In a year of natural disasters, the young woman had billions of resources to build a paradise.

The wooden door was flung open with a whoosh.

Through the rain curtain, Jiang Mianmian finally saw the person she had been longing for day and night.

She could reach it with her hand, and she could easily tackle it with her strength, but at this moment she dared not move.

"What are you standing there for, you silly girl? Come on in!"

Seventh Sister pulled her into the courtyard. "What? It's only been half a year, and you're not going to acknowledge me anymore?"

The hand gripping her arm was warm, and Jiang Mianmian's tears flowed even more fiercely, "Seventh Sister!"

She wanted to say, it's not like we haven't seen each other for more than half a year!

Ninety-nine tasks, some lasting a few months, others a few years. She counted and hoped for them every day. A whole century passed, and after going through countless hardships, they were finally able to meet again!

But compared to the suffering they endured, I only wasted some time, which is nothing at all!

In her past life, she followed Jiu Niang back to the secret place. The misunderstanding was cleared up, and they met again, which should have been a happy occasion. But in the blink of an eye, the secret passage door was destroyed, and dozens of refugees poured in! Jiu Niang acted decisively, grabbing her and running away, while the others picked up tables and chairs, trying to buy them time.

But women are naturally weak, and soon screams and savage laughter came from behind.

'She's so pretty, it's a shame she's just a vegetable!'

'Are you stupid? Being the fodder doesn't stop us from enjoying ourselves first, hehehe!'

Here you go, it's a reward for your quick thinking this time!

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

The fawning voice sounded extremely familiar. Jiang Mianmian turned around in shock, only to be shoved hard by Jiu Niang and fall into a small space.

'Mianmian, keep running forward, don't look back! Live well!'

The boulder crashed down, separating life from death.

Her face was covered in tears and her hands were covered in blood. She desperately pounded and pushed at the boulder, but it did not budge.

Despair and fear were gradually replaced by anger. She couldn't save them, but she could kill the culprit!

She crawled forward through the secret passage and never looked back.

Until the Jiang family is all dead, until today's rebirth, until this moment of reunion.

She will never look back. She will lead them forward and live well together!

Countless memories and thoughts raced through her mind. Jiang Mianmian's vision went black, and her body could no longer support her as she collapsed.

"Mianmian! It's so hot, she's getting a fever! Quick, send Sixteen to fetch a doctor!" It was Jiu Niang.

"Why is she crying like this! It must be the Jiang family! I knew that guy surnamed Li was no good!" Seventh Sister said.

She heard a soft, incessant chatter in her ears, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and then completely lost consciousness.

It seemed like only a blink of an eye before Jiang Mianmian smelled a strong medicinal odor.

"Have you prepared the honey? After you give her the medicine, put a spoonful in her mouth."

"How can someone taste anything when they're dizzy?"

“Who says you can’t taste anything when you’re dizzy? Mianmian hates bitterness, and I can’t bear to see her like that…”

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say, isn't that right? Hurry up and feed it, or the medicine will get cold."

A warm spoon was brought close, and Jiang Mianmian struggled to open her eyes. "Ninth Sister, I don't want to drink it."

"Don't move."

Unlike her gentle demeanor just now, upon seeing that she was awake, Jiu Niang glared at her fiercely, "Good medicine tastes bitter! How old are you? Are you still afraid of taking medicine?"

He then gestured with his chin towards Qi Niang, "Here, honey."

"There are also candied fruits on the table," Qi Niang said with a smile, holding up a small bottle in her hand.

Jiang Mianmian's nose tingled, and she almost cried again. Only they were willing to indulge her bad habits forever!

She forced back her sobs, "Seventh Sister, Ninth Sister, don't drink the medicine yet. I have something very important to say. Quickly get me some paper and pen, and close the doors and windows."

Seeing how serious she was, the two men exchanged a glance and put down what they were holding. One went to lift the kang table, and the other went to close the doors and windows.

Jiang Mianmian sat up and realized that she was wearing a set of fine cotton undergarments. They fit her perfectly; they were the clothes she had left at Lingxiao Tower, and Jiu Niang had actually kept them for her.

Then her gaze fell on the old clothes lying in the corner. They were Jiang Ranran's unwanted clothes, which Li had given to her.

The clothes she wore and the clothes she brought with her when she returned to the Jiang family were "given away" by Li Shi under the pretext of thanking Jiang Ranran for "fulfilling her filial duty on her behalf".

When Jiu Niang came back after closing the door, she followed her gaze and said helplessly, "You slept all night and I haven't had a chance to wash you yet. But it's so torn that even if I washed it, you wouldn't be able to wear it. If you like it, you can keep it as a keepsake."

Did you sleep soundly all night?

Jiang Mianmian's heart skipped a beat.

I never expected that I would faint after only making it to the back door of Lingxiao Tower, and I never expected that I would faint for the whole night!

She immediately said, "I won't go back to the Jiang family anymore, and there's nothing to treasure about those clothes. I'll just burn them later."

"really?"

Seventh Sister was delighted to hear this.

Before she could say more, she noticed that Jiu Niang was glaring at her, so she quickly lowered her head to set out the kang table and writing implements.

Jiu Niang naturally had the same question in her mind: was she really not going back to the Jiang family?

She looked Jiang Mianmian up and down. When the girl left, she was chubby and round, but now she was so thin that she had a pointed chin and her arms and legs were so thin that they could be broken with a pinch.

When Li came looking for her, she was reluctant to let Mianmian go back, but the Jiang family was at least a respectable family, better than a brothel. So she went to great lengths to coax and drive Mianmian away. Who knew that after Mianmian returned, she made many private inquiries and discovered that the Jiang family actually favored their adopted daughter.

She thought that Mianmian, who was spoiled by her, would surely come back on her own soon, but it's been more than half a year and she still hasn't returned! Given her status, she couldn't go directly to the Jiang family for fear of tarnishing Mianmian's reputation, so she thought that if there was really no other way, she might as well just go all out and find someone to propose marriage to. Who knew that she would come back on her own now!

If she really doesn't go back to the Jiang family, it wouldn't be a bad thing. As for reputation, it can't put food on the table, nor can it make people happy, so it's better not to have it! Just support her for the rest of her life! If she had thought this way earlier, Mianmian wouldn't have suffered these past six months of grievances!

Having made up her mind, she stopped speaking well of the Jiang family and instead asked while grinding ink:

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Jiang Mianmian took a deep breath. "I had a terrible dream. In the dream, we were all dead!"

"That's it?"

Seventh Sister wanted to poke her forehead. "Now you see? We're all perfectly fine. But you, the doctor said your body has been depleted from long-term overwork, and you still dared to get caught in the rain! Now you're sick, let's see who's suffering!"

"Listen to what Mianmian says."

Jiu Niang interrupted her, saying that if it was just a dream, she would have calmed down by the time she walked from the village to here. Why would she cry like that when they met?

She spoke softly, "Don't be afraid, it's just a dream, we're with you."

"It rained in my dream, and then..."

Jiang Mianmian tried her best to control her emotions, speaking out the key points while picking up her pen to start writing.

However, it only mentioned various natural disasters, earthquakes, torrential rains, famines, refugees running amok, the hardships of the world, and later, she and everyone from Lingxiao Tower all died tragically, etc.

After speaking, he put down his pen.

She handed one of the papers to Seventh Sister, saying, "Please put this on the door, Seventh Sister."

"Lingxiao Tower will be closed for several days starting today?"

After reading the words aloud, Qi Niang hesitated, "You said it yourself, it was just a dream, it shouldn't be real, right? It's too hasty to post it like this."