Chapter 19: An's Mother's Past

  After returning home, An Jian Guo never allowed An's mother to see Dong Jun and ordered the servant to keep an eye on her and not let her out. A month later, An Jian Guo privately arranged a marriage for An's mother without telling her until the day of the engagement banquet. The servant asked An's mother to change into a formal dress, but she refused. With no other choice, they had to call in An Jian Guo. He entered the room and slapped An's mother, saying: "You were born by me, you were raised by me, so you have to listen to me. Go and change your clothes, then come down with me, the guests are already here."

  An's mother covered her bruised face, tears streaming down as she changed clothes with An Jian Guo and arrived downstairs. "Congratulations, Director An! Your alliance with the Sun family will be incredibly beneficial for your company's development!" The speaker was a balding, fifty-something obese man. A group of people behind him chimed in: "Yes, Director An, you must take care of us in the future!" An Jian Guo nodded while humbly saying: "No need to say that, we all help each other and cooperate extensively." Although his words were humble, the smug expression in his eyes was plain for anyone to see.

  An's mother felt a wave of disgust in her heart: "How hypocritical." An Jian Guo turned his head and glanced at An's mother: "You go find Sun Hao, the dinner party is about to start soon."

  An's mother looked up at the crowd, and with one glance, she saw Sun Hao standing in the midst of the crowd, laughing and chatting. His footsteps were light, his eyes sunken, and his gaze was lewd, clearly a sign of excessive indulgence. An's mother's eyes filled with disdain as she gazed at him. Taking the wine glass handed to her by the waiter, she walked over to Sun Hao's side and called out, "Sun Hao." Sun Hao turned his head, saw it was An Yun, and exclaimed excitedly, "Yunyun, you're here! Do you know how many people envy me because they think you'll marry me?" As he spoke, he gestured towards the surrounding crowd.

  "Sun Hao, come out for a moment, I have something to say to you." After finishing speaking, she walked to the corner of the banquet hall. Seeing Sun Hao following her, she said: "Sun Hao, why are you always entangling me? We are impossible. What kind of person you are, I am very clear. Even if I die, I will not marry you, so give up this idea."

  Sun Hao listened to An's mother's words and didn't get angry, he leaned close to An's mother's ear and whispered: "An Yun, do you know that the woman I, Sun Hao, have set my eyes on, there is no one I can't get. Even if she's dead, I will still get her, even if it means dying, I will die with her in my arms."

  "An's mother looked at Sun Hao with eyes full of hatred: 'You're really despicable.' 'Is that so? Despicable, what's wrong with that? I'm still living a good life, and you'll still marry me, this despicable person, and be oppressed by me.'" After finishing, he let out a pleased laugh and turned to walk back into the crowd.

  An's mother poured the red wine from her glass into her mouth. She walked towards the banquet table filled with food and drinks, picked up a bottle of wine, came to Sun Hao's back and shouted: "Sun Hao, you son of a bitch, go die!" Sun Hao turned his head and saw that a wine bottle was getting bigger and bigger in front of him. With a loud crash, the banquet hall fell silent, Sun Hao stared at An's mother with wide eyes, his eyes filled with incredulity.

  As Sun Hao fainted, An's mom clapped her hands and turned around to walk towards An Jian Guo. At this time, An Jian Guo was shocked, is this still my daughter? She actually dared to use such a big bottle to hit someone's head.

  An Jian Guo was still in a daze when he heard his mother, An Mama, speak calmly: "An Jian Guo, I am your birth mother and the one you raised. This is undeniable. From young to old, I have always listened to you, but this time it won't happen again. You actually pushed me into the fire pit. Sun Hao is what kind of person, you know better than me, yet you still want me to marry him. In your eyes, I am just a tool that can bring you wealth, and all you see is money. No wonder Mother would take your brother and leave home without a word, and even now there's no news from them. Now I really regret not following Mother when she left, I've always resented her for abandoning us, but today I understand how she felt when she left." An Mama wiped away the tears streaming down her face with the back of her hand and continued: "From now on, you, An Jian Guo, are no longer my father, and I am not your daughter. We will have nothing to do with each other again."

  He took big strides walking out, pushed open the door and stood on the steps, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Without any lingering attachment, he walked down the steps and disappeared into the night.