True or False Heiress: Becoming a Vicious Supporting Female Character (6)
That was the last voice Chu Xiang heard. The girl hadn’t received kindness from this world, yet she still chose to believe in her without a shred of doubt and made a deal with her. Such a kind girl was driven to death by Chu Xuan. And the others who blamed her, weren’t they accomplices? Accomplices deceived by the murderer.
Chu Xiang heard the door opening and opened her eyes to see Mother Chu, who wore an unfriendly expression. She smirked and spoke first, “What? Did someone tattle on me so quickly? What hints did they give you this time? Prompting you to rush to the hospital to interrogate me, not even willing to let me rest a few more hours.”
Mother Chu was infuriated by her words. “What kind of attitude is this? In the past, you at least pretended to be decent, but now you’re letting loose and being sharp-tongued?”
“No, I’ve simply realized that whenever I offer you my sincerity, it gets trampled upon. Since that’s the case, I’ll take back this sincerity. From the beginning, there hasn’t been a single thing with concrete evidence. I’ve always told the truth, but you only believe your own daughter whom you raised, not me. I’m sure it’s the same this time. There’s no point in saying more. Please leave. I’m still weak and suffering from water shock, much more serious than your beloved daughter. I hope you, as a mother, can give me some space to rest.” Chu Xiang’s gaze swept over her, then turned to the window, clearly indicating her desire not to see her.
That glance momentarily stunned Mother Chu, then it made her even angrier. What kind of gaze was that? Cold? Distant? Was Chu Xiang justifying her wrongdoings? Suppressing her anger, she said, “What exactly do you want to do? How has Xuanxuan offended you? It was just an accident initially, and she didn’t do anything to wrong you. You, at such a young age… I think you’ve been influenced by the Chen family! Fine, I’ll enroll you in a class to learn moral values. Every day after school, you’ll go and study, and get rid of all those bad habits of yours!”
Chu Xiang chuckled. “That’s good. If I don’t stay in the same space as Chu Xuan, I won’t be so miserable anymore.” She looked at Mother Chu and said mockingly, “Business-minded, I heard you were once a powerful woman in the business world, weren’t you? Shouldn’t you analyze who benefits from these incidents? Over and over again, you think I have low intelligence and keep doing foolish things out of jealousy?
Sorry, I don’t have a penchant for repeatedly being abused. Every time I’m scolded or punished, it’s me who suffers. What reason do I have to keep doing these things? If you think I’m stupid and believe that I constantly bully Chu Xuan out of jealousy, doesn’t that mean you consider your genes to be lousy? Or perhaps you assume that the Chu Xuan you raised is so weak that she can only be bullied?
From beginning to end, the one who benefits the most is Chu Xuan. She truly lives up to being your daughter, much smarter than me. Enroll me in a class if you want. I’m more than willing to stay away from her. Let me live somewhere else if you want, as long as I don’t have to see her. Otherwise, the next time I drown, I might not be so fortunate to wake up. By then, the Chu family will come to an end.”
The words “come to an end” made Mother Chu feel dizzy for a moment. She loved Chu Xuan and trusted her. She had no reason to doubt her own daughter whom she had raised. But today, Chu Xiang spoke so much and made sense with her arguments, leaving her unable to refute.
She had always thought that Chu Xiang was petty, intolerant of others, and jealous of the affection Chu Xuan received. She believed that Chu Xiang, growing up in the Chen family environment, had no profound scheming and it was no surprise every time she was caught. Everything made sense, everything was reasonable, and she believed that everyone thought the same way as her.
However, if she were to think outside of her identity and consider the problem from the perspective of the beneficiary, then in this identity exchange incident, Chu Xuan undoubtedly was the sole beneficiary, while Chu Xiang ended up losing completely.
Every time Chu Xiang bullied Chu Xuan, it was a failed attempt. Chu Xuan never suffered any substantial harm, just sadness and grievances. But upon careful consideration, when Chu Xiang was scolded, punished, isolated, and excluded by her family and classmates, she used to think that she deserved it. But from her own perspective, wasn’t her heartache and grievances even greater?
Preconceived notions were extremely difficult to change. Mother Chu shook her head to clear her mind and frowned at Chu Xiang. “You’re good at distorting concepts. So you’re saying that everyone who succeeds and profits has issues, while the ones who fail become victims? Are the weak always right?
You got one thing right: Chu Xuan is the one I raised, and I, as her mother, understand her better than anyone. She is kind-hearted and doesn’t hold grudges against you. But let me tell you, when we found out about the switched babies, we were more inclined not to switch them back, and we didn’t even plan to tell the Chen family. It was Chu Xuan who volunteered for the exchange without asking for anything in return and went to the Chen family.
Are you implying that she orchestrated all of this? Do you think she’s an all-knowing immortal? Your arguments are laughable!”
Mother Chu no longer wanted to continue the conversation with the stubborn Chu Xiang. She coldly said, “Take some time to reflect on yourself. We have never mistreated you. If you continue to stir up trouble, go back to the Chen family.”
Mother Chu walked away in anger whenever she saw Chu Xiang. However, her heart was far from calm. Despite firmly believing in her own judgment, Chu Xiang’s words had successfully infiltrated her mind.
Could their daughter, whom they had raised, be so weak? Would she allow Chu Xiang to bully her again and again without complaint? Was Chu Xiang really that foolish? Would she always be caught whenever she bullied someone?
Perhaps, only a few instances were discovered, and Chu Xiang might have bullied Chu Xuan many more times behind the scenes.
Different thoughts began to tug at Mother Chu’s mind. Once trust develops a crack, previously unconsidered ideas start to emerge one after another. Even if her thoughts are still firm now, there will come a day when they begin to waver.
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