The day she learned the truth, Li Xiaomin’s world collapsed. She was not the glamorous daughter of the Wenda Group as she imagined, but the illegitimate daughter, the original sin—the identity she once despised the most.
She didn’t want to recognize this birth mother who was as despicable as a rat in the gutter. She wanted to send her away with some money, let this shocking secret rot in their stomachs, and let life return to peace.
But the birth mother seemed to know what she was thinking, and what she said went straight to Li Xiaomin’s heart, “You still want to recognize that person as your mother, do you? If that person ever finds out that you are the child born of me and her husband, and her birth child was taken by me, she would lose it. It would be normal for her to want to kill you.”
Li Xiaomin thought of that woman’s gentle but decisive look and had to admit that the scenario her birth mother described would, indeed, probably happen.
“But I still have a brother. I have a good relationship with him. He will protect me.”
“You are overthinking. If your brother knew your identity, would he side with you or his mother?”
At that time, Li Xiaomin suddenly understood how matters stood. In fact, from the moment this woman appeared in front of her, she had no other choice. There was only one way to go.
Before her identity was exposed, she needed to win her father’s favor and gain more benefits, so that she could protect herself when the storm came.
Even if she didn’t want to take this path, her birth mother would force her to go.
As a result, the once carefully-raised daughter of the Wenda Group changed and turned into a vulgar person who spent money lavishly, lacking in education.
… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
The middle-aged woman sitting on the sofa was dressed simply, but she had a beautiful face and big, rounded, almond-shaped eyes. Lin Xiaomin could vaguely see her mother’s beauty when she was young.
Her mother said angrily, “It’s okay. I know the seriousness of the situation. If someone sees me, I will just say that I delivered something to you.”
Li Xiaomin wanted to be angry, but she couldn’t. After all, they were two grasshoppers tied to the same rope1. “What are you doing here anyway?”
The middle-aged woman lowered her voice, “I wanted to see how you were doing at work. The money…”
“It’s done.” Li Xiaomin asked again: “I created time for you to be alone. Is there any progress?”
In order to put her birth mother in the rightful position, she maintained a good relationship with her father all day long, always spoke ill of that person, and created many opportunities for her parents to be alone.
“He didn’t want to and left with a dark face.” The middle-aged woman sighed. She picked up a mirror from the cosmetic bag, looked at the charming face reflected in the mirror, and complained, “He’s really cruel, he just can’t stand my old face anymore.”
She would rather that man prefer younger women than admit that he truly loved his wife. Because she couldn’t get his love, other people don’t deserve it either.
Li Xiaomin glanced at the closed office door with relief before saying, “No, you have to think of a way. It’s best to be on top, otherwise it will be very troublesome.”
If the middle-aged woman could rely on her old love to be on top, she didn’t have to worry about anything. The middle-aged woman could become a married lady from a wealthy family, and Li Xiaomin could also be the daughter of a wealthy family. She would have two mothers, both of whom would be good to her.
The middle-aged woman rolled her eyes. “I know this even if you don’t tell me, but it’s a bit difficult. Men just like young women, so it’s more important that you get more money.”
Li Xiaomin nodded, “I know, I’m already doing it.”
… …
In fact, Li Xiaomin didn’t have much hope for her mother to rise to the top. After all, she was once young and beautiful and still lost. Now that she was an older lady, she was even less attractive.
Li Xiaomin knew where she stood—her father would never hand over the company to her and would only give it to her brother, who graduated from a prestigious school and has since become a rising star in the business world.
Fortunately, she has already laundered more than 1.5 billion from the company. If the next big transaction could be successful, she will get another 1.5 billion. Even if her identity was revealed, she could still live a carefree and happy life.
She looked at her birth mother, who was blooming in beauty, and suddenly remembered her close relationship with her adoptive mother. She felt a trace of guilt and pity in her heart, but soon enough, she herself extinguished this feeling.
The innocent person among them was only her adoptive mother. She wronged her, her father wronged her, and her birth mother wronged her even more.
But when her birth mother committed that terrible crime, Lin Xiaomin and that person became destined to be incompatible opposites.
If she pitied the other person, who would pity her?
If a person did not serve his own self, they would be destroyed by heaven and earth.
Li Xiaomin closed her eyes as if she couldn’t accept it. When she opened them again, she had calmed down. She turned to look at her birth mother and tried to drive her away, “Now that you’ve finished, go back quickly.”
“I know, I know, give me some money and I’ll go to the beauty salon,” the middle-aged woman said angrily.
“I gave you one million a few days ago, and you spent it all so quickly?”
“I can’t help it. That beauty salon is very high-end and the treatment was expensive.”
Li Xiaomin gritted her teeth and handed over the money. The middle-aged woman stood up holding her bag and said goodbye to Li Xiaomin with a smile on her face, “Bye.”
The middle-aged woman walked to the door, a smile still on her face. She held the door handle and began to turn it down. The door opened.
But when she saw what was outside the door, the smile on her face froze, and she couldn’t help but widen her eyes, horror written all over them.
She took two steps back, lowered her head to cover up her sense of loss, and with a meek look, said, “Madam.”
I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
T/N: I blame her for listening to this woman’s nonsense in the first place. Now they’re really on the same wobbly boat.
FOOTNOTE:
- Grasshoppers tied to the same rope, refers to people who will sink or swim together. ↩︎
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