6.6 % Chapter 1 Before I could even react , someone shoved me hard from behind . With a loud thud , I hit the floor , momentarily dazed and completely disoriented . Through the thin wooden door that barely muffled any sound , a barrage of insults poured in with crystal clarity . You ungrateful little brat ! I've clothed you , fed you , raised you all these years , and now you think you can just run off to college and live the high he Dream on ! " " Once that damn application system closes , you're getting a job to support our family . My son's going to college next year , and if you mess up his future , I swear to God I'll beat you senseless ! " The shrill , relentless verbal assault continued as I stumbled to the mirror in a daze . The reflection staring back at me looked exhausted but surprisingly youthful . My hair was still smooth and shiny , not yet dried out and grayed by the hardships of life . My stomach was flat - no life growing inside it yet . There was no surgical light above me , no obstetricians surrounding me , no smell of antiseptic filling my nostrils . In that moment , the realization hit me with absolute clarity : I had been reborn . Reborn to the day after the SAT results were released - the first day to submit university applications . And right now , I had been locked in my room by my mother , AGAIN . In my past life , she kept me locked up until the application deadline passed , then forced me to get a job to support our family . She'd brag to anyone who would listen : " She cried and threw tantrums back then , but look at her now - quietly handing over her paycheck like a good girl . " When I tried to fight back , only to receive a brutal beating . When I finally escaped this house , she called the police , claiming I'd been kidnapped . I hadn't gotten far before they brought me right back . When I fulfilled her wish and started earning money to support our family , she would still hit me and verbally abuse me at the slightest provocation , constantly putting me down while forcibly taking every penny I earned to fund her precious son's expenses . Even after I finally got married , I remained her personal ATM , with her clinging to me like a parasite . She never loved me . That's why during my pregnancy , when my mother - in - law forced " nutritional " soups on me that made my baby dangerously large , labor became a nightmare . Instead of showing concern , she actively prevented my husband from signing consent forms for pain relief during delivery . The delay cost both my life and my baby's . When she found out , she just stood there , neck stiff with self - righteousness . " I just wanted her to feel the pain so she'd understand a mother's sacrifice . It's her own weak fate that killed her ! " Looking back at my previous life - controlled , bled dry , enslaved and abused like a tool . Now that I've been given another chance , am I going to walk the same path again ? After a violent shudder , I glanced at the paper - thin wooden door . Without hesitation , I grabbed the nearby stool and began smashing it against the doorknob . One strike . Two strikes . Three strikes … 20.91 Reborn . My Family Tried to Bury Me , So I Burned It All Down ! 7.1 % I lost count of how many Umes I hit it , my mind fixated on a single thought I will NOT repeat the same miserable life again !