She narrowed her eyes, paying even closer attention to her, Lin Qingyan, and Lin Sisi. What exactly was the relationship between these three?
Lin Qingyan knew that Fang Huilan had no good intentions. She originally didn't want to talk to Fang Huilan, but there were two neighbors and her colleague Xu Xinning there, plus other military dependents from other residential compounds nearby. She didn't want to become the subject of gossip, so she replied to Fang Huilan indifferently, "I'm going to the city."
"Then let's get on the bus together later and drive around the city together."
"No, I have other things to do. You guys can go together."
After being rejected by Lin Qingyan, Fang Huilan tried to get closer to Lin Qingyan by changing the subject.
"Qingyan, you and Zhengting have been married for a while now. When are you going to have children? I'll help you take care of them when you have them."
Lin Qingyan was speechless. Fang Huilan was shameless, talking as if she were her own mother.
"Whether Zhengting and I have children is none of your concern. If we do have children, my mother-in-law can take care of them for us. Why would we need you?" In other words, it's none of your business. "You should worry about your own daughter and take care of her child."
"Qingyan, I'm your mother, how could I not care about you?"
Fang Huilan's words instantly drew Xu Xinning's attention tenfold, leaving her somewhat confused. How many daughters did Fang Huilan actually have? Wasn't she just an only child, Lin Sisi?
Unable to figure it out, she continued to listen carefully to the two men's conversation.
Lin Qingyan finally lost her patience with Fang Huilan. Trying to remain calm, she said, "What 'mother' stuff? First, you were just a stepmother before. Second, I've severed ties with Lin Heping, so you have even less to do with me. There are many acquaintances here. If you care about your daughter, please stop bothering me. All those words you said were just for show. If you insist I recount all the abuse you caused me, I'm perfectly willing to oblige."
Fang Huilan's expression suddenly changed when she heard her mention abuse.
"Qingyan, it's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. Since you don't want to have anything to do with us anymore, I won't force you. In any case, I'm doing this for your own good."
"You mean well? After my mother died, you wanted to strangle me and torture me to death. I'm just lucky that I wasn't tortured to death by you."
Almost everyone around them turned their attention to the two of them.
Nine out of ten of these people, who were military dependents in the family compound, knew Lin Qingyan. They never expected that the most capable woman in the compound had been raised in an abusive environment.
While they felt sorry for Lin Qingyan, their gaze towards Fang Huilan changed.
Lin Sisi pulled Fang Huilan aside and said, "Mom, please stop talking and be quiet."
She dared not be like Fang Huilan, pretending to speak well of Lin Qingyan, for fear that Lin Qingyan would continue to reveal what happened back in Jinshi.
Fang Huilan is leaving in a couple of days, but she wants to stay here long-term and can't afford to ruin her reputation.
Fang Huilan knew she wouldn't get anywhere with Lin Qingyan, so she obediently shut her mouth.
Originally, those people didn't know about the relationship between the mother and daughter and Lin Qingyan, but after they said it, the others found out.
Some of the military wives whispered among themselves, discussing what had just happened.
Zhang's wife, Yang Qiuyue, only just learned that Lin Qingyan had lived in such a family before, but Lin Qingyan had never mentioned it to them.
From the moment they met Lin Qingyan, they thought she was beautiful, with fair skin and a more refined demeanor than them. She also seemed to know a lot, like a "young lady" raised in a cadre family. They never imagined that Lin Qingyan had suffered so much in the past.
An old woman stood up, pointed at Fang Huilan and said, "So you are Dr. Lin's stepmother. I listened to Dr. Lin and realized that you were not good to her at all before."
Now you think she's successful and married a good man, so you're shamelessly trying to curry favor with her. Hmm, people say stepmothers are never good, and it's true!
"Exactly, exactly. Those who are malicious at heart are the best at pretending. If Dr. Lin hadn't said those things herself, I would have really thought she was concerned about Dr. Lin and had her best interests at heart."
Fang Huilan retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. This is our family matter. If you don't know the details, don't make hasty judgments."
In order to stop Fang Huilan from harassing her, Lin Qingyan was determined to completely break ties with Fang Huilan and Lin Sisi, even with other family members present.
"Fang Huilan, we should have broken off relations long ago and kept to ourselves. But you keep showing your hypocritical face to me. When I was little, all four of you bullied me. I finally got rid of you and had a few days of comfortable life, and you couldn't wait to cling to me."
Fang Huilan, no matter how nice you seem to me on the surface, I know you don't have good intentions. I advise you to stop plotting, and it's best if we remain strangers from now on.
"Qingyan." Fang Huilan sighed heavily in her heart. Not only had she failed to repair her relationship with Lin Qingyan, but things had become even more strained.
"Hey, why are you still calling them? They all know you have ulterior motives, can't you just tone it down and stop bothering them? If you ask me, you're not up to any good either. They ignore you, but you keep coming closer. It would be strange if you didn't have an ulterior motive."
"What purpose do I have? I just want to get closer to my daughter. I haven't treated her badly. We've always been good to her," Fang Huilan retorted shamelessly.
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