Su Su sneered inwardly, but quickly pinched her thigh hard. She neither dodged nor retreated. Instead, with reddened eyes, she shook her head, stubborn tears pooling in her gaze as she looked at her scumbag father with grievance.
“Dad, she is not my mother.”
“My mother has already passed away. Tomorrow is her death anniversary.”
“I didn’t want to disturb your gathering and ruin your happiness, but I miss my mom so much. I just hid away by myself to cry—can’t I even do that?”
The surrounding guests were all shrewd people. They exchanged looks, secretly spitting curses in their hearts. This couple really was no good at all!
The man couldn’t even remember the little girl’s mother’s death anniversary and was busy throwing a party instead, while the stepmother tried to smear her—so the rumors really weren’t unfounded!
Mu Lanxin felt as if needles were pricking her back. The image of a loving, virtuous mother she had painstakingly cultivated in high society absolutely could not collapse. She anxiously wanted to say something.
Zhao Guoxiang’s face darkened. A sharp, vicious look instantly made Mu Lanxin freeze, not daring to move again.
Thinking of the property transfer agreement in the study, he put on a sorrowful expression. His hand landed on Su Su’s shoulder, patting it lightly as he softened his tone.
“Your Aunt Mu was just worried about you.”
“Alright, Dad apologizes to you. It was my oversight. Su Su, forgive me, okay?”
Su Su was cold inside, but on the surface she shook her head with reddened eyes, tears of emotion filling them.
“Dad, how could I not blame you? You’re my only family now. I only trust you—no matter what you ask me to do, I’ll agree.”
Zhao Guoxiang nodded in satisfaction.
Looking at Su Su’s face, which closely resembled Su Mu’s, his heart was filled with gloom.
This girl was growing more and more like Su Mei.
Just looking at her made him uncomfortable.
But she was easy to placate, just like her mother. Once he completely got hold of all the Su family’s assets, everyone would fawn over him, and no one in the world would look down on him anymore.
Back then, the reason he got together with Mu Lanxin was also because she was obedient enough to satisfy his sense of masculine pride.
“Alright, look at you—crying like a little tabby cat. If you keep crying, you won’t be pretty anymore.”
“Go rest properly first. When it’s time for dinner, I’ll have Aunt Zhang come upstairs to call you.”
Zhao Guoxiang turned and called for the guests to go downstairs.
Mu Lanxin and Zhao Yiyi snapped out of their shock and unwillingly followed him downstairs.
Strange?
How did this little brat suddenly become so cunning!
Just a couple of tears, and the matter was over like that?
After closing the door, Su Su walked over and sat down at the vanity.
The person in the mirror was fair-skinned and beautiful, with bright, lively almond-shaped eyes. The slightly upturned corners of her eyes complemented her slender eyebrows, making her look delicate and charming.
Su Su noticed the dark bracelet on her wrist. She vaguely saw a crack along the edge. When she reached out to touch it, she immediately felt a sharp pain.
Blood seeped from her finger, then was instantly absorbed by the bracelet. The bracelet began to heat faintly, slowly transforming into the texture of mutton-fat jade.
Su Su touched it in delight.
It was the space!
It had come with her too!
She tried closing her eyes. When she opened them again, she was already inside the space.
She still hadn’t fully explored how big the space was. All she knew was that as far as the eye could see, there was no end.
She had roughly divided the entire space into four sections.
Heading north, she could see vast stretches of dark, fertile land. At the center was a spring that provided an endless supply of spiritual spring water, gradually gathering into a crystal-clear pond.
She had bought a large number of drones to help irrigate the crops and saplings that were growing vigorously.
In addition to wheat, corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes, and other crops, she had also planted some fruit trees, including apples, pears, persimmons, lychees, durians…
This area was fully automated, from planting to harvesting, as well as temperature and humidity control. It could even simulate different regional climate conditions.
Combined with fertile soil and irrigation from the spiritual spring, the plants grew exceptionally fast, and their quality was improved many times over.
To the south was the second area, which she had built into a massive storage supermarket. All kinds of daily necessities could be found inside, with reserves enough to last her several lifetimes.
The third and fourth areas were casually piled with small odds and ends, things she had tossed in out of boredom.
Su Su walked to the spiritual spring and cupped some water in her hands to drink.
The water was cool and sweet. After drinking it, she felt the swelling pain in her lower body gradually disappear.
At that moment, there were a few knocks on the door.
“Miss, I’m Aunt Zhang. The master asked me to bring you downstairs for dinner.”
Su Su exited the space, opened the door, and followed Aunt Zhang downstairs.
The Su family currently lived in a small Western-style house located in the center of Shanghai. Including the courtyard, it covered a total area of two hundred square meters.
All the furniture inside was made of huanghuali wood, warm and smooth to the touch.
Calligraphy and paintings by ancient masters hung on the walls.
Various porcelain pieces were displayed in the living room—blue-and-white porcelain, white porcelain, and more.
Su Su roughly estimated that the assets Su Mu had left her were likely an astronomical sum that ordinary people could never imagine.
No wonder the scumbag father Zhao Guoxiang had coerced and tempted her by every means possible to make her sign the property transfer agreement.
Only then could he openly deal with these assets.
From a distance, she saw Zhao Guoxiang and Mu Lanxin seated in the main seats at the dining table, with Zhao Yiyi sitting beside Mu Lanxin.
Su Su sneered inwardly. This family of three really did look harmonious.
Too bad they were magpies occupying the magpie’s nest!
“Su Su, come here quickly. Sit by me. I had your Aunt Mu prepare your favorite dishes for you. Come and have a taste.”
Zhao Guoxiang smiled as he called Su Su over, looking every bit the loving, doting father.
Su Su immediately put on a pleasantly surprised expression and hurried over. As she passed by the old butler, Uncle Wang, who had worked for the Su family for thirty years and was standing at the staircase, she vaguely heard a nearly imperceptible voice.
“Miss, don’t sign.”
Su Su’s steps paused slightly. Her gaze fell on the elderly man, then she quickly looked away.
She came to the dining table and immediately noticed the barely concealed excitement and schadenfreude in Mu Lanxin and Zhao Yiyi’s eyes.
Mu Lanxin stepped forward and took Su Su’s hand, speaking softly.
“Su Su, Auntie wants to apologize to you. I was too rash today, so I specially made your favorite braised pork ribs. Come, try them!”
Su Su shook off Mu Lanxin’s hand and picked up her chopsticks to poke at the dish.
“Too greasy. Just looking at it makes me want to throw up.”
Mu Lanxin’s expression didn’t change. She continued to smile gently.
“My fault, my fault. I probably put in too much oil.”
“Then try this bowl of seafood porridge. It’s lighter.”
Su Su remained unmoved. She raised her eyebrows slightly and changed the subject. “Who told you to sit in this seat?”
Mu Lanxin’s face stiffened.
Ever since she entered the family, this little bitch had made a fuss about not letting her sit in this seat, saying that only the mistress of the Su family could sit there!
But why!?
Was she really inferior to a dead woman!?
Mu Lanxin hated her to the bone. She deliberately let the scalding porridge splash onto her arm.
“Ah, it’s so hot! Su Su, don’t be angry. I won’t sit here anymore.”
But her gaze shifted toward Zhao Guoxiang, who was sitting in the main seat.
Zhao Yiyi couldn’t stand seeing her mother being wronged and angrily cursed, “Su Su, don’t be so ungrateful! My mom is the mistress of the Su family now—of course she can sit here!”
Su Su raised her eyebrows. “Oh? Is that so?”
“I remember this family’s surname is Su, isn’t it?”
“What, have you lived too comfortably for too long and forgotten what your own surname is?”
Bang! Zhao Guoxiang suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
“Enough! Shut up!”
“You’re bickering all day long—what does it look like!”
As he spoke, he took out a document labeled Property Transfer Agreement and handed it to Su Su, saying patiently,
“Sign your name on it.”
Su Su looked at the agreement in front of her, mockery filling her eyes. So soon he was unwilling to keep up the act of fatherly affection?
Her red lips parted, and she spat out two words directly.
“I won’t sign.”