"Lin Xiangyue died at birth and was abandoned in the river." Qing Li's fingers traced the Life and Death Embroidery, astonishingly finishing the design in just a few strokes that my mother had only half finished after an entire afternoon, "To keep Yan Hua from discovering this secret, Lin Huan told Yan Hua it was a family rule to drown girl children, so Yan Hua fought to save Lin Xiangnan—you."
"My mother... fought desperately to save me when I was young??" My mother's voice suddenly choked up.
Qing Li lowered her eyelashes, "Yan Hua thought it was karma for stealing her best friend's man, which led her to hate girls intensely, causing her to excessively indulge Lin Gang. Lin Gang was spoiled to moral corruption, assaulted me, and fathered Lin Xinmei and Lin Xintu, haha."
Her last two laughs were very bitter and self-deprecating, "It's all karma, butterfly effect. Without this curse, how would my misfortune have come to be."
