Su Jing's gaze sharpened the moment she recognized the elderly lady before her—the matriarch of the Xu family, Xu Ye's mother. It was this very woman who had repeatedly refused to allow Su Mo, her sister, to meet the family under the pretense of strict family rules and lofty standards for a daughter-in-law.
The truth, of course, was far simpler and far crueler: Xu Ye himself believed his mother would never accept Su Mo, a woman from the countryside.
Su Jing knew those so-called reasons were nothing but excuses—a convenient way for Xu Ye to dodge responsibility, as he never truly intended to marry her sister. But the fact remained: this formidable matron held real power, enough to make her own son wary, and her interference was why Su Mo had been shut out from the Xu family entirely.
Anger surged in Su Jing's chest, a burning loathing for this family that had caused so much pain.
