âCanât you control your mouth for once? Have you forgotten why weâre here tonight?â Zhao Yan said.
Does Bai Ren have a brain at all?
Look at what heâs saying.
How could he spout such words? He really must be brainless.
Zhao Yan was about to explode with anger.
Just now, she kept giving Bai Ren subtle hints, but the guy didnât respond at all. What a disaster!
Look, Bai Susuâs so angry now. Great, what do we do?
We were counting on Bai Susu to speak well for us in the future.
The Bai Corporate Group is waiting for Bai Susu to save it.
If the Bai Group really collapses, then itâs over for our Bai Family; we would lose our current lifestyle and have to live like those lower-class people.
After living a life of luxury, who would want to return to a life of hardship? Anyway, Iâm not willing to!
âDamn it, Iâve been driven mad by that girl. I didnât want to do this, but I was blinded by rage,â she said.
âYou heard what that little girl said, every word was so unpleasant. How could I endure it? Just because sheâs pretty and caught the eye of Jia Ruguang, she thinks sheâs something special. But really, sheâs just a financial loss!â â
âHmph, sheâs utterly useless. If she had accepted Jiaâs offer, then weâd be living a life of endless wealth and luxury in the future. Once she became Jiaâs girl, weâd all benefit from her good fortune!â
âGirls are only useful for this much, but Bai Susu is truly ungrateful. Iâm her own uncle, and yet she has no respect for her elders!â Bai Ren complained angrily.
He was getting angrier the more he thought about it.
âEnough, you talk as much as a woman. Why lose your temper over a little girl? Besides, sheâs upset after hearing your words, so consider that youâve got your face back!â Zhao Yan said.
âHmph, if it werenât for her parents being there, I would have slapped her to teach her to respect her elders!â Bai Ren snapped viciously again.
Just drop it. You didnât help, and you actually made things worse. Letâs go home,â Zhao Yan said, clearly exasperated.
She thought her husband was too petty.
Of course, she thought Bai Susu was acting too high and mighty.
If Jia Ruguang likes her, she should just be with him. Whatâs wrong with getting everything by being with him?
That girl is really stubborn and doesnât think things through!
Many girls would die for such an opportunity.
Alas, people are different.
âYou woman, what do you know? Without doing what I did, that girl would think weâre easy to bully. With my brother and sister-in-law around, sheâd get even more arrogant!â Bai Ren spoke again, discontent as he got into the car.
âAlright, alright, itâs done now. From now on, itâs up to them. Letâs go home!â Zhao Yan said with resignation, frowning deeply.
Her husband was such a chatterbox and so sharp-tongued, just like a woman.
But itâs okay as long as they have money.
As long as they have a lifetime of glory and wealth, thatâs enough!
She can tolerate anything else.
When Bai Ren and his wife left, Bai Ao made eye contact with Sun Jiao across from him.
Now, they had to rely on themselves.
Thereâs no counting on others; itâs a blessing if they donât add to the chaos, let alone expect help from them. Dream on.
Bai Ao was extremely regretful!
In this situation, things are difficult!
Even if itâs difficult, they have to plow ahead.
They canât change what has been decided.
They have no way of turning back now.
Moreover, theyâve already agreed to Jia Ruguangâs terms.
So, thereâs no other way!
âMy daughter, donât listen to your uncle. Donât you remember how his family just waits for us to fail? They always oppose your father in the company and speak ill of him in front of your grandfather. Have you forgotten?â
âThey just canât bear to see us do well. Itâs all an act to drive a wedge between us. How could your mother possibly blame you? Itâs all fate. Your brother is our child, and so are you. Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh!â Sun Jiao, Bai Susuâs mother, said with a voice full of helplessness.
âYes, being strict with you is because we want you to succeed, to be strong, understand!â
âWeâre ail doing this for your own good. Which parents donât think of their childrenâs future and worry about it?â Sun Jiao spoke again, her eyes filled with affection.
âYes, Susu, your mom is right. Weâre just not good at expressing ourselves. Whether itâs your brother or you, youâre both our children. How could we not love you or worry about you?â Bai Ao spoke earnestly at this time.
Bai Susu looked at the two, tears twinkling in her eyes.
âIs what youâre saying true?â Her voice choked with sobs, her eyes filled with intense hope.
She hoped that her parents were telling the truth.
But she was very scared!
Scared that this was a deception.
Of course, she was now a parent herself, having her own children, she could understand that parental feeling.
Every parent loves their child, donât they!
Just like herself, she loved her four little ones dearly, and during the days since she came back, she thought of them every day.
She wondered if they had eaten well, when she wasnât there, would they miss their mother!
Being a mother for the first time was a joyous, fearful, and anxious experienceâ¦
Presumably, her own parents felt the same.
She shouldnât have doubted her parentsâ love for her.
It was her mistake!
Bai Susu felt that she was too sensitive, too extreme!
It led her to misunderstand her parents.
âOf course, itâs true, Susu, you are our only child, how could we possibly not love you? You believe what others say, but donât think your motherâs words are worth trusting?â Sun Jiaoâs eyes were filled with tears as she looked at her daughter, her heart aching.
âMom, Dad, I was wrong, I misunderstood you, I was wrong!â Bai Susu cried, hugging Sun Jiao beside her.
âSilly child, we were also at fault, we should have told you about this matter earlier. Afraid of making you overthink, we kept it from you, never expecting it to come out of your uncleâs mouth, almost causing usâ¦â Sun Jiaoâs voice choked with sobs.
âMom, I was wrong, can you not be mad with me?â Bai Susu lifted her head and pleaded with her mother.
Silly child, weâre your parents, how could we blame you? What kind of mother would blame her child!â Sun Jiao said, gently smoothing the stray hairs on Bai Susuâs forehead.
In this moment, Bai Susu truly felt a motherâs love.
Mom, thank you!â Bai Susu hugged Sun Jiao.
âThe food has gotten cold, Iâll go heat it up.â Sun Jiao said.
111 help you!â Bai Susu followed Sun Jiao to heat up the food.
Once the food was reheated, the three continued eating.
âCome on, Susu, eat more, itâs been a long time since youâve had your motherâs cooking. Iâve also been busy recently, rarely cooking, and my culinary skills might have slipped a bit!â Sun Jiao said as she offered Bai Susu some food.
No, itâs delicious, I really like eating Momâs cooking, this is Momâs flavor!â Bai Susu said with her face beaming with a smile.
âYou silly child, eat up, darling, eat!â Sun Jiao coaxed.
âYes, letâs eat, Susu has been wronged!â Bai Ao sighed.
âDad, I havenât been wronged, really, Iâm doing great!â Bai Susu said.
She was fine everywhere, not wronged at all.
The incident from earlier was over!
She really was fine!
âYou child, youâre just too kind-hearted. Here, have some fish soup. Mommy specially made it for you. I know youâve loved fish and fish soup since you were little. Try it and see how it tastes!â Sun Jiao served Bai Susu a bowl of fish soup and placed it in front of her.
âThank you, Mom!â Bai Susu smiled sweetly and started to drink the soup.
Bai Ao and Sun Jiao exchanged a glance, determination in their eyes.
Child, your parents were left with no choice!
So, donât blame them!
âItâs good. Why are you looking at me like that? Eat the food!â After a few sips of fish soup, Bai Susu saw her parents staring at her nervously.
She smiled, not minding, and urged them to eat.
-Ah, letâs eat, letâs eat together, eat more!â Sun Jiao said, her gaze beginning to evade.
âYes, letâs eat!â Bai Ao nodded.
Who would have known, within a short time, Bai Susu felt her head growing heavy, her mind starting to spin.
Whatâs happening to me?
Why do I feel dizzy?
âThump,â a sound
Bai Susuâs head gently slumped onto the table..