She didn't dare to mention that, after her mother's death, her father's gambling habits - which she couldn't stop - often brought chaos to their lives.
She felt self-despair because of this. Whenever her father drank and hit her, she also began drinking, desensitizing herself to the pain and harsh realities of life with alcohol.
This lifestyle persisted for several years, until Han Shaojing took her and her father to H City.
However, by then, she already had developed a stomach condition and was urged to quit drinking or at least limit it.
She smiled and replied, "It's just an old ailment. No big deal!"
Lu Yinchu did not discuss it further.
Indeed, she had refrained from drinking for a long time, except that one night when she learned from Han Shaojing that he was marrying Nanxi, she drank herself to unconsciousness - which led to gastrointestinal bleeding and a hospital stay...
But at that time, he had given her a house while preparing to sever ties with her completely.
