Extra: Su Yu (I)

Su Yu had known since she was little that her mother did not seem to like her.

But she had been too young then to understand what liking or disliking meant. She only knew that whenever her mother saw her, she always seemed unhappy.

Especially after her father called.

She had only seen what her father looked like through video calls. He was a stranger, and she did not really want to get close to him. But her mother said he was her father, and that she had to keep him happy so they would have money to eat. She had to play the part of a good daughter.

A daughter...

Su Yu did not actually know what a daughter was, because her mother had never called her daughter. She always just called her Su Yu, Su Yu. This was the first time she had learned the word daughter.

Though she did not understand, her mother said she had to be better. That meant she had to be a good child, and a good child did not make adults angry. She was very good at that!

So whenever she spoke to her father on the phone, she was full of energy, hoping her mother would see it and praise her.

But every time they finished talking, she received not praise, but her mother's disdain. "Do you want to go find your father? You sounded so happy talking to him. Hmph."

Faced with such a cold question, Su Yu did not know how to answer. She could only lower her head in silence.

She really was happy when she talked to her father...

Those days went on and on. Her mother's temper grew worse and worse. Even when she curled up in a corner, her mother would still be unhappy. Su