The night market near the school is very lively. The daily necessities I sell are quite cheap: socks for one dollar a pair and gloves for two dollars a pair. A regular customer, Lu Yuan, asked me, "Jingwen, you look a lot like that boy. Is he your brother?" The boy coldly glanced over and said, "Uncle, you can eat whatever you want, but don't say whatever comes to mind. I'm an only child; how could I have an older sister?" Lu Yuan awkwardly scratched his head and replied, "You really do look alike; I thought you were..." The boy shot me a warning glance, his eyes as cold as ice, and said, "There's only me in my family; stop joking around." A group of sycophants chimed in, "Exactly! Brother Li is the rich and handsome guy at our school; how could he have a sister?" "You're making a big joke; be careful or Brother Li will beat you up." "That woman selling things looks at least seven or eight years older than Brother Li; how could they be siblings?" "Brother Li, don't mind them. Lin Jingjing said she wants to treat you to coffee; let's hurry up." Lin Jingjing sweetly said, "Starbucks is nearby; I'll treat everyone!" The crowd cheered. " Lin Jingjing is so generous." "Brother Li, your girlfriend is really impressive." The boy held his head high and proudly declared, " Lin Jingjing is my girlfriend. She's treating you all to coffee; no need to be polite."
The boy is named Li Guangsheng, and he is my younger brother. The girl, Lin Jingjing, is my high school classmate and the wealthy beauty that Li Guangsheng has pursued for three years. I lowered my head, and no one could see the hatred in my eyes.
In my previous life, I was sent to a factory by my mother under the guise of a referral fee when I was eighteen. After working long hours on the assembly line, I saved over two thousand yuan. That money was what my mother had been longing for, and it was also the last straw that broke me. I died of a heart attack on the assembly line at the age of twenty-six. From eighteen to twenty-six, I worked myself to the bone but couldn't even afford to buy a new piece of clothing. I did everything I could, yet I was still scolded as useless and a burden.
In this life, I will make them pay for their blood debts. Li Guangsheng and the others have left, probably to a nearby Starbucks for coffee. I took a sip of my homemade tap water. In my previous life, I worked in an electronics factory, putting in eleven-hour days with only one day off a month.
I never understood why my mother disliked me so much when I was her daughter until I came across news online about gender discrimination. It dawned on me that it wasn't that I wasn't loved; it was that I shouldn't have been born at all. In my previous life, I died on the assembly line, but my soul never found peace.
I heard my mother's cries. She said I was unfortunate and lacked blessings, that I had no luck to enjoy life.
It turned out I was dead, and she wasn't sad at all. She only felt that I had no fortune to enjoy the "good days" she had prepared for me.
In my previous life, I worked tirelessly, running on a twenty-four-hour cycle, sleeping only four or five hours a day.
In my previous life, I used the cheapest face cream, wore the cheapest clothes, and ate the cheapest meals.
In my previous life, I handed over all my salary just to hear a word of praise from my mother.
But there was none. All I received were scoldings and the label of "a money-losing product."
I was tired; I didn't want to strive anymore.
In this life, I would let them taste what it feels like to have nothing.
"Hey, what you just said, two dollars for three pairs, which kind is it?"
I looked up and saw Li Guangsheng running back. His arrival was like a stone thrown into a lake, instantly creating ripples of commotion.
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