Gu Yu's question made Ye Luo's expression stiffen. Her eyes flickered, her mouth moved slightly, but she remained defiant.
"So what if I am, Mom? Don't you support me?"
"When did I ever support your philandering with a married man?"
She stared wide-eyed in disbelief, thinking she had misheard. How could such distorted facts come from her own daughter's mouth?
"You don't know me, so why don't you help me look up Cheng Ran's information? Mom, you know I like him, so why can't I compete with Jiang Wanqing? Just because you're working with her? Then why can't you help me not work with her?"
She blurted out her words without thinking, and Gu Yu's brows furrowed even more as she listened.
"What are you talking about? Mom helped you look up information about your savior. You said yourself that if he has a family, you would rationally restrain yourself even if you like him. What does this have to do with whether I have a business relationship with Jiang Wanqing? Even if Cheng Ran's wife isn't her, I would still advise you!"
"I don't care! If I can't marry the person I love, I'd rather never get married. Besides, Jiang Wanqing and Cheng Ran definitely won't last a lifetime. I'm still young, I have plenty of opportunities!"
She seemed to have gone mad, unable to listen to anything Gu Yu said, only preoccupied with her own fantasies.
Just as Gu Yu was about to sit down and have a proper talk with her, Ye Yu and Jiang Xiu walked in hand in hand from outside, completely unconcerned.
Ye Luo, however, acted as if she hadn't seen him at all, and went up to greet him warmly, calling out to him.
"Dad, you're back. I need your help with something."
"Oh? What does Luo Luo want? As long as Dad can do it, I'll do it for you!"
"Yes, Luo Luo, you are A Yu's favorite and most beloved daughter. Even if you want the stars in the sky, he will find a way to get them for you. Just say the word."
Jiang Xiu spoke to her in a gentle voice. In Gu Yu's eyes, they had started to develop into a family at some point, and she, the original wife and Ye Luo's biological mother, had become an eyesore of an outsider!
"Lolo, come back!"
She tried to call her daughter back with her last bit of hope, but her daughter wouldn't listen and kept making demands of Ye Yu.
"Dad, I need to go to an exchange meeting. Can you get me an invitation?"
"An exchange meeting? Didn't Professor Xue give you an invitation? As far as I know, as an authority in the industry, he definitely has..."
"Dad, don't mention that old man. Ever since I became his student, he hasn't given me a single benefit. He only cares about Jiang Wanqing, and he even gave her the invitation! I'm going to this exchange meeting no matter what, Dad, please help me think of a way!"
Ye Luo shook Ye Yu's other arm, pleading sweetly.
"Okay, okay, Dad will get it for you."
"Thank you, Dad, you're the best!"
Gu Yu's eyelids twitched. Her daughter was slowly slipping out of her control, becoming unscrupulous and willing to do anything to achieve her goals...
She recalled what Jiang Wanqing had said on the phone earlier that day, telling her to pay more attention to Ye Luo, as sometimes betrayal by loved ones is the most painful. At the time, she hadn't taken it seriously.
Jiang Wanqing told her not to jump to conclusions too soon, but she didn't expect that "not to jump to conclusions" would come so early!
"Lolo, you weren't invited to that exchange meeting, do you really have to go? Maybe it's not suitable for you..."
"Mom! Do you have to spoil the fun at a time like this? Why can Jiang Wanqing go to an event but I can't? What do I lack that she does? If you keep saying that, don't blame me for getting angry!"
"you……"
Gu Yu still remembers how well-behaved her daughter was on her first day back in China. She kept saying that she would be her strongest support after returning home. But look at her now, how could she have turned out like this in such a short time?
"Yes, Luo Luo is an adult now, why do you have to interfere with her decision? Professor Xue didn't give her an invitation, it's definitely not because it's inappropriate, but because Jiang Wanqing stirred things up. Speaking of our Luo Luo, she's a top student who came back from abroad, how could she be inferior to that woman! You're confused!"
"Hmph, she doesn't know anything. She says she's thinking about Luo Luo, but she's only thinking about herself. Otherwise, she wouldn't have accomplished nothing. Even you know that opening a factory can make money, but she has been doing things that have embezzled the Ye family all these years!"
Ye Yu patted Jiang Xiu's hand, and Ye Luo stood beside them, as if there was a clear dividing line between them.
"Lolo, do you miss Mom too?"
She only cared about her daughter's answer; as for that despicable couple, she had long since given up on them.
"mom……"
Ye Luo seemed to hesitate for a moment, gently biting her lower lip, but soon her personal interests took over, and she held onto her father Ye Yu's arm without moving.
"Why are you siding with outsiders instead of me? What do you mean I'm inappropriate?"
"Mom thinks..."
"Enough, Mom! Perhaps you've never understood me. All these years while I was abroad, all you ever asked me was how I was eating and dressing. Even the money I spent came from Dad. You haven't contributed anything, and you don't care what I'm thinking. Do you really want to stand in the way of my bright future?"
It felt like a knife had been stabbed into her heart; she was in excruciating pain. These hurtful words pierced Gu Yu's heart, and she shook her head, despair welling up in her eyes.
"How did you become like this..."
"It's not that I've changed, it's that you're asking for too much, Mom!"
"Hmph, Luo Luo, you've finally figured it out. Dad will definitely get you an invitation."
Ye Yu curled his lips in a smug smile. He had been worried that his daughter would become his enemy, but now it seemed he didn't need to worry. Indeed, no amount of concern could compare to the power and money in his hands.
The three people walked straight past Gu Yu. She gritted her teeth, and the elegance she used to be proud of was completely gone. Even her hair seemed to mock her, falling in strands.
"Why did this happen? What did I do wrong, Luo Luo? I'm your mother!"
Jiang Xiu stopped and said sarcastically, "Are you heartbroken? So what if you have a daughter? Judging by the looks of it, it won't be long before she recognizes me as her mother!"
"You bitch!"
"Don't touch me, okay? I'm carrying A-Yu's child. If anything happens to me, you won't be able to pay for it with your life!"
After she finished speaking, she patted her belly and swayed her hips as she walked towards the room.
Gu Yu slumped into the chair, feeling utterly exhausted, when a sentence from Jiang Wanqing suddenly came to mind.
If you've realized that your daughter and you aren't on the same side, you can contact me again. Perhaps I can offer some other ways to turn things around.
She must turn the tables! She's determined to turn things around! Since her husband is unreliable and even her daughter has betrayed her, she must seize power and control over all the benefits!
She hurriedly called Jiang Wanqing, but was told to wait until the exchange meeting ended...
That night, Jiang Wanqing had just finished a phone call when Cheng Ran pulled her into his arms.
Whose call was it?
"Well, Gu Yu, she's quite pitiful, but... I don't want to pay attention to her until she's completely prepared to turn the tables."
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