Her mother had died, she had been abandoned by her father, and she was still able to smile despite being beaten by her stepmother—she truly wasn't normal.
"What is your name?"
"Lu Xueying." She answered succinctly.
Gu Youyou nodded and said, "It's a rather delicate name, but it doesn't suit you at all. In any case, you are considered dead within the Lu Residence, so you can't use this name anymore. I'll give you a new one."
"Whatever!" She genuinely seemed indifferent, as if a name meant nothing to her.
Simply by observing her, one could tell how extreme her late mother must have been; otherwise, she couldn't have raised a child like this.
"Alright, from today on, you will no longer be called Lu Xueying, but instead... Searcy." She indulged in a bit of wicked humor—for in Greek mythology, Searcy was a fearsome and malicious witch skilled in poisoning, and she felt this name was quite fitting for a troubled girl like Lu Xueying.
