Chapter 1

"Hmm."

In the dimly lit boudoir, only the flickering candlelight illuminated the scene. A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, in a disheveled state, leaned against the edge of the bed. A streak of fresh blood beneath her was strikingly noticeable.

"It hurts."

The girl slowly opened her eyes, her gaze immediately falling downward, and she was instantly alarmed, "Blood, so much blood..."

Looking at her disheveled lower body, she immediately knew what had happened.

But she had clearly gone mountain climbing with her best friend, slipped, and fallen to her death. How could she be alive again? And why had she lost her virginity?

As she puzzled over this, her head suddenly throbbed painfully, as if something was surging into her mind. She couldn't help but clutch her head in pain.

After a while, the girl finally calmed down.

"I see!"

Even though she couldn't understand it, she had to believe it. She was her, yet not her.

Her soul was still hers, but this body belonged to someone else. Indeed, the her from Huaxia had died, and by a twist of fate, her soul had transmigrated into this body.

Just like her, the owner of this body was also named Ye Tao'an. The previous owner of this body had already met her end after being violated.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Just as she was about to continue her recollections, a knocking sound came from the door.

Ye Tao'an's gaze darkened slightly as she looked at the door, a cold glint appearing in her eyes.

Although she hadn't yet recalled other details, it was easy to imagine that in this place, which resembled ancient times, if others found out she had lost her virginity and didn't know who the perpetrator was, she would surely be ridiculed by the world.

But who was Ye Tao'an? In Huaxia, she was a well-known business tycoon. If she didn't have certain skills and a calm mind, how could she have been called the Empress of the Business World?

Immediately, Ye Tao'an regained her composure and asked indifferently, "Who is it?"

A weak voice came from outside the door, sounding as if the speaker was about to die, "M-Miss, it's me, I'm Mingyue."

Ye Tao'an frowned and, after a moment's thought, remembered who Mingyue was. She was a maidservant who was very loyal to her. The previous Ye Tao'an had always treated her as a good sister, and Mingyue had never let her down.

Ye Tao'an got up to open the door. As soon as she opened it, she saw Mingyue lying prostrate at the door, her face as pale as a ghost. "Mingyue, what happened to you?"

She hurriedly helped Mingyue up and brought her inside.

"Mingyue, don't speak for now, I'll be right back."

She remembered that the courtyard had some medicinal herbs, which she could use to treat Mingyue's injuries, at least to some extent.

After giving Mingyue the herbs, she laid the weakened Mingyue on the bed, and Mingyue seemed to have improved somewhat.

Seeing Mingyue's disheveled and miserable state, which was not much better than her own, she narrowed her eyes, a cold light flashing in them. "Mingyue, who did this to you? Who abused you like this? What exactly happened before this?"

She empathized with the bond between the previous Ye Tao'an and Mingyue, and she vaguely remembered that Mingyue had ended up this way entirely because of her.

Before she was violated, Mingyue had fought desperately to protect her but was ultimately beaten and dragged away. Mingyue had been severely injured while trying to protect her.

How could she not be heartbroken for such a person?

Mingyue shook her head, her gaze falling on Ye Tao'an, tears streaming down her face. "Miss, it's all my fault. I couldn't protect you. It's all my fault. They are beasts, all of them. To ruin Miss's reputation, they dared to openly send people to violate Miss. I, I will die with them."