Wu Liu didn't leave her room for two whole days, which worried Bai Yajing a lot. When the elders in the family asked about it, she always made excuses.
Carrying the millet porridge I had cooked for her, I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Liu Liu, it's Mom. May I come in?"
There was a rustling sound coming from inside. Wu Liu got out of bed and opened the door for Bai Yajing.
The moment the door opened, Bai Yajing felt a sharp pain in her heart at her pale face and lifeless eyes.
Seeing that she was wearing only thin clothes, he quickly pulled her into the house and closed the door.
She hadn't touched the food that had been brought in the past two days, so she couldn't resist coming in to check on it today.
They stuffed the person into the blanket and wrapped them up.
"Food is essential for life. You'll get hungry if you skip a meal. You haven't eaten properly for two days, so have some stomach-soothing porridge first."
She opened the lunchbox, scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it to cool it down, and held it to her lips, looking at her expectantly.
Wu Liu's nose tingled, and tears began to fall in large drops again.
Bai Yajing quickly put down the porridge and wiped away her tears.
"Okay, okay, it's all in the past. Everything will be alright. Let's fill our stomachs first, okay?"
After a while, I heard her soft voice say "Mmm".
She patiently fed her spoonful by spoonful until she finished a bowl of porridge before stopping.
The bowl collided with the table, making a dull thud that struck Wu Liu's heart.
She knew she couldn't avoid it today; her mother would definitely have a serious talk with her...
Sure enough, her mother spoke up, "Liu Liu, you must have calmed down by now, right?"
"Can you have a proper talk with your mother?"
Wu Liu's personality is too sensible and gentle; she will never get over her inner turmoil unless she opens up.
Liu Liu closed her eyes, her heart pounding wildly. First came extreme shame, as if she had been stripped naked in public. Then, a mix of resentment and rebellion surged up within her.
"Mom...I..." Her voice trembled slightly.
Bai Yajing listened with anticipation and patience.
"I want to know why? You're so resistant to my liking him, is it because I'm not good enough?"
Bai Yajing felt utterly disappointed. She had thought that after two days, she would have come to her senses, but she hadn't expected that she would be stuck in a dead end and refuse to turn back.
She took a deep breath to compose herself, lowered her voice, but every word was like a knife, "Liu Liu, I adopted you and raised you as my own daughter. I never thought of letting you marry your brother!"
You are very good, but this is not something that can be achieved simply by being good enough!
You're siblings! Nominally and always will be! You're stabbing me in the heart, and you're destroying yourself and this family!
“But we’re not related!” Wu Liu blurted out, tears finally streaming down her face, sustained only by her rebellious spirit. “We’re not related by blood! Why not? What’s wrong with me liking him?!”
"Wrong! Utterly wrong!" Bai Yajing grabbed her arm, squeezing it so hard it hurt. "Life isn't just about liking or disliking! The gossip outside can drown a person!"
Do you two care about your future? Do you care about the reputation of this family?
Your dad is in such a sensitive position, how many people are watching him? Our whole family is very careful, afraid of making a mistake!
"Is all the teaching I've given you over the years just to make you so reckless and selfish?"
"Selfish?"
Wu Liu's heart trembled. She was hurt by these words. She suddenly shook off Bai Yajing's hand, her voice trembling with sobs and sharpness, and with a desperate gamble: "Just because I am adopted, do I not even have the right to like someone?"
Have you never truly considered me your daughter? Is that why you feel I'm not good enough for your own son?!
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