Her said that couldn't get scores anyway, why waste money on university? It would be better go abroad broaden horizons.
Another relative asked what score got.
Beijiang said was "Gaokao shielding student".
They into laughter, "shielding" meant getting caught cheating and having score. Then they persuading "It's not If you go, your buy you with million coverage!"
Beijiang asked: "Who's beneficiary?"
Her said: "Of course it's Come, sign here."
I watched viewers and followers skyrocketing.
The exploded:
[Is this real? scripted?]
[Netizens' matter too]
[Is this mother? How can they be blind? The daughter is much than sister!] with screenshot of dressing table.
[Unbelievable! this girl college always claimed be child white-rich-beauty. This?]
[Disgusting. The younger daughter is here suffer their karma]
[A Gaokao student becoming companion student some foreign must be stepmother!]
[Sending Girl stay strong! Don't fall PUA!]
23
The food was served.
Around full-length mirror in living room, everyone in circle.
Beijiang dishes in silence.
I immediately called her. She and hung up, then picked up chopsticks.
I calling. She hanging up.
She started eating.
The was full of shrimp dishes: fried shrimp balls, shrimp vermicelli, boiled shrimp, dry pot shrimp, braised shrimp, corn shrimp.
Beijiang was allergic shrimp.
Had been childhood.
Her intentionally prepared these.
Because Zeng Because want Zeng think Beijiang.
She knew it was intentional.
Yet eating, bite bite, until silent, until relatives stared strangely, until even Zeng down chopsticks.
Red spots began appearing on face, spreading across cheeks.
Her opened mouth but said nothing, just frowned silently.
In that moment, hidden hopes about "My loves me", Mom knew..." died.
Beijiang eating, eyes calm yet extinguished.
Until kicked door open.
She turned slowly.
Zeng stood up shocked: "You? How did you get here?"
I walked over and pulled up.
"Not worth it," said.
She up, breathing heavily, struggling Headache and overwhelmed her.
As carried her, blocked me:
"Stop! Explain yourself!"
Relatives started in.
Her said: "Caiyun said went room coming back. How do anything? need search her!"
Allergies wait one. The ambulance was coming.
When relative tried grab Beijiang, kicked his stomach: "What gives you right touch her?"
Chaos ensued.
When medics arrived, was covered in soup, eye swollen.
The house was wrecked. Relatives had bloody and mouths full of shrimp.
I took off stained shirt hold properly.
"Hurry! Don't just stare, help!"
24
At hospital,
Her called police, claiming was stranger committing home invasion.
The officer soup-stained self: "What did you steal?"
"A of shrimp," it them. Is that crime?"
Her trembled: came shirtless kidnap daughter!"
I angrily wrapped Beijiang's jacket around myself:
"Your The one you spent less money on than your hemorrhoid surgery? went hungry two years in school? you and abandoned bullying? Buying with beneficiary as your elder Planning kill abroad money?"
"I sent you evidence of suffering! Did you care? Now I'm Yes am! So what?!"
Her screamed: "You understand! Do you what While drank milk, ate dog shit! While played piano, bottles! She suffered infancy! She just wants fairness!"
"Bullshit!" "Your bad choices made miserable! What does that have do with or father? How dare Zeng use Bei surname!"
Police exchanged looks.
A patient's un muted blared forgotten it was running.
Silence fell.
