Tang Yaoyao's words filled her with lingering fear.
The thought that if Tang Yaoyao had been harmed by Fu Mengyao and died in the elevator accident at that time, she would never have seen her baby again in this lifetime.
The feeling of fear was exactly the same as when I learned that the grapes had been taken away; it was like being submerged in the sea and drowning, with breathing becoming increasingly difficult.
When I learned about this, I was just angry and couldn't believe that Fu Mengyao could have done such a terrible thing.
Now, when I think about it again, I feel no anger at all, only a stagnant pool of water. Her crying no longer stirs any emotion within me.
It was as if the girl kneeling before her, weeping her heart out, was just an insignificant stranger.
And now I finally understand why Chen'er, who always doted on Fu Mengyao, locked her in the Buddhist hall and never let her out again for the rest of her life.
The only reason they spared her life was out of consideration for her as a mother.
"Mom...it's not what she said. She's trying to sow discord. She's jealous that for the past twenty years, you've doted on me and never shown her any love. That's why she's acting like this. You need to calm down. I'm your daughter. I've been there for you through those difficult twenty years."
Qiao Yanzhi looked at her with disappointment.
Look.
They are still sowing discord.
Do you really think she's senile and can't understand the hidden meaning in my words?
She couldn't reason with Tang Yaoyao, so she decided to upset her and create a rift between them.
Qiao Yanzhi smiled, her eyes devoid of any tenderness: "Shouldn't she be jealous? This honor of yours was given to you by me. Now that you've done something wrong, what's wrong with me taking it back?"
Fu Mengyao was still trying to remain calm. She said softly and pitifully, "Mom, you once said that I am your baby. You said that you are happy because you have me. Fu Siya is still alive, but you didn't find her. Now that you have found her, you can't abandon me because of this."
These words hurt her deeply, not because of Fu Mengyao, but because of Tang Yaoyao.
For the past twenty years, she has indeed never looked for him, and even stopped her sons from doing so.
Grape's miserable life in the Tang family, losing twenty years of maternal love, was all caused by her.
Tang Yaoyao's eyes were deep. If it were before, she might have resented her mother and been saddened, unwilling to return to the Fu family. But the night her fourth brother confessed his feelings to her, he revealed the truth hidden behind it.
She knew all too well how much those words hurt her mother.
She gave a cold laugh and answered for her mother: "Yes, you were indeed my mother's darling. She gave you everything she could, but did you cherish it?"
Fu Mengyao was stunned, seemingly surprised that she wasn't affected by what he had just said.
As she pondered, her gaze softened, and she adopted a gentle demeanor: "Yaoyao, now that you're back, you're my younger sister in terms of seniority. I've been with Mom for twenty years, isn't it good for Mom to have another daughter? We're family, if we talk it out, everything will be fine. Don't make things difficult for Mom, okay?"
Oh.
They have another daughter.
Doesn't that mean she's the one who's superfluous?
Tang Yaoyao wanted to speak.
"I won't make things difficult for you." At this moment, Qiao Yanzhi suppressed her pain and said coldly.
Fu Mengyao looked at her: "Mom..."
Qiao Yanzhi suddenly called out, "Chen'er, go do something for your mother."
Fu Xiuchen nodded: "Okay."
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