Su Qingning's mother stared at her, her expression so astonished she looked as if she were seeing an alien. After a moment, tears suddenly streamed down her face.
"Su Qingning, I'm your mother! How dare you speak to me like that for an outsider?"
At these words, Su Qingning seemed to realize she had gone too far. The tears she had just managed to hold back began to flow freely once more.
"Mom, of course I know you love me more than anyone in this world, and that you're the one who treats me with the most heartfelt sincerity," Su Qingning sobbed. "But Mom, Lin Xiao is my husband. You've seen how kind he's been to me since we married. I know what happened tonight was a huge shock, but you can't insult him like this. He didn't do anything wrong!"
Su's mother fell silent, letting her tears flow without restraint.
Lin Xiao looked at Su Qingning with profound gratitude. Honestly, he hadn't expected her to defend him so vehemently, much less argue with her own mother for his sake.
