Chapter 540 - Are You Worthy? (2/2)

Chu Lui pressed his lips tightly together; his daughter's birthday? He didn't know. He reckoned that in this world, other than Xia Ruoxin, out of all these people who suddenly appeared by her side, not a single one of them would know.

Song Wan gazed questioningly at Chu Jiang, whereas Chu Jiang simply shook his head in return. They had yet to ask Rainy for her birth date.

”Rainy's birthday is on the 25th of March. Mr. Chu, this day, I believe that you won't ever forget it.”

Chu Lui's facial expression changed. March 25th, that was the day he and Li Manni got married. How could he ever forget? Every year, Li Manni really placed a lot of emphasis on celebrating their anniversary. She would insist that they go to a cake shop and buy cakes to celebrate. Furthermore, every year he put a lot of effort into finding gifts for her.

Xia Ruoxin gently smiled. She wasn't bitter; however, in the eyes of everybody else, her not-bitter smile only seemed more like a mockery towards everyone.

”That day, I remember it clearly. It was raining heavily, and while you and your wife were sharing your first night together, I gave birth to my daughter. I cut the umbilical cord myself because I was all alone. You had cut off all my financial means. I could only rely on washing clothes for people every day to survive. Those strangers saw how pitiful I was and decided to give me a job. You didn't want to let me live, but others helped me survive with my baby. Regardless of whether it was raining or snowing, I washed clothes for a total of six months.

”Rainy was born, and she often got sick. I had to bring her with me to my job as a mover. They were all males there, and I was the only woman. I had to compete with these men for a living. But no matter how hard it was—as long as I lowered my head, I could see Rainy who was tied to me. That time, she was only a few months old. In order to cure her sickness, I had to be a mover in the day and continue washing clothes at night.

”While you gave your wife hundreds and thousands to buy accessories, I had to carry my sickly child, pacing back and forth in the hospital. I didn't have money to let her continue receiving medical treatment. That's why I could only sell my blood to gather enough money for her to get admitted into the hospital.

”While you guys were spending large amounts of money on a single meal, we were fighting through our pathetic lives. In order to save money—some days, we only ate a single bun. We didn't even dare to boil water because we were afraid that we wouldn't be able to afford the electricity bills.

”Who would have imagined—the almighty Chu Enterprise CEO's daughter couldn't even afford to drink milk growing up? She ate batter growing up because we couldn't even afford milk powder.”

”When she was two, she had already learned how to help me collect clothes from all the houses. She learned how to wash clothes with me and how to earn money with me. While you were buying a single piece of clothing that caused up to thousands—even millions, I had to sell my blood again just to be able to buy my daughter a doll.”

Suddenly, Xia Ruoxin's hands went cold. Large drops of tears fell from her eyes without reason, making everything seem blurred.

”Didn't all of you talk about how I was a bar hostess? You said that I was lowly and shameless. I have no right to be standing here, breathing the same air as all of you, right? But do you know of our past?

”Because my daughter was sick and nobody was willing to help us, I went to look for them. I looked for them so many times. I begged him; I knelt on the floor and begged him. Did he help me? Did he ever save us?

”My child was very sick, and I needed a lot of money. Even if I had to sell all my blood away, it was never going to be enough. That's why I could only sell myself. I did everything that I could just to save her, just to keep the tiny her alive.”