"You are not allowed to leave!" Qiao Shu, who had been struggling to contain herself, saw Fang Tong preparing to depart. Realizing that the thirty million was about to slip through her fingers, she rushed forward to block the way. "Don't you dare go! That is your own flesh and blood—your brother! Are you going to just stand there and watch him be killed?"
"And what if I do? Where were you all when I was the one nearly killed by the Xu family?" Fang Tong arched a brow. "Li Jintang and Sun Qing were practically baying for my blood. I called you for help, and what did you say? You told me I was being disobedient and that I deserved to be taught a lesson. I knelt in the pouring rain for an entire night and was burning with a high fever the next day. If it weren't for Grandma Xu—Xu Yizhi’s grandmother—returning on a whim, I don't know if I would even be alive today! Once, twice, countless times... Mother, I called you so many times. Have you forgotten all of that?"
Qiao Shu’s mind buzzed. She knew that Fang Tong had called her, but she had been oblivious to the severity of these incidents. It was hardly surprising; when Fang Tong first married into the Xu family, she had occasionally called home hoping her parents would stand up for her. But they had been terrified of offending the Xu family and had simply urged her to be compliant. Later, when Fang Tong stopped calling, they had simply assumed she had become less stubborn.
Chapter 27