Suddenly, she thought of her biological mother, whom she had never met. If her mother were already dead, she would never have the chance to see her. She didn't know how her mother had treated Jin Li while she was alive; she only knew that Jin Li had once said she lived a life worse than death, struggling in poverty and living at the mercy of others. According to Jin Li, her mother was a useless coward who could neither stand up for her nor provide for her.
Back then, when Jin Li had clung to her adoptive mother, Lin Zhenqin, and wept, she had painted her own mother as worthless, even suggesting that she had intentionally abused Jin Li. The story had broken Lin Zhenqin's heart, and she had pulled Jin Li into her arms, comforting her tenderly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. You’re home now, and you won’t have to live like that ever again."
Song Xi, still reeling from the shock of the sudden turn of events, had been too overwhelmed to notice the look of hatred in Jin Li’s eyes. It was only now, looking back, that she realized it. At the time, she had felt a chill run through her entire body. She couldn’t fathom that her own mother could be such a despicable person, and she felt a deep sense of guilt and shame.
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