In the dead of night, the originally sleeping Xiao Pingtou suddenly opened her eyes. Those eyes were no longer as clear and bright as they were during the daytime; beneath the glazed surface was murky lake water, deep and dim.
She mechanically got up, as if her body and soul were not aligned, or perhaps she hadn't used this body in so long that it felt unfamiliar.
She warmed up a little, did a few spins, stretched her arms, and performed peacock dance movements. "Hmm~~~" She hummed a melody and began to dance gracefully.
Before her parents divorced, she was the daughter of wealthy parents, having learned painting, piano, and dance, living carefree and smiling every day, until the day her parents divorced. Her mother went mad, and her brother supported the family with his thin, frail shoulders. She dared not burden her brother further, fearing he might collapse or go mad like their mother.
