Chapter 445
Upon hearing Old Zhao's words, Yun Duo's face darkened completely, but she stood up straighter.
Before Yun Dazheng could reply to Old Man Zhao, she spoke up directly: "Make amends? What do you have to make amends for? The best amends are for you to stay away from us and stop treating us like fools."
As soon as Yun Duo spoke, Old Zhao put on a heartbroken expression and looked at her with pain, saying, "No, child, you've misunderstood us. We didn't treat you like a fool. We tried every means to come see you just to... to tell you that you're not alone. You have a family. If anything happens, don't be afraid. Your grandparents, uncles, and cousins are all on your side. We didn't mean anything else. Don't believe anyone trying to sow discord between us."
Yun Duo's lips curled slightly, and she spoke coldly: "First of all, my grandparents are not outsiders, and they have never tried to sow discord. You are not even worthy of their mention. We are living our own lives just fine, who would think of a complete stranger we have never met before?"
"Secondly, I have never known that I have any so-called maternal grandfather, maternal uncle, or cousin. Even if I did, they wouldn't be you. You keep saying that you are my blood relatives, that you love and care for me just like my grandparents. But where were you when I was being beaten and abused by your daughter, Zhao Cuifen? In the eight years before that, when I was constantly on the verge of death, I never even heard your voices, never received a single look of sympathy from you. In my heart, you are as if you don't exist. You didn't exist before, you don't exist now, and you will never exist in the future."
"Third, since you all know that Wang Tiejun's broken leg is related to me, why do you think I will tolerate you?"
"The hatred between us is irreconcilable. I have been to the brink of death by Zhao Cuifen countless times. My hatred for her runs deep. I am not seeking revenge, nor am I asking County Magistrate Cao and Master Leopard for help. I am not letting them receive the punishment they deserve. I am only trying to give them a life in return."
"I let them go, which is my way of repaying the so-called favor they did for giving me my life."
"From the moment I severed ties with them, I became a completely new cloud. I officially cut all ties with them. There is no more connection between us."
"I have nothing to do with them. And of course I have even less to do with you."
"I suffered too much hardship and abuse when I was young, which gradually raised a beast in my mind. I don't know when it will jump out and tear those who have harmed me and those who have tried to take advantage of me to pieces."
"I know that I'm too weak and feeble to do anything right now."
"But who can blame me for having powerful backers? And who can blame me for letting them indulge me?"
"Of course, I wouldn't do something that would make a lot of people despise me. I'm not that stupid. So don't worry, I won't do anything to you... After all, to outsiders, you are indeed my maternal grandparents."
"But, what about Brother Da Long, Brother Xiao Hu... I don't know if I might have even the slightest chance of softening my heart."
"After all, it's far away."
“Wang Tiejun and I were born of the same mother, and I have never been soft-hearted towards him, let alone... just a mere cousin... a cousin I've never even met.”
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