"Yes, yes, I want some." Flower Father was so engrossed in the news that his words puzzled Aunt Chang and Flower Yan.
"Dad? I asked if you wanted some green tea," Flower Yan said, putting down her laptop and blocking his view.
"Yan, don't disturb Dad when he's watching the news, this is a critical moment," Flower Father said anxiously, looking like a child eager for candy. Flower Yan couldn't help but shake her head at Flower Father's childishness and said to Aunt Chang, "Aunt Chang, please bring two cups of green tea."
Aunt Chang nodded and went back to the kitchen. Flower Yan watched as Flower Father remained transfixed by the news, still not coming back to his senses. She sighed, picked up her laptop, and continued her online battle.
Throughout the evening, Flower Yan's online store received five more orders. She arranged to ship them out the next day. Three of the orders came from the customer she had served that afternoon, while the other two came from customers in the same city and a coastal city.
With a happy mood, Flower Yan's half-month time passed by unnoticed. Every day, she woke up at five or six in the morning and went to the beautiful park next to the upscale villa area to jog, practice Tai Chi with some elderly people, and chat with them. Flower Father would join her around seven o'clock. They would walk around together, observing the dancing, swordplay, walking, and singing activities of the elderly. Seeing such a harmonious scene, Flower Yan's mood was surprisingly good.
At eight o'clock, after Flower Father finished his exercise and played chess with his new friends, they would return home together.
In their daily lives, Flower Father or Aunt Chang would cook various dishes, while Flower Yan worked hard online, gradually reducing the number of clothes, bags, and other women's items in her room.
Before dinner, they would also go outside for some fresh air and exercise. This upscale villa area was far from the city center, and the air here was like a paradise compared to the smoggy city.
This simple and fulfilling life made Flower Yan rarely think about the past. Sometimes she would have moments of confusion, wondering if her previous life before reincarnation was just a dream. Now, this was reality.
At times, she also wondered if her current life was something that only existed in dreams, and she might not necessarily be indulging in a dream she didn't want to wake up from.
Flower Yan had also presided over the funeral for her old self's body as a friend of Xiao Min. When Xiao Min was in school, she had no friends other than studying and working. At the funeral, there were only the director of the orphanage, a few teachers, and a few former children from the orphanage.
As Flower Yan was lost in thought, she told Flower Father she wanted to go out for a walk. For the first time since her reincarnation, she set foot on the orphanage where she used to live.
Sitting in the car and looking at the increasingly familiar buildings, flowers, trees, Flower Yan felt like she was dreaming. As she got out of the car, the old residents around the orphanage looked at her curiously, surprised, and probing. She suddenly felt like she was looking at the place where she had lived for more than twenty years through an invisible glass. Just like these uncles and aunts who used to greet her warmly every time she went out, sometimes giving her food they had bought when she hadn't eaten breakfast, making sure she didn't go hungry.
Stolen novel; please report.
After entering the orphanage and touring every corner, Flower Yan went to the office of the old director. She left the tens of thousands of yuan she had earned from her online store during this period with the old director. Afterwards, Flower Yan left the orphanage and walked on the streets she had walked countless times before.
With a new face and body, she was determined to live a happy life as she wished with this body. At the same time, she wanted to show those who had made the previous occupant of this body suffer how well Flower Yan would live in the future.
Suddenly, as Flower Yan walked down the street lost in thought, she felt like she was suddenly pulled back and found herself in the middle of the road. The sharp, piercing sound of brakes followed. Instinctively, Flower Yan covered her ears, and after a moment, she saw an aunt who had pulled her back.
The aunt scolded her sternly, "What's wrong with you, girl? You're walking without looking where you're going, like you've lost your soul. If I hadn't seen you, you would have been hit by that car. Aiya, you young people are so careless. You must pay attention to the road when walking, or you'll regret it if something happens."
After being lectured by the aunt for a long time, Flower Yan finally came to her senses and realized that she had walked off the sidewalk onto the main road without paying attention because she was lost in thought. She realized that if the aunt hadn't bravely pulled her back, the consequences would have been terrifying. She earnestly thanked the aunt and promised to be more careful in the future.
As she looked up, she saw a tall, well-dressed man with a refined and sharp facial features, dark and deep eyes, and neat short hair. He politely asked, "Miss, are you okay? Do you need me to take you to the hospital for a check-up?"
Despite almost causing an accident by suddenly stepping onto the main road, this handsome man still maintained his politeness. Feeling embarrassed to trouble him further, Flower Yan apologized, "I'm sorry for almost causing you trouble with your car. I'm fine. Do you need to repair your car? I'll cover the repair costs." She remembered the sharp sound of the brakes earlier and figured the car's tires probably needed replacement.
"Miss, it's okay, the car is fine. Here's my business card. If you feel unwell, you can call the number on it. Sorry, but I have to go now," the man said.
Taking the card, Flower Yan also took out a piece of paper from her bag, wrote down her phone number, and handed it to the man earnestly, "If there's anything wrong with your car, you can call me. I'll compensate you. Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
As Flower Yan watched the car merge back into the traffic, she looked at the card in her hand and realized that the man she had just encountered was named Shangguan Ning, the CEO of Ning Ying Group. Flower Yan rubbed her temples with her index finger and muttered to herself, "Ning Ying Group is the one with strong influence, with over a hundred heavyweight kings and queens of music, movie stars, and their newcomers are more likely to stand out than those from other companies. The road ahead will be broader. The handsome men and beautiful women who want to enter Ning Ying can travel around the world. I didn't expect to be so lucky to meet the best son-in-law in the eyes of that aunt, the diamond bachelor in the hearts of the beauties."
Realizing it was getting late, Flower Yan stopped daydreaming, hailed a taxi, and returned to her villa. After tossing her bag and bantering with Flower Father for a while, she went online to check if her online store had received new orders and if the customers who received their goods had confirmed receipt. She had completely forgotten about encountering Shangguan Ning.
Shangguan Ning returned to his car, placed the white paper on the dashboard, and drove towards the company. His friend, Cheng Cheng, sitting in the back seat, looked disdainfully at the piece of paper from earlier. Shangguan Ning caught a glimpse of his friend's expression through the rearview mirror and smiled helplessly.