People around Song Mai started pointing and whispering.
"Does this look like our company's Spanish department?"
"That's right, I've met her before. She's the one who was recently promoted."
"I never would have guessed. He's so unfilial. He moved out without even telling his mother. Now that she's come to the company, he's upset. How can he be like this?"
Listening to the whispers around her, and looking at her mother who was sitting on the ground crying and making a scene, Song Mai felt a headache coming on.
She originally thought that moving was a good thing for her.
Besides changing the environment, it can also prevent a repeat of the incident where the door was blocked last time.
At least her and Chu Xing's personal safety were guaranteed.
Although Chu Xing had driven Liu Weiqiang's men away last time, she still felt very scared when she thought about it later. If Chu Xing had been there, it would have been fine, but what if he wasn't there next time?
What if he is there but the other side has a large and powerful force?
But I never expected that my mother would find out about my move so soon after I moved.
"Get up first."
She quickly went to help Song's mother up.
However, Song's mother insisted on continuing the commotion, and no matter how much Song Mai tried to persuade her, she remained seated on the ground.
“I won’t get up, you just want me to leave! You unfilial daughter, I raised you for so many years, sent you to university, and now that you’ve become successful, you don’t even recognize your own mother. What are you pretending to be kind for, trying to help me up? I won’t get up, and I won’t leave! I just want everyone to see your true colors!”
Song's mother's voice was sharp and noisy, creating a unique and eye-catching scene in the bustling office building. Even people from other companies who didn't recognize Song Mai stopped to watch the spectacle.
Seeing that she was determined to make a scene and didn't care about saving face, Song Mai simply stopped helping her up.
His face was just gloomy and unpleasant.
"You paid for my college education? My tuition was covered by student loans, which I paid back myself after graduation. I earned my living expenses through part-time jobs. What kind of college did you pay for me?"
She knows better than anyone how she spent her university years.
While others were enjoying their university life, she would work part-time whenever she had time, doing two or three part-time jobs a day just to barely make ends meet.
When others graduate and start working, they are often short of money and rely on their parents for support.
And what about her? She had to endure the pressure of work while also saving money to pay off her loans. She was barely able to survive herself, and her mother would still ask her for money from time to time, claiming that she had to repay the kindness of raising her.
Song Mai simply couldn't bear to recall how she had survived those years.
It wasn't until the loan was finally paid off that her life became a little easier, but then her mother took away the little money she had left each month, claiming that her brother needed to buy a house for his wedding.
Song's mother was taken aback, a hint of guilt flashing in her eyes, but she immediately raised her voice, as if using this method to cover up her lack of confidence.
“Your family was struggling financially when you went to college, and I really couldn’t afford to give you money. But if it weren’t for me all these years, you wouldn’t be where you are today.”
Hearing this, Song Mai felt utterly heartbroken.
She sneered, "Yes, you gave birth to me and barely raised me, but you know very well how you've treated me all these years. Even if you've sacrificed for me, I've paid you back. I've been giving you money every month since I graduated. The house renovation, my brother's wedding—which expense wasn't paid by me?"
Song's mother sat on the ground, watching as Song Mai seemed determined to ignore her. In addition, she herself was in the wrong first, so she really couldn't argue anything about it.
She pounded the ground while shouting:
"Unfilial daughter, you are truly unfilial daughter! Is money all we have between us? As your daughter, is it enough for you to just return the money I spent raising you? What about all I've done for you? The time and effort I've invested in you are nothing!"
At this point, Song's mother had completely disregarded her image; she had no other choice as things had progressed to this point.
The only thing we can do is try everything to get Song Mai to get a divorce.
Song Mai looked up at the sky and then at the dark mass of people around her. Her heart felt heavy, like a piece of cotton was stuck in it, making her feel suffocated.
When will this kind of life end? When will she be able to completely escape this kind of life?
Upon seeing this, Zheng Yao quickly squeezed through the crowd and, with her sharp eyes, helped Song's mother up from the ground.
"Auntie, why are you sitting on the ground? Get up quickly, the ground is so cold, you'll catch a cold."
She appeared genuinely concerned for Song's mother, prompting Song's mother to quickly take her hand.
"Look at other people, even strangers to me know how to care about me. And you, your own daughter, have you ever cared about my health in all this time? You're so unfilial!"
Zheng Yao glanced at the crowd, her eyes darting around, and immediately echoed:
"Yes, Song Mai, you were wrong in this matter. The most important thing for children is to be filial. You can't treat your mother like this."
Song Mai couldn't help but laugh as she watched the two of them singing and laughing in unison.
Anyone who didn't know better would think they were mother and daughter.
People around them started pointing and whispering.
"How can you do this? Even if you're paid, money isn't everything!"
"Yes, they really are cold-blooded and heartless, not even caring about their own mother."
"I think he's an ingrate. He's made something of himself outside and now he doesn't care about his parents anymore."
...
Zheng Yao kept an eye on the reactions of those around her. When she saw that everyone was starting to criticize Song Mai, she felt a surge of satisfaction.
Song Mai was completely unaffected by those around her. She raised an eyebrow and turned to look at her mother and Zheng Yao.
"Isn't the reason you came here to cause trouble just about that same thing as before?"
Before Song's mother could answer, Song Mai turned to the others and said loudly:
"You may not know this, but since I graduated, I have been saving every penny to support my family. No matter how hard or tight my life was outside, I never stopped sending money home. You could say that my whole family has been supported by me all these years."
My sister-in-law and mother were still not satisfied. They wanted to marry me off to a divorced man more than ten years my senior in exchange for a dowry of 500,000 yuan. But I refused. I'm willing to sacrifice anything for this family in my life, but I will never allow them to use my marriage as a bargaining chip!
Seeing that she had no regard for appearances and was revealing all the family's shameful secrets, Song's mother quickly and loudly stopped her:
"What nonsense are you talking about! It's not like that at all! Stop twisting the truth!"
Song Mai stared at her coldly, her gaze so clear it seemed she could see right through people's hearts.
"I'm talking nonsense? You dare say Liu Weiqiang didn't give you 500,000? You dare say you didn't take that 500,000?"
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