"Ouyang Lan, your mother was terrified when she learned that Ouyang De had actually moved against you. She hated herself for being unable to protect you, and she hated even more that Ouyang De could be so ruthless toward his own biological daughter."
"She was afraid that after she died, you wouldn't be able to survive in that cutthroat Ouyang Family, and she feared you wouldn't be able to outmaneuver Li Xueyao. That is why she sought me out before she died; she wanted to give me the evidence of Ouyang De’s bribery of officials, hoping I could find a way to keep you safe."
Ouyang Lan looked at Su Li, who was agitated before her. What she was saying didn't seem like a lie. Besides, her mother was dead now—what could Su Li possibly gain by coming to tell her these things?
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