Zhang Juan's expression froze, her breath catching for a moment.

She really couldn't figure out Lin Qianxuan's thinking process.

Her own mind was also a bit chaotic now.

"You're joking with me, right?" Zhang Juan asked in disbelief.

"No, I'm not," Lin Qianxuan shook his head.

"You have three other girlfriends?" Zhang Juan asked.

"Yes," Lin Qianxuan nodded.

"So, you're proposing to me now because you want to abandon them?" Zhang Juan asked, puzzled.

"No," Lin Qianxuan shook his head again.

Zhang Juan looked at that handsome face, her heart filled with complex emotions.

He was so thick-skinned, such a scoundrel!

But still, why didn't she want to refuse?

"Do you think I'm easy?" Zhang Juan frowned.

She was really a bit angry now.

"Not at all."

Lin Qianxuan smiled, taking Zhang Juan's hand, ready to put a ring on her finger.

"What are you doing? I haven't agreed yet!" Zhang Juan gripped Lin Qianxuan's hand angrily.

"I think you have."

Lin Qianxuan firmly put the ring on Zhang Juan's finger.

She struggled a little, but then sighed and allowed Lin Qianxuan to have his way.

Zhang Juan had a very clear understanding of her current situation.

She knew she didn't have much time left and was well aware of how terrifying and ugly she looked now.

At this moment, she felt that Lin Qianxuan could see through her true feelings and that everything he did was just to fulfill her last wishes.

"After so long, is this how you bully me when we meet again?" Zhang Juan said, slightly aggrieved.

"If this is called bullying, then I plan to bully you for a long time!" Lin Qianxuan said with a smile.

"You little rascal!" Zhang Juan muttered.

Despite her words, when she looked at the ring on her finger, she couldn't help but recall the scene from the past where Lin Qianxuan used a grass vine to weave a ring for her.

Unfortunately, Lin Qianxuan was only eight years old at the time, a bit simple-minded, and it took two punches from her to force him to play house with her.

But this was enough; she had her wish fulfilled.

While Zhang Juan was staring at the engagement ring in a daze, the misty qi above her head had already formed more connections with Lin Qianxuan.

This part of the misty qi coalesced into a mysterious sound talisman, granting Lin Qianxuan the ability to adapt to new environments more quickly.

At the same time, Lin Qianxuan also entered into Zhang Juan's memories.

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...

Emotions of joy and reluctance swirled in her heart.

In the car, Zhang Juan looked back at the friend waving goodbye to her, feeling tears welling up in her eyes.

She secretly made up her mind that when she had the means in the future, she would come back to find him.

She hoped that by then, he wouldn't have a girlfriend... only then would she have a chance.

Even if he did, it didn't matter, she would steal him away.

Her little thoughts were unknown to the parents who adopted her; they assumed she was afraid of leaving familiar places.

"Little Juan, you can come back in the future," the so-called mother said, wrapping her arms around Zhang Juan's shoulders.

"Yes, Auntie."

Zhang Juan still didn't directly call her mom; she still felt a bit distant.

In the days that followed, these parents took Zhang Juan to amusement parks, tasted delicious food, and saw some sights she'd never seen before.

Zhang Juan had fun, but she always felt a regret in her heart; it would have been better if Qian Xuan could join her.

What she didn't notice was the trace of malice in their eyes behind their gentle smiles.

Like the last meal of a death row inmate before execution, the enjoyment Zhang Juan was experiencing came with a cost she couldn't imagine.

After she had developed some trust with these parents, Zhang Juan finally called out mom and dad one evening.

As an orphan, how could she not long for familial affection?

But this dream had to end.

In the middle of the night, feeling a bit urgent, she got up and felt around for the hotel light for a long time but couldn't find it and didn't know how to use the bedside lamp, so she had to fumble her way to the bathroom.

Halfway through, she passed by her adoptive parents' room.

The sound of a conversation floated out, catching Zhang Juan's attention.

She was a bit curious why her adoptive parents were still up so late.

She leaned closer, and voices emerged.

"Scrutiny is getting tighter; we spent a lot of effort to get this adoption approved, just opening up the channel cost us over a hundred grand. This matching type is very rare; we won't sell for less than a million!"

Hearing this, Zhang Juan couldn't help but hold her breath, her heart tightening.

She liked reading newspapers and magazines.

That was her easiest way to learn about the outside world.

Among them were countless crime reports.

The buying and selling of human organs was prominently featured.

"This is a business that risks your life; can't you show some sincerity, brother?"

Zhang Juan snapped back to reality and tiptoed away.

She had to leave, had to escape!

Zhang Juan didn't dare to gamble on whether her suspicions were wrong, because she was scared.

Her breathing was slightly rapid as she quickly changed into her clothes and shoes in the living room.

Then she quietly made her way to the door.

Creak~!

The door opened.

The small sound in the middle of the night was clear to those inside the room.

Especially to these adoptive parents who were in a state of heightened alert.

Zhang Juan herself was clearly aware of this, and immediately chose a direction to start running wildly.

"Xiao Juan, Xiao Juan..."

The shouts from behind made her run even faster.

But she ultimately couldn't outrun the two.

One took the elevator downstairs, while the other pursued from above.

She was cornered in a stairwell, with only a trash can beside her. Inside was a glass bottle with strange characters written on it.

The characters were from the Supreme Star language, indicating [Awakening No. 3], a drug specifically used to aid in awakening superpowers.

In her panic, she could only resort to a scene she learned from a TV show, picking up the glass bottle and smashing it against the wall, then pointing the broken bottle at the couple.

The shattered glass bottle was a sharp weapon, and the couple seemed unwilling to get hurt, so they attempted to calm her with words.

"Xiao Juan, why don't you listen to mom? It's not safe to run out this late at night..."

"Be a good girl, okay? Come back with us!"

Zhang Juan shook her head, grit her teeth, her face full of terror.

She had already confirmed that her suspicions were correct.

They really weren't good people.

"Give me the bottle! Don't get hurt..."

The man approached quickly, trying to snatch the glass bottle from Zhang Juan's hand.

Zhang Juan waved the glass bottle wildly to fend him off, but he quickly found a flaw, instantly grabbing her wrist.

The woman beside him rushed forward, slapped Zhang Juan hard across the face, leaving a red mark.

"You little brat, eating our food, using our things these days, and you dare try to escape..."

She seemed unsatisfied, kicking Zhang Juan in the stomach.

"Be gentle, you'll damage her and then we can't sell her for a good price!" said the man.

The two failed to notice that Zhang Juan's hand was pierced by the broken glass, and now stained with the liquid from the bottle.

Unseen, the rules of two worlds intertwined here.

The Daughter of Destiny on Earth, influenced by the rules of the Otherworld, experienced changes in her talent, establishing a connection with the Otherworld.

After taking a beating, Zhang Juan suddenly felt her hands relax, and upon opening her eyes, she found herself in a dark city corner.

She didn't understand where this place was, nor what had happened.

But at least she knew she had escaped with her life.

Carefully observing her surroundings, searching for an escape route.

She finally saw people.

But here didn't seem to be a place of kindness either. The person, upon seeing her attire and cute appearance, spoke in a strange language, grinning sinisterly as he attempted to capture Zhang Juan.

Zhang Juan was startled, unable to call for help, she turned and fled.

Perhaps it was luck, she successfully lost them after a few detours.

She continued searching, soon encountering other people. This time no one acted against her, she thought of seeking some help but couldn't due to the language barrier, the other party looked disdainful, unable to even find a bite to eat.

Driven by unbearable hunger, she could only search for food in filthy trash bins.

Struggling in this strange city, she soon survived for more than a week, her body becoming dirty.

She familiarized herself with the environment, barely getting to know a few other scavengers.

Among them, an old man was very kind, not only giving her food but also building a simple shelter for her, teaching her how to speak the local language and write its script.

Zhang Juan learned quickly, after experiencing so much, she rarely felt a hint of warmth.

Soon, she found some valuable items in the garbage, along with two boxes of unopened, nearly expired food, and prepared to take them back to share with the old man, smiling.

Dragging her belongings, she walked slowly, when a dazed addict thought she was in the way and shoved her hard, causing her to fall into a nearby trash pile.

It seemed everyone in this world possessed some specialty, the old man could purify foul water just by placing his hands in it, transforming the source into crystal-clear water, better than a filter.

Zhang Juan felt pain on her body, taking a while to recover.

But she didn't care, as long as she was alive.

She wanted to take today's harvest back to share with the old man.

Just as she was approaching the shelter, she smelled some blood. Not far away was the addict who pushed her earlier, now holding the old man's money jar.

Zhang Juan seemed to realize something.

"No, don't!"

Zhang Juan put down her things, cautiously approaching the shelter and looking inside.

"Ah~!!!"

Rage, and resentment flooded her mind, hatred almost breaking through the sky.

She hated her weakness, hated the many wicked people in this world, and hated the unfairness of society!

She just wanted to barely survive at the bottom, and even so, her moment of warmth was being destroyed!

After being in a daze for a long time, she wiped her tears, buried the old man's body.

Then she calmly ate her fill, started polishing a piece of black metal fragment that should have been sold.

During polishing, she also observed the addict's movements and residence.

He turned out to be a homeless drifter, living precariously.

Looking at his soundly sleeping face, Zhang Juan didn't understand why they, being similar people, would bully each other?

But it didn't matter anymore.

The sensation transmitted by cutting through the neck with a sharp blade was very special, but Zhang Juan didn't halt her actions; she wanted to remember this feeling, for she never wanted to experience such weakness again.

Not long after her first kill, she returned to Earth.

Back at that hotel.

The couple was still there.

This time, she chose not to run away.

The item she took from the addict was very effective.

Just a whiff of that smoke could make people fall asleep.

Then she slit their throats with a blade, and they died.

Human life is really fragile, so fragile...

Zhang Juan pushed the couple's corpses off the bed, took a nap, and when she woke up feeling hungry, she sat on the bed eating the food from the nightstand.

The two corpses beside her didn't affect her appetite at all.

At this moment, her eyes were no longer weak, but full of ruthlessness for survival at any cost!

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