Back in the Magic Ethereal Palace where she was right now, she felt a peculiar sense of weirdness.
'I've been waiting for some time now. So, why didn't I still get Bai Li Qing Ruo's memory?'
A hint of impatience appeared on Qing Ruo's eyebrows. The expression on her face gave the impression that she was frowning, which made her appear slightly unfriendly.
She sighed in defeat and fell flat on her comfortable and soft bed.
'Ugh... Fine!'
Without much thought, she started feeling drowsy, probably due to the stress and overthinking she had herself.
As she lay, the scene of her, left in the orphanage replayed once more.
After the death of her parents, public workers, and the police left her to live
in an orphanage until she was of legal age and officially an adult, before she could live on her own.
Even in the orphanage, she was bullied and called all kinds of names. One would have thought she would kill all of them if she had the chance. Indeed that was what she would want to do. However, she forgave them.
Not because they deserved it, no! But because it was her own decisive choice that had landed her in that situation.
When people in the community where she lived gossiped and subjected her to harsh criticism, she decided to forgive them because she thought all those would pass, and she could live a normal life once again.
Sadly, that did not happen, and maybe it would probably never be as she imagined as well.
She was not a docile person nor a push-over and thus, when she came of age, she rented a small apartment and prepared for the College Entrance Examination midst working part-time.
Unfortunately, after all this, her reputation was forever tarnished and that particular part of her childhood became a stain in her life. Due to her poor financial situation, she could only work for two years straight before she could afford her tuition fees and exam fees and finally clear the College Entrance Examination.
Later on, she could not afford to study at a good University or College so she chose a small unknown, and shady college. She discreetly started writing fiction novels on Web Novel later on and gradually amassed a good number of fans and readers. Her life was finally getting back on track until...
She was caught in this maelstrom of fate, leading her to become Bai Li
Qing Ruo.
Despite all these, her childhood insecurities made people call her 'eccentric'.
She could bear to stay home alone the whole month and not feel lonely or get envious (usually), looking at people hanging out with their friends. But she could not bear to stay at a social gathering with people she knew for more than half an hour.
She could eat bread and not butter cookies. She could drink all kinds of tea and warm drinks but not a single ounce of wine. She could not bother to go out even in casual outfits, just wearing her pajamas and a nightsuit shirt would suffice (for her).
Not fitting in with society made them an oddity, not unique, finally earning her the title 'eccentric'.
Her memories flourished fresh in her mind, forgiving but never forgetting.
At this moment, the drowsy Qing Ruo was alerted by the subtle sound of wind and the scent of flowers coming in from the balcony door.
In a sudden awakening, she jolted upright, only to be unexpectedly pushed back onto the bed, leaving her feeling vulnerable and helpless by someone.