Dongfang Die felt her mind go blank, and it took her a while to come to her senses.
With a hint of lingering fear and relief, she said, "Mom, what are you doing! So what if Dad is gone? Are you going to give up your own life?"
Can't you trust me? I can take good care of you even without your father, and let you enjoy your old age in peace!
Upon hearing this, Tong Shuirong immediately became agitated, exclaiming, "Enjoy your old age in peace! What are you going to give me to enjoy my old age in peace with! Didn't you hear what that old geezer said? He's going to kick us out! Kick us out!"
"They want to seize your father's fortune and drive us to our deaths!"
Dongfang Die explained, "Mom, Father is not of the Dongfang family bloodline, so that thing was never Father's..." let alone swallowed.
Before he could finish speaking, a slap rang out.
"You ungrateful wretch! Your father raised you for so many years, and now that he's dead, is this how you repay his kindness?"
Tong Shuirong glared at her with resentment.
Dongfang Die felt a sharp pain in her cheek and instinctively reached out to cover her face.
She frowned and looked at Tong Shuirong with confusion, saying, "Mom..."
"Don't call me Mom! I don't have a daughter like you!"
Dongfang Die frowned, looking at Tong Shuirong with a hint of helplessness.
She had always thought her mother was weak and timid, but she never imagined that her father's death would affect her so much that she would become a completely different person.
Suddenly, Dongfang Die's gaze inadvertently swept over the white powder on the ground, and she was immediately surprised and puzzled.
He looked at Tong Shuirong and asked, "Mom, what is this?"
Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, Tong Shuirong decided not to hide it any longer. "What could it be? It's something good that will make them pay for your father's life!"
Dongfang Die looked at the well in front of her, then at the large kitchen of the Dongfang family not far away, and immediately understood her mother's intention.
Dongfang Die: "Mom! Are you out of your mind?! How could you do this?! For decades, Grandpa and the others have never mistreated us in the slightest. It's Father who..."
"Shut up!" Tong Shuirong looked at Dongfang Die with disappointment and regret.
"He's your father, you can't slander him! If I'd known you were such an ungrateful wretch, I should have strangled you the moment you were born!"
Dongfang Die could hardly believe what she was hearing. Although she had long known that her mother's love for her had its limits, she never imagined it was so limited.
Strangle him?
Dongfang Die closed her eyes and two lines of clear tears flowed down her cheeks.
"I used to think you just didn't love me enough, but now it seems you never loved me at all. If you didn't love me, why did you give birth to me?"
Tong Shuirong sneered, "Give birth to you? If it weren't for my poor health, you would have been dead long ago."
As early as three months into the pregnancy, Old Master Cheng could tell that she was carrying a girl. At that time, Ye Lei didn't see her for a whole month because of this, and she didn't want the child.
She also consulted about abortion, but Mr. Cheng said that her body might prevent her from having children again after an abortion.
That's why she was unable to give birth.
Dongfang Die's face was filled with disbelief.
She knew her mother was in poor health and unable to have more children, but she never imagined that her mother didn't even look forward to her arrival.
Tong Shuirong said, "Do you know how much ridicule I've suffered because you're a girl and I can't have more children?"
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so timid and inconspicuous in the crowd.
It's all because he lacks confidence.
"So you're going to pin all your misfortunes on me?" Dongfang Die's eyes were filled with disappointment.
Tong Shuirong didn't think she had done anything wrong at all, and said nonchalantly, "Isn't that right? If it weren't for you, I could have given birth to a boy! Ye Lei and I wouldn't have ended up like this today. It's all because of you, you jinx!"
The last glimmer of hope in Dongfang Die's heart vanished in an instant.
So this is how she appeared to her mother.
Dongfang Die's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, one after another.
After a while, Dongfang Die wiped away her tears, stood up, and said, "Okay, I understand."
He then turned and left.
But Tong Shuirong called out to him, "Stop right there!"
"Are you going to tell them on me?! Let me tell you, if you go, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Dongfang Die stopped, turned around and said, "I will definitely tell them. Even though I am not of the Dongfang family bloodline, I will repay their kindness. I am able to come here safely all these years thanks to the Dongfang family!"
Tong Shuirong was furious and said, "You little brat, if you dare to go there, I'll deal with you first!"
She absolutely cannot allow anyone to ruin her plans!
Everyone from the Dongfang family deserves to die!
They should all go down below to be with her husband!
Dongfang Die had long since lost all hope, but upon hearing these words, she seemed to feel relieved.
"Fine, kill me, kill me, and I won't report it. But as long as I leave, I'll definitely go!"
Tong Shuirong gritted her teeth in hatred and said, "Why are you forcing me like them! I've been subservient for over twenty years, and now all I want is to seek justice for my husband, why are you, and all of you, going against me! Why!"
Tong Shuirong gradually became somewhat deranged, and the way she looked at Dongfang Die became more and more like that of a stranger.
Dongfang Die stood motionless not far away.
At this moment, she seemed oblivious to the fear of death.
The family she had known for over twenty years turned out to be a joke, and she couldn't find a reason to live.
Since she wants her life back, then give it back to her; after all, she was the one who gave her this life in the first place.
Tong Shuirong rushed forward as if she had lost her mind and grabbed Dongfang Die's neck tightly.
Dongfang Die felt the air entering her body gradually thinning, veins bulging on her face, and she could even feel her mind going blank.
Just then, someone nearby shone a flashlight and suddenly shouted, "Who's there? Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night?"
"What are you doing?" There was more than one person who came.
The two were then separated, and they were able to see each other clearly.
Even after being separated, Tong Shuirong continued to utter foul and offensive words.
The subordinate frowned and asked, "Second Miss, what's wrong with the Second Madam? And how could you...?"
Dongfang Die coughed for a long time before she finally felt alive again. Upon hearing Wenhua's words, she said, "Go tell the young master that..."
...
At that time.
The lights were still on in Dongfang Yi's courtyard.
Dongfang Yi and the old man were playing chess and talking.
The old man said, "Yi'er, let's cancel the marriage between Die'er and the Zheng family. That person is not a good match after all."
Dongfang Yi nodded and smiled slightly, "Grandpa and I are thinking the same thing. Although my second sister is not of the Dongfang family bloodline, she has lived in our family for many years."
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