CHAPTER 849: CHAPTER 853: BORN REBELLIOUS (PART 3)

From the look in Su Ying’s eyes, the original owner didn’t see a mother’s joy and excitement from seeing her biological child after a long absence. Instead, there was an obvious surface of disgust and criticism.

She didn’t even say a word to the original owner, but rather looked guiltily at the Family Head, Cheng Yong, with an apologetic comfort, and quickly dialed the Cheng Family’s designated stylist.

"Tony, please come over now...."

Then the original owner was forced into a ladylike little dress, had her hair redone, and was commanded to clean up the messy makeup on her face.

The original owner was always stubborn and only responded to soft approaches.

If Su Ying had spoken kindly to her, considering the original owner’s yearning for her mother, she might not have listened to everything Su Ying said, but she would have listened to at least ninety percent.

Just give her a little bit of love, she could give you her whole heart in return.

A child lacking love is so pathetic.

However, Su Ying didn’t. She just issued commands with a sense of superior charity.

If it weren’t for her, wouldn’t this daughter, whom she disliked, never experience a wealthy lifestyle and luxurious enjoyment? So shouldn’t she behave better?

Here, away from everything she was familiar with, apart from this mother, she had no one to rely on.

The original owner was angry but didn’t know how to resist, only able to rely on instinct to do everything that Su Ying disliked her doing.

When Su Ying said not to dress inappropriately, implied that the Cheng Family is not a small family and could not tolerate her poor behavior.

The more Su Ying spoke like this, the more the original owner deliberately acted in defiance.

At that time, she made Su Ying so angry she was jumping up and down, but she didn’t feel even a bit happy.

Until Cheng Jingran seriously talked to her once.

Cheng Jingran, the eldest son of the Cheng Family, Cheng Xinxin’s half-brother.

Previously, Cheng Jingran’s attention always revolved around Cheng Xinxin, and it should be said the whole family was like this, not just Cheng Jingran.

So the original owner was surprised by Cheng Jingran’s sudden kindness, and in her heart, she longed for it.

Her gaze unconsciously shifted to Cheng Jingran.

Then, she began to imitate Cheng Xinxin’s manner, wearing dresses, and learning etiquette.

This kind of girl should be the type Cheng Jingran likes, right?

Until she accidentally discovered the truth.

It turned out that Cheng Jingran’s kindness towards her was not sincere, but merely because she was too bad a choice for a marriage alliance.

If she was unsuitable, the person for the marriage alliance could only be Cheng Xinxin.

The brutal truth was a huge blow to her.

The first time she genuinely liked someone, only to be told it was all calculated.

The original owner impulsively ran to question Cheng Jingran, but her heart was stabbed again.

Cheng Jingran coldly said: With this appearance of yours, what confidence do you have to think I would like you?

Your existence is a disgrace to the Cheng Family.

If it weren’t for Xinxin and the Cheng Family, do you think I would bother with you?

You and we are simply not from the same world.

....

Every sentence, every word felt like a knife.

But, what did she do wrong?

Was it her who wanted to be Cheng Family’s stepdaughter? Wasn’t it them who voluntarily took her back?

Suddenly, the original owner understood that from the beginning, everything was premeditated because the Cheng Family needed someone for a marriage alliance.

The maternal love she yearned for had never existed.

The original owner ran out of this house and then unexpectedly met a warm man.

It turned out that even after she ran far, she still got entangled with the Cheng Family.

This man named Shi Fuzhi was someone Cheng Xinxin liked.

Su Ying stormed in and demanded she leave.

Her life was already so difficult, and as long as there was a bit of warmth in front of her, she wouldn’t let go even if it meant dying.

As long as Shi Fuzhi was willing to be with her, the original owner expressed that she would willingly sever the mother-daughter relationship with Su Ying.

In her life, she could only attain so much, so Shi Fuzi’s warmth was extremely precious to her.

But.... in the end, what she awaited was only a farewell letter from Shi Fuzhi and Cheng Xinxin’s arrogant mocking phone call.

"Second day of the ninth lunar month, my wedding with Fuzi, sister, you must come and attend."

The wedding was beautiful, and the couple appeared harmonious.

The original owner wanted to make a scene, but before she could start, she was immediately controlled and taken away by the Cheng Family.

She was forcibly sent out of the country by the Cheng Family.

On the last night before leaving the country, she saw Grandma Su.

The most disheartening thing was that Grandma Su also believed she was at fault.

"Xiao Li, don’t make things difficult for your mother anymore. She’s had a hard time all these years."

Grandma Su’s attitude was the final straw that broke the original owner’s heart.

She thought they were dependent on each other all these years and certainly believed Grandma Su loved her.

This was indeed true, Grandma Su loved her, but compared to her own daughter whom she carried for ten months, she evidently loved the crow under the eaves instead.

No matter how bad that daughter was, in Grandma Su’s heart, she was still the most important.

In a foreign land, the original owner was alone, a woman who didn’t speak the language, and her situation was more miserable than you’d imagine.

In the end, she died in a home invasion robbery.

Reflecting on her short life, she realized it was entirely pitiful.

She seemed never to have been loved wholeheartedly by anyone.

She envied and was jealous of Cheng Xinxin, even tried hard to become the second her, but she failed.

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Su Li half-closed her eyes, lounging on the sofa, lazily popping a grape into her mouth.

She felt the original owner’s ideas were indeed too humble, it seemed like she spent her entire life searching for love.

Eh.... really silly, why seek others’ love, can’t she love herself?

Love is love after all, love as deeply as you want, as broadly as you want.

Is it not beautiful, not romantic, or not amazing to reach out for the stars and moon to give yourself? Why bother offering a pure heart only to let others trample it.

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The next morning, the chirping of birds outside the window woke Su Li from her sleep.

The faint fragrance wafted up from downstairs, making her nose twitch as she propped up her muddled head and got out of bed.

Early in the morning, Grandma Su had already prepared breakfast, simple yet particularly delicious.

Grandmother and granddaughter quietly finished the breakfast.

Su Li leaned her arm, drooped her eyelids, tilted her head, and casually watched Grandma Su tidy up the utensils and move around in the kitchen.

It’s considered hard for her too. Over the years, she must have had grievances against the original owner’s granddaughter.

Resenting the irresponsibility of the original owner’s biological father, and resenting the original owner’s existence for ruining her daughter’s life.

Su Ying was a beauty from childhood, excellent in school, should have had a smooth marriage and a harmonious life.

But ended up with so many unnecessary hardships.