"Aunt Li, it's all my fault!"
Li Jinglan was completely bewildered by Xiang Wanwan's sudden action.
Why is she crying?
Xiang Wanwan sobbed softly, large tears streaming down her cheeks, looking much more genuine than Li Jinglan had just been.
“My mother died when I was seven years old. Right after she died, my father brought Shuxue back to the Xiang family, saying that she would keep me company. I was overjoyed at the time, thinking that I would finally have a sister.”
"But ever since Shuxue came into my life, Dad has been neglecting me more and more. He didn't even give me a single penny of dowry when I got married."
“I know Dad feels sorry for you and takes extra care of you, but I absolutely cannot accept Dad's idea of having my sister marry Lu Jingnian. I never expected that you would hold a grudge against me because of this.”
Xiang Wanwan cried harder and harder, gasping for breath.
Aunt Wang quickly stepped forward and gently patted her back, and her eyes also reddened.
I never imagined Wanwan had such a pitiful childhood!
Her biological mother had just died, and her biological father brought home an illegitimate daughter. Doesn't that mean he had been cheating on her all along?
The way she looked at Li Jinglan was like a knife.
Those around her were shocked after hearing Xiang Wanwan's tearful account and whispered among themselves.
"Isn't this just a case of a mistress taking over the wife's position?"
"What stepmother? It's obvious she was pregnant before her biological mother died."
Xiang Wanwan continued to sob, "I never thought that when I chose to come to the army to escape that family, you would come too. Why can't you let me go? I just want to live my own life."
The more they listened, the angrier they became. This family was nothing short of a ruthless exploiter!
"A family of vampires. Even though everyone else has come to hide on the island, they still won't give up."
"The old man steals someone else's father, and the young man even tries to steal his own sister's man. How shameless!"
"Do you think Teacher Xiang married Lieutenant Yan because she couldn't get Chief Lu, so she settled for second best?"
"I think that's exactly it!"
When Granny Chen heard that Xiang Shuxue had even harbored desires for Chief Lu, her face turned dark.
A fickle woman.
As expected, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked as well.
She'd better keep a close eye on this woman from now on. If she dares to cheat on her husband or betray her son, she'll break her legs!
Li Jinglan could no longer save face.
They say you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public, but this brat actually tells everyone everything!
Since she's already like this, I'm too lazy to keep acting.
"You brat, are you really going to disregard your father's reputation and completely break ties with us?"
Xiang Wanwan pretended to be scared and hid in Wang Sao's arms.
"What are you saying, Aunt Li? Didn't you already kick me out of the house and sever ties with me before I came to the island to join the army?"
"Since you were the ones who rejected me first, why should I care about your reputation?"
"Severing ties?"
Everyone was even more shocked.
"They say that even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. I never thought that a father would abandon his own daughter for his mistress."
"It must have been instigated by that mistress!"
"And you still have the nerve to come here asking for things?"
Li Jinglan was absolutely furious.
That brat, she's so quick-witted, she can make black seem white!
If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll only suffer losses.
She immediately turned around, pushed through the crowd, and tried to leave.
At that moment, Xiang Shuxue's voice rang out from outside the crowd.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
What are so many people doing?
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and when they saw it was Xiang Shuxue, they couldn't help but feel contempt.
"How can such a nice girl be so shameless, even having designs on her own brother-in-law?"
"Isn't it all because Chief Lu is rich and powerful!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Chen angrily stepped forward and slapped Xiang Shuxue across the face.
"Smack!"
"You fickle woman, come back with me right now!"
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