Gu Qingli couldn't hold back any longer. She almost fell off her chair. "I'm warning you, our company's legal team is very strong. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll definitely bring you to court."
But the confidence in these words was obviously insufficient. After all, no one could explain her loving eyes.
And no normal person would give their stepdaughter a photo of themselves with other people.
Gu Qingli couldn't help but recall the details of their interactions over the years.
In fact, many people around me say that my mother is an introverted person. She is always cold and aloof when attending events with my father, and he has never been affectionate in front of her at home.
At first, she thought that the two of them were concerned about their reputation and were embarrassed to show their unknown side to others.
At that time, because of the way the two of them got along, many people predicted the failure of this marriage and said that their marriage was a tool to help both families move to a higher level.
Many people privately bet on when the two of them would divorce, or whether they would go their separate ways after marriage.
It was because my parents were never involved in any gossip after they got married, and my mother was always very good to me, that they changed their reputation and became a perfect couple that everyone envied.
The only variable in their relationship was herself. She clearly remembered that her mother was very kind to her when she first got married, and her eyes were very gentle when she looked at her.
At that time, my grandparents said that my mother married my father because she was so cute.
She used to think of this as a joke, but now, if she puts it into the given context, her strange behavior can be explained.
Gu Qingli was a master at controlling his emotions. Even after learning about such a shocking event, he remained calm and continued to sit in the livestream. "Master, if what you said is true, then why have I never seen her come to see my mother, nor have I heard my mother mention her?"
Su Yanye replied calmly, "Because they have only met a few times, in your mother's eyes, she is just a stranger they have spoken to, so naturally they won't have any private interactions."
The story of their meeting is actually very ordinary, which is the most common routine in romance novels, except that the protagonists of the story become two girls.
Because of some unspeakable reasons of the Song family, Song Huanyan was sent to her grandmother's house who had already moved to the countryside as soon as she was born.
Although she lived a carefree life there, no one taught her the etiquette and ways of doing things in upper class society.
When she was taken back home after her grandmother passed away, she felt out of place in this family. Although her other brothers and sisters did not bully her, they could not get close to her either.
Seeing that no one in the family plays with her, some people who are not favored at home will bully her to show their status.
Song Huanyan has not been close to her parents since she was a child. Even when she suffered a lot of grievances, she did not dare to ask for help and could only endure it silently.
Seeing that there was no punishment for bullying her, those people became even more violent in hurting her.
In this abnormal environment, Song Huanyan developed serious psychological problems and even had thoughts of committing suicide.
That day, she came to the beach alone, and when she was about to jump down, she met Xu Qingdai who was on vacation with her family.
Xu Qingdai didn't say any words of comfort, nor did she call for help in a panic. She just sat down beside her calmly, like an old friend.
“You may not know me, but I’ve seen you at the Song family. If you don’t mind, you can treat me as your friend.”
Song Huanyan glanced at her secretly. Of course she knew Xu Qingdai. After all, her parents at home always talked about how well the Xu family's daughter was brought up and how envious they were.
She used to think that the outstanding people who were talked about by the adults in various families should not like to be bothered by others, but she didn't expect that she was so gentle.
Seeing Song Huanyan secretly looking at her without saying anything, she didn't rush and took off the bracelet on her hand: "This is made of shells I carefully selected on the beach yesterday. I give it to you."
After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Song Huanyan to answer and directly stuffed the bracelet into her hand: "I'm leaving first. You can come to my house to play with me later."
Song Huanyan held the bracelet that still had body temperature and found a note stuffed in an open shell.
She carefully opened the note and saw that it said: Sometimes you can be bolder.
She carefully put the note into her pocket, smiled at the endless sea, suppressed her emotions and left the beach.
She thought that she was not alone and there was always someone in this world who cared about her.
After returning home, she was scolded by her family again for running around without permission, but this time she was not sad because she saw concern in her parents' eyes.
At this moment, she realized that she might have gotten into a dead end and had brought a lot of trouble to her life.
Just when she was thinking about whether to tell her family that she was being bullied, her parents suddenly called her into the house.
As soon as Mother Song saw her daughter come in, she hugged her and burst into tears, soaking her clothes with tears: "My silly child, why didn't you tell your parents about all the bullying you suffered? If no one had told me, would you have kept it a secret from us forever?"
Song's father's eyes were also red: "It's also my fault that I didn't care about you enough, which allowed some people to take advantage of the situation. Don't worry, Dad will definitely help you get revenge."
Song Huanyan understood from her parents' behavior that they already knew that she was being bullied. She thought about what happened at the beach yesterday and already knew who was helping her behind the scenes.
But she still wanted a definite answer, so she looked at her father expectantly: "Dad, how did you know this news?"
Song's father couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. It was really embarrassing to hear other people say that his daughter was bullied.
But he did not hide it: "It was Miss Xu who asked someone to tell me. She said that she accidentally heard someone discussing privately whether the Song family did not value you, which is why you were always bullied.
She had no intention of interfering in other people's private affairs, but because you are of the same age, she kindly reminded me.
I have to say, Qingdai is a really good kid. Most people don’t want to meddle in other people’s family affairs.”
Song Huanyan touched the bracelet on her wrist, a gentle smile appearing on her face: "She is indeed a very good person."
She talked to her parents for a long time that day, telling them about the bullying she suffered after returning home and also sharing her mental journey.
A few days later, her father really took action. Those who had bullied her openly or secretly were forced by her family to apologize to her, and she was very brave and did not forgive them.
Later, she saw Xu Qingdai several times at various banquets. Every time she wanted to go up and say hello, she would be troubled by her inferiority complex and felt that she was not worthy to be by her side.
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