"What's your name?" ask the police officer after she wakes up again.
"My name is Zhao Meilin, an orphan living at the Spring Refuge house under Madam Li" the girl, now Zhoa Meilin replies.
"Can you tell me what happened yesterday? How did you fall off the stairs?" the officer asks.
"Why are you even asking this girl? I am telling you she fall down by herself." exclaims Madam Li as tries to stop the officers from interogating Zhao Meilin.
"We will decide that ourselves Madam Li whether she fell by herself or was pushed down by your daughter." interrupts the officer standing on the side.
Knowing that she can't say anything else, she gives a hidden death glare to Zhao Meilin on the bed, secretly warning her not to speak nonsense.
Noticing the glare, Zhao Meilin sneers covertly.
"I was pushed down the stairs by Li Wei Wei. I know I have no one in this world and have to take care of myself alone. Therefore, I focused all my attention and focus in my education, wanting to make a life for myself. With alot of hard work, I finally managed to get a complete scholarship in the no 1 high school in the capital. Now that I am fifteen years old, according to the law, as an orphan I can get my national ID card and a seperate household register for myself, I can make decisions for myself and to strive for myself. But before I could get my ID and register, Li Wei Wei got to know about the scholarship and threatened me into giving it to her. When i refused she pushed me down the stairs in anger and the rest you know..." Zhao Meilin tells the police officer.
Madam Li and Li Wei Wei faces have completely darkened by now.
"What nonsense are spouting. A bastard like you with no parents don't deserve this scholarship. You..." exclaims Li Wei Wei furiously when Madam Li pull her arms, stopping her from speaking further upon observing the darkened faces of the police officers.
"Look Mr officer....." Madam Li tries to simmer down the situation when the older officer interupts, "You don't have to explain anymore Madam Li. The truth is clear to everyone here. You have only two options at the moment. Either you get the ID and register ready by tomorrow along with a moneytary compensation of 11,000 yuan in a separate bank card; 1000 yuan from the compensation the government as per the law for orphans and 10,000 yuan as a compensation for what happened to the girl or your daughter goes jail for intentional harm and attempted murder. You decide."
Madam Li's face is completely red in anger and frustration by now.
"No! I can't go jail. Mom do something. I don't want to go to jail. Mom please do something" cries Li Wei Wei in despair. She never thought a single mistake would cost her so much.
"I chose the first option officer. Everything will be prepared by tomorrow. Lets go Wei Wei." says Madam Li as she leaves with a scowling face along with Li Wei Wei.
"Don't think I want to give them a way out and therefore gave them such options. You are alone and can't fight against them. Furthermore, you are going to capital soon and will need money for yourself as well. This money will atleast give you a way to survive.", the officer tells Zhao Meilin after the mother-daughter pair left.
"I know officer uncle. What are doing is definitely the best for me. Thank you very much for helping me in getting justice for myself." Zhao Meilin assures the officer knowing very well that at the moment it certainly is the best outcome.
"Good that you know that. You take care of yourself and recuperate well. Don't worry about the registeration fees of the hospital. It has already been paid. Someone will guard the door for you till Madam Li gives everything and you leave the hospital." the officer informs her as he and the other officer leaves the ward, closing the door behind them.
Looking at the closed door, Zhao Meilin sighs.
She still can't believe that she has been reborn.....
Reborn in the body of a 15 years old girl named Zhao Meilin.
This world is not her original world but a parallel world similar to hers. Even if she wasn't allowed to leave her small room much in her previous life and only went out for experiments or learning something new but still she was very familiar with her world due to computers and therefore is sure that this is not her original world. Though there very various similarities and resemblances in both the worlds like similar countries, languages and brands.
She is currently in City H, a second-teir city in Country Z, one of the largest country in Asia.
The original Zhao Meilin was a orphan, raised the Spring Refuge house under Madam Li. She was told that she has been abondoned as a new born on the gate of the orphanage.
Zhao Meilin was the most beautiful child in the orpanage and was very well behaved. Well aware that such child can get easily adopted, Madam Li never allowed her to appear infront of parents who came for adoption as the government and the public will give more donations upon knowing about her and starved her more to gain more sympathy. Moreover, because of apperance, Li Wei Wei who was about the same age as her totally hated her and often bullied her.
Zhao Meilin was a very smart child. By the age of 6 she realised this truth and started to hide her true self. She started to wear ugly spectacles and wear ugly clothes and hide her face behind long bangs. Like all the children at the orphange, she also went to a fifth-tier elementary and middle school except for Li Wei Wei who went to the best school in City H.
If it was upto Madam Li, she would never want to waste money on such orphans but since there were strict laws and regular inspections, so she had to send everyone to school.
Zhao Meilin has always aced her exams from the very begining. Since they were in a fifth-teir school, so they weren't very strict and most of the students didn't even attend the classes and the teachers also didn't care much. This gave Zhoa Meilin a chance to improve herself. She would go to library daily in the weekdays during school timings and read all kind of books and advance her knowlegde.
With her brains, Zhao Meilin could have easily gotten a complete scholarship in any school in the city, even the best one but she didn't do so as she was very well aware that Madam Li would never allow it and didn't wan't to create further problems for herself.
Furthermore, Madam Li had no interest in any of the children at the orphanage and bother to check on them, due to which Zhao Meilin was able to hide her exam results easily from Madam Li for 10 years.
According to the law of Country Z, if any orphan is not adopted by the age of 15, he or she can get their national ID card and a seperate household along with 1000 yuan compensation from the government. This is done to make them independent and allow them to make decision for themselves.
Zhao Meilin was very clear on what she wanted to do. Well aware that she will soon get her independence, she took an online admission test in the no 1 high school in the capital and even got a complete scholarship for three years.
Unfortunately, she still lost. Li Wei Wei got to know about it on the day she was about to get her ID and wanted the scholarship for herself. Zhao Meilin obviously refused and the got in a fight and was pushed down the stairs.
Another boy also from the orphanage has already called the police and ambulance before Madam Li could do anything but sadly Zhao Meilin had passed away before she could reach the hospital as her mal-nutritioned body couldn't handle the fall and a new soul took over her body which belonged to X-9, a experiment whose had no identity.
But now she does.
She is Zhao Meilin and now she is ready.
Ready for a new begining and a new life.
'World be ready as I, Zhao Meilin am coming' thought Zhao Meilin as tears starts to fall down her cheeks.
Tears of relief and tears of freedom.