Reborn with the ability to read minds, I became a heartthrob.

The moment they stepped out of the Zhou family's villa area, Han Kui said disdainfully, "When will you ever use your brain and employ some more sophisticated tactics? This suicidal act is utterly shameful!"

Han Xiaofen abandoned her previous image of understanding and perfect wife, and the impatience and irritability in her eyes burst forth like a flood: "If it really doesn't work, just kill her!"

Han Kui said irritably, "Did you cut your IQ along with your umbilical cord? Use your brain!"

"What should we do, brother? My belly will give me away soon. If they find out something's wrong with the baby, our whole plan will be ruined!"

Han Kui spat in frustration, then stomped his shoe on it: "What's the use of you being so anxious now? You did something so brainless, and you don't even know how to clean up the mess!"

The atmosphere among them wasn't exactly pleasant. After a long stalemate, Han Kui finally spoke up helplessly, "Forget it, let's go back and think about it slowly!"

After returning to her room, Zhou Liwan thought about what Han Xiaofen had said earlier.

Zhou Liwan seemed to vaguely remember the matter concerning Academician Han Ming. After pondering for a long time, she suddenly realized what it meant.

On June 26, 2018, the granddaughter of the "father of neurology" in China and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, who suffered from depression, attempted suicide by cutting her wrists in the hospital. Although she was saved, it still shocked netizens across the country at the time.

Zhou Liwan had also heard about this matter, and had heard her colleagues in the field of psychological counseling discuss the general details.

The academician's granddaughter is the only child born to his only daughter at an advanced age, and she is also the focus of the whole family's efforts to cultivate her.

They planned everything from kindergarten to university from a young age; you could say this little princess is a born winner in life.

The incident caused an uproar, with people wondering why someone who seemed to have no worries would commit suicide by cutting their wrists.

Many people lament that today's young people are too fragile, easily escalating minor issues into major crises and becoming hysterical, frequently threatening their parents with things like depression and suicide. This generation is simply ruined.

But as someone who has been reborn, Zhou Liwan knows that this person, who suffers from depression and is seen as a ruined generation by everyone, will become the Minister of Justice and a leading figure in future judicial reform.

"Inheritance? Wishful thinking!" Zhou Liwan's lips curled into a mocking smile, her pure yet alluring face radiating a chilling sarcasm.

It was seven o'clock in the evening, and dusk was falling.

The entire city was enveloped by the last rays of the orange setting sun.

"Finally found it." Zhou Liwan spent the whole night rummaging through drawers and cabinets, and finally found the safety lock that her mother had given her when she was a child in the walk-in closet.

After sitting down on the ground, he gazed softly at the gold lock with a red string tied to his palm, gently stroking it as if he were stroking his mother's soft hands.

Although her childhood memories of her mother are very vague, Zhou Liwan will never forget the gentle embrace her mother gave her when she hung the safety lock around her neck.

"My baby must stay safe and sound~"

Zhou Liwan's eyes slowly reddened, her lips drooped bitterly, and she helplessly curled up in the corner.

"Zhou Liwan, you are simply lawless!" Zhou Wenyue arrived uninvited, flung open Zhou Liwan's door, and immediately launched into a barrage of questions.

Distracted from her thoughts, Zhou Liwan wiped away her tears, stood up, and said coldly, "I don't understand what Auntie means?"

"Don't play dumb with me. I don't want to waste my breath on you. You'd better hurry up and go apologize to Aunt Xiaofen and beg for her forgiveness, or you'll be in big trouble!"

Zhou Liwan's gaze fell on her face, colder than the cold moon in the night sky: "I originally thought that Aunt was just a good-for-nothing, but now I find that it's not what I thought. Aunt is quite capable. You have reached the pinnacle in making things difficult for others."

Zhou Wenyue said angrily, "How dare you speak to your elders like that? You were so unreasonable today, what's wrong with apologizing! I think you have no manners at all. All these years of our Zhou family's efforts to raise you have been in vain!"

"Auntie, did you just come from Dunhuang? There are so many murals there. I'm in the wrong, yet I still try to gain the upper hand; if I'm in the right, why should I be so unreasonable! I, Zhou Liwan, will show that bitch what happens when she seduces someone else's father!"

"You!" Zhou Wenyue glared coldly at Zhou Liwan, her lips trembling slightly as she forced out a vicious sentence through gritted teeth: "Fine! We'll see!"

After saying that, Zhou Wenyue turned and left angrily.

Seeing her bedroom door slam shut again, Zhou Liwan shook her head helplessly, sat down on the edge of the bed, and pressed the safety lock under her pillow.

I believe that with my mother's company, I will no longer wake up in the middle of the night in fear.

did not expect.

The next second, all the lights in the room suddenly went out.

Zhou Liwan's back stiffened instantly, and her cold gaze went straight to the door.

She knew what was going on without even guessing; if she wasn't mistaken, the lock on her door shouldn't be able to be opened either.

The dim room made her feel suffocated. She endured the discomfort, groped her way to the door, and tugged hard at the lock.

As expected, it was locked from the inside.

Zhou Liwan completely lost her patience, her eyes darkening as she shouted sharply, "Auntie, I know it's you. I forgive you for not being quick-witted, but this is not something to joke about. I have claustrophobia. Open the door now!"

The dark memories of her childhood were like a venomous snake lunging at her with its mouth wide open.

A sealed suitcase, a dimly lit room.

That sticky, suffocating feeling made her feel like she was living a life worse than death.

Zhou Wenyue, standing outside the door, was even more annoyed to see him still speaking rudely.

She thought claustrophobia was just being dramatic; she'd never even heard of it in her entire life.

"You're so arrogant, aren't you? If you're so capable, why are you begging me now? Come out here yourself!" Zhou Wenyue said smugly.

Zhou Liwan leaned weakly against the door, her palms sweaty and sticky, her heart pounding faster: "Open the door quickly, or you'll regret it!"

"Hahaha, I'd like to see how much I'll regret this!" He's so stubborn, he still won't beg her properly at a time like this.

Doesn't Zhou Liwan know that I hate being threatened the most?

"You should go inside and reflect on your actions. Tomorrow morning, I expect you to have thought things through and apologize to me, then go to Xiaofen and beg for forgiveness! Tell her you agreed to let her into the family, otherwise... humph!"

After saying that, Zhou Wenyue pulled her son, whom she had finally managed to appease, and prepared to leave.

Zhou Boyan suddenly stopped halfway, his face covered in acne, his eyes, of different sizes, staring intently at the locked door.

His eyes held a cold indifference tinged with a strange excitement.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Wenyue's face darkened, and she became unusually serious. She quickly used all her strength to drag the person away.

"Open the door, open the door now!" Zhou Liwan licked her dry lips, suppressing the urge to scream and cry.

Just before she was about to completely faint, she weakly took out her phone and dialed a number she hadn't dialed in a long time.

The call was answered almost instantly. Upon hearing the voice on the other end, Zhou Liwan's previously hardened facade shattered, and she could only choke back sobs as she spoke.

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Liwan fell into a coma.