Tang Tang died, then was reborn again.

Tang Tang had died again.

Tang Tang had been reborn again.

After living ten lives and being reborn ten times, Tang Tang felt utterly numb when she opened her eyes once more.

Tang Tang had been born into the Tang Family, one of the wealthiest families in the country, yet she had never known what it was like to be born with their silver spoon in her mouth.

Her father was the Tang Family's future heir. As soon as Tang Tang was born, the family patriarch had a fortune-teller read her fate. He said she was ill-fated and would bring disaster upon the entire family.

And so, the patriarch had Tang Tang thrown away the moment she was born.

Fortunately, a sanitation worker found her, and she survived.

After losing her daughter, Tang Tang's birth mother spent her days in tears. The following year, the patriarch brought home a girl blessed with good fortune to take her place as her parents' daughter.

But her mother could never forget her biological daughter. Within two years, she sank into despair and took her own life.

By the time Tang Tang was found and brought back to the Tang Family, her mother had been dead for nearly twenty years. Mother and daughter had never met.

Only after her first rebirth did Tang Tang learn that her mother's stepsister had come between her parents. Unable to bear her father's betrayal, her mother's depression had worsened until she killed herself.

Even more melodramatically, the lucky girl the patriarch had brought home was actually the biological daughter abandoned by her mother's stepsister-Tang Tang's stepmother.

Tang Tang had died young, at twenty-six. Given another life, she refused to let others steal what belonged to her and swore to take back everything she had lost.

Then the adopted daughter killed her.

She died even earlier than in her first life.

After her second rebirth, she drew on the lessons of her previous two lives, studied everything she could, and worked hard to build relationships and connections. At last, she saw a glimmer of hope for revenge.

Then the adopted daughter and her fiancé killed her together.

She died at twenty-four.

After her third rebirth, Tang Tang took a step back to get ahead. She carefully cultivated a good relationship with the adopted daughter, pleased her family, and waited for her chance. But an accident killed her before she even made it past twenty-three.

Given yet another life, Tang Tang was tired. She only wanted to survive.

She did everything she could to avoid any connection to the Tang Family. After finally persuading her adoptive parents to return to their hometown in the mountains, she died on the way there.

She was twenty-one.

In the lives that followed, whether Tang Tang gave up and lived as an invisible punching bag or became a nun and hid in the mountains, she could never escape death.

In ten lifetimes, she had never seen the sun at twenty-seven.

Ten rebirths, an eleventh life-Tang Tang had finally seen through it all.

She was going to die anyway. Whatever happened, happened.

Living was exhausting. Tang Tang decided to lie back, live off what she had, and wait for death. Every extra day was a bonus.

Except...

The timing of this rebirth was a little different.

She was now a newborn baby who could barely even open her eyes.

And her birth mother was still alive.

Before she was thrown away, Tang Tang wanted to catch a glimpse of the pitiful mother who had given birth to her, only to suffer betrayal in every lifetime and die young, just like her.

"Ah..."

Tang Tang struggled to open her eyes wide, her obsidian-dark eyes darting around as she tried to make a sound. She wanted to catch her mother's attention and get her to look at her, but her mother was still fast asleep after giving birth.

But she had only just been born. All her tiny body could manage were little coos as faint as a mosquito's hum.

Forget waking her mother-even a passing mosquito wouldn't have spared her a glance.

Tang Tang gave up.

Forget it. We're both going to die anyway. Whether we see each other or not won't change anything.

Tang Tang muttered to herself. She had lived ten lives without escaping her own early death, much less changing anyone else's fate.

And right now, she was still a tiny baby.

Even if she wanted to do something, a baby couldn't do a thing.

Tang Tang closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.

Not even the sky falling could stop a baby from sleeping.

Click-

Just then, the door to the VIP hospital room opened from outside.

"Do we really have to do this?"

"The fifth young madam risked her life to give birth to the little miss. Won't she be devastated if she wakes up and finds her daughter gone?"

"That's not our concern."

"Hurry up and take the baby away. Get rid of her before the fifth young madam wakes up, or we'll be in big trouble."

"All right."

They're here.

The people who are going to throw me away are here.

Tang Tang opened her eyes a sliver, looked toward the hospital bed one last time, and sighed.

Mom, your daughter is about to be thrown away! If you don't wake up now, you'll never see me again!

I know you're still asleep because giving birth to me took too much out of you, so I don't blame you.

Anyway, thank you for giving birth to me. Please take care of yourself from now on. Look after your emotional health, and don't hurt yourself over me.

Oh, right. You also need to watch out for your husband and that stepsister. In a little over a year, they'll get together. Be careful around them, stay as far away from them as you can, and do your best to keep living.

Sigh. Forget it. We're both destined to die. Nothing I say now will help.

So noisy.

In her hazy sleep, Su Xiajing heard someone muttering in her ear.

As those words filtered into her ears, a few blurry images flashed through her mind: a woman frantically searching for something, a frail, pitiful little girl.

She couldn't make out either face, yet they made her want to cry.

Die?

Who was going to die?

Su Xiajing slowly opened her eyes and saw the Tang Family's butler and nanny standing beside her hospital bed.

The nanny was holding a tiny baby.

"What... are you doing?"

Su Xiajing asked weakly, enduring the pain in her body.

"Ah..."

Startled, the nanny spun around with the baby in her arms, panic written across her face. "F-fifth young madam..."

Oh, my dear mother, you're finally awake!

Quick, look at me! Take a good look!

If you don't look now, you'll never get to see your biological daughter again.

Biological daughter...

Whose voice was this?

There were only three adults and one baby in the room. The butler was a man, and the Tang Family's nanny was in her fifties and didn't sound like that. Nor was it Su Xiajing's own voice.

Su Xiajing turned her gaze to the tiny baby in the nanny's arms.

Other than this child, she couldn't think of anyone else.

Mom! You're finally looking at me!

The voice rang out again.

At the same time, Tang Tang opened her eyes wide.

Mother and daughter's eyes met.

Su Xiajing: "..."

This was the third time she had heard that voice.

And this time, it had spoken to her after their eyes met.

It really was her daughter speaking.

Wow, my mom is gorgeous!

Just what you'd expect from someone who gave birth to a daughter as pretty as me. My mom is so beautiful!

Su Xiajing: "..."

Su Xiajing had actually been about the same age when she died as Tang Tang had been before her own death. But in terms of mental age, she felt more like a younger sister than an elder. Seeing her birth mother for the first time, Tang Tang couldn't help rambling.

I want to snuggle with my beautiful mommy. I want to live with her.

Too bad this is the last time we'll ever see each other. o(╥﹏╥)o

After I'm thrown away, please take care of yourself. Pay attention to the people around you, especially your husband.

...If all else fails, just get divorced. There aren't many decent people in the Tang Family. Giving up your life for a man isn't worth it.

Mm, I'm so sleepy. I'm going to sleep.

A tiny baby only had so much energy. Tang Tang couldn't hold on any longer, and her eyelids slowly drifted shut.

Goodbye, Mom.