From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

That’s it again!

From childhood to adulthood, Su Qing has always lived in her sister's shadow, was always compared to her by her parents, and never received their approval.

Su Qing's pent-up grievances exploded instantly, and she sneered, "You're comparing me to her again! Since you all like my sister so much and think I'm inferior to her in every way, then you might as well just leave me alone!"

She paused abruptly, her tone suddenly resolute, and uttered a sentence that completely broke my composure:

"If you think I've disgraced the Su family, that's simple: just sever all ties with me, and that'll be the end of it!"

"You bastard!!!"

Father Su flew into a rage, his furious shout echoing throughout the courtyard: "Listen to the nonsense you're spouting! You've really grown wings and dare to challenge me now!"

I couldn't listen anymore. I felt so sad and ashamed that I couldn't sit still any longer.

I pushed open the wooden door and strode inside.

Upon hearing the sound, Su's parents looked up at the same time, and the moment their gaze fell on me, it was filled with deep contempt.

Without looking to the side, I walked straight to Su Qing's side.

Before I could speak, Su Qing suddenly turned to the side and grabbed my arm tightly.

It was as if she was asserting her sovereignty, or as if she was encouraging herself, openly stating her position to her parents.

Feeling the warmth on my arm, this time, I didn't push her away.

Instead, she raised her eyes and looked directly at the cold gaze of Su's parents, and said, "Uncle and Aunt, please allow me to say a few words."

Before he could finish speaking, Su's father waved his hand dismissively and coldly interrupted, "Shut up! This is none of your business, you have no right to speak here!"

Su Qing instantly exploded, immediately retorting on my behalf: "Why doesn't he have the right to speak? Why do you all look down on him like that? What's wrong with delivering packages? What's wrong with delivering food? He doesn't steal or rob; he earns his money honestly, much cleaner than many well-dressed people! Why do you all look at him with prejudice and humiliate him!"

Suppressing her anger, Su's mother tried to be gentle and advised, "Su Qing, talk to your father properly, don't be so impulsive."

"He's unreasonable and doesn't speak properly, so why should I lower myself and give in?"

Su Qing refused to back down, her face full of stubbornness.

Seeing their argument escalating, I took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in my heart, and slowly spoke:

"I know I have nothing now and have no right to argue with you two elders. But I just want to say one thing: you promised Su Qing a year to make her own way in the world, and a gentleman's word is his bond."

"You are all highly educated individuals and entrepreneurs of listed companies. Going back on your word is not the proper behavior for you."

"Even if you are her parents, you should respect her choices and her independence. If you don't respect her, you naturally won't get her respect in return."

Su Qing immediately raised her chin and chimed in, "That's right! You've never respected me, so why should I obey you in everything!"

Su's parents' faces instantly turned ashen and ugly, especially Su's father, whose face was so gloomy that he looked like he wanted to slap me.

Su's mother forcibly suppressed her anger, softening her tone slightly: "Then let me ask you, are you serious about insisting on living here, insisting on being with him?"

Su Qing remained agitated, her eyes red-rimmed as she sneered, "So what if it is? In your eyes, I've always been a disobedient, useless piece of trash. Why bother meddling in other people's business!"

Su's father stared intently at her, his face ashen, and said, word by word, "I'm asking you one last time! Are you determined to stay here, or are you coming home with us right now?"

"Go home? Go back to which home? You promised me a year of freedom, but you went back on your word and now you're forcing me to go back. What do you mean by this?"

Su Qing paused, then sneered and said, "I understand! It must have been the Fang family who contacted you. They instigated you to come and force me to go back, right?"

Before her parents could speak, Su Qing continued, "One of you is a highly educated intellectual, and the other is the owner of a listed company. You clearly have your own judgment, so why are you always led by the nose by the Fang family? You believe whatever they say and do whatever they tell you to do!"

Su's mother frowned and sighed helplessly, "Su Qing, calm down. We really are doing this for your own good. Look at your life now, what kind of life are you living?"

"Don't keep saying you're doing this for my own good. If you really are doing this for my own good, then please leave my life alone."

After finishing her sentence, Su Qing added, "Also, I'm doing very well now. The air here is cleaner than in your mansion!"

Su's mother wanted to say something to persuade him, but Su's father raised his hand and stopped her sternly.

He stared intently at Su Qing, his eyes cold and ruthless, his voice booming:

"Fine! Very well! You insist on not replying, is that it? Then don't blame us for being ruthless! From today onwards, we'll pretend we've never had a daughter like you!"

Su's father had a loud voice, which was quite loud in the empty campus.

Su's mother stiffened, her face full of embarrassment. She subconsciously wanted to dissuade him, but in the end she shut her mouth.

Faced with her parents' harshest threats, Su Qing showed no fear whatsoever; instead, she smiled with relief.

"Do you think this will scare me? From childhood to adulthood, you have never truly cared about me or understood me."

"Don't you find it particularly ironic that you're threatening to sever ties with me now?"

These words made Su's father's face turn bright red instantly, the veins in his neck bulged, and his lips trembled repeatedly, but he couldn't say a word.

Su Qing stood quietly in place, her arm still linked with mine, her delicate chin slightly raised, her posture upright and stubborn.

Even when faced with the threat of a complete break from her closest relatives, she did not back down in the slightest, clearly prepared for the worst.

The scene instantly fell into an extreme stalemate.

Father Su was so angry that he trembled all over and his face turned ashen, while Mother Su looked exhausted, disappointed, and helpless.

The four people stood in a stalemate across a stone table, none of them willing to back down first.

The courtyard was eerily quiet; even the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves could be clearly heard.

In the midst of this tense atmosphere, the little orange cat that Su Qing had picked up somehow jumped onto the stone table and obediently squatted by the table, slowly licking its paws.

Completely disregarding the repressed arguments between humans, it adds a touch of tenderness to the tense scene.

After a long silence, Su's mother was the first to suppress her anger and speak in a gentler tone:

"Qingqing, your dad was just saying that out of anger, don't take it to heart. But you also need to understand our good intentions as parents. You're a girl, all alone in a strange place, living in the same courtyard as a boy you've only known for a short time. How can we be completely at ease?"

"rest assured?"

Su sneered, "If you really care about me and feel sorry for me, then why did you force me to marry Fang Heng? You know his character better than I do, but all you see is a match of interests, and you never care whether I want to or not!"

One sentence left Su's mother speechless.

Su's father had calmed down a bit, and the rage on his face subsided somewhat. He said in a low voice:

"Su Qing, stop fooling around. Come back with us. If there's any conflict, we can talk about it when we get home."