“Get out of this house, you cursed star!” my mother-in-law screamed on Lunar New Year’s Eve. My husband stood beside her and said nothing as I was thrown out like trash. I smiled calmly and walked into the cold night. But as I turned back one last time, I whispered, “You just made the worst mistake of your life.” They had no idea who they had just driven away.

Geekrew Originals · Jun 29, 2026 · 737 reads · 1 part · 5 min read

“Get out of this house, you cursed star!” my mother-in-law screamed on the afternoon of Lunar New Year’s Eve, her voice sharp enough to cut through the festive silence. The smell of boiling bánh chưng filled the kitchen, but in that moment, everything turned bitter. I stood frozen in the middle of the living room, still holding the tray of fruit I had…

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