Clearly, her daughter deserved to be happy. However, it was all because of her selfishness that made her daughter have to go through so many hardships. Even now, her daughter was about to lose her one and only daughter.

“Mrs. Xia, I think you’ve got the wrong person.” Xia Ruoxin pulled Shen Yijun’s hand off of her and then pointed to Xia Yixuan who stood at her side. “That lady should be your daughter instead. I never knew that I still had a mother.”

Her words made Shen Yijun’s face a little pale. Just as she thought, Xia Ruoxin was still blaming her. She still hated her.

“Xia Ruoxin, how could you talk to your mother that way?” Xia Yixuan felt recalcitrant. Why was it that every time somebody opened their mouth, it was all about Xia Ruoxin, Xia Ruoxin. What did they see the eldest daughter of the Xia household as?

Moreover, in the past, Brother Lui doted on her a lot. Now, whenever he sees her, he practically acted like a stranger. This made her, who was always the center of admiration, really unable to accept that drastic change.

“She’s your mother, not mine. May I ask you, how am I supposed to be courteous towards a stranger?” Xia Ruoxin walked past them. Nobody knew that at that moment-in her lowered eyes, there was a look of hurt.

She didn’t have a mother. Not when she was isolated and helpless while she was pregnant with Rainy, not when she knelt on the floor to beg her, not when she was locked out of the house, and not when Rainy was sick. The moment she said that Rainy was a bastard child and deserved to die, Xia Ruoxin already didn’t have a mother.

Perhaps, since she was four-years-old, she already didn’t have a mother. She didn’t know what a mother’s love was like. It was just like that.

Shen Yijun wasn’t her mother. She was Xia Yixuan’s. Now that all was well and her daughter had survived, they started to remember her again. Was she, Xia Ruoxin, just so cheap?

“Ruoxin, let’s go.” Gao Yi held Rainy’s small hand before gently gripping Xia Ruoxin’s hands with his other. “Nobody will blame you for not wanting to accept such a selfish mother.”

If she had reached out her hand to Ruoxin back then, then would Ruoxin still sell herself to pay for Rainy’s hospital fees?

Shen Yijun’s vision suddenly blurred. If it wasn’t for Xia Mingzheng’s support, she probably would have fallen butt-down onto the floor.

Rainy turned her head to look at Shen Yijun and Xia Mingzheng. She had already recognized them; however, the sensitive her understood that her mother didn’t like them. Whatever Mommy didn’t like, she wasn’t going to like them as well.

Child…

Shen Yijun watched the child who was looking back, her heart feeling even more sadness. She knew it; she just knew it. Once Rainy’s identity was exposed, the Chu family was definitely going to want to snatch her away.

She was beautiful; it was no wonder that the Chu family wanted the child.

Rainy kept silent the entire time, quietly letting Gao Yi hold her hand. There was little expression on her small face. The way she looked right now had no difference from that Chu Lui who always kept a straight face.

Saying that they weren’t father and daughter -obviously, nobody was going to believe it.

After everybody took their seats, Gao Yi once again consolingly gripped Xia Ruoxin’s hand. “Go up, Ruoxin. Don’t be afraid, you still have

me.”

Rainy tugged at Xia Ruoxin’s clothes as well. “Mommy, don’t be afraid. Rainy’s here, too.”

Xia Ruoxin gently caressed her daughter’s face. “That’s right, Mommy’s not afraid.” She stood up. For her daughter’s sake, she had to get through this. She had already suffered so much. Was there anything else that she couldn’t overcome?

“Everybody, silence. The court is now in session.” After hearing the deadly stern voice, several people in the courtroom drastically lowered their voices. This was a fight for custody over a child, and the ones standing up on court were a married couple, a once-married couple.

“Your honor. The plaintiff, Mr. Chu Lui, had no knowledge of his wife Xia Ruoxin’s pregnancy before and during the divorce. With their daughter now at three years old, Mrs. Xia Ruoxin clearly lacks the financial ability to continue raising this child. That’s why the plaintiff wishes to regain custody of the child in order to provide the child with better living conditions.”

Chu Lui’s lawyer stood up, and everybody’s gaze was directed onto the child with black eyes as large as a grape, sitting atop Gao Yi’s lap.

Gao Yi placed his hand on top of Rainy’s head, carefully hugging her.

The judge nodded his head, signaling that he had understood the lawyer’s assertions.

“Your honor. We have found out that Mrs. Xia Ruoxin has experience working as a bar hostess. Her identity as a bar hostess could bring about detriment to the child’s growth and, furthermore, provide a bad influence on the child as she matures. That is why, in order to ensure that the child can have a healthy body and mind, Mr. Chu has to regain custody over the child.”

Upon hearing the words ‘bar hostess’, the facial expressions of the people attending the hearing changed. Xia Yixuan smirked. So Xia Ruoxin sold her body before. What was she still putting on an act for? It was only right for Brother Lui to want the child back. If she had a hostess as a mother, she would feel ashamed as well.

Shen Yijun’s body ceaselessly trembled. She shook her head, unable to believe that her daughter had actually once reached such a state.

It was only then that the judge looked towards Xia Ruoxin. His expression was flat, composed yet stern.

“Mrs. Xia, do you have anything to say?”

At that moment, Xia Ruoxin glared at Chu Lui with hatred filled in her eyes. Under Chu Lui’s composed appearance, small cracks had developed. Don’t blame me, don’t hate me. I have no choice as well.

Xia Ruoxin stood up and looked around. People she somewhat knew mostly showed her a sarcastic smile. They looked down on her and ridiculed her. They spoke words of sarcasm as sharp as knives, but did they really have the right to?

She looked towards Gao Yi and Rainy once again, and Gao Yi showed her an encouraging smile. It was the friendliest gaze that she saw in the courtroom, washing away all her grievances and unsightliness.

“Mommy, all the best!” Rainy’s small red lips mouthed, her tiny hands clenched into a fist.

“Four years ago, I believe that nobody would remember why I had a divorce with Mr. Chu.” The moment these words escaped her mouth, Chu Lui’s expression changed, and so did that of the Chu family’s elderly couple. The things that happened four years ago and Xia Ruoxin’s infamy was something that was publicized. For a very long time, it was on the headlines of the newspapers. In the period that she had disappeared, her story simply became a scandal that was made known to every family.

“Four years ago, we divorced because I was caught in bed with another man. Therefore, Mr. Chu how could you be so sure that my daughter would be a child of the Chu family’s and not that man’s or any other man’s.”

The hands that Chu Lui placed on his lap clenched into fists. The lawyer’s eyes sparkled for a moment as he took out certain documents from under his table. “Your honor, these are Mr. Chu and his daughter’s DNA examination results. It completely proves that that child is, in fact, Mr. Chu’s daughter.”

Xia Ruoxin tilted her face, scoffing at the documents in the lawyer’s hands. The disdain in her eyes thickened. Ah Lui, Ah Lui, you sure came prepared, even getting those documents ready.