Her mother's reaction flabbergasted Li Caiyi. She expected some nagging or even scolding, but not crying. It caught her off guard.
"Mother?! Why are you crying?" Li Caiyi asked in a fluster.
Su Suyin wiped the tears on her cheeks quickly. "Ah, no. I don't mean to cry, but I was just…." She paused briefly before continuing, "I really am a failure as a mother."
Li Caiyi didn't know how to react to that. Her mother wasn't a bad person, but she had to admit that Su Suyin wasn't a perfect parent to her, at least in the past. Her mother tried to change her way now, but the wound she inflicted on Li Caiyi's heart was just too deep.
"Xiaoyi, Mother is so sorry for neglecting you all this time. I let Jie bear a heavy burden since he was young, and I also felt responsible for Xiaohua's weak constitution. Because of my guilt, I just subconsciously put your need behind the two of them. I'm a horrible mother to you. I'm so sorry."
Li Caiyi: "..."
