After saying that, without giving Li's mother any time to react, Li Su turned and left.
The last shred of affection she had for Li's mother vanished as her mother remained silent; perhaps it was foolish of her.
Because of the slight concern shown by Li's mother, I softened and said everything that needed to be said, and cut ties completely this time.
Whether Li's mother lived a good life or a bad one was no longer her concern. In the eyes of outsiders, she was just someone who had been sent away.
"I just wanted to see you."
After the person left, Li's mother spoke.
Tears streamed down her face unconsciously, but Li's mother seemed oblivious, simply standing there quietly watching Li Su leave.
She knew that this departure would be for a lifetime.
Thinking of those three words made Li's mother's tears flow even more fiercely.
Her life was miserable. She was neglected by her parents when she was young, unloved when she was young, lost her children in middle age, and had no one to rely on in her old age. She wanted to live with guilt her whole life.
Whose fault is it?
She brought it all on herself. If she had treated Li Su better back then, and hadn't been jealous of her own daughter, wouldn't her lover have gradually shown her more affection?
A harmonious family, a spouse who doesn't die young, children treated equally—will one be surrounded by children and grandchildren in old age?
It's all fake, all fake, just her fantasy. If she could do it all over again, she would atone for what she had done.
Yesterday's dusk was the same, today the old trees and withered vines remain.
Slowly walking back to the eaves, Li's mother sat quietly, gazing into the distance.
She was waiting for the right time, and for some people who would never return.
She saw them off one by one; now, it's time to guard the road back.
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