Chapter 192 - 144: The Conflict Intensifies

Chapter 192: Chapter 144: The Conflict Intensifies

There was a hint of complaint in her tone.

But she wasn’t complaining about her mother.

She was complaining about Yan Li.

She just couldn’t forgive her for this!

"I—I’ll call your sister!"

After saying that, Mrs. Yan hurriedly hung up.

She wanted to ask Yan Li herself if there had been some misunderstanding. If Yan Li really had done it, then why!

Even considering how well he used to treat her, she never should have done something like this!

Yan Li was sitting at her desk reviewing documents when her phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was her mom, her expression turning hesitant.

In the end, she still answered the call.

"Mom."

Mrs. Yan demanded urgently, "I’m asking you, that video, did you do it?"

She was desperate to know what was going on!

Yan Li froze for a moment, then retorted, "What, did Xiao Ran tell you?"

Her tone wasn’t very pleasant.

’I already posted an apology video and deleted the original.’

’What more do they want from me?’

’When is this going to end?!’

Hearing her say that, even though Mrs. Yan didn’t want to believe it, she understood. It seemed Yan Xici hadn’t been lying; Yan Li really had done such a thing!

She was instantly furious.

"You still have the nerve to mention Xiao Ran’s name? You child, why on earth would you do something like this?"

Mrs. Yan truly couldn’t understand.

They say you don’t air your dirty laundry in public, yet this child had deliberately taken it to the internet.

Wasn’t that just making sure everyone knew about it?

Yan Li gave a bitter smile.

"See? You’ve only ever had Xiao Ran in your heart. He must be your real child. Now I’ve done what you wanted, so your family of four can live happily ever after."

’After all this happened, my own mother never said a single word in my defense.’

’She just watched them bully me, and now that I’ve handled it, she’s ganging up with him to scold me.’

’What do they really want from me?’

Mrs. Yan was nearly angered to death by Yan Li’s words.

Her voice trembling with agitation, she said, "What kind of nonsense is that? I see now that we’ve spoiled you all these years. I used to think you were just strong-willed, but I never imagined you’d develop such a malicious heart!"

This was no laughing matter!

If things went wrong, she could be sued for slander!

Ruining someone’s reputation was something you absolutely could not do!

Yan Li never thought her mother could say something so hurtful. Her disappointment turned to rage.

"Spoiled me? How have you ever spoiled me?"

"Ever since I was little, after what happened to Dad, how many nights did you spend crying next to me!"

"Every time I wanted to buy some daily necessity, do you remember what you’d say?"

As she spoke, tears began to fall, hot and scorching.

Yan Li hastily wiped them away and continued, "You’d say how hard it was for you to earn money, and because of that, even now that I have so much money, I’m afraid to spend it!"

As she spoke, she finally broke down, her sniffling turning into full-blown sobs.

No matter how much money she had, she was still afraid to spend it!

No matter how rich she was, she still felt she didn’t deserve nice things!

This was a poverty sickness ingrained in her bones!

Her luxury car and villa were just props to maintain her image as a CEO.

But even driving a luxury car and living in a thousand-square-meter villa, she still felt like none of it was truly hers.

That one day, it would all be taken away by someone else, and she was just borrowing it.

Her extremely assertive exterior was just an attempt to hide her deep-seated inferiority complex.

This was the damage her family of origin had inflicted on her!

A pain that was invisible and intangible, yet one she would have to carry for the rest of her life.

She felt that even if she spent her entire life trying, she could never change any of it.

Mrs. Yan hadn’t expected the girl to have such a strong reaction.

’I know she’s had a hard life, but that’s no excuse for doing something wrong!’

"Right now, you are to apologize to Xiao Ran immediately and try to get his forgiveness."

Mrs. Yan’s voice trembled slightly.

When you do something wrong, you have to apologize, regardless of whether the other person forgives you.

You must first show the right attitude before you can even talk about what comes next!

Yan Li sniffled, her heart filled with bitterness.

’See? I knew it. No matter what, it’s always my fault!’

’Whenever Xiao Ran is involved, I’m always the one in the wrong.’

She pulled out a tissue and blew her nose.

After taking a moment to compose herself, her tone turned cold.

"I’ve already deleted the video. If you feel that guilty, you’re free to disown me. After all, you gave birth to two daughters, and Xiao Ran is still your son-in-law. It won’t affect you at all!"

’All she’d done was in the hopes of getting an apology from them.’

’But unfortunately, not only did Xiao Ran not apologize, he even had my own mother call me, acting as if they were the righteous ones.’

’And I was the unforgivable villain.’

’She couldn’t understand. From beginning to end, what had she done wrong?’

’Why is it that when other women get married and are bullied even a little, their families will jump to their defense and go settle the score with the husband’s family? But for me, forget about defending me, in their eyes I’ve never once been right!’

’They say people choose their script before they’re born. She couldn’t for the life of her understand what could have been wrong with her brain to choose a script like this!’

Mrs. Yan never dreamed that Yan Li would dare to say such things to her.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard the dial tone from the other end of the line, which only made her even more furious.