章節 24: Hurts Like A Knife
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"What? Sold to someone else? How could this be?" Upon hearing that the house could not be bought, Yao Guizhen's expression changed.
Su Bei had predicted that this would happen and tried to comfort her mother. "Mom, don't panic. If we can't buy this one, we still can choose from many others, and there will definitely be a good one available soon. A house will definitely be bought."
Yao Guizhen looked at Su Bei with contempt. "Beibei, tell me the truth. Did you do this because you don't want to buy it for your brother?"
Su Bei's feelings were hurt when her mom started to suspect her.
"Mom, what am I to you? You can even loan your money to the scavenger Uncle Lee, and I am at a level lower than him? Could it be that you can't even trust your own daughter?"
Tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
Yao Guizhen did not expect her to get emotional like that. After she recovered from her shock, her expression became even uglier. "Think about what you have done in the past. You already have lost my trust from the beginning!"
"Mom, I know that it was wrong of me to hide the fact that I was with Zuo Xiao last time. Other than that, I have never lied to you! Why can't you just forgive me?" Su Bei said while crying.
Yao Guizhen replied with the same pain in her eyes, "That's because you dated an imbecile which caused our family and peace to be broken just like that. The shop lot was confiscated, your father died, and your brother was almost beaten to death. Su Bei, tell me, how could I ever forgive you?"
Su Bei slowly backed away. "Yes, all of this was caused by me. I should have chosen death at that time. Why should I come out of it?
"Mom, since you hate me so much, why did you meet me by yourself three years ago? Why should I have come out?" Su Bei's voice became hoarse, and her tears could not stop flowing from her eyes.
"You want to leave just like that after devastating the entire household? Where is your conscience?" Yao Guizhen replied.
As if her eyes were lit with fire, she continued, "I want you to face the deeds that you have done every day. This way, you will never forget the lessons imposed upon you! Buying your brother a house is something you have to do. It is something you owe him."
This was probably what mother really wanted to tell her after three years of waiting.
She felt as if her heart was being sliced open by a blade!
Su Yu could hear the quarreling as he walked into the backyard. He quickly walked over and held Su Bei, who was sitting on the floor.
He was full of rage. "Mom, what is the meaning of this? Why do you always have to talk like that? Beibei has suffered so much all these years, and you still want to add salt to her injury?"
As Yao Guizhen looked at her son, her anger slowly dissipated. "She got what she deserved."
Su Yu quickly held Su Bei up. "Mom just happens to have a sharp tongue. The three years when you left caused Mom's hair to turn white. Don't take her words personally."
Then, he looked at Yao Guizhen. "Mom, please treat this as a request from me. Stop saying things that will cut deep into others. She's your child. Even if she did something unforgivable, the last person that should be abandoning her is you. Because you're her mother, and we all need you!"
Su Bei could not control her tears while laying in her brother's arms. She could not blame her mother. She could not do it!
She was the only one to blame here, for being such a rascal in the past!
Falling in love with the wrong person!
Su Yu carried Su Bei and they walked out of the living room.
"Guizhen, you know you care for Beibei. Why do you have to say it that way?" Grandma Su asked as she walked to Yao Guizhen.
"Mom, sorry for disturbing you!" Yao Guizhen immediately apologized.
Grandma Su sat on the blue couch which was losing its color and looked at Yao Guizhen. "That child had it hard. You have to care for her more in the future."
At that moment, Yao Guizhen's anger had completely dissipated. Replacing her anger was her sadness, and she stared blankly as she sat on the couch.
After a while, she spoke with a light voice. "The fortune-teller told me that her marriage was going to be a rocky path but that she would marry a rich man. I must remind her of her past mistakes, so she would never have anything to do with rich people again!"
Grandma Su sighed. "You did right. However, you can't always hurt her like that!"
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