Chapter 153: Since We’re Chasing Thrills, Let’s Go All the Way – 7

The moment those words left her mouth, even Yu Liuxue was startled. She instinctively pressed on the System. “System, what did I just say?!”

System: “…” Has the Host really become so deranged that she can spout nonsense on instinct now?

Su Fufu could never have imagined, not even in her wildest dreams, that the older sister she had always used as a pawn to win over Brother Tianyou’s heart would actually fall for her—especially after she had framed and sabotaged her time and again. Su Fufu furrowed her brows. “You know we’re half-sisters with the same father. And you still like me?”

Yu Liuxue nodded slowly. Since things had already spiraled into chaos, she figured she might as well go all in and spin Su Fufu’s head until she couldn’t tell up from down. Clasping her fingers tightly, Yu Liuxue spoke with urgency and nervousness. “Fufu, you have to believe me. I’m not lying to you.”

“I didn’t like you at first. I thought your presence stole away the attention and love our father used to give me. But as we spent more time together, I realized how gentle and adorable you really are. Every time you got mad at me, or smiled softly in front of Dad, I found myself completely captivated. Your every frown and smile drew me in deeper. You became the reason I had the strength and hope to keep going.”

“Fufu, you are the salvation of my life!”

Yu Liuxue grew more impassioned as she spoke. She slowly lowered her head, her emotions surging. “Fufu, I know we’re sisters, but Gu Tianyou is a complete scumbag!”

“He clearly likes you, but when I tested him, he didn’t push me away. He even agreed to get engaged to me.” Yu Liuxue rattled off her lies in one breath. “Even though he always acts like he hates me in front of you, with his status in the Gu Family, wouldn’t it be easy for him to dump me and call off the engagement if he really wanted to? So why didn’t he ever end it?”

“He let the engagement drag on. If I hadn’t pushed him hard a few days ago, he probably would’ve gone through with the wedding. He’d marry me, and leave you heartbroken and alone.”

“Look how well he planned it! Marry the Su Family’s eldest daughter to gain Dad’s support, while secretly keeping you, the second daughter, as a mistress. He gets to satisfy his twisted desires and reap all the benefits!”

Yu Liuxue’s voice was full of emotion, and Su Fufu listened in a daze, even starting to feel like it made some sense. She pursed her lips, her mouth suddenly dry. She tugged at her clothes subconsciously. “You were really with Brother Tianyou just to test him?”

Why did it feel like Su Ying was lying?

Every word Su Ying said felt strangely off, but Su Fufu couldn’t quite put her finger on what was wrong.

Yu Liuxue looked up, her dark eyes dimming. She bit her lip gently. “Fufu, do you still not believe me? Do you know how much courage it took for me to confess to you today? If Mom and Dad find out about us…”

Her voice caught, and tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to fall at any moment. She gave a sorrowful, tearful smile. “If that’s how it is, then I’ll prove myself to you.”

“I’ll go tell Mom the truth, and expose Gu Tianyou’s hypocritical face. I’ll make her understand that marrying you off to him is like throwing you into a pit of fire. You’ll never be happy with Gu Tianyou!” Yu Liuxue stood up, her gaze firm. But then her eyes softened again, and she curled her lips into a gentle smile. “Fufu, no one in this world wants your happiness more than I do.”

“So I’ll convince Mom to let us be together!”

“I’ll convince Dad to let us get married too!”

Su Fufu shot to her feet: “!!!”

F*ck!

Just then, the door was kicked open. Cheng Susu stormed in, trembling with fury, eyes blazing. “Su Ying! What the hell are you saying?!”

Yu Liuxue was about to open her mouth and spout more nonsense, but Su Fufu darted forward and clamped a hand over her mouth, hastily explaining, “Mom, don’t listen to her. It’s not true. She’s joking.”

Yu Liuxue struggled to breathe with her mouth and nose covered, her eyes rolling back as she nearly passed out. Cheng Susu exploded with rage. Fortunately, she remembered Pei Yiling was still present. As soon as she turned around, Pei Yiling gave a polite smile and took a step back. “Mrs. Su, it’s getting late. I’ll come visit you another day.”

Her tactful retreat pleased Cheng Susu greatly. Her expression softened, and she returned a polite smile. “Sorry you had to witness that. I’ll treat you to a meal next time to make up for it.”

Watching the two exchange flirtatious glances, a surge of jealousy flooded Su Fufu’s mind. She clenched her teeth tightly. That Fox Spirit! Mom must be completely bewitched by that Fox Spirit! After Pei Yiling left, Su Fufu finally let go of Yu Liuxue’s mouth. Yu Liuxue gasped for air. “Mom, I—”

“Get inside!” Cheng Susu’s eyelid twitched violently the moment she heard her speak. She barked the order in a sharp voice.

Su Fufu was about to say something, but Cheng Susu shot her a cold glare. After she shut the door and locked it, Cheng Susu turned to Yu Liuxue with a blank expression. “Who ends up with who, who marries who—Su Ying, I’m telling you right now, don’t even think about it!”

“I don’t care whether you truly like Fufu or you’re just playing with her. This ends here. If you dare spread this scandal and let anyone else find out, I will not forgive you!”

Cheng Susu was so furious her vision went black. Whether Su Ying genuinely liked her daughter or not was beside the point. What mattered was that Fufu was about to marry Gu Tianyou and become the high-and-mighty Mrs. Gu. She would not allow anything to jeopardize that. She had planned everything meticulously for this moment.

Once her daughter succeeded, her own status would rise with the tide. Then those people who used to look down on her—would they still dare whisper behind her back, saying she was just a sparrow that could never become a phoenix?

When that time came, everyone would have to treat her, Gu Tianyou’s mother-in-law, with the utmost respect.

After hearing Cheng Susu’s words, Su Fufu felt a wave of resentment. Why was it that Mom being with that woman was called true love, but Su Ying liking her and wanting to marry her was considered playing with her, a scandal?

Fuming, she couldn’t help but snap back, “Sure, me being with Su Ying is immoral and unethical, but you being with that woman is true love? All for business, right…”

Yu Liuxue had just stepped aside to watch the drama unfold when a loud slap snapped her back to attention. Su Fufu clutched her cheek in disbelief as tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. Her whole body trembled, and she stared at Cheng Susu in shock. “Mom, you hit me? For that woman?!”

The moment she lost control and slapped her daughter, Cheng Susu felt a twinge of regret. But when she saw the look of betrayal on her daughter’s face, her anger reignited. “Fufu, how did I raise you? Is this how you treat a guest of your elders?”

Cheng Susu avoided the question, and Su Fufu couldn’t hold back her tears. “So in your eyes, I’m not even as good as that woman with the surname Pei. She’s just an outsider, but I’m your own daughter! You never hit me before, never even spoke harshly to me. But now, you slap me across the face for that woman… Get out! Get as far away from me as possible! I don’t want to see you ever again!”

“I never want to see you again for the rest of my life!”

Both mother and daughter were furious, and it looked like they were about to come to blows. At that moment, Yu Liuxue quickly stepped in to fan the flames. “Mom, Fufu, calm down first. Fufu, Mom’s getting older, her mindset has changed. It’s not a bad thing for her to pursue her own happiness now.” After saying that, she turned to Cheng Susu. “Mom, all this time, Fufu was deceived by Gu Tianyou. Now she’s finally seen his true colors and come to understand her own heart. So please, just give us your blessing.”

Cheng Susu flew into a rage. “Get out! Get out of the Su Family!”

“From now on, don’t even think about getting close to my daughter!”

Seeing her lash out at Yu Liuxue, Su Fufu didn’t know what came over her. On impulse, she opened her mouth and mocked Cheng Susu. “My business is none of your concern. You should worry about yourself first.”

Cheng Susu was livid. She slammed the door and stormed out. Yu Liuxue had originally wanted to stay and comfort Su Fufu, but Su Fufu stared at her coldly. “You can get out too.”

So Yu Liuxue promptly left.

Su Fufu held her cheek. Cheng Susu had slapped her hard, and even now, her face still burned with pain. She couldn’t help but feel aggrieved. She crouched on the floor and sobbed uncontrollably. From childhood until now, Cheng Susu had never once spoken harshly to her, let alone hit her. But now, because of that woman, she had been scolded again and again, and today, she had even been slapped in front of Su Ying.

She had never been so humiliated in front of Su Ying, never suffered such indignity!

Meanwhile, Cheng Susu sat alone in her room, growing angrier the more she thought about it. From the time her daughter was little, she had treated her like a treasure, always putting her first whenever there was something good. But now? Su Fufu took all her kindness for granted. That was one thing, but she even called Miss Pei a “Fox Spirit,” as if she had cheated on Su Zhenchuan behind his back.

It was true she had no real feelings for Su Zhenchuan. But the reason she stayed with him all these years was entirely for her daughter’s sake. Even her current business partnership with Pei Yiling was for the purpose of securing a better future for her daughter, so that she could stand tall and proud in front of others. The Gu Family was powerful and wealthy. If Gu Tianyou ever turned out like Su Zhenchuan and took up with another woman, then at least Cheng Susu, with her own earnings, could be a pillar of support for her daughter and keep her from becoming a laughingstock.

And if she made a fortune and became a wealthy woman known far and wide, even if Gu Tianyou wanted to keep a mistress, he’d have to think twice about how her daughter might react.

Everything she had done up to this point—who was it all for? If not for her daughter, why would she willingly suffer so much? All these years, she had gritted her teeth and endured countless slanders and grievances alone.

Cheng Susu couldn’t help but cover her face and cry. Her daughter’s actions today had truly broken her heart.

Yu Liuxue stirred up the trouble and then ran off. The System watched Su Fufu and Cheng Susu with a peculiar expression. Seriously? These two just turned against each other like that? This mother-daughter fallout happened way too easily!

As Yu Liuxue was leaving the Su residence, she ran into Pei Yiling, who had been waiting for her. The moment they met, Pei Yiling anxiously explained, “Miss Su, it’s not like what Second Miss Su said between me and Cheng Susu. I…”

“I know,” Yu Liuxue interrupted with a smile. “You did very well.”

Though they hadn’t managed to deceive Su Zhenchuan, they had successfully driven a wedge between Cheng Susu and Su Fufu, and even earned Cheng Susu’s complete trust. Yu Liuxue opened the car door and invited her in. “Like I said before, no matter how much you gain from them, I won’t ask for a single cent in kickbacks.”

Pei Yiling let out a sigh of relief and quickly got in the car, saying gloomily, “But I haven’t even had a chance to get close to Su Zhenchuan. I’ve let you down, Miss Su.”

“No need. I’ve changed my mind,” Yu Liuxue said.

Pei Yiling looked at her in confusion. Yu Liuxue raised an eyebrow. “Don’t you think Cheng Susu is easier to manipulate than Su Zhenchuan? And her daughter too. Don’t you feel the slightest thrill at having them both dancing in the palm of your hand?”

Pei Yiling: “…” Not really.

“Miss Su, I’m seriously doing business with Madam Cheng. Thanks to my efforts, she’s already agreed to invest fifty million.”

Yu Liuxue stared at her for a moment. “…?” Are you the devil?

After parting ways with Pei Yiling, Yu Liuxue headed straight for her grandparents’ home. The elderly couple was just about to eat. When they saw their granddaughter, they immediately beamed and stood up. “Yingying, what brings you back? Quick, quick, get her a bowl and chopsticks.”

Yu Liuxue handed them the gifts she had prepared and said with a sorrowful expression, “My stepmother and Fufu had a big fight. I think they were about to come to blows. Grandpa, Grandma, do you think they might…”

Old Madam Xi tapped her on the nose. “Nonsense.”

Yu Liuxue blinked and said solemnly, “It’s true, Grandma. I’m not lying. My stepmother and little sister had a huge argument, and now they both hate the sight of me. They kicked me out of the Su Family. I wandered the streets all alone for ages before I remembered that I still have you two in this world who care about me…”

Old Madam Xi exchanged a glance with her husband. In the end, they tacitly chose not to ask any more about the fight between Cheng Susu and Su Fufu. After Yu Liuxue went upstairs to rest, the couple huddled together in confusion.

“How did those two suddenly get into such a big fight?”

“Could it be because of Su Zhenchuan’s company?”

Back when Xi Mu passed away, they had hated Su Zhenchuan and Cheng Susu with a passion. They had used every connection at their disposal to suppress the two of them. That was the most difficult period for Su Zhenchuan’s family. Perhaps it was because of this that Cheng Susu decided to take Su Ying away to keep the old couple in check. And Su Zhenchuan, fed up with the humiliation, hired the best lawyer to forcibly bring Su Ying back to the Su Family.

When the old couple learned of it, they were furious. But a single legal document restricted their ability to see their granddaughter and forced them to ease up on Su Zhenchuan. His career didn’t just affect him—it also affected their granddaughter’s quality of life. They didn’t want her to end up worse off than a child from an average middle-class family, so they gradually backed off.

Even so, they still held back some power. Over the years, they had successfully planted their own people in key positions throughout Su Zhenchuan’s company. Whenever they heard that Su Zhenchuan was mistreating their granddaughter, they would quietly punish him, making sure he suffered a little.

Su Zhenchuan was no ordinary man. Otherwise, Xi Mu wouldn’t have fallen for him in the first place. Even under the relentless suppression of the Xi elders back then, he didn’t fall apart immediately. And once they eased up, he seized the opportunity and quickly rose to fame, joining the ranks of multimillionaires.

The Xi couple still felt bitter about it, but their biological granddaughter was in Su Zhenchuan’s hands. Su Zhenchuan could die, but their granddaughter must never suffer because of it.

Sometimes, when they heard others say that Su Ying was rude and poorly raised, it broke their hearts. Later, when they heard that Su Fufu was trying to steal a man from Su Ying, they regretted their past decisions even more. They wished they could storm into the Su Family right then and there, snatch their granddaughter back, and tell her that Gu Tianyou was nothing special. If she was willing, they could easily build another wealthy family for her to marry into, letting her live a life of luxury as a rich man’s wife.

If reality hadn’t gotten in the way, and if their granddaughter had any real feelings for them, they might have actually done it.

But who could have predicted that one day, their granddaughter would suddenly return, look them in the eyes, and say she missed them? Then she said she wanted to avenge her mother, and before leaving, she even hinted that they should go all out. The two elders were overjoyed. Only then did they realize that their granddaughter had been playing dumb all along—hiding her strength and biding her time!

So with just a small push from them, Su Zhenchuan’s company plunged into a major crisis.

Old Master Xi looked at Old Madam Xi. Old Madam Xi looked at Old Master Xi. The two elders blinked in unison. “Is Yingying saying we went too far?”

“No, I think Yingying means we haven’t done enough. We weren’t ruthless or cold-blooded enough. We didn’t directly crush that Su bastard and make him pay for what he did!”

They blinked again, then slowly reached an agreement.

“I’ll head back to the company. I’ll make sure Su Zhenchuan experiences the same despair that Xiao Mu once felt. And that woman—didn’t she drive Xiao Mu to her death for money? I’ll make sure she ends up with nothing for all her scheming!”

Old Madam Xi scratched her chin. “Recently, Cheng Susu has been getting close to a woman named Pei Yiling. Her background…”

“Grandpa, Grandma, Miss Pei was someone I personally trained and sent to seduce Su Zhenchuan. I just didn’t expect her to actually start doing business with Stepmom seriously, and even trick her into agreeing to invest fifty million.” Yu Liuxue suddenly appeared, startling the two elders. Seeing their shocked expressions, she sheepishly poked at her dimples. “Actually, Miss Pei isn’t very good at business, so Grandpa, Grandma, do you think maybe that money could…”

Old Madam Xi patted her chest, both worried and amused. “What if they find out? How will you continue staying in the Su Family? Isn’t this the kind of thing we’re supposed to help you with? Don’t do anything so dangerous again.”

Yu Liuxue stood at the doorway, visibly moved. “Grandma, you can help me for a while, but not for a lifetime. I have to avenge my mother with my own hands. That’s the only way I’ll ever be at peace.”

After finally calming the two elders’ nerves, Yu Liuxue dropped another bombshell. “Grandpa, Grandma, today Madam Gu and Miss Gu went to the Su Family to propose marriage to my father. I plan to marry her.”

“I won’t let myself be wronged. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

Old Master Gu was completely against it. “No one in the Gu Family is any good. Even if it’s not Gu Tianyou, I still wouldn’t agree! Their family hasn’t even sorted out their own mess!”

At that very moment, Gu Lian—one of those so-called no-good Gu Family members—sneezed hard. She was standing outside a window, staring intently at the pale-faced Gu Ronghua, deep in thought. Gu Ronghua noticed her and gave a weak smile. “Hello, Miss Gu.”

Since she’d been spotted, Gu Lian didn’t bother hiding. She stepped inside, closed the door, and drew the curtains. Then she sat down beside Gu Ronghua’s hospital bed.

“You approached me on purpose, didn’t you? Your goal was to make me notice you, so I’d bring you back to the Gu Family.”

“So now that you’re back, what’s your plan?” Gu Lian narrowed her eyes. “Are you going to fight my brother for the inheritance? Or…”

Gu Ronghua quickly interrupted her. “You’ve misunderstood. I have no such intentions.”

“Oh?” Gu Lian’s interest was piqued. She crossed her arms and gave a smirk that didn’t reach her eyes. “Don’t tell me you just wanted to use our family’s resources to get medical treatment?”

A flicker of embarrassment passed through Gu Ronghua’s eyes, as if he’d been caught red-handed. Under Gu Lian’s relentless pressure, he had no choice but to admit it.

“My mother died when I was very young. I had no one but my sister. But because my mother got pregnant out of wedlock, people constantly insulted her and took it out on my sister. They’d curse her to her face and bully her.”

“So I want to get better, make something of myself, and take revenge for my mother and sister.” Gu Ronghua’s voice dropped. “I’m sorry. I’m completely broke. I can’t bear to see my sister working three jobs just to pay for my treatment.”

“If I weren’t completely out of options…”

“If what you said is true… then fine, I’ll help you.” Gu Lian smiled faintly. “I’ll have someone cure your illness, then send you to the best school, give you the best education.”

Gu Ronghua’s eyes widened in disbelief. Gu Lian casually pulled out a contract.

“If you sign this contract, I’ll make sure you never have to worry about anything for the rest of your life in the Gu Family. How about it?”

Gu Ronghua hesitated for a moment. “Alright.”

As Gu Lian was leaving, she ran into Gu Tianyou. Facing the brother who had once been closest to her, her feelings were still complicated. No amount of compensation could erase her disappointment in him. Especially now, when Gu Tianyou was completely focused on Su Fufu and showed no intention of holding on to his own sister.

Gu Lian greeted him with a flat “Big Brother,” then walked right past him. Gu Tianyou turned to watch her back, his brow furrowing ever so slightly.

He could sense her growing distance, but in his mind, it was just because she’d been spoiled since childhood and was throwing a little tantrum.

Gu Tianyou didn’t take his sister’s transformation seriously. He had more pressing matters to deal with.

The scandal about the illegitimate child had spread like wildfire. Everyone was waiting to see how the Gu Family would respond. Even though Gu Ronghua had already been acknowledged as a member of the family, the Gu Family’s subsequent attitude would still influence many people’s next moves. Should they support Gu Tianyou, or Gu Ronghua?

Gu Tianyou was prepared for the worst and never believed that Gu Ronghua’s appearance was a friendly gesture.

Just as everyone was waiting to see which heir to back, Gu Lian made a grand show of announcing her engagement. While everyone was still buzzing about it, she boldly brought her parents and a trove of gifts to the Su Family to propose marriage, instantly silencing the rumors slandering Su Ying.

When Cheng Susu saw the gifts Gu Lian had brought, her face turned green.

Why did Su Ying deserve such high treatment? She was just a motherless child, yet now she had surpassed her own daughter, stealing both the spotlight and her future. Ever since that day when she’d slapped Su Fufu in a moment of panic, Su Fufu had treated her like an enemy. Every time they met, her face was full of disdain. It had been nearly a month since the two of them had spoken a single kind word to each other.

Cheng Susu was both angry and heartbroken. She had done everything for her daughter’s sake, but now her daughter had forgotten all her past sacrifices over one small incident. How was this any different from raising a thankless wolf?

Lately, whenever she went out for tea with the other society ladies, all they talked about was Su Ying. Some said Su Ying was just lucky and blessed, which was why Gu Lian took a liking to her. Others claimed it was a classic case of hitting rock bottom and bouncing back—after enough misfortune, even stepping in dog sh*t could count as good luck. And then there were those noblewomen who never got along with her to begin with. They deliberately came over to stir trouble, dripping with sarcasm as they asked when Gu Tianyou planned to marry her daughter, as if her Fufu was desperately throwing herself at him.

Although she had argued with her daughter, Cheng Susu still fiercely defended her in front of outsiders. She retorted on the spot, scolding those women until their faces turned pale and green by turns. But once she got home and saw her daughter’s expressionless face, a wave of sorrow welled up inside her. She felt like all her good intentions had been fed to the dogs.

Yu Liuxue sat obediently and sweetly beside Gu Lian. After seeing the lavish betrothal gifts, she couldn’t help but whisper to Gu Lian, “Miss Gu, are you really serious about this?”

Gu Lian immediately shot her a sharp glare. “Do I look like I’m joking?”

“No,” Yu Liuxue instinctively shook her head. She lowered her voice further and added, “It’s just that I still remember you once said you were as straight as steel, and you even had a guy you liked.”

Yu Liuxue lowered her lashes in disappointment. “I didn’t remember that wrong, did I?”

Gu Lian: “……”

While the two of them were talking, Madam Gu, arm in arm with her husband, beamed as she said to Su Zhenchuan and Cheng Susu, “These were all personally prepared by our little Lian. I wonder if Yingying is satisfied.”

Cheng Susu clenched her palms tightly and couldn’t help but glance at her daughter, who sat off to the side with a blank face. The moment Su Fufu sensed her gaze, she forced a hollow, skin-deep smile. Seeing this, Cheng Susu felt a chill run through her body. Her heart turned utterly cold.

Although Su Zhenchuan didn’t like Su Ying, his company was currently in trouble. Now that Su Ying was about to marry into the Gu Family, maybe she could be of some help in the future. So he enthusiastically waved at Yu Liuxue. “Yingying, come over and take a look.”

Yu Liuxue looked up timidly and said softly, “Dad, I’ll leave it to you to decide.”

Su Fufu couldn’t help but glance at Yu Liuxue. Seeing her sitting so obediently beside Gu Lian, she let out a cold laugh. And she had the nerve to say she liked her? Now that she had the chance to marry Gu Lian and soar like a phoenix, she had probably already tossed her aside without a second thought.

The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became. The emotion built up until she could no longer suppress it.

Su Fufu found an excuse to get up and leave. Standing on the stairs, she couldn’t figure out whether she was angry at Cheng Susu or Su Ying—or maybe both. She and Cheng Susu had been at odds for a while now, and since Cheng Susu never made the first move to apologize, she had no intention of backing down either.

She thought she could keep this cold war going forever. But today, seeing how much Gu Lian valued Su Ying, she was suddenly struck hard.

She and Gu Tianyou clearly loved each other too. So why couldn’t Gu Tianyou be a little more assertive and settle things sooner?

Was he really planning to make her wait until she was thirty or forty?

The more Su Fufu thought about it, the more wronged she felt. Her nose tingled with the urge to cry. When she looked back down, she saw her parents, Su Ying, and the Gu Family sitting together in harmony. That warm and cozy scene stabbed her right in the heart. She suddenly felt like an outsider who didn’t belong, someone completely unimportant. Everyone had forgotten about her, left her behind.

Just then, Gu Tianyou arrived.

He first glanced at Yu Liuxue, then turned to search for Su Fufu. The moment Su Fufu saw him, a smile involuntarily bloomed in her eyes. But almost immediately, she returned to her dejected expression, slowly moving down the stairs.

Gu Tianyou had been called over by Yu Liuxue. With all the elders present today, how could the male lead not show up?

Yu Liuxue was already preparing to perform. “Dad, Mom, Uncle, Auntie, I’ll go get Tianyou a glass of water.”

As she stood up, she and Cheng Susu both noticed Su Fufu, lost in her thoughts, suddenly miss a step. With a scream, she tumbled down the stairs. In an instant, Yu Liuxue and Cheng Susu both sprinted toward her like they were running an 800-meter dash. Their worried voices rang out at the same time: “Fufu, are you okay?!”

Gu Tianyou: “……?”

Gu Lian: “……?”

The siblings both frowned.

Yu Liuxue’s hand was just about to touch Su Fufu when Cheng Susu glared at her and hissed, “Stay away from my daughter!”

Yu Liuxue gave a gentle smile. “Mom, what are you saying? My little sister fell. As her big sister, isn’t it only right for me to care about her?” She paused, then glanced behind Cheng Susu. “Mom, everyone’s watching.”

Cheng Susu’s face darkened as she let go of her hand. “I’m telling you, if it weren’t for all these people here today…”

She took a deep breath and changed her tone. “Fufu fell, and it’s all your fault! If it weren’t for you, she wouldn’t have walked away. If she hadn’t walked away, this wouldn’t have happened!”

Su Fufu’s hand hurt terribly. She was drenched in sweat, and the pain was so intense she had to grit her teeth and say through clenched jaws, “This has nothing to do with Su Ying! I slipped by accident! Mom, stop blaming her!”

Cheng Susu nearly choked on her own breath. A wave of despair washed over her. Had her daughter really been so thoroughly brainwashed by Su Ying? In the past, whenever something happened to her daughter, hadn’t she always pinned the blame on Su Ying? But now? Now she was actually defending Su Ying, taking all the blame herself.

Did she really like that little tramp Su Ying that much?!

Yu Liuxue, moved, gently held Su Fufu’s hand. “Sister, I knew it. I just knew that one day my sincerity would touch your heart.”

Su Fufu almost rolled her eyes from the pain. Right now, all she wanted was to go to the hospital. She looked up pitifully at Gu Tianyou, hoping he would come rescue her. But Yu Liuxue saw right through her. She immediately bent down, ready to play the hero in front of Gu Tianyou and carry Su Fufu to the hospital. But Cheng Susu also caught on to her plan. Just as Yu Liuxue bent down, Cheng Susu lunged forward and wrapped her in a tight hug. “Su Ying, don’t even think about it.”

“My daughter can only marry Gu Tianyou.”

Su Zhenchuan, who had been watching the scene unfold, widened his eyes in shock. “!!!”

F*ck! Had that woman gone insane?!

Su Fufu watched in disbelief as her own mother threw her arms around her half-sister with such enthusiasm. Her mind filled with question marks. “……???”

Was Mom really that fed up with her? She was even trying to snatch away the only person who still liked her—Su Ying—right in front of her face. At this rate, would Brother Tianyou be next to fall under her spell?

Had things between them really reached the level of blood feud?

Yu Liuxue was suddenly engulfed in Cheng Susu’s embrace. She froze for a moment, then quickly grew flustered and looked to Su Zhenchuan, stammering, “D-Dad, Mom… Mom didn’t mean it. She’s just used to it, so in a moment of panic she acted like this…”

“It’s all my fault for not standing properly and almost twisting my ankle. Mom was just worried I’d get hurt…”

“Daddy, please don’t be angry. There’s really nothing improper going on between me and Mom.” Yu Liuxue quickly turned around and hurriedly defended herself, “Uncle, Auntie, Miss Gu, please don’t misunderstand! Mom and I just have a pure mother-daughter relationship!”

“It’s just that Mom loves me too much, so sometimes she can’t help herself…”

Cheng Susu nearly dropped dead on the spot after hearing her nonsense. “I…”

She had just opened her mouth to explain when Yu Liuxue started rambling again. “Sorry for making a scene in front of you all.”

Under the group’s stunned and disbelieving stares, Yu Liuxue gave a shy smile. “Our mother-daughter-sister bond is really strong, so we often do things like this behind Dad’s back. Sometimes it’s just me and Mom, sometimes it’s me and my little sister… Actually, more often than not, it’s the three of us together!”