That night, Ms. Lin Cuiping had a very, very long dream.
In her dream, when she was young, she was captivated by Lu Yuanhang's handsome appearance. They dated in college, and as soon as they graduated, she tearfully insisted on marrying Lu Yuanhang.
Her infatuation led her to defy her father to get married. Eventually, her father, out of deep affection for her, reluctantly compromised and allowed her a grand wedding.
However, marrying Lu Yuanhang marked the beginning of a nightmare!
Their daughter, Xiao Ci, was born with a natural dullness, not very intelligent, and Lu Yuanhang despised her immensely.
Xiao Ci was deliberately sent to the countryside by Lu Yuanhang, where she endured extreme hardship. A pampered girl was raised to be timid and self-effacing.
She dreamt that her precious daughter, Xiao Ci, was bullied at school by Lin Miaoyu, the daughter of Zhao Jingjing, Lu Yuanhang's mistress.
Xiao Ci ranked last in her grade. Girls at school mocked her. She collected discarded trash to buy idol merchandise, only to have her posters torn up and get into altercations.
As a result, Lin Miaoyu pushed her down the stairs, causing her to fall severely, hitting her head and bleeding profusely, before being rushed to the hospital.
She was also diagnosed with severe depression!
In her dream, Lin Cuiping watched her daughter Xiao Ci silently weep.
She felt as if her heart were shattering.
Later, Xiao Ci died!
Killed by Zhao Jingjing and Lin Miaoyu!
Her world was struck by lightning.
But this was merely the beginning of the nightmare. Her father, President Lin, upon hearing the news, was enraged, and suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage.
And because she listened to the doctor hired by that scumbag Lu Yuanhang, and because her daughter was gone and her father in critical condition, she was overwhelmed. She chose to take a risk and perform craniotomy surgery on her father. Afterward, her father's condition rapidly deteriorated, and he passed away from surgical complications in the intensive care unit a few months later.
One mistake led to a cascade of errors.
Lu Yuanhang, due to Lin's father's death, obtained all of the Lin family's shares and divorced her.
She had lost her father, her daughter, and all of the Lin family's assets. Walking along in a daze, intending to pull herself together and return to work, she was tricked and trafficked to the countryside by a black-hearted agency to be a nanny. Living a life worse than death, she chose to commit suicide. Just before she died, Zhao Jingjing arrived and mocked her stupidity in front of her.
She then realized that all of this was Zhao Jingjing's scheme.
Zhao Jingjing had been plotting against her for a long time.
Step by step, she had lured her into a trap.
She had caused the death of her daughter and her father!
She grit her teeth in hatred.
And a voice in her mind told her.
This is your past life. However, due to some changes, your daughter awakened a step ahead of you. In fact, your daughter is a very special being; she was destined to become a great person. It was just that her soul had not fully settled in the past, and an accident occurred, which is why she appeared dull and was scorned by everyone. Now that she has merged two souls, she is your true daughter, destined to shine brilliantly.
That's why we let you see everything from your past life!
And also for you to protect her and guide her step by step towards the pinnacle of the world.
Lin Cuiping accepted this explanation.
Then, what can I do?
Can I protect Xiao Ci?
The system said.
You have already protected her. You can look at everything that happened after your death in your past life.
Lin Cuiping was slightly stunned. She saw that after her death, that abominable scumbag Lu Yuanhang actually collapsed in front of her grave, weeping and wailing uncontrollably. His pained and contorted face was disgusting.
But he cried as if he were about to die, as if his own mother had passed away.
Lin Cuiping was a little confused.
Why was he so sad? Didn't he conspire with Zhao Jingjing to kill me in my past life?
As much as she had been stubbornly in love with this man before, she now hated him so much that she wished she could cut him into a thousand pieces immediately!
The voice in her mind explained coldly and devoid of emotion.
Of course, it was because someone held a gun to his head and forced him to cry.
Someone held a gun and forced him to cry?
Ms. Lin Cuiping was bewildered.
Then she saw another man emerge from in front of her grave. This man had a steady and honest demeanor, but looking at her grave now, his eyes were red, and his hand holding the gun was trembling.
The more pained a person is, the less they can cry aloud.
He held the gun to Lu Yuanhang's head.
Ms. Lin Cuiping cried out his name in shock.
Old Li?
This is Old Li, my driver. What is he doing?
A double-cross?
She didn't consider any other possibilities.
And the cold voice offered no explanation, instead saying.
It wasn't just him.
Then she saw another black Bentley stop outside the cemetery. A woman, dishevelled and in a panic, was kicked out of the car. This woman was crying and sobbing, devoid of any of her usual seductive charm, her face streaming with tears.
"Please spare me, I really won't dare again."
A foot emerged from the Bentley, followed by a tall figure. He wore a black suit, looking incredibly solemn, his face cold and rebellious. Ms. Lin Cuiping could hardly believe her eyes.
Is that my friend Zhaolong?
Isn't he in finance on Wall Street?
Why does he look like a mob boss? I remember he managed private equity funds!
Lin Cuiping's good friend, Zhaolong, was her childhood sweetheart. He had gone abroad when they were young.
Yet here he was, outside her cemetery.
She stared blankly as he lifted his foot and kicked Zhao Jingjing. Zhao Jingjing was like a pitiable stray dog, kneeling beside him and begging.
"Please let my son and daughter go..."
"Please..."
And Lin Cuiping heard her friend say, "Let you go? Who will let Xiao Ping go? Because of your shameless greed, she lost her daughter, lost her father, and died alone and in despair in the countryside. I didn't even get news of her death until after she had passed away! All of you deserve to die!"
He looked at Old Li opposite him, his tone equally cold.
"I was overseas, but you were by her side. Why didn't you protect her?"
Old Li, standing outside her tombstone, remained silent.
His gun was still pressed against Lu Yuanhang's back. His voice was filled with extreme pain.
"I mistook the person. Zhao Jingjing somehow got that secret. I mistakenly thought she was the one who saved me back then, not Lin Cuiping."
"By the time I discovered the truth, it was too late. I rushed to the village as fast as I could, but what I saw was..."
He lowered his head, his figure heavy as a mountain.
"...was her corpse."
Lin Cuiping, who could hear their conversation, was stunned again. She struggled to recall.
Ah, when did I ever save Old Li?
She truly couldn't remember.
She only remembered that she had been kind-hearted since childhood and liked to save flowers and plants.
While she was still trying to remember, a pool of indeterminate liquid had formed beneath Lu Yuanhang. He had already wet himself out of fear. He wished he could kowtow to Lin Cuiping's tombstone, to the point of bloodying his head, just to save his life!
But that was a pipe dream.
A gunshot rang out.
He finally fell before Lin Cuiping's tomb, blood staining the ground.
Zhao Jingjing screamed in terror, crying miserably.
"I really didn't know. If I had known Lin Cuiping had men like you protecting her, I wouldn't have been so greedy. I just wanted to have everything she had. I didn't intentionally steal her man. I really know I was wrong..."
But her efforts were in vain.
Old Li pulled the trigger.
She eventually fell alongside Lu Yuanhang.
A family, all together.
Several corpses.
To atone for her!
Lin Cuiping was silent. After a while, she finally reacted.
They'll go to jail for this, won't they?
The system narrated the subsequent events to her.
Old Li confessed, and the penalty for murder is death. However, he no longer wished to live, because he had the chance to save you but mistakenly identified the person, indirectly causing your death.
Your childhood sweetheart went overseas with your ashes and memorial tablet and never returned.
Lin Cuiping clenched her fists.
Why were they so foolish!
And Xiao Ci, her dearest Xiao Ci, how could she bear for Xiao Ci to leave her so tragically in such a manner.
What must I do to protect those I love?
She would never let the tragedy repeat itself.
From this day forward, she, Lin Cuiping, would bid farewell to the past and officially awaken!