Chapter 001: Nest Egg Gnawer Not Relying on Parents (Part 1)
Translator: NullTranslationGroup
This is a very girly room, with pink curtains, pink-yellow wallpaper, a complete set of white European princess furniture, a row of plush dolls on the bay window, and even the carpet on the floor is pure white.
The doorknob turns gently, and the door is opened a crack from the outside, letting the light from the living room shine through the gap.
"Ni Ni, mom is coming in!"
The speaker is a middle-aged woman who looks to be around forty years old. She holds the doorknob with one hand and a tray with the other, speaking softly.
On the pure white princess bed, a lump moves slightly upon hearing the woman's voice, but no sound is made.
The woman sighs silently and tiptoes into the room.
"Ni Ni, it's time to eat. You haven't eaten for two days. Mom made your favorite Red Braised Pork, along with shrimp dumplings, red bean rolls, and pumpkin porridge. Please get up and eat a little."
The woman stands by the window with the tray, speaking in a low voice full of heartache and a hint of anxiety.
"..." An Ni wraps herself tightly in the blanket, neither getting up nor speaking.
"Ni Ni," the woman pleads a few more times, but her daughter on the bed still doesn't respond.
The anxiety in her eyes grows even stronger.
Seeing that her daughter is ignoring her and fearing that she might anger her daughter by saying too much, the woman places the tray on the nearby dressing table.
"Ni Ni, mom is going out now. Please get up and eat."
The woman reluctantly leaves the room after one last reminder.
The door is gently closed, and the bedroom plunges into darkness once again.
Only after making sure that "mom" has left does An Ni throw off the blanket and sit on the bed, hugging her knees.
One moment she was halfway out of the school bathroom window, ready to jump from the fourth floor; the next, she became a pampered girl who had fainted from starvation.
Suddenly becoming another person, with the surrounding world becoming unfamiliar, is a huge shock for An Ni, who has always been timid and cowardly.
She spent the entire day sorting out her thoughts.
First, how did she become "her"?
Could it just be because both are named "An Ni"?
Mentioning her own name, An Ni reveals a bitter smile.
Other people's names are either given by their parents or by someone their parents asked to name them. In any case, the names carry the parents' best wishes and expectations for their children.
But what about her name, An Ni?
It was neither given by her parents nor by someone her parents asked. Instead, it was given by a kind-hearted police officer out of pity.
The reason is simple: An Ni was not a child born out of her parents' expectations.
Her mother was not her father's wife, not even his mistress. An Ni's mother, An Xinran, gave birth to An Ni only to blackmail An Ni's biological father.
And An Ni's biological father, because of An Ni's existence, was blackmailed by An Xinran for a large sum of money and was greatly humiliated within his family, leading him to despise An Ni, his illegitimate daughter.
Such parents had no love for An Ni, let alone the intention to raise her well or give her a good name.
In fact, after getting what she wanted, An Xinran directly left An Ni with her parents in her hometown and went abroad herself.
An Xinran's parents were teachers in a small county town, always concerned about their reputation. However, their beloved only daughter caused a scandal by having a child out of wedlock, greatly shaming the elderly couple.
Father An was so angry that he died, and Mother An fell seriously ill as a result.
In such circumstances, An Ni was sent back. It's easy to imagine how Mother An would loathe this "bastard" who caused all the trouble.
Due to her concern for reputation, Mother An did not throw An Ni out, but she also did not raise her with care.
She only provided food when An Ni was hungry and clothes when she was cold, nothing more.
An Ni couldn't speak until she was three years old.
It was only because the neighbor next door, who also had a young grandson, took pity on An Ni and occasionally helped teach her that she learned to speak.
By the age of six, when it was time to start school, the community committee aunties came to remind Mother An that it was time to send the child to school.
Reluctantly, Mother An sent An Ni to school.
It was only during enrollment that it was discovered An Ni hadn't been registered and didn't even have a name.
With the community committee and neighbors watching, Mother An had no choice but to register An Ni.
"What's the child's name?" asked the police officer handling the registration.
"Name, name," Mother An thought for a moment, a flash of resentment in her eyes, and said irritably, "Let's call her An Guilt." Born to ruin her mother's reputation and cause her grandfather's death, what else could she be but a guilt-ridden bastard?
The police officer rolled her eyes, thinking to herself: An Guilt? Ha, isn't the real "guilt" with your promiscuous daughter who would do anything for money?
Why not rename your daughter "An Guilt"?
You failed to educate your daughter properly, leading to this scandal, and now you're blaming an innocent child for all the wrongdoing. How dare you still claim to be a role model as a teacher?!
Despite her disdain, the police officer felt sorry for the child and didn't want a good girl to bear such a name. So she smiled and said, "I often hear Auntie Dong call her "Ni Ni", why don't we name her "An Ni"?"
The Auntie Dong the officer mentioned was the neighbor of the An family, from the north, where it's customary to call little girls "Ni'er".
Hearing this, although Mother An was somewhat displeased, she suddenly realized that if her granddaughter were named "An Guilt", it would constantly remind people of her daughter's past scandal.
She didn't want her family to be the subject of gossip, so she went along with the officer's suggestion, "Fine, let's call her An Ni." She didn't care about the child at all, so it didn't matter what An Ni was named!
And so, An Ni got her name and started school, but she couldn't escape her tragic fate.
Her disgraceful background, the lack of parental love, and the constant sight of her grandmother's loathing eyes made An Ni timid, cowardly, and full of self-doubt.
Such a child naturally became a target for bullying at school.
From elementary to high school, over more than a decade, An Ni suffered countless instances of bullying, making her even more insecure and timid.
Even when bullied at school, she didn't dare to cry at home.
She knew her grandmother disliked her; if she complained to her grandmother, she wouldn't stand up for her and might even scold her for being "naughty".
"Why do they bully you and not others?"
"It takes two to tango; you must have done something wrong too!"
Without the support of her closest relative, her grandmother, An Ni didn't dare to hope for help from anyone else.
So, she could only endure in silence.
If Zhao Ziqi hadn't cut her hair out of jealousy, she might have continued to endure, until she got into a mediocre university, found an average job, and lived cautiously.
In despair, An Ni wanted to end it all. As she clung to the bathroom window, ready to jump, a mechanical voice suddenly rang in her ears.
"Ding! Do you want to become stronger? Do you want to change this miserable fate? Do you want to become a winner in life? The Heavenly Dao System is what you deserve!"
Normally, An Ni wouldn't believe in such things, nor would she dare to try.
But as her body dangled from the fourth floor, with the wind whistling past her ears, she suddenly felt a surge of madness: she wasn't afraid of death, so why fear a "Heavenly Dao System".
So what if it's binding, haha, then "bind".
The moment the word "bind" appeared in her mind, the mechanical voice sounded again: "Heavenly Dao System binding... Executor System matching... Ultimate System matched successfully!"
How did it become the Ultimate System?
But before An Ni could react, everything went black, and she lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she was An Ni in another world.
In this world, An Ni was a happy child spoiled by her parents, and also the target of the Ultimate System's novice mission assigned to An Ni.
"We hope Ni Ni will be safe and healthy all her life, not get addicted to drugs, and not die on the streets!"
In the System's spiritual space, a gray-haired couple made their solemn wish.
After listening to the clients' requirements and receiving the plot, An Ni finally understood what the Ultimate System was.
Because the owner of her current body was a Nest Egg Gnawer, a complete Top grade!
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