Looking ugly

Yue Ling was spacing out when her mother called her and asked"Are you really okay?"

Yes mom,she replied.

Yi Shuyan and Aunt Xu stared at each other for a while with the same worry communicating through their eyes.

Yue Ling seemed different, Yi Shuyan definitely noticed it as a mother and Aunt Xu had practically raised Yue Ling.

Back then when she married into the Lin Family, Aunt Xu was sent with her.

Yue Ling couldn't even stand dirt as a kid and here she was saying it was fine. She was also impatient yet despite what happened to her those past five days she hadn't flared up. They decided to think maybe she changed in those five years she left.

"Little Ling, you should clean up and come down for dinner when you're done," Aunt Xu suggested.

Yue Ling went upstairs to clean up, honestly,she felt filthy but it didn't matter then when she saw her mom again.

Despite the times her mother wasn't there, when she had no one left to go to, she was her only hope.

When Yue Ling entered her bedroom,it was still the same. The walls were dark as she liked and her bedsheets were clean. Everything in general was clean since Aunt Xu made sure it was regularly cleaned. She went to the bathroom and stood at the mirror.

Yue Ling and her mom resembled a great deal and she got her beauty from her mom too. Dark brown eyes with a bit of green and light brown hair.

She was happy to be back, she didn't even look like this when she died. The plane crash gave her a few cuts and bruises but this was nothing compared to when she died, she had lost all her youth at only twenty six because of their plot. She had lost her reputation, beauty, health and even piece of mind. She was thinking about it deeply and couldn't help but wonder if she deserved it for all she did.

Yue Ling sighed and heard a knock at the door. A maid was sent with ointment for her bruises. She got it and checked her drawers, when she got what she needed she added it to the ointment for better effects.

Yue Ling was done washing up and it did hurt getting water on her skin with the wounds and bruises. She quickly dressed up and went for dinner, the scene felt so familiar with her mom at her usual seat and the vegetarian dishes with a few meat dishes for her mother.

She had this funny thought that despite being a sinner,she hadn't murdered any animals...

The dinner was quiet as it used to but still heartwarming. Yue Ling decided to talk to her mom after dinner.

"Mom, could we talk?",she asked as You Shuyan was preparing to go to the study and prepare her student's notes.

Yi Shuyan agreed since she felt Yue Ling's sudden change needed to be addressed.

After tea was served in the study,there was an eerie silence before Yi Shuyan urged Yue Ling to speak.

"I'm meeting with grandfather tomorrow, I'll decide whether to join him,"she spoke.

Yi Shuyan was quite thinking about what her daughter said, Yue Ling had never taken the initiative to tell her plans to her mother. It was understandable since she hadn't been in contact with her father for a long time.

"I'm not against it as long as you do the right thing,"she replied.

"Get some rest you've been through alot lately,"Yi Shuyan suggested.

Okay mother, thank you. She left shortly after.

Yi Shuyan sighed at the thought of her daughter's change but let it go as it was for the better.

***flashback ****

Yi Shuyan had been frivolous in her teenage years when she met Lin Jingxuan (Yue Ling's father). His parents didn't like her, her father cut ties with her and looking back the only good thing that came out of all that was Yue Ling.

She even persevered longer because she had nothing left and no one to go to.

***end of flashback***

Yue Ling got a new phone as instructed by her mom since the old one was in pretty bad condition owing to the crash.

She couldn't wait to receive compensation as the money lover in her was bleeding thinking of all the problems the plane crash caused.

She opened her WeChat while waiting for the backup. She didn't have friends thus didn't expect any messages from anyone looking for her. It came as a surprise as several messages were sent by a certain number. Soon her backup was done and she saw several missed calls,a few from her mother and many other calls from the unknown number.

She checked the messages;

"Little Ling, I heard about the crash and want to know if you're okay." CALL ASAP

"Little Ling,I'm dying of worries."

"Little Ling, don't ignore this if you see it"

Yue Ling remembered only one person who could behave like that. Despite how long you ignore her,she always cares for you.

The little fool must have worried to death, that was the nature of Yue Ling's cousin. Always worried about someone else's problems.

This cousin was always looking out for her in the past life but she'd always ignore her, seeing her as a bother. She only left Yue Ling when the latter had relentlessly driven her out of her life.

She didn't deserve all that in return for her loyalty, Yue Ling would treat her better.

She texted her back since she was sure the little fool was going sleepless...

"I'm at mom's house in Orchid street, come visit."she texted.

In her past life Yue Ling had either driven away her allies or had been indifferent towards them. The best thing to do now was to have many people on her side, it will be easier to face her hurdles with her allies.