Stars In His Eyes

The moment He Dongxue heard this, she exploded, "Dad, are you even my real father! You're actually telling me not to go to school, and instead asking her to go! I won't! I'd rather die than comply! If it were someone else, I might consider it. But with her character, Dad, do you truly believe that after she graduates from college, she won't ditch the He Family and go live comfortably on her own? You still harbor the fantasy that she will graduate, earn money and sponsor my education? Are you dreaming!?"

He Dongxue saw the truth as clear as a bell. She thought she was speaking correctly. With the way He Zhilan torments the He Family as if she were an enemy, how could it be possible for her to remember any kindness from the family? How could she remember the patience and tolerance others had given her?

"Dad, if you dare to do so, believe it or not, I could die just to show you!" Hurt and furious, He Dongxue stormed away.

He Teng observed He Dongxue and nodded in agreement, "Let Dongxue go to school." were the four words he finally decided upon.

He Zhongguo heaved a deep sigh, filled with self-reproach. He blamed his own inadequacy as a father. One of his children was still missing, and he couldn't afford to finance both his daughters' educations. Noting He Dongxue's real anger, He Zhongguo thought, he just had to grit his teeth and try borrowing some money from elsewhere.

No one knew that He Zhilan had heard their entire conversation. She returned to her room and berated herself brutally.

Such a kind-hearted father. In her past life, how had she had the heart to deeply wound He Zhongguo like this? Why did she selfishly abandon her family and run away with all the money?

Back then, the He family must have hated her like a white-eyed wolf, right?

But why would He Teng still pity her and take her to the hospital? If it was her, she would've added insult to injury if she saw someone she deeply detested in such a state.

He Zhilan realized that He Dongxue's scolding was accurate. She was nothing more than an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.

When the cooling breeze of the summer night hit the village, He Zhilan didn't feel surprised that she had failed to see her new husband all night.

Because of her unreasonableness in her past life, after their wedding night, He Teng moved to live with He Da's house until he returned to the army.

He Zhilan suffered from a high Fever for four days until it finally broke. Once her fever receded, she felt much better. The wound on her forehead, now scabbed, had the bandage removed. He Zhongguo had taken care of her all through these days, cooking and caring for her. When there were eggs, he would hard boil them for her, which infuriated He Dongxue yet again.

After recovering, He Zhilan finally left her room after a refreshing shower and washing her hair. In rural Spain, the homes were similar to the He family's, houses made from a mixture of wood and yellow sand, surrounded by a mud wall. In the yard, a towering cactus stood tall, eclipsing the wall. Around the cactus, the family poultry scratched and pecked at insects on the ground. The ground was littered with poultry droppings, sights and scents that she'd once despised.

"Miss Zhilan, come and have lunch." called He Zhongguo from inside the house.

In the countryside, men worked outside while women worked inside, but there was no other man like He Zhongguo who would cook. He called to He Zhilan, who was standing in the yard, then removed his apron and went in to call He Teng and He Dongxue.

This was the first time after her reincarnation that Zhilan dined with the He family. On the table was a bowl of stewed eggs garnished with green onions. These were the eggs laid by their old hen, which He Zhongguo prepared specially for the recuperating He Zhilan.