Chapter 4 A Pitiful Past

Qing Ruo felt overwhelmingly excited and happy about how things turned out for me in this world. Other than a slightly bad reputation, she had nothing to lose here, right?

A thought surfaced in her mind

'Where's her memory? I thought all transmigrated people inherit the body's memories, is it usually this late?'

"Well, what should I do now?"

She was in solidarity in the huge room and the sound of her voice echoing from time to time was the only noise audible.

'Hmnn.... let's see. I could go out on an adventure all by myself pretending to be a pilgrim, or I could start a Bookstore, or maybe I could open a Restaurant with Earth's foods and desserts, but I also wanna collect books and open a library. *Sighs*'

Pondering on what she could do here, an idea lit up in her mind.

'what I wanted to do the most was not opening a Bookstore or a restaurant or a library nor traveling the world. They've always been on my dream bucket list but those are not just it.

A surge of determination surfaced in her heart.

As a young child, she could NEVER forget a piece of memory that would go on to haunt her for her lifetime.

In a dilapidated community with the stench of alcohol and the unpleasant scent of cheap perfumes and cosmetics, mixed, there was a group of people and passers-by who, though had a common dislike for their own origin and living conditions, at the moment had a united look of disdainful and malicious gazes, whispering and murmuring about a skinny young girl with a pair of old uniforms and bag along with worn out shoes.

She had her head down midst clenching onto the straps of her bag, her face alternating between embarrassment and anger.

She had short straight black hair similar to a Bob cut hairstyle, and there were a few patches of band-aids closing up some of her wounds.

"So she's their daughter? "

"The gambling-addicted alcoholic and the woman who prostituted her body for drugs indeed has a slutty and mute daughter as well. The apple does not fall far from the tree after all."

"I hear she's already impure, is that true?"

"What could we expect more from a child like her, whose parents have fallen so low?"

"She's pitiful but what if she incites my child to catch some bad habits?"

Eyes that looked disdainful and voices that resounded in a mocking tone without any external hiding.

She was not even fifteen at that time but not only was she illicitly exposed to such harshness of the society, she was also bullied mentally, emotionally, and even physically in her school by her classmates and even some teachers.

As for the truth of her parent's actions, they were not completely untrue. However, their family had too many unpaid bills leading some people to engage in illegal work to trick their dad into gambling on their last savings.

As for her mom, after the incident with her dad, she applied for various part times and full time as well. And soon after, a call to fill the vacant position of secretary brought momentary joy to us. However, on the first day of work, she was brutally sexually assaulted by her boss and his associates continuously for nearly 5 hours. After which, she was paid a sum of 2000 yuan and fired. This led to people talking about her mom who prostituted her body for money.

Not long after, both her mom and dad couldn't bear the guilt and shame they were forced to for their vulnerability in financial stability so they eventually ended their life in their small two-room house.