Fu Man trembled as she took the documents, her actions purely involuntary.
She could still recall the words Lu Mian had said last time. But now, as the stark black-and-white papers lay before her, she couldn't accept them.
She had thought Lu Mian was just temporarily angry and would return on her own after having enough of the hardships outside.
She had believed that there were no overnight grudges between parents and children, that despite the fights and the scolding, the blood ties remained. No matter how much hatred, she should still call her mother.
She had assumed Lu Mian had no ability to earn money and was poor in studies; that when she got into trouble, Fu Man would have to clean up the mess.
She had thought...
All of her assumptions had now shattered of their own accord.
Lu Mian was doing very well; her Go skills were great, she had donated money to the school, she scored full points in the physics competition – twice.
