After Zhao Xiuxia made her decision, she excused herself to go to the bathroom and left first.
"Put the chamber pot over there for me, then you can go out."
Sun Lijuan was extremely agitated; she didn't want to assist her mother with going to the toilet, how disgusting! But she couldn't ignore it either, couldn't just let her mother pee on the bed. So, she held her breath, grabbed the chamber pot, placed it in her mother's hand, and quickly left.
Zhao Xiuxia watched her daughter leave, murmuring softly, "Goodbye, daughter."
Sun Lijuan glanced back at her mother: "Hurry up, I'll help you make a call later and get someone to come over! Talk properly about getting some compensation from Sun Chan, we can't just let this go. Sending you to this place every month without giving you a penny! What should I do? If she doesn't pay, you throw a fit, cry and curse, in front of so many media people, I don't believe she can endure it!"
Zhao Xiuxia felt utterly hopeless; is this really her daughter? No feelings for me at all, just hoping I'll help you get money?
But she just smiled slightly, seeing her daughter off, and took out all the money she had. Most of this money is older currency notes. When they went in, it was more than twenty years ago! Now everything's changed, and the money isn't worth much anymore.
Still, it can probably be exchanged at the bank, and her daughter understands this better than she does. There's about three hundred yuan. Some of this money was originally living expenses from Sun Chan's mother. She hasn't worked a day in her life, mostly relying on Sun Chan—at first to farm, then to exchange for dowry money, and later to ask her mother for money.
After graduating, Sun Lijuan never earned any money either, clutching this money and crying bitterly.
"Sun Chan, I'm sorry, let's not be mother and daughter in the next life. I've tormented you for so many years, you must have had a hard time, right? It's my fault. If there's a next life, I'll be a good person. I'll properly instruct Zhao Xiuxia."
Sun Lijuan waited outside for a long time without hearing her mother's voice, growing impatient—what's going on, did she really pee on the bed? She knocked on the door and went in: "Mom, what are you doing? Ah, ah! Mom!"
She saw her mother had painstakingly seated herself on the balcony—this is the sixth floor! If she falls, she would surely die!
"Mom! Calm down! What are you doing?" She shouted: "Don't scare me!"
"Don't come over, I want to say a few words to you." She hesitated for a moment: "Actually, Lijuan, Mom truly hopes you can be well. Mom also hopes you can stand up properly, firmly establish yourself in this city with your own ability and effort, and stop clinging to Sun Chan."
Sun Lijuan frowned, incredulous: "Mom! What's this nonsense? She was raised by you, isn't it right for her to support you? How much am I asking for? Her assets are countless now; can't I have a few million for a small business? Why are you partial to her?"
"I picked her up by the well originally, but without me, I reckon she would live just as well with someone else. She's been bullied by me for so many years, and ultimately it's her supporting me. I feel ashamed. She doesn't owe you; you've gone too far. I've said what I needed to say, don't carry on stubbornly otherwise you won't have a good end. I won't burden you further, nor do I wish you to trouble Sun Chan over me." I hope my departure makes you truly understand your wrongdoings. After saying this, without hesitation, she leaned over and fell.
Seeing her mother's figure vanish before her eyes, Sun Lijuan didn't react for a moment. Then she heard a dull thud, like the sound of a bag of flour hitting the ground; her mother was simply gone. Below, many people were screaming.
"Someone jumped from the building, what's going on?"
"An old person jumped!"
Sun Lijuan rushed over, seeing her mother's figure still and lifeless below; she was dead. Covering her face, she kept crying.
"Mom! What are you doing? Do you hate me?" She would never admit to this; suddenly lifting her head, face full of hatred, she snarled: "This is all Sun Chan's doing! She drove my mother to her death! I must avenge this!"
She refused to let her mother's body be buried, contacted the media again about Sun Chan driving her mother to death.
"My mom said she wanted to go back to the countryside for a look, but she was kept here by Sun Chan, who must've said something to make her commit suicide! Before my mom died, she said she wouldn't spare Sun Chan even as a ghost. I want Sun Chan to come out and pay us back with a life!" She cried during an interview.
She had asked around. If this continues, it will heavily impact Sun Chan's company; to keep things quiet, Sun Chan might compromise. Although she felt guilty towards her mother, she consoled herself: Mom, I know you're unhappy, but you can only be happy if I'm doing well. I just want you to be assured of my future once I'm established in this city, I won't threaten her anymore, we won't have further dealings, rest assured. I have that pride in me.
This was another storm.
But this time Sun Chan still didn't show; she just mentioned while being interviewed: I'm negotiating deals out of town, I've handed everything to my lawyer.
She didn't make an appearance—not taking Sun Lijuan seriously. Sun Lijuan caused a stir for a week, but the heat gradually died down.
Then the funeral home told her: "The funeral expenses provided by Sun Chan will be used up by the end of this week; if you continue to store her body, you will need to pay the fees."
Sun Lijuan didn't have the money; she contacted the media again, but this time, no one came. She was dumbfounded—what's going on? Earlier they were so eager to contact her, even some wanted her to write an autobiography!
Many people were interested in Sun Chan's unknown stories, being an outstanding female entrepreneur, including her ex-boyfriend from the countryside mother's side.
Sun Lijuan wasn't highly cultured, but knew a lot, readily agreeing to help write an autobiography, fully revealing Sun Chan's disgraceful past. But little did she know, soon these people vanished completely, nowhere to be found.
Quickly, Sun Lijuan discovered the reason: Gu Junming had intervened.
He arrived at the hotel where Sun Chan was staying, looking at the haggard Sun Lijuan: "You're still here? What's your plan in staying?"
"You finally came, standing up for your wife?" Sun Lijuan sneered: "No wonder those people stopped contacting me; did you smooth out all the turmoil? Isn't this abuse of power? I have more to say."