**Chapter 589: Cleaning House**
Ling Buyi smiled, a genuine smile of satisfaction and relief. Her heart felt lighter than it had in months. She rushed into her mother's arms, tears glistening in her eyes. "Thank you, Mom," she whispered, her voice cracking with emotion.
Her mother had done what Ling Buyi had been too terrified to do for all these agonizing months. Madam Chen had swept in with her no-nonsense attitude and cleared out the toxicity that had plagued her daughter's life. She had removed the poison with an ease that Ling Buyi couldn't help but envy. For months, Ling Buyi had felt powerless, trapped under the weight of manipulation and deceit. But now, standing there in her mother's embrace, she realized that she had people who loved her, people who would fight for her when she couldn't fight for herself.
