Sophie frowned, "What did my mother do back then to make Mrs. Cai remember her to this day?"
"You are willing to deal with the Zhao family just to make me apologize?"
Cai Lin's emotions seemed to be lost in memories, and she said with a fierce expression: "Your mother failed me and all of us who supported her back then!"
"She is a shame to all our families in Jiangnan. Without her, how could these families in Jiangnan be in such decline?"
"Why have you been suppressed and beaten by the North all these years? Why have you been unable to lift your head?"
"So much so that after that reshuffle, the top four of the eight major families are all wealthy families from the north!"
"All of this is thanks to your mother!"
Sophie seemed to have grasped the key, "Shuffle the cards?"
Cai Lin said cautiously: "You don't need to ask anything from me, you are not qualified to know what happened back then!"
"As long as you know that your mother is the target of thousands of people, that's enough!"
Sophie said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Mrs. Cai said that my mother is the target of thousands of people, so she is the target of thousands of people? Sorry, I don't agree!"
"Mrs. Cai is an elder, there is no point in bullying a junior like me."
"So what if I apologize to you today? If you are not convinced with your heart and with your mouth, will Mrs. Cai have a sense of accomplishment?"
"Want me to apologize sincerely? Can Mrs. Cai tell me about that year?"
"If my mother really did something wrong, as long as what you said is true, I am willing to apologize for her and make up for the mistakes she made back then!"
"But if my mother did nothing wrong, why should I be the surrogate mother?"
Cai Lin sneered, "Your mother had a marriage contract and made peace with Su Changtian without a matchmaker."
"You betrayed your relatives, you were rejected by your circle, you were abandoned by your family, and you even became the laughing stock of the entire circle!"
"Isn't that true?"
"That's right. Without you back then, it would have been even less possible for the Su family to tell you about your mother's shame!"
"Su Changtian has no shame to say it, Wu Mei doesn't dare to say it!"
"But think about it, if your mother was really doing well back then, how did you get here?"
Speaking of this, Cai Lin did not forget to sarcastically say: "If I remember correctly, there is also a marriage contract between the Su family and the Wei family."
"Although the Wei family is not a very wealthy family, it is still considered prestigious in Tianzhou."
"Although Wei Dongming is not a young hero, he has not done anything to regret you, right?"
"What about you? Aren't you also negotiating peace with Zhao Dong without a matchmaker?"
"Breaking the engagement at the Wei family's engagement party made the Wei family the laughing stock of the entire circle, and Wei Dongming was disgraced!"
"You, Sophie, are this kind of person yourself, why are you still unconvinced?"
Sophie's expression did not show any fluctuation, but she admitted openly: "Yes, the acquaintance between Zhao Dong and I is indeed like a dream."
"But the fault for this matter does not lie with me, nor with Zhao Dong."
"To be precise, we are also victims!"
"If someone from the Wei family comes to accuse me today? I won't defend myself at all!"
"I did it, I admit it, and I am willing to pay any price for the consequences of this!"
"But if you want me to bow down? You want me to admit that I did something wrong? Sorry, I can't do that!"
"I don't think I did anything wrong, and I don't regret this choice!"
"I'm glad that I met Zhao Dong before getting married. I'm glad that I gave my most precious thing to Zhao Dong."
"I'm also glad that I chose to resist in the face of family marriage, otherwise I can only live like a walking zombie now!"
"Is accepting my fate the ending I deserve? Is striving for my own happiness a treasonous act?"
"Mrs. Cai, I don't agree with this statement!"
"In family marriage, I myself am a victim of this kind of bundled interests. I know better than anyone the consequences of doing so."
"In the face of the criticism of thousands of people, I will not be tolerated by this circle!"
"I also know that the courage required to resist this marriage means breaking up with the family and shouldering everything with two people!"
"If you want to use this to crush me? Then you underestimate me!"
"As for peace without a matchmaker, my mother was not married and my father was not married. I don't think either of them had any fault!"
"An unmarried woman is qualified to choose her own love, and others are not qualified to judge!"
"Of course, after all, I haven't experienced what happened back then, and I can't make an accurate judgment."
"But even if my mother really did something wrong back then, she has already paid the price for it."
"So many years have passed and the deceased has passed away. Why does Aunt Cai care about a deceased person?"
Cai Lin raised her hand and said, "The debt of death is still there, and you, Sophie, still haven't paid it back?"
Sophie raised her head and said, "I'll return it!"
"But this matter has nothing to do with my husband or anyone in the Zhao family!"
"In order to take revenge and deal with me, there is no need to drag everyone down!"
"Mrs. Cai, listen to my advice. I can give you an explanation for the grudge between you and my mother."
"But when it comes to the Zhao family, I hope you can pull back from the brink and turn around."
"I don't want to see you go astray for personal grudges!"
Cai Lin smiled, "How do you rein in your horse from the brink and turn around?"
"Sophie, she is indeed her daughter. Even the way she acts is exactly the same."
"Always like to judge others from the moral high ground!"
"Yes, you are right, what happened back then is in the past."
"But she, Wu Xue, is dead and wants to end it all? I won't agree!"
Zhao Dong took half a step forward and stopped directly in front of Sophie!
Everyone in the venue also moved after hearing the sound!
Cai Lin seemed to be very confident, "Sophie, you are young. Although you have not become a mother, you can still be an aunt."
"I heard that the little guy also likes you. Now that the Zhao family is in chaos, I don't know if anyone feels sorry for this little guy?"
As Cai Lin finished speaking, Zhao Dong's voice cooled down, "Are you looking for death?"
Cai Lin reminded, "Zhao Dong, don't forget the guarantee and promise you made with Mr. Bai just now."
"We are now on the same boat. Taking action against me would be equivalent to breaking the cooperation agreement."
"What should you do with your eldest brother? What should you do with the Zhao family? Have you considered it?"
"Are you going to push everyone in the Zhao family over the cliff for a woman?"
"As a woman, it's okay to love her, but it's not necessary to pamper her too much. Can you still protect her in the palm of your hand for the rest of your life?"
Sophie pulled Zhao Dong and said, "So, all the means to deal with the Zhao family are all done by your own hands, and the purpose is for me?"
Cai Lin asked, "If I don't deal with Zhao Dong, how can I dare to deal with you?"
"And the Zhao family is Zhao Dong's weakness."
"Actually, it's not my fault. If you want to blame it, it's because everyone in the Zhao family is too stupid!"
Sophie asked: "What do you want?"
Cai Lintu was stunned and said: "Although the Cai family was eliminated by Zhao Dong, you, Sophie, are the culprit!"
"Back then, your mother pushed me hard, but I couldn't bear it!"
"But I don't allow her daughter to sit on my head!"
"Kneel down, pour tea, say you Sophie, surrogate mother admits your mistake!"