Mrs. Jiang looked at him coldly.
Even a servant could bully her. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Mrs. Jiang straightened her back, "Is he someone I absolutely have to save? He has a father and a mother. He commits a crime and goes to prison, and I, his aunt, have to fish him out? There’s no such reasoning in the world!"
"You!" The Song Family’s butler snorted coldly, "Truly ingrate!"
He had served the Song Family all his life and knew everything inside out.
A haze of confusion and sourness clouded Mrs. Jiang’s heart.
"When are you going to stand outside and embarrass yourself? Get in here!"
It was Old Madam Song’s voice. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Her spirits were not well, and after all, she was an old woman in her seventies, unable to bear such turmoil.
Mrs. Jiang took a deep breath and walked in.
"What are you going mad for? What’s the fuss?" Old Madam Song spoke, her eyes stripped of the past affection for Mrs. Jiang, showing only disgust.
Mrs. Jiang mocked herself, "All my money is gone, you don’t provide me with a place to live, ignore me, don’t cook my meals... Am I your punching bag? Is Song Shizhao’s imprisonment my fault? Why are you treating me this way? You needed to borrow money, and I lent it, but why did you change your attitude after borrowing it? What do I owe you?"
"It is you who owes us! You will never be able to repay it in your lifetime!" Old Sir Song’s voice, full of strength, resounded.
His eyes looked at Mrs. Jiang with disgust.
Mrs. Jiang felt a sting in her heart and, with tears in her eyes, forced a bitter smile, "So, I really am not your daughter, and Chu Xin is your own daughter. That’s why you bribed a nurse to take away my daughter nineteen years ago to have me recognize Chu Muxi as my god-daughter, to enjoy the resources of the Jiang Family, right?"
Old Sir Song fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Now that you’ve discovered it, there’s no point in pretending. Yes, it is as you say. You owe us this. I have endured the disgust of raising you, a bastard child. What’s wrong with contributing a little back to the Song Family? If it wasn’t for your blabbing, how could Jiang Huanye have come to investigate us, causing us to lose a great amount of money? Isn’t it right to use your money to fill this hole?"
"Were it not for your good daughter, who harmed Yichen and still sought to harm Shi Zhao, I would have done more than just throw you out. Killing you wouldn’t even be enough to vent my frustration!" Old Sir Song said indifferently, "From now on, you have nothing to do with our Song Family."
Tears slid down Mrs. Jiang’s face.
All along, the family she relied on had only wanted to use her, casting her aside when she was no longer of value with a ruthless kick.
She looked at Old Madam Song, "Mom, are you really going to do this to me too?"
Old Madam Song’s expression wavered, but the sight of Mrs. Jiang caused her great pain. Mrs. Jiang was a child born under coercion, a reminder of nightmares. Now that she was old and didn’t have many years left, she had started to let go of the past.
Her expression somber, she said, "Shuling, you should go. Don’t come back again."
Mrs. Jiang had been driven out by the butler.
She weakly knelt on the ground.
Covering her face, she wept bitterly.
What was she even doing?
Why was the truth so cruel to her?
Nannan...
Just thinking of Jiang Nanshu made her heart twist in pain.
She slapped herself hard.
How could she have said those venomous words to her daughter, how could she have bullied her for the sake of the Song Family, how could she have been influenced by Chu Muxi when Mr. Jiang acknowledged only Jiang Nanshu as his daughter?
Mrs. Jiang suddenly thought of Jiang Nanshu at the beginning, how she had been proper and reserved with everyone, not causing trouble like later. She had got along well with Jiang Leyi and had been admitted to the best high school in their area with top marks. Mrs. Jiang hadn’t paid much attention later when Jiang Nanshu’s grades plummeted, focusing all her attention on Jiang Leyi, her outstanding daughter.
Was it since then...
Her daughter had changed?
This person who usurped her body, lived with them for three years, turned her life upside down, and still expected her to clean up the mess, and yet she had so misunderstood her.
Just the thought...
Made Mrs. Jiang pound her own chest with regret.
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