03. Will Not Let Her Death Be In Vain

Pang Lan saw the fear on her daughter's face, and she immediately came to her daughter's defence. 

"So what if she pushed you down the stairs? No one else saw it, and you'd always be deemed a liar!"

Seeing that her words didn't seem to have the intended effect on Tang Xinyi, she continued, "Don't you dare tell anyone about this if you don't want to be called ungrateful for lying against the daughter of the people who had taken care of you since you were a child!" Pang Lan said furiously. 

Tang Xinyi frowned. It seemed that the original host of the body was already used to treatments like this from the mother and daughter pair. 

She just watched them without saying anything. She was still sorting through the memories of this Tang Xinyi's life. 

She was an orphan who was adopted when she was a child by Lui Huang, the father of Lui Rong and husband of Peng Lan. 

After being married for more than three years with no child, Peng Lan had grown desperate and went to seek a Buddhist priest who told her to find someone who had a lot of luck and take her in.

Although she had been a baby, the talisman the priest gave her seemed to have aligned with Tang Xinyi, and the couple adopted her. 

Fortunately for them, Peng Lan had gotten pregnant a few months after adopting her and gave birth to Lui Rong.

Since she had her child, Peng Lan found Tang Xinyi, who was growing to be prettier and smarter than her child, an eyesore and maltreated her at every chance. 

Just like her mother, Liu Rong had also disliked her since she was a child. 

And as for Lui Huang, he could not care less about the orphan he brought back home.

He never stood up to his wife when she was mean to Tang Xinyi. He just let his wife and his daughter do whatever they wanted. 

Tang Xinyi had grown up bullied by Lui Rong, and she had developed somewhat of a timid personality. 

She would get scolded if she stood up for herself, so she let Lui Rong do whatever she wanted. 

Eventually, they found some silly excuse and sent her back to an orphanage at ten. 

However, three months ago, they brought her back to the family, claiming that it was a mistake and they had been searching for her for a long time. 

The previous body owner had believed them and thought that her life as an orphan was ending. 

However, there wasn't a lot of difference between living in the orphanage and living with this daughter and mother pair. 

Tang Xinyi wondered how the body's original owner had survived for so long. 

"Are you even listening to me?! Tang Xinyi! What are you thinking about?! Let me tell you, don't think about playing any tricks when Old Huang comes back! Remember that we were the ones who saved you from the orphanage, and we can also take you back there!" Pang Lan threatened her. 

She had used this threat on Tang Xinyi several times, which had always worked. Tang Xinyi, who grew up in an orphanage, knew how horrible it was, and she never wanted to go back. 

"I understand," she said simply. 

Pang Lan and Lui Rong looked at each other. They were both confused as they felt that there was something different about her behaviour, but they didn't know what it was exactly. 

"Do you think we should take her to the hospital? What if she suffered a brain injury?" Pang Lan asked. 

Usually, she wouldn't care about Tang Xinyi's death or life. But recently, a wealthy family had shown interest in her...she could get a lot from that, and she did not want her dead. At least, not yet. 

Lui Rong shook her head. She was afraid of being implicated if they went to the hospital. 

"I don't think we should go...she woke up on her own, so she's going to be fine ...let's just leave first...." Lui Rong said.

Pang Lan glared at Tang Xinyi. "You had better not cause any more trouble than you have!" She warned Tang Xinyi before walking out with her daughter. 

Immediately after they were gone, Tang Xinyi jumped up from the bed. She reached for the phone on top of the table. 

It was an old model phone that was already outdated, but the body's original owner treasured it a lot. 

Her foster parent's daughter used an expensive phone that cost thousands of yuan, but they never thought about buying her a phone.

She had to work hard to get the phone for herself, and so it was important to her.

Tang Xinyi checked the date. It had already been a full three days since her death. 

She immediately logged onto the internet and searched for news of her death, but she couldn't find anything. It was as if Su Heng and Su Mei had kept it hidden. 

She stood in the bedroom, deep in thought. What were Su Heng and Su Mei planning to do? 

Su Mei had betrayed her and killed her....was it because she was jealous? 

Also, what had Su Mei meant when she said she would become Tang Xinyi?

She was still thinking about it when she felt a terrible headache. She closed her eyes, still feeling the aftereffects of her fall. 

It seemed the original host had a weak body. Tang Xinyi could sense that she was malnourished. 

Tang Xinyi could not help but feel sorry for the original host of the body. 

She looked in the mirror, studying the strange and familiar face before her. 

Details about the life of the original host were still coming to her one after the other. She was eighteen this year and set to attend Lui Rong's high school. 

Lui Rong pushed her because she thought it was embarrassing to attend the same school as her. 

Tang Xinyi sighed. She could feel the reminder of the original host leaving the body. 

From now on, it would be her body, and she would be free to live and make decisions. 

"I am going to make sure that you live a good life, Tang Xinyi!" she vowed, her eyes gleaming with determination. 

Since she had given her a chance to keep living, this was her promise to her.

She definitely will not let her death be in vain! 

...

Tang Xinyi was sleeping when someone came to knock on her door. She went to open it, and she saw a maid standing outside. 

She had an impatient look on her face. 

"The Madam and Young Miss are asking for you."