Pei You shook her head. To say she wasn't hurt would be a lie; she found it hard to come to terms with the fact that her own birth mother did not love her.
"I can't change anything anymore. I’ve tried everything, and now I just hope to keep things as they are. That’s enough."
Gu Erwan felt a pang in her heart as she listened. Long before she had met Pei You, she had heard whispers. Most of these came from Chen Yunxin’s supporters, claiming that this "true" daughter brought home was a disgrace—that she lacked the etiquette of a noble lady, was illiterate in the arts, and was utterly boorish. They said that the moment she returned to the Wangyuan Marquis Manor, she had snatched Chen Yunxin’s jewelry and used her status to bully her...
Chapter 113