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Shen Baili was far sharper than she had imagined. Su Yun's feelings were complicated. "It's what all of us want."

Shen Baili tilted her head slightly, suddenly curious. "Does Su Yan know?"

"Does she know you love her this much?"

The last question carried a faint edge of mockery.

Shen Baili's words nearly drove Su Yun mad. Her defenses crumbled.

"She doesn't know. Don't bully her!" Her voice rose sharply, drawing every eye in the shop.

"If you bully her, I'll call the police." Su Yun knew the influence of the Xie Family. She knew what Shen Baili could do at Haicheng No. 1 High School...

Shen Baili wouldn't even have to do anything herself. She only had to let a little slip at school about their family ties... and then...

Su Yun couldn't bear to imagine how Su Yan would face the rumors—or the bullying that might follow.

"I'll have her transfer schools."

That was Su Yun's concession. "Yan Yan doesn't know anything. She was terribly ill once and forgot a lot. She thinks Su Bowen is her biological father."

"She's never hurt you. She genuinely wants to be your best friend."

Su Yun's voice trembled. She was truly afraid. "I'll make sure she stays out of your sight. Please... please don't hurt her."

Su Yun was selfish, but she loved her daughter deeply.

Shen Baili found that she could see through people's thoughts more easily now. Suddenly, the whole thing felt pointless.

"The National College Entrance Examination is next month. Where are you going to send her?"

"Abroad," Su Yun said without hesitation.

Su Yan had only returned to the country last year, and now, a month before the examination, she was going to be sent abroad again.

"Hah." Shen Baili suddenly found it all pointless.

"Do you