Song Wan lowered her eyelids and said in a low voice after a long while, "I have to live in Yangcheng by myself. The cost of living is high there, so I need to save some money for myself."
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Li almost jumped up and grabbed her ear.
In her memory, this youngest daughter was the most obedient and submissive.
Lin Zhaojiang is such a formidable person, yet Song Wan stayed by his side unharmed for three years.
She knew Song Wan well; this daughter was gentle and forbearing, always appearing timid and submissive, never daring to utter a word of rebuttal.
But now, they've really grown up and don't even send money home anymore!
Chen Li's expression changed, and she glared at her, asking, "Tell me the truth, did you spend all your money on that pretty boy?"
Song Wan was stunned. "What pretty boy?"
"That guy!" Chen Li was furious. "Oh, I know! You cheated on Young Master Bai with someone else, and the Bai family found out, which is why they called off the engagement, right?!"
"Mom, you..."
Song Wan felt very wronged and couldn't believe that the woman in front of her was really her biological mother.
Do other mothers react this way when their daughters are jilted at marriage?
Song Wan turned her face away and remained silent. Chen Li hated her taciturn nature the most and was about to explode when Song Xi's voice came from outside the door.
"Mom, I bought what you asked me to buy!"
Song Xi quickly squeezed into the kitchen and shielded Song Wan behind her.
She came to help her sister out of the predicament.
"Mom, Wanwan just got back, how can you let her work in the kitchen! I'll do the rest, let Wanwan rest!"
"What would we eat if we didn't work? If I didn't work, would you siblings have grown up like this?"
Chen Li's sarcastic remarks annoyed Song Wan, and Song Xi felt helpless as well.
"Mom, you can't treat Wanwan like this..." Song Xi said in a low voice, "It takes two to tango when it comes to a breakup, Young Master Bai is also at fault..."
"What are you doing here causing trouble?" Chen Li said impatiently. "You should mind your own business first! Wu Qiang is a capable man who can earn some money for our family, and yet you divorced him! Ha, let's see what kind of person you can find in the future!"
The air seemed to freeze instantly.
Song Wan let out a soft scoff.
At this moment, she felt somewhat fortunate, fortunate that she had lost her memory. Judging from her mother's condition, her own childhood probably wasn't much better.
Fortunately, those memories are gone, otherwise I would still have to live with those unpleasant memories.
"Alright, you two aren't much help anyway, so hurry up and get out of here!" Chen Li glanced at them. "Ah Huai will be back soon, and he'll definitely be hungry. I need to quickly make some chicken soup for him to nourish him!"
Upon hearing this, Song Wan looked at her sister with some confusion, "Where did brother go?"
Song Xi said in a low voice, "They went to play cards."
Song Huai had nowhere else to go but drinking parties and card games.
Song Wan was furious: "Mom, my brother is always doing nothing productive, and you just let him get away with it like this? You expect me to work hard to earn money for him?"
"So what!" Chen Li retorted. "Your brother isn't in good health, can't he relax and have some fun? Hey, you two, don't just stand there! Our area is going to be demolished soon, and we'll get a new house and some compensation. Xiao Xi, you and your sister should sign that agreement quickly, before things get complicated!"
Song Wan stared at her mother in disbelief. At that moment, her heart felt like a giant volcano was blocking it, with lava surging through every vein.
"So..." her voice trembled, "your daughter's role in this family is just to subsidize your son, is that right?"
"What's wrong?" Chen Li retorted. "This old house was left to me by your father! I have the right to dispose of it! I can give it to whomever I want!"
"Was our house like this before?" Song Wan suddenly raised her voice. "When you came to visit me in Yangcheng, didn't you say that we lived in a very nice house? How come we've moved to this old, run-down place now? Did my brother squander the money from our old house, and now you're eyeing this old place again?!"
These were just some angry words from Song Wan, but unexpectedly, they hit the mark, and she noticed a guilty look on her mother's face.
However, that guilty conscience soon turned into doubt and surprise.
“Wanwan, you…” Chen Li stared at her intently, “What have you remembered?”
Song Wan was completely baffled by her question.
Chen Li grabbed her, "Are you thinking about that person from before?!"
"What?" Song Wan asked, puzzled. "Who was it before?"
"that is……"
Before Chen Li could finish speaking, Song Wan's phone rang.
She quickly turned around and went to the living room to answer the phone.
"Would you like to come downstairs now and go for a walk with me?"
On the other end of the phone was Lin Zhaojiang, whose deep, pleasant voice carried a hint of doting affection.
Instead of attending to his official business, he waited downstairs at her apartment building. He knew what kind of predicament she would face; after all, he had dealt with Chen Li a few years ago.
He also knew that Song Wan's family both hated and feared him.
After helping Song Xi get a divorce, he solemnly warned her not to reveal his relationship with Song Wan to anyone. So far, Chen Li doesn't know that the person Song Wan is dating is Lin Zhaojiang.
Hearing his voice, Song Wan felt a little better and smiled gently, "You came to pick me up so early?"
"Yes, I'd like to introduce you to a few people."
"who?"
Lin Zhaojiang said softly, "You'll know when you get there."
Song Wan sweetly agreed, briefly greeted Chen Li, and then went straight downstairs.
That house was so suffocating; she really didn't want to stay there for even a second longer.
Lin Zhaojiang's car was at the intersection.
He didn't say a word the whole way, but the smile on his face made anyone who saw it feel like he had gained the whole world.
He held the steering wheel with one hand and Song Wan's hand with the other. The familiar street scenes on both sides of the road were places where they had left their mark.
Lin Zhaojiang never imagined that one day he would be able to hold her little hand and drive his car down this street.
"What's wrong with you?" Song Wan found him amusing. "What's making you so happy?"
He uttered four words calmly: "Lost and found."
"What?"
"It's nothing." He smiled and, while waiting at a red light, gently kissed her small hand.
Song Wan felt a strange sensation in her heart.
From the moment she set foot in Yun City, the city seemed shrouded in a veil of mystery. She longed to remove it and see the true face of the city, yet she was also afraid to see it.
She didn't know where this feeling came from.
From the moment she returned home, her mother began saying strange things to her, and now, Lin Zhaojiang is also saying strange things to her.
"Zhaojiang".
"What's wrong?"
Song Wan pursed her lips and leaned against him. "You won't lose me, and I won't lose you, right?"
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