Before she could dwell on it, Su Yuhan had already placed her palm over the back of her hand, its warmth a physical action that drove away the chill.
These last two audio recordings were personally recorded by Yuan Xiangxiang all those years ago.
Yuan Xiangxiang had matured early. From the moment she realized she only had value, not status, in this family, she had been constantly trying to find a way to escape these so-called family members, who wished they could flay her, grind her bones, and bleed her dry.
However, the Yuans were terrified that as she got older, she would develop her own ideas and run away. Outside of school, they barely let her have any contact with the outside world. Even with her schooling, they fretted that if she learned too much, her worldview would expand, and she would become difficult to control. They were desperate to make her drop out and work at home, intending to marry her off the moment she came of age.
