Queen074's smile was both triumphant and bitter

  "Don't worry, sister will take care of it, you just rest assured." Ling Saimei didn't want to let Ling Jiaoqian know too much about these things, wanting her to always live in the sunshine.

  "En, sister, I'm going to think about getting engaged with him." Ling Jiao's face turned bright red as she lowered her head, looking like a shy little girl.

  Not at all noticing Ling Shanmei's face changed, a thread of guilt flashed by.

  "Alright, sister will go back and discuss with mom and dad, let you and him get engaged." Ling Shanmei patted Ling Jiaoqian's head, making up her mind to make her little sister happy and not let her touch those dark things.

  But she forgot an old saying - things don't always go as wished

  It wasn't until one day later, when she saw her own sister pick up the dagger and repeat the all-too-familiar actions, that she realized.

  The grudges of the previous generation have already been passed down to the next generation, and even if they want to make amends, there's no place to start...

  It was then that she truly understood the desperation and isolation of Yuandong's heart.

  It was at that time that she truly began to hate what she called her mother, what she called her father, and what she called home.

  "Sister, are you really going to get engaged with Wang Luosen?" Now, Ling Shanmei still held a glimmer of hope and asked Ling Jiaojiao, how much she hoped that Ling Jiaojiao would smile and say "Sister, I was just kidding!"

  "Yes, sister, Sen is very good." Ling Jiaoqian's face was filled with a happy smile, but that smile pierced Ling Shanmei's eyes.

  But... Father, mother, grandfather will never agree... What should I do...

  At this time, the Gong family...

  "Father, what if that woman's child comes back?" said Gong Hui at the time of Shui Qingyu, with a flash of disgust in her eyes, as if she was just a stranger, not her daughter.

  Gong Zhen sat on the sofa, his hands grasping his cane, and upon hearing Gong Hui's words, he let out a cold snort. "I will never acknowledge that woman's child as a member of our Gong family."

  Ling Ruer stood beside him with her head down, looking at the ground, a smile of satisfaction and bitterness hanging on the corner of her mouth.

  Who would have thought? You, Water God, couldn't beat me in the end. In the end, your husband, your property, everything belongs to me. Your daughter won't be welcomed by the Gong family either.

  You've always been better than me since we were young, wherever you are, I'm just a supporting character. Now, ha! Let you watch from heaven as your daughter is tormented by the Palace, by her own family, suffering in ways she shouldn't be.

  She had a secret in her heart that no one knew, including Gong Hui and Gong Zhen.

  When she was young, she and Shui Ying Yu were the best of sisters, talking about everything, sharing each other's little secrets, and sharing each other's joys and sorrows.

  But... I don't know when... the feelings between the two people faded away...

  Maybe it was when I went to school with Shui Yingyu, and she was praised by everyone, while I was excluded...

  Maybe it was when my own mother made delicious food but didn't leave any for me and instead gave it all to Xiang Yu...

  Perhaps it's because of the news about Shuiying and that engagement, the resentment and bitterness in my heart...

  Perhaps seeing oneself being pushed away by the loved one's own hands is the jealousy in one's heart...

  For those distant memories

  I regret not doing it from the start

  If everything could be relived

  How wonderful it would be