It was a hot day, with the sun so bright that people could hardly open their eyes. Liu Guojuan was standing at the school gate holding iced mung bean soup. Today was Tang Jia's college entrance examination day.

Over the years, Liu Guojuan often came to see Tang Jia privately, and even became Tang Jia's good friend in private.

When Tang Jia was under great pressure from studying, she was the one who comforted her. When Tang Jia had conflicts with her family, she was also the one who comforted her.

Tang Wenhao truly loves his daughter, but Ji Bojun has never been able to get close to Tang Jia.

Although she was provided with food and clothing, compared to the normal intimacy between mother and daughter, Ji Bojun was very cold and even a little resistant towards Tang Jia.

This is the child her husband had with another woman, a stain on their marriage.

Even though they were not happy about it, the couple needed a child, otherwise the gossip around them would crush them and their marriage would be in jeopardy.

The most important thing is that he is the one who can't have children, so Ji Bojun can only swallow his anger.

She knew that Tang Wenhao loved her, and she loved Tang Wenhao as well. Ultimately, her love for her husband made her compromise again and again. Except that she and Tang Jia lacked the normal mother-daughter intimacy, she had never treated Tang Jia badly.

Tang Wenhao also understood his wife's point. After all, the child was not his wife's biological child. His wife had never treated the child badly in life. She was even willing to spend money on the child's studies, food, clothing, housing and transportation. He was already very satisfied.

Liu Guojuan saw all of this. Although the couple were not good people, she had to say that according to the circumstances at the time, it would be better for Tang Jia to follow them than to follow herself.

She has worked diligently in Ping An Trading Company over the years. Now Ping An Trading has become the largest electronic wholesale mall in the province, and she, as a veteran, has become the backbone of the mall's management.

She had her own house, and she and Huihui had their own little home, and they had saved up a considerable fortune. She did not hide it from Huihui that half of everything she had would go to her younger sister.

Tang Jia came out of the school. Liu Guojuan was about to step forward, but Tang Jia had already walked towards someone in the crowd.

"Mom? Why are you here?" Tang Jia was a little surprised. Her mother had always been lukewarm towards her, and she didn't expect that she would be waiting for her at the door.

There were already obvious wrinkles at the corners of Ji Bojun's eyes. She reached out to help her daughter tuck her hair behind her ears. She looked at her daughter with complicated eyes. The little girl she brought home has now grown into a big girl.

Even though she was resisting in her heart, after all, she was the one who raised him, so it was impossible for her to say that she had no feelings for him.

She knew very well what Tang Jia's existence meant to her and Tang Wenhao. If it weren't for Tang Jia, she would have been pointed at and gossiped about all her life, and it would have been difficult to explain to her in-laws, and it was even hard to say whether her marriage could continue.

After all, it was actually because she needed this child. She needed the child's existence to prove that she was a mother and a healthy woman. She needed the child's existence to protect her from the wind and rain.

After so many years, she has finally come to terms with the fact that Tang Jia is her biological child.

"How was your exam?"

Tang Jia's face fell, "Mom, those questions are quite difficult. I can't say how I did on the test. I'm also quite nervous right now."

Ji Bojun patted her shoulder and said, "It's okay. Your father and I are here. Let's go home."

Tang Jia breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to see Liu Guojuan standing in the crowd.

"Aunt Liu? Why are you here too? Sister Huihui is also taking an exam today?" Tang Jia greeted Liu Guojuan happily. She knew that Liu Guojuan had an older sister who was a year older than her.

As he spoke, Tang Jia turned around and introduced Ji Bojun, "Mom, this is the wonderful Aunt Liu I told you about before."

Liu Guojuan met Ji Bojun's gaze, "Jia Jia... Hello, Mom."

The woman's gaze made Ji Bojun subconsciously uncomfortable, but her good upbringing made her respond politely, "Hello, hello. I've heard Tang Jia talk about you many times before, but I never had a chance to thank you."

Liu Guojuan smiled and said, "I like Jiajia very much and have always wanted to find an opportunity to visit her. Today, I knew that Jiajia had an exam, so I specially brought some mung bean soup. Come on, Jiajia, eat it quickly. It's chilled with ice cubes. It's just right at this time."

Tang Jia happily took the bottle from Liu Guojuan. This was not the first time Liu Guojuan had given her something. "Thank you, Auntie."

Ji Bojun felt even more uncomfortable, but he smiled and said, "Thank you for being so thoughtful and coming to bring mung bean soup to my Jiajia. If you are not busy, why don't we have a meal together at my house?"

"Okay!"

Ji Bojun was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Liu Guojuan to agree so immediately.

At the Tang family, Ji Bojun was busy in the kitchen. Hearing the laughter of Liu Guojuan and her daughter coming from the living room, she felt more and more uncomfortable.

Tang Jia and her are not that close.

Tang Wenhao came home from get off work and heard his daughter's laughter at the door. He couldn't help but smile, "What are you doing? Why are you so happy?"

"Dad, you're back?" Tang Jia greeted happily.

"Dad, come, let me introduce you..."

Liu Guojuan interrupted Tang Jia and said, "No need to introduce each other, we know each other."

After saying that, she turned her head and looked at Tang Wenhao with a smile, "Brother Wenhao, long time no see."

Tang Wenhao was in a trance for a moment, his face suddenly turned pale, and looking at Liu Guojuan standing with his daughter, great fear flashed in his eyes.

Ji Bojun came out of the kitchen wearing a bib. Seeing her husband's face full of fear, he was about to fall backwards and couldn't stand steadily. She quickly stepped forward to support him, "Wenhao, what's wrong?"

If she still couldn't see that there was something wrong with Liu Guojuan at this point, then she must be blind.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" Tang Jia asked with a worried look on his face.

"You, why...why are you here?" Tang Wenhao looked away, and then said to Tang Jia anxiously, "Jia Jia, go into the room first."

Liu Guojuan did not give him this opportunity, "I came to see my daughter, thank you for raising her so well over the years."

"Auntie, you...you...what do you mean?" Tang Jia asked with a stiff face?

Liu Guojuan left a business card for Tang Wenhao, "My daughter has seen it too, and I've thanked you. I have something else to do, so I won't bother you for now. By the way, I'm staying at the Wanhua Hotel."

After Liu Guojuan finished speaking, she turned and left, but the sky fell on the Tang family. A huge quarrel broke out that night, with crying and cursing that continued until late at night.

The next day, Tang Wenhao went to see Liu Guojuan. As soon as they met, he asked Liu Guojuan why she showed up and why she came to destroy his family. He questioned her when she started approaching his daughter and what she wanted.

"Since you have been in contact with Jiajia so early, you should know that we treat Jiajia very well. Jiajia is the only child in my life. I have done everything I said." Tang Wenhao's eyes were bloodshot.

Liu Guojuan's eyes were calm, "Tang Wenhao, if you say so, I should thank you? You still have the nerve to say that you will only have Jia Jia as your child in your lifetime. You want to have more, but can she, Ji Bojun, give birth?

Your wife was infertile, so you and Ji Bojun set up a scam to deceive me and made me give birth to Jia Jia. Then you took Jia Jia away from me. I didn't blame you, but now you have the nerve to question me?

Seeing how angry you are, if you don't know, you might think I have done something wrong to you."

Tang Wenhao was so flustered, "What on earth do you want to do? Even if we are sorry for you, Jia Jia is still your biological daughter. Do you want to ruin her life?"

Liu Guojuan met Tang Wenhao's gaze and said, "She has grown up and has the ability to distinguish right from wrong. It's time for her to know the truth."

After Tang Wenhao left, Tang Jia walked out of the room with red eyes, "So, so... No wonder, I was wondering why my mother was so cold to me since I was a child..."

Liu Guojuan left. She knew that she shouldn't push too hard. The ones who are most troubled and frustrated right now should be Tang Wenhao and Ji Bojun.

She asked Tang Jia to come back to City A when she has time. Her mother and sister were waiting for her at their home in City A, which was her home.

Tang Jia said nothing and watched Liu Guojuan leave.

In the next two years, Tang Jia's life was not easy. Ji Bojun's desire to control Tang Jia became stronger and stronger, even to the point where Tang Jia wanted to escape, but she could not give up this relationship.

This was exactly what Liu Guojuan wanted to see, and the two families remained entangled for three or four years.

Tang Jia is getting married.

For the first time, Liu Guojuan put forward her request to Tang Jia. She wanted to attend the wedding as the biological mother of the bride and prepared a considerable dowry for Tang Jia.

Over the years, every time Ji Bojun made a big fuss, it was Liu Guojuan who cleaned up the mess for her. Ji Bojun even stopped paying for her college tuition in order to control her, and it was Liu Guojuan who silently took over. Liu Guojuan tolerated Tang Wenhao and Ji Bojun in many ways, and Tang Jia knew in her heart that she was doing it for him.

This was the first time in all these years that Liu Guojuan had made a request to her, and she couldn't refuse.

At the wedding, two mothers came wearing corsages of the bride's mother. As a member of the management of Ping An Trading, Liu Guojuan is no longer the weak single mother she used to be. She has good social skills and is very versatile. She stole the spotlight and even stood on the podium at the wedding.

Tang Wenhao and Ji Bojun have become much more haggard and aged because of the suffering they have endured in the past few years. They are already ten years older than Liu Guojuan, and now they are more like two generations apart compared to Liu Guojuan.

It has to be said that both of them truly loved Tang Jia. Ji Bojun felt the strange looks from the guests, his blood rushed to his head and his eyes turned black. His hands were shaking so much that he couldn't hold the wine glass, but he still tried his best to force a smile and persevere.

Tang Wenhao observed his wife carefully. He understood how heartbreaking all this was for his wife. Even though both of them could hardly stand, they still put on a fake smile and went through the wedding process, for fear of leaving any regrets for Tang Jia's wedding.

After the banquet, Ji Bojun returned to the lounge and could no longer hold on. He held his chest and collapsed. He sent his wife to the emergency room, and Tang Wenhao also collapsed.

Liu Guojuan looked at Tang Jia, who took off her wedding dress with tears in her eyes and rushed to the hospital, with bitterness in her mouth.

The grace of giving birth is not as great as the grace of raising. She missed Tang Jia's childhood and her growth, which cannot be compensated by money. In this war between her and Tang Wenhao Ji Bojun, neither side is a winner.

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