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Chapter 6 Fierce Quarrel

"Xiaoxin, is Xiaochen still editing the video? If he hasn't left, order some milk tea and we can watch it together later. We can also have a meeting to brainstorm and see if we can solve the letter problem."

Jiang Guier rummaged through her pink limited-edition LV bag for the elevator access card, thankful that she had assigned tasks before leaving. Now that people were discussing it, she thought, "Three heads are better than one," and she was sure they could come up with some new ideas.

"Beep." Qian Xin took out her access card first, stuck it on the sensor area, and reminded Jiang Guier, "Sister Guier, your mother is here."

"Oh, I guess they'll say a few words to me. I understand. Don't worry, it's nothing."

Jiang Guier didn't take it seriously. She was preoccupied with her own thoughts, her fingernails lightly scratching the bottom of the pink LV bag she was carrying.

This limited edition bag is a new color from this season. She originally went to buy it as a birthday gift for her aunt, but she saw someone trying it on at the LV store in Hang Lung Plaza and decided to take a look on a whim.

The phrase "the last and only one" used by the salesperson at the time struck her like a curse, just as now she is facing her grandmother's "only letter" and "last wish," which is tormenting her heart.

She's always been decisive, but she's worried about today's events—that man…

Forget it, I don't want to.

She shook her head, and the ponytail she had tied up came off, leaving her long hair loose and draped behind her.

The elevator numbers kept ticking as it ascended, and soon it reached the floor. "Ding!" The elevator doors opened, and the motion-activated lights in the corridor turned on the instant the elevator doors opened.

Jiang Guier used her fingerprint to unlock the door, and the room was as bright as day.

As soon as she stepped into the house, there was a pair of black 7cm Jimmy Choo silver high heels in the entryway.

There was only one pair of shoes? She instantly sensed something was wrong.

The air was filled with a familiar perfume scent, her mother's usual woody, cool fragrance. She remembered that her mother had been using this brand of perfume since she was in school; it was cool and elegant, just like her.

"Dear Mom, you've arrived."

Feeling guilty, Jiang Guier shouted loudly, much like when she was a child and had done something wrong and then tried to distract people by pretending to be stupid.

She walked into the house without noticing that Qian Xin did not follow.

In the living room, a woman dressed in a sharply tailored gray MaxMara suit sat gracefully on the sofa.

She wore a classic Hermès scarf around her neck and was slowly sipping a cup of coffee.

Even though she was sitting on a soft sofa, in a relaxed state, she gave the impression of sitting in a carved solid wood armchair. Her aura remained undiminished, exuding the refined elegance and competence of a professional woman.

Jiang Yun's gaze was fixed on Jiang Gui'er. The mud-stained cheongsam, the red marks on her body, and the mismatched North Face sun protection clothing she wore on the outside stung her eyes and made her more determined in her heart.

"Where's your great-grandmother's letter?" Jiang Yun's first words made Jiang Gui'er's heart leap into her throat.

Her eyes darted around. At that moment, the pitiful "corpse" of her great-grandmother's letter lay in her bag, like a hot potato, burning her.

"I couldn't find it." She wanted to tell the truth, but the words changed as soon as they came out. It was better not to let her mother know, or she would get scolded.

"did not find?"

Jiang Yun's tone was ambiguous, she put down her coffee cup and stared at Jiang Guier with a much sterner look than before, "Jiang Guiyuan, you've learned to lie."

The bland words sent chills down Jiang Guier's spine. Her own mother called her Jiang Guiyuan, which was a much more serious form than calling her by her full name, Jiang Guier.

Mom's angry! A sudden thought flashed through her mind.

How could she forget what Qian Xin had just said?

Oh no! Jiang Guier immediately tried to salvage the situation, "Mom, I didn't, I just..."

"You just got into a fight with someone in the village and ended up in the police station," Jiang Yun said coldly. "Are you out of your mind?"

"Mom!" Jiang Guier's voice suddenly rose and then fell back down, "I...I'm just afraid you'll scold me."

"I've said it before: if you make a mistake, you have to admit it. Attitude is more important than the result."

Jiang Yun looked at her disheveled daughter standing in front of her and felt a pang of regret. She took a deep breath and said, "It seems I gave you too much freedom. You should go abroad and study properly. I will arrange it for you as soon as possible and let you choose one of the offers you didn't accept before."

"Mom, I told you I wasn't going, and you said you supported my decision."

Upon hearing that she was to be sent abroad to study, Jiang Guier became anxious. She had previously refused to go abroad, and now that her great-grandmother was lying in the hospital, she was even less likely to leave.

"Looking at your head right now, you really need to go and read some books. Where's your logic and methods? You're just acting on impulse and making assumptions!"
"You've disappointed me so much." Jiang Yun hadn't lost her temper with Jiang Guier in a long time.

Jiang Guier's eyes reddened with grievance. She suddenly realized that the room was very quiet. She looked around and her eyes widened. She thought of a possibility and asked incredulously, "Mom, where are my people!"

“I let them leave.”

"leave!"

"Why did you let them leave! Why didn't you tell me!" Jiang Guier couldn't help but shriek as she questioned.

“The letter was destroyed, but you still wouldn’t tell!” Jiang Yun’s words left Jiang Gui’er speechless.

The mother and daughter faced off in silence.

“Jiang Guiyuan, your great-grandmother’s health is deteriorating. Since the letter is destroyed, perhaps it is fate. Some things are beyond our control.” Jiang Yun placed the coffee cup on the coffee table with a soft sound.

Jiang Guier suddenly looked up, "I don't believe in fate. We can find someone to fix it. This is what my great-grandmother has insisted on for decades!"

"What's the point of decades? In the end, it's all for nothing, just for those scraps of paper, wasting a lifetime..."

“Mom, how come you’ve become like Grandma?” Jiang Guier said with a sorrowful expression. “I don’t understand why you are so indifferent to Great-Grandma, even ignoring her last wish.”

"Enough!" Jiang Yun interrupted Jiang Gui'er. "Jiang Guiyuan, knowing when to cut your losses is a lesson adults should learn!"

Jiang Guier blurted out, "That's why you and Dad got divorced!"

The room suddenly became eerily quiet.

She saw that her mother, Jiang Yun, had slightly red eyes and a complicated expression, a look she had never seen before.

"Mom..." she called out tentatively.

Jiang Yun's expression remained calm, but she quickly regained her composure. "It's settled then. Tell me which school you've chosen next week. If you don't choose one, I'll decide."

She got up and walked to the door, put on her Jimmy Choo high heels, turned around and put her hand on the doorknob. Just as she was about to open the door, she paused, "Sometimes letting go is better for everyone."

"bump!"

The sound of the door closing was like a thunderclap, making Jiang Guier's heart tremble.

She slowly squatted down, like an ostrich.

(End of this chapter)