After the breakup, Mr. Shang thought that the father was more valuable than the son.

Zheng Rou turned around and said, "Why, we haven't seen each other for just a few days, and as an elder, I don't even want to say a word to you?"

"...No." Song Xier glanced at Shang Ji and followed him.

Song Xier accidentally heard about the photo from Zhuang Lin. She didn't know what the photo was.

But seeing that Zheng Rou no longer concealed her dislike for her, Song Xier guessed that it would definitely not be a good photo.

The two came to the end of the corridor.

Song Xier turned her back to Shang Ji and looked at Zheng Rou and asked directly: "Auntie, what do you want to say to me?"

"The marriage between Shang Ji and Zhuang Lin is not just a matter between the two of them, but between the merchant and the banker." Although Zheng Rou didn't like Song Xi'er in the past, for Shang Zhenglin's sake, she still looked pleasant every time they met.

But this time, I almost showed my unhappiness on my face.

Song Xier lowered her eyes: "I know."

"Since you know, you shouldn't ruin Linlin and Shang Ji's engagement." Zheng Rou became extremely angry when she thought about the marriage she had finally arranged because Song Xi'er was cheated: "Song Xi'er, our business has treated you so well for so many years. You have nothing against your mother, right? Is this how you repay kindness with enmity?"

"I'm sorry, auntie." Song Xier's apology was for the relationship she had kept secret with Shang Ji for several years: "But what happened at the engagement party has nothing to do with me, and I have already explained it. The merchant was very good to me. I never thought about repaying kindness with hatred."

Zheng Rou's voice was cold: "So you can be with my son in private?"

Song Xier was speechless.

Her relationship with Shang Ji was indeed at fault.

In the past, when faced with Zheng Rou's questioning, Song Xi'er felt guilty, but she would frankly tell Zheng Rou that she and Shang Ji were in love, and she would have the confidence and courage to face all Zheng Rou's accusations.

But now...

Now she can't say anything.

The confidence and courage she had before had been ridiculed by her self-righteous stupidity and nothing was left.

Now she faced Zheng Rou's questioning without any rebuttal.

"Your fiancé, Xiao Jie, showed a photo like that in front of so many people at the engagement party." Zheng Rou still feels dizzy with anger when she thinks about the situation at that time.

"Although Shang Ji sent someone to send the old man back immediately, the photo was still sent to the old man by someone with ulterior motives."

Song Xier frowned: "Grandpa, is he... okay?"

"How could it be okay?" Zheng Rou's tone was full of accusations: "The old man was so angry that he fainted on the spot as soon as he saw the photo. Fortunately, Shang Ji asked the doctor to watch at the scene in advance, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Song Xier's nervous mood suddenly relaxed, but was followed by a burst of silent self-blame and guilt.

"I'm sorry." She said again.

"What's the point of apologizing now?" Zheng Rou calmed down before continuing: "When your mother got married, she brought you with her. Your mother wanted you to take the same surname as your biological father, and Second brother cares about your mother, so he agreed not to change your surname."

"But even so, you have lived in Shang for so many years. Even though your surname is not Shang, you are still a genuine merchant."

"Since we are from the merchant, then Shang Ji is your cousin. Although there is no blood relationship between you, no one in the merchant has treated you badly. But how could you do this to your uncle Shang behind my back? Something that will harm the businessman’s face?”

"Shang Ji is your brother. He is a bastard. How can you, a girl, let him be a bastard? Your mother usually seems to be quite well-educated. How could she raise you to be like this?"

At the end, Zheng Rou's tone and expression were very serious.

Song Xi'er clenched her hands tightly, her nails digging into her palms due to the force. Zheng Rou's every word and every expression felt more humiliating than when she was slapped in the street in public.

"It has nothing to do with my mother." Song Xi'er looked up at Zheng Rou: "My mother doesn't know anything about my relationship with Shang Ji."

"It's because I'm shameless and ignorant." Song Xi'er pinched her palms hard: "It was because I was young and mistakenly mistook temporary admiration and dependence for love."

"I'm sorry!" Song Xi'er bowed deeply to Zheng Rou: "It's not that my mother didn't teach me well, it's all my own fault."

Song Xi'er stood up: "But please don't worry, your son and I have no relationship now, and there will never be any relationship in the future."

Zheng Rou's eyes paused, and she suddenly sighed, and her tone softened slightly: "I have sent people to suppress your relationship. After all, it is not a good thing."

Song Xier's voice was hoarse: "Thank you, Auntie."

Zheng Rou suddenly raised her hand and took out a photo from her bag and handed it to Song Xi'er.

Song Xier's expression suddenly changed.

"This is the photo that Xiao Jie showed in public for you at the engagement party that day. Afterwards, he developed the photo and sent it to the old house. He probably wanted to show it to the old man, but luckily I saw it first and stopped him. .”

Looking at the photo Zheng Rou handed over, Song Xier finally understood why her relationship with Shang Ji became known to so many people in such a short period of time.

It turned out to be that day in the car...

Song Xier never expected that Xiao Jie would take photos under such circumstances!

Zheng Rou looked at Song Xier's pale face and spoke again: "I know Xiao Jie is doing it for you. I hope you can handle this matter well and don't let more people know about it, especially your mother. I I heard she’s awake, right?”

Song Xier suddenly raised her head: "My mother doesn't know anything."

"But what would happen if she knew that her daughter had done such an immoral thing behind her back?"

A nameless anger suddenly swept through Song Xier's whole mind. She lowered her eyes and looked at the photo in her hand, tightened her fingers, and the photo was crumpled into a ball in her palm.

"Yes." Song Xier's voice was very low: "I did something wrong."

She suddenly raised her head: "But where is your son?"

Zheng Rou frowned: "What did you say?"

"They say a slap can't make a difference, I'm morally corrupt, but your son knows I'm his sister and takes me to his bed, how can he be any better?"

Zheng Rou opened her eyes wide with disbelief on her face. She never expected that Song Xi'er could say such a thing.

"You..." Zheng Rou was extremely angry: "How could you say such offensive words?"

"As children, I admit that I did something wrong, so why can't he say it?"

Song Xier used to respect Zheng Rou. Even though she knew that the other party didn't like her, she would sincerely treat her with a smile every time they met, and then hoped that the other party would like her one day.

But this was all because she liked Shang Ji at that time and wanted to be with Shang Ji.

So she naturally has to treat the parents of the person she likes sincerely.

But now she has no relationship with Shang Ji, and there will never be one again in the future. Why should she let herself suffer this injustice?