Saving her, helping her—that's how Li Hun sees himself, isn't it? After hearing so much praise from others, even Li Hun himself believes he's a good brother who loves and cares for his younger sister.
Why was she able to succeed in her scheme? Mainly because she had leverage over Li Hun.
As she nestled into Li Hun's arms, she whispered something to him.
“Brother, they know you’ve been using white stuff outside. They told me to come back and tell you that if you don’t come over in three minutes, they’ll spread the word.”
If Li Hun hadn't done it, why would she have gone? And if she hadn't gone, why would her leg have been broken? Ultimately, it was just a pretext, a reason for Li Hun to appease her mother and protect her reputation.
Li Hun guessed that she had conspired with others to break his leg, but so what? Did Li Hun dare to make a big fuss about it and tell his mother the truth immediately?
No, I wouldn't dare. Li Hun was a scoundrel from beginning to end, a hypocrite.
The books were required by her father, not something Li Hun asked for. In Li Hun's eyes, the idea of working with her mother to collect manure to earn her tuition was just an excuse for Li Hun and her mother to secretly go to the state-run restaurant for meat.
"Mom, do you know what Dad wrote on the last page of the little notebook?"
The past is like smoke, but for Li Su, it's not. Others see smoke as something to forget, but she sees it as something to inhale. Only by inhaling it can she make the smoke linger in her mind.
Make her remember, vividly, how she spent these years.
"Write, what did you write?"
Judging from Li Su's attitude, Li's mother guessed what was going on. Li's father had told her this when he was still alive, but she hadn't believed him.
In her belief, sons are treasures, while daughters are worthless.
Or perhaps, having suffered so much, she didn't want to see Li Su living such a sweet life. Originally, Li Su's father had named her Li Tian (meaning "sweet").
She hoped Li Su would grow up happily and healthily. After Li's father passed away, she gave Li Su this name.
Sweetness—she never had it, and Li Su will never have it either.
"What, Mother? You're really good at pretending."
"The last page contains Father's will. He said that if anything were to happen to him, everything in the family would belong to me. So, Mother, what you said about you supporting my education is false. Li Hun's claim that he begged you to let me go to school is also false. I was able to go to school entirely because of my father, not because of you."
“Dad didn’t die a natural death, he died an accident. He must have received a lot of compensation! According to Dad, I should be the one enjoying everything in the family, not Li Hun. I should be the one living a good life, not Li Hun. It was you, Mom, who changed all of this, yet you still expect me to be grateful.”
"Mother, if I hadn't seen what Father wrote, would my life have just passed by in a daze? Mother, I did scheme against Li Hun and teamed up with others to take him down, but who told him to block my way and still not let me go even after knowing everything?"
"To be honest, it was you who caused the harm, not me. If you could have treated everyone equally and not changed Father's wishes, the broken leg would never have happened. And Li Hun, if you hadn't liked using me as a show, none of this would have happened."
"Why? I was the one who ate sweets in the first place, so why did I become Li Hun? I've already suffered enough, why won't you leave me alone?"
He resembled a madman, yet also seemed to be questioning himself.
Li Su wanted to cry, but found she couldn't. She had been too heartbroken; she had no tears left.
The silence of Li's mother and Li Hun was obvious, but what good did it do? They knew everything, yet they still preferred to keep it from her and play games with her.
Does it make sense? Perhaps it does, but only to Li Hun and his group.
As they continued to lie and keep it a secret, the truth eventually came to light. Li's mother and Li Hun, having heard so much from outsiders, gradually began to accept that they had been too good to her.
Knowing that she had plotted against Li Hun, he felt it was only natural to torment her.
But the truth is, she never spent Li's mother's money, nor did she owe Li Hun any favors. Everything she needed to grow up was prepared by her father.
Everything originally belonged to her, but the two people in front of her twisted the truth.
Sometimes, Li Su hated that she was too smart, because smart people suffer; but other times, she was glad she was smart.
Knowing everything, he plotted against Li Hun and exposed the hypocrisy.
Wu Daqiang and Kong Hua's eyes flashed with a sharp light, while Li Su resumed her previous questioning demeanor.
“Mom, I have Dad’s will. I’ll keep it safe for now. This house is for your retirement, and all the money is yours. But after you pass away, I will take the house back.”
Li Su gave a cold laugh and then looked at Li Hun.
"Li Hun, have you been comfortable spending my money all these years? For the sake of our brother-sister relationship, I'll keep what you did a secret. But you must not do anything to upset me, otherwise, as long as I'm alive, I will definitely send you to where you belong. I think you understand what I mean."
Li Hun understood the first part of the implied meaning.
The white powder he had used back then, and the words Li Su had said to him when she threw herself into his arms, all flashed through Li Hun's mind. Li Hun understood that Li Su was warning him.
Their eyes met, and Li Su smiled slowly. She walked over and whispered something in Li Hun's ear.
"Li Hun, your leg has actually healed a long time ago, hasn't it? I saw you walking, in..."
Li Su didn't say a word, but for no reason, Li Hun broke out in a cold sweat, his face turning deathly pale.
Li's mother stepped forward, heartbroken, wanting to push Li Hun away and to scold and beat Li Su as she used to. But when she saw Li Su's eyes, she couldn't open her mouth, couldn't utter a word, and couldn't move her hands.
She used to hit people whenever she wanted; Li Su was her daughter.
After everything was revealed, Li's mother inexplicably felt a sense of fear towards Li Su.
"Mother, remember what I said. I will definitely take back what belongs to me. Don't even think about switching it with something else."
She understood what "switching the beams and pillars" meant, Li's mother understood it, and Li Hun understood it even better.
"Li Hun, you wouldn't take your sister's things, would you? It wouldn't look good if word got out!"
Although Li Hun couldn't figure out the meaning behind Li Su's last words, it didn't diminish his wariness of Li Su.
"I don't..."
He couldn't bring himself to say the word "will." Didn't he want the house? No, he did want it, but did he dare? He was wary of Li Su.
Looking back at Wu Daqiang and Kong Hua, Li Su quietly stepped forward.
"Uncle and Aunt, are you sure you want to adopt me? Do you really want to be my new mom and dad?"
A look of anticipation and eagerness appeared in their eyes—this was what Wu Daqiang and Kong Hua wanted to see.
They're ruthless, but that's fine. As long as Li Su wants to go with them, that's all that matters. Once they're gone and at their house, what are they afraid of Li Su doing?
Knowing Li Su's ruthlessness, and taking precautions, they weren't like Li Su's mother and son, who would be easily outmaneuvered by Li Su.
“Yes, Li Su, it’s not your fault, it’s their fault. We are so lucky to have such a sensible daughter as you.”
Unable to hold back her tears, Li Su burst into sobs.
"Mom and Dad, I will definitely take good care of you in the future. I will be your daughter from now on."
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