Chapter 98 - 097: Stand Out (First Update)
Bai Xue’s previous murderous rage was like being doused from head to toe with a cold bucket of water, finally completely extinguished, and what followed was a full sense of regret.
How could she have forgotten that her eldest daughter was not to be trifled with? Last time, she left home and stayed out for two days, almost causing her husband to divorce her. She learned her lesson secretly and tried not to tear their faces apart, maintaining surface harmony. She had been doing well recently, even treating her eldest daughter as if she didn’t exist, sometimes not speaking a word all day. Today, it was as if she was possessed by pig’s grease and ended up beating her like this, turning the situation into such a mess.
Sitting on the ground, Ye Ling was barefoot, dirt clinging to her bare feet, her face bruised and battered, combined with her tears and disheveled hair, she looked as miserable as could be.
Adding to it her cries, not long after, neighbors from all around gathered over. After Ye Ling spoke, she kept shouting, "Just beat me to death! What wrong have I done? Is it wrong for me to take the high school entrance exam? You’d rather kill me than let me pass! Did I commit murder or arson to make you hate me so much? Am I really your biological daughter? If you’re not satisfied with me, why don’t you just finish me off instead of finding fault every day? Just beat and kill me now, so you don’t have to have your mood spoiled all day long."
"You... you..." People in the courtyard stood far away, watching and even whispering in discussion. Bai Xue was so ashamed she couldn’t complete a single sentence.
"You don’t want a daughter like me, and I don’t want to be born into this family. After grandma died, I’ve been living like neither man nor ghost. No matter what happens, you blame it on me. Ye Qian got sick, you blamed me. Ye Qian is unhappy, you also blamed me. Ye Qian hasn’t even taken the exam yet, you still blamed me. What did I do? Other than eating, I stay in my room and never dare to say a word, even if I eat an extra bite, you scold me. I can endure this, but now that Ye Qian is sick, you know I have my entrance exam the day after tomorrow, yet you want me to take care of Ye Qian. If she was really bedridden and dying, I wouldn’t sit for the exam and would take care of her. But it’s just a cold, isn’t your care enough? I just argued with you, and you want to beat me to death. I’ve had enough of such life, so just kill me now."
Years of resentment accumulated, Ye Ling released it in fury today, and after her uproar, many households were startled. Zhao Guodong and others came out, Liu Zhiyuan also came out, frowning upon hearing Ye Ling’s words. Zhao Guodong was about to rush forward but was held back by Zhang Linong, who shook his head, signaling him to watch for now.
Ye Ling laughed and cried, "Usually, in the eyes of others, you seem kind, taking care of other people’s children better than your own. I’m not jealous; I know you don’t like me. But at least treat me as a person, right? Instead, you neither treat me as a person, choosing only to beat or scold. If possible, I wish I were an orphan, without parents."
Never had Ye Ling hated like at this moment. She wanted to leave this family and no longer recognize this mother. She had had enough of watching her mood under her mother’s eyelids each day, always being picked apart. Living with such a person, Ye Ling felt she would walk the same path as in her past life.
"Oh dear, there’s no overnight hatred between mother and daughter. Talk it out, why has it come to this?" Wu Mengyi seeing it was getting worse, came over, squatted beside Ye Ling, tidied Ye Ling’s hair first, and then advised, "Ye Ling, Auntie heard what you said, Auntie doesn’t know the full story, but Auntie thinks you must have misunderstood your mom. Listen to Auntie, talk inside, after all, you’re mother and daughter, don’t hurt the relationship."
Ye Ling originally despised Liu Zhiyuan, and in her past life, when she confessed to Liu Zhiyuan, Wu Mengyi as a mother, often took advantage and scolded Ye Ling shamelessly right in her face. At that time, Ye Ling already felt inferior, being scolded by Wu Mengyi, she could only endure until she left the courtyard and never came back.
Therefore, facing Wu Mengyi’s elder posture, Ye Ling only felt it was hypocritical, especially as she called it a misunderstanding, truly skilled in handling people.