Luan Yan drove all the way here with Luan Ran after receiving Luan Ran's notice. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Luan Suqing's threat to Lu Sheng, and Lu Sheng's words, which scared her so much.
She couldn't imagine what would happen to her if she lost Lu Sheng and had to go back to that kind of life?
Luan Suqing and Luan Ran didn't expect Luan Yan's reaction to be so strong. Luan Suqing was immediately angry: "Look at what you look like? You cry in a man's arms. Do you know any sense of propriety? You haven't been home for half a year. When you come home, you have this attitude and don't even say hello to your mother. How could I raise such an uneducated daughter like you?!"
Their mother has always been like this, either verbal violence or cold violence. Luan Yan has heard this kind of words many times. She grew up in Luan Suqing's harsh and derogatory education. It is conceivable how Lu Sheng will be treated.
When Luan Yan thought of how Lu Sheng had been wronged for her, she couldn't suppress her anger. She stood up suddenly, facing Luan Suqing, and said coldly: "If you think I'm not good, then just treat me as your daughter. If you can't make it in the capital, then don't make it. At most, I'll go to the island with him! Will you be satisfied with that?"
If she really went to the island to settle down with this man, it would be completely out of her control. How could Luan Suqing allow it?
She was furious and raised her hand to slap Luan Yan's face.
When Luan Ran wanted to rush over, it was too late. There was a crisp and loud "slap", but the slap was not on Luan Yan, but on Lu Sheng's face...
Fortunately, Lu Sheng took it for Luan Yan in time, otherwise it would be her sister who was beaten!
Luan Ran had always had the best relationship with her sister since she was young. How could she bear to see Luan Yan suffer? This time, she completely turned to Luan Yan's side. No matter what persuasion or discussion, it was useless in front of her tough mother!
Luan Yan's tears burst out: "Lu Sheng..."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt, dear, don't cry." Lu Sheng held her little face and wiped her tears and coaxed her gently, then turned around and protected her behind his back: "Auntie, even if you are the mother who raised Yanyan, I can't let you hit her under my nose. If you are unhappy, just come at me."
Of course, Lu Sheng could dodge this slap. He was so tall and strong that he had the ability to fight back, but even if he could dodge, he had to take it. Luan Suqing was angry now. She was the elder and Luan Yan's mother. He couldn't fight back, couldn't stop her, and couldn't say anything impolite, so he could only bear it.
Luan Suqing beat Luan Yan to educate her daughter. Beating him, an outsider, was not justifiable and she was inferior. He was a victim and could get sympathy.
Lu Sheng was not wrong, and he was not stupid.
Sure enough, Luan Suqing's arrogance was reduced. She was not in the right to hit him. Her two daughters protected the man, contradicted her and accused her, looking at her like an enemy. The boy didn't dodge and deliberately played a trick on her! Couldn't she see it?
Luan Yan said with tears in her eyes: "Lu Sheng, there is no need to talk to her anymore. She won't listen to anything you say. I will take you away."
In fact, her mother didn't care who she would marry. It was not so important whether she was happy or not. More importantly, the person she married must be chosen, allowed and approved by her mother. If he was not under Luan Suqing's control, then forget it. In
the past, Lu Sheng took her home. This time, it was her turn to take Lu Sheng home.
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Luan Ran was still in the villa. The mother and daughter faced each other in silence. In the past, Luan Ran was most afraid of her mother. Years of oppression had long since tightened a rope around her and Luan Yan's hearts. The fear, resentment, and terror of their mother were engraved in their bones and could not be erased.
One by one, Luan Suqing frowned and said angrily, "You are worthy of being my good daughter. Do you think I don't know what you and Luan Yan have done behind my back all these years? I won't tell you, but you dare to help your sister with such a big thing as dating! I am too indulgent to you. Do you take me, your mother, seriously?!"
Luan Ran's body was shaking. She was afraid. This was her instinctive reaction to her mother. She seemed more rebellious and more opinionated than Luan Yan. In fact, she didn't dare to really disobey Luan Suqing. She lived under the pressure from Luan Suqing. She couldn't resist like Luan Yan. She would only seek a way out in a roundabout way.
But she still didn't give in. This time she didn't want to admit her mistake and apologize again.
They wanted to live their own lives, which was not wrong.
The life you choose, no matter how many forks there are, no matter how hurt you are, it is your own choice, not arranged by others, living like a puppet.
"It's because we take you too seriously. Don't you think there's something wrong with you? My sister just got a boyfriend, but you called him home to humiliate him, threaten him, or even beat him up?"
Luan Ran had the courage to confront her mother for the first time. She suddenly realized that it wasn't that difficult to speak out her heart. Blindly obeying would only make her more and more like a subordinate. She had had enough of this for more than 20 years.
Luan Ran's tough tone made Luan Suqing dazed for a moment. She couldn't stand her daughter challenging her authority, no matter how reasonable their words were. She wanted absolute submission, so she would use means to force her and use cold violence to control her whenever she was not satisfied.
The long-suppressed contradictions finally erupted today, and Luan Ran poured out all his suppressed emotions: "We are human beings with independent personalities, but from childhood to adulthood, there has been nothing we can do that goes against your wishes. You have to do whatever you tell us to do, without any reason or cause!
Are you really doing this for our own good? No! Never! It's just because of your selfish desires. You have a trauma about the man who abandoned you, so you take revenge on me and my sister! If you had known this would happen, why did you give birth to us? Just to use us as tools to satisfy your selfishness? You might as well have an abortion!"
Luan Suqing couldn't accept it when her daughter revealed it. She clenched her hands so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
Luan Ran said word by word: "I listened to you and went to the marriage, stayed in the company to work, and tried my best to do everything, but you are still not satisfied. Have you ever asked me if these are what I like? You don't care about my sister and my preferences, and don't care about our lives. And we, if we are a little unwilling, it will challenge your authority as a mother! I'm tired of this kind of life. If you don't agree with my sister and Lu Sheng being together, then I will not marry Xi Shangchen according to your idea."
After saying that, Luan Ran didn't even look at her mother's reaction, turned around and walked out of the Luan family gate without looking back, not staying here for a second.
She thought about maintaining this family well. Her grandmother's last wish was that they could live in harmony as a family, but the slap from Luan Suqing today woke Luan Ran up. It's useless. If some things are not said, they will be knots for a lifetime.
Luan Ran didn't drive. She came in Luan Yan's car, but there was another car parked outside the villa.
Xi Shangchen did not leave, he was waiting for Luan Ran. He was not moved by the departure of Lu Sheng and Luan Yan, but when he saw Luan Ran walking out of Luan's house in a daze, he immediately got out of the car, took three or two steps to Luan Ran and said, "Are you okay?"
"Why are you still here?" Luan Ran was surprised, but thought about it and decided to thank him this time, "Thank you for notifying me."
Luan Ran can clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment, and can handle major issues. He apologizes when he should and thanks when he should. He has a sharp tongue, but a soft and cute heart.
Xi Shangchen was obsessed with probing Luan Suqing's feelings and saying irrelevant things. He felt that he had lost his mind. He had been waiting for her for a long time. Luan Suqing didn't know that Xi Shangchen didn't lack money, but people.
As an excellent hunter, he must be patient and know how to wait for the prey. Only then will the prey run into his trap obediently.
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