In the second year after Liu Feiyan became Luo Qiulin's mistress, the county party secretary used the same method as Luo Qiulin and ruined Liu Hong's second daughter, Liu Shuangyan. At this time, Liu Hong had already tasted the benefits of power. This time, the person who ruined Liu Shuangyan was the county party secretary, who had more power than Luo Qiulin. Therefore, he didn't say anything and silently agreed that Liu Shuangyan was the county party secretary's mistress.
With the accumulation of wealth and the rapid expansion of power, Liu Hong was even more eager to have a son to inherit his billions in wealth. Therefore, in the year that Liu Shuangyan became the county party secretary's mistress, he secretly kept a new female employee in the company's finance department as he wanted her to give birth to a son for him.
Unexpectedly, the news of him keeping a mistress soon reached the ears of his wife, Du Renfang. Du Renfang was a very proud and strong person. Previously, because her two daughters were ruined by others and forced to be the "mistress" of two old men, her husband didn't care about it. She was so angry that she vomited blood several times. Now that she found out that her husband had a mistress outside and was going to have a son with her, she couldn't help but feel disheartened.
On a summer evening, she brought her younger daughter, Liu Yuyan, to a big bridge in the county. She first explained a lot of things to her while crying. For example, she had to study hard now and get into a good university in the future. She had to rely on her own ability to make a living and not rely on her family and others. She also said that girls must have self-respect and self-improvement and not be a mistress like her two older sisters. When she grew up, she had to leave the Liu family and not be associated with her father and sister to avoid tarnishing her reputation.
At that time, Liu Yuyan was only in the sixth grade of primary school. She didn't quite understand her mother's words, but she still nodded and agreed.
After Du Renfang finished explaining to her daughter, she told her not to panic no matter what happened and to stay where she was and wait for her family to come and pick her up. Then, she asked her daughter to take two steps back while she jumped over the guardrail of the bridge and jumped off.
Liu Yuyan witnessed the process of her mother jumping off the bridge with her own eyes. At that time, she was stunned. It wasn't until the passersby gathered around that she began to cry.
From then on, the scene of her mother jumping off the bridge and the last words she said to her were deeply engraved in Liu Yuyan's mind. It was also from that day onwards that she would be awakened by nightmares almost every night. After waking up, she would cry with all her might, desperately calling for her mother. She gradually became thinner and paler …
Although Liu Hong had a mistress, his main purpose was to have a son. He still had feelings for his wife, who had shared weal and woe with him for more than 20 years. He had never thought of divorcing her. Therefore, after Du Renfang committed suicide by jumping off the bridge, he was both sorrowful and guilty. Especially when he saw his most beloved youngest daughter suffering from a strong mental stimulation and becoming increasingly dispirited and haggard, he regretted it even more. He immediately broke up with his mistress and comforted his youngest daughter in every way possible, wanting to untie the knot in her heart.
At the same time, Du Renfang's death was a huge blow to Liu Feiyan and Liu Shuangyan. Especially when they intermittently asked Liu Yuyan about their mother's last words, they were ashamed and blamed themselves. They felt that their mother's death and their sister's illness were caused by the two sisters and their father. From then on, they were like Liu Hong, caring for Liu Yuyan in every possible way. They tried to get rid of the shadow in her heart so that she could live a happy life.
However, Liu Yuyan's character was completely like her mother, Du Renfang. She had strong self-esteem and was very decisive in her actions. She firmly remembered what her mother said to her before her death. As soon as she graduated from primary school, she insisted that Liu Hong send her to the provincial capital to study. She also insisted that she change her name and follow her mother's surname. If he did not agree, she would immediately jump off a bridge.
Liu Hong had no choice but to use his connections to change her name to "Du Xiaoyu". He also spent a lot of money to buy her a school district house in the provincial capital and sent her to the provincial capital to study in junior high school. Because she was still young at that time and did not have the ability to live independently, Liu Hong also arranged for Song Xitang's mother to live in that house. She was responsible for cooking for Du Xiaoyu, washing her clothes and taking care of her.
From the year she went to the provincial capital to study until she graduated from university, Du Xiaoyu never returned to the peach forest. She never called Liu Hong "father" again. She even basically cut off contact with her two sisters. If she encountered any problems, she had to look for her family. She also contacted her two sisters through Song Xitang. She never looked for them directly.
Song Xitang's mother was a very virtuous and capable rural woman. She became a widow at the age of forty and did not remarry. She raised Song Xitang alone. Later on, Song Xitang became Liu Hong's most trusted confidant and backbone. He even treated him as his godson. His mother also moved into Liu Hong's house and was called "Aunt Gui" by the Liu sisters.
Like all kind rural women, Aunt Gui pitied the "Third Miss" Liu Yuyan, who had suffered a mental blow. So when Liu Hong arranged for her to go to the provincial capital to take care of Liu Yuyan, she gladly agreed. She also did her best to comfort and take care of Liu Yuyan for a few years. It made Liu Yuyan feel the love and warmth of a mother. The trauma in her heart also slightly recovered.
Because Liu Yuyan was good at singing and dancing since she was young, she was pretty and cute. She was also very talented in literature and art. So when she was in primary school, Liu Hong spent a lot of money to hire professional piano teachers, music teachers, and dance teachers for her. After transferring to the provincial capital to study, Liu Hong also hired a local music and dance teacher to train her. So after graduating from high school, Liu Yuyan successfully entered the music department of the provincial capital's most famous art school.
But in the second year after she entered the university, Aunt Gui, who had been taking care of her, suddenly fell seriously ill. After the surgery, she could only rest at home and couldn't go to the provincial capital to take care of her.
Liu Yuyan and Aunt Gui had depended on each other for so many years. Subconsciously, Liu Yuyan had long regarded Aunt Gui as her mother. After she left the provincial capital, Liu Yuyan felt the pain and frustration of losing her mother again. The nightmares from when she was young began to torment her, causing her to gradually suffer from depression. When she was in her third year of university, her pessimism and misanthropy reached its peak. Finally, one day, she slit her wrists in the dormitory to commit suicide. Fortunately, she was saved by her roommate who happened to return to the dormitory.
Her suicide this time frightened Liu Hong, Liu Feiyan, and Liu Shuangyan. In order to prevent her from committing suicide again, Liu Hong immediately went through the procedures for Liu Yuyan to take a year off from school. He also arranged for Liu Feiyan to stay in a suite in the provincial capital. Liu Feiyan followed her closely and tried to comfort her.
When Aunt Gui's condition improved, Liu Hong immediately arranged for her to go over and replace Liu Feiyan. Under Aunt Gui's care, Liu Yuyan's depression gradually improved.
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