Ruan Tiantian's eyes darkened little by little, like a rose that had been stained with poison overnight. Resentment, anger, pain... all kinds of emotions appeared repeatedly in her eyes. Her face was stiff and she pulled her hair. The self in the mirror was so strange, completely different from the innocent Ruan Tiantian in the past. She had changed.

Ruan Tiantian screamed in a hoarse voice, all thanks to Ruan Mengmeng!

If Ruan Mengmeng had not been spoiled since childhood, if Ruan Mengmeng had not been prettier than her, smarter than her, and deeply sought after and loved by men, if Ruan Mengmeng, the illegitimate daughter, had not monopolized the fatherly love she longed for, she would not have become what she is now!

Ruan Tiantian felt like she was going crazy. Her mind was filled with Ruan Mengmeng's contemptuous look and the sarcastic words that came out of her mouth.

Ever since she was born, the shadow cast by Ruan Mengmeng has never ceased. Following Ruan Mengmeng, she has been living like an ugly duckling that is abandoned by everyone!

"Hey, is that Ruan Mengmeng's sister? Her sister is so beautiful, why is she so ordinary?"

"Besides, all the boys are chasing after her sister, so why would anyone like her?"

"How ridiculous! They say they are sisters? Isn't the genetic variation too big?"

When she was a child, this conversation had always lingered in Ruan Tiantian's mind. Whenever she recalled it, the jealousy and resentment in her heart would increase.

Ruan Tiantian put on a bathrobe and walked out of the bathroom with red and swollen eyes. Her body was extremely tired, but she was not sleepy at all. Her head felt like it was about to explode. She wanted to vent but had no way to do so.

Tao Hongmei was not in a good mental state either, but she finally calmed down.

Ruan Tiantian walked out of the room and went to Tao Hongmei's room to supervise her taking medicine.

Tao Hongmei mechanically swallowed the pills with water, and Ruan Tiantian took the cup of water from her hand.

Just as she reached out her hand, Tao Hongmei noticed a purple mark on the small part of Ruan Tiantian's exposed arm.

She reacted violently by grabbing Ruan Tiantian's hand and rolling up her sleeves. After seeing the purple bruises on them, her face became distorted.

Ruan Tiantian reacted and hurriedly pulled her hand out. Just as she was about to turn around, Tao Hongmei called out to her, "Stop!"

Ruan Tiantian pretended not to hear and quickened her pace.

However, Tao Hongmei chased after her and accidentally pulled off Ruan Tiantian's nightgown. When she saw the purple scars on her back, she got emotional and said, "You..." She rolled her eyes and almost fainted.

"mom!"

Ruan Tiantian quickly supported her, helped her sit down on the sofa, and asked anxiously: "Mom, how are you?"

Tao Hongmei had just caught her breath when she saw the same mark appear on the front of Ruan Tiantian's nightgown slightly opened.

She grabbed Ruan Tiantian's arms and asked angrily, "Did Chen Mo hit you?"

When Tao Hongmei saw that Ruan Tiantian was covered with wounds, her first reaction was that Chen Mo had abused Ruan Tiantian.

Tao Hongmei has doted on Ruan Tiantian since she was a child. Now that she sees her being bullied, she can't help but get emotional and angry.

Ruan Tiantian's eyes dodged and she shook her head to deny, "No, you saw it wrong." She pulled her nightgown closer.

"Then where did you get the injuries on your body?" Tao Hongmei asked sharply. She was already certain in her heart that Ruan Tiantian's injuries were caused by Chen Mo, and Ruan Tiantian might have concealed the truth from her because she was threatened by Chen Mo.

Ruan Tiantian was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I did it by accident."

When Tao Hongmei saw that her daughter didn't tell the truth, she became furious. She stretched out Ruan Tiantian's palm and slapped her palm hard like she did when she was a child, and shouted, "Will you tell me or not?"

Ruan Tiantian's delicate palms suddenly turned red. She closed her mouth, pursed her lips, endured the red and burning pain, and remained silent.

Seeing that Ruan Tiantian was still protecting Chen Mo, Tao Hongmei hit Ruan Tiantian again and asked angrily, "Did Chen Mo threaten you and stop you from speaking?"

The two hits from Tao Hongmei made Ruan Tiantian feel that they were heavier than the bruises on her body, because Tao Hongmei hit her heart.

Tao Hongmei, who never wanted to hit her, hit her today.

Ruan Tiantian felt wronged. She bit her lower lip and tears fell inadvertently.

Tao Hongmei couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. She said softly, "Tell me if it was Chen Mo who did it. If so, I'll go to Chen's house right away to make the decision for you..."

"It's not him!" Ruan Tiantian brushed away Tao Hongmei's hand and said loudly, "It's another man!"

Tao Hongmei's eyes were hollow. After she realized what was happening, she was so angry that her body was shaking. She slapped Ruan Tiantian in the face and asked, "You went to find another man?"

Even a very vicious person like Tao Hongmei had never done anything to let her husband down.

Ruan Tiantian's current behavior is a betrayal of her man. Tao Hongmei feels that all the pride she has lost is gone!

She had already lost her vanity and face because of the divorce and hid in her room all day long, not daring to come out, for fear of hearing gossip.

And now Ruan Tiantian has actually done such a shameful thing. I'm afraid her family will be in turmoil and she will be gossiped about for the rest of her life!

"Why...why are you like this?" Tao Hongmei pointed at Ruan Tiantian tremblingly, accusing her with a look of disappointment.

Ruan Tiantian cried and said coldly: "Why am I like this? I was forced to do this!"

Tao Hongmei was shocked to see Ruan Tiantian's emotional breakdown. She heard her suppressing tears while screaming, "It was Chen Mo who left me first! Do you think I want to become a half-human, half-ghost? They are the ones who pushed me to this point!"

As Ruan Tiantian spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing shocking scars. She broke down and cried, "I hate him, but I hate that bitch Ruan Mengmeng even more! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be like this now..."

Ruan Tiantian fell to the ground, covering her face with her hands and crying bitterly.

Tao Hongmei didn't respond for a long time after listening to her crying. She looked at her daughter, who was slumped on the ground, her shoulders shaking. She was no different from herself that day, having lost her self-esteem, living a humble life, and losing face.

Tao Hongmei shed tears of heartache. She felt angry and regretful. She had been trapped in her own resentment but ignored her daughter's happiness. All this was caused by her.

Tao Hongmei knelt in front of Ruan Tiantian with tears on her face, hugged her, and kept saying: "It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well..."

When Ruan Tiantian heard Tao Hongmei's murmurs, tears fell again.

The two hugged each other and comforted each other.

After calming down, Ruan Tiantian began to talk to Tao Hongmei about what happened last night.