After My Death, the Richest Heiress Committed Suicide to Be With Me - Chapter 10.2

Since it was the New Year, prestigious families visited each other frequently. The next day, Qi Hao took her to visit the Wu family, and Wu Yi was brought out by Wu Shanyin and Wu Guilan.

When Qi Qing saw her again, she was holding a doll, the very one she had been stomping on.

Intensely curious, Qi Qing took advantage of the adults chatting to whisper to her, “Wu Yi, I thought you didn’t like that doll. Why didn’t you throw it away?”

Wu Yi frowned, her face, which was even more exquisite than the doll’s, full of invisible thorns. “When did I ever say I didn’t like it?”

“But you stepped on it.”

“Hmph, because she made me unhappy.”

Only later did Qi Qing learn that the doll was a birthday gift sent to her by Su Lianxin.

At that time, Wu Yi had just turned four years old. She barely understood the world around her and couldn’t fathom why her mother wouldn’t even visit for her birthday, sending only a doll instead.

In the blink of an eye, the car reached the Wu family estate. As the driver came to a steady stop, Wu Yi pushed the door open to get out. Qi Qing reached out toward her. “A-Yi… are you alright?”

Wu Yi looked back and smiled. “How could I not be?”

“Do you want me to help you ask for a leave of absence for this afternoon?”

Wu Yi hesitated. Class was starting in half an hour; was she really going to skip class just after deciding to study hard? After a moment of thought, she said, “Help me ask for a leave for just one period.”

Aunt Liu was already waiting at the entrance and immediately led her inside.

This was an old-fashioned Western-style building that combined Eastern and Western elements. It featured a European layout without an entryway foyer. To the left of the entrance was a small parlor, and to the right was the grand living room. She instinctively cast her gaze toward the right.

However, she didn’t see the person she longed to meet. The excitement filling her heart felt as if it had hit a sudden emergency brake.

Instead, Lin Xia was sitting on the sofa drinking tea. She glanced at her and said, “She’s upstairs.”

Aunt Liu immediately chimed in. “Yes, as soon as the Madam returned, the Mistress rushed back without a moment’s delay. They were having tea and chatting, then the Madam said she wanted to see your room, Miss. She hasn’t been willing to come out since.”

It was impossible for Wu Shanyin to rush back, but the fact that Lin Xia had returned promptly to receive the guest was quite a gesture of respect.

Wu Yi thanked Lin Xia and headed upstairs.

Her joy rose once more.

Her steps, however, grew slower and slower. Her childhood memories were a blur, but her memories from her past life were exceptionally clear.

Aunt Liu rushed ahead to open the door for her, calling out to the person inside, “Madam, the Miss is back.”

the graceful woman who was carefully examining the room trembled all over, then slowly turned around.

Her gaze landed instantly on Wu Yi.

Excitement, joy, trepidation, and unease, all sorts of emotions flooded her eyes.

The two of them gazed at each other in silence.

Su Lianxin didn’t dare to speak, and Wu Yi, overwhelmed by the poignancy of the moment, forgot to find her voice.

After a long while, she suddenly blinked. “Why didn’t you give me a heads-up before coming back?”

Seeing her serious expression and not a trace of joy on her face, Su Lianxin felt anxious and timid. Her lips moved, and the words rolled around in her mouth, but she couldn’t form a complete sentence.

“I… I thought…”

Wu Yi looked at her, then suddenly tilted her head and broke into a radiant smile. “So I could have picked you up from the airport.”

So that was it. Tears instantly welled up in Su Lianxin’s eyes. She rushed forward and pulled her into a tight embrace.

“Yi’er, my… my Yi’er.”

Tucked tightly in her mother’s arms, Wu Yi whispered a soft word into her ear: “Mama.”

Su Lianxin immediately burst into even harder tears. Her flower-like face seemed to have two small streams running down it, flowing incessantly.

Wu Yi didn’t show any impatience, letting her vent her emotions.

It was Aunt Liu who couldn’t bear it and came to persuade them. “Madam, this mother-daughter reunion is a happy occasion. Please stop crying.”

Su Lianxin finally stopped her tears with a few sobs.

She had become a mother at a very young age, later divorced and left, so she truly lacked experience in being a mother. Over the years, she had surreptitiously sent many gifts to Wu Yi and made many phone calls, but they had all been like stones sinking into the ocean.

In the blink of an eye, the little nursing babe of the past had grown into a graceful young woman. She looked her up and down, left and right, her heart filled with joy but unsure of what to say to Wu Yi.

Suddenly inspired, she took Wu Yi’s hand. “Darling, Mama started rushing back the moment I received your message. It was so hurried I didn’t have time to prepare anything; I only brought some specimens from the South Pole…” She looked at Wu Yi with a bit of trepidation. Seeing her listening intently, she continued, “And Mama took videos every day, thinking I’d show them to you later.”

Wu Yi followed her to take a look.

Su Lianxin grew even happier, displaying the items from her suitcase one by one. Afterward, she asked, “Darling, Mama doesn’t know what you like yet. How about Mama takes you out to buy gifts right now?”

Wu Yi felt a bit helpless. Su Lianxin lacked experience in being a mother, but she herself also lacked experience in being a daughter.

She could only say, “I still have classes this afternoon. You must be exhausted from your long journey; rest at home for a bit, and I’ll be back as soon as school is over.”

Su Lianxin finally realized her mistake and said embarrassedly, “I’m sorry, darling, Mama forgot you’re still in middle school.”

Wu Yi took the initiative to hug her. “It’s okay. Just stay here now that you’re back. We have plenty of time in the future.”

Su Lianxin was incredibly moved. “Darling, you’re willing to let Mama live with you?”

“Of course. If you don’t live with me, who would you live with?”

“Darling…” Su Lianxin’s eyes reddened, and she almost cried again.

Wu Yi quickly coaxed her, turning her tears into smiles. She instructed Aunt Liu to settle Su Lianxin in properly before heading out.

As soon as she stepped outside, the autumn air was crisp and the sun was shining brightly—it was a truly beautiful day.

She looked back to see Su Lianxin and Aunt Liu standing side-by-side at the door, looking at her with beaming smiles. In Su Lianxin’s eyes, tears glistened with reluctance to see her go.

Wu Yi slowly withdrew her gaze and walked step by step toward her car. Getting in, she instructed the driver, “Let’s go.”

“To school, Miss?”

After a long while, a response came: “…Mhm.”

A moment later, the car stopped at the school gate. A guard came to open the door. “Miss, we’ve arrived at the school.”

Wu Yi sat without moving.

She couldn’t help but open her phone to check it once more.

Then, she silently got out of the car.

The first period had just ended.

She entered the noisy classroom amidst the bell signaling the end of the lesson.

Tian Feng was being escorted out by a group of boys.

The two of them bumped into each other.

Tian Feng crossed his arms, looking shiftless, and squinted at her. “Ooh, is the future top student just waking up from a nap?”

Wu Yi ignored him and kept walking. As they passed each other, her long leg suddenly shot out in a trip. Tian Feng went flying forward like a dog diving into mud.

“Boss!” His follower behind him was quick-handed, catching him by the collar.

Tian Feng was in a sorry state. As soon as he regained his footing, he glared at her. Wu Yi looked back with an unkind gaze, cracking her knuckles. Tian Feng immediately shrunk his neck.

On his first day at school, he had challenged Wu Yi with disrespectful words and had been flattened on the spot. Since then, he came out on the losing end of every confrontation. He knew he couldn’t win, yet he couldn’t stop his mouth from acting up whenever he saw her.

Tian Feng slunk away with his head tucked in, muttering under his breath, “Fierce monster, violent girl…”

Wu Yi shook her head. To be fair, among the friends she knew, only Qi Qing and Liu Longfei were childhood acquaintances; the others were all kindred spirits met through fighting.

She turned and called out, “Tian Feng.”

Tian Feng was startled, almost wanting to run.

But since his brothers were all there, he couldn’t lose face. He straightened his chest and feigned composure. “What?”

Wu Yi smiled. “You’ve taken quite a few beatings. I’ll treat you to karaoke this weekend.”

Tian Feng froze for a second, then shouted, “Wu Yi, I’m warning you, don’t play any tricks!”

“If you’re too scared to come, just say so.” Wu Yi turned and walked away.

Wang Xianya and Nangong Jin squeezed in from either side.

“Master Tian, what are you shouting for? It’s singing, not a shouting contest.”

“Look at him, he looks defeated already. He definitely won’t dare to go.”

Tian Feng’s face flushed red from the provocation, and he threw down a harsh word on the spot: “Who says I don’t dare to go? Whoever doesn’t show up is a shrinking turtle!”

Wu Yi didn’t bother with him and sat down at her desk.

Wang Xianya and Nangong Jin hovered over.

“Eldest Miss, where did you go while skipping class?”

“Did you find a new great place to hang out?”

“…” Wu Yi was silent for a moment.

Why is it so hard for a bad student to turn over a new leaf?

She tossed her workbook at them. “I’m leaving this to you. Hand it in tomorrow morning.”

Wang Xianya and Nangong Jin’s faces immediately fell. Just as they were about to beg for mercy, Wu Yi gave them a cold look. “If you can’t do it, I’ll find someone else.”

The bell for the second period rang at the right time, so the two of them could only pick up her workbook and leave, whimpering.

Wu Yi comfortably opened her book, finally finding some peace and quiet.

There were three periods in the afternoon, and the remaining two were for a mock English test.

English was her forte. Wu Yi finished half an hour early, checked it over, and sat there waiting for school to end.

The late afternoon sun’s afterglow shone through the window, landing right on her.

She tilted her face slightly, the sunlight causing her to squint.

She reached out to block it, her fingertips bathed in sunlight. The orange-red light made her skin glow, radiating a soft pink hue with clear textures.

It was exceptionally warm.

She was back, and Mama was back too. In this life, her regrets would be made up for one by one.

She was so happy, she really wanted to.

Ding-ling-ling!

The bell to end school rang out suddenly sharp, urgent, and piercing, making one’s heart skip a beat.

Previously, there had only been the scratching of pens and the rustling of exam papers, but once the bell rang, the classroom seemed to come alive.

“Time’s up. Everyone, stop writing and stand up immediately. The English class representative is responsible for collecting all the papers and bringing them to my office.”

Clang! Someone kicked over a chair. Screech! Someone pulled a desk leg. Rustle, rustle! Someone kept flipping through their exam paper.

“How did you do the last question? Tell me quickly!”

“Hey, let’s check the answers for the listening section!”

The sound of chirping voices rose from all directions.

Wu Yi felt her eardrums vibrate, but her heart was strangely quiet. Above the ethereal space of her mind, a drop of water seemed to fall, hitting a crater.

The suppressed happiness finally emerged from the cracks in the stone.

One drop, two drops, three drops.

She was so happy, she really wanted to tell her.

Her spirits rose. She grabbed her exam paper, walked to the podium to hand it to the representative, and walked out with steps that felt like she was floating on clouds.

Once in the car, her voice was exuberant. “To Huainan University.”

She arrived at six o’clock, which was exactly the peak time for classes to end at the university.

Thinking about being stared at last time, Wu Yi reached back and grabbed a baseball cap, tucking all her long hair into it.

As she got out of the car, her heart was still dripping with joy. By the time she entered the West Gate, her heart was overflowing with a shimmering wave of delight.

She moved through the crowd of students leaving school, coming to a tree opposite the teaching building. The streetlights had already turned on, casting a hazy shadow from the tree. She stood in the shadow, looking out.

A large number of students who had finished class poured out. The stairwells were filled with the sound of countless footsteps. The entrance of the building was soon crowded with people and buzzing with voices. Looking out, it was either a sea of approaching faces or the backs of heads moving away in the opposite direction.

Wu Yi watched without blinking.

It wasn’t until the crowd had almost dispersed that she saw a refined and ethereal figure walking step by step out of the main entrance.

Her heart gave another drip, making that wave of joy ripple gently.

Her footsteps moved out uncontrollably.

Before she could step down firmly, she pulled them back.

Mo Qinghan came skipping down the stairs and patted Xiao Lou on the shoulder. When Xiao Lou looked back, she giggled and skipped to the other side to give another pat.

The breeze carried over a string of silvery, cheerful laughter.

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