Tender as wild

Chapter 51 Escape
  As soon as the college entrance examination is over.

A celebration banquet was held at home. Both children had just taken their college entrance examinations, but stepbrother Su Ming was the star of the celebration banquet.

Su Changjin stood up and poured a glass of red wine for Su Ming. He patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Okay, okay, our children have finally grown up."

Baili came back late, and when she opened the door, the dinner was already halfway through.

She was invited to sit down.

Looking at the abalone and seafood feast on the table, he pursed his lips, took a few bites of rice, and then sat on the table and watched them chat.

Ms. Hu glanced at her and nodded at the table to signal Bai Li to follow her to the kitchen.

She held the transparent goblet with her bright red nails, swaying like a red rose. She pointed at Baili's forehead and said, "Why does it look like a piece of wood? I don't know how to toast your brother."

Baili's apricot eyes were as dark as two black grapes, looking straight at her mother.

I don't understand what she wants to express.

Do you want her to drink? But she is not eighteen yet.

In June, the sky darkens very slowly, and you can still see the faint sunset on the horizon at seven o'clock.

Ms. Hu took a sip of red wine, "Aren't you going to college? Uncle Su has to pay for the tuition. If you want to make life easier, you have to make him happy. If his son and daughter are happy, you can be happy too. This Behave well during the summer."

Bai Li took a few deep breaths, "Do you think I look like a maid?"

"what?"

Bai Li stood at the table one meter away from her, her voice was very soft and cold: "Do you feel that you are training a maid?"

As if she finally understood what she meant, Ms. Hu smiled, a strange smile, walked over and touched her hair, as if she was afraid that people outside would hear her, and said in a very low voice:

"Don't you think you've done enough? If you hadn't run away from home last time, you wouldn't be like this. I told Baili, don't get me involved. I can't give up this home for you."

Bai Li didn't know how many times she had heard this sentence.

She used to think that it was because she was disobedient and ignorant that her mother had no reason to love her. But later she obeyed everything and was willing to swallow any grievance, but she still only got indifference.

She could also see a little regret in her mother's eyes, as if she regretted having a child.

After a while, Bai Li opened her mouth. She made a final struggle: "I can make money to pay for my tuition. Don't let me get close to him. Do you know why I went to the police station that day? He wanted to touch me."

There is no outpouring of grievances here.

Baili was just stating a reason.

She no longer imagined that her mother could get any justice for her. After all, as she said, she could not give up the life she had worked so hard for herself.

She only hoped that Ms. Hu would allow her to hide herself.

Hu Qingmei was stunned.

I looked around at my daughter's face in disbelief. It seemed that she had grown up and become more beautiful without knowing it.

She didn't doubt her daughter's words at all. Although Su Ming was a very well-behaved child, she still knew something about her daughter and didn't bother to lie.

Then, she lightly put down the wine glass in her hand, softening her tone after all.

"Your brother...he is just joking with you. You are still young, so don't always think about people in this way."

Hearing this, Bai Li couldn't explain how she felt.

She just looked at her biological mother like this, feeling numb in her heart. She thought it was because she was used to it, but her body was still honest and her hands were shaking uncontrollably.

The light I found in Lingjiang was extinguished little by little in my eyes.

Thinking of the "brother" in Ms. Hu's mouth, she subconsciously retorted: "He is not my brother."

Ms. Hu frowned and was about to ask her not to say such things.

Bai Li took a deep breath: "I will earn my own tuition. After I go to college, I will never burden you again, nor will I let you give up your home for me."

She gave up completely.

She has accepted that in this world, there will be children whose mothers do not love them.

After returning to the room that night, Baili began to plan how to escape. If going to college meant adulthood and growing up, then she never wanted to return to this place in her life.

She had one hundred thousand given by Fang Ye in her hand. But he didn’t want to move.

If you can successfully get into Qingdao University, the school will give you a bonus of 5,000 yuan.

Five thousand yuan...

She could rent a house in Beicheng first and then work part-time to earn tuition. If not... then she would apply for a university in Lingjiang and she would definitely get a job that would include food and accommodation.

She didn't know why she didn't want to bow her head. She was probably young and energetic and wanted to leave some dignity to herself.

……

End of June.

Her results came out.

Achieved good results among the top ten in the city.

In mid-July, she received the admission notice from the school. Qingda University, her first choice, opened the door for her.

She succeeded.

Along with the admission notice, there was also 5,000 yuan given by the private school.

And Su Ming also successfully passed the double first-class university.

Su Changjin was so happy that he kept saying that he would have a big banquet.

Baili's face was calm as she accepted the compliment.

When I returned to the room, I saw my stepsister Su Ling sitting on her bed holding many dolls and clothes.

All her belongings were thrown to the ground, including her most cherished new schoolbag, with the pear doll on it having been torn off.

Pressed by Su Ling's naked feet.

The hot July wind slowly poured in from the window. Su Ling said with a smile: "You should leave soon, right? I told Aunt Hu that this house will be for me to put my dolls in the future. I will come in advance to place them."

The living space that temporarily belonged to her in this home was taken back. The sunlight was a bit dazzling, and Baili closed her eyes.

She forced herself to endure it.

It's okay, it's okay, it will be over soon.

Can……

The schoolbag was bought for her by Fang Ye, and the pear doll was also a gift from Fang Ye.

Even though she knew that going against this step-sister would have no good consequences, the feeling of anger that her most cherished thing was being used as a stepping stone still made her heartache.

She opened her eyes suddenly, walked in the direction of Su Ling and pushed Su Ling away. She picked up the doll and schoolbag cherishingly, and swept the dirt on them with her thin white fingers.

As if to protect what Fang Ye gave her.

It's also like picking up your lost self-esteem.

Su Ling screamed, "What are you doing!"

Bai Li carefully hung the doll back on her schoolbag, and her voice was rarely filled with warmth and anger: "No one taught you not to touch other people's things?"

Su Ling said: "What didn't my dad buy for you? What's my dad's is mine!"

Bai Li raised her eyes and said seriously, "Your father didn't buy this."

Hearing the scream, Ms. Hu rushed over immediately. When she saw Su Ling lying on the bed in a panic, she glared at Bai Li: "Why are you bullying your sister?"

Su Ling said: "Aunt Hu, she pushed me."

Baili hasn't said anything yet.

A crisp slap sounded in her ear.

"Bai Li, apologize to my sister."

　Also, escape from this place, sugar is really coming

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)