Shuishui's mind started to wander. She was thinking about her plans for the next day.
Mu Ziyu was stunned when he saw Shuishui acting as if there was no one else around. She was very cute. He immediately realized that she was his brother's classmate. Moreover, she was not even 15 years old. He realized that he was getting slightly wrongheaded, so he stopped paying attention to Shuishui to avoid causing a misunderstanding.
The two of them did not speak anymore. When Zilin had returned, he ate and stopped when he felt full. Mu Ziyu sent Shuishui home before they went home.
When Shuishui arrived home, it was already late, but she did not mind. When she walked in, she bumped into her mother. She stood there and waited for Shuishui to walk over before slapping her.
Slap.
A very loud sound echoed in the living room.
Shuishui's pure white face revealed a slightly red mark. Shuishui frowned slightly. The burning pain on her face did not make her angry. After all, she was not in her original body. She looked at this woman and was stunned. Perhaps her reaction was different when she saw Shuishui. "Do you know that this is a family relationship that is very unstable? Sometimes, relationships are broken because one did not ask. For example, when I came back, I inexplicably accepted your slap. Perhaps something happened, but you did not ask and did not give me any chance to explain. I now completely understand that even a mother may not love her child and may even hit her child, despise her child, and hate her child."
"You! Don't you know what you've done? You're still trying to twist the truth!" Li Xue said firmly while she pointed at Shuishui. She was afraid that if she wasn't forceful, her aura would weaken. When she looked at Shuishui's gaze, she felt a little guilty.
A figure ran down from upstairs. "What's wrong?"
Shuishui looked up. "Father, I was slapped by this woman for no reason when I came back. Do you think she's worthy of being my mother?"
Qian An originally wanted to say something to Shuishui after he heard her speak. Why was she so rude? However, when he saw Shuishui's obviously red face, he swallowed what he wanted to say. He couldn't bring himself to say it. Shuishui looked at him with her clear and serious eyes. Coupled with the palm print on her left cheek, he did not know what to do. He knew that his wife did not like his daughter, so he would scold his second daughter whenever he met her. He did not give her a chance to defend herself.
However, his wife only said a little about what happened that day. She only told him that Shuishui was brought to the police station.
"Shuishui, what happened? Why were you at the police station today?" He asked quickly to ease the *******.
Shuishui glanced at Li Xue, and her gaze was slightly cold. "I went to the bar with my friend today. A young man caused trouble and hit Zilin. The bar called the police. Although we did not do anything wrong, we were brought in for questioning because we were underage and entered the bar."
She explained the complicated process simply. Qian An knew what was going on. Although his daughter did something wrong, he couldn't be so ruthless. "Shuishui, go and wipe your face. Don't hurt yourself."
"En, okay. Can I have a private chat with you later, Daddy? I have something to tell you. " Shuishui stopped looking at the woman. With this hit, she had originally thought that she was lucky, but she realized she wasn't. That was it. Was she really her mother? It didn't matter anymore. Wasn't it the same in her previous life? She went to the kitchen and prepared to boil two eggs to apply on her face. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the swelling to subside.
Li Xue looked at her husband. "Hubby, look at her. She has no manners."
"Don't you know that children nowadays have very high self-esteem? You didn't ask anything and just slapped her." Qian An was a little angry with his wife's behavior. Shuishui's gaze earlier was clearly serious. She even called her mother "that woman."
"Self-esteem? She's only 14 years old. What self-esteem does she have?" Li Xue didn't think that she did anything wrong.
"You're unreasonable. In the future, I'll teach Shuishui. Don't interfere, or you'll make things unmanageable." Qian An had no choice. With Li Xue's personality, she wouldn't get along with Shuishui at all.
He knew that Shuishui still wanted to speak with him, so he went to the study to read some documents.
Half an hour later, Shuishui was at the door of the study with two cups of tea. She knocked on the door and said, "Dad, can I come in?"
"Yes, come in." Qian An didn't raise his head. He was still looking at his documents.
When Shuishui came in, she put down the tea and said, "Dad, drink some hot tea."
"Hmm. Shuishui, Dad knows that you're changing. You're becoming more and more sensible. Your mother was too anxious about today's matter. Besides, that's her personality." Qian An raised his head and put the documents aside. He was very pleased with Shuishui's current behavior.
Shuishui sat at the side and sorted out the words in her mind. "Dad, I originally planned to talk about this matter after I entered high school, but now that I've realized it, I think I'd better move out as soon as possible."
"Move out? Shuishui, you're still underage. It's so unsafe outside now. Don't mention it." Qian An was displeased.
"Dad, I hope you can understand me. In this house, every time I come back, it's either a slap, sarcasm, or that woman's disgusted gaze. I've thought about it before. After all, she's the mother who gave birth to me. There's no reason for her to hate me. But now, I know very well that she hates me and feels that I've embarrassed her. I'm not stupid. Although I'm only 14 years old, her actions and gaze have already shown her attitude." Shuishui had a lot to say about the matter.
Qian An was embarrassed because he couldn't refute her. His wife had indeed gone too far. "Then can't you forgive your mother?''
"There's nothing to forgive. After all, the relationship between us is broken now. I can't call her 'mother' like I did before. I know that this is very unfilial in the eyes of many people, but I can't do it anymore. It's like a broken mirror that can't be restored to its original state. But I know that you love me and you've always doted on me. It's a pity that I didn't live up to my expectations. No matter what, you're still my good father." Shuishui wasn't the original owner of her body, but she had felt many emotions. If she did not accept them, then she would not accept them. She did not want to make herself feel uncomfortable and angry.
In this family, the only person she did not want to disappoint was the one in front of her, same as the owner of her original body. In her memories, those with her father were the happy ones.
Qian An listened to his daughter's steady voice as she talked about her plan. He became more and more shocked. She had matured. She was sensible now. Judging from her tone, she had not complained about his wife. It was as if she was stating a fact.
"But you're a girl. It's a safety issue! I don't feel at ease with this!" Qian An was still unhappy.
Shuishui looked at her displeased father and had an idea. "How about this? If I get into the first or third high school, Father will buy me an apartment near this high school. If I don't get in, I won't mention this matter again. What do you think?"
"En? This—this can be done!" Qian An felt that it would not be easy for Shuishui, who had been cramming for months, to get in. Moreover, he also wanted to set a goal for Shuishui!
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy. Please do not reprint it!