Extra (II)
"Leave now," she said, "I'm like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, barely able to save myself. Your father is very angry and doesn't want to see you right now."
Su Xun could hardly believe it when she was swept out the door. She had never expected her stepmother to do such a thing.
By the time she came to her senses, the luggage that the nanny had packed for her was thrown out after her.
Watching the front door being closed from the inside, Su Xun reacted quickly, sticking a foot in at the last moment to block the closing gap.
In desperation, she asked Connie, "Mom, how could you do this? Have you forgotten? If it weren't for my birth mother, you wouldn't have been able to come back and play the role of the influential lady..."
In her panic, Su Xun blurted out the thoughts that were buried deepest in her heart.
