## Chapter 7 She Has a Birthmark

Fang Xiuxiu squeezed in and asked softly, “Little girl, do you need help?”

Wen Zhile was a little surprised.

She could tell that the receptionist genuinely wanted to help her. Perhaps her current appearance was too pitiful, eliciting her kindness.

She smiled. “No, thank you, sister.”

“Sister, can I ask your name?”

She was now an “outsider” in Jingzhou City. As a newcomer, she needed to build good relationships with the locals.

It never hurt to be polite, even if it didn’t help.

The girl’s voice was soft and sweet. Listening to her speak felt like a gentle breeze rustling through willow leaves.

Fang Xiuxiu had never encountered a girl with such a gentle tone. She had looked at her ID card earlier. She was only sixteen, ten years younger than her.

She unconsciously softened her own voice as well. “My name is Fang Xiuxiu.”

“Since you’re fine, I’ll go downstairs. You can go in and rest.” She lowered her voice. “The bathroom is at the end of the hallway. It’s separated by gender. There are a few male guests on the second floor. Lock your door when you go to sleep at night.”

“I’ll remember. Thank you, Xiuxiu Jie.”

Watching her go downstairs, Wen Zhile closed the door and locked it.

The room was a single room, with everything in plain sight.

A bed was placed by the window, next to it was a small dark brown wooden table. A meter further out was a sofa, covered in orange plastic.

Across from that was a washbasin, with a mirror on the wall.

Wen Zhile pulled down the curtains and then took off her shoulder bag and walked towards the bed.

She emptied everything from her bag onto the bed.

Textbooks, cloth bags, ID card, and some coins were piled together. There was also a student ID card.

Wen Zhile picked it up and opened it: Jianghe County No. 1 Middle School, Grade 12, Dai Zhi.

The name Dai Zhi was given to her after she turned three.

Perhaps because of her rebirth, Wen Zhile could clearly remember all her memories from birth.

After she turned three, the Dai family started calling her Dai Zhi. They told others that they had changed her daughter Dai Nuan’s name.

A few years ago, Jianghe Village issued ID cards to everyone. This name was officially stamped.

Wen Zhile opened the cloth bag next.

She had been in a hurry on the way here and hadn’t had a chance to check it.

She separated the money and tickets inside and counted them.

The tickets were for grain, oil, cloth, and ten industrial coupons. The money was five thousand yuan, with only four hundred-yuan bills. It was definitely the Dai family’s money. They hadn’t exchanged her parents’ money for larger bills. Wen Zhile smiled.

Her parents had given the Dai family a total of eight thousand yuan. They had managed to save this much.

This was much more than she had expected. The Dai family’s money was controlled by Zhang Danhua. She must have been saving it for Dai Guangzong to marry a wife. Her parents’ hard-earned money hadn’t been completely wasted.

For now, she could only use this money. She had considered taking on some translation work to earn some money for her living expenses for the next few days, but the translation resources she had access to in her previous life had strict background requirements for translators. She didn’t meet the standards now. Other translation channels were very hidden. It would take time and effort to find them, and the effort wouldn’t be worth the reward.

Her most important tasks now were to reconnect with her family and deal with the Dai family.

Wen Zhile put away the money and tickets and began to think about how she should reconnect with her family.

The first method: Go directly to her parents or uncle and aunt and tell them the truth. With their capabilities, they would definitely be able to find out the truth if they investigated. But Wen Zhile had doubts about the exchange of identities between her and Dai Nuan.

She had a birthmark. It was on her inner thigh, light red, shaped like a small triangle.

Her parents would have checked for the birthmark when they went to find her. How could they have mistakenly brought Dai Nuan back?

Without clarifying this, if she went to them directly, she might scare them off.

Furthermore… Wen Zhile had ulterior motives.

She knew that her parents and uncle’s family were good people. She was afraid that after raising Dai Nuan as their own daughter and niece for thirteen years, they wouldn’t be willing to let her go.

Only by letting them hear and see firsthand how miserable she, this “stranger,” was, and then guiding them to investigate the truth and realize that she wasn’t a stranger but their own family, would the contrast bring them more heartache and anger.

It would be better to reverse the order, to find out about her situation first and then investigate her identity.

And her grandmother.

Her grandmother was old and couldn’t handle such a shock.

For all these reasons, she had to take things slowly.

After making up her mind, Wen Zhile washed her face, then pulled a chair to the door before taking off her dirty clothes and going to bed.

She woke up the next morning.

She had slept for almost fifteen hours, making up for all the sleep she had missed in the Dai family’s house in the past few days. She woke up feeling refreshed, her post-rebirth depression completely gone.

Her old habit of smiling at everyone resurfaced when she was in a good mood.

It was a little past five in the morning. She went to the nearby market and bought some fried dough sticks and soy milk. She then went to a small supermarket on the street and bought toiletries and a bag of Big White Rabbit candies. She leisurely walked back to the hotel.

Fang Xiuxiu came to relieve her colleague at five thirty. As soon as she stood at the service desk, she saw Wen Zhile’s smiling face. “Xiuxiu Jie, you’re at work.”

She walked over and placed a bag of Big White Rabbit candies on the counter. “For you.”

Fang Xiuxiu was a little surprised. She thanked her and took a piece, unwrapping it and popping it into her mouth.

“Little Dai is in a good mood today.” She was a completely different person compared to yesterday.

“You’re only eating this much in the morning? Look how thin you are. You need to eat more.”

The girl had beautiful features, but she was too thin and her complexion wasn’t good.

“Hmm, hmm. Xiuxiu Jie, I have a question I don’t understand. I want to ask you.”

Fang Xiuxiu was eating candy and nodded. “Go ahead.”

Wen Zhile spoke calmly and deliberately. “I’m going to take the college entrance exam next year. I want to go to Jingzhou University. I want to experience the learning atmosphere of my seniors before I actually go there.”

She had a charming smile on her face, a little bashful. “But I don’t know how to get in. Will the security guards let outsiders in?”