She went to the wrong table on a blind date and ended up getting married to a billionaire CEO.

Su Maiqi lay on the bed, letting all her emotions wash over her and overwhelm her.

It's a feeling of weakness, my whole body feels limp, my arms and legs feel like they've lost their support, and even the bones in my body feel like they've lost their rigidity.

My mind is foggy and I feel dizzy.

I can't do anything, and I don't want to do anything.

It was a vast emptiness, a despair, and suddenly I didn't know what the meaning of life was, or what the point of my being alive was.

What is the purpose of a person's life?

For love, their mother sacrificed her own life for her two daughters, dedicating herself wholeheartedly to her role as a mother.

When she finally left this world, did she have any regrets? Did she feel remorse? Did she think it was all worthwhile?

But are she and her sister really happy?

Because of her mother's departure, her older sister seemed to become a different person, and she schemed to make Chen Shufen into a vegetable.

But would it really make her sister happy if Chen Shufen became a vegetable?

Duoduo hadn't seen her father for a very, very long time.

After the divorce, Li Deshun would come to see Duoduo every week, take her to the amusement park, and have a meal with her.

But after Chen Shufen collapsed, Li Deshun never appeared again.

Su Maiqi once saw Duoduo ask her mother, "Where's Daddy? Why doesn't Daddy come to see me?"

She saw her sister comfort the child, but then she hid in a corner and cried.

As for myself, I've been drawn into this bizarre marriage, experiencing pleasure that's purely physical and not emotional; money and freedom are also on my mind.

But she wasn't as happy as she had imagined.

Especially after dreaming about her mother today, the suffocating feeling she experienced upon waking made her feel overwhelmed.

Thinking of my mother, that feeling of a heavy stone pressing on my chest returned. It felt like a thousand-pound boulder was pressing down on me, making it hard to breathe.

In her hazy state, Su Maiqi saw her mother's figure in front of the sewing machine late at night again.

After their father passed away, their mother raised the two sisters by running a sewing shop and paid for their university education.

She didn't know why her mother, who came from an orphanage, had such a sophisticated sense of style. The clothes she designed looked ordinary, but when worn, they exuded a very elegant and sophisticated air.

Among those who came to her to have clothes made were many wealthy ladies.

They have some designer clothes on them, so they are indeed willing to come to Su Yunge to design clothes without tags.

She designs clothes based on each person's unique appearance and style. Even the choice of fabric is considered before the design process begins, and Xi Ran also takes into account the client's spending power.

The biggest feeling of the customers is that the clothes designed by Su Yunge are like their own clothes, which can maximize the positive temperament of the owner.

She has no shortage of orders, but she has to sew each and every piece by hand, and her time and energy are limited.

So Su Maiqi often wakes up in the middle of the night and sees her mother busy at the sewing machine.

She is incredibly focused when she makes clothes. You can even see a serene joy on her face, as if she's creating a work of art, filled with devotion and happiness.

During her breaks, she would light a cigarette, stand by the window, and look gloomy.

Su Yunge never smokes in front of the children, and she never smokes during the day.

But Su Maiqi and her sister Su Mairou both knew this secret.

The thick darkness of the night, with its flickering lights outside, illuminated the mother's face; she took a deep drag, then casually exhaled a smoke ring.

Her brows were furrowed, as if she were filled with endless sorrow, but occasionally her eyes would shine like stars.

Su Maiqi couldn't figure out what her mother was thinking, but she had a feeling that her smoking mother was Su Yunge's true self.

At this moment, the image of that woman, busy at the sewing machine, appeared before her eyes again.

She was so focused, calmly threading the needle, her feet pedaling the sewing machine, her hands working nimbly and smoothly on the table.

Sumaiqi asked softly, "Mom, would you be happier if it weren't for me and my sister?"

The woman in front of me suddenly stopped what she was doing, walked to the window, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, as if deep in thought, then sighed softly and said, "I don't know."

The lights were flickering, making it impossible to see the woman's expression.

Su Maiqi opened her eyes wide, trying to see more clearly, but the woman's face was still a blur.

"Mom, I'd rather you were happier and lived the life you wanted. I'd rather I had never come into this world."

The woman's face seemed to become clearer all of a sudden, and she said with a firm gaze, "This is the life I've chosen."

Su Maiqi was stunned for a moment. She suddenly remembered that her mother had said something similar. Years ago, she and her mother had seriously discussed whether or not to be childless.

They were both orphans, without parents, which meant no one pressured them to get married or have children, and they didn't need to be responsible for anyone else.

Su Yunfei knew that Su Yunge dreamed of traveling the world. He suggested that the two of them could be childless and live a free life.

It was Su Yunge's suggestion to have children. She said, "I want to travel the world, and I also want a home, a home where I can have someone to care about."

When our children go to university, we can set off again and still see the vast world. But no matter where we go, we will always have something to hold onto, a home to cherish.

I want to see the world, but I don't want to be a wanderer, someone with no home to return to.

But she didn't know that her husband would die young, nor did she know that she would dedicate her entire life to this family, and that she would never have the chance to realize her dreams and aspirations until the very end.

Looking at the woman's resolute face, Su Maiqi asked her, "If you were to lose your husband early on, and you had to spend your entire life raising two daughters, and you would never have a life of your own again, would you still choose that kind of life?"

The woman's face darkened slightly, but the determination in her eyes remained: "No one can predict fate, and who knows if my husband would stay with me until old age if I didn't have children?"

Who knows what else might happen in the long journey of life? I simply chose what I wanted in each moment, and I'll accept whatever arrangements may come my way.

I have many regrets, things I didn't achieve. But I've never regretted the choices I made.

Choose what you can decide, and then accept whatever fate throws your way. Then no one can truly hurt you or defeat you.

Maggie, I'm so happy to have watched you and your sister grow up. You've always been more opinionated and had your own ideas, and whatever path you choose in life, you won't go wrong.

You must believe in yourself, even if you take many detours.

After the woman finished speaking, she slowly exhaled a smoke ring, but the smoke ring kept expanding, as if it were a smoke emitter that could keep exhaling, exhaling lots and lots of smoke, enveloping the entire room.

The mother's face slowly disappeared behind the smoke.

Su Maiqi felt that the heavy weight on her chest had finally loosened a bit, and her breathing became much smoother.