After being wrongly married, I stabbed my husband to death and became famous throughout the world.

Li Man was still a young girl, and her mind was simple. At this moment, surrounded by her parents' anger, all she could think about was escaping.

But she didn't know the way down the mountain at all and didn't dare to run back to Ganhe Town. So, in her frustration, she discovered that Ali's place was the only place she could hide.

So the man came again, but Li Shu was not there.

She looked around the things inside and outside the cabin and was even more disappointed.

This time, there was no meat in the house, not even a single wild vegetable. All the baskets were empty, making her wonder if Li Shu had left.

She waited for an hour or two, but Li Shu still hadn't returned, which made Li Man very uneasy.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that Li Man reluctantly returned to the Li family couple.

She had been missing for so long, which had worried Zhou Shi for quite a while. Now that she was back safe and sound, Zhou Shi was relieved, but at the same time, she was furious. She picked up a small wooden stick and lashed it at her.

"I thought you'd been eaten by a wild beast! Where did you go having so much fun that you didn't come back until it was dark? Did you want me to worry to death?! You don't do any housework, all you do is wander around, you brat, you think you've grown wings and all that?!" Zhou cursed and hit Li Man hard, making her cry out in pain after being hit several times.

Zhou's eyes were slightly red; she was genuinely worried.

She asked her husband to go and look for him, but Li Chutian was throwing a tantrum today and wouldn't listen to her at all.

She usually only chopped firewood and occasionally went to cut wood, but she never went far. So she didn't know the roads in the mountains. Thinking that the child might come back on his own, she waited anxiously for a day and shouted loudly in the vicinity.

Zhou's hands were trembling slightly.

Li Man is only thirteen years old, which is the age when she is easily swayed by gentle persuasion but not by force.

She was already harboring resentment, and after being hit like that, her mental state completely collapsed.

"Are you worried about me? You're clearly worried about no one to do the work for you! If you're so capable, just kill me, like you used to beat my older sister!" Li Man shouted angrily.

"What...what did you call that brat?" Zhou's hands trembled even more violently.

"That's my eldest sister, why can't I call her that?!" Li Man tilted her head back. "You're just afraid people will say you're a stepmother! That's why you want me to disown my eldest sister! But you clearly are! You treat me like a stepmother too!"

"..." Zhou's lips trembled, and with a "slap", she slapped her daughter across the face.

Li Man's eyes were red-rimmed as she glared at her resentfully: "You're so fierce, no wonder Father hates you! I hate you too! You're much worse than my eldest sister's mother!"

She had heard people mention Ah Li's mother before. She was said to be a very gentle woman, but unfortunately she died young and spent very little time with her father, so he had long forgotten her.

Because they were mother and daughter, Li Man knew better than anyone else how to hurt Zhou Shi's feelings.

Zhou felt like the sky had fallen.

"Who taught you to say that?! Ah Man, are you trying to tear out your mother's heart? Your elder brother just passed away, his body is barely cold, and you not only fail to take responsibility and be filial to your parents, but you also make me so angry. If you continue to be so insensible, you can get out of here and, like that dead girl, go and be used as food for wild beasts!" Zhou said angrily.

The thought that the daughter she had raised would attack her filled her with immense sadness and anger!

Upon hearing this, Li Man couldn't help but feel a surge of malice.

"It would be better if my brother died! If he died, I wouldn't have to see you anymore!" Li Man said, sulking.

Zhou was almost furious, but Li Man ignored her and rushed back into the house, covering herself with the blanket and crying.

No one in the family was happy.

The next morning, Zhou was still angry, but she also thought that her daughter hadn't eaten for a long time. She was going to throw her a piece of dry food to fill her stomach, but when she met Li Man's hateful eyes, all her soft heart disappeared.

What's there to eat? When she's starving and can't take it anymore, she'll naturally become obedient and give in, just like Ali did back then!

Li Man ran away right in front of Zhou Shi.

Zhou wanted to give chase, but remembering yesterday, she stopped.

The fact that this little girl was able to come back on her own proves that she has a hiding place. She should appear by nightfall, so she kept a cold face and did not stop her.

This time, Li Man found Li Shu.

"Big sister, why weren't you home yesterday? I've been waiting for you for ages." The person suddenly became very obedient.

Upon hearing this form of address, Li Shu raised an eyebrow, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Hungry? There's food over there, help yourself."

When she returned last night, she found that the things in the house had been moved, so she felt that Li Man had been there. Therefore, she took out some cooked food and put it there early this morning, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Li Man is well-behaved, and with her cute face, she looks more harmless.

Seeing such a young girl speaking so meekly and timidly does indeed soften one's heart, making one want to pity her and protect her. Unfortunately...

She's a petty person who holds grudges.

Let alone a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, even a two or three-year-old baby, once a feud is formed, they become mortal enemies. There may be a period of peace, but there will never be lasting tranquility.

Rice, meat, soup, and a snack.

Li Man sighed, "Sister, this place is so much better. It's so quiet, like a paradise. I'm so annoyed by my parents. I really... never want to see them again."

“You are the little sister I raised, how could I bear to see you suffer?” Li Shu’s voice softened a bit. “Now that you’re on my side, I will definitely treat you well.”

"Big sister, have you ever heard Uncle Chen mention your mother? What kind of person is she in your memory?" Li Man asked earnestly.

After saying this, she herself found it strange.

Before, she couldn't speak calmly to Ali; she always felt an urge to get angry with her. But now...

Although Ali has changed a bit, she has lost that wretched feeling, which makes people want to get closer to her.

“My mother…” Li Shu thought for a moment before saying, “My uncle said she was a very good person, considerate and kind. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also hardworking. She was not easily angered and was very happy when she was pregnant with me. Her eyes were always smiling, and she had an innate maternal kindness.”

The original owner's mother seemed to be like that, but for Li Shu, these praises bestowed upon her carried a hint of belittling.

Being considerate, kind, and hardworking means she's a somewhat naive woman who only knows how to suffer losses.

Kindness and a good temper can also be mixed with a degree of weakness and incompetence.

What is it like for a woman like this during pregnancy?

Will she obediently focus on her pregnancy? I doubt it.

Instead, she would diligently manage her family, patiently trying to meet the needs of others, only to encounter a man like Li Chutian who pretended to be deaf and blind...

Therefore, Li Shu couldn't help but wonder how much of the original owner's mother's death during childbirth was due to fate, and how much was the consequence of her hard work and forbearance.

"She's really good, much better than my mother. That's why my mother was so jealous and so desperate to cover up my aunt's existence." Li Man nodded, and actually began to praise someone she had insulted countless times before.