"'Rong'er… Rong'er,' Fu Rong vaguely heard her brother's voice. It was filled with anxiety. 'Dad… let's take Rong'er to the hospital. Why did she suddenly faint? I am afraid, Dad… see, she's not even moving.' Her brother, Fu Yichen's voice, was filled with anxiety and care. Hearing the voice, Fu Rong relaxed. It had been a long time since she heard her brother's voice. She never thought she would hear his voice again.
Fu Sheng was distressed, seeing the tears on his daughter's face. He wiped her face with a soft cloth and caressed her hair. Scanning her thin face, he felt another bolt of heartache. He felt he wasn't a good father. He had always left the care of the kids to his wife while he was busy with his business. After his wife's death, he was heartbroken and turned into a workaholic. During this time, both of his kids were taken care of by his sister, who helped him a lot with house management. 'Yichen… I know you are worried about your sister, but your aunt said she will be fine.'
Fu Rong was shocked to hear her father's voice. This time she tried opening her tightly shut eyes. Her eyes fluttered and slowly opened.
Both her father and brother were talking in the room. She looked around and found she was in her own house, the one she was chased away from by her relatives. She was stunned. Wasn't her soul scattered? How was this possible? She clearly remembered her inner qi being disrupted and feeling like her soul was torn into pieces. Why is she here? Or is she in heaven, seeing the things she longed for?
She slowly tried to sit up in her bed. Her neck hurt like she had been slain. Involuntarily, she raised her hand to her neck to touch where it hurt. She was surprised. She touched the jade pendant around her neck. Wasn't this pendant taken by her cousin, Bai Yan? Why was it still around her neck?
'Rong'er… Rong'er. Are you alright? Where does it hurt? Are you feeling okay?' She heard a series of questions and looked up to find her brother's face. Isn't her brother dead? She had seen him fall from the building and meet his end. How come he was still alive? She blinked her eyes, trying to wake up from this hallucination.
Seeing that she didn't respond, he cried to their father. 'Dad… see, Rong'er isn't responding. Let's hurry to the hospital. We can talk to Aunt later.' Yichen started to nag his dad. His care and love for her were evident in his voice. Fu Rong stared at him, and tears started to flow from her eyes. How many times had she longed to see him and feel his care? He was older than her by three years, but he had cared for her like a parent. He had sacrificed so much for her.
'Rong'er… tell Dad where it hurts. Dad will take you to the hospital right away.' Seeing his little daughter crying, Fu Sheng became nervous and came near to carry her. He didn't care about his sister's feelings anymore. Let her be angry. In fact, he should be angry at her daughter for pushing Fu Rong and hurting her.
'Dad…' Fu Rong began to choke on her tears. 'Dad… I missed you…' She began to cry. Never in her life or in 1,000 years as a ghost would she have imagined she would see them both again. Seeing Fu Rong crying, her dad was stunned and started patting her back.
'Dad also missed you, Rong'er. Dad won't leave you both again. I promise. Can you stop crying, dear? It breaks my heart.' He regretted leaving both his children behind, dwelling in heartbreak after his wife's death. She was gone, but his kids clearly needed him. He felt very guilty.
After calming herself down, Fu Rong looked at her dad and brother. They were both alive. She had been reborn, and they were still alive. Slowly, she got up from the bed and tried to move toward the restroom. But her body felt weak, and she swayed. Her dad caught her and helped her to the restroom. She locked the door and looked into the mirror.
The reflection showed a 17-year-old girl who was pale, beautiful, and had a gloomy temperament. Seeing the reflection, she was overjoyed. If her body hadn't felt so weak, she would have jumped and danced. She was back again when she was 17 years old. She wept in pain.
She had yet to experience the cruel things that happened in her life: her father's and brother's deaths, her cruel torture, her relatives' betrayal, running for her life, meeting her master… everything was yet to happen. Even her pendant was still around her neck. This pain and scene… it was when her cousin, Bai Yan, had tried to take her pendant from her, and when she retaliated, Bai Yan had pushed her. Fu Rong had hit her head and neck on the stone path and fainted. But her aunt had told her dad she was alright and never allowed them to check with the doctor. This had caused a concussion, and it later affected her eyesight.