand, his voice was mixed with agitation, and his eyes were filled with fury.
It had been five days, and he had completely lost his patience.
Without waiting for me to answer, he slammed the epistle in my face: ''Don't tell me again that you don't know, the epistle that Xiao Yan left behind has already implied that only you know where she has gone, and that her disappearance is your doing!
In fact, I had read that epistle a long time ago.
Zhou Yan was sobbing every word, saying that she wasn't her own daughter and shouldn't dominate my father and brother anymore.
So after three years of fighting with me, she got tired and decided to give up.
She gave everything back to me, and repeatedly said that I didn't force her to leave, and that she hoped her family wouldn't give me a hard time or press me about her whereabouts.
Hints to this point, fools can see that Zhou Yan's departure is closely related to me.
However, I didn't know at all.
On the day she left, I was even curled up shivering in the cold utility room - it was my brother who punished me for sleeping in the utility room because the day before, I had pushed Zhou Yan down the stairs.
Of course, this was her way of slandering me; I hadn't even touched her.
Instead, she took the opportunity to leave on purpose, threatening not to fight me anymore.
As if, everything was my fault.
And the family's monstrous anger could no longer be suppressed.
2
“I don't know where she went.”
I hung my head, feeling the coldness of my wrists and neck, and still answered like this.
I really don't know.
In these five days, I have explained over and over again that Zhou Yan did it on purpose.
Unfortunately, my family didn't believe me.
They have never believed Zhou Yan.
“Zhou Shu, why do you hate your sister so much? You've been back for three years, where has she wronged you?”
My mom pursed her lips, her face was white, because she was too worried about something happening to Zhou Yan, she hadn't slept well once in the past five days, and she didn't have the appetite to eat, her face had lost a lot of weight.
“Have you forgotten the lemon tea your sister made for you the day we picked you up? She's been spoiled since she was a child and has never been in the kitchen, but she cut her fingers trying to make you a cup of her favorite lemon tea!”
My mom took a step closer and looked at me with tears in her eyes, “Zhou Shu, tell mom, where did Xiao Yan go, okay? Mom is going crazy!”
She cried easily.
Because it was about Zhou Yan.
I raised my head slightly, wanting to speak.
In the end, I just laughed to myself.
Lemon tea, that was the beginning of my nightmare.
But who would believe it?
So, I kept my mouth shut.
My brother Zhou Chen suddenly took a step forward, raised his hand and slapped.
“You country bitch girl, continue to be mute, this memory extractor is for you, enjoy it!”
3
Zhou Chen had never liked me, so this slap of his came out with hatred.
I was hit so hard that my cheeks were red and swollen, I was dizzy, and blood flowed out of my mouth.
My dad stood by coldly, and my mom scolded, “Zhou Chen, what are you doing? Will a bruise affect the extraction of memories?”
“She deserves to be beaten, it's best to beat this bitch to death!”
Zhou Chen's face was full of gloom, pointing at me to settle old scores, “It's been three years, think about it, what has she done!”
“The day she came home, she peed in the car like a wild dog from the village. I won't even mention it, but when she entered the house, she was so angry with Xiaoyan that she cried, does she really think she can be a princess once she comes back?”
The more my brother spoke, the angrier he got, “I remember the time when mom had a fever, Xiao Yan stayed up all night to take care of her, and she almost passed out from exhaustion, but what about this wild girl? She slept like a pig, she has no filial piety at all.”
He said and pinched my bleeding mouth, viciously pooh-poohed it, “Such a small thing, you are so disgraceful, enough to see your nature, you are a selfish ghost with no filial piety, not as good as a hair of XiaoYan's head!”
My mouth hurt so much, and I couldn't say anything because he was choking me.
I actually wanted to defend myself, but recalling the countless times I couldn't get trust in my defense over these three years, I gave up.
Well, I am the unfilial selfish ghost.
Zhou Yan is the great filial daughter you all love.
“Enough, don't hurt her, extracting memories is most important.” My dad spoke up, without anger.
My mom wiped my blood and sighed softly, ''Zhou Shu, don't blame your brother for hating you so much, it's true that you didn't do the right thing ......''
Well, I didn't do the right thing.
I laughed to myself again.
For some reason, the fear brought on by the instrument was actually slapped away by Zhou Chen.
Pain can be heartbreaking and numbing.
So come on, what with this memory extractor, torture me to your heart's content.
4
I closed my eyes and didn't move a muscle.
Zhou Chen snorted coldly, “Not struggling? Count yourself as sensible!”
He was about to do it immediately, but was stopped by my dad.
My dad was already impatient to the extreme, but he still gave me one last chance, ''Zhou Shu, this instrument is the latest product developed by your brother's company, it's extremely unstable, and it's highly likely to damage your brain.
“So, I'm going to ask you one last time, tell me where Xiao Yan has gone or not. As long as you do, I'm willing to give you 10 million dollars, send you back to your hometown, and we'll never owe each other again!”
Back to the countryside?
I opened my eyes, the depths of my pupils filled with instinctive fear and trembling.
I shook my head almost immediately.
I don't want to go back!
“See, she came back to our home just to covet glory and wealth!”
My brother snorted coldly, “For the sake of glory and wealth, she disliked her adoptive parents who raised her, and now she can't even look down on ten million dollars, she just wants to rely on our family as a princess! She might even think of inheriting our family's legacy in the future.
Mom and Dad both lost their looks.
I've always been greedy for money, even picking up pennies from the ground and hiding them.
My family hated me for it, and now I was indifferent to the ten million dollars and insisted on staying in the city.
They hated me even more.
“I don't go back to the country because ......”
I explained in a trembling voice, not waiting to finish, my dad waved his hand, “Good, you have guts, I won't give you another chance, Wang Gong, come in!”
A man wearing a white lab coat and holding a strange pocket watch walked in.
He looked solemn and unsmiling, bowing respectfully to my parents and brother.
My dad commanded in a cold voice, “Begin, directly extract her memories, I want to know immediately, where my precious daughter has gone!”
“Yes.” Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Gong walked to the instrument and pressed three buttons, then took out three metal helmets and handed them to my mom, dad, and brother.
“Mr. Zhou, the three of you sit down together, put on the helmets, and you can view the memories of the experimental subjects through the built-in imaging mirrors,” he explained.
Engineer Wang explained, “By analyzing the strength of the subject's brain, we determined that she can recall a total of three times, more than three times will be extremely dangerous, and will surely damage the brain, resulting in epilepsy, hemorrhage, amnesia, and other symptoms.”
“Three times is enough, let her recall my sister's disappearance for the first time, she must know!” Zhou Chen couldn't wait to put on the helmet and sat down next to me.
Wang Gong hesitated, “The subject is not emotionally stable, I suggest a gradual approach, guiding her to recall Miss Zhou Yan's disappearance through hypnosis, we can't rush it.”
My brother bristled unhappily at the words.
Mom and Dad nodded their heads instead and let Wang Gong arrange everything.
A few moments later, all three of them were in position with their helmets on.
Wang Gong turned off the harshest lights and stood in front of me.
I looked at him numbly, not moving a muscle.
He pressed a button on my helmet, and I immediately heard soothing and calming music, and the back of my head seemed to have been injected with some kind of liquid.
“Ms. Zhou Shu, please don't resist, you know, the more you resist, the more painful it is, it's better to ......”
“Okay.” I let out a hmmm, completely relaxing.
Wang Gong was stunned, a little surprised.
But he immediately got into the mood, lifting up the pocket watch and gently shaking it in front of me.
“Miss Zhou Shu, go to sleep, in your sleep, you will remember your first meeting with Miss Zhou Yan, it was a wonderful time for your sisters ......”
Wang Gong's voice was low and mesmerizing, I slowly closed my eyes and instantly entered dreamland.
A period of time was spread out, and distant memories hit my mind like the light of the setting sun.
5
I gently opened my eyes and found myself sitting in a limousine.
It was my brother's car, a Maybach S680.
He himself was the chauffeur, driving my parents and I, as well as Zhou Yan, who I had met for the first time, joyfully toward home.
Oh, I dreamed of my first homecoming.
I looked sideways, tied a single ponytail, sunny Zhou Yan pulled my hand, chattering.
“Wow, sister you're so tall, are you one meter six and a half? Hey, I'm only one meter six, what a short winter melon.”
She beamed, and then painfully touched the back of my hand, “Sister, you've worked hard in the countryside, your hands are chapped, you'll never have to do farm work again!”
Mom and Dad were sitting on the sidelines, watching with smiles on their faces.
I was a bit formal, my earthy dress made me look like a beggar in front of Zhou Yan.
But her warmth melted me, and I thanked her with a sour nose.
Zhou Yan waved her hand and suddenly took out a cup of lemon tea from her backpack.
“Sister, our family has everything, it's meaningless to give you extravagant gifts, anyway, you can buy whatever you want, but lemon tea can be different.”
Zhou Yan was a bit proud, “I like drinking lemon tea the most, I often let the nanny make it, this time, I personally made you a cup, I hope you like it.”
“You girl, this is a really shabby gift.” My dad teased.
Zhou Yan glared at him: “Hmph, what do you know, you big old man? This is called a light gift.”
“Haha.” There was a lot of laughter in the car.
I blinked and thought to myself, “That's nice.
So this is how a daughter can treat her father.
I took the lemon tea and drank it all under Zhou Yan's expectant gaze.
It was so delicious.
Just but a few moments, suddenly had an urgency to urinate.
Moreover, this urgency to urinate was like a flash flood breaking through a dike, it was simply uncontrollable.
My legs started shaking, my lips turned white, and cold sweat broke out on my spine.
I couldn't afford to be incontinent!
This is my first meeting with a loved one, and I absolutely cannot pee in my brother's car.
I need to get out of the car!
But we're on the highway.
“Sis, what's wrong with you? Getting carsick?” Zhou Yan noticed my abnormality and held my hand tightly.
Family members also looked at me.
Zhou Chen thoughtfully opened the window a little.
But being blown by the wind made me pee even more urgently.
“Can ...... you get off?” I timidly opened my mouth.
“This is a highway yeah ...... there are still ten kilometers to the service area, or you lie on my shoulder to rest.” Zhou Yan could not help but pull me to lean on her shoulder.
My family also advised me not to be nervous, we are all family.
I opened my mouth and clamped my legs tighter, but decided to tell the truth.
“Mom and dad, brother, why don t you stop the car, I ......”
Not waiting to finish, Zhou Yan suddenly crooked his body, and his palm coincidentally pressed on my abdomen.
Instantly, my whole body shook and I was incontinent.
The area between my legs was wet, and uncontrolled liquid flowed down the seat and footrest.
A strange odor spread in the small space.
Zhou Yan exclaimed, unconsciously shrinking back, “Sister, you ......”
Mom and Dad looked, their faces changed, indescribably subtle.
My brother braked in the emergency lane and looked over in consternation, staring at the wet expanse.
He's a clean freak, his car is almost spotless, and now, it's dirty and smelly.
I blushed and shivered, head down.
I was afraid of being yelled at, beaten, I couldn't handle what was happening right now.
6
As the car continued on its journey, the atmosphere had changed.
Zhou Yan was still lively and animated, trying to find a topic of conversation, and my parents reassured me that it was okay.
My brother hated the wet streak, but didn't scold me, just drove depressed and stopped talking.
But immediately, I heard his voice.
“What's this bitchy girl reminiscing about this shit for? It's disgusting, my car was ruined by her pee!”
It was a distant voice, not a dream voice.
Oh, I get it, it's my brother who is watching my memories talking.
He's right next to me, smacking me around.
But I couldn't wake up, I could only listen to his disgust.
Mom and Dad are disgusted too.
“She's incontinent at the first meeting. Retarded? She can't relieve herself before she gets in the car?” My dad scolded me.
My mom sighed, “She's really not normal. Wouldn't she have said something even if she had to pee? Suddenly she peed in the car. If word gets out, where will the Chow family's face go?”
I smiled sourly.
So, they disliked me in the beginning.
It's just that no one said anything.
The dream continued, my memories clear and deep.
When the car arrived back at the villa, the nanny went to clean it, and I was given a grand welcome.
A welcome that had been prepared in advance.
Everyone seemed to welcome me.
After the welcome ceremony, I stayed in the bedroom on the third floor.
Zhou Yan personally helped me make the bed, still chirping and placating me about my incontinence.
“Sis, don't take it to heart, none of us will mind, get some rest, I'll take you shopping later.”
She was so enthusiastic.
I was still grateful to her at that time, but I'm not stupid, I vaguely felt that there was something odd about that cup of lemon tea.
So I kindly reminded, “Sister Zhou Yan, did you add the wrong thing to the lemon tea you made? I drank it and became incontinent ......”
I hadn't thought at all that she was doing it on purpose, so I bluntly inquired.
Zhou Yan was stunned and turned her head towards me and smiled, ''Are you so smart? I thought you couldn't tell, but it doesn't matter if you can, I added a diuretic oh.”
I froze on the spot, “What is a diuretic?”
I've been in the countryside for fifteen years, apart from doing farm work or being beaten, I don't know anything about this at all.
Zhou Yan smiled and couldn't help himself, “It's something to nourish your stomach, you're going home to be a princess, so I'm giving you a stomach nourisher in advance, you don't mind, do you? I also didn't expect you to pee in the car oh.”
Her smile was strange, completely devoid of vivacity and spirituality, only sinister smugness remained.
I finally realized that it was her.
But after years of being verbally abused and beaten in the countryside, I had long been a coward.
I opened my mouth and only felt heartache, but didn't dare to say a harsh word.
Seeing me like this, Zhou Yan hid her mouth and snickered, then deliberately stumbled and ran out of the room, her tears actually coming down.
I was shocked and skeptical, but I saw Zhou Yan flung into the arms of his brother Zhou Chen, who happened to go upstairs.
Zhou Chen was busy asking what was wrong.
Zhou Yan shook her head and refused to say, Zhou Chen frowned and hugged her tightly, let her say.
“I ...... was wrong, I shouldn't have given my sister lemon tea, she drank lemon tea before she became incontinent, she was very angry and said two words about me, it's me who's sorry for her,” he said.
Zhou Yan cried and cried to explain.
Zhou Chen's face instantly turned blue.
Mom and Dad downstairs also heard it and came up to pacify Zhou Yan.
They stood outside the door and looked at me, all without speaking.
It was as if we were separated by an insurmountable chasm.
I fell on the bed, unconsciously curled up.
It turns out that the new home is not heaven.
Here, there are still demons.
7
This distant memory brought me to tears.
I didn't want to reminisce and opened my eyes with force.
Wang Gong stood in front of me observing the situation and keeping records.
Beside me, Mom, Dad, and Zhou Chen had taken off their helmets to rest, only they all had odd expressions and were speechless for a while as they looked at each other.
My tears are still flowing.
In fact, I'm not sad anymore, it's just that long ago memories hit my tear ducts, making me unable to help myself.
“Alright, don't cry, I was the one who misunderstood you in the first place.” Zhou Chen skimmed his mouth, “Zhou Yan is young and likes to be mischievous, so don't take it to heart.”
“Yes, Zhou Shu, your sister has been a naughty person since childhood, she ...... Hey, next time I will talk about her.” My mom pacified me a sound.
My dad asked Wang Gong straight: “There are still two chances, you seize the time, let her recall where my daughter went.”
“Mr. Zhou, don't worry, Ms. Zhou Shu is very cooperative, we will be able to succeed.”
Wang Gong was full of confidence.
Mom, Dad, and my brother stopped talking, took a break and sat back down, putting on their helmets.
Mr. Wang wiped my tears and hypnotized me again.
“Ms. Zhou Shu, you and Ms. Zhou Yan are sisters, what is the one thing you remember most about her?”
The one thing I remember most?
The memories started to get confused, and the dream was in disarray.
I couldn't stabilize the dream in the first place because there were many impressive things in my memory.
These things are sporadic and all present themselves in fragments in the memory.
For example:
“What's wrong with my mom smoking? If you fucking tell mom and dad, I'll kill you!”
At the school gate, Zhou Yan, who was smoking, was spotted by me and immediately caught me and scolded me.
I swore I wouldn't tell, but she smiled and lifted up my skirt, “I'm sure you won't tell, but I'm going to have to clean you up because I'm wearing a skirt today too, and you shouldn't be wearing a skirt.”
As she spoke, she pressed the cigarette butt into my thigh.
A pinch of smoke came out of my thigh with a zip and I screamed in pain.
“Hahahaha, you don't have a bad leg, it burns so good!”
......
“Hey, it's raining outside, my pajamas blew out, go pick them up.”
On a rainy day, Zhou Yan forced me to go out and pick up my pajamas.
I wanted to take an umbrella, but she grabbed it and pushed me out of the door: “You're just a stinky wild dog, why are you taking an umbrella? Get out and get wet!”
I was shut out and drenched.
Zhou Yan laughed in the room.
......
“Little bitch, I'll give you 100,000 dollars, can you go back to the countryside? I'm sick of seeing you!”
Zhou Yan often asked me to go back to the countryside.
I've tried all the coercion and enticement, but I don't agree.
She was furious: “You don't want to go, do you? You think you're really a princess? I'm telling you, I'm the only princess in the family. Kneel down!”
She likes to make me kneel, probably because she's a psychopath.
I didn't kneel, she didn't hit me or scold me, she just smiled and pulled out money.
“Kneel down and kowtow, this money is yours.”
I pursed my lips and took the money.
Kneeled and kowtowed.
“Hahahaha, miser, it looks like I don't need to use any tactics against you at all, all I need to do is to give money, and the last thing I need is money!”
Yes, as long as money is given, I'll do anything.
“Enough!” The voice outside the picture appeared again.
Zhou Chen ripped off his helmet and cursed, “Wang Gong, what the hell are you doing? Can these memories be true? This wild girl slandered my sister!”
8
Mom and Dad couldn't take it anymore either and took off their helmets.
Engineer Wang responded respectfully, “Theoretically, it's impossible to fake memories.”
“Mom!” Zhou Chen kicked the stool and couldn't speak anymore.
My dad looked at me with a sullen face and spoke only after a long time, “Zhou Shu is also her own bitch, she doesn't dare to resist for the sake of money, and she has fueled Zhou Yan's playfulness.”
“Yes, Zhou Yan is still young and likes to play tricks on people, but Zhou Shu doesn't resist for the sake of money, hey, Zhou Shu is also at fault.” My mom also criticized me.
I listened to my mom's voice, and the dream began to gradually set in, no longer confusing.
I longed for my mom's love the most, but she didn't seem to love me.
Worker Wang glanced at the instrument and hurriedly said, “Mr. Zhou, Ms. Zhou Shu's recollection is still continuing, will you continue to watch?”
Mom, Dad, and my brother looked at each other and hurriedly sat down and put on their helmets.
This time, I dreamt of mom.
Mom had a high fever.
She was lying on the bed, delirious, moaning twice every now and then.
Dad was out of town, my brother was at work, and besides the nanny, only Zhou Yan and I were at home.
I followed the method I learned in the village, brought a pot of hot water, soaked a hot towel, and wiped mom's forehead and arms and back again and again.
She was disoriented and hadn't been very lucid after taking the medicine.
Zhou Yan took a look and bristled, “Mom took the medicine, the doctor said it's not a big deal, why are you so nervous?”
“I'm lowering mom's temperature so she doesn't burn out.” I was scared, “In our village, there are women who got burnt out like this, and now they are stupid every day.”
Zhou Yan sniffed and burst out laughing like thunder, “You're going to laugh me to death, this is a cosmopolitan city, not your shitty countryside!”
I ignored it and stubbornly took care of my mom.
I was anxious, always afraid that my mom would turn out to be stupid, so I didn't eat or drink, staring at her all the time.
I watched her all night, and she developed a fever three times.
At dawn, her fever finally went down completely, and she slept through it.
I was exhausted to the extreme, but put my heart down, packed up the water basin and towels, and went back to bed to lie down.
As a result, it was only dawn when I was dragged up by Zhou Chen.
He dragged me to the foot of the bed and directly threw a slap.
“You still have the fucking heart to sleep? Mom had a high fever all night, where were you?”
Zhou Chen was furious, “And you have the nerve to say that mom doesn't need to be taken care of with her medication? Is she an iron man!”
I was in pain and confused, covering my face and stuttering, “I ...... mom ......”
“Shut up, you dog, you have no filial piety at all, you'll only be more enthusiastic if you're given money!”
Zhou Chen flung his hand away, “Xiao Yan had a sleepless night last night, taking care of mom until dawn, and almost fainted just now, you are good, you sleep really good ah!”
This was the first time Zhou Chen hit me, he had actually been looking at me unfavorably for a long time.
But this time was the breaking point.
Tears flowed down my face, it hurt.
I ran out and tried to explain, but I saw Zhou Yan holding up my mom, laughing and talking as she walked by.
I looked at my mom, and she swept me off my feet with an unprecedented coldness in her eyes.
For the first time in a long time, she looked at me with such eyes.
The mother's love that I had craved for so long was completely shattered.
“It ...... was Zhou Shu who took care of me that night?” The off-picture voice reached my ears, stirring up my dreams.
I slowly opened my eyes.
Mom, Dad, and my brother had already taken off their helmets and looked at me in surprise.
My consciousness was a bit muddled, I couldn't tell if it was reality or a dream anymore.
My mom's eyes were red and hesitantly came over to touch my face, “Zhou Shu, you ...... Why didn't you say so earlier? It is mom who misunderstood you ......
I did not say a word.
Those nightmarish memories made me too painful, and I became more and more numb.
My dad was silent for a long time before he helplessly exhaled, “This Zhou Shu is really a mute, she doesn't say anything when she encounters anything, she is completely indulging Xiao Yan!”
''Being the older sister, indulging her younger sister like that has a great deal of responsibility. Of course, I will also punish Xiao Yan, when I find Xiao Yan, I will have to confine her before I can do so, for three days.”
When my brother heard this, he frowned and spoke, “Dad, there's no need to punish Xiao Yan, it's not like she's done anything harmful.
“Actually, I can understand her, she told me more than once that she was afraid of losing us and being replaced by Zhou Shu, that's why she wasn't so rational.”
Yeah, she's just a little irrational.
I closed my eyes again, and the corner of my mouth hooked up into a dry, astringent smile.
Why am I still able to laugh?
It's weird.
It's probably because at this point in time, my family still loves Zhou Yan.
I, on the other hand, have never been loved.
It's funny.
What kind of person has never been loved?
Wang Gong looked at my state and reminded, “Mr. Zhou, do you still want to continue? Ms. Zhou Shu's memory has been extracted twice now, and although she is cooperative, her state is a bit strange, so I propose to end it for the time being ......”
“End what? My daughter's whereabouts are unknown, her life or death is unknown, she hasn't suffered since she was a child, and now that she's been missing for five days, I must retrieve her immediately!”
My dad s face was angry, and scared Wang Gong did not dare to say more.
He continued to hypnotize me.
9
This time, I finally dreamed about Zhou Yan's disappearance.
Three days before she disappeared, Dad bought me a piano to practice on.
It's not that he loves me, but he thinks I'm too unlike the daughter of a rich family.
I was like a beggar who suddenly lived in a mansion, out of place.
Every time a friend visited, my father would tell me to hide and not show my face.
He only let the multi-talented Zhou Yan show up.
But that wasn't an option. There were rumors outside that the Zhou family's eldest daughter had been thrown back to the countryside again, and no one ever saw me.
So my dad was pressured and decided to revamp me.
Playing the piano was just the first step.
He bought a piano and hired a teacher to try out if I was talented.
I unexpectedly had a talent for piano, and my teacher praised me a lot.
My dad was happy and told me to work hard.
He even smiled at me.
It was the first time I got a compliment from my family, and I hid in the toilet alone and cried for a long time.
Afterwards I put up my spirit and focused on practicing the piano.
I must become a pianist, I must fit into this family, and I don't want to go back to the countryside!
I was afraid of that home in the countryside!
But I had only been practicing for two days when I cut my fingers with razor blades in the cracks of the piano keys.
Almost every piano key has a blade in it.
I was caught off guard, and the moment my finger played down, blood flowed like water.
In the midst of the screaming, I saw Zhou Yan running quickly and asked me with false sympathy, “Sister, what's wrong? Did you break your finger?”
There was no doubt that she did it again.
I was shocked and furious, ''It was dad who told me to play the piano, why are you always so bad!''
Zhou Yan grinned, “Yes, I'm just so bad, I don't like you playing the piano, I don't like dad praising you, not convinced?”
My fingers were all dripping blood as I gritted my teeth and prepared to go and sue.
Zhou Yan followed carelessly, suddenly coming close to my ear and laughing strangely, “Bunny bitch, go and sue.”
My whole body trembled, an extremely frightening feeling swept through every cell of mine, and all the colors in front of me were instantly swallowed by darkness.
I fell to the ground, trembling and looking at her, “You ...... why, how do you know I ......”
“Haha, I have investigated, you are known as the rabbit woman in the village, tsk tsk, so poor oh, no, I have to explain to my parents what a rabbit woman is.”
She strutted down the stairs.
I cried in horror, “Don't say ...... I'm sorry, I'm wrong ...... Sister, I won't play the piano, I'll listen to you in everything!”
“This is right, remember, you are a wild dog, good obedience I will naturally give you bones to chew on, if you presume to eat meat, don t blame me for not being polite!”
Satisfied, she stomped on my bleeding finger, “Since you've decided to be obedient, I'm going to do something drastic. Tomorrow I will leave home, as for you, stay home and enjoy being the only daughter.”
The more she spoke, the more excited she became, “I really want to know how anxious my family would be if I disappeared.”
“Why would you?” My voice trembled with pain.
Zhou Yan angled her head, ''Why is that? To establish my status as the only Zhou family princess, of course.”
She paused for a moment, her voice turned cold, ''You've been back for three years, mom and dad still can't be cruel enough to kick you out, they're brainless but they focus on blood relations, I'm more or less in crisis.''
Zhou Yan grasped my most unspeakable secret and did not care at all about exposing her own ambitions.
She condescendingly looked down at me, “You are their own daughter, as long as you exist for a day you are a threat to me, the wealth of the Zhou family is mine, there is no way I will let you take advantage of it.
''If you want to blame it, blame your parents and brother for being too stupid to be so kind to me, a person who is not related by blood. Don't worry, when I inherit the Zhou family's wealth, I won't treat you poorly, it's still okay to give you five hundred dollars a month, that's much better than the five-guarantee household in your village, right?”
She let out a loud laugh.
Laughing so hard that tears came out.
I curled up in pain, my blood all over the floor.
Satisfied, Zhou Yan ran downstairs, and even fell on purpose, pretending to roll down the stairs, “Somebody, somebody, Zhou Shu cut himself!”
This matter became my own fault, I purposely scratched my fingers in order not to practice the piano.
Zhou Yan stopped me and was pushed downstairs by me.
My dad was so furious that he kicked over the piano and never looked at me again.
My mom was also disappointed and thought I had a mental illness.
Not only was I silent, but I also self-harmed.
My brother even suggested that I be sent to a mental hospital; after all, someone with self-harming tendencies could hurt his dear sister.
However, before I could go to the mental hospital, Zhou Yan disappeared.
She left a desperate letter.
Saying that my self-mutilation had given her a big shock.
“My sister has been fighting with me for three years, and now she has a tendency to self-harm. It's all my fault, I hijacked everything that should have belonged to her, I'm leaving, I'm giving it all back to her.”
Her heartfelt words and hints in her letters pushed me over the edge.
I became the culprit for which the whole family shouted.
10
My head hurt, the dream ended and my head still hurt.
Wang Gong gently shook my body, “Miss Zhou Shu, wake up.”
I feebly opened my eyes and realized that the lab was dead silent.
Zhou Chen was surprisingly smoking in annoyance, while my dad had a frosty face, his eyes were dead, and his fists were clenched to death.
My mom had tears streaming down her face, and no amount of wiping could dry them.
I slowly awoke, realizing why this was happening.
They had seen my dream.
They saw what kind of torture and bullying I had endured.
They saw how insidious and vicious the good daughter and sister they had been so fond of was.
So I laughed.
Laughed bitterly, laughed ...... painfully.
It hurts, the whole head is in severe pain, as if there are a thousand needles desperately drilling into my brain.
Wang Gong observed some, worried to open, “Miss Zhou Shu's situation is not good, can not withstand another memory extraction, dare to ask Mr. Zhou, get the answer you want?”
He looked towards my dad.
My dad didn't answer, Zhou Chen got up and threw away his cigarette, scaring Wang Gong to pick it up.
“Zhou Shu, let me ask you, since you've been suffering for three years, why won't you tell us?” Zhou Chen took a step towards me.
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