Li Ruorui was shocked that the daughter she had loved for so many years had said such a thing to her own daughter.

Lin Zhiluo had already suffered many similar humiliations and provocations from Lin Sijie in the Lin family, but this was the most serious one Lin Sijie had ever mentioned.

Her expression changed slightly. Even though she had suffered many times at Lin Sijie's hands and was despised by the Lin family, she had endured it all because the Lin family would never tolerate her. She had thought about leaving because she was utterly disappointed in the Lin family, but Lin Sijie discovered her thoughts.

So the Lin family started using Lin Zhiluo's studies to threaten her, and she couldn't even leave.

Just as Lin Zhiluo was about to slap Lin Sijie in anger, she saw the scheming in Lin Sijie's eyes and forcibly held back, trying to avoid Lin Sijie.

She now regrets not listening to Lin Jiayue and leaving the Lin family sooner; now she can't leave no matter what.

Lin Sijie snorted coldly, then grabbed Lin Zhiluo's hand and said softly, "This is a gift for you."

"Ah!" Lin Sijie let go of Lin Jiayue's hand and rolled down the stairs.

"Sijie!" The Lin family members happened to look over and saw Lin Sijie tumbling down the stairs. They were all terrified and rushed over.

"Mom, it hurts so much." Fortunately, Lin Sijie protected her head, but her arm was bent at an unnatural angle, indicating that she had a fracture. There were also unnatural abrasions on her other arms and legs.

In her dream, Li Ruorui glared angrily at Lin Zhiluo standing on the stairs, but no one noticed the panic and helplessness in her eyes.

In her dream, she was so angry that she ordered her to be locked in a room and not given any food or water.

In order to avenge Lin Sijie, Lin Hongxi secretly cut off the electricity to Lin Zhiluo's room. In the sweltering heat of Beijing, without air conditioning or a fan, and in a room without windows, Lin Zhiluo endured four days.

She fainted in her room and was woken up by a basin of water.

Li Ruorui looked at the person lying on the ground, with Lin Simo behind her. They both looked down at Lin Zhiluo with disdain.

Lin Simo said, "Because of you, Sijie's arm is broken. We don't know if it will recover well. We've arranged for you to take a leave of absence from school. Until her hand is healed, you will stay home and take care of her."

Li Ruorui looked at Lin Zhiluo with disgust: "How could you be so filthy? You're not even as good as the servants in the house."

After saying that, she turned and left. The room reeked. She didn't see that the dark room had no windows and was unnaturally stuffy. She had no idea how Lin Zhilu had survived all these days.

When Lin Zhilu heard that she had been suspended from school, the light in her eyes dimmed.

She lay on the ground and cried bitterly.

None of the Lin family members noticed that from that day on, Lin Simo didn't say a single word to them.

The day Lin Jiayue returned home was like a star surrounded by everyone. Except for Lin Jiayue, who was away on a business trip abroad, everyone was by Lin Sijie's side.

Lin Sijie was smug and provoked Lin Zhiluo from afar, knowing that everyone in the family was on her side.

Lin Zhiluo stood at a distance, watching the Lin family discuss how to celebrate Lin Sijie's birthday. She suddenly remembered that Lin Sijie and she shared the same birthday.

Li Ruorui felt wave after wave of torment. It was Lin Sijie's birthday, and Lin Zhiluo was suffering. She saw Lin Sijie acting pitiful and wronged, while Lin Hongxi, like a brainless idiot, rushed to bully Lin Zhiluo, pushing her into the icy lake and not allowing anyone else to save her.

Who would have thought that Lin Zhiluo couldn't swim? If someone hadn't discovered it, Lin Zhiluo might have died.

This was just the most insignificant thing among all the bullying Lin Zhilu suffered in the Lin family.

Lin Simo's cold indifference, Lin Gaomin's contemptuous disregard, Lin Sijie's secret framing, and Lin Hongxi's bullying.

Even when no one could see him, he allowed outsiders to bully the sister he had found from outside. In his heart, he truly only recognized Lin Sijie as his sister.

As for her... Li Ruorui felt like slapping her dream self. What had she done to hurt Lin Zhiluo's heart time and time again, even taking away her right to go to school?

She still has a bright future even if she doesn't return to the Lin family. She is a student at Tsinghua University and studies very well. Once she graduates, she can live a happy and simple life.

Little did she know that the Lin family was the one who ruined her life.

Later, Lin Zhiluo was framed by Lin Sijie, and her photoshopped picture appeared on the screen at Lin Qiu's birthday party. Lin Zhiluo was kicked out of the Lin family that day.

A year after Lin Zhiluo left the Lin family, Lin Sijie felt that the Lin family had forgotten Lin Zhiluo's existence. She used Lin Hongxi to have his men kill Lin Zhiluo. Before she died, Lin Zhiluo wanted to say one last thing to the Lin family, but the call was already connected.

Lin Zhiluo heard Li Ruorui say, "Luckily I didn't say that Lin Zhiluo was my daughter. I wish I had never given birth to her."

With those words, Lin Zhiluo fell into an endless abyss.

"Ah!" Li Ruorui finally woke up. It was already daylight outside. Li Ruorui stared blankly outside. She had actually witnessed Lin Zhiluo's entire life in one night.

She clutched her heart and gasped for breath, wondering why it hurt so much.

Li Ruorui recalled the dream she had the night before last, in which Lin Zhiluo hated her so much. Tears streamed down her face. In the early morning before sunrise, Li Ruorui lost control of her emotions.

Lin Zhiluo slowly woke up. While eating, Bai Sixing and Qi Zhiyang kept watching Lin Zhiluo. She had a smile on her face after waking up.

Faced with two faces that wanted to know why she was so happy, Lin Zhiluo said nothing. She slowly got up, glanced at the time, and said, "I'm going to the other side to find something. You two stay home and behave yourselves."

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