During the college entrance exam break, my roommate said she was scared to stay in the dorm alone and begged me to take her home. I kindly brought her home, but who knew she would sneak into my brother's room that very night, and the next day, make a huge scene claiming my brother assaulted her. My brother's exams were ruined, and his reputation was destroyed. When the school found out, they expelled him, and no other school was willing to accept him. To avoid implicating me at school, my family had no choice but to let my roommate move in with us. She lived like a queen in my house, demanding my parents serve her hand and foot, even making them wash her feet every night. My brother dropped out of school to work in a black factory just to support her lavish spending. My brother died in an accident at the factory, crushed by a machine. My parents, devastated, fell ill and passed away shortly after. Filled with hatred, I set a fire and dragged the roommate who ruined my family's fate down to hell with me. Until I died, I couldn't understand what deep hatred existed between our families to make her destroy us all like this. Unexpectedly, when I opened my eyes, I was back on the day she asked to go home with me. ...... 1 "Sophie, everyone else went home for the break. I'm scared to stay in the dorm alone. Can you take me home with you?" Looking at my roommate Harper's face, I shivered and took a step back. These familiar words made me instantly realize I was reborn! On this day in my past life, school let out for the college entrance exam break. Everyone in our dorm went home, except Harper, whose home was deep in the mountains and she didn't plan to return. She pitifully begged me to take her home. Thinking of our friendship as roommates for so long, and although my brother was taking the exam, Harper and I were both juniors and wouldn't be stupid enough to disturb a test-taker. In the end, I brought Harper home. Who knew this decision would ruin my entire family's life! After arriving home, Harper charmed my parents with her sweet words. Not wanting her to feel slighted, my parents even gave up the master bedroom for her, sleeping in the small attic themselves. But that night, Harper sneaked into my brother's room in the dark! Early the next morning, a scream pierced through my ceiling. My parents and I rushed out, only to see Harper crying pearly tears, pointing at my brother, claiming he assaulted her! At that time, my parents were about to go grocery shopping. The door was wide open, and neighbors passing by the building all heard about it. No matter how we argued, Harper insisted my brother lured and assaulted her. Because of her scene, my brother was sent to the police station and missed all three days of the college entrance exam. Originally a top student destined for an Ivy League school, his future was delayed just like that. Three days later, he came out of the police station. The exams were over, and the charge of assault was pinned on him. My brother couldn't defend himself, was expelled from school, and no nearby school was willing to accept him. Harper even threatened my family. If we didn't obey her from then on, she would make a fuss at my school, letting everyone know I had a molester for a brother! For my future, my brother and parents swallowed their anger and let Harper live in our house. Harper forced my brother to drop out and work in a black factory, taking every penny of his salary each month to spend recklessly. My parents became her slaves at home. She beat and scolded them, and even forced them to bring a basin and wash her feet every night! They endured such dark days for nearly a year. Finally, it was almost time for my college entrance exam. Just then, my brother was accidentally crushed to death by a machine in the factory. When the news reached my parents, who were already tortured by Harper, they aged decades overnight. Soon, they fell seriously ill and followed my brother. Our once happy family was left with only me. Gritting my teeth in hatred, the night before the exam, I tied Harper up, made her kneel before the photos of my brother and parents, and set a fire to perish together with her. Unexpectedly, opening my eyes again, I returned to the day Harper asked me to take her home! Hearing this request that ruined my family's life, I refused decisively, "Sorry, my brother is taking the exam soon. My house doesn't accept outsiders!" 2 My words were cold and heartless. The smile on Harper's face froze for a moment. "Sophie, how can you be so hurtful? Aren't we best friends? You actually called me an outsider!" So she still knows we're best friends! I asked myself if I had ever wronged Harper. From the first day we met, I knew her family was poor, her parents favored her younger brother, and her monthly allowance was only a hundred yuan. So I did my best to help her, sharing half my meals every day, saving money to buy her clothes and quilts, and even lying that they were unwanted items from my home just to protect her pride. I couldn't understand where I had wronged her to make her hate me enough to destroy my family in my past life. Looking at Harper's hypocritical face, I tried my best to calm the resentment in my chest. "I wasn't wrong. That's my home. You're not related to me, aren't you an outsider?" Before, if she showed a hint of hurt, I would rush to comfort her. But I am no longer the old me. After experiencing everything in my past life, not rushing up to fight her on the spot was already me being calm. Harper broke down a bit. "Sophie Vance, what do you mean? Usually calling me best friend, now calling me an outsider? Fine, since you think I'm an outsider, I'm leaving!" With that, she ran out of the dorm with red eyes. Watching her leave, I breathed a sigh of relief, quickly packed my luggage, left the school gate, and took a taxi home. In this life, I didn't bring Harper home. The nightmare of my past life shouldn't repeat, right? My brother can take the exam properly tomorrow and won't lose his life working in a black factory. I got out of the car with a heavy heart. But just as I walked to the door and glanced, my blood almost froze. Harper, who ran out of the dorm in front of me half an hour ago, was standing at my door, laughing and talking with my brother! Seeing me return, my brother waved at me quickly. "Sophie is back!" I didn't know how I walked to my brother and asked in a dry voice, "Why is she at our door?" Harper stepped forward and held my arm intimately. "Oh, didn't we agree, Sophie? During the exam break, you'd take me to your house for a few days because you felt sorry that I'd be scared alone in the dorm." My brother also nodded and smiled. "Your friend ran over saying you planned to take her home for a few days but forgot because you were busy, so I brought her back for you." My brother flicked my forehead. "How can you forget your classmate?" I stiffened all over, but couldn't tell them about my past life. The experiences were too bizarre; I was afraid my family would think I was crazy. And I still didn't know Harper's motive. My brother had exams tomorrow; I was afraid she would get desperate and do something even more excessive. Since she insisted on coming, keeping her under my nose might be better. My brain spun rapidly and finally calmed down. I smiled, "I am forgetful. Thanks, brother. Let's go in." Harper followed me, her tone full of triumph. "I knew it, Sophie. How could you be mad at me or mind me coming to your brother directly?" I perfunctorily answered, thinking about how to plan for my brother tonight. 3 My parents didn't know there was a lifetime of enmity between Harper and me. Hearing my brother introduce her as my good friend from school, they warmly welcomed her. My dad even made a special trip to the supermarket to buy lots of snacks, telling Harper not to be polite and to treat this as her own home. Harper ate without hesitation, sweet-talking my parents until they beamed with joy. Watching her act, I felt sick to my stomach. That night, my parents said they wanted to give up the master bedroom for Harper, just like in my past life. Seeing Harper secretly noting the distance from the master bedroom to my brother's room, I clenched my fingers and stood up. "Harper, afraid you might not sleep well on your first night here, I prepared a glass of hot milk for you." I handed her the hot milk, adding, "Dad bought this imported brand specially tonight." I knew Harper; she loved taking petty advantages. As expected, hearing it was imported, she immediately drank it all, abandoning her initial politeness. I watched her enter the room. At first, there were some noises, probably her playing on her phone, then it went quiet. I pushed open the door and called her softly several times. She slept like a log, unwakeable. I made a prompt decision to wake up my brother, who was getting ready for bed. "Brother, go sleep at your friend's house tonight. I remember he lives in the next building." My parents were surprised. "Why send your brother to sleep elsewhere for no reason? And with exams tomorrow, how can he disturb others?" I gritted my teeth. "I don't care. My brother must sleep at his friend's house tonight!" My parents wanted to persuade me, but I rarely insisted on things like this. The more they talked, the more I seemed on the verge of breakdown. Finally, my brother compromised first. "Okay, okay, just sleeping at my bro's for a night. Our relationship is iron-clad; it's not disturbing. Mom, Dad, don't worry." With that, my brother messaged his friend and went to the next building. After he left, my parents complained that I was unreasonable, tormenting my brother knowing he had exams tomorrow. Only I, reborn, knew the immense relief I felt watching my brother leave the house. The next day, I was woken up by a scream. 4 I jumped out of bed and checked the time. It was exactly when my parents usually prepared to go grocery shopping. Harper looked at my brother's empty room, breaking down a bit. "What happened? Sophie Vance, where is your brother?" Seeing her livid face, I sneered internally but showed nothing on my face. "My brother went to stay at a friend's last night. Why are you looking for him?" "Stayed over?" Harper looked agitated. "How can this be! Damn it, how did I sleep so soundly? What about my plan..." She stopped halfway, remembering I was there. "Will he come back this morning?" I shrugged. "Probably not. He'll likely go straight to the exam center from his friend's place." Harper was anxious, her eyes darting around restlessly. She saw my parents getting ready to go out. Seeing neighbors passing by the open door, her eyes lit up! "Help! The exam student in this house molested..." Before she could finish, I covered her mouth tightly! The anger in my chest was about to overflow! I really didn't expect that even after I foiled her plot in this life, she still wanted to force it. Taking advantage of parents taking students to exams, she tried to spread rumors and smear my brother's name! Many students in this building went to the same school or even class as my brother. If they heard Harper's rumors and brought them to school, my brother's exams would be ruined! This vicious woman! I wished I could strangle her right now! While covering Harper's mouth, I shouted to my stunned parents, "Close the door quickly!" My parents vaguely heard Harper's unfinished sentence and quickly closed the door, running over. "Daughter, what's going on?" Harper broke free from my hand and cursed, "Sophie Vance, are you sick? Why cover my mouth!" "You know why!" I said coldly. "Harper, I really don't know where I offended you. I refused to let you come yesterday, but you insisted. After sleeping one night, you inexplicably accuse my brother of assaulting you. What grudge do we have?" "What?" My parents were shocked. "Your brother assaulted her? Impossible! Your brother wasn't even home last night. How could he?" Hearing my parents blurt this out, Harper realized that what I said when I woke up was true. My brother wasn't even home last night, and her best chance to spread rumors was interrupted by me. She said hatefully, "I don't care! Who knows if he was really away? He assaulted me, and he has to take responsibility!" Mom got anxious. "How can you be like this, young lady! My son wasn't home last night; he slept at his friend's. That's a witness! How dare you speak nonsense!" Obviously, Mom's words made Harper panic. "Stop scaring me. I say it happened, so it happened!" I said coldly, "Get out now! Our house doesn't welcome a snake-hearted ingrate like you!" I pushed Harper hard. She glared at me viciously. "Sophie Vance, just you wait!" She pushed open the door and ran out. My parents were still angry long after she left. They couldn't accept that the sweet-talking girl they warmly hosted last night turned out to be an ingrate! "Luckily you were smart and sent your brother away. Otherwise, with her attitude, if he were here, she would have clung to him to death!" Mom looked shaken. For the next few exam days, my parents were extra careful because of Harper, picking up and dropping off my brother every day. I sighed in relief, thinking that since Harper retreated, the nightmare of my past life wouldn't repeat. My brother only learned about this episode from my parents after the exams. He was angry for a few days but then forgot about it because the results came out—he was the provincial top scorer! My parents were overjoyed and willing to spend big on a graduation banquet for my brother, inviting many neighbors and relatives. Who knew an uninvited guest would show up on the day of the banquet! Harper appeared in front of our family with a group of police officers, crying and identifying my brother. "Officer, it's him! He forced himself on me that day!"
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