After an unknown amount of time, Song Wan calmed down.
She took a deep breath after seeing the man in front of her clearly, and suddenly felt a painful emptiness in her heart, as if something had been ripped out.
"Wanwan!" Lin Zhaojiang was still worried about her, frantically rubbing her hands and apologizing repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I was too impatient, I... I shouldn't have treated you like that! Don't worry, I promise I won't do anything you don't want me to do in the future!"
Song Wan stared at him blankly for a long time, then gently shook her head.
"No, it's my fault," she said softly. "I'm the one who should apologize. I don't know what happened to me, but for a moment just now, it seemed like..."
Before she could finish speaking, her phone rang.
Lin Zhaojiang helped her straighten her clothes, adjusted her seat, and then took off his coat and covered her legs with it.
Song Wan answered the phone, and her sister Song Xi's stammering voice came from the other end: "Wanwan... can you... can you come home soon? Mom..."
"Alright, alright, I'll say it myself!"
The phone was snatched away by another person.
"Wanwan, it's me!"
Song Wan was stunned for a moment; she recognized the voice. Even after she lost her memory following the accident, the voice still echoed in her ears from time to time.
At first, I was concerned about her, but later I mostly asked her for money.
At this moment, Song Wan felt a little uncertain and timidly called out, "Mom."
Chen Li still didn't give a good look when she heard "Mom".
"I'm telling you, you've got your heart set on something in Yangcheng, haven't you? It's been so long since you sent money home! Don't think that just because you've married into the Bai family, you're now the young mistress of the Bai family! No matter how high you climb or how well you marry, you're still my daughter!"
Song Wan felt as if something was blocking her chest, and a faint sadness welled up in her eyes.
Everyone says that being born into the right family is a skill, but clearly her skill wasn't very good. She couldn't choose her family of origin, so she had to accept her fate.
But what she didn't understand was why her mother treated her this way.
Was her mother like this before she lost her memory?
"I'm talking to you! Why don't you even make a sound?"
Song Wan suddenly snapped out of her daze and whispered, "Mom, I'm outside..."
“I don’t care where you are, you haven’t sent money home in a long time, so hurry up when you get back! Just transfer money to your brother’s card! Oh, and also, come back home in the next couple of days when you have some free time.”
"What happened?"
"Our old house is going to be demolished, right?" Chen Li said casually. "We'll get a new house and some compensation money. All of this will be left to your brother. Come back and sign the agreement with Xiaoxi!"
Song Wan was taken aback. "What agreement?"
"An agreement to waive inheritance rights!" Chen Li gradually lost her patience. "You've lived in a big city like Yangcheng for so long, you haven't even heard of this, have you? If you sign the agreement, the house and money will all go to your brother. Isn't that what you call... legal protection?"
Song Wan's mind went blank, and her heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand.
Meanwhile, Chen Li continued her incessant nagging: "Your father passed away early, and I raised you three children all by myself. Do you know how hard it was for me? Your brother is the only son of the Song family. Everything I did was for the Song family! These things are useless to you and your sister! Once your sister marries someone else, won't the property take someone else's name? And you, you're going to marry Young Master Bai, aren't you? Do you think the Bai family would even care about this little bit of money?"
"By the way, Wanwan, how have things been between you and Young Master Bai lately? Think of a way to make him completely obedient to you, and get as much as you can from him, do you hear me?"
The car was quiet, so quiet it felt like a vacuum. Every word coming from the microphone was clearly audible to Lin Zhaojiang.
His cold, upturned lips revealed a hint of contempt.
It turns out that the saying is true: "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature."
It was all thanks to her that Song Wan was with him for money in the past. And after Song Wan got together with him, Chen Li used the same excuse—while you are young and beautiful, and Lin Zhaojiang is still interested in you, hurry up and get more money from him!
A sinister glint flashed in Lin Zhaojiang's eyes.
He gently put his arm around Song Wan's shoulder and took the phone from her hand.
Caught off guard, Song Wan had no time to react when she heard Lin Zhaojiang's deep voice say into the phone, "She and Bai Ruogu have broken up."
The other end paused for a few seconds, then suddenly erupted in a sharp sound.
"You... what did you say? Hey! Who are you? Did Wanwan break up with Young Master Bai because of you?"
"Quiet down." Lin Zhaojiang's voice had a commanding presence. "I'll go home with her in a few days, and then you'll see who I am."
"What?!"
Lin Zhaojiang didn't waste any more time with her and hung up the phone immediately.
He turned his head and met Song Wan's bewildered gaze.
His heart ached, and he gently embraced her, whispering in her ear, "It's okay, I'll go back with you this time."
"But……"
"But you can't sign this."
Song Wan looked up and gazed at him quietly.
Lin Zhaojiang brushed a stray hair from her forehead and chuckled, "You should rightfully have a share of your family's assets. Your mother's arrangement completely disregards the interests of you and your sister."
“My mom has always been like this.” Song Wan smiled bitterly. “Sometimes I even wonder if my sister and I are really her biological children. Why does she love my brother so much, but only cares about money and nothing else about me and my sister?”
The words "preferring sons to daughters" were on the tip of his tongue, but Lin Zhaojiang swallowed them back. He wanted to comfort her, so he changed his reason:
“Your brother is in poor health, and mothers often tend to favor the child who is less healthy… Don’t worry too much about it. When we go back this time, I’ll help you take care of things.”
"You..." Song Wan's eyes widened, "How did you know my brother's health wasn't good?"
Lin Zhaojiang's heart skipped a beat.
Yes, during the time they were dating, she never mentioned her family to him. His knowledge of her family was limited to knowing that she had older brothers and sisters and a mother who didn't really love her.
Her brother was in poor health, which was why she used to be with him.
Lin Zhaojiang's lips twitched slightly, forcing a smile. "This... I guessed. Heh, I don't think there are absolutely any parents in this world who favor sons over daughters. Parents will all give special care to the child who is weak and sickly, so I deduced that your brother must be in poor health..."
Song Wan was half-believing and half-doubting, her brows furrowing slightly.
This statement doesn't seem very convincing; it's rather far-fetched.
"Wanwan, don't think too much about it," Lin Zhaojiang said. "I'll hand over my work here and then come home with you this weekend, okay?"
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