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"Do you treat inheritance rights like cabbages, passing them around as you please?"
"Mother, you're back!" I exclaimed, rushing into her embrace like a fledgling returning to its nest, my nose tinged with emotion.
The wound on my forehead, though treated, still looked gruesome. My hands were bruised and battered as well.
Upon seeing me, my mother’s eyes immediately filled with tears. Like a protective beast, she roared at them, "I pray for my daughter's safety and health every day before the Buddha, and this is how you treat her?"
My mother had endured the trials of life in Shanghai for many years, adhering to a vegetarian diet for a decade without daring to touch meat, all in hopes of ensuring my well-being year after year. My tendency to report only good news had led her to believe I was thriving; now, seeing me so battered, how could she not explode in anger?
Su Qi timidly called out "Mother" as she looked at my mother.
My mother’s gaze was piercing, as if she could see right through her. With a cold snort, she said, "Who are you? I don’t recall having a second daughter."
Su Qi had always played the obedient and clever one in front of elders and had never faced any consequences before. This time, being directly rebuffed by my mother made her previously sweet smile freeze instantly.
For a moment, the air around us was thick with silence.
My eldest brother cleared his throat, attempting to ease Su Qi's embarrassment. He reproached my mother, "Why do you scold Su Qi without asking for the reason? This matter primarily involves Su Lin herself..."
Seeing my mother's expression darken further, he dared not continue his complaints. But I would not allow anyone to slander or blame my mother.
My voice was as cold as ice: "What did Mother say wrong? She is merely my mother; what right do you have to criticize her?"
They dared not act out in front of my mother and instead vented their frustrations on me.
Second Brother frowned in displeasure and said, "You shouldn’t be so disrespectful in front of our parents. Eldest Brother is still your brother; do you have any respect for him at all?"
I didn’t even spare him a glance and coldly instructed the secretary standing beside my mother to fetch a box.
My mother called over my Book Boy, and after hearing everything, she slammed her hand on the table in anger.
"How dare you, Su Qi! How dare the Su Family bully my daughter like this!"
Su Qi was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he fell to his knees, trembling as he explained, "It wasn't me... it was my two older brothers..."
My mother's murderous glare shot towards the two brothers, who immediately knelt down respectfully, cold sweat breaking out on their faces.
My Book Boy slowly opened a box and took out a long-sealed document, throwing it heavily in front of Su Qi and the two brothers.
With a tone of disdain, he said, "This is the document regarding the adoption of the eldest and second sons of the Su Family, as well as the contract for adopting the orphan Su Qi. Although many years have passed, I believe you three still remember that you were not originally part of the Su Family."
They had indeed said something that was not entirely wrong; I had no connection to them at all.
Perhaps they hadn’t expected us to bring out these documents, and the three of them looked terrified. They stammered, their faces pale as they asked, "Mother... what does this mean?"
Even Su Qi was taken aback by this turn of events, mouth agape in shock.
My mother announced in a deep voice, "Today, it is not just Su Qi who will leave this house; it will also be you two ungrateful wretches. When I chose you both, how did you promise me?"
"You said you would protect your sister. I gave you power and wealth and entrusted the future of the Su Family to you. But how have you repaid me?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest brother's heart sank. He clutched my mother's skirt and pleaded desperately, "Mother, please... I won’t dare again..."
Seeing him in tears, Second Brother suddenly crawled over to me on his knees, trembling hands grasping at my clothes. "Sister, please help me plead with Mother; she will definitely listen to you. Don’t let her drive me away."
Looking at them both, I felt no pity; instead, I felt a sense of vindication. My mother treated them as her own while they had harmed us in our past lives—my mother and I separated by death before I ever got to see her face.
My mother directly summoned the elders of the Su Family. The members from the collateral branches listened to what the two brothers had done and trembled with anger. The clan leader picked up his cane and struck it down fiercely.
"Are you trying to ruin our Su Family? How can you treat Su Lin so harshly?"
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