At that time, the elderly couple of the Liu family had long since passed away, and the head of the family was Liu Qiuyu's older brother. Although Brother Liu cherished his sister, he cared more about his two biological daughters and the family's reputation.
To protect his daughters' reputations from being tarnished, and to prevent the Liu family from being defamed, Brother Liu turned a blind eye to Cheng Qi's affair, ignoring his conscience.
As a result, Liu Qiuyu and her child were completely isolated and without help.
"At that time, my second uncle was only twenty years old, and without the help of the Liu family, he had no power at all to oppose the Cheng family, not even to visit his mother in the hospital. My grandfather knew his heart was with his mother and so took the opportunity to set conditions—"
