Carping. Her Gaze

Everyone was taken aback listening to Yun Jian's cold hearted words, not expecting her to be so blatantly honest. 

They knew for a fact about what she was talking about but for someone like Qin Yirou, she would never say it aloud in front of her elders. 

Even when her family was shabby, she yielded as much as she could.

Now that her daughter had pointed it out so explicitly, Qin Yirou felt a pinch on her nose for some reason. Recalling the hardships that she had gone through in the years and her family's aloof detachment, tears welled up in her eyes.

When her tears fell, Qin Yirou frantically turned away from everyone to wipe them away in silence.

If it were not for Xiao Yi and Xiao Jian these years, she would not have been able to survive.

Yun Jian did not say anything as she rubbed Qin Yirou's back soothingly in a circular motion.