It was all because his father, Huo Zhenting, could never forget his first love—Su Qiao's mother—and had treated his own mother coldly, driving her into depression and suicide.
So when the mother and daughter moved into the Huo Family, Huo Hanfeng's anger and hatred nearly reached their peak.
If murder had been an option, he probably would have killed them without hesitation to avenge his mother.
Su Qiao had not received a trace of warmth at home. At school, she was often bullied by her classmates because of her obese appearance, dowdy clothes, and introverted, timid personality.
Deep down, she secretly loved Che Lixuan, the campus heartthrob who had been the only person to give her a little warmth—and who later became her marriage partner.
She never expected to be betrayed by her only "friend," Bai Ting, who posted the love letter she had written while depressed on the school bulletin board.
As a result, she was mocked and bullied by nearly the entire student body, while the teachers seriously reprimanded her as well.
Then, near the school, several hooligans hired by Bai Ting cornered her and started trouble, while Bai Ting, hiding nearby, took pictures and uploaded them to the school's online forum.
What had really been an incident in which hooligans harassed her was twisted into her being an immoral girl who had been fooling around with gangsters from outside the school.
The school publicly criticized her for it and expelled her outright.
She kept explaining herself, over and over, but no one believed her. In the end, she could only bitterly fall silent.
One blow after another came, yet she received not a trace of comfort from her mother.
With her reputation ruined, she lost her value as a marriage alliance partner and was instead heartlessly driven