Rebirth from the Ashes Chapter 2
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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Muyan cackled sinisterly as he loomed over Shen Xi, poised to douse her with the bucket of icy water.
Suddenly, the seemingly unconscious Shen Xi leaped to her feet and yanked the whip from Su Yi’s grip.
Horror gripped the entire Su family.
A sly smirk curled at Shen Xi’s lips. Channeling every ounce of her power, she snapped the whip viciously toward Su Muyan’s face.
As a celebrated idol singer, Su Muyan cherished his face above all else. It was insured for a staggering fifty million yuan!
“How dare you!” Su Muyan bellowed in fury, his face searing with intense, fiery pain.
The abrupt force made him slosh the cold water over himself, leaving his clothes utterly soaked.
“Too bad.” Shen Xi let out a deep sigh, her eyes locking onto Su Muyan with chilling indifference.
“Shen Xi!” Su Muyan gnashed his teeth.
“Too bad I just woke up. I’m still weak and don’t have the strength.” Shen Xi sighed once more, fiddling with the whip in her grasp. “I couldn’t kill you with a single whip!”
Rage made Su Muyan tremble uncontrollably.
No, this couldn’t be true.
Shen Xi wasn’t that kind of person!
She had always been like a fawning dog, wagging her tail and pleading. She pandered to them endlessly, devoid of any pride.
Regardless of their mistreatment, she clung to them persistently, like a pesky fly impossible to swat away.
Li Jingran’s heart twisted in pain at the gash on her son’s face. She shot Shen Xi a venomous glare. “Are you insane?! Don’t you know that you…”
“Shut up!” Shen Xi fired back a fierce glare and sneered, “You’re so noisy!”
Li Jingran recoiled under the menacing stare, choking back her words. Once she regained her composure, fury threatened to consume her. “Shen Xi!”
“I said you’re very noisy!” Shen Xi scowled, casting a look of utter disdain.
“Get out, get out from here!” Li Jingran’s face warped with rage, her finger quivering as she jabbed it at Shen Xi. “Dear, drag her out! She’s no daughter of mine! I’ll act as if I never bore her!”
“That’s for the best.” Shen Xi grinned with delight. “I’ll also pretend that I never had you for a mother. I only have one mother, and her name’s Yun Jinping!”
Her former self had foolishly believed that kindness and submission would one day earn their notice and affection.
Yet, that moment never arrived. No matter her expressions of love or her outstanding achievements, she remained worthless next to Su Ruowan.
From the very beginning, all her struggles proved pointless.
In their eyes, she was nothing but a clinging, wretched mutt, groveling submissively for any scrap they tossed her way.
Su Ruowan was their cherished darling.
As the rightful heiress of the Su family, she was routinely ignored, her fierce and steadfast nature unvalued. Her parents offered no love, her brothers brushed her aside, and Su Ruowan loathed, tormented, and wounded her.
Su Ruowan had once tearfully complained to her eldest brother, Su Muxuan, that her broken leg ruined her dancing. She admitted how brilliantly Shen Xi danced and how the teacher praised her gifts.
Soon after, Shen Xi met with a mishap that shattered both her legs. Though she could stand, dancing was forever beyond her. Rainy days brought agonizing pain to her limbs.
Su Ruowan had whined to her second brother, Su Muyan, about her lack of resemblance to the family. Rumors claimed she wasn’t a true Su daughter, while Shen Xi was.
One day, classmates trapped Shen Xi in the bathroom. An attacker hurled a vial of acid at her face, scarring it irreparably.
Su Ruowan had confessed to Su Mushi with envy that Xixi excelled at sketching and music. She coveted her sister’s talented hands.
Soon, Shen Xi was abducted, her hands mangled with broken arms. From then on, she could no longer sketch or play instruments.