Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 44 - 044: Three Years

Chapter 44: Chapter 044: Three Years

Perhaps even the heavens felt she shouldn’t die; having embraced the certainty of death, Ji Ying, after surviving the Sea of Fire, found her instinct to live compelling her to struggle. By some stroke of luck, she survived, thanks to a large wooden barrel full of water that someone had filled in that building.

Using the last of her strength, she flipped over and fell into the water barrel, against all odds, surviving.

When the fire died down, Xu Nianhua slipped away from the Gu Family under the cover of night. Eventually, exhausted, she collapsed and was taken to the hospital. But with the extensive burns over her body, and particularly on her face, it took two days in the intensive care unit before she pulled through.

She had no identification on her, and her face was unrecognizable; some kind-hearted soul gathered the money for her surgery, starting her on a long road to recovery.

The only thing she could be thankful for was that the Gu Family thought she had been burned to ashes and did not come looking for her. Moreover, with the matter of Gu Mingzhu, even if the Gu Family wanted to find her, they were powerless to do so.

Only she understood the agony of her treatment. She meticulously recorded every penny donated to her, and after being discharged, she began working as a translator. With a special talent in languages, Ji Ying translated books, contracts—essentially anything related to translation, she could handle.

Bit by bit, she earned money, repaying all those who had donated to her.

Although her appearance was ruined, it didn’t mean she’d lost the skills she had learned. Little by little, her reputation grew, and she eventually started teaching language training classes.

Wearing a mask, she still attracted many students to her courses. The materials she compiled helped students remember vocabulary faster and learn the language better.

Her training company expanded and eventually earned her tens of millions.

Aside from her daily living expenses, Xu Nianhua used the rest of her money to not only clear her surgical debts but to give it all to those in need.

Sometimes she wondered if, perhaps, she had done many good deeds in the past that had earned her a chance to start over?

Unable to sleep, Xu Nianhua simply lay in bed, planning her future.

In three years’ time, the Gu Family would come looking for her. By then, she was determined to transform the Xu Family.

*

"Little sister, is it that your hand hurts so you didn’t sleep well?"

Xu Nian’an looked at the dark circles under Xu Nianhua’s eyes and worriedly glanced at her arm.

"My hand doesn’t hurt, I just had a nightmare and couldn’t sleep," Xu Nianhua yawned and replied casually.

"Were you scared yesterday?"

Xu Nian’an quietly inquired beside her ear, saying, "Little sister, don’t be afraid. Next time, I’ll stay right by your side."

"Thank you, second brother."

Xu Nianhua lifted her head and looked at Xu Nian’an with a beaming smile. Her second brother was really wonderful.

"Nianhua, be careful when you and your second brother go to the county; it’s hot now and your hand could get infected," Ji Ying worried for Xu Nianhua, whose hand injury had yet to heal, yet they were going to the county to sell Mung Bean Jelly again.

"Missing one day of sales won’t matter much."

Selling Mung Bean Jelly could make them a few bucks a day, but the children were what mattered most.

"Mom, I just accidentally took a fall, I’m really fine," Xu Nianhua reassured her, not daring to admit that she had nearly been assaulted the day before—for if Ji Ying knew, she might confine her daughter and never let her leave the house again.

"Mom, don’t worry; I’ll take care of little sister and make sure she doesn’t get hurt," Xu Nian’an said, filled with guilt. If only he hadn’t thought it’d be quicker to split up the day before, his little sister wouldn’t have caught the attention of a bad person.