“I’m telling you all this because I hope you’ll consider my perspective before making your decisions.”
Li Wangshu looked at Ji Father and Ji Mother.
“I know that the kindness of raising a child often outweighs the bond of blood. The opposite is true as well. Biological ties aren’t necessarily stronger than the love you’ve given to the child you raised with your own hands.”
“If you love Ji Mo and want to continue raising and cherishing her, that’s your choice. I won’t object.”
“But I hope you’ll also respect my right to hate.”
She turned her cold gaze toward the pale-faced girl.
The original female lead was exactly the type who always played the weak, innocent white lotus. Her kindness was fake, but how irritating she was was absolutely real.
“To be blunt, I despise you.”
“I even hate you.”
“Every time I see you, I think of the horrifying faces of those two monsters.”
“When I remember that I was fighting dogs for scraps of food while their daughter was living a life like paradise here…”
“I honestly want to tear you apart with my own hands.”
She spoke the cruelest words imaginable with a perfectly calm expression.
Even the ghost was startled.
“No! You can’t say what’s really in your heart! They’ll hate you!”
“I don’t think there’s any way we could ever live under the same roof.”
Li Wangshu ignored the ghost and continued speaking.
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”
Ji Mo had truly grown up pampered and protected.
Li Wangshu’s words completely shattered everything she had ever believed about suffering.
Her entire worldview was on the verge of collapsing.
At the same time, a powerful sense of crisis made her think quickly.
She immediately dropped to her knees.
“Big Sister, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. You suffered so much because of me.”
She burst into tears.
Ji Chenxing instinctively reached out to help Ji Mo to her feet.
He glanced at Li Wangshu.
Then slowly withdrew his hand.
“How strange.”
The ghost’s voice echoed in Li Wangshu’s mind again.
“In my previous life, she only had to make her eyes red, and everyone accused me of bullying her. But now she’s actually kneeling, and no one’s blaming you.”
“You endured all those grievances, so why didn’t you say anything?”
Li Wangshu’s irritation had finally boiled over.
“Did you have a mouth just for decoration?”
“Even if I’d said something, they wouldn’t have believed me.”
“And… I thought they preferred someone like Ji Mo.”
“Someone obedient, well-behaved, who never fought or competed with anyone.”
Before turning evil, Ji Lian had been exactly that kind of person.
She had constantly tried to imitate the innocent white lotus heroine.
Unfortunately, she had only become a poor imitation.
Everything about her felt awkward and unlikeable.
“I’ve been dying to say this.”
“You’re such an idiot.”
Li Wangshu glared at her, frustrated by her weakness.
Scolding her a few times was the only way to vent her anger.
The ghost fell silent again.
“The wounds from my childhood had almost healed with time.”
“But the moment you appeared, every scar was ripped open all over again.”
“Especially after learning that Ji Mo exists.”
“I can’t help hating her.”
Those words came from Li Wangshu’s heart.
She had been living a perfectly peaceful life.
Then everything had suddenly been thrown into chaos.
At that moment, she felt she harbored just as much resentment as the ghost.
Li Wangshu turned toward Xu Jingya again.
She remembered that in the original story, after Ji Lian was pushed off a building and “accidentally killed” by the male lead, Jiang Fengmian, this very mother had helped cover up the crime for her adopted daughter and future son-in-law in front of the police.
With that in mind, Xu Jingya’s pitiful appearance wasn’t nearly as deserving of sympathy.
Even though she looked as though she were about to cry herself unconscious.
“I’ve already been adopted by a wonderful couple.”
“My father and mother may be ordinary people, but they’ve treated me very well.”
“I’ve had a good life these past few years.”
“As I said before, the kindness of raising someone outweighs the bond of blood.”
“In this lifetime, they’re the only parents I’ll ever acknowledge.”
“I can also tell your family gets along well.”
“You’ve all been living happily together.”
“My arrival will probably only disturb your peaceful life.”
“So let’s just pretend none of this ever happened.”
“Ji Mo will remain your daughter.”
“That will be best for everyone.”
Having said everything she wanted to say, Li Wangshu stood up.
“The college entrance exam is only a few days away.”
“I’m short on time.”
“I have to catch my train back today.”
“Let’s say goodbye here.”
“We don’t need to keep in touch anymore.”
Just as she was about to leave, Ji Huaiyang stepped in front of her.
“My child, you can’t leave.”
Even a man who had weathered countless storms in business was completely shaken.
He looked utterly lost.
“We never knew you’d suffered so much.”
“I’m sorry.”
“We failed to protect you.”
“Please… give us a chance to make it up to you.”
“If you don’t like Momo, you can live separately.”
“You won’t have to see each other.”
“Would that be alright?”
Ji Mo’s face turned pale.
But she reacted immediately.
She hurried over and blocked Li Wangshu’s path.
“Big Sister, I’m sorry.”
“I’m the one who should leave.”
“I’ll move out right now.”
She turned as if she were about to go upstairs and pack.
Ji Qingshuang and Ji Chenxing stopped her.
“The college entrance exam is almost here.”
“Where are you going to move at a time like this?”
Ji Chenxing held onto Ji Mo’s hand.
Seeing her crying so pitifully, his heart inevitably leaned toward her.
“No matter what happens, you’ll always be my sister.”
“You’re not moving.”
Ji Qingshuang, meanwhile, turned to Li Wangshu.
“Little Sister, our house is big.”
“You can stay on different floors.”
“You’ll hardly have to see each other.”
“Would that work?”
“Watching all of you like this makes me sick.”
Li Wangshu glanced coldly at the Ji brothers.
Ji Chenxing wanted to argue back.
But for some reason, meeting those indifferent eyes filled with ridicule, he couldn’t say a word.
Without realizing it, he loosened his grip on Ji Mo’s hand.
Of course, Ji Mo never actually went upstairs to pack.
“You’re all so close to the daughter of the people who kidnapped me, abused me, humiliated me, and even tried to murder me.”
“I can only see all of you as accomplices.”
“And hate you together.”
“Oh, one more thing.”
Before walking out the door, she turned back toward Ji Mo once again.
“Your biological mother is being released from prison next Friday.”
Ji Mo’s eyes rolled back.
She fainted on the spot.