anovelconsole Chapter 868 - 861: The Unfortunate Child
Chapter 868 - 861: The Unfortunate Child
Qiu Zi knew there were two things in this life that she couldn’t escape from. The first was her profession, which seemed to be destined from the moment she was born. The second was her bizarre family, something she couldn’t choose.
On her father’s side, starting from her grandfather, they were all urologists, then her father and uncle, and finally her generation. Initially, since she was a girl, it was expected she’d become a doctor, but if she didn’t like this field, she could choose another in the future. However, Qiu Zi was not so fortunate. Her uncle never had children, so in her generation, she was the only child. Therefore, no matter what, she could only choose urology, as it was her grandfather’s dying wish...
If you set aside the pressure her father’s family put on her to choose urology, everything else was relatively normal.
What Qiu Zi couldn’t stand the most was her mother’s family. She was originally from S City, and her maternal family was considered a big family. The old patriarch was named Lu, and both Old Mrs. Lu and Old Mr. Lu were descendants of illustrious families, always carrying a sense of superiority. As a result, their children also inherited this arrogant personality. Old Mrs. Lu had three children; the eldest was her uncle Lu Guangyao, the second was her mother Lu Qian, and the third was her youngest aunt Luna.
Her uncle was the only boy in the family, pampered by their grandmother and grandfather from a young age. Luna, being the youngest, had it relatively easier. Therefore, the most miserable was Qiu Zi’s mother, Lu Qian, who was second-born and a girl, making her the least favored in the family.
Thus, Lu Qian grew up with a strong desire to prove herself, hoping to gain her parents’ favor through her efforts. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could never surpass her brother’s status in their parents’ hearts, nor could she compete for affection with her younger sister.
Lu Qian grew up with this resentment, leading to some internal distortion. It wasn’t until she married Qiu Zi’s father and gave birth to Qiu Zi that she changed. When she discovered she had given birth to a girl, she had a breakdown, influenced by her parents’ preference for sons over daughters, which made her incredibly biased towards boys as well. For the first few years, she was somewhat depressed and treated Qiu Zi poorly. Qiu Zi solely relied on her willpower to survive. Later, Lu Qian noticed that Qiu Zi’s uncle didn’t have any children and started paying attention to Qiu Zi, the only child in the Qiu family.
Of course, Qiu Zi felt it would have been better if her mother hadn’t paid attention to her, like before, leaving her alone. Lu Qian’s so-called attention was almost pathological; she strictly controlled the details of Qiu Zi’s life and every word and action, even regulating her posture when standing, walking, and sleeping. The volume of her voice needed to be within a certain range. These almost psychotic rules once drove Qiu Zi mad, and as she grew up, she decided to rebel and officially challenge her mother.
When Lu Qian couldn’t control her lifestyle details anymore, she turned to her marriage. It was at this point that Luna suggested that Qiu Zi should marry Leng Yichen. Qiu Zi’s parents were immediately intrigued and began preparations without hesitation.
Realizing things were going south, Qiu Zi fled overnight.
After leaving H City, with nowhere else to go and unwilling to return home to be controlled by her family, she had no choice but to seek refuge with her aunt Luna.
Luna later realized that her selfish decision had caused Qiu Zi harm, so when Qiu Zi came to her in distress, she chose to hide her whereabouts.
However, Sister Wu accidentally let it slip during a phone call with Old Mrs. Lu. Although she thought she’d muddled through, Old Mrs. Lu still became suspicious.
As a result, the entire family came looking for her.