Gao Juan'er scrambled up from the ground, staring at her mother in sheer terror. Not believing what she had just heard, she demanded, "You want me to be a concubine for someone else? And for Gao Chan'er’s man, of all people?"
Chen, feeling unsettled by her daughter’s gaze, snapped, "What is that look for? Is it beneath you to be a concubine in the Hong family?"
Gao Juan'er’s heart felt colder than the deepest ice beneath a frozen lake. She had always known her parents favored her younger brother and that she wasn't as well-liked as Gao Chan'er, but hearing Chen’s words still cut through her like a knife.
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