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614words2026-01-26 09:09

My family was“poor.”My parents made me collect trash after school—if I didn't gather at least ten bottles, I'd get beaten..
At dinner,I wasn't allowed to eat meat. I couldn’t even have extra vegetables. When I was hungry, all I could do was drink more water.
Later, the boss at the milk tea shop where I worked gave me a cup of tea as an employee perk.

Mom thought I’d bought it myself and called me a “wasteful brat”.
When I got into college,they forced me to marry someone.I couldn’t take the domestic abuse and ran away.But my parents turned around and revealed my location.
He dragged me back and beat me to death.
Meanwhile,they threw a lavish birthday party for my sister,Chloe,at the grasslands.
Amid the clinking glasses,I heard someone call my dad“Mr.Miller,the tycoon.”
That’s when I realized:the year I was born,my parents won a five million yuan in the lottery and became rich.

When I opened my eyes,I was back on the day my mom caught me drinking milk tea.
“You dare drink milk tea?Getting rebellious,huh?”
The cup was ripped from my handsand smashed on the ground.
A searing pain exploded across my left cheek.

The slap jolted me awake,memories flooding back.
I had been reborn.
This scene was eerily similar to my past life.
I was working at Daisy’s Diner,and the free employee drink was my one small luxury.
When my mom saw it,she assumed I’d bought it myself.In front of everyone,she destroyed my drink and slapped me.
I was humiliated and guilty.
My parents had drilled into me since childhood that we were poor.
Even drinking a cup of milk tea felt like a sin.
That belief stayed with me until the day I was beaten death.
After a year of marriage,I finally escaped,but my parents tricked me into revealing my location.
They told him where I was.He hauled me back and killed me that night.
My spirit drifted all the way to grasslands,where my“destitute”parents hosted a grand birthday party for Chloe.
They were dressed like celebrities, their clothes adorned with gems worth a month’s meals for me.
Amid the toasts,I saw someone raise a glass and call my dad“Mr.Miller,the tycoon.”
I learned they’d won 5 million in the lottery when I was born,invested wisely,and were now worth tens of millions.
They’d lied to me for 25 years.
When my abuser called my mom to report my death,I saw her frown in disgust.“She’s dead?Then burn her already!Don’t drag us into this!”
The horrors of my past life flashed before me.My rational mind warned me not to act recklessly—I couldn’t throw away my future for these monsters
Convinced I was hiding money, my mom lunged at me.
“You little thief,how dare you drink milk tea?”
“You’ve got a death wish!”
“Hand over the money!!”
I dodged desperately,but she still clawed my face.
The diner manager quickly intervened.“Mrs.Miller,that milk tea was a free staff perk!”
Covering my face.“Mom,I didn’t waste money.”
Under the judgmental stares of customers, my mom scowled.“Get home,now!”
She dragged me back,enduring countless pitying glances along the way.But my mom strutted like a victorious lioness, basking in her dominance.
Chloe,who’d been working out of town,had unexpectedly returned.She was covered in blood, collapsed on the ground in disarray!
My mom rushed over in panic.“Chloe,what happened?How’d you end up like this?”
Hearing the commotion, my dad ran out too.The three of them looked like they were acting in some melodrama.
After a theatrical crying fit,,Chloe grabbing Mom’s hand.“Mom,I crashed into someone’s Ferrari! They’re demanding 600,000 yuan in compensation!"”
“Mom,what should I do?I don’t wanna go to jail.I just graduated.I have my whole life ahead of me! Please, you have to help me!”