Chapter 342 - An Intertwined Fate (2/2)

The lady’s jaw dropped, and she was wide-eyed with shock. The news of Su Li’s marriage was so sudden and had come out of nowhere. “W-when did this happen, and with whom?!”

Su Li threw the marriage certificate on the sofa, and as she did so, she glared at her mother with a cold, frosty expression.

Su Li’s mother s.n.a.t.c.hed the certificate, and as she gawked at the doc.u.ment, her eyes trembled. She pointed her shaking finger at Xiao Luo, and losing control of her emotions, she turned to Su Li and said, “What? Daughter, how could you marry someone like him?! In this world, only Hongzhi is worthy of you, you’re both well-matched, how could you marry some unknown scoundrel like him?”

The lady was aggrieved, holding her chest like she had been stabbed in her heart. How could her precious daughter marry this trash with no money or status?

“This is all thanks to you, Mother!”

Su Li could not contain her fury anymore, and she screamed. “w.a.n.g Wanjing, you are my biological mother, how could you drug me and allow that man to humiliate me? How could a mother like you even exist in this world?!”

w.a.n.g Wanjing’s eyes turned red, but still convinced that her actions were justified, she responded, “Daughter, listen to me… I did it for your own good, the Yang family is wealthy and powerful, they have influence. Your marriage to Yang Hongzhi is a match made in heaven, the combination between you and him will be perfect…”

“That’s enough!”

Su Li shrieked in anguish, and her eyes turned red and watery, but she was a woman of strong fort.i.tude and fought back the tears. Then, she stood up to her full height and lifted her chin as she said, “You gave me life, but that doesn’t mean I have to follow your plans. Sister is where she is now because she listened to you, don’t you realize that, have you not sinned enough?!”

“I-I…”

w.a.n.g Wanjing was at a loss for words… the mention of Su Li’s sister struck a raw nerve, and a sudden wave of anguish and guilt weighed down. She dropped to the floor, slumped against the sofa in a daze.

“From now on, don’t ever look for me again, I never want to see you. I will transfer the funds into Su Canye’s and your account every month, you better make sure you manage your spending properly. If you spend it all in advance, then you go and find the money somewhere else!”

“Daughter, why are you doing this to me, I’m your mother,” w.a.n.g Wanjing whimpered.

“The moment you decided to drug me, you cut off our mother-daughter relations.h.i.+p.”

Inwardly, Su Li felt hurt, but it had to be done. If this had not been her biological mother, she would surely have pressed charges.

She had made her decision, and there was no turning back. She collected the marriage certificate, held on to Xiao Luo’s hand, and they left together. By the time she stepped out of the house, her face was covered in tears, and she looked pale and tired.

Xiao Luo sensed her grief and was beginning to understand what she was going through. He handed her a piece of tissue. “Wipe your tears.”

Su Li glanced at him and accepted it. She then turned her back toward Xiao Luo and wiped her tears.

“Didn’t you say you wanted to keep it a secret, why did you tell your mother about our marriage?” Xiao Luo asked.

“She won’t tell anyone.”

Then, furrowing her eyebrows, Su Li turned to face Xiao Luo and remarked, “Please be clear, the protocol is only there to restrict your behavior, and it doesn’t apply to me.”

“I see… so, you have the final say and authority in everything.”

Xiao Luo just wasn’t in the mood for an argument. He had his name printed on the marriage certificate, but it didn’t feel like he was married. It was precisely this att.i.tude that prevented him from even trying to treat Su Li as his wife—he just hoped that this game would end soon.

He failed to realize that the moment the certificate was issued, his fate with this woman was already intertwined. He could not discard it away, nor could he avoid it. The wheels of fate were already in motion—from the initial rejection to the gradual mutual attraction, and eventually becoming each other’s “one and only,” would this all happen in due course?

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