Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 166

“Qin Mei, you have disappointed me so much!”

In just a moment, Mrs. Qin seemed to have aged over ten years. Even her usually straight back now bent as if carrying a heavy burden.

Qin Mei lowered her eyes, unable to face the despair and pain in her mother’s eyes. She said softly, “I didn’t want this either.”

“It’s my fault…” This side of Qin Mei made Mrs. Qin even more sorrowful. She burst into tears, recalling something from the past. “If I had known, I would have stopped you from going to S City.”

Yes!

All the changes in Qin Mei happened after she went to S City!

It’s like some people can only live in the south but insist on moving to the north, where they encounter nothing but bad luck!

“S City?” Qin Mei’s face was full of bitterness, and for the first time, a deep sense of regret and remorse flooded her heart.

“I knew it, it must have been those scumbags who did something to you…” Mrs. Qin continued to ramble on because only by doing so could she vent her anger and resentment.

Scumbags?

Qin Mei clenched her fists lightly, her beautiful face twisted with anger.

Even after so much time had passed, seeing that “loving couple” still made Qin Mei feel as if her soul was burning!

—That kind of anger that won’t be extinguished until the enemy is utterly crushed!

And now, the only way to get revenge is…

With a firm resolve, Qin Mei’s once wavering heart became steadfast. She looked at Mrs. Qin calmly and said, “Mom, let me be alone for a while.”

This version of Qin Mei was too calm and rational, as if everything that had happened to her was nothing.

Mrs. Qin’s heart skipped a beat, and she regretted her earlier words she had decided not to mention that couple in front of Qin Mei again, but today, in a moment of anger, she let it slip!

Wasn’t she just rubbing salt in Qin Mei’s unhealed wounds?

Of course, if that were all, it would be fine.

But knowing Qin Mei as well as she did, Mrs. Qin knew that given the chance, Qin Mei would find a way to drag those two into hell!

And now, the only people Qin Mei could use were those three men!

Unfortunately, no matter who it was, if Qin Mei continued to get entangled with them, she was bound to end up losing everything!

“Qin Mei, don’t do anything foolish.” Some people, in a moment of desperation, might do something they would regret later. But others, in such a state, would become even more calm and rational, making decisions that would astonish everyone.

Mrs. Qin was the latter type.

Now, Mrs. Qin gently advised, “It’s said that ‘a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years.’ You don’t need to do anything else. Just wait, and in ten years, those two will end up miserable and pitiful!”

“Revenge, especially the kind where you bet everything, is not worth it! The best revenge is to live better than your enemies, making them envy and admire you but unable to touch you!”

…

Qin Mei understood this well. In fact, she often consoled herself with these thoughts whenever her heart was about to be consumed by hatred.

But now, all of this would be in the past.

“Mom, you don’t need to persuade me anymore.” Qin Mei had never felt as clear-headed as she did now. The past replayed in her mind, and she suddenly realized what had she given, and what had she gained? When did the balance between effort and reward tip so drastically?

Before she could reflect on her actions, she had inexplicably fallen into a blind frenzy of jealousy and hatred. This so-called “hatred” had clouded her vision, driving her recklessly to fulfill her “dream.”

—To become someone above all others!

This is a dream everyone is born with.

Unfortunately, not everyone can successfully climb every mountain, cross every river, and cut through every thorn to reach the end with a posture that commands respect.

There are countless temptations and illusions along the way. A single misstep could lead one into an “illusion,” making them believe they’ve found a shortcut to the top. But who could have guessed that this “shortcut” led straight to hell?!

It’s said that “it’s never too late to mend,” and for her, as long as she “awakens,” it’s never too late.

With this in mind, Qin Mei looked up at Mrs. Qin, letting her see the determination and growing confidence in her eyes. “I’m already thirty years old, an adult. I know what’s best for myself.”

Mrs. Qin was taken aback, her gaze filled with doubt and concern. “Qin Mei, listen to your mother—where there is life, there is hope. You’re still young and have a bright future ahead. Don’t waste your precious time and energy on some insignificant people and things.”

…

“Sis, what did you say?!” Qin Dong suddenly stood up, gripping the phone so tightly that he almost pulled the entire phone off the table.

With a loud crash, the glass cup on the table fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

The water mixed with the shards, strangely mirroring Qin Dong’s desolate, or perhaps “anguished,” state of mind.

“This is impossible!”

Qin Dong didn’t even care about the mess on the floor. He just threw the phone back on the table and slumped onto the sofa, shouting into the receiver.

“Lin Mengting never received any training in painting and calligraphy. How could she join the S City Painting and Calligraphy Association shortly after and then enter the Province G Painting and Calligraphy Association, becoming a well-regarded young artist, and participate in some ‘in-depth cultural exchange’ event?!”

In his memory, in his past life, Lin Mengting was only a “successful” businesswoman, not a so-called “art master”!

If that were the case, he would never have lowered his pride and dignity as a “reborn person” to pursue Lin Mengting like a clingy piece of gum!