Gu Wanwan's small face instantly turned pale, she stretched out her hand, trembling as she pointed at An An, flusteredly explaining, "Sister, I...I didn't think you would see me like this! Too...too disappointing."

  "Are you saying I wronged you by taking away all the money and tickets at home? Or did I wrong you by leaving with Mom? Or was it wrong of me to abandon everything, including Dad, sister, and brother, for a better life?"

  Every time she said a sentence, Gu Wanwan's body trembled a little, and by the end, she could hardly stand straight. An An's words were too sharp, directly pointing out the reality without any empty talk. Gu Wanwan had no way to refute, it was as if she had been stripped naked and put on display in public for people to gawk at. She couldn't avoid it, and could only stiffen her scalp to face the gaze of the crowd.

  However, this caused a commotion among those present. An'an and her family had moved to the teachers' residential area for some time, but no one had ever seen her mother, let alone knew that An'an had a younger sister. It was even more unexpected that these two women had abandoned An'an and her family in order to pursue a better life in the city.

  Tang Lanqi wasn't afraid of being criticized, but she couldn't bear to see An'an bullying her little sister. She wrapped her arms around Gu Wanwan and pulled her behind her back, like a lioness protecting her cub. "An'an, Wanwan is your sister, don't speak to her like that," she said sharply. "It was I who abandoned you both in the first place, not Wanwan. Why must you drag your sister into this?" After speaking, she carefully helped Gu Wanwan sit down on a stool and gazed at her with such tenderness that An'an's heart turned cold.

  She should have known earlier, Tang Lanxi was biased. If they didn't meet, there wouldn't be any resentment, but meeting each other constantly reminded her that she was the one who was abandoned by Tang Lanxi without hesitation.

  An An's heart was bleeding, but her face was smiling brightly, like the sun after a rain, extremely intense, yet it made people's hearts ache. She spoke word by word, "Tang Auntie, let everyone here judge for themselves, have I bullied Gu Wanwan? Did I hit her or scold her, or did I initiate the conversation?" From start to finish, she had treated Gu Wanwan as air, not responding to a single one of her words, nor giving her a glance.

  But! It was Gu Wanwan who came to actively talk to her, even batting her eyelashes at Lu Yan in front of her. Thinking about this, An An's body stiffened for a moment. Was she angry because Gu Wanwan was flirting with Lu Yan?

  An An hadn't even had time to turn around when her Aunt Tang's three words thoroughly shattered Tang Lan Zhi's last shred of hope. She comforted Wan Wan with one hand, and looked up at An An with the other, asking, "An An, do you really have to be so heartless?"

  "It's not that I'm heartless, it's that you're biased!", these few words truly revealed the nature of their relationship. From start to finish, she was always on the back of Tang Lanxi's hand, and no matter when or how, she was always a notch below the palm.

  Lu Yan felt a pang of heartache, looking at An An who was like a hedgehog with high sharp quills standing up to pierce anyone who wanted to hurt her. He tightly grasped An An's hand and comforted, "You still have us."

  Gu Weiqiang, Dongdong and Jiangjiang surrounded Anan together, Gu Weiqiang took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Tang Lanzhi, "Take this paper, from now on, we have no relationship in the eyes of the law." After saying that, he patted Anan's little head, comforting her, "Anan doesn't need to be sad for outsiders, Dad has already found a good stepmother for you, don't you remember?"

  Dongdong and Jiangjiang nodded in unison, chiming in, "Sister! We have mom's, we don't want this stepmom!"

  An An looked at her loved one in front of her, the concern in her eyes was not hidden at all. She smiled slightly, but before she could make a sound, she was suddenly enveloped in a warm hug. Her mouth opened wide in surprise, and to her astonishment, it was Teacher Ding, dressed in women's clothing, with short hair that made him look neat and tidy. His handsome features were etched with worry, but couldn't conceal his good looks. He comforted, "An An! Mom has always been here!"

  This sentence is her promise to An'an. From the moment Teacher Ding discovered Tang Lan's identity, she directly withdrew from the crowd and returned home, wiping the joy off her face clean, and took out a set of women's clothes that had been prepared early, changed into them, and rushed out of the house in a hurry, just hearing this remark, she understood An'an's inner weakness better than anyone else.

  Especially with Tang Lanxi being so biased, it was even more deeply imprinted in Teacher Ding's heart. An'an called out in a daze, "Mom!", the tone of dependence in her voice without any disguise.

  When calling Tang Lan Zhi, Aunt Tang's three words were a stark contrast.

  Suddenly, a woman appeared, and the two pieces of meat that fell from her body shouted "Mom" to a stranger. Gu Wei Qiang was looking at the woman with a smile in his eyes, which made Tang Lan Zhi feel uneasy all over. She couldn't take care of Gu Wan Wan anymore and quickly stood up, running to Ding Laoshi's side, questioning, "Who are you? Why did you let my child call you Mom?" As a woman, her sixth sense was very accurate. Perhaps without waiting for Ding Laoshi to answer, Tang Lan Zhi had already guessed her identity - Gu Wei Qiang's future wife and the future stepmother of An An and Dong Dong.

  For Tang Lanji, it was always that she didn't want Gu Weiqiang, looked down on Gu Weiqiang, and never thought that with Gu Weiqiang's honesty, he would forget her so quickly and get back together with someone else. The proud Tang Lanji couldn't bear it.

  Miss Ding handed An'an over to Gu Weiqiang, turned around and faced Tang Lanzhi with a condescending smile, her eyes looking down on her. "Let's get acquainted, I'm Gu Weiqiang's future wife, the mother of three kids! Sun Hongmei!"

  The silent confrontation between the two women made An feel a bit awkward, but it was also very satisfying. Teacher Ding's facial features were not as delicate as Tang Lanxi's, but she had an unspoken elegance about her. It is said that one's appearance after thirty years of age depends on their own character, and Teacher Ding was a prime example of this. She had a broad mind and was straightforward in her dealings with others, which gave her an elegant and warm demeanor.

  Just standing casually in the crowd, yet instantly drawing everyone's attention over.

  The neighbors around couldn't help but sigh, this Gu master is really lucky! This daughter-in-law is indeed a good-looking one.

  For men, someone like Teacher Ding has a more challenging temperament.