Chapter 1: I, who died like garbage, have been reborn.

“Tang Xiao! Who gave you the guts to enter the study? You even tore up your father’s book!”

“Tang Xiao, didn’t I tell you! You’re not allowed in the study. Don’t you ever learn?”

“Dad, sister, please… don’t blame brother anymore, he knows he was wrong…”

In the Tang family villa, several people were scolding the tall and thin Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao lowered his head, stunned, and suddenly focused his gaze.

He instinctively touched his complete body.

“Have I been reborn? Reborn a few days ago?!”

Tang Xiao recalled the past.

He was the Tang family’s youngest son, mistakenly taken away for sixteen years.

When he turned sixteen, the Tang family found him and brought him back.

This made Tang Xiao overjoyed.

But unexpectedly, the Tang family had a strong prejudice against this son raised in the wild.

They believed Tang Xiao had grown up in an ordinary family.

Without any education, fundamentally flawed.

They still preferred the original ‘young son,’ Tang Zijian.

Although there was no blood relation between the Tang family and Tang Zijian, they had watched him grow up and were quite fond of him.

To take care of Tang Zijian’s feelings and not let Tang Xiao’s existence embarrass them, Tang Xiao’s identity had yet to be made public.

Because of their prejudice, their attitude towards Tang Xiao was extremely poor.

Tang Xiao lived a humble and lowly life in the Tang family.

Yet Tang Xiao cherished this long-awaited blood relationship that came sixteen years late.

The sixteen-year-old boy used all his strength to please his relatives.

He craved love and to be loved.

Even when bullied, he endured in silence.

On the day he turned eighteen, just a few days later, Tang Xiao died after slipping and being hit by a passing truck due to malnutrition and low blood sugar.

On the day he died, it was Tang Zijian’s birthday.

Tang Xiao had prepared a gift for his brother Tang Zijian.

But no one in the family told Tang Xiao where the birthday celebration was.

He was hit by the truck while rushing to get there.

The horrifying blare of the truck horn roared!

The high beams swallowed Tang Xiao!

Tang Xiao was knocked several meters away and then fell to the ground like garbage.

A garbage that was smashed to pieces.

Recalling the past before his rebirth, Tang Xiao’s heart was filled with rage:

“Why! The day I was hit was also my birthday!”

Tang Xiao’s father, Tang Rushan, had not yet noticed the change in Tang Xiao’s expression.

Of course, even if he did, he wouldn’t care.

Tang Rushan adjusted his glasses and pointed at Tang Xiao with the book in his hand.

“Tang Xiao, I warned you not to enter the study. Who gave you the guts to enter my study? Don’t you know how important books are to me? Huh?!”

Tang Zijian, holding Tang Rushan’s arm, tried to persuade him.

“Dad, Dad. Don’t blame brother, he definitely didn’t mean it…”

With red eyes and a slight sob, Tang Zijian seemed to be helping Tang Xiao.

In reality, his words only confirmed Tang Xiao’s guilt.

With malicious intent, this wasn’t persuasion; it was fanning the flames.

“Look how understanding your brother is. Why can’t you learn from Zijian?”

The third sister, Tang Xin, crossed her arms and sneered, “Tang Xiao grew up outside, has no education, no upbringing. How could he understand the importance of books?”

Tang Zijian tugged at Tang Xin’s arm, “Sister, forgive brother. He knows he was wrong.”

The three continued to berate Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao endured the insults and recalled what had happened today.

The three scolded Tang Xiao for three hours.

In the end, they made him stand at the entrance for the whole night.

The young master of the Tang family was punished for tearing a few pages of a book.

Even the servants were laughing at Tang Xiao.

The problem was, he didn’t even break the book.

They say that those who have died once live the most transparently.

That past, dying like garbage and being smashed to pieces, thoroughly shattered Tang Xiao’s heart!

‘This family is better off without me!’

Tang Xiao suddenly raised his head to look at the three.

The previous submissive attempts to please were completely gone!

The three didn’t know what had happened and instinctively felt uncomfortable.

Tang Xiao sneered, staring directly at Tang Rushan.

“You love reading? Stop bragging. The books in your study are just for decoration; you’ve hardly ever read them!”

Tang Rushan exploded in anger as if his tail had been stepped on.

“Bullshit! You little brat, you dare to speak to me like that!”

Tang Xiao’s words struck at the heart of the matter.

Tang Rushan’s persona of loving books was indeed a facade.

But when these words came from Tang Xiao, Tang Rushan exploded on the spot!

Tang Rushan slammed the book in his hand right into Tang Xiao’s face.

Tang Xiao’s frail body was knocked to the ground.

His face stung from the impact.

Tang Zijian was ‘greatly alarmed,’ rushing forward to help Tang Xiao: “Brother, don’t hit him anymore…”

Tang Xiao shoved Tang Zijian away: “Shut up! You green tea bitch, always trying to play the victim.”

Tang Zijian was also skilled; he fell to the ground with a dramatic flair: “Oh no~”

Tang Xin hurriedly shielded Tang Zijian.

“Tang Xiao! Are you crazy? How can you bully your brother again!”

Tang Xiao laughed bitterly on the ground.

“Hahaha… he’s your brother, but I’m not your brother?”

“Tang Xiao, what do you mean? Are you saying I’m biased? Clearly, you did something wrong.” Tang Xin was furious; she had never thought of herself as biased.

Tang Xiao replied, “I’ve never even entered the study, let alone…”

Tang Xiao picked up the book from the ground and flipped it over.

It clearly stated: Retail price 3.8.

Tang Xiao laughed wildly at them: “You scolded me for three hours over a book that costs less than four dollars. Hahaha, you’re so good to me!”

The three felt quite awkward; they hadn’t expected the book to be so cheap.

It was Tang Zijian who told them that Tang Xiao had damaged a book in the study.

The whole family was furious and began to ‘educate’ Tang Xiao.

Their harshness towards him had become second nature.

And Tang Xiao had grown accustomed to it.

Because for the past two years, he had endured too much bullying.

Living in the stairwell storage, locked out, being a punching bag, and so on.

Tang Xiao’s efforts to please had never been respected.

They wouldn’t think they were biased.

A woman’s voice suddenly came through.

“What are you doing! Don’t scare my son!”

Tang Xiao’s biological mother, Zhang Ping, had just returned from shopping.

Seeing the family arguing, she rushed in anxiously.

As soon as Zhang Ping entered, she supported Tang Zijian to check for injuries: “Zijian, are you okay? Let Mommy take a look.”

Zhang Ping hardly glanced at Tang Xiao.

Only now did Tang Xin vaguely notice: It seems my mom is a bit biased…

Tang Zijian, acting ‘understanding,’ said:

“Mom, it’s not me. It’s Dad and brother who got into a fight.”

“Hmm? Tang Xiao and your dad? Tang Xiao, how could you hit your dad?”

Zhang Ping looked reproachfully at Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao was speechless again.

I’m sitting on the ground, and apparently, I also hit my dad…

Zhang Ping suddenly said, “Oh! Tang Xiao, why is there blood on your head?”

Everyone finally noticed.

Blood was running down Tang Xiao’s face.

There was a large gash on his forehead.

The blood was hidden by his hair, and even Tang Xiao hadn’t noticed.

The blood flowed down, dyeing Tang Xiao’s clothes red in large patches, looking alarming.

Tang Xiao, whose health was already poor, felt dizzy from the loss of blood.

He suddenly felt lightheaded and collapsed.

Tang Rushan kicked Tang Xiao: “You’re faking! Keep pretending for me!”

Tang Xin was the first to react: “No, he really fainted. Quickly, get him to the hospital!”

“Son, don’t scare Mommy!”

“Quick, call an ambulance! Help him!”

The family sprang into action.

The Tang family had servants and nannies, so there were plenty of hands available.

They quickly got Tang Xiao onto the ambulance.

The family drove their luxury car to the hospital.

In a corner, Tang Zijian’s eyes flashed with a hint of malice.

“I was careless; I should have picked a more expensive book.”

“Tang Xiao, you can’t blame me. Who told you to come back? This family is better off without you!”