174 DRAMA & WEDDING PART 4 (1/2)

While Xue Lin was introducing her husband to her family, she saw her mother's movement. That's why she already braced herself. For some unknown reason, she didn't want to move when she saw her mother raise her hand.

Right before she was slapped, she subconsciously closed her eyes and then the heavy slap fell on her cheek. Her white jade-like skin turned red instantly showing how vicious that strike was.

”Mom! You shouldn't!” Fa Jingfei sounded worried and yet, she was sitting on the couch.

Xue Lin didn't bother to look at her. She didn't even flinch when she was attacked. She didn't even touch her swollen cheek. She calmly looked at her mother. Her eyes were void of emotions. She asked, ”Why did you slap me?”

Li Lifen was fuming as she glared at her youngest daughter. She felt like she was going to rip the face off that poker face.

Ge Chen was momentarily stunned. He didn't imagine someone would abuse his wife right in front of him, especially her own mother. He let his guard down. If he wasn't nervous about how to introduce himself to his in-laws, he could have prevented Xue from getting slapped.

He pulled Xue Lin in his side and checked her puffed-up cheek. His pupils dangerously shrank. He quietly asked, ”Does it hurt a lot?”

Xue Lin slightly smiled at him and replied, ”Nah, I got used to it.”

Her expression and her words made his heart wrench. He blamed himself for letting his guard down when she clearly explained to him how she was mistreated by her family.

His step-mother and step-brother hurt him. That was one thing. However, Xue Lin's own parents abused her even though she did nothing wrong. It was completely different. How hurt she must have been for someone who valued relationships.

Li Lifen shrieked, ”How dare you come to my house so shamelessly? You dare to leave the house, wander from street to street and marry a random man! Shame on you!”

”Shame on me?” Xue Lin chuckled. ”Are you saying that it wouldn't be a shame if I married that loser who was eyeing my sister's chest and was inviting her to be his woman right in front of us and his family? You wouldn't allow your beloved eldest daughter to marry that jerk and you wanted to shove me onto him. Did you feed your heart to the hyena? Which mother can be this ruthless to their own daughter?”

Li Lifen retorted, ”I'm your mother. I know what's best for you.”