As the daughter-in-law of the Liu Family, she was subjected to spiritual torment. Ultimately, she was born into the Zhen Family, and even as a pawn, her husband dared not touch her.
The beast dared not touch her, which was her only point of solace.
A few women made a scene by coming to the door.
Seeing those women present disgusting naked photos, she felt like a bone-deep sore, making her feel nauseous!
But they picked the wrong target. She was indeed the daughter-in-law of the Liu Family, but she was just an ornament, a vase within the Liu Family, a testament to the cooperation between the Zhen Family and the Liu Family.
To make her presentable, the Liu Family taught her how to dress up, various types of knowledge, even uncommon foreign languages, flower arranging—she had to understand everything that chased the frontiers of fashion.
In public, she was the capable daughter-in-law of the Liu Family, and in private, she was merely the Liu Family's caretaker, someone dispensable.
Until the very end, when the Liu Family took the wrong side, and she was pushed out as a scapegoat, everything became a blur until her death.
"Sister Jin, what's wrong?"
A hand shook her arm, a worried voice sounded.
The regret and chill in Gu Jin's eyes dissipated as she lowered her head to look at the little wolf cub who just reached her waist, slowly reaching out a hand to pat its head.
"Come home with me."
An Mingji gazed at the fleeting slender fingers in front of him, his eyes flickering, with an expression so complex it was unreadable.
Unfortunately, his head was lowered, so Gu Jin did not see any of it.
Quickly, he raised his head and flashed Gu Jin a clever smile, "Okay!"
Home?
Where does he have a home anymore?
He didn't know if Gu Jin's so-called taking him home was out of pity or just something she mentioned offhandedly.
But he knew all this was temporary.
It wasn't that no one had ever mentioned bringing him home; they just fed him a meal or saw him severely injured, let him stay for a few days, then ignored him.
So when someone later said they'd take him home, he stopped holding onto hope, so he wouldn't be disappointed.
At this moment, it was no different from before.
He just hoped he could stay by Sister Jin's side for a few more days.
Gu Jin led the little wolf cub in hand, step by step, toward the familiar yet unfamiliar road home.
Each step brought her heartache.
The Gu Family had a grandpa, an uncle, an aunt, adoptive parents, a third aunt and uncle, cousins, a younger brother.
The people in the Gu Family treated her well, much better compared to the Zhen Family.
At the very least, the Gu Family, despite having no blood relation, genuinely regarded her as a person.
She still remembered in the previous life, after returning to Beijing, her adoptive father found out and came looking for her, yet she was ungrateful and didn't even see him.
At that time, she was being coaxed around circles by her biological parents, oblivious to their cruelty.
Later, when she married into the Liu Family, her adoptive father reappeared, saying he could take her away.
But once the Liu Family knew, they wouldn't let her go, even suppressing his family. At that time, he had already ventured into business and gained some success, yet because of her, he lost everything.
Thinking of the Gu Family members, Gu Jin felt a touch of comfort.
In this life, she would no longer be ungrateful.
As the sun set, Gu Jin stood in front of the Gu Family's door with An Mingji.
In the small courtyard lived grandpa, uncle, aunt, cousins, and adding herself, Gu Jin.
Inside the open door, grandpa was sitting in a recliner, smoking a pipe.
The aunt was carrying firewood into the kitchen, seemingly about to cook.
The cousin was chopping wood nearby, sweating profusely.
The cousin was kicking a vividly stitched sandbag shuttlecock.