Lin Yueru, a stepmother with advanced liver cancer, was determined to help her paralyzed stepdaughter Su Xiao stand up again. On the doctor’s advice, she put Su Xiao through harsh rehabilitation training—only to be misunderstood by passers-by as abuse. Overwhelmed by despair, Su Xiao, forced to fend for herself on a rooftop, even called the police to accuse her stepmother. On her deathbed, Lin Yueru sold her only house to prepay a huge sum for Su Xiao’s further rehabilitation. She begged Su Xiao’s biological mother to look after the girl. When Su Xiao finally uncovered the truth about the house sale and learned of her stepmother’s terminal illness, she rushed into the hospital ward. By then, Lin Yueru was already on her last breath. Su Xiao burst into tears and cried out “Mom” for the first time. With a smile, Lin Yueru passed away.
