It was already four in the afternoon, and the sunlight was no longer harsh, having softened to a comfortable temperature. So she moved her body sitting on the carpet, her delicate silhouette completely immersed in the sunlight, letting the daylight reveal her exquisitely beautiful face and slender, willow-like figure. Dressed entirely in white, in a loose robe, her body was undeniably frail, yet it was hard to tell if she was delicately proportioned.
Living in an elegant villa with servants at her disposal, she was probably what people would call a “young mistress of a wealthy family”. Even if she didn’t like going out, the front and back yards were designed with pleasant scenery for her to while away time.
Was this kind of life good or not?
Since her doting parents passed away one after another, her world had collapsed, and she no longer knew how to live. Birth, aging, sickness, and death have their own cycles, but in her inner world, it was undoubtedly an endless pain.
She was Xiao Susu, an in-vitro fertilization baby born after her parents tried various scientific methods over many years. At the time, the Xiao couple was already near fifty, and no one would blame them for their subsequent overwhelming love and indulgence.
Moreover, Xiao Susu was a premature infant.
Premature babies often have weaker constitutions compared to full-term babies. Especially with Taiwan’s poor air quality, respiratory systems are easily compromised. Xiao Susu’s overprotection stemmed from her fragile health at birth, causing her parents immense anxiety. If possible, the Xiao couple didn’t even want their precious daughter to attend school, so she never went to kindergarten, and about a third of her subsequent educational stages were spent on sick leave at home. After late-age childbirth, the couple retired from their jobs, wholeheartedly and hypervigilantly guarding this hard-won daughter. They didn’t care how much their sickly behavior might invite criticism; they only wanted their cherished treasure to be happy and healthy, living under their tight protection, unaware of life’s hardships.
She did not know why her husband wanted to strip her naked and hurt her. She could not understand what was happening, as no one had ever told her what married life was like.
