Chapter 31 Severing Ties This place was never our home. ...
Now, Su Ruomeng understands completely.
The Su family, from top to bottom, inside and out, is completely rotten.
So-called "family ties" are more fragile than paper and sharper than a knife.
Stabbing her didn't bring love and understanding, but rather a body covered in blood.
She closed her eyes, a self-deprecating smile curving her lips.
It turns out that when you're too heartbroken, you can actually laugh.
"I actually considered giving up my child for these people..."
She reached out, her hand trembling, and grasped Ling Shu's hand tightly. Ling Shu's palm was warm, giving her strength.
Su Ruomeng took a deep breath, her tone growing colder and more resolute.
"Xiao Shu, thank you."
She is kind, not a brainless saint.
Before everything was settled, Ling Shu tried her best to make Su Ruomeng see the true colors of her family. Now, Su Ruomeng was extremely clear-headed and extremely grateful.
She gently placed her hand on her abdomen, feeling the connection between the little life inside her and herself.
“My child, I’m so sorry, I almost gave up on you… From now on, no matter what, I will protect you and never let you get hurt.”
Now that things have come to this, Su Ruomeng can't stay a moment longer since she's made up her mind.
She stood up, her eyes bloodshot, her teeth clenched.
"I'll go find them right now and explain the truth to them."
Having come this far, she no longer harbors any illusions about her family.
Ling Shu tugged at her sleeve: "Sister-in-law, don't rush."
Su Ruomeng turned to look at her.
Ling Shu smiled slightly: "It's not the right time yet."
Su Ruomeng frowned: "I guess my dad will be here soon to call me out. Xiaoshu, I don't want to just watch Ruoyan make a mistake. If we clarify the truth now, we can at least preserve some... dignity."
After all, they were her family, and Su Ruomeng didn't want things to escalate to the point of absurdity.
Ling Shu's smile was firm: "Sister-in-law, believe me, just wait a little longer."
Su Ruomeng bit her lower lip lightly.
She trusted Ling Shu unconditionally, and even though she was extremely anxious, she decided to listen to Ling Shu and sit back on the sofa.
Twenty minutes later, footsteps were heard in the corridor, accompanied by the sound of a cane tapping on the ground.
We're getting closer and closer to the room where Ling Shu and the others are.
Su Ruomeng's body trembled slightly, and her face turned deathly pale.
Helplessness and unease were evident in her eyes.
Fortunately, Ling Shu was still holding her hand, giving her strength.
After a moment, the footsteps stopped at the door of the room.
Su's father's stern and old-fashioned voice rang out: "Ruomeng, your mother wants to buy you some supplements, but she doesn't know what's suitable. Why don't you come with us?"
Su Ruomeng couldn't help but look at Ling Shu.
Ling Shu nodded at her, her eyes full of encouragement.
Su Ruomeng took a deep breath, trying to make her tone sound natural: "It's so late, Dad, let's do it tomorrow."
Mr. Su, standing at the door, was silent for two seconds before raising his voice slightly: "We're both ready. Let's go now, listen to me!"
Just then, Su Ruoyan's voice came from outside the door.
"Dad, let me persuade my sister. Why don't you go wait in the garage first?"
Su's father replied, "Okay."
He shouted into the room again, "Your mother and I are waiting for you in the garage, Ruomeng, hurry up!"
After saying this, the sound of Su's father's cane gradually faded into the distance.
Su Ruoyan stood at the door and asked, "Sister, may I come in?"
Su Ruomeng swallowed hard, her voice a little hoarse: "...Come in, the door isn't locked."
The door lock turned, the door opened, and Su Ruoyan quickly walked in.
Seeing her expression, Su Ruomeng's expression tightened.
Su Ruoyan had clearly dressed up specifically; her hairstyle and clothes were eight or nine parts similar to Su Ruoyan's. The two sisters already looked alike, and with this deliberate dressing up, it was easy to mistake one for the other at a glance.
Su Ruomeng felt even colder inside.
If Sheng Yunqi was really drunk, and Su Ruoyan, dressed like that, sneaked into the room... Sheng Yunqi would very likely mistake Su Ruoyan for her.
That's really malicious!
Her gaze toward Su Ruoyan was filled with scrutiny and disappointment.
She walked quickly to Su Ruoyan, her expression extremely anxious, yet she tried her best to suppress her emotions.
Those shy, reserved eyes were now brimming with tears.
"Sister, don't go! Please don't go!"
Su Ruomeng was stunned: "What?"
Su Ruoyan cautiously looked back at the doorway, and after confirming that no one was outside, she squatted down so that her line of sight was level with Su Ruomeng's.
"Sis, Mom and Dad have gone mad! I couldn't reason with them, so I had to come to you. You need to leave right now with your husband!"
Su Ruoyan spoke quickly and urgently, her cheeks flushed with a blush of oxygen deprivation.
"Your parents are in the garage now. You and Miss Ling, along with your brother-in-law and President Sheng, should leave through the main gate! I just secretly called Butler Wang, and the Sheng family's driver is already waiting for you outside."
She became more and more excited as she spoke, and couldn't help but reach out and grab Su Ruomeng's hand.
Her voice also carried a hint of sobbing.
"Sister, I know we've never been close since we were little, but I'm really not lying to you this time. Mom and Dad have gone mad! You need to leave now and never come back, never ever come back again!"
Seeing that Su Ruomeng was sitting still, Su Ruoyan became even more anxious and couldn't help but use a little force to try to pull Su Ruomeng up.
"Sis, let's go now, or it'll be too late!"
Just as she was extremely anxious, Ling Shu reached out and gently but firmly grasped her hand.
Su Ruoyan was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ling Shu.
Ling Shu nodded to her, her expression calm: "With me here, you don't need to be afraid."
Ling Shu interrupted her with a smile: "If things get out of hand, I can just knock them all out. Don't worry."
Su Ruoyan: "?"
This doesn't sound reassuring...
Before she could react, Su Ruomeng moved her hand and, together with Ling Shu, took her hand.
Su Ruoyan stared blankly at her sister.
Tears welled up in Su Ruomeng's eyes, but she smiled.
There was a sense of relief in his smile.
"Sister, with Ling Shu here, we have nothing to be afraid of."
"sister……"
Su Ruoyan met her sister's gaze, her voice choked with emotion.
Since my sister said there's nothing to be afraid of, then there must be nothing to be afraid of.
Since returning home, she has felt like a puppet bound by threads, unable to breathe, unable to resist, her mood depressed and heavy, yet she doesn't know what to do.
Just now, trying to get her father away and rushing into the room to warn her sister was the biggest risk Su Ruoyan had ever taken in her life.
"Don't be afraid."
Su Ruomeng also wanted to cry.
For his sister's sake, and even more so for himself, he had never gotten close to Su Ruoyan all these years.
It turns out that her only relative in the entire Su family was her younger sister.
A wave of bitterness washed over her, and she couldn't help but reach out and hug Su Ruoyan.
"I'm sorry, sister, I'm so sorry..."
Su Ruoyan was stunned for a few seconds, then reached out and hugged her.
"Sister, I'm the one who should apologize..."
The two sisters hugged each other tightly, tears streaming down their faces.
Ling Shu watched with a smile.
She had specifically asked Su Ruomeng to wait a little longer just for this moment.
Unfortunately, there are always some tactless people who spoil the pleasant atmosphere.
Su Yao appeared at the door at some point, his expression gloomy and deep.
He looked at his two older sisters with a sinister gaze, his tone extremely cold: "Well, you two have really grown up and become quite independent."
The two Su sisters were startled and turned to look at the door in unison.
He was only halfway through his arrogant words when Ling Shu, who was standing by the sofa, suddenly moved.
Su Yao's harsh words came to an abrupt halt, his eyes rolled back, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
Ling Shu crossed her arms and said in a flat tone, "You should be glad you're a patient."
Otherwise, it probably wouldn't be as simple as just knocking them out.
Su Ruomeng explained, "Little sister, the one who's really sick isn't me, it's Su Yao..."
She quickly explained the whole story.
Including the fact that she almost gave up her unborn child to save her brother.
Su Ruoyan was stunned, her heart pounding, and she couldn't recover for a long time.
If Su Yao falls, what about his parents?
"fine."
Ling Shu stood at the door, her expression calm. "We'll stay here and wait for them to come."
What I wanted was for Mr. and Mrs. Su to discover the problem, and for them to be furious.
What Su Ruomeng needs most right now is to completely sever ties with these so-called "family members".
Su Ruomeng patted Su Ruoyan's arm: "Little sister, don't worry, we'll follow Xiaoshu's arrangements."
Su Ruoyan bit her lower lip, hesitated for a few seconds, and then nodded obediently: "Okay."
They all looked towards the stairwell and waited quietly.
Ten minutes later, heavy footsteps came from the stairs.
The figures of Su's father and mother appeared.
They came up from downstairs and immediately saw Su Yao lying at the door.
Mother Su cried out in alarm and rushed over, her steps faltering so much she almost slipped: "A-Yao! A-Yao!"
Su's father didn't care about his appearance and ran all the way with his cane.
The two breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Su Yao had only fainted and was otherwise unharmed.
Su's father suddenly looked up, his gaze dark as he looked at the people in the room.
Su Ruomeng and Su Ruoyan held hands and bravely looked him in the eye.
Father Su let out a cold laugh: "Very well, you two are really very well!"
He leaned on his cane and slowly stood up, his eyes fierce, like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey.
"Su Ruoyan, don't you want to study anymore? Believe me, I'll cut off your allowance right now and make you drop out of school!"
After scolding Su Ruoyan, Su's father looked at Su Ruomeng beside him, his gaze even colder.
"Su Ruomeng, you've grown too big for your britches. I can't control you anymore. You're disobedient and even want to harm your sister. I don't think the Su family can tolerate someone like you. Get out of here right now! The Su family no longer welcomes you!"
As he cursed, he slammed his cane against the ground, making a dull thud.
"Whether you live or die from now on has nothing to do with the Su family!"
This is a common tactic used by Su's father, and it is consistent with the "severing of ties" strategy.
In the past, whenever he used this trick, the two sisters would panic and choose to give in.
This time, before the Su sisters could react, Ling Shu's voice came from the side.
Ling Shu's voice was cold and soft, like the snow on the tips of a pine tree.
"Tsk, did you hear that, sister-in-law? Your family doesn't want to be dragged down by you, they want to sever ties with you."
Su's father turned his head and glared at her fiercely.
"How did the Ling family raise their daughter? How could they raise such an impolite child? I'm disciplining my daughter, what right do you have to interrupt?!"
Before Ling Shu could retaliate, Su Ruomeng exploded.
You can criticize her, but why criticize Ling Shu!
What does it mean to be impolite? Ling Shu is absolutely perfect, a thousand times, ten thousand times better than someone like Su's father!
She stepped forward: "Dad! You can't say that about Ling Shu. Apologize to her right now!"
Unexpectedly, Su's father was stunned by the counterattack, then laughed in anger.
"Apologize? Su Ruomeng, I think the Sheng family has spoiled you rotten! Don't forget, you're still begging your brother to donate bone marrow! Believe me, I'll sever all ties with you right now and make sure you never find a suitable match!"
This wasn't just angry talk; it was more like a curse.
Su Ruomeng felt a chill run through her body; she never expected to hear such vile words.
It came from her own father.
She paused for a few seconds, then turned to look at Su's mother, who was holding Su Yao on the ground, and spoke in a low voice.
"Mom, is that what you think too?"
Su's mother only stared at the unconscious Su Yao in her arms, without raising her head, and spoke perfunctorily.
"Ruomeng, you should apologize to your father right away. He's only doing this for your own good."
"For my own good?"
Su Ruomeng almost choked and couldn't speak.
Her voice trembled with anger.
"You want my sister to seduce my husband? Is that for my own good?"
A hint of guilt flashed in Su's father's eyes, but he immediately became even more furious.
Unexpectedly, Su Ruoyan actually told Su Ruomeng everything!
Rebellious daughters, two rebellious daughters!
Feeling guilty, he raised his voice even louder, "I don't know if your illness can be cured, but I'm doing this for your sister's sake! Don't you want her to have someone who cares for her in the future? Don't you want the Su family to prosper?"
In Su's father's eyes, both of his daughters had taken the wrong medicine today, and each one was more rebellious than the other.
His head was buzzing and he had a terrible headache.
"I'm severing ties with both of you and kicking you both out of the Su family!"
In the past, out of respect for the Sheng family, Su's father certainly wouldn't have dared to say such a thing.
His old classmate told him that this blood disease was extremely rare and could only be treated with a bone marrow transplant, and that the requirements for the transplanted bone marrow were very strict.
There is only hope for treatment if a relative donates.
Now that Su Ruomeng has contracted this illness, if she offends the Su family, she will truly have no way out.
Thinking of this, Su's father felt even more justified.
He straightened his back and raised his voice: "Believe it or not, I'll get a lawyer right now and have you sign the agreement to sever ties!"
Su Ruomeng pursed her lips and did not respond immediately.
This made Su's father even more smug, thinking that Su Ruomeng was finally scared.
He wanted to say more harsh words, but Ling Shu spoke first.
"No need to find a lawyer, Uncle Wang has a ready-made agreement."
She raised her hand and pointed to the stairwell.
Butler Wang appeared there at some unknown time, one hand behind his back and the other holding a silver tray, his posture elegant.
The tray contained documents and a pen.
Seeing that he had finally been called upon by Ling Shu, Butler Wang straightened his back and strolled over.
“Mr. Su, this is the agreement you requested. I have already prepared it.”
As if afraid of being rejected by Su's father, he added with a smile, "Don't worry, this agreement was drafted by the Sheng family's best legal team. It guarantees a clean break, and you will have no further connection with them, even in life or death."
Mr. Su stared at the tray, feeling even more dizzy.
Something's not right.
How could Butler Wang have appeared at this exact moment, and how could he have produced such an agreement?
Could it be that the Sheng family did this on purpose?
Before he could think further, Su Ruomeng spoke first.
She bitterly accused him, "In your eyes, only Su Yao is your child, and Ruoyan and I are just tools to support him. Su Chang, rest assured, whether you sign this agreement or not, today I will sever all ties with you and never have anything to do with you again!"
"Not only that, I will expose everything you have done, so that everyone can judge for themselves whether I am unfilial or whether you are unable to distinguish right from wrong and are indulging in favoritism!"
These words were like a heavy hammer blow, shattering the last vestiges of reason in Su's father's mind.
This is outrageous! Today is truly outrageous.
Do you really think he wouldn't dare sign this agreement?
Are you trying to scare him?
Sign it!
We'll see who's begging whom then!
He quickly picked up a pen, skimmed through the contents of the agreement, and signed his name at the end.
After signing, Su's father slammed the pen down in front of Su Ruomeng, his voice filled with malice as he roared, "Get out!!!"
Su Ruomeng's gaze shifted to her mother, who remained silent to the side.
Her voice was very soft: "Mom, what about you? Are you going to sign it? Or will you try to persuade Dad?"
Her father's preference for sons over daughters was already obvious, but Su Ruomeng still held onto a last glimmer of hope for her mother.
Perhaps their mother would care about them?
Su's mother lowered her head and said timidly, "Ruomeng, look at what you're doing. Quickly apologize to your father. If that doesn't work, kneel down. Your father will forgive you."
Su Ruomeng choked: "..."
Kneel down and apologize?
She looked at Su's mother in disbelief: "Mom, Ruoyan and I are your children too. Why do you only have eyes for Su Yao?"
Su's mother murmured, avoiding her gaze, "Ayao is different. Ruomeng, you must be obedient."
Ah Yao is different.
From childhood to adulthood, Su Ruomeng had heard this phrase countless times from her mother.
Whenever Su's mother showed favoritism towards Su Yao, she would always use this sentence to deflect Su Yao's pain and questions.
Su Ruomeng didn't understand, what exactly was different?
Is gender really that important?
Receiving this disheartening answer once again, Su Ruomeng gave up, looked away, and gave a helpless bitter smile.
Fine, let's leave it at that.
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The Sheng family left the Su family.
Ling Shu pushed Sheng Yun Shen's wheelchair, while Butler Wang helped Sheng Yun Qi, who was still a little dizzy.
Su Ruomeng and Su Ruoyan walked at the back, holding hands tightly.
Neither Su's father, who was consumed by rage, nor Su's mother, who was preoccupied with feeling sorry for Su Yao, appeared at the door.
The night was still, and the moonlight, like water, illuminated the group, casting long shadows on the ground.
The Sheng family's car was already waiting quietly not far away.
After walking a short distance from the door, Su Ruomeng and Su Ruoyan stopped in unison, as if they were on the same wavelength.
The two women exchanged a glance, then turned around together to look at the Su family home shrouded in night.
All that's left is years of psychological manipulation and verbal abuse.
Su Ruomeng's voice was soft: "Sister, this has never been our home."
"yes."
Su Ruoyan's eyes were red.
She held Su Ruomeng's hand tightly, "Sister, you have me, and I have you. As long as we're together, that's home."
Only those who care for each other deserve to be called family.
Before Su Ruomeng could finish her words of comfort, Ling Shu, who was walking ahead, stopped and waved to the two of them with a bright smile on her face.
"Come on over, get in the car and let's go home!"
Su Ruomeng replied with a smile, "I'm here."
She tugged at Su Ruoyan's hand. "Come on, little sister, let's go home."
Su Ruoyan nodded vigorously: "Yes, let's go home!"
The group got into the car and left the Su family home.
A dozen minutes later, the Su family's front door opened again. Su's mother poked her head out, looked around, and frowned.
"Those two heartless bastards, they really just left like that."
She muttered to herself, her tone full of complaints.
"The kindness of parents is greater than heaven. How dare these two ungrateful wretches sign an agreement to sever ties? If word gets out, they'll be the laughingstock of everyone."
While complaining, she closed the door and rearranged the carpet in the entryway that had been stepped on and bent.
“I’m the most pitiful one in this family. My husband doesn’t love me, my daughter is unfilial, and my son… sigh, my son is good in every way, but he doesn’t have a job, which makes me worry so much.”
Su's mother muttered to herself as she returned to the living room from the entrance hall. She turned on the overhead light and looked at the slightly messy coffee table with a touch of melancholy.
"...I've raised my two daughters for nothing. They don't even help with tidying up. In the end, I, as their mother, have to do all the cleaning."
Her tone was filled with resentment.
However, Su's mother was so preoccupied with complaining about her own misfortunes that she had no idea what kind of storm her two daughters would be facing that night.
Perhaps in Su's mother's eyes, those things were just "trivial matters not worth mentioning".
Just as they were getting into the conversation, Su Yao's shout came from the next room.
Upon hearing her son's call, Su's mother's displeased expression immediately vanished, replaced by tender affection: "Alright! I'll cook for you as soon as I finish cleaning the living room."
She unconsciously quickened her pace as she tidied up.
She can't let her precious son go hungry!
Smoothing out the creases from sitting on the sofa, Su's mother turned to the coffee table, took her apron as a rag, and prepared to wipe the coffee table clean.
As soon as her hand touched the coffee table, Su's mother stopped when she saw the stack of documents on it.
"This is?"
There's no such document at home. Could it have been left by the Sheng family?
She picked up the top document, frowned, and quickly flipped through it.
The document appeared to be a medical examination report, and it was in Chinese. The report contained many medical terms and data, which Su's mother could only partially understand, and she flipped through a few more pages.
Strange...this medical report looks somewhat familiar.
Oh, right.
Su's mother remembered.
When Su Ruomeng returned and told them she was sick, she showed them a medical examination report, which was similar in format to the one Su's mother had now.
The only difference is that the report Su Ruomeng gave was in English, while this one is in Chinese.
"Given the severity and rapid progression of your current condition, the most effective treatment to save your life and restore normal hematopoietic function is to undergo a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible."
"Regarding donor selection, the closer the kinship, the higher the success rate of the surgery. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you first look for a suitable bone marrow donor among your close relatives (such as parents, siblings, etc.)."
"Please contact our hospital's bone marrow transplant coordination center as soon as possible to arrange relevant donor screening matters so that a suitable donor can be identified in the shortest possible time, thus securing your precious treatment opportunity..."
Su's mother was somewhat puzzled: "What exactly is this...?"
Her casually moving hand suddenly stopped, as if she had been frozen in ice.
On the second page of the report, she saw a name that shouldn't have appeared in the report.
Patient's name: Su Yao.
Su Yao?!
How could it be Su Yao?!
Su's mother's hands trembled violently.
She panicked so much that her breathing became erratic, and she almost dropped the report with her hands.
After reading it several times, Su's mother finally confirmed this terrible fact.
She completely lost her strength and collapsed onto the floor. A few seconds later, she let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"It's over, it's over!"
"The Su family, A-Yao, they're all finished!!!"
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