Liu Yaoyao’s body trembled as she looked at Ge Haoli, tears streaming down her face non-stop.
When Ge Haoli tried to approach, Yaoyao slowly shifted away: "Don’t... don’t come any closer..."
The firefighters nearby quickly restrained Ge Haoli, who still attempted to move forward.
How could they have imagined that the presence of Ge Haoli, Yaoyao’s biological mother, not only failed to calm Yaoyao down but acted like the last straw on the camel’s back, making Yaoyao even more distraught?
Seeing Ge Haoli’s expression turn sharp, as if she wanted to scold her for something, the firefighters forcibly led Ge Haoli back to the stairwell entrance.
"Lady, do you know what has happened to your daughter recently? Why would she think about jumping off the building?" one of the firefighters asked, trying to gather as much information as possible about the target to aid the rescue effort.
"What else could it be! I just told her to study hard!" Ge Haoli exclaimed.
Talking about this made her feel even more wronged and pained.
Ge Haoli was full of resentment.
"I work more than ten hours a day, the entire person like a spinning top, never daring to fall ill for even a day, to provide a good learning environment for her by making money."
She divorced her ex-husband because she found out he was gambling.
Not only did her ex-husband secretly lose all their savings, he even mortgaged the house and borrowed a lot of money from both their parents and relatives!
All that money had been squandered by her ex-husband!
She didn’t care about the money he borrowed from others, but the money he took from her parents and relatives was something she could not ignore.
Those people had lent the money because of her, and they had all been deceived by her ex-husband.
With all the burdens piling on one woman, it was needless to say how much pressure Ge Haoli had been under over the years.
"This child used to be quite cute and had good grades."
Ge Haoli suddenly wiped away tears: "But after she started high school, she gradually changed, stopped talking to us about things, and her grades began to slip. This morning, I really couldn’t hold back anymore, and I scolded her a few words before leaving the house."
Who would have thought that because of those few words she said, Yaoyao would now be trying to jump off a building!
The firefighters listened to Ge Haoli’s words and couldn’t help but comfort her as well.
The firefighters on the rooftop were also doing their utmost to soothe Yaoyao.
"Don’t cry anymore, don’t cry. Your mom has been taken down by our colleague to be properly counseled."
"I heard your mom works very hard, she must have been frightened by your actions just now... There’s no overnight grudge between a mother and daughter, right?"
"Speaking of which, when I was about your age, I used to fight a lot with my mom too. I was too mischievous back then, always causing trouble at other people’s homes, and then the neighbors would come to complain to my mom."
"My mom has a temperament similar to your mom, kind of fiery, and would just grab a stick and pin me to the ground to beat me."
The firefighter softened his voice, beginning to recount his own childhood stories.
Upon hearing his words, Yaoyao just continued to sob incessantly, not knowing if she was feeling wronged or guilty.
She didn’t speak, only cried silently, still very wary, always watching everyone sideways, ready to let go if a firefighter dared to step forward.
After crying enough, Yaoyao finally spoke: "Don’t save me, I don’t hate my mom, I just feel sorry for her and my grandma... but I’m so tired, I really don’t want to live anymore."