(five hundred and eighty-three)
"Why are you crying?" Zhang Yingzi's face fell; she was furious. She said to Lin Tingyue with a look of exasperation, "We have more important things to do!"
More important things? No, for Lin Tingyue, everything about Jiang Zhiming was the most important thing.
She shook her head, cupped her face in her hands, and cried even harder.
Seeing her daughter so disappointing, Zhang Yingzi felt even more dejected. She sighed and decided to try a different approach. So, she went to Lin Tingyue's side, helped her to her feet, and then the two of them went to the bedside. She helped her daughter sit up, and like a friend, she put her arm around her daughter's shoulder and gently patted her back to comfort her. She finally showed some of the qualities of a loving mother.
Lin Tingyue's crying gradually subsided.
Zhang Yingzi remained silent for a while, waiting for her daughter to calm down before she asked, in a guiding tone, "Have you ever thought about why you are where you are today?"
Lin Tingyue shook her head again, her head feeling as if it were filled with paste.
Zhang Yingzi continued, "Why did Jiang Zhiming choose to be with you in the first place?"
"Because he thought I was the eldest daughter of the Lin family, with wealth beyond measure, and that marrying me would save him fifty years of hard work."
Lin Tingyue answered, sobbing.
Zhang Yingzi frowned as she listened, her anger simmering inside. After a moment, she continued, "So what happened next? Why did he break up with you right when your engagement was about to take place?"
Lin Tingyue was stunned for a moment. Recalling the past, she seemed to gradually understand and said to Zhang Yingzi in a pouring manner, "Because he fell in love with another woman, because he found that I only had one identity and I could not give him anything. I could not even give him a good internship opportunity. When he came to Lin's Group for an internship, my older brother always made him work at the lowest level of Lin's Group, just like an ordinary college student with no connections."
Thinking about Jiang Zhiming's internship, Lin Tingyue still gritted her teeth, filled with deep-seated hatred for Lin Tingfeng.
Zhang Yingzi nodded, looked at her daughter, and said slowly, "Now you finally understand, right?"
Lin Tingyue raised her tearful eyes, a fog rising in her heart. What did she understand?
Zhang Yingzi sighed, stood up, walked to the window, closed it again, drew the curtains, and placed herself in the dim light. After a few minutes of silence, she lowered her voice and said, "Xiaoyue, do you know why I suddenly returned to the country?"
Lin Tingyue said in a hoarse voice, "Because Dad is going to die." But the fog in her heart had not completely dissipated. She and her mother had always been estranged. Today was the only day her mother acted like a mother. Facing such a mother, she felt both respect and fear.
Zhang Yingzi nodded slightly.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Do you know why I abandoned you and went abroad alone back then?"
Lin Tingyue shook her head. This was the greatest pain in her life. To be precise, the reason she became the way she is today was entirely due to her mother leaving when she was young and her father ignoring her. That's why she became a problem girl during her adolescence, why she was ignorant and incompetent, and why she doesn't have a good education or knowledge now. All she knows is how to shop.
Jiang Zhiming disliked her for being empty-headed and vulgar. Did he ever consider that many people also yearn to be outstanding, intelligent, appreciated, and respected, but are simply unable to achieve this due to limited circumstances?
In other people's eyes, she was a seed that fell into a rich man's garden, born with good fortune, but after she was born, she was always treated as a weed and grew up uncared for.
As Lin Tingyue pondered this, her eyes reddened.
Zhang Yingzi was lost in memories of the past and slowly said to her, "Back then, it was because Lin Tingfeng set a trap for me that your father became suspicious of me, eventually divorced me, and forced me to leave. Back then, I didn't want to abandon you and Xuan'er, but I had no choice. As a woman, I didn't have any decent skills and had no way to support you and Xuan'er, so I cruelly left you and went far away alone."
As Zhang Yingzi spoke, her eyes reddened and her voice trembled slightly.
Lin Tingyue's eyes widened like teacups. The hatred she felt for her mother had long since vanished, replaced by understanding. But towards Lin Tingfeng, her hatred multiplied several times over.
Lin Tingfeng had treated her badly in the past, but now she finally understood that, subconsciously, he wasn't her biological older brother. In his mind, she and her mother were on his side, and he was her mother's enemy, so naturally he regarded her as an enemy as well. Therefore, for so many years, he had always been cold to her, keeping his distance and carefully guarding against her.
I guess every time I see her, I'll think of her mother.
Zhang Yingzi turned around and looked at Lin Tingyue, who was in shock, and said to her, "Now you know, right? I came back for revenge. I want to take back everything that originally belonged to me! But instead of helping me, you're still caught up in your own little emotions and can't get out of it for a long time."
Lin Tingyue blushed at her mother's words, her face as red as a summer sunset, and she lowered her head. Yes, these past few days, she had been like a frog at the bottom of a well, suffering over the gains and losses of her love and relationships.
Zhang Yingzi walked over to her, sat down again, sighed softly, and said to her, "Besides, have you ever thought that the reason Jiang Zhiming broke up with you was also related to your brother?"
"Yes!" This time, Lin Tingyue quickly understood. She gritted her teeth and said, "Because my brother treats me badly. Apart from giving me basic living expenses, he hasn't given me any funds, stocks, real estate, or any other property. He hasn't even given me a single opportunity. If he could have arranged a good internship for Zhiming, Zhiming wouldn't have seen through the truth and left me. The reason he left me is because he finally realized my true colors. That is, I'm just an empty shell, only having the identity of the eldest daughter of the Lin family, but actually having nothing!"
Zhang Yingzi nodded, remained silent for a while, and then continued, "But in fact, you should have a lot. Xiaoyue, you were originally the eldest daughter of the Lin family. The Lin family's assets should be divided into three parts: one for Lin Tingfeng, one for Xuan'er, and one for you. But now, for more than ten years, your brother has been in complete control. You and Xuan'er have been living like beggars, relying on the Lin family."
Lin Tingyue nodded. She was gradually coming to her senses and realized how foolish it was to be completely immersed in the pain of heartbreak and live in her own little world!
What's the use of just crying when your loved one leaves you? The important thing is to take action, just like a mother, analyze the problem, find the cause, and then take action.
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