"You can't even handle a simple task properly; what's the point of raising you!"
The whip lashes fell one after another on the strong back.
"Kno... got it, Mom..."
The man's restrained voice came from nearby.
Who?
Who's talking?
Lin Xiang couldn't help but open her heavy eyelids.
What she saw was a dark yellow brick house, a plain floral quilt, and an old window with a green frame.
No!
How did her 200-square-meter mansion turn into an old, broken house from decades ago in a TV drama!
Before she could gather her thoughts, a robust woman next to her saw her awakened and said with concern, "Girl, you're finally awake, scared Mom to death! It's all your heartless brother's fault, only knows to help outsiders, doesn't know to help you!"
Who?
Who's talking?
Lin Xiang sat up from the bed in a rush and her gaze landed on the man kneeling on the ground.
The man seemed about twenty years old, bare-chested, his body strong, but his shoulders and arms were marked with glaring whip scars.
His eyes looking up at her were filled with undisguised disdain.
Lin Xiang was taken aback.
No, who is this person! Did she offend him or something? He's glaring at her!
About to ask, she heard the robust woman in front of her sarcastically saying to the man, "Now you know to admit your mistake, your sister's good thing was ruined by you, do you know! If you still have any conscience, you'll find a way to get Smartie Wen here, and make it happen with your sister!"
Lin Yun couldn't help but speak, "Smartie Wen... he doesn't like the girl!"
"How do you know he doesn't like her? The girl said, Smartie Wen is interested in her. Besides, if he really doesn't fancy her, once he enters this room, just shut the door, we'll rush in and say he molested your sister; if he doesn't confess, we'll charge him with hooliganism! You can't even handle such a simple thing? I think you just don't want your sister to have a good life!"
Hooliganism? Molest?
Lin Xiang felt chills run down her spine.
No, why does this plot sound so much like the male-oriented era novel she read last night.
Her disbelief made Lin Xiang lift the quilt and rush outside to see.
Outside the yard—
Lin Xiang looked at the dirt house and muddy ground before her.
She pinched herself hard.
The sharp pain confirmed it wasn't a dream.
The woman behind came over with a pair of cotton shoes, "Girl, the ground's cold, hurry and put on your shoes."
Lin Xiang clung to the woman's arm, "So... you're the girl's mother?"
The woman instantly panicked, "Oh dear, girl, did falling into the water fry your brain, you don't recognize Mom? It's... it's all your brother's fault... I... I must beat him to death today!"
Saying this, she took the broom back to the room; accompanied by its fall, the man's sound of restraint.
Lin Xiang confirmed, she had really time-traveled.
Oh my god!
The night before, she had cursed the male protagonist's ungrateful sister ruthlessly, waking up to find herself turned into the male protagonist's ridiculous sister?
Lin Xiang time-traveled into a male-oriented era novel.
The protagonist Lin Yun was the son Lin Family picked up from the mountains.
Since Lin Family had no sons, having a boy provided extra labor, so they raised him.
As he was not biological, Lin Family treated Lin Yun poorly.
From the moment he could walk, he was made to work, failing to do so brought beatings and scoldings.
Hence, Lin Yun's body frequently bore bruises.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiang grew up lazy and greedy, unwilling to work, Mrs. Lin forced Lin Yun to work tirelessly to compensate for her share of work points.
In the book, Lin Xiang knew early on her brother wasn't biological, so she freely used him like a laborer.
Later, when Lin Yun went to the city for work, the mother and daughter assumed he made big money there, demanding control over his finances, leaving Lin Yun with nowhere to turn several times.
Until Lin Yun accidentally found his biological parents at 22, but biological kindness wasn't as deep as nurturing kindness.
Thus Lin Yun continued honoring Mrs. Lin, but the Lin Family's mother and daughter kept seeking disaster, not listening, consuming the last bit of familial affection with Lin Yun repeatedly, ultimately suffering from their own greed.
Snapping back, Lin Yun's back was seen to be skinned under Mrs. Lin's beating, Lin Xiang rushed forward to hold him, leaving Mrs. Lin's raised arms unsure whether to drop or not.
"Girl, what are you doing! Move away, your brother is turning his back on family, Mom must teach him a lesson today!"
Thinking this could be a retribution for the half-hour profanity-laden rant she dumped on the original character.
Not knowing if she could return, she must avoid offending the protagonist.
She immediately cried out, "Beating... beating brother hurts sister's heart! Mom, stop hitting!"
If this keeps up, she'll definitely be hated by the protagonist!
Lin Yun: ...
He thought she meant 'beating brother hurts mother's heart'?
Seeing her daughter like this, Mrs. Lin also felt distressed, "Alright, alright, Mom won't hit anymore, you go back to bed and rest, you haven't rested well yet, Mom will boil some water to warm you up."
"Alright."
Hearing Mrs. Lin won't hit anymore, Lin Xiang quickly got up.
Just now her knees hurt from kneeling, the uneven floor was full of small pebbles.
Mrs. Lin indeed stopped hitting but pinched Lin Yun's ear saying, "Take good care of your sister, if anything happens to her, you'll see what I do to you!"
Finished speaking, she went to the kitchen.
Lin Xiang let out a sigh of relief, "Alright, you get up now."
Then she saw Lin Yun looking at her with an expression that said 'what trick are you up to harm me again?'
Remembering how the original character often sweet-talked her brother into helping her, only to shift blame onto Lin Yun, leading him to get beaten, Lin Yun barely had any goodwill for the original character.
Lin Xiang tugged out a smile, feigning concern to help Lin Yun up, "Brother, get up, I won't bully you anymore."
She exerted force, but Lin Yun showed no intention of standing.
"No, Mom told me to kneel."
Lin Xiang: ...
Just enjoy self-torture, get up or not!
Considering her current status can't change Lin Yun's view anytime soon, he'd surely think she wants to find an excuse to complain, she didn't push further.
But the protagonist was indeed filial, kneeling without getting up.
At dinner, Mrs. Lin cooked a tasteless rice mush, Lin Xiang kindly offered it, yet Lin Yun turned his head away refusing to drink.
Lin Xiang's sincerity was met with indifference, she didn't insist.
Who knows, maybe after sleeping, she might wake up back in her 200-square-meter mansion!