In the past, she felt that her parents were her greatest support. Even if Jiang Lin was unreliable, he still had his parents to back him up. Therefore, she was willing to believe and listen to whatever her parents said.

However, the events that have happened in her family recently have made her see some things more clearly.

She had a fight with Jiang Lin and returned from Yanjing in a fit of anger. Her sister-in-law looked at her with disdain and wariness, and her words were full of barbs. Her older brother, on the other hand, only said nice things and never criticized his sister-in-law.

Her parents actually said that her sister-in-law was working too hard taking care of the child and told her not to pay attention to what her sister-in-law said. It seemed like they were on her side, but in reality, they didn't want to have any conflicts or arguments with her sister-in-law because of her.

Because the eldest brother was their eldest son and only son. He always sided with his wife, and his sister-in-law had given birth to two sons, while she was just a married daughter.

Although my older brother is just an ordinary doctor with no special skills and has even caused a medical accident, he is indeed the person my parents care about the most. He only cares about me, which is why I was easily deceived a long time ago.

Zhao Yafang took out several bankbooks. In order to gain Guan Jin's trust, Zhao Yafang had not touched the money Guan Jin gave her. She just wanted to take it out from time to time and tell her, "Look, your mother has saved all your money for you. You can rest assured."

Now it's perfect, there's no need to withdraw the money, just give it all to her. Coincidentally, Zhao Yafang showed it to her a few months ago, so she knows how much money there is in total.

She snatched the bankbook from her mother's hand and looked at her with a sneer: "You've really gone to great lengths to deal with me. Anyone who didn't know better would think I wasn't your daughter, but your enemy."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yafang and Guan Yong's expressions changed. Guan Jin, with her sharp eyes, noticed this and suddenly remembered something. There was a photo album in her mother's room with a black and white photo of a couple. She had once asked who they were, and her mother had only said that they were comrades who had already sacrificed their lives.

Her body trembled, and she bit her cheeks to deliberately provoke them: "So, I am not your daughter, but the daughter of your comrade-in-arms. That's why you schemed against me so meticulously."

Guan Jin's words left Guan Yong and Zhao Yafang speechless. At this point, there was no room for reconciliation between them. Zhao Yafang decided to throw caution to the wind: "You're right. Take your money and get out of my house. I've raised you all these years, and I don't owe you anything."

Guan Jin's palms were already pierced by her short fingernails, which showed how much force she had used.

"Haha, so you think you don't owe me anything? My parents sacrificed their lives, and you adopted me. Do you think you adopted me for nothing? You took my parents' pensions, my martyr's child allowance, and my parents' belongings. Do you think I'm stupid? Yes, maybe I was stupid before, but now you can't fool me, and you can't deceive me. I will go to the organization to investigate this matter."

Guan Jin staggered out. So much had happened that day. Although she tried her best not to look too disheveled or easy to bully, who could she hide from her unsteady steps?

Guan Jin left. Zhao Yafang and Guan Yong watched her run out, their faces grim and their hearts filled with complex emotions. Although Guan Jin wasn't their biological child, they had raised her for over twenty years. Even if she were a living person, they would still develop feelings for her after raising a cat or dog for over twenty years.

Zhao Yafang felt both angry and aggrieved, not only because the blood pack she had painstakingly nurtured had run away, but also because it had taken so much of her money. She was so upset that she felt like dying.

Guan Yong was upset by what Guan Jin had said: "What is this brat trying to do? She's looking for her biological parents. It's been over twenty years, and she still doesn't care at all about the kindness we showed her in raising her. She's such an ingrate."

“You can’t raise a child you’ve never had yourself. You’d better think about it quickly. If she really tells everyone about what happened between us, it’ll be a real problem. And then there’s the issue of her parents’ pension.” Zhao Yafang had a deeper affection for Guan Jin, after all, she had raised her herself, so she was much more distressed than Guan Yong.

Of course, she still cares most about her son.

"More than twenty years have passed since then. The people who handled this matter back then are either dead or retired from the military. She can't find them. What's important now is for us to pull some strings."

Guan Yong and his wife were worried that Guan Jin might give up and retaliate against them by reporting them, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.

Guan Jin stumbled back to the apartment the hospital had assigned her, closed the door, went into the bedroom, lay down on the bed, her chest heaving, her head spinning. She hadn't realized she was an adopted daughter. No wonder, no wonder her brother always called her an outsider when they were little, no wonder…

Guan Jin had broken up with Zhao Yafang, and the hospital was urging her to resolve her issues with Jiang Lin. Exhausted, Guan Jin asked to meet with Jiang Lin to talk things over in person.

Jiang Lin had just returned from his mission and agreed to Guan Jin's request.

When Jiang Lin saw Guan Jin again, he noticed that she had lost a lot of weight. He couldn't say he wasn't moved, but he had already made his decision and wouldn't change it. Otherwise, he would be letting down Political Commissar Zhang, who had helped him resolve the matter, and he didn't want to leave his superiors with an image of indecisiveness.

In the conference room of the hospital's political department, Guan Jin thought that Jiang Lin would at least say a few words of concern when he saw her current miserable state. Unexpectedly, he sat there without saying a word. Did he hate her that much? Could he really forget all the affection they had shared as husband and wife this year?

"Don't you have a single word to say to me?" Guan Jin asked Jiang Lin, her voice accusatory.

Jiang Lin remained expressionless and said in a flat tone, "I thought I had made myself very clear. Didn't you say you wanted to talk about divorce this time?"

Guan Jin's eyes were filled with tears: "Do you know that I was deceived by the Guan family? I am not their biological daughter. They have been brainwashing me since I was a child. They originally did not agree to our marriage. They wanted me to marry someone with a higher position who could help their son. I was instigated and encouraged by Zhao Yafang, which is why I got angry with you and that's why we ended up like this."

Guan Jin's words did indeed shock Jiang Lin; it was something he hadn't expected. He looked at Guan Jin and sighed, "Perhaps they have indeed influenced you, but Guan Jin, I don't actually care about them. It's just that your own mindset has changed."

You think they drove a wedge between us, but that's not the case. You think the same way yourself. Otherwise, why would you keep arguing with me about this? Some things have already happened and can't be changed or reversed.

I've made up my mind. Let's end this here. For me, a broken mirror can't be mended. Even if we continued together now, we could never go back to the way things were.