Gu Kaiyuan reached out and held Bai Suihe's hand. "There are also those who can defy the heavens and change their fate."
Bai Suihe tilted her head to look at him. "Then we'll wait and see."
"Since Mrs. Zhou has such a powerful background, why does she still have to swallow Zhou Gang's insolence?"
"When Old Mr. Zhou was alive back then, he treated Mrs. Zhou quite well. He truly managed not to take any concubines and handed the power over the household to her.
"The only thing Mrs. Zhou did wrong was not dismissing the late madam's dowry servants, instead allowing them to serve Zhou Gang.
"Since the household had a new mistress, many of these servants saw their personal interests threatened. Naturally, they didn't have a single good word to say about Mrs. Zhou.
"A child growing up constantly surrounded by such talk would naturally harbor a deep prejudice against his stepmother.
"No matter how well or how fairly Mrs. Zhou treated him, in his eyes, she was a sinner.
