"Xiaogang! Call your dad right now and tell him your mom has gone crazy. Tell him to come home immediately."
Grandma Zhao rubbed her legs, groaning "Ouch, ouch."
"Okay!"
Upon hearing his grandmother's words, Zhao Gang immediately rushed downstairs to call his father.
His father usually dotes on him the most, and he wants his father to come back and seek justice for him.
Zhao Qian's call was answered quickly. Zhao Gang embellished the story, ending with a lament that he and his grandmother had been beaten to a pulp and that he should come home immediately.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qian frowned instantly. Couldn't this woman cause less trouble every day?
I had no choice but to ask for leave from work and drive home.
Liu Zi and Zhao Qi hailed a taxi at the entrance of the residential area. Only after getting into the car did she relax and tears started falling uncontrollably.
We finally got out of that suffocating place.
"Mom, wipe it off."
Zhao Qi anxiously stretched out her chubby little hand, knelt on the chair, and hurriedly tried to wipe away her mother's tears.
Liu Zi looked at her daughter with deep emotion, and couldn't help but lean on her little shoulder, tears streaming down her face.
"Oh, Miss!"
However, just as Liu Zi had vented her frustrations, the taxi driver in front of her awkwardly started calling her name.
He just bought this car; I hope this woman doesn't do anything rash in it!
Liu Zi snapped out of her daze, realizing she was still outside. She took a deep breath, wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and asked in a low voice what was wrong.
"You still haven't told me where you're going?"
The driver rubbed his short hair, turned around and said to her with a pained expression.
"I'm going to the Economic and Trade Bureau dormitory building on Haijing Road."
Liu Zi's expression was resolute. She wanted to go home now; she wanted to see her parents. She missed them so much.
"Okay, sit tight and hold on tight."
The taxi driver breathed a sigh of relief; the woman seemed to be fairly lucid.
With a casual touch of the accelerator, the red Jetta shot off.
However, when Liu Zi stood downstairs at her own building with Zhao Qi, carrying her bag, she suddenly felt a sense of trepidation, as if she were returning home.
Ever since she insisted on marrying Zhao Qian and was opposed by her parents, her relationship with them has been quite tense.
Subsequently, after Zhao Qian maliciously instigated them to elope, the two sides completely severed ties.
It wasn't until two years later, after she became pregnant and gave birth, that she began to walk again, little by little, after being persuaded by Zhao Qian.
Zhao Qian was eloquent, implying to his parents-in-law that it was Liu Zi who suggested the elopement; at the same time, he pretended to admit his mistake, saying that he had not advised Liu Zi in time, which caused the misunderstanding.
Because the two were already married and had children, Liu Zi had no choice but to grit her teeth and acquiesce in order to gain her parents' forgiveness.
The parents were half ashamed and half helpless, and in the end they had no choice but to accept Zhao Qian's money.
After that, Zhao Qian's true colors were revealed, and he began to use his parents' connections to pave the way for his future promotion.
Out of consideration for her and her child, her parents repeatedly helped Zhao Qian make connections, until he was promoted to vice president of a company.
But a rotten apple can't be plastered on a wall. Zhao Qian, who only knew how to flatter, was sued by the company for financial issues within two years.
Ultimately, out of consideration for the father's pleas, the other party did not pursue the matter further, only requiring Zhao Qian to return the embezzled public funds.
But he and Su Yao had already squandered most of that money, and he hid the rest, unwilling to return it.
In order to avoid going to jail, Zhao Qian shamelessly shifted the blame to Liu Zi once again.
They said they had invested all that money to give Liu Zi and the children a better life, but they never expected to lose it all in the end.
He wept bitterly, hoping that Liu Zi could borrow some money from her parents, promising to repay them in full once he made a comeback.
When Liu Zi heard about it, she was so moved that she went to her parents to borrow money.
They threatened suicide to force them to pay money to save Zhao Qian. In the end, they did manage to raise the money, but it also emptied their parents' savings and even put them in debt.
As a result, the father had to travel frequently for work to earn that meager subsidy.
My mother was worried about my father's health and often accompanied him. One time, the two of them went out by bus, but the bus was involved in a car accident halfway there, and they both died.
Liu Zi's tears fell like beads from a broken string.
In her past life, she often drove to the outside of the community and sat there all night, gazing at that window and missing her parents.
This time, Liu Zi was finally not disappointed; her parents were still at home, waiting for her.
Wiping away her tears with her sleeve, Liu Zi grabbed Zhao Qi and climbed up to the third floor.
But when she reached the door, Liu Zi became timid again. Was all of this true?
Are my parents really still alive?
Was this just a beautiful dream she was having?
Zhao Qi looked at her mother, who was standing there in a daze, then at the front door in front of her. She let go of her mother's hand, took two steps forward with her short legs, and reached out to pat the security door.
Is anyone home?
The sweet voice of a child echoed in the corridor, bringing Liu Zi back to her senses.
Liu Zi squatted down, hugged her daughter, mustered her courage, stood up, and knocked on the door.
Who is it?
A moment later, a woman's familiar voice came from inside the door, along with footsteps approaching from afar.
The door then opened with a "click".
The person who opened the door was none other than Xu Mei, the mother Liu Zi had been longing for.
She excitedly called out, "Mom!"
She rushed into her mother's arms and burst into tears.
"Zizi?"
What's wrong with you?
Xu Mei, looking helpless, hugged her sobbing daughter and asked her what had happened.
"Mom, I'm so sorry!"
Liu Zi was heartbroken and spoke haltingly through sobs.
Tears streamed down her face, soaking her mother's pale purple loungewear.
"Mommy~"
Zhao Qi stared wide-eyed in terror, her little hands gripping her mother's clothes tightly. Seeing her mother crying so bitterly, she was terrified.
It was lunchtime when the woman's piercing cries woke up all the neighbors in the building, and they all opened their doors to look outside.
But Liu Zi was nowhere to be seen outside the door; they were pulled into the inner room by Liu's father, who had come out first.
Liu's father looked at Liu Zi, who was kneeling on the ground, with a livid face.
"I'm sorry, Dad."
Liu Zi sobbed as she apologized. Her daughter, Zhao Qi, was being comforted in Xu Mei's arms. She regretted that she had been too excited and made a lot of noise.
Most of the people living in this building are my father's colleagues. Her visit today will surely embarrass him again.
Looking at his daughter's disheveled appearance, Liu Daqiang felt both heartbroken and angry.
"What exactly happened?"
"Did you and Zhao Qian have a fight?"
"I had an argument with my child's grandmother."
Liu Zi spoke quietly, preparing to change her strategy and start now to sow discord between the Zhao family and her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu exchanged a glance. They knew what kind of person the old woman from the Zhao family was, but they were also surprised by their daughter's change this time. Before, this girl was the type to never say anything after being upset.
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