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Yu Yan didn't remember a moment in her entire life when she was happy, stress-free and peaceful. She didn't have a single positive memory of her life up till today, but that didn't deter her from striving for happiness and moving forward.

Few years back she was recieved something which she considered to be the biggest blessing in her life which she cherished with every being of her fiber.

Her most beloved treasure was her daughter; Ying Yue. With the way her life had turned out, she wanted her daughter to experience all the happiness that was there in this world.

She barely had any time for herself. All she ever did and all she ever thought about was of her daughter. She was running herself ragged, she had three jobs and it was taking a toll on her health. Despite knowing of her failing health she didn't stop, she continued to shower her beloved daughter with affection. Her most desired wish was for her daughter to reciprocate even 1% of what she was giving to her but it never happened and she continued her efforts in hopes of winning her over.

She felt that she owed her because she grew up without a father or a family or in a stable home.

Ying Yue ignored all her efforts turning a blind eye towards them. She was self-centered and believed that she was right in doing so because her mother never told her about her father.

Suffice to say that she hated her mother.

All the material things she was given by her mother never seemed to be enough for her. All the showering and the pampering that her mother did only daily basis held no meaning to her, she took it for-granted.

Yu Yan rarely brought herself anything, the basic necessities for proper living were scarce and a luxury in her life but she didn't mind it as long as her daughter gets everything she wants. There were days when she went to bed without a bite to eat but she never failed to provide lavish meal, latest gadgets and designer clothes and accessories for her daughter.

She always had a smile on her face when she was with her daughter showering her with affection or appeasing her with material things but when she was alone at night, her daughter's flippant attitude towards her hurt her deeply and she usually cries herself to sleep. And every morning she will wake with new hope that maybe just maybe this day will be different.

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