Chapter 80: Ashamed, Ruthless Rejection The girl who spoke was dazzling like a pearl, with a radiant smile and beautiful face, revealing the standard eight snow-white teeth of a noble lady. Her eyes sparkled, she was Ning Xinyang, the second daughter of Ning Tianhua and Lian Hongya.

  Looking at Sumojo in front of her, the reason why she appeared so suddenly was naturally because of her parents' instructions. Although she had a more outgoing and rebellious personality, when it came to her parents' words, she always listened carefully.

  And this sister, from a young age, has been living in her memory. Often, she could hear her parents talking about this sister, describing what she looked like when she was first born, and some phrases that described her various little movements when she was young. At the time, she just felt annoyed, but as time passed, she slowly grew up, and many people around her had the love of older brothers and sisters, but she didn't have a sister, which was fine, however, she clearly had an older sister who had been separated from their parents since childhood, leaving only her and her younger brother. She has been taking care of this sister for over ten years now, and finally, they found this older sister, and she really wants this older sister to come home quickly, so that she can have another sister to love, which would be great.

  Looking at the girl who appeared in front of him, Ning Shi Yang and the others were also speechless. After all, they were friends, and Ning Tian Qin came out to help speak up because of her identity. But this girl, who was she? With a beautiful face, looking at him with excitement, slightly furrowing her brow, he couldn't remember knowing such a rich young lady.

  But all the guests on site were stunned by Ning Xiangyang's sudden appearance and her words, and everyone closed their mouths. Although not everyone at the scene knew Ning Xiangyang's identity, some people did, and those who didn't know still knew that Ning Xiangyang visited the Ning family frequently, so they could guess her identity without being too far off.

  So as soon as she spoke up, everyone fell silent.

  "Who are you?" Looking at Ning Xinyang, he felt more and more familiar, and in his heart, the answer was about to emerge.

  "The first time we meet, dear sister, I hope you can like me as a younger sister." Ning Shiyan's eyes sparkled with a smile as she looked at Su Moruo. In fact, her heart was somewhat nervous. These days, she had already heard many things about her, especially about her personality. If it weren't for her personality, the Ning family wouldn't have been able to recognize her without everyone rushing over, would they? There's no need to plan for so long and worry about potential problems.

  The voice was just right, so it didn't travel far, but the people around who heard it were all looking at this scene with a surprised face.

  The girl who looked absolutely not simple, walked directly to the girl in shabby clothes, her posture was so low that she even looked tense. Everyone was puzzled and wondered if today wasn't Ning Tianjin's daughter Ning Shiying's birthday party, but this girl suddenly appeared and said such words, wasn't it a bit stealing the spotlight?

  And suddenly, some people also suddenly thought of it, as a military commander, for such a banquet, there is no precedent, at least not many high-ranking military officers will hold such a grand birthday party for their own daughter, and invite high-ranking officials and merchants. Now this scene makes everyone vaguely aware that perhaps today, Ning Shiying's birthday party is just an excuse, but more importantly, it may have something to do with the girl in front of them who is dressed in shabby clothes.

  Min Jing and Qiao Mengyu looked at each other, then turned to Su Moruo, blinking their eyes, not saying a word, just staring at Su Moruo, using their eyes to express their confusion, hoping that Su Moruo could dispel their doubts.

  Su Mo and Ruo looked at each other in confusion. Su Mo said, "I don't know who she is, I don't recognize her." After speaking, he took a step as if to leave.

  As her parents said, this sister's personality and temperament are indeed a bit strange. From childhood to adulthood, she has never been ignored like this before. Her facial expression is somewhat stiff, with a layer of mist in her eyes, trying hard to hold back, feeling a little resentful towards this sister who had a good impression on her as soon as she knew her identity. How much she hopes that this sister can give her a smile and speak softly to her.

  But in reality, she was told that her thoughts were too naive and such ideas could never be realized.

  "Sister, it wasn't Mom and Dad's fault back then. They also suffered more than a decade of guilt and pain because of what you did back then. Isn't that enough? She hopes for the family to be reunited, happy and joyful, not asking for much else. Is this kind of request too excessive?"

  Looking at Ning Xinyang's cautious face, Su Moruo moved her lips a few times, wanting to tell her that she was not the real Su Moruo, but actually Mu Qing from over a decade later. But would she believe it? Could she even say it out loud? Having entered the body of this girl named Su Moruo, her body carried Mu Qing's illness, and her life carried her body; these two people had now merged into one. However, making her suddenly accept these people, as well as thinking about the sorrow in the heart of this girl once called Su Moruo, this sudden appearance of family members, and the repeated stalking she encountered in the capital, all made Mu Qing, who was once a Dragon Unit agent in her past life, feel a lingering sense of unease.

  "Sister——" Looking at Su Mo Ruo who didn't say anything else, Ning Xin Yang's heart was filled with a hint of expectation, her eyes were cautious, and her voice was somewhat tentative as she called out.

  "......Sorry." Su Mo Ruo suddenly withdrew his hand, took two steps back, and looked at Ning Xinyang in front of him with a defeated face. He glanced at Ning Shiying beside him, who was lowering his head and didn't dare to look at himself, turned around, and left.

  "Ning Er, can you really bear it?" A woman's voice rose, mixed with a thread of pain and a thread of sorrow.

  She turned her head, looking ahead, her eyes were red and swollen, but it didn't affect the beauty of the woman at all. She looked very young, her eyes staring straight at Su Mo Ruo, step by step, walking towards her.

  Knitting his brows, he had obviously guessed the woman's identity, because they had met before.

  "Miss, my name is Su Mo Ruo, not the 'Ning Er' you called me. With so many people here and this matter being exposed on such a large scale, it's not hard to imagine how much trouble I'll be in after they recognize me. Looking at Lian Hong Ya in front of me, her eyes are distant and indifferent."

  Her daughter's indifferent and distant gaze made her heart clench, her eyebrows furrowed, "Alright, I'll call you RuoRuo, okay?"

  "This is what my mom called, not you." With a guarded expression, she turned her head and refused to look at Lian Hongya.

  "Ruo Ruo——" Lian Hongya's heart was severely pained, she covered her chest, and her face looked extremely awful.

  "Don't call me that." Closing her eyes, she could clearly feel the thoughts surging inside this body, taking a few deep breaths to calm herself down. On this matter, she had to insist. Her adoptive mother was the only family she had in this world. If she were to acknowledge the Ning family, what would happen to her adoptive mother? Perhaps many people would think that her adoptive mother could still be treated as a mother and be filial, but had anyone considered that if such a day came, would she still only belong to her adoptive mother as an adopted daughter? Her identity would undergo a drastic change, and there would be many more relatives by her side. With more relatives, the time she spent with her adoptive mother would naturally decrease. Over time, wouldn't her adoptive mother, Liu Qin, feel lost? Even if she didn't say it out loud, in her heart, she would think that she was no longer the only family member. This adoptive mother of hers should be dispensable.

  Many people have not experienced the feeling of not understanding, but she has experienced it, she understands. The former Mu Qing only had teammates, tasks, and advancing or death. Everything else was far away from her, forever unable to intersect.

  Now that she has a foster mother, this relative, and the foster mother only has her as a relative. If she becomes the daughter of the Ning family, even if in her heart, the status of the foster mother is still the highest existence, but will others think so?

  This also includes foster mother Liu Qin.

  Feeling the pain of Lian Hongya beside her at this moment, she didn't utter a word, because she also didn't know what to say.

  She had also been in contact with Lian Hongya several times, and actually, Lian Hongya gave her a very good feeling, should be a great mother, but over the years, she only gave birth to her, but did not raise her, while Liu Qin was different.

  "Sister——" Ning Xinyang now had a real understanding of this sister who hadn't yet acknowledged her family ties. Her heart was so cold, so hard, biting her lip as she looked at her mother's expression, and she felt a pang in her heart. In her memory, her mother had always been noble and elegant, with impeccable manners wherever she went, but except for this sister, she had never seen her mother reveal such vulnerability, like crystal glass slippers that would shatter at the slightest touch.

  "Mo, your mother was bedridden for a whole month after losing you all those years ago. She missed you and held on to the thought of you for eighteen long years. Even when everyone else in the family thought it was time to give up searching for you, she persisted, insisting that they keep looking for you. Although the chances of your survival were slim back then, and even though her efforts might have been in vain, she still held on. Can't you see how much she's suffered? Are you really going to repay her like this?

  It was my idea to leave you with a farming family when we went to Beijing, planning to bring you back once we were settled. Your mother didn't agree with me at the time... If you want to blame someone, blame me! But you can't treat your mother, who has been thinking of you for nearly nineteen years, like this!"

  He couldn't bear the sight of his wife's expression anymore and walked over to her, embracing her tightly.

  "I know I owe you for all these years, but we are still blood relatives. Your mom has been thinking of you all these years and now that we've finally found you, come home, kid. We haven't been good to you all these years, so later on, we'll make it up to you double, okay?"

  She slowly turned her head, looked at Ning Tianhua, bit her lip, steeled herself, "What have you been doing for the past eighteen years, eighteen years and still couldn't find me, now that you've found me, you want to take me home, it's too late." The last four words were said with a loud voice, after finishing speaking, she turned her head, took firm steps, and left resolutely, leaving behind a stunned crowd.

  She is not Sumojo, she has a foster mother.

  If they had found this girl named Sumo Ruò eighteen years ago, she wouldn't have to struggle so much.

  She and Liu Qin have developed feelings for each other, so letting go is definitely not an option.

  So, cutting off her relationship with them is now her only choice.

  ……?

  Since that dinner party, high society basically knew about what happened that day.

  Ning Tianhua and Lian Hongya's identities are not difficult to investigate, after all, the Ning family is a behemoth in the entire country of Z, and Ning Tianhua's and Lian Hongya's excellence are not just for show.

  These people all tried to get wind of Su Mo Ruo's news from various channels, but every time they thought about it, there seemed to be a force blocking them from investigating the girl who refused Ning Tian Hua, the most outstanding eldest son of the second generation of the Ning family, at the dinner party that night.

  In school, Su Mo Ruo attended classes as usual, but Ning Shi Yang became silent from that day on. Min Jing and Qian Meng Yu also didn't dare to speak freely due to the atmosphere, so the four of them, although still attending classes together every day, became very quiet and had no chance to converse with each other.

  That day, as soon as he entered the classroom and sat down, Wang Qiuyin came to the classroom. Under everyone's astonished gaze, she walked straight to Su Mo's front and said, "Are you free? The principal is looking for you, there's something."

  "Mm." He nodded and stood up directly.

  Wang Qiyin looked at Su Moruo, who did not refuse, and let out a heavy sigh of relief. Although she had not spent much time with him, she could sense that Su Moruo was a person with an absolutely cold personality, always speaking and acting in a detached manner. As long as it was something he didn't like to do, even if a knife were placed at his throat, he would never compromise on what he thought was right.

  Two figures left the classroom one after another, instantly arousing speculation from all their classmates.

  Su Mo Ruo transferred to Donghai University midway, and when she came to this class, it still sparked a lot of speculation. Although everyone didn't know the specific reason for her transfer, they also knew that Jinghua University was always one level higher than Donghai University. In the nearly half year since coming to this class, Su Mo Ruo's personality was cold and detached, except for a few girls in her dormitory who could exchange a few words with her, others seemed unable to say a single word to her.

  At that time, they also discovered that Sumo's family situation didn't seem to be very good. She lived in a four-person dormitory and was completely liked by Wang Qiuyin because of her intentional learning results. That's why there was the scene where she had just arrived at school and Wang Qiuyin personally sent her to the dormitory.

  For half a year, Wang Qiyin has not shown much affection towards Su Moye, and many people have gradually forgotten their relationship. However, it is only now that everyone realizes that Su Moye's position in Wang Qiyin's heart has always been special.

  Let's ask a student, if there is really something going on, it would be fine to let classmates pass the message or just call out at the door. Why does a teacher have to personally walk to the student's seat and speak in such a gentle tone, without any harshness at all? The words even imply that if you're busy, we can reschedule for another day.

  Following Wang Qiyin to the principal's office on the upper floor, along the way Wang Qiyin occasionally asked some questions about Su Moruo's life and study situation, also mentioning Hao Gang, because last time he had taken a week off with Hao Gang, so Wang Qiyin mentioned him.

  During this time, the school had no longer seen Hao Gang's shadow. Vaguely remembered, it seemed that after he took a week off to accompany the old man with Hao Gang, he never appeared in school again, and even less so in her line of sight.

  "What's your relationship with Hao Gang?" Wang Qi Yun suppressed her curiosity, but still couldn't help asking, looking at Su Mo Ruo with expectant eyes.

  The corners of her mouth twitched slightly as she looked at the teacher's expression, and she had a particularly strong feeling. Could it be that this teacher liked Hao Gang? An old cow eating tender grass?

  Hao Gang has just arrived at this school, logically speaking, he should be hiding his true age from many people. After all, the tasks these people undertake are highly confidential, and Wang Qiuyin is probably not yet at a level where she can know Hao Gang's true age and identity.

  "Do you know or don't you?" Wang Qiyin's voice was somewhat urgent as he looked at Hao Gang, his eyes filled with a hint of anxiety.

  "What does the teacher want to know?" Su Mo Ruo raised her head and looked at Wang Qiuyin, her voice clear and cold.

  She felt uneasy all over when Su Mo said this, and she looked away, feeling a bit embarrassed in her heart. "No... it's just... just casual... just asking casually?" However, in her heart, she was sweating profusely. At her age, she was still asking about such a young man who used to be her student, which was truly embarrassing. Nevertheless, she couldn't help but want to know more about Hao Gang. This student seemed to have zero presence in her memory. She had once suspected that this fleeting Hao Gang wasn't even a student, and she had also asked her father about it. However, her father's voice was very stern, with a hint of awkwardness, so she eventually gave up asking.

  However, her father's secretive behavior only piqued her curiosity even more, making her want to investigate and find out whether this Hao Gang was indeed a student or not. She had previously known some national agents or police officers who went undercover in enemy organizations, entering various places as spies and changing their identities.

  "Teacher Wang, we're here." Su Mo Ruo looked at Wang Qi Yun's face with changing expressions, standing in front of the principal's office door, and didn't remind her, but after a long time she still hadn't come back to herself, so he had to open his mouth to remind her.

  Wang Qiyin finally reacted, letting out an "ah" and lifting her head up. She stretched out her hand to knock on the office door.