Chapter 1 — On the day of the university entrance exam, my parents forced me to take the blame for my sister

The first day of the university exam. Ten minutes before the Literature exam. I sat in the exam room, my palms sweaty. The invigilator had already started unpacking the exam bag, the ceiling fan in the classroom creaked incessantly, causing the countdown board on the wall to gently shake. I bowed my head and looked at the paper taped to the corner of the table. Registration number, exam room, seat. Everything is exactly the same as before. I'm alive again. Relive the day of the university entrance exam that year. In my previous life, at this time, my parents rushed into the school, saying something big had happened at home. I thought my grandmother was critically ill, cried until her eyes turned red, then followed them out of the exam room. But in the end, they brought me to the police station gate, held me tightly by the shoulders, and forced me to surrender. My mother cried and said:

“Chieu Chieu, your sister is still young, she cannot have a criminal record.”

My father coldly said:

"I'm good at studying, even if I retake the exam a year, I'll still pass the university entrance exam. But Dao Dao is not like that, her mentality is very weak. If it's ruined this time, her life will really be over."

The younger sister in their mouth is named Lam Dao. Not my biological sister. It's an adopted child that my parents took in from the orphanage. He stole a classmate's bank card and swiped twenty-eight thousand yuan. The camera records clearly. But he cried and said he didn't mean it, saying he was just afraid of being looked down upon by his friends, so he was suddenly confused. So my parents started thinking about me.

“Chieu Chieu, you are my older sister, please help me.”

I was so stupid in my previous life. I thought my family would really compensate me. I thought they were just temporarily biased. I thought that if I was just a little better, a little more understanding, then one day they would see me. So I went. I missed the university exam. Bring a criminal record. Expulsion from school. After that, I studied again, but the stains on my records were like hot iron marks, forever following me. I risked my life to explain. No one believes it. As for Lam Dao, he took the innocence that I gave him and smoothly went abroad to study. After returning, he became a famous designer, cherished by my parents like a treasure in the palm of their hands. What about me? When my grandmother heard the news that I was "caught stealing", she was so angry that she had a brain hemorrhage. I didn't have time to see her for the last time. The day I was released from prison, my mother was afraid that I would affect Lam Dao's engagement so she locked me up in the countryside. Lam Dao came to see me. She wore an expensive evening gown and smiled both gently and cruelly.

"You know? Actually, my parents always knew it wasn't me who stole."

“But who said they love you more?”

Then, to completely get rid of me, it pushed me down the mountainside behind my hometown. I died on a rainy night. The body was swept away by the floodwaters. When I opened my eyes again, I was back in the university exam room. The bell hasn't rang yet. Everything is still on time. At that moment, the sound of rapid footsteps was heard outside the classroom door. The homeroom teacher walked in with an unsightly face.

“Lin Chieu, go out for a moment.”

The whole class turned to look at me. I raised my head and saw my parents standing outside the door. Mom's eyes were red and swollen, she cried until she couldn't breathe. Dad's face was pale, his forehead was full of sweat. It's exactly the same as before. I slowly stood up, holding my exam notice and pen bag. Tablemate Tran Niem asked in a low voice:

“Chieu Chieu, what's going on?”

I looked at her, softly laugh.

"No problem."

“I'm just going to take care of a small matter.”

As soon as I walked out of class, my mother immediately grabbed my hand. She used very strong force, her nails almost digging into my skin.

“Chieu Chieu, come with mom quickly.”

I looked at her: My father lowered his voice, so urgently that he was almost irritated.

“Something happened to my sister.”

"He was suddenly confused and took his classmate's bank card."

“Now people have reported it to the police, and the cameras have recorded it all.”

Tears fell from my mother's eyes.

“Chieu Chieu, I beg you, please help Dao Dao.”

“Your sister really can't have anything happen to her…”

Hearing this sentence again, I was no longer panicked like before. In my previous life, when I heard them say that, my mind was completely blank. I asked them, why me? My mother cried until her voice was choked:

“Because I'm the older sister.”

And now, listening to it again... I just feel nauseous. I calmly asked:

“How to help?”

My father seemed to have been relieved of a burden and immediately said:

“You just need to go to the police station and confirm that the card was taken by you.”

"You're already an adult. If you have a good attitude, it probably won't be serious."

"College entrance exam... next year's university entrance exam is still a chance."

My mother quickly added:

“That's right Chieu Chieu, you're so smart, it's okay to repeat a year.”

"Dao Dao can't do that. She's mentally unstable. If she has a criminal record, her whole life will be ruined."

I looked at the two of them. Suddenly burst out laughing.

“So my life…”

“Can it be canceled?”

My mother was stunned. My father frowned:

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“I said…”

I looked straight at him, every word clear:

“I. Don't. Go.”

My mother's face immediately turned pale.

“Chieu Chieu, how can you be so selfish?”

What a familiar word. In my previous life, I refused once. They also scolded me the same way. Say I'm selfish, heartless, and unworthy of being your sister. Later, when I actually stood up and confessed for Lam Dao, they changed their tone. They said that since I helped, I should stop showing off my injustice every day. Once people have been trampled into the mud... Even breathing becomes a mistake. I pulled my hand out forcefully.

“I have to take the university entrance exam today.”

“Whoever steals must surrender.”

My father's face immediately darkened.

"Lin Chieu! Now is not the time for you to be stubborn!"

I looked at him.

“Dad, now is not the time for you to break the law.”

He stopped. I continue:

“Telling me to impersonate and plead guilty on my behalf is obstructing justice.”

“Do you two know?”