"I can't believe you are Ling Jue's mother." Ling Jue looked at the woman in front of her and let go of the pen in her hand.
She hated and was angry.
All of this originated from Ling Jue's memories. Although she could not remember anything, the cruelty that this woman had shown her was still imprinted in this body.
The horrifying memories were eating away at her heart. Even if she had a new soul, the memories were still there.
Ling Jue had never seen her mother in two lifetimes. The woman in her first life sacrificed herself for her. She had no memories at that time.
Ling Jue really did not know what this woman was doing now. Could a mother really be so cruel to her child?
Even though the father of this child was not what she had hoped for, she was still the one who gave birth after ten months of pregnancy.
"Oh right, you're still my daughter..." The corners of her lips curled up into a smile. "I almost forgot. You're still my daughter... and now you're my good son. How nice."
There were many hidden meanings in her eyes. Ling Jue could not understand them, but she did not delve into them.
That was because she no longer had a good impression of Xia Qinglian.
She did not want to put on a show where the mother and daughter reunited and hugged each other affectionately.
She looked up at the lights in the distance. "Mu Xueling has become a good-for-nothing who lives on a man, and Ling Zhensheng has received his retribution. If it weren't for the fact that I came to see the fate of these two b*stards, I really did not want to return to this place. I almost forgot that I still have a good 'son' like you..."
Ling Jue sorted out her memories. The shock and pain from seeing Xia Qinglian turned into indifference.
Ling Jue leaned against the back of the chair and sneered. "You're such a piece of trash. You didn't even come when your mother passed away. It's a pity that she's still thinking about you."
Xia Qinglian's voice became shrill. "Don't talk about her!"
Her face was a little twisted. "If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have become like this!"
Something flashed through Ling Jue's mind, but it quickly disappeared. It was so fast that she could not catch it.
Xia Qinglian looked at her pensive expression and regained some of her composure. "Ling Jue, do you really think that you're so great just because you have some money and fame? You're nothing in front of me, so you don't have the right to talk to me like that! You don't have the right to criticize me!"
Ling Jue's face turned cold, and her tone was as cold as ice. "I don't want to criticize you either, because you don't deserve it! You're just a piece of trash who abandoned her mother and child! I think it's a waste to talk to you anymore, so please get the hell out of my office! We'll pretend we don't know each other when we see each other again!"
The air around them was cold. Xia Qinglian stared at Ling Jue and suddenly laughed.
"You want to get rid of me? Ling Jue, we've been mother and son for more than ten years. I've raised you up, and I haven't treated you well. Now that I'm back, I'll make a big news for you and make you even more famous. What do you think?"
Ling Jue's face turned even colder. She stared at Xia Qinglian with her sharp eyes. "What do you want?"
"What do you think? Of course, I want you to acknowledge your real father and me as your real mother. Don't worry, your father will make you even more famous. Aren't you surprised?"
Ling Jue's eyes dimmed. "You want to use me to trample on Ling Zhensheng and Mu Xueling?"
Ling Zhensheng was still his minister, and although Mu Xueling had declined, she had climbed up a branch and could easily climb back up again.
"How clever." Xia Qinglian's lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile. "I want them to pay with blood!"