Chapter 6: Dreams were the Opposite of Reality

"I, Yan Zhi, hereby announce that from today, An Zhiyan is my wife." On the wedding day, Yan Zhi took An Zhiyan's hand. Unlike other couples, when he looked at her, there was no love. Instead, there was an obscure and unknown expression.

Looking at Li Huirong in the corner, unlike the groom Yan Zhi, her face was obviously happy. She raised a wine glass and gave a toast to An Zhiyan as if to say "Cheers".

"You slut, I will goddamn beat you to death," With these words, Yan Zhi extended his hand and landed a hard slap on An Zhiyan's face.

An Zhiyan was small and skinny to begin with, and so would certainly not be a match for this strong man in front of her. With just a few strikes, she passed out.

"You can't even take this?" Yan Zhi grabbed An Zhiyan up by her hair. "How can you call yourself the Eldest Miss of the An family. I don't think your body's constitution is good enough!"

In the end, a basin of cold water splashed on An Zhiyan's face. As it was winter time, An Zhiyan came to her senses under the stinging cold of the water.

"Awake now?" The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Yan Zhi's sinister face before her.

"Ahhhhhhhhh…" An Zhiyan struggled to escape, but was still caught by him. "Little beauty, aren't you the school belle? Come, dance for grandpa." Yan Zhi squatted down in front of An Zhiyan. He grabbed her chin, his eyes full of disdain.

Spit! An Zhiyan would never do that sort of thing. She had her own rules to abide, she had her own principles.

After receiving a face full of spit, Yan Zhi's expression changed dramatically. Without another word. He stomped directly on An Zhiyan's abdomen.

With that stomp, An Zhiyan gave a muffled grunt and collapsed to the ground, losing all consciousness.

By the time she woke up, Yan Zhi had already locked her up in the basement chamber. In her mind, Yan Zhi's words echoed endlessly, "I will make your life a living hell."

In the end, Yan Zhi brought another woman here. Before her eyes, he kissed her lustfully. As the woman's soft moans reached An Zhiyan's ears, she felt she was being ridiculed mercilessly.

"Since you don't love me, why did you still marry me?" Finally An Zhiyan mustered all the remaining strength in her body and asked Yan Zhi. Yan Zhi, however, simply scoffed at her.

"Don't you know who I am? I am Yan Zhi. I can get whatever I want. In the beginning, I wanted you simply because of your face. Who would have thought that after marrying you, I got so much bad luck. Did you know? The fortune-teller Master Zhang told me you are a jinx. Bad luck will befall whoever gets close to you." With that, Yan Zhi turned and left, leaving An Zhiyan all alone in that empty basement chamber. That place was humid and chilly.

In the end, An Zhiyan died in that empty basement chamber.

"Ahhhhhhhhh…" An Zhiyan woke up suddenly from her nightmare. She looked up at her surroundings. She was in her own room. She looked down at the clothes she was wearing. They were clean. In her dream, the clothes she wore were torn and dirty, with parts of her body exposed.

"Miss…" Nanny Sun, who was waiting outside, rushed in when she heard An Zhiyan's cry. When she saw her forehead covered with perspiration, she knew that An Zhiyan had another nightmare.

"Nanny Sun…" Unlike in the past, this time the dream felt real. In particular, she would never forget the last bit of hysterical screaming and those heart-wrenching sounds.

"It was too real, it felt too real!" An Zhiyan held her head and curled up into a ball.

When Nanny Sun saw her in this manner, she was heart-broken. This young girl had been under her care since she was about 10 years old. On the surface, it appeared that she had everything in the world. She was attractive and looked like a movie star. She came from a wealthy family, and her father was head of one of the 4 wealthiest families. However, the truth, which very few people knew, was that she was a very neglected child deprived of love. Her mother abandoned her and went overseas by herself. Her father married another woman. The only one who loved her was her granny, but she passed away due to illness a few years ago. Now, in this family, there was really no one who loved her.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Nanny Sun went up and pried An Zhiyan's arms open. "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid. It's just a dream. Things that happen in dream are not real." 

Nanny Sun didn't know what was happening. These few days An Zhiyan seemed to have nightmares every day. Every morning she would also be woken up by nightmares.

"It's okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Yanyan is the best!" Nanny Sun tried to soothe An Zhiyan like comforting a kindergarten toddler. To tell the truth, no matter how big this girl grew, she would always be her baby girl.

"Nanny Sun, do you think I will find happiness in future? If I find out that I will end up badly in future, what should I do?" An Zhiyan asked with tears in her eyes as she hugged Nanny Sun.

"Silly girl!" Nanny Sun patiently patted An Zhiyan's back and said, "You are so attractive. You can choose any guy you like from any family in the whole of Jiangcheng City. How can you say such nonsense?"

"No!" An Zhiyan got up and stared at Nanny Sun intently. Then she said solemnly, "I dreamt it. Truly, It felt very real."

Nanny Sun couldn't help laughing when she heard An Zhiyan's words.

"Nanny Sun!" An Zhiyan called out to her in protest.

"Okay, okay, okay. I won't laugh anymore," Nanny Sun stretched out three fingers to assure An Zhiyan.

"Don't you love me? When you hear that I will end up badly, you actually laughed," An Zhiyan looked very aggrieved as her eyes glistened with tears. She looked very innocent.

No one could remained unmoved by this sight. Even Nanny Sun was touched by her demeanor. However, no one knew that when God created her, he also closed that door of opportunity on her.

"Sigh! Silly girl!" Nanny Sun held An Zhiyan's head in her bosom, to let her listen to her calm, steady heart beat. This was the best way to calm her down.

No one knew how. All that was known was that Nanny Sun had discovered this using her own actions. Every time An Zhiyan heard her heart beating, she would gradually calm down.

"Nanny Sun, will I really find happiness in future?" An Zhiyan turned her head and strenuously asked Nanny Sun.

"Of course you will!" Nanny Sun patted her and answered her tenderly.

"But in the dream, I led a very terrible life. My husband did not love me, and hit me all the time. I was always covered with bruises." 

When Nanny Sun heard that, her heart skipped a beat.

She watched this girl grow up. She must get all the happiness she deserved!

"It won't happen, silly girl. What happens in dreams is usually the opposite of reality."