Great Mother and Daughter Pretenders

Water dripped down her clothes as she walked home.

The whole way, Yun Hua exhausted all of her brain juices but still couldn't figure out what had happened.

Shen Shiying's father turned from a hero to a convict and had even died nine years earlier…

Was this the butterfly effect brought about by her rebirth?

If that was really the case…

Oh my, Yun Hua was totally depressed.

When she got home sadly, Jiang Huanqing was cleaning things up in the living room. She had already put away all of Yun Congjun's belongings like his ashtray and the newspaper stand that he really liked.

After seeing Yun Hua's pathetic appearance, Jiang Huanqing was taken aback and hurriedly went over. "Hua Hua, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

"I'm okay, Mom. Don't worry. I was running around Jiangxi Park when someone fell into the lake. I saved her. I'm fine," said Yun Hua.

Jiang Huanqing was still worried. "Really? But Hua Hua, that's too dangerous. When a drowning person is hopeless, they are even stronger than usual. You're only 13. You don't have the strength to save someone. What if you drown too…"

"Mom, the other party was also a girl. I'm really fine. Besides, the main point is that there was nobody else around. If I didn't save her, I would've just watched her drown. I'll go take a shower first. Mom, please prepare some ginger soup for me. I'm kind of cold."

After she finished saying her piece, Yun Hua hurriedly ran away as she was afraid Jiang Huanqing would find another chance to lecture her.

Yun Hua really could not comprehend Shen Shiying's incident, and she did not want to think about it further. Everyone had their own destinies. Even if her second life would bring about some changes, if Shen Shiying's father had a good heart all along, he would not have turned into a criminal.

Thus, Yun Hua did not feel that she should feel responsible for this, but she still pitied Shen Shiying…

After finishing her meal, Yun Hua focused on completing her homework. The school had sent them many tutorial textbooks, so she wanted to make the best of them.

Yun Hua was very efficient once she focused on her work.

She was still thinking of finishing all her academic-related tasks in the morning and writing her novel in the afternoon.

When it was around 11 a.m., she finally completed her homework.

Yun Hua stretched her body. While she was packing her things, she heard the doorbell ring.

She walked out and saw her mother—Jiang Huanqing—already opening the door.

Outside the door was Xiao Qiuci and Xiao Ruyue.

Jiang Huanqing's face instantly changed. "What are you doing here?"

While she was talking, she tried to close the door.

However, Xiao Qiuci had already walked in. Her face was filled with pain and remorse. "Qingqing, can we talk? Please give me some time."

"What is there to talk about?" Jiang Huanqing's face was very stiff.

Xiao Qiuci's eyes turned red, her entire person looking very pitiful. Her face also looked like she was very weak. "I didn't sleep a wink last night. Qingqing, I really have never thought of destroying your family…"

"But you already did." Jiang Huanqing frowned and glanced at Xiao Ruyue. "No wonder he never looked at my Hua Hua; he always talked about how good Yue Yue is instead… He kept defaming my Hua Hua, always saying that she was worth nothing…"

Yun Hua felt her heart tingle. She was still the most important person in her mother's heart.

Xiao Qiuci's tears fell. "Qingqing, I couldn't help it. Do you know how bad I felt all these years? Every time I saw you, I would feel really guilty and just wanted to die. Back then, Congjun was drunk; I don't really know how it happened that night. I have never thought about fighting for Congjun with you. I was thinking of treating it as if nothing had happened that night, but… who would have thought? I got pregnant… Yue Yue was a small and precious life. I really couldn't bear to…"