After Huo Qing got to the bottom of the story from Chu Yueli, her sympathy for Chu Lingshan was instantaneous. She despised parents who disregarded their daughter’s happiness, caring only about using her to secure their own interests.
"Lady Li and Chu Yaozong are truly scum. How could they treat you this way?" Huo Qing bent down and personally helped Chu Lingshan to her feet, fuming. "It’s one thing for Chu Yaozong to act like this—there aren't many good men in this world, after all! But Lady Li is your own mother! How could she use you like this? Doesn't she feel any heartache?"
A daughter she carried for ten months and raised through such hardship—how could she treat her like this? What’s more, Li Fu wasn't even willing to marry Chu Lingshan as his legal wife; she would merely be a concubine. How much benefit could that possibly bring the couple? For such a pathetic, petty profit, they were willing to sacrifice their daughter’s lifelong happiness. This mother was truly cruel.
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